The Great Voyage: I Became Nami's Brother at the Start

Is this still the same apprentice he taught back then?

How come it feels like I'm two meters tall in the blink of an eye?

I'm only 1.9 meters tall!

“These are my sisters Irene, Nojiko, and Nami. You’ve met them before, do you remember them? This is my teacher, Rayleigh. Let’s go, let’s go back to the palace first!”

After giving a brief introduction to the group, Norton led Rayleigh through the door and back into the palace.

"This little girl's ability is really convenient! And you two, it's been a long time! Hmm?"

As soon as Rayleigh entered the palace hall, he sensed the aura of a powerful being.

Meanwhile, Mihawk, who was strolling to the entrance of the main hall with a wine glass in his hand, also sensed Rayleigh's presence.

The two turned around at the same time and looked at each other through the open doors of the main hall.

“You are…” Mihawk squinted at Rayleigh, his eyes flashing.

“Hawkeye Mihawk?” Reilly thought for a moment and then surprisingly uttered the other person’s name.

"Shall we have a fight?" Mihawk, who had just had a few drinks, suddenly encountered a strongman like Rayleigh and really wanted to fight.

“There’s no need for that. I just came to see my apprentice.” Rayleigh adjusted his glasses and turned to Norton. “I didn’t expect you to actually bring him!”

Norton grinned. "The wine must have brought him here. I'll have some for you later."

“Okay!” Ridley smiled and followed Norton inside.

With a bored smirk, Mihawk also left.

Behind him followed a waiter carrying a bottle of wine, which Colt had arranged specifically for him.

After many years apart, the master and apprentice chatted over drinks.

Eileen then pulled Nojiko and Nami aside and started telling them about the other islands.

"Teacher, why don't you stay a few more days this time? I have so many fun things to do here! You can also teach my younger siblings and our guards while you're at it?" After a glass of wine, Norton started his "wool-pulling" mode.

Rayleigh handed him the wine glass with an annoyed look: "You brat! I only came to congratulate you on becoming king, and you want me to work for you!"

"Hehe..." Norton chuckled awkwardly and quickly refilled his glass. "Look at you saying that, it's just a simple matter."

“Not easy! Not easy at all!” Rayleigh wasn’t having any of it, and took a sip of his drink. “I’m afraid I’ll have to deal with that Mihawk again when I’m teaching them. That guy looks like he’s a real fighter!”

"This isn't my fault... It's your fault for not teaching me swordsmanship back then!" Norton was adept at shifting blame, directly placing the responsibility on Rayleigh.

"How strong is he?" Rayleigh didn't hit him, but instead asked about Mihawk.

Even though strong people may say they don't want to fight, they still want to know something in their hearts.

"Very strong! He cleaved a crack in our back mountain with a single casual strike." With that, Norton stood up, walked to the back, and opened the window at the back of the palace hall.

Rayleigh went to the window and looked in the direction Norton was pointing. Sure enough, he saw a long and thick crack.

“Indeed very strong.” Narrowing his eyes, Rayleigh couldn’t help but smile wryly. “I’m too old. If I were younger, I probably could have done that too. The way of swordsmanship is always a process of going from simple to complex and then back to simple. Learn from him; his swordsmanship is very strong.”

"Alright... By the way... this time you have to let me see Conqueror's Haki, right?" Norton grinned, shaking the bottle in his hand.

"Uh... alright! For the sake of this wine!" Rayleigh smiled wryly and glared, a powerful aura suddenly erupting from his body, but he quickly suppressed it.

Let Norton experience it firsthand; it can't spread completely, or the entire palace will be in trouble.

[Ding! Intermediate Conqueror's Haki recorded. Host, would you like to fuse with it?]

"Yes! Finally got it! I have to say, the drinking culture is even better. It's all here now! Integration!"

[Ding! Fusion initiated, fusion complete.]

Feeling a domineering and powerful aura enter his body and memory, Norton felt refreshed.

Ah, that feels so refreshing!

“You…you wouldn’t…” Seeing the sudden change in Norton, Rayleigh narrowed his eyes, sweat beading on his forehead.

"I didn't! I wouldn't! It wasn't me!" Norton launched into a three-part scathing remark, quickly changing the subject.

The two chatted until noon, when Norton hosted a banquet to invite his teacher and Mihawk to lunch.

"Ok?"

During the meal, Norton, Mihawk, and Rayleigh all simultaneously flashed a glint of Observation Haki in their eyes.

Then, the three of them disappeared from their seats and appeared in the square outside the palace, looking up at the sky at the same time.

"Where did my brother and the others go?" Eileen looked around blankly.

"Something's happened outside, let's go out too!" Nami jumped off the chair, and Rahinokiko and Irene grabbed her hands and ran outside.

Seeing this, the others also hurriedly got up and ran outside.

"Oh my god, look up at the sky!"

"what is that?"

"That...that looks like an island!"

Why are there islands flying in the sky?

"Oh no! A huge rock is falling!"

"Everyone, hide!"

The people who saw this all gasped in surprise.

A flying island appeared in the sky at some unknown time, and at the same time, a huge rock, as big as a small mountain, crashed down below.

"Who is it?" Rayleigh drew his sword.

"Very strong!" Mihawk also drew his black sword, Night.

"Shiki the Golden Lion!" Norton gritted his teeth and said, raising his right hand to reveal a paper sword.

A cold glint flashed in Rayleigh's eyes: "Was it his men who destroyed the former Kingdom of Oycot?"

“That’s right! Teacher! Shiki is attacking!” Norton slowly raised his hand.

Chapter 74: Did they even give away a head before leaving?

“Since I’ve drunk your wine, I’ll do my part!” Mihawk held a wine glass in his left hand and swung his black sword, Yoru, in his right.

shhhhh--

The three attacked almost simultaneously, unleashing three flying slashes of different colors and sizes that appeared out of thin air and struck the falling boulder.

"Look, it's His Majesty the King who has made a move!"

"With His Majesty the King here, we'll be fine!"

"Long live the Emperor!"

When the people saw the slash flying straight into the sky, they were all dispelled from their fear and cheered.

"Hahaha... Oycot Kingdom, I, Sarachi, have returned! You wanted to kill me? Come on! I'm right here! Hahaha..."

A burst of wild laughter suddenly rang out, and everyone's expression changed upon hearing it.

So it turns out that bastard Sarachi followed the flying island here and was showing off up there. Wasn't he just asking for death?

"go with!"

With a gloomy expression, Norton waved his left hand, and a paper figure the size of a middle finger appeared out of thin air and flew into the sky.

"Teacher, Brother Mihawk, please break the stone and then make your move again. I want to kill this guy in front of Shiki!" Norton said through gritted teeth as he watched the paper figure fly upwards rapidly.

"We need to add more wine!"

The two of them said the same thing at the same time.

“No problem! I’ll bring you even better wine later!” Norton agreed without hesitation.

This kid really had some good wine hidden away! What a steal!

This idea also appeared in the minds of both Rayleigh and Mihawk.

Boom—

Just then, the three slashes struck the boulder, shattering it into small fragments that scattered in the air, posing no threat to the town.

"Hmm? There's actually a powerful expert hiding here!"

Shiki, with the ship's rudder on his head, couldn't help but look somewhat surprised.

He came here simply to teach the Kingdom of Oycot a small lesson!

After all, given his status, it's not appropriate for him to be exposed so early. Hitting him once and leaving would be perfectly fine.

But now it seems that I've accidentally encountered some powerful person.

Just as he was frowning in thought, two more incredibly powerful slashes flew up.

With a flash of Observation Haki in his eyes, Shiki floated down, his Sakura Jutsu and Mokuro kicking out in quick succession—Lion's Thousand Cut Valley!

[Ding! Recording of Dual-Sword Style Lion - Chikiri Valley. Host, would you like to fuse with it?]

"Aha, what an unexpected bonus! Fusion!"

Norton has never refused such a good offer.

shhhhh--

Several golden slashes appeared in succession, colliding with the two huge slashes that flew in.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

The two attacks collided, creating a huge shockwave in the air.

It was at this moment that a barely perceptible gust of wind flew past Shiki's right side.

Because the shockwave was so strong and the target so small, even Shiki's Observation Haki was disrupted, so he didn't notice it.

On the flying island, Sarachi was crawling on the edge, looking down in shock.

Suddenly, a paper figure, no longer than a middle finger, appeared before Sarachi.

“This is…” Sarachi stared at the paper figure in astonishment, thinking it was some fragment blown up by the air blast.