From Pirate to Revolutionary Mentor

Chapter 40 Wano Country's Plea for Aid

Therefore, Roger always felt that such routine inquiries in the work regulations were unnecessary.

Almost everyone who comes in here is a bad person, including myself.

Why would someone so easily hand over their treasure after just one simple question?

Hearing the curses all around him, Roger sighed: "I hope you guys will be tough in a bit and not yell too loudly. After all, the pain from those flames goes straight to the soul."

The next moment, Roger, having been granted authorization, waved his hand, and all seventeen souls in the prison were engulfed in black flames.

It doesn't burn external objects, yet it pierces the soul.

"ah!!!"

"What is this?"

"Damn it! Damn it! Ouch!"

"Let us out! Let us out!"

"I have 11,320,000 Berries! It's all yours! All of it is yours!"

There were screams in all sixteen cells, except for the fat woman's cell, where there were no cries of pain.

Even so, her soul could be seen trembling, her whole body tense as she endured the pain.

Roger laughed, "Not bad, at least this time there's a tough nut to crack. Unlike before, none of them could last even a minute."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the ball of flesh in the cell began to roll.

The black ball rolled endlessly in the prison, emitting deafening screams.

"Here, here, here... You! It's all yours! Stop it, you bastard!"

"I have 1.2 billion Berries, you can have them all!"

"I can't take it anymore! Stop...stop it now!"

Roger was a little embarrassed by the wailing. Was it because she was in so much pain that she had just lost her voice and couldn't even move?

Just outrageous!

With a clap of his hands, the black flames gradually died down.

Everyone in the prison breathed a sigh of relief. Their souls and bodies were unharmed, but no one wanted to experience that feeling again.

"Alright. You all take turns writing this down. Make sure you all explain clearly, or we can come back and let you continue enjoying yourselves."

At this moment, the fat woman, who had stopped wailing, looked at Roger: "You are a soul too. Does that wealth mean anything to you? Or are you still alive?"

Roger sighed deeply: "I wish I were still alive. Like you, I came here after I died, to work for the young master, and to see if I could see the future twenty years from now."

Young master?

Roger waved his hand: "You probably won't be seeing the young master again. He rarely comes here now, except to open treasure chests. Alright, alright, let's get started. You go first!"

……

Sabaody Archipelago, Area 13.

Kevin, accompanied by Hikoichiro, went directly to a bar, where a woman was wiping glasses behind the bar.

His gaze swept over the three suitcases carried by Hikoichiro, and finally fell on Kevin, who was wearing a cloak, with a smile playing on his lips.

"Would you like something to drink, gentlemen?"

Kevin raised his head slightly and replied, "I wouldn't dare drink anything here without asking the price first."

The female shopkeeper smiled and said, "It seems we have a regular customer. But why does he look a little unfamiliar? Did you just come from the auction? I heard quite a few people have died at auctions lately."

Kevin readily agreed: "How much are two glasses of water? Also, I'd like to know where Rayleigh, the first mate of the Pirate King Roger, is on this island right now?"

Rayleigh's whereabouts are known, and he is clearly on this island.

Shakky held up one finger: "100,000 Berries for cold water. As for intelligence, I don't sell just any intelligence."

Kevin said, "Let's start with two glasses of cold water. You retired from the sex industry seventeen years ago, while Rayleigh and Roger went to sea twenty-nine years ago, so you should have known each other for a long time, right?"

At this point, Kevin looked at Hikoichiro beside him: "This guy is from Wano Country. His lord and Rayleigh were shipmates. He probably has something to ask of him."

These words made Hikoichiro's eyes widen.

Xia Qi, however, lost her composure and frowned: "Your information is really quite old, but why do the people you brought seem to disagree with your statement?"

At this moment, Hikoichiro clearly guessed some things, such as that the woman in front of him knew Rayleigh.

Rayleigh... was a former crewmate of Lord Oden on Gol D. Roger's ship.

So... I can complete my mission?

"No. I am simply amazed by my benefactor's understanding of me, and I have indeed been searching for Captain Roger all along."

After Yan Yilang finished speaking, Xia Qi carefully examined him.

After a moment, he took out a cigarette and lit it: "You were one of the marines who executed Roger in Loguetown, weren't you? Although your name wasn't recorded in the newspapers, you were in photos and videos."

Hikoichiro nodded: "That was Captain Roger's choice, and at that time he was already nearing the end of his life due to illness. But Captain Roger suggested that I seek help from the Whitebeard Pirates, so I left the Navy to go to the New World."

Kevin, standing nearby, then spoke up: "Given your status in the Navy, how did you manage to find time to be alone with Roger? So, during the execution, were you the one who arranged for the person in the audience to ask that question?"

"Wait, there's also the execution. Were you waiting for Roger to finish speaking then? It all makes sense now."

Yan Yilang acquiesced, and finally stood up to face Xia Qi.

"Bang!"

With a soft thud, Hikoichiro knelt down, his entire body sprawled on the ground with his hands flat on the floor.

"I have come here bearing the future of all the people of Wano Country on my shoulders. My life is insignificant, but everyone in Wano Country is waiting for me."

"If you do not believe me, then please take my life; I will have no complaints. But please understand, Lord Rayleigh, that Wano Country has been occupied by Kaido, and Lord Oden is no match for him, leaving him no choice but to submit!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hikoichiro raised his head, pulled out the long sword he had just taken from the corpse, and turned it to face his own abdomen.

His movements were decisive, and his eyes were filled with determination.

"Whoosh."

A cigarette butt flew past and hit Hikoichiro's thumb squarely.

He winced in pain and dropped the long sword to the ground.

"Wano Country... I've heard of it. People in that closed country commit seppuku all the time."

Shakky lit another cigarette, exhaled a smoke ring, and continued, "You yourself know that the mission you bear is very important, but are you sure I only know Rayleigh? Are you sure Rayleigh will go to Wano Country to help? Besides, Rayleigh alone is probably no match for Kaido."

After sighing, she met Hikoichiro's hopeful gaze and said, "Rayleigh isn't with me right now, but he did mention wanting to settle in the Sabaody Archipelago. You can wait if you want, but I can't contact him either."

……

I'm begging you to read this! I'm begging you to read this! I'm begging you to read this!

(End of this chapter)