The person is wearing a straw hat, and starts with the power of words!

He immediately informed everyone of the two men's return.

"Yeah!" Laboon and Chopper cheered.

"I didn't expect that at all, hohohoho—"

"I didn't expect Zoro to think of that either," Robin teased.

......

"Not bad." Sima Di looked at everyone and said, "It seems our test was a success. Let's go back now."

Sima Di took out an extra Hearthstone and tossed it to Rayleigh, then used the Hearthstone to return to the Going Merry.

Step out of the teleportation array,

Rayleigh rubbed the Hearthstone in amazement, finding the little gadget's functions fascinating.

"Did he get this too?" Rayleigh asked Crocus.

Crocus nodded with a smile.

"There are many more of these little gadgets. How about I get you a set too?"

Is this a matter of matching a set?

This is an attempt to trick Rayleigh into joining their crew!

Some people, upon hearing this,

They couldn't help but look over nervously.

No way, right?

Could the vice-captain of One Piece be joining our pirate crew?

pity......

Faced with everyone's expectations, Rayleigh shook his head.

"I'm getting old and useless, so I just want to live a retired life."

“I’m getting old,” Crocus nodded.

If he had other relatives, he would have also been thinking of settling down somewhere.

But since Raab is an adult, he can't rest easy.

“Let’s not talk about that anymore. Let’s take the ship to my workshop. There are Den Den Mushi there that can make long-distance calls. I’ll call Whitebeard,” Rayleigh said.

“Okay, where is it?” Mary asked.

Rayleigh pointed out the direction.

Without any human intervention, the Going Merry simply stowed its anchor, unfurled its sails, and turned its rudder on its own. This fully automated driving prompted Rayleigh to take a second look.

"Haha, she looks familiar, doesn't she?" Crocus laughed. "This little girl is called Merry, and she's the ship spirit of the Going Merry!"

A ship spirit?

A ship spirit that can appear before people?

A ship spirit that can move and fight alongside humans?

Ah this...

Rayleigh tugged at his white beard and couldn't help but look at Sima Di again.

"Is it still this kid?" Rayleigh asked.

“Yes, it’s still this kid.” Crocus nodded.

"Devil Fruit ability?"

"more or less."

Ah this...

"It really is... a convenient ability," Rayleigh remarked.

Emperor Sima's face darkened.

I knew this would be the review!

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this; you can see that everyone's assessment is tacitly consistent.

"call out--"

A golden light flashed, and a pirate was kicked into the sea, his fate unknown.

Through the passage blasted by golden light, the group met the imposing Borsalino's gaze.

Usopp and the others' expressions changed!

Oops!

He's a naval admiral!

In no mood......

Borsalino glanced at the lineup of Sima Di, Rayleigh, and Crocus, and without hesitation, transformed into light and...

I'm outta here.

"call out--"

"boom--"

Judging from this commotion, another pirate has been caught in the crossfire.

The Straw Hat Pirates looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Just now... that was the sea."

"I guess... right?" Usopp asked, somewhat uncertainly.

"Didn't he see us?" Zoro asked Sanji with a strange look.

"Don't look at me! My invisibility fruit can't make me disappear with such a big ship!" Sanji shook his head.

finally,

Everyone looked at Sima Di. Don't you have to give an explanation?

"Um...maybe...perhaps...you don't want to fight me anymore?" Sima Di asked uncertainly.

After all, being forced to kneel, be frozen, and have abilities restricted is indeed quite torturous.

—This was before he used the Strongest Person Appraisal Technique; otherwise, Borsalino probably wouldn't have dared to look him in the eye.

Upon hearing Sima Di's explanation, everyone's expressions turned strange.

What exactly did you do to them that made even a great general afraid to face you in battle?

"I guess the Emperor used all those moves on him," Usopp said pitifully.

The others nodded sympathetically.

What happened to the general?

If you encounter Emperor Sima, you still have to kneel down obediently, don't you?

This atmosphere really made Rayleigh uncomfortable.

Shouldn't you be shocked that Sima Di was able to defeat a naval admiral?

Why would I care how he fought back?

this......

This is the same as asking someone if they feel any remorse when they say they kill without blinking an eye!

This eerie atmosphere only ended when they arrived at Rayleigh's workshop.

Everyone watched as Rayleigh took out a long-bearded Den Den Mushi, which clearly had a story to tell.

"Is this... the Den Den Mushi from the ship?" Crocus asked in surprise.

“Yes.” Ray teased the old Den Den Mushi with his fingertip: “I didn’t take much from the ship back then, I just brought this with me.”

He dialed a number, and the people around him silently wrote it down.

—This is Whitebeard's phone number!

"Poruporup—"

"Poruporup—"

"Kachcha—"

The Den Den Mushi transformed into the shape of a white-bearded creature, and even the IV lines appeared.

"Gurararara—Rayleigh, it's been decades since you last called. Why did you suddenly decide to contact me?" Whitebeard said in a deep voice.

Judging from his tone, he didn't seem to be in a very good mood.

Rayleigh didn't bother with reminiscing and went straight to the point.

"Edward, you should know Ace's true identity, right?"