Grandline, Roger Pirates - Ol Jackson.
Locke looked at Shanks and Buggy, who had already started fighting, and walked straight to the ship's captain, Roger. "Geri-Roger, I want to ask you for advice." Locke walked to Roger and said directly. Roger, who was drinking with a few crew members, heard this and turned to look at Locke.
"Hehehe! Kid, you want to challenge me? You're still a hundred years early!" After looking at Locke, Roger flushed and laughed. Then, he ignored Locke and continued to wave punches with his crew.
"Hahaha, kid, boss Roger is very lazy. Other than the guy he is interested in, he is a bastard who only knows how to drink." A crew member next to Roger said with a smile and continued to join the row boxing. Being rejected by Roger, Locke did not feel much loss.
Thinking about it, he was not a member of Roger's pirate group, he was just a guest, and he was not qualified to ask for advice. Locke was also not staying here and was ready to go to the ship's bow to enjoy the wind. However, he felt very helpless when he arrived at the ship's bow.
"Hahaha! Lei Li, continue. I haven't admitted defeat yet!" On the empty deck of the ship, Barett was excitedly exchanging blows with Lei Li.The two figures continuously collided, and the airwaves continuously surged. And they were surrounded by several Roger pirates, constantly shouting.
"Rayleigh, do your best! Don't lose to a little ghost!"
"Hahaha, well done, the Barrett little ghost is bigger than his face!"
"Left, left, just a moment, and I can kick Rayleigh's butt."
Barett wrapped his fist with the Busoshoku on his back and blocked Rayleigh's sword. He clenched his right fist and punched Rayleigh's chest. Feeling Barett's powerful Busoshoku Haki, Rayleigh had to be serious. He quickly stepped back and slammed his palm on Barett's fist.
Buzz!
Their Haoshoku Haki burst out simultaneously and rushed to each other. Airwaves surged as the fist and palm collided, and black and red lightning flashed. "Little brat, your talent is truly terrifying. You've already learned the flow of domineeringness in just a short battle." Lei Li praised as he felt the domineeringness that Barett had gathered on his fist.
He hadn't expected that he would learn the domineering moves he had used in such a short time. Sensing that the power coming from his palm was getting stronger and stronger, Lei Li also felt a bit overwhelmed. The sword in his hand was wrapped in a special domineering aura and directly slashed diagonally at Barett.
"Hahaha, such a simple move; I can learn it with just a glance. What is there to be surprised about!" Seeing the long sword coming at him, Barett moved his feet and retreated. Then, a domineering fist covered in flowing energy welcomed Lei Li's long sword.
Barett's expression changed when the fist collided with the long sword. He only felt a terrifying power enter his body and send him flying.
"Bang!"
He slammed into the ship's railing, blood flowing out of the corner of his mouth. Barett stood up and looked at Lei Li with an excited expression.
"Hey! That's right! It's completely different from the power you used before!" Barett asked Lei Li directly. Lei Li smiled as he looked at Barett.
"Hehe, do you want to know? But I won't tell you." Then, he charged at Barrett with his sword. Barett heard this and said,
He didn't get angry. He laughed excitedly and activated his fusion ability. His arms merged with the two blades and charged at Lei Li.
The two of them clashed continuously. The long swords clashed, and the blade light flashed. After dodging Barett's attack, Lei Li waved the long sword in his hand and stabbed at Barett. "Little demon Barett, come here and experience this move of mine." Barett crossed his arms and pressed his sword against his chest to block the incoming blade.
Ding!
"Bang!"
Just as the sword collided, Barett was sent flying. At the same time, blood flowed from his arm. Barett raised his arm and looked at it. He was extremely curious about what was going on with Lei Li. His attack power suddenly became so strong, and his strength seemed to have become even more vital.
From the beginning, when he used the Busoshoku Haki to wrap around and solidify, to the last flow, Barett learned how to use it during the fight and began to fight back and forth with Lei Li. Although he still couldn't beat Lei Li, that was only his lack of experience. However, he was suddenly beaten so that he couldn't fight back.
"Is that Haoshoku?" Locke, who had been watching from the side for a long time, suddenly opened his mouth and asked. Suddenly hearing Locke's words, Barett looked at Locke curiously. "A king-colored binding? Can a king-colored domineering one bind it?" Barett asked curiously.
It wasn't that he was ignorant but that he had never come into contact with a true expert. Moreover, ever since he awakened the Haoshoku Haki, he had always used it to clean up the miscellaneous troops.
Rayleigh turned to look at Locke, his eyes full of surprise. He never thought this was a little brat who had just gone to sea; how could he know this? "Hahaha, that's right, it is indeed the Tyrannical King's Aura. How about it, little brat? Do you want to feel it?" When Rayleigh finished speaking, he waved the sword and asked Locke. Hearing this, Locke naturally would not refuse. He pulled out his sword and looked at Rayleigh.
"Then please give me your guidance." After saying that, he stepped forward and charged toward Rayleigh. The long sword covered with black Busoshoku directly collided with Rayleigh's long sword. Feeling Locke's power and aggressiveness, Rayleigh also had a comparison in his heart.
"Strength is a bit weaker than that kid Barett, and his Busoshoku is weaker." As this thought crossed his mind, Rayleigh quickly drew his sword and slashed at Locke's left body. Locke seemed to have known that he would twist his body in advance and thrust his sword when Rayleigh revealed a flaw.
Seeing that he easily avoided his attack and accurately found his flaw, Rayleigh was also surprised, but he was not flustered. He casually twisted his body, quickly neutralized Locke's attack, then wrapped around the Haoshoku Haki and directly sent Locke flying.
Even though his Busoshoku and Strength are stronger than the little ghost commissioner Barett, Wen Se is far behind that little ghost Barett. Moreover, his insight is not something that little ghost Barett can compare to. Rayleigh had already concluded, so he stopped thinking about it and concentrated on fighting Locke.
Unlike Barett's fist, which was like a beast full of muscle violence, Locke and Rayleigh's battle was even more full of fear. Because Locke's powerful insight, coupled with his terrifying insight, could easily find the flaw that appeared in Rayleigh in that instant and attack.
In addition to his fruit ability, Locke was a tough little ghost. Rayleigh twisted his body to avoid Locke's attack. The long sword in his hand lay horizontally and slashed Locke, who was rushing forward. Locke seemed enlightened as he was sent flying by the attack of Rayleigh.
Rayleigh looked at Locke, who seemed to have understood something. He put away his sword and looked at Locke with a smile. "How is it, kid? It seems that you have realized something." After closing his eyes and recalling the feeling he had just felt, Locke opened his eyes and bowed to Rayleigh.
"Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Rayleigh." Rayleigh waved his hand and laughed. "Hahaha, no need to thank me. To be able to sense something is only because your talent is outstanding. Alright, that's all for today." With that, Rayleigh stood up and left the bow, walking towards Roger, who was at the center of the banquet.
Barett walked to Locke's side and slapped him on the shoulder. "Hey, Locke, what are you talking to Rayleigh about? Also, what is the color of the king? Explain it to me!" Raising his head to look at the excited Barett, Locke slowly raised his sword and aimed it at Barett.
"Let's have a match if you want to know."
"Oh? Hahaha! Then come!"
"Bang!"
Rayleigh ignored Locke and Barett's spar and walked straight to Roger. He picked up a bottle of wine beside him and drank a few mouthfuls.
"Kekeke haha, how is it, Rayleigh?"
"Ah, they are indeed two little monsters with abnormal talent. They are not much weaker than Shanks, maybe even stronger than Shanks, that little devil."
Rayleigh drank a few mouthfuls of wine, looked at the ship's bow, and said with great appreciation. Roger looked at Rayleigh in surprise. However, Rayleigh trusted his old partner very much. "Then let them stay on the ship. Like Shanks and the others, as trainee crew, nurture them well. After all, they are still little ghosts. Going out to sea at such a young age is too urgent."
After that, Roger did not overthink and continued to wave his fists and drink with his crew. After listening to Roger's words, Rayleigh felt he exceptionally agreed. For Locke and Barett, although their strength was good at their age, they were still too young. The current sea was still too dangerous for them.
"Heh, I want to see what kind of waves Locke and the others will cause when they go to the sea." Rayleigh looked up at the sky and thought with some anticipation. "Oh right, Rayleigh, I'll leave those two to you to teach!"