Shakky's Rip-Off Bar.
Rayleigh and the Straw Hat Pirates have returned to this place safely, successfully avoiding the commotion outside.
Among the slaves rescued from the human auction house, only the giant Jean Bart still followed Rayleigh closely and had no intention of leaving.
This slave pirate who was supposed to join Trafalgar Law's Heart Pirates, saw that the Straw Hat Crew and Rayleigh seemed to have a close relationship, and Straw Hat Luffy casually invited him.
He also considered that the old man Rayleigh would not go to sea again, and he wanted to continue his life as a pirate. After only a short period of thinking, he really agreed to Luffy's invitation and boarded the Straw Hat Pirates' ship.
In this way, after the ship's doctor Chopper, the Straw Hat Pirates have added another official crew member.
Luffy was very happy with the addition of the new member, and even wanted to hold a party right away, not knowing what a big disaster he had caused.
Rayleigh didn't know that the Celestial Dragons had disappeared, and thought he had just stunned them. He had also confirmed that the Celestial Dragon who was beaten violently by Luffy did not die under his Observation Haki.
So this shouldn't be a big problem.
He wanted to help the Straw Hat Crew avoid the limelight of beating a Celestial Dragon. After the Celestial Dragons and Marine Admiral left, he would help them to coat their ship and send them to the New World.
But then he learned that the Straw Hat Pirates were coming to the Sabaody Archipelago for something else and had no intention of entering the New World so soon.
Luffy just wants to go to Marineford or Impel down to find a chance to rescue his brother Ace.
The young and inexperienced Straw Hat Pirates, let alone entering the New World, they didn't even know much about having to coat the ship in order to reach Fish-Man Island.
This left Rayleigh a little speechless. Is this really the intelligence capability and preparation that a Supernova Pirates group should have?
"Luffy, rescuing Ace is not something you need to think about."
"He is a commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, and his captain will take action for him!"
Pluton Rayleigh took a look at the crew configuration of the Straw Hat Pirates and said very seriously.
With this little strength, they are not qualified to rescue Ace, and if they try, it will be like sending themselves to be captured or even killed.
"I don't care! Ace is my brother, I must save him."
Luffy said stubbornly, with a very stubborn face and an extremely firm tone. There was no way he would leave his brother alone in such a situation.
The conversation between the two made the newly joined Jean Bart a little panicked.
If Ace hadn't been arrested, he would have been very happy that Captain Luffy had a brother who was the commander of a Yonkō's crew.
But now, he didn't expect that they were planning to go to the heavily guarded Naval Headquarters to rescue the Fire Fist Ace who was about to be publicly executed with their current strength.
This made him afraid.
Will his first battle after joining the Straw Hat Pirates be a world-class battle in Marineford?
Thinking about it makes him tremble a little bit.
"Are you actually Ace's younger brother?"
Rayleigh and Shakky asked with a little surprise. They only knew that Shanks entrusted Roger's straw hat to Luffy's hands. They didn't know that Luffy had a brotherly relationship with Fire Fist Ace.
"Alas, but your strength is still too weak!"
Rayleigh directly refused the request to help Luffy go to Marineford or Impel down.
He even felt that the current Straw Hat Pirates were not even qualified to enter the New World, let alone participate in the war between the Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates.
He kind of wants to train them in haki and then let them enter the New World, but this level of strength is really not enough.
He was worried that the straw hat might have been given to the wrong person.
"Then we'll go by ourselves. Please ask Grandma Shakky to sell us an eternal pose to Marineford."
Luffy was only a little disappointed that he didn't get the help of Rayleigh, but he still wanted to save Ace.
"Can you bear to watch your crew die with you?"
Rayleigh shook the wine glass in his hand and asked Luffy calmly.
He admires Luffy's fearless aura, and also likes his precious spirit of being willing to sacrifice his life for his friends and brother.
It reminded him of Roger, their characters are very similar.
"As long as they send me to my destination, I will save Ace myself!"
Luffy glanced at his crew, and then said seriously because he really didn't want his partners to risk their lives for him.
"Luffy!!"
"Captain!!"
The crew members of the Straw Hat Pirates shouted loudly, with shock in their eyes and said they wouldn't let Luffy go alone, who then attempted to dissuade them, but in the end they seemed determined to die, and they would not abandon their captain.
Even the newly joined Jean Bart was infected by this atmosphere, and his eyes became firm.
"Then I will give you special training in the next few days. Then we will see the movements of the Whitebeard Pirates, and then you can join in the fun!"
Rayleigh smiled and said that. He could already detect the Conqueror's Haki in Luffy, so he did not continue to dissuade him because he knew it would be useless.
A man with the qualifications of a king will not give up any decision easily.
"Really? That's great! I want to learn that move you just used to stun everyone with just a look!"
Luffy immediately said excitedly, because he just wanted to increase his strength quickly so that he could have a greater chance of rescuing Ace.
"Conqueror's Haki is not something that can be learned in a few days. You should see if you can awaken and learn Observation Haki and Armament Haki."
Rayleigh said with a chuckle. At this time, the commotion outside seemed to be getting more and more intense, and the sounds of artillery explosions and houses collapsing kept coming, which made him a little confused.
Will there be such an exaggerated riot if the Celestial Dragons were just beaten a bit?
Is this a comprehensive round-up of all pirates in the Sabaody Archipelago?
Suddenly, an air bubble shot in.
Rayleigh's eyes sharpened and he quickly blocked the incoming object.
The bear's paw-shaped bubble burst, and a piece of paper floated out.
Rayleigh caught it and looked at it, and his pupils suddenly shrank.
[Three Celestial Dragons are missing, please evacuate quickly!]
Shakky also came over to take a look and frowned. Didn't Rayleigh and Luffy say they just knocked out three Celestial Dragons?
Why are three Celestial Dragons missing now?
"It looks like we are in big trouble! Take the secret passage immediately and leave Sabaody Archipelago first!"
Rayleigh said quickly, he knew that they seemed to have strayed into the center of some big event.
When he left, those Celestial Dragons were still lying unconscious in the auction house.
In the short time it took for the Marines to rush over, someone actually took advantage of the gap.
It was obvious that someone wanted him to take the blame.
This situation is not good.
But who is this guy who sent the note?
Why remind and help them?
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