NABC Chapter 130 Peak Powerhouse, Participant in the Battle of God Valley
Chapter 130 Peak Powerhouse, Participant in the Battle of God Valley
Chapter 130 Peak Powerhouse, Participant in the Battle of God Valley
"How many waves of bounty hunters are there now?"
Looking at the group of people who had been beaten to the ground, Usopp felt a headache coming on.
These bounty hunters are like sharks that have smelled blood, relentlessly attacking their location.
Even if they wiped out wave after wave, they couldn't stop those guys' advance.
"This is the seventh wave, isn't it?"
"Seven waves of bounty hunters...aren't these guys afraid of dying?"
"Hehehe, it seems our brains are still quite attractive~" Brooke laughed.
"That's true, but I don't think those people know you."
"Click!"
A thunderbolt struck Brooke's mind, and he gradually slumped down as if struck by a blow.
"Okay...it seems so..."
If you think about it carefully, no one else could possibly tell who he is.
After all... the portrait on his wanted poster was taken when he was still alive.
Now he's turned into a skeleton, and you can't tell he's actually Nosebrook.
Thinking of this, Brook looked at Chopper and said, "Chopper... I think I understand how you feel..."
"Right!"
The two looked at each other and finally sighed together.
"But it's okay, our bounty poster will change eventually!" Brook cheered up. "Let's do our best, Chopper!"
"Yohohoho!"
"profound!"
Encouraged by Brook, Chopper also perked up.
It's just a 50-Berry bounty. He'll definitely raise it after participating in the next battle!
Seeing the two people full of energy, Mei Li leaned over and said, "Count me in!"
"Okay, let's all do our best together!"
"profound!"
Just as the group was talking, another group of bounty hunters appeared.
"Straw Hat Boys, you guys...."
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
"boom!!"
A huge water dragon soared into the air and crashed fiercely towards the crowd in the distance.
"boom!!"
"ah!!"
Screams rang out as these people were violently thrown off the bridge by the water jets and plunged into the sea below.
"It's really noisy," west Yan said.
These guys are really like flies, one wave after another comes, it's really frustrating.
It seems... money really can drive people crazy.
"This is the eighth wave."
"It's alright, we'll be there soon," Xiao Ba said. "It's on that tree root up ahead."
"I just don't know if the shop is still open; it's been ten years since I've been here."
"Huh?!"
Usopp stared at Hachi in disbelief and said, "You haven't been here for ten years?"
"Yes."
"Will the coating worker still be here?"
If the coating technician isn't here, wouldn't their trip have been for nothing?
"He should be here," Xiao Ba said after thinking for a moment. "He said to come find him here if I need anything."
Since the other party said that, they probably won't leave here.
Usopp's lips twitched; why did he feel something was off?
"Are coating workers also fish-men?" Luffy asked curiously.
"I don't know."
Kemi said, "This is also my first time here."
"He's not a fish-man," Xiao Ba laughed. "He's a very powerful human; you'll see when you meet him."
"All right."
Luffy nodded and didn't say anything more.
Soon, led by Xiao Ba, the group arrived at Xia Qi's shop.
Shaki's Bamboo Bar Tavern!
"This...this name?"
Papagu stared in shock at the shop's name. Wasn't this a bit too arrogant?
Is this blatant extortion?
"Is this name really okay...?" Usopp said, pointing a trembling finger at the signboard. "Is this a blatant attempt to fleece people?"
"Should we go in?"
Chopper and Merry exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat frightened.
"To open a shop like this in a place like this, the people here must be very powerful," west Yan said, stroking his chin.
After all... this is an illegal area located in the Sabaody Archipelago.
"Don't worry, they're all good people," Xiao Ba said with a smile. "We've known each other since we were little, there won't be any problems."
Although Shaki's tavern has a rather unusual name, she is actually a very nice person.
"Hmm, looks like it's still open."
After casually pushing open the tavern door, Hachi said, "Hey, Shakky, Rayleigh, are you there?"
However, he was stunned when he saw the situation inside the room.
Is Shakky... teaching pirates a lesson?
"What... what is this?"
"Excuse me, sir, I still have some things to take care of..." Xia Qi hadn't finished speaking when she realized the person who had come was Xiao Ba, and immediately smiled and said, "Oh my~"
"It's Xiao Ba! It's been so long!"
:
"Ah, it's been a long time..." Xiao Ba scratched his head and asked, "What's this?"
"Ah, just disciplining a few disobedient brats."
Shakky gave Luffy and the others standing behind Hachi a friendly smile and said, "Please come in and have a seat."
"I'll deal with these brats first, then I'll entertain you."
As she spoke, Shakky's eyes swept over Luffy and his crew, clearly recognizing their identities.
"It seems I was right; they did indeed manage to get here safely."
I just don't know if they've encountered Moria yet.
If he were to encounter Moria... his title as a Shichibukai would probably be revoked.
Losers are not qualified to continue bearing this title!
"Ah, okay, please make yourself at home, don't worry about us." Xiao Ba nodded, then gestured to west Yan and the others, saying, "Come in, let's sit down first."
"Is...is everything really okay...?"
Watching Shakky begin to brutally beat up the pirates, Usopp subconsciously swallowed hard; this was terrifying.
The three little ones looked at Xia Qi with fear on their faces. Who beats someone up while smiling?
"Um?"
"Come in!"
Seeing Xia Qi's smiling face, the group immediately became alert and ran towards west Yan and the others.
"Oh my god, there's even a cute girl here!"
Upon seeing Mary, Shakky smiled even more broadly and stopped hitting her.
Then, she grabbed the men's legs, dragged them out the door, and threw them off a height like trash.
After clapping her hands, Xia Qi returned to the house with an unchanged expression and turned on the tap to wash the blood off her hands.
"Gurgle...."
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"Is...is everything really okay?"
"Don't worry, Xia Qi is a good person."
"How could a good person still..."
"In this dangerous lawless zone, if you're not ruthless, you'll become easy prey for others." west Yan glanced down and said, "Am I right, Ms. Xia Qi?"
"Ara~"
"Is the ninja guy very perceptive?" Xia Qi said with a chuckle. "That's right. Here, if you don't act a little fiercely..."
"Then it will become food for others."
"This is also the way the Sabaody Archipelago survives."
For pirates like them who have retired from their life of crime, this is the place where they can live a peaceful life.
"It seems Ms. Xia Qi is quite familiar with us," west Yan said.
"As an information broker, I naturally need to pay attention to the newspapers."
"Information broker:: "
west Yan nodded as if suddenly realizing something, and said, "No wonder you opened a tavern like this."
This so-called tavern doesn't sell alcohol at all; it sells intelligence.
The drinks were just a side dish.
And those who don't know what's going on...: . Well, getting beaten up is the least of their worries, like those guys from earlier.
"Just trying to make a living," Xia Qi said with a smile.
west Yan knew this was just a polite remark, so he nodded without saying anything.
According to Xiao Ba, this shop has been open for more than ten years.
An intelligence broker who has been around for over a decade likely possesses a terrifying amount of information.
"Hey, Luffy, why are you rummaging through someone's refrigerator?!" Usopp said, looking at Luffy in disbelief.
Before you know it, this guy has run into someone's refrigerator and started rummaging through it to eat.
"I'll...I'll be hung up and beaten..." Papagu exclaimed in terror.
"It's alright, go ahead and eat," Xia Qi said with a smile. "You're Xiao Ba's friends, so don't be shy."
"Oh, right."
"I have something good for you two."
As she spoke, Xia Qi walked to the side, opened a special storage cabinet, and took out two cotton candies.
"Marshmallow?!"
Chopper and Merry looked at Shakky with excitement. How could she have something so delicious?
After taking it from them, the two of them happily began to eat.
"Thank you, Sister Xiaqi!"
"You have such a sweet tongue."
Xia Qi smiled and gently patted the two little ones' heads, liking them more and more as she looked at them.
"Eat without worry, there's more here if you're not full."
"Okay!"
After smiling, Xia Qi walked to the sofa and sat down, saying, "This little girl's ears look rather unusual."
Are they a special race?
"I'm a ship spirit~" Meryl said with a grin.
"A ship spirit?"
Xia Qi looked at Mei Li with some surprise, never expecting that the other party was the legendary ship spirit.
She initially thought the other party was just a special race, but...::::...is it an elf?
That's right, those ears are indeed the pointed ears unique to elves.
"Yes, ship spirit!"
Xia Qi nodded. It seemed that the other party was the type who cherished ships very much, otherwise, a ship spirit would not have been born.
"By the way, Shakky, where's Rayleigh?" Hachi asked. "I need to talk to him."
"It needs a coating, right?"
"error?!"
"How did Xia Qi know?"
Xiao Ba looked at Xia Qi with surprise, not expecting that the other party could see through his purpose for coming here so quickly... This is too amazing!
"What else could it be that you and Camie, two fish-men, suddenly came here to find him?" As she spoke, Shakky glanced at Luffy and said, "It must be to help them with the coating."
As an information broker, Xia Qi easily saw through Xiao Ba's purpose.
"Yes, I did help them with the coating." Xiao Ba scratched his head, looking embarrassed, and said, "They saved my life, and I want to repay them."
"I see..."
Xia Qi was somewhat surprised, not expecting that there was such a relationship between them.
After thinking for a moment, Shakky pointed to the door and said, "Rayleigh left here just 20 minutes ago."
"Missed it?"
Yangba was dumbfounded. What was this?
"Those despicable bounty hunters," Usopp said through gritted teeth. "If it weren't for them, we definitely wouldn't have missed this opportunity."
They were delayed a lot by those damned bounty hunters along the way, otherwise how could they have only arrived here now?
"What did Rayleigh do?" Hachi asked, dumbfounded.
If Rayleigh can't be found, he won't be able to help the Straw Hat crew coat the ship.
"I don't know about that," Xia Qi said, shrugging.
"What should we do then?"
Seeing Xiao Ba's anxious look, Xia Qi smiled and said, "Alright, don't worry, I have a solution."
"What method?"
"Before he left, he gave me a Den Den Mushi," Shakky said, taking out a Den Den Mushi. "He said to contact him immediately if the Straw Hat Pirates arrive here."
At that moment, Shakky recalled Rayleigh's appearance after drinking and let out a soft snort.
It's really annoying that they ran away after drinking.
It's alright, anyway, that guy will come back after he finds out that the Straw Hat Pirates are here.
Thinking of this, Xia Qi smiled again.
"Alright, now that we've managed to contact him, let's get in touch with him quickly," Xiao Ba said with a sigh of relief.
He was genuinely afraid he wouldn't be able to find Rayleigh, otherwise he wouldn't be able to repay his life-saving debt.
"Okay, I'll contact him right away."
After Shakky finished speaking, she took out a Den Den Mushi and began contacting Rayleigh.
"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"
"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"
"Kaka~"
"Feed?"
Seeing the familiar face on the Den Den Mushi, Shakky said, "It's me."
After saying that, he hung up the phone without hesitation.
Looking at the Den Den Mushi with its eyes closed, Rayleigh shook his head and said, "It really is... a man of few words."
However, he also knew that Xia Qi did this to avoid being overheard by the Navy, which is why she didn't say anything unnecessary.
After putting away the Den Den Mushi, Rayleigh strolled leisurely into the distance, looking quite pleased with himself.
"I wonder what kind of people they are."
At this moment, Rayleigh really wanted to see the Straw Hat Pirates, especially... that boy wearing a straw hat!
Just then, a tall man walked over with a woman, and was stunned for a moment when he saw Rayleigh's appearance.
Then, his expression darkened, and he said, "You are...Silbaz Reilly?!"
"Charlotte's boy, huh?"
Rayleigh looked at Katakuri with some surprise and asked, "Why are you here?"
Normally, members of the Four Emperors' crews wouldn't easily appear in places like the Sabaody Archipelago, as it would cause varying degrees of disturbance and could even attract the attention of a Marine Admiral.
The other party couldn't possibly be unaware of this, yet they still appeared in the Sabaody Archipelago... Could it be that Charlotte Linlin has some big plan in mind?
"We have our own things to do," Katakuri said. "But you... as the vice-captain of the Pirate King, what are you doing here?"
After the Pirate King was executed, didn't all of his crew disappear? What is this old guy doing here?
Could it be... that you're planning to set sail again?
"I'll say the same to you," Rayleigh said. "This old man also has his own things to do."
"Are you planning to go back to sea?"
As he spoke, Katakuri's muscles began to tense, as if he were about to make a move.
However, when he saw his sister's nervous expression, he gradually relaxed.
Clearly, fighting someone of this caliber would easily result in harming his sister, so Katakuri gave up.
Rayleigh, who noticed this scene, did not change his expression at all, as if he had not noticed it at all.
Of course, you could also say...: I don't care!
"Forget about going to sea," Rayleigh waved his hand and said, "I've finally retired, and I don't want to be besieged by the navy again."
"Alright, this old man has to get back to work. Just pretend you didn't see me."
After finishing, Rayleigh left without looking back.
From beginning to end, Rayleigh never cared whether Zafang would intervene, because... he was Rayleigh, the Dark King!
Watching Zha Fang's departing figure, Katakuri narrowed his eyes and said, "Coming to the Sabaody Archipelago to have some fun, huh...?"
If you think about it carefully, if this guy had no intention of taking responsibility, the Navy probably wouldn't care if he came here to have fun.
Bi Yao... This is a top-tier expert who has already retired!
"Katakuri-nii-san, is he the legendary figure, the Pirate King's right-hand man, Silvers Rayleigh?"
"Yes."
I never expected to meet someone like this here.
Galette frowned; this was the first time she had ever met someone connected to the Pirate King.
As the vice-captain of the Pirate King, Zafang must be very strong. I just wonder if his brother can beat him.
Perhaps sensing Galette's thoughts, Katakuri said, "This guy is very strong."
"My mother once said that Silvers Reilly was just as powerful as a monster."
"Did your mother have a conflict with him?"
"More or less..." Katakuri said, recalling some things from the past. "But that was 38 years ago."
"3...38 years ago?"
"I wasn't even born then."
That was so long ago; she's only 29 this year, so it's impossible for her to know about what happened 38 years ago.
After thinking for a moment, Garrett asked, "What exactly happened back then?"
After using his Observation Haki to scan the surroundings and finding no one paying attention to the area, Katakuri led his sister to the shade of a nearby tree.
After gesturing for Zafang to sit on the tree trunk, Katakuri leaned against a rock and said, "38 years ago, my mother hadn't yet established her own pirate crew."
"Back then, my mother was a member of the Rocks Pirates."
"Wait a minute, Katakuri-nii-san..." Galette looked at Katakuri in disbelief and said, "Such a powerful mother, was she once someone's subordinate?"
"first."
Garrett: ....
Listening to Katakuri's words, Galette felt like her worldview was about to collapse.
If her mother was so cunning, why would she be someone else's subordinate?
"I know you're surprised, and I was just as surprised at the time," Katakuri said. "But back then, my mother was indeed someone's subordinate."
"That man's name is... Rocks D. Giggs!"
Thinking back, he was probably only about ten years old back then.
Although he had never seen the man in person, he could guess how terrifying it was just from his mother's description.
Yi Jin was able to suppress powerful figures such as Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Mother at the same time, demonstrating that his strength was definitely at the ceiling level.
"But why is there no news of this person?" Garrett asked, puzzled.
She had never heard of this person before.
"That's because a major event happened back then."
"What is it?"
"Important... the matter known as the God Valley Battle!" Katakuri said with a solemn expression, "After this great battle, the World Government erased all traces of the battle and Rocks, and blocked all news."
"Apart from those who participated in this great battle, no one knows what exactly happened in this battle."
After finishing his sentence, Katakuri paused for a moment, then continued, "It was on that occasion that Mom fought Rayleigh and clearly understood just how terrifying the Roger Pirates were."
This is something my mother herself admitted; Rayleigh, this cautious man, possesses power that rivals hers!
And this...: ...is merely the vice-captain of the Pirate King Roger, which is enough to show how terrifying the Roger Pirates were.
"Even his mother couldn't defeat him?"
"Mom never mentioned that," Katakuri shook his head and said, "Perhaps it was just a brief exchange."
Didn't your mother tell you everything?
"No," Katakuri said. "Mom just mentioned a few things briefly."
And this information was revealed by the mother in a fit of anger.
He didn't know who had angered his mother.
In short...: ...
That was the first time he had ever seen his mother so angry.
"Didn't Mom fight the Roger Pirates again after that?" Galette asked curiously.
If Roger wanted to become the Pirate King... he would at least have to defeat all his competitors.
"I know what you mean, but unfortunately, Roger never fought Mother head-on," Katakuri said. "Those guys took advantage of Mother's absence to go to the Kingdom of Art and make a copy of the historical silk, and then they ran away."
"My mother was so angry that she chased after them for a long time, but in the end she still couldn't catch them."
As for whether his mother hadn't grasped the situation, he didn't know, at least... his mother was like that.
"That despicable thief!" Garrett exclaimed angrily.
What kind of thing is it to steal things while Mom isn't around?
If you want to become the Pirate King, you at least have to engage in direct combat!
This time, Katakuri didn't speak, but just silently looked into the distance.
Not everyone is willing to engage in a fair and square battle.
After shaking his head, Katakuri said, "Alright, you'll keep everything about me to yourself today."
You know what?
"I understand, Katakuri-nii-san."
Jia Lei nodded, not refuting her brother's words.
Ultimately, this matter also seemed to affect her mother's reputation, and she couldn't possibly go around telling everyone about it.
It's a pity that Roger died, so Mom couldn't get revenge.
Otherwise... they'll definitely teach the Roger Pirates a lesson!