One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 115 He Will Not Die Quietly
"boom!"

As Shakky asked her question, a powerful burst of Conqueror's Haki erupted almost instantly.

Yes.

As the former emperor of Amazon Lily, the island of women, and the former captain of the Kuja Pirates who once fought against Roger and Whitebeard on the high seas.

Shakky certainly possesses Conqueror's Haki.

But
"Buzz!"

The next moment, Xia Qi felt the aura emanating from the other party.

That also seemed to be Conqueror's Haki, but it also seemed different.

If the domineering spirit possessed by the strong is a contempt for the order and rules of this world—almost all holders of Conqueror's Haki have their own unique will and follow their own principles.

At this moment, the spirit displayed by the Rooster is even more wild and violent.

It was as if the king of beasts, who stood above all living beings in ancient times, was letting out a deafening roar on the wild land.

But without a doubt—that very aura was enough to prove that the rumors about the sea were true, and that the other side was even more terrifying than the rumors suggested.

"Just because he's one of the twelve constellations, does that mean he possesses the qualities of a king?"

Xia Qi's eyes grew increasingly serious.

"boom!"

The force of the collision shattered the wine glasses on the table in an instant.

This scene surprised Youji somewhat—he knew that the effect of the 'Tyrannosaurus Rex' fruit was similar to Conqueror's Haki, but he did not expect that it could actually produce a 'Clash of Conqueror's Haki'.

Of course, this is not the key.

So at this moment, he simply chuckled and said, "Don't be so nervous, Ms. Shaki—I'm not here to fight."

"I've come to see 'Pluto' Silvers Rayleigh to ask him some questions."

Upon hearing this, Xia Qi gave him a deep look.

This woman, who was once a legendary pirate, could already discern the most crucial point from Youji's nonchalant words.

Her and Rayleigh's identities, which they had concealed for many years, were clearly no secret to the Zodiac.

so.
"Crack."

Xia Qi withdrew her imposing aura and lit another cigarette.

"Then you've come at an inopportune time."

"Old Lei is not in the Sabaody Archipelago."

not there?

Upon hearing this, Xia Qi frowned slightly beneath the Rooster mask, looking at her with some suspicion.

But Xia Qi shrugged nonchalantly: "Yes—he soon received an invitation to visit two old friends."

"Old friend?"

As a result, the Rooster's brows furrowed even more.

He glanced at Xia Qi and realized that the proprietress was probably not lying—after all, no one could possibly know that he had come to the Sabaody Archipelago this time.

Moreover, neither Rayleigh nor Shakky are the kind of people who would hide for such a reason.

"That's really unfortunate."

So, the Rooster sighed.

But it was precisely at this moment
"However—if you're looking for information, you might as well ask me."

Xia Qi took a drag of her cigarette and suddenly spoke.

"I am quite confident in my intelligence capabilities."

Upon hearing this, the Rooster paused for a moment in surprise.

But then he suddenly realized—wasn't that right?
Although this former empress was not a member of Roger's pirate crew, she was, after all, a high-class beauty of the pirate era, and a woman who was once admired by both Roger and Rayleigh.

He is a genuine intelligence source, and might know something.

But before that
"Why do you want to help me?"

He looked at Xia Qi, who had taken the initiative to make the suggestion, with some curiosity.

"I don't know, maybe it's my sixth sense—my sixth sense is usually very accurate."

Xia Qi smiled and said, "Besides, I'm not telling you this for nothing. You have to tell me as much information as I'm curious about as you ask for information—of course, we can choose not to reveal sensitive information to each other."

She held out her hand: "Exchanging intelligence for intelligence, that makes perfect sense, doesn't it?"

"Reasonable."

Upon hearing this, the Rooster nodded slightly.

"Then please ask."

Xia Qi calmly gestured for Youji to ask first, seemingly unconcerned that Youji would break his promise.

"Did Mr. Rayleigh say anything to you about the 'God's Realm' on the Sky Island and those two messages on it?"

The Rooster, on the other hand, didn't waste any time and went straight to the point.

Then he saw a clear look of astonishment on Xia Qi's usually expressionless face.

Clearly, she hadn't expected the Rooster's first question to involve something like this.

"This is really true."

She took a deep drag of her cigarette, her expression quickly returning to normal: "Old Lei did mention that sky island to me—it was one of the islands Roger reached during his last voyage, and it had a message from Rocks on it. Roger had Kozuki Oden carve his message on it."

She is indeed very rule-abiding, and her words at this moment are very concise.

“We know all of this.”

The Rooster then said softly, "What I want to ask is about the content of the message, as well as information related to Locke's message, preferably including the time of the message."

But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw Xia Qi smile.

"If I'm not mistaken, you want to ask about information regarding the 'Star Lord,' right?"

Her words directly revealed the name.

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So even though the Rooster had already vaguely guessed it, it still couldn't help but feel a jolt in its heart.

Did the powerful figures of the past really all know this name?

That doesn't make sense—if that's the case, why haven't the Navy and the World Government given any information?

But the next moment, Xia Qi's words answered his doubts.

"If it's about that name, I don't know anything about it—and I can tell you, even Rayleigh doesn't know."

Xia Qi gave the answer directly.

“Rayleigh told me that after leaving Skypiea, the members of Roger’s crew were very curious about that message and asked Roger about the ‘Star Lord’.”

“But Roger didn’t tell them anything, he just said that it was ‘another possibility to change the world, and he had promised not to tell anyone.’”

At this point, Xia Qi smiled, seemingly recalling the displeased expression on her lover's face when he talked about it: "Rayleigh has held a grudge about this for many years."

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So the rooster fell silent.

Beneath the rooster-head mask, Roy was momentarily taken aback.

Roger didn't even tell his own crew about the Star Lord?
But before he could even express his surprise, Xia Qi brought up another question he had just asked.

"As for what you said, I did hear Rayleigh mention something about Rocks' message."

When this name was mentioned, Xia Qi's expression changed slightly.

For those who lived through that era, the name itself carries weight.

"First—regarding the time the message was inscribed, Rayleigh said that Roger told them the information about the 'Star Lord' as compensation after refusing to tell them."

At this point, she took a deep drag on her cigarette.

"That message was engraved 32 years ago."

Upon hearing this, the Rooster was instantly taken aback.

"32 years ago?"

This was a number that was completely beyond his comprehension.

Because—he was certain that the God Valley Incident occurred 33 years ago!

In other words...
"This message from Rocks was carved after the God Valley incident!?"

The implications of this are enormous. It means that Rocks did not die in the Valley of the Gods.

"That's surprising, isn't it?"

At that moment, Shakky took another drag of her cigarette and then immediately dropped a second bombshell: "In addition, Roger also told them that he heard 'the weakness of death' in Rocks's words."

she said softly.

"He may have survived, but that's all."

Upon hearing this, the Rooster fell silent.

His mind began to process the intelligence frantically.

He knew that Roger had the ability to 'hear the voice of all things,' so even though he couldn't understand the ancient texts, he could still make sense of their general content—for example, he had once heard 'powerful force' in the Poneglyph on the Sky Island, and the text did indeed contain clues about the location of the powerful 'Sea King.'

If Shakky's words are true, then Roger's words are worth considering.

It's not hard to deduce that Lox survived in the Valley of the Gods, but was extremely weak for some reason and was almost dead.

He then went to the Sky Island as agreed, leaving a message.

"Speaking of which, such a large message was actually carved while he was in a weakened state? How strong must he have been at his peak?"

The Rooster was lost in thought.

But he quickly realized what was happening and looked at Xia Qi: "And in the end?"

His gaze sharpened: "If Rocks hadn't died in God Valley, what would his final fate have been?"

Why is there absolutely no news from the high seas?
Upon hearing this, Xia Qi simply shook her head: "I don't know."

Perhaps this is also why her sixth sense prompted her to bring these things up to the Rooster at this moment.

She knew Rocks, and had even spent a long time on Rocks' 'pirate island' in the past, where Rocks himself had tried to pursue her for a long time.

Even if Shakky couldn't feel love for Rocks, she had to admit that Rocks D. Giebeck was indeed a symbol of an era.

This is the strangest thing.

She was certain that the man was not one to remain silent.

He will not walk quietly into that good night—if he is to die inevitably, then it will be a spectacular one.

But the truth is, no one knows his fate.

He seemed to have died quietly in some corner.

Even though the members of Roger's pirate crew knew that he might have survived God Valley, they were unable to find any trace of him on the high seas.

The only person who might know something was Roger, but Roger refused to tell his crew.

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Thus, the issue of the Rooster ends here.

He pondered silently in his heart.

He was curious about when and how Rocks died, or even whether he was dead at all—but had no way of knowing the answer.

But clearly, this is not the most important thing.

Most importantly, at this moment he was vaguely convinced of the source of all the changes.

"Valley of the Gods."

He misjudged the time.

According to Shakky, the message on Skypiea was inscribed after God Valley.

Then the biggest change in the plot becomes clear.

The point in time he arrives at in the future is very likely to be one of the most dangerous times and places in the history of the entire ocean—the Valley of the Gods incident!

"What a coincidence."

Roy couldn't help but have some doubts—the timing was too coincidental.

If he traveled back in time through the awakened power of the Rewind-Rewind Fruit, then the time he returned to should be random.

It was such a coincidence that it happened precisely at the time of the God Valley battle that it was almost impossible.

Therefore, the only explanation is...
"I chose it on my own initiative."

He still doesn't know the reason or how to achieve this.

But he was certain.
"For some reason, after I resolved the side effects of the Rewind Fruit, I deliberately chose that most dangerous time?"

And it was precisely at this moment that he was pondering these thoughts in his heart.

"Now, is it my turn to ask you questions?"

Xia Qi suddenly spoke at this moment.

"Go ahead and ask."

The Rooster was taken aback upon hearing this, but then suppressed its thoughts.

"I only have two questions."

Xia Qi held up her finger: "First, is the 'Star Lord' related to your twelve constellations?"

"Secondly, what is your purpose in coming to the Sabaody Archipelago?"

She was concise and to the point, and did not ask any particularly pointed questions.

After a moment of silence, the Rooster said directly, "'Star Lord' is our leader."

Those few simple words made Xia Qi suddenly clench her hand holding the cigarette.

Although I had some guesses from the Rooster's question, I was truly amazed to hear the name that only existed in Rayleigh's stories actually appear in reality.

She still felt a sense of disbelief.

But the Rooster obviously wouldn't say much about this matter.

"As for my purpose in coming to the Sabaody Archipelago—it's to find someone for my subordinates."

At this point, his words took on a cold tinge.

"Bulu Bulu." "Bulu Bulu."

But it was at that very moment that the Den Den Mushi in his arms rang.

Youji nodded to Xiaqi and answered the Den Den Mushi.

then
"Lord Rooster, that fellow has arrived."

A voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

That was Alan's voice.

But at this moment, his voice clearly carried a hatred and anger that seemed to grind his teeth to dust.

then
"I see."

The Rooster spoke softly, then hung up the Den Den Mushi.

Then, he put aside his distracting thoughts and looked at Xia Qi.

"It looks like the person you're looking for has arrived."

Xia Qi said softly.

"That's right—well then, thank you for clearing up my doubts, Miss Xiaqi. I should take my leave now."

As the Rooster spoke, it reached out and adjusted its mask.

He gave a graceful bow and slowly stepped back into the light shining through the window behind him.

"Buzz!"

The next moment, a flash of light appeared, and he vanished without a trace.

The tavern was once again completely empty.

".call."

Xia Qi looked at the scattered shards of light, silently took a drag of her cigarette, walked to the tavern entrance, and reached out to take down the 'Temporarily Closed' sign.

But the next moment, she paused again and then lowered her hand.

Because her sixth sense told her.

"This place might get quite troublesome from here on out."

And it is just as I said before.

Her sixth sense is always very accurate.

So she took the cigarette butt off the ground, threw it on the ground, and gently crushed it: "Forget it, let's close down for a while."

(End of this chapter)