One Piece: New Century Hextech Warriors

Chapter 80 The Great Secret Treasure

The Conqueror's Haki swept over Sith like a gust of wind, slightly lifting his cloak.

But his body remained completely still, showing no sign of being intimidated.

"Ha, as expected, someone who can help me right under CP0's nose is not to be underestimated!"

Rayleigh seemed completely unsurprised that his opponent could withstand Conqueror's Haki, and laughed heartily.

From the moment this "Seven of Bamboo" entered the tavern, Rayleigh's Observation Haki felt familiar.

When he rescued the girls, he noticed someone setting fire to distract the navy and helped them escape. Rayleigh glanced at the man as he left.

At this moment, the aura emanating from Qitong was exactly the same as that person's.

Shaki gently put down her wine glass, poured two glasses of champagne, and said to Riley, "I'm going to sleep now. Don't stay up too late chatting with the guests."

She smiled and nodded at Siss, then left with two glasses of wine.

Upon arriving backstage, Xia Qi's languid expression instantly changed, and two daggers slid out from the sleeves of her hands.

She could also tell that the guy in front of her was the one who had helped them before. Rayleigh's release of Conqueror's Haki was just a test, and he didn't intend to make a move.

When Nanatsu came to Rayleigh late at night to ask about the Roger Pirates, it was probably to talk about the past, which she didn't really care about.

But this guy doesn't know whether he's friend or foe. If Seven Tunes makes a move against Rayleigh, she will not hesitate to go up and fight to the death.

After Shakky left, only Rayleigh and Sith remained in the tavern.

"Tell me, what do you want to know?"

Rayleigh picked up a glass of wine for himself, handed one to Sith, and asked with a smile.

He didn't ask Qi Tong's real name, nor did he ask how the other party knew his identity. Since Qi Tong didn't intend to bring it up, there was no point in asking. It was better to get straight to the point.

Sith took the drink, casually sat down opposite Rayleigh, and chuckled, "It's so easy talking to smart people."

"To be honest, I want to ask, what exactly did you find in Laugh Tale back then?"

Rayleigh, having anticipated this, chuckled, "So you're interested in the One Piece too!"

Over the years, this wasn't the first time he'd encountered some old acquaintances from the old days, and the first question they all asked him was remarkably consistent—

What exactly did Roger find on that final island?

Several of them even suspected Rayleigh of keeping the One Piece for himself and fought with him, but they were all badly beaten in the end.

Rayleigh's answer was consistent: "I don't know."

"have no idea?"

Sith was somewhat surprised by this answer.

Aside from Shanks and Buggy, the rest of Roger's crew should have landed on the island. They even laughed heartily when they saw the One Piece. Rayleigh was Roger's right-hand man, how could he not know?

"Mr. Raleigh, I think you're playing me."

Sith commented indifferently.

Rayleigh's expression turned somewhat unpleasant: "Mr. Seven Bamboo, I allowed you to come in and am willing to patiently answer your questions because you helped us that day, and I'm just returning the favor."

"But I'm not happy if you say I lied about this kind of thing."

Rayleigh takes everything concerning the Roger Pirates very seriously.

Sith nodded understandingly: "I'm sorry, I was being presumptuous."

"Let me put it more bluntly, let me put it another way."

He leaned closer to Rayleigh and whispered, "Is there a way to avert the end of the world in the One Piece?"

Upon hearing this, Rayleigh loosened his grip on the wine glass.

Just as the glass was about to hit the ground, he reacted quickly and grabbed the cup back into his hand.

"What exactly do you know?!"

The calm expression on Rayleigh's face finally faded, replaced by an unprecedented tension.

Roger did mention the end of the world to them back then, but as far as Rayleigh knew, this was only known to a very small number of people within the crew.

Who exactly is this "Seven of Bamboo" guy, that he could just blurt out such information?!

Seeing the change in Rayleigh's expression, Sith guessed that he did know something, but probably not as much as he did. He put down his glass and sighed, "Mr. Rayleigh, it's precisely because I don't know that I'm asking you."

For so many years, the Sith has been striving to become stronger in order to survive the apocalypse that Vegabank mentioned.

Legend has it that this world once had many more continents, until a great war broke out, which led to an unprecedented catastrophe, causing most of the land to be swallowed by the sea.

The once mighty kingdom was also buried forever in the deep sea.

According to Bergabank, the world will soon be flooded again, and possibly even more thoroughly than the last time.

The Roger Pirates had seen the One Piece back then, and Sith guessed that the One Piece might hold the truth about saving the world, so he tried to ask Rayleigh about it.

Unfortunately, judging from Rayleigh's expression, the old man seemed genuinely unaware of the specifics.

Rayleigh, who had been using his Observation Haki, realized that Seven Tunes wasn't lying and genuinely wanted to know about the end of the world, rather than just looking for the One Piece to make a fortune.

More importantly, he vaguely sensed that he was no match for this guy. If he refused to answer, he wasn't sure what the other party would do, and Xia Qi would also be in danger.

Since Qi Tong knows his identity, he must also know a lot of secrets, so there's no harm in telling him.

So he slowly swirled the wine in his glass and laughed, "It seems you know a lot of things. Well then, I might as well tell you. Anyway, so many years have passed, this secret isn't that important anymore."

"We did reach Laugh Tale back then, but I remember that as soon as we landed, a huge pressure suddenly hit us and we all passed out, except for Roger who remained conscious."

As Rayleigh spoke, a look of confusion appeared on his face, as if he had returned to that day.

"When we woke up again, Roger told us that while we were unconscious, someone found him and saw the One Piece together. The person then advised him not to take the One Piece, and Roger listened to him and told us not to continue searching for it."

"Because that person's goal is to save the world from the apocalypse!"

Sith listened to Rayleigh's slow narration, his eyes filled with a look of utter disbelief.

If he didn't know Rayleigh's character—that he would never spread rumors about his own captain—he would definitely think Rayleigh was fooling him.

Are you kidding me? Someone knocked out Roger's crew beforehand so Roger wouldn't touch the One Piece?!

He instantly thought of a possibility: the domineering aura of the Overlord!

He knew very well how powerful Conqueror's Haki was; Joy ​​Boy's Conqueror's Haki could even be stored for a hundred years before being released to scare away Im.

The only explanation for the ability to knock out the entire Roger Pirates crew is extreme Conqueror's Haki.

The question is, besides those legendary figures, who else possesses such powerful Conqueror's Haki?

In addition, a question that had been on his mind for a long time was now answered.

That is, Roger finally arrived at Laugh Tale, and logically, the One Piece should have been taken by them. But why did Roger say that he left the treasure there, waiting for others to take it?

The only explanation is that Roger himself didn't get the One Piece!

He sighed inwardly, thinking that only the Roger Pirates could do something like giving up such a treasure just because of the captain's words.

Rayleigh took a deep breath and continued, "I know what you want to ask next, but unfortunately, Roger didn't tell us."

"He just told me privately that the world was going to end, and that when the time came, that person would appear and save everything. All I had to do was wait patiently and not do anything rash before that happened."

He raised his glass, finished the last bit of whiskey, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I never expected it would take so many years."

He had kept these words in his heart for many years, and now that he had said them all at once, he felt much better.

After listening to Rayleigh's story, Sith's back was unknowingly soaked with sweat.

He had previously noticed that the world's development seemed somewhat different from what it originally appeared, and now he was finally certain.

"Thank you, Mr. Raleigh."

He stood up and bowed politely in greeting.

Although he didn't get the answer he wanted, at least he got a clue.

Rayleigh secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him about to leave, and said with a mischievous grin, "By the way, all these years Kaido and Big Mom have also wanted to go to Laugh Tale, find the One Piece, and become the Pirate King."

"They might not have access to some intelligence there, but you could go and check it out if you have the chance."

Sith's eyes lit up.

"Thank you, I will."

He vanished into thin air as soon as he finished speaking, as if he had never existed.

"call!"

Rayleigh let out a long breath.

He had been on high alert, fearing that the Seven of Bamboo would make a move, but fortunately the other party did not do anything.

"What a terrifying guy."

Xia Qi came out after hearing the uninvited guest leave.

Rayleigh poured himself another glass of wine, raised it in the direction where Seven Tunes had disappeared, and chuckled, "It seems the sea, which has been calm for so long, is finally about to boil."