XX-level Hokage

"What are you saying? How could the new Shichibukai not pay for his purchases? You must be joking, hahaha," Mike said with a laugh.

In an instant, Mashiro's eyes lit up, and then Mike and his two guards collapsed to the ground. "Still pretending?" Mashiro turned to Rayleigh, who was silently watching the show with a smile, and said softly.

“You seem to be someone else, no, not her yet,” Rayleigh said. “You know me too? I knew it,” Masashi said with a smile.

"I'm currently hesitating whether to kill you right here," Rayleigh suddenly narrowed his eyes and said seriously, "Would you like to try? I'm also curious about the power of the truly strong in this world." He chuckled.

“Okay.” Rayleigh laughed and said, as if remembering something. “Then let’s go outside.” With that, Mashiro walked out of the private room. Rayleigh followed.

The two left the auction house and walked towards the coast of Island Number One. The coast was deserted; they calmly gazed at each other.

In an instant, Mashiro launched the first attack. An invisible slash slashed out.

Rayleigh easily dodged by sidestepping.

"As expected," Mashiro muttered to herself, this was entirely within her expectations. "Fusion: Natural Disaster"

Flames rose from the ground, water dragons came from all directions, lightning struck from the sky, fierce winds swept everything up, and soil turned into rock spikes, all attacking Rayleigh at once.

Rayleigh simply threw a punch, and an invisible force followed the wind from his punch, instantly shattering and dissipating fire, water, lightning, wind, and rock.

An invisible force began to spread outward from Rayleigh's body, faintly forming streaks of black lightning. At the same time, an immense, soul-stirring pressure enveloped Mashiro.

"This is Conqueror's Haki, not bad. It's great for clearing out mobs," Mashiro said softly. She could clearly feel that under this power, all those above and below her would be instantly bewildered. [Name: Silvers Rayleigh,]

Gender: Male Age: 75

Affiliation: Pirates

The three types of Haki: Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki.

Luck value: 80 Approval rating: 30

"Let me see your so-called world-changing power." Rayleigh said, instantly charging towards Mashiro. "So fast!" Mashiro instantly activated her Rinnegan with tomoe and dodged Rayleigh's attack.

Rayleigh continued his relentless attack, black lightning crackling around his fists, each strike almost creating voids in the air. Mashiro had no doubt that if his fists landed on the ground or anything else, they would unleash unparalleled destructive power. "All you do is dodge?" Rayleigh said, increasing his speed once more.

She threw a punch, but Mashiro just stood there smiling, showing no intention of dodging the blow.

Her pupils turned blue, and she reached out and easily caught Rayleigh's fist. "What is this?!"

Rayleigh could sense that his fist hadn't struck Mashiro, but had inexplicably stopped at a distance incredibly close to Mashiro's body.

Immediately afterwards, a powerful repulsive force sent Rayleigh flying. He landed steadily on the ground, clutching Mashiro tightly.

"An interesting power, strong and pure, yet it doesn't seem to have changed much," Mashiro said.

Rayleigh's fist, imbued with Haki, possessed a destructive power that Mashiro estimated few in the entire ninja world could withstand. If she hadn't learned the "No Limit Technique," even Shinra Kansei alone would have struggled to block it. Shinra Kansei possessed an incredibly powerful repulsive force, and that fist imbued with black lightning had already exceeded the limits of what repulsive force could stop.

But not being able to withstand the attack doesn't mean you'll lose; pure brute force is rarely effective in the world of deception.

If her divine magic hadn't been sealed, Rayleigh would have been instantly defeated the moment he saw her.

Immediately afterwards, Mashiro extended her finger and lightly traced lines. Invisible slashes flew out continuously.

But Rayleigh, as if he could foresee the future, kept dodging and easily avoided the many unseen slashes.

Seeing this, Mashiro's eyes lit up, and an invisible force enveloped Rayleigh, binding him tightly to the spot.

As Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki surged, he instantly broke free of his restraints, allowing several slashes to reach him even during the brief pause.

Rayleigh's body instantly turned black, gleaming with a hint of cherry blossom pink. The slash struck Rayleigh, but had no effect whatsoever.

"Observation Haki senses and avoids damage; Armament Haki defends and blocks damage; Conqueror's Haki envelops and inflicts true damage—this world's power system..."

"It's quite comprehensive," Zhen muttered to himself.

Seeing Rayleigh attack her again, Mashiro extended a finger.

Now that the investigation is complete, let's wrap it up. A bright, transparent light shone from Zhenbai's fingertips.

"Super Divine All Things"

The light shot out instantly, so fast that even Rayleigh couldn't dodge it.

No, the inability to dodge wasn't due to his speed, but because Rayleigh's body was constantly being passively approached by that ball of light.

Instantly, the light struck Rayleigh. "Thump."

Rayleigh collapsed to his knees, spitting blood from his mouth.

“So it’s this time,” Rayleigh said, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth and suddenly laughing.

Rayleigh suddenly remembered what Izumi had told her years ago. "I want to have a match with you, to see who's stronger?" "There's no need for that, you've already lost once." Mashiro walked lightly to Rayleigh's side.

She wasn't surprised at all by Rayleigh's defeat. "Super·Shinra Banshou·"

It was created by her based on the "No Limits Technique".

Having withstood the power of both "Super Shinra Sekisei" and "Super Hosho Sekiin," Rayleigh's survival was already a result of Shinpaku holding back.

Chapter 48: Part 2

Rayleigh got up from the ground and said, "I lost."

"To have this level of strength at your age is already incredibly impressive," Mashiro said softly. Rayleigh smiled without saying a word.

"Rayleigh, I've heard that Gol D. Roger's first mate was also named Rayleigh, and his title was Lord of the Sea. If I'm not mistaken, it should be you, right?" Shinji asked softly.

“Lord Mori, what a nostalgic title,” Rayleigh said with a touch of nostalgia.

"I never expected that you, the master's right-hand man, would appear at an auction, and as a slave no less," Mashiro said softly. "Just trying to earn some money for drinks," Rayleigh said with a smile.

"Do you need me to remove your slave collar?" Mashiro asked softly. "No need."

As he spoke, Rayleigh reached for the slave collar, channeling his domineering aura into it. He then threw the collar away, where it exploded in mid-air.

"Haki, what an amazing power," Mashiro said with some emotion. "Do you need me to teach you?" Rayleigh asked after hearing Mashiro's words. "Never mind, I don't have time right now," Mashiro shook her head and refused.

Upon hearing this, Rayleigh reached out and rummaged through his clothes. After a moment, he pulled out a small booklet and tossed it to Mashiro. "This is some of my thoughts on Haki that I wrote down. Consider it repayment for the favor you did for me," Rayleigh said.

Mashiro calmly accepted the booklet without looking at its contents, and simply asked softly, "A favor? I don't recall you owing me any favors."

“You’ll find out later. It might seem unbelievable, but it’s a favor I owe you from the past,” Rayleigh explained. “I understand. Then I’ll accept it.” Mashiro calmly put the booklet into her personal storage space.

"In addition, there is the issue of Poneglyphs. There are a total of 30 Poneglyphs, of which four red ones are Road Poneglyphs, which record the location information of the way to the final island, Laugh Tale."

The remaining 26 black historical texts are intelligence texts, recording the truth hidden in the lost century.

As agreed with you in the past, I will tell you the locations of the four Poneglyphs I know. One of them is located in the Whale Forest on Zou Island, guarded by the Mink Tribe.

Fishman Island has two Poneglyphs: a black one containing intelligence and a red one containing coordinates.

The other two Poneglyphs are in Wano Country, in the hands of Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, and on Whole Cake Island, in the hands of Charlotte Linlin, another of the Four Emperors. That's all I have to say. With that, Rayleigh turned and left.

Mashiro didn't stop him, muttering to herself, "Zou Island, Fishman Island, Wano Country, Whole Cake Island, that makes five Poneglyphs. Adding the one from Alabasta, we've got one-fifth. It's going more smoothly than I expected."

Mashiro then turned and left, as she needed to go to Root Island #45, where botanist Lorena was waiting for her.

Soon after, Rayleigh arrived at a tavern. "The Strange Extortion Bar" tavern.

"Are you back? How much money did you make?" Peony poured a glass of liquor and handed it to Rayleigh, asking. "Not a single Berry," Rayleigh laughed, downing the liquor in one gulp.

"It's rare to see you so happy. Did you see that guy?" Yao asked. Her sixth sense was always very accurate.

“Yes, it’s almost exactly the same as before,” Rayleigh said, putting down his glass.

"You won?" "You lost."

"Sure enough."

"Yes, that's exactly right."

Tree Root Island, number 45, is one of the tourist and specialty areas in the Sabaody Archipelago. Following the agreed-upon route, Mashiro entered a coffee shop.

On the second seat by the window on the left, a short, elderly woman with messy, gray hair and a little girl with purple hair were standing there.

Seeing Mashiro sit down, the old lady asked, "Are you the guy Tom mentioned who rebuilt O'Hara?" "Nice to meet you, my name is Mashiro," Mashiro said with a smile.

“I’m getting old, and time waits for no one, so I won’t waste any more words. I only decided to meet you at the request of that old man Tom, mainly to ask you a question: what is your purpose in rebuilding O’Hara?” Lorena asked seriously.

Her eyes were cloudy, but incredibly resolute.

"I want to know the truth, the truth about the lost hundred years," Zhenzi said earnestly.

Upon hearing this, Lorena paused for a moment, remained silent, and then asked, "What do you need the scholars to do?"

"The Poneglyphs... I believe scholars from all over the world must possess information about them, and I want to know it," Mashiro said.

“I understand. I’ll go back and pack my things. I’ll be going to Ohara in two weeks,” Lorena said, taking the hand of the little purple-haired girl beside her and getting up to leave.

"You don't even drink coffee?" Mashiro muttered to himself.

Then he began to slowly sip his coffee, and through the cafe's huge transparent wall, he chuckled as he watched the crowds coming and going on the street.

While the slave trade rages in the shadows over there, here laughter and joy abound—that's the strange thing about this world. Meanwhile, aboard the Konoha.

The peacock looked at the four slaves in front of it, feeling completely lost.

The maid began frantically cleaning after boarding the ship.

**Pasia stood silently in place. Leona of the Sky Island race looked up at the sky.

The appraiser, Claire, regained her composure and calmly walked around the ship.

Her ability to see through things allowed her to clearly discern everyone's identity, including Peacock's status as a Marine. As a result, the sadness and despair she felt as a slave gradually dissipated, and becoming a Marine slave was undoubtedly one of the best outcomes for a slave.

Peacock sighed softly, found a chair, sat on the deck, silently watched the four of them, and kept complaining about why Mashiro hadn't arrived yet.

"How are they? Are they alright?" Just then, a familiar voice reached Peacock's ears. Peacock quickly turned her head and saw that Mashiro had appeared beside her at some point.

"Really white?! When did you get here?" Peacock covered her ears and asked with some confusion.

"Just now," Mashiro said with a light laugh. Upon seeing Mashiro approach...

The maids, Pasia, Leona, and Claire, all obediently lined up and said, "Master!" ×4

All four of them called out with utmost respect.

After being sent to the auction house, they were forced to accept their identities.

So being photographed by Mashiro is already a kind of luck for them, at least they don't have to suffer physical trampling.

At the same time, in order to avoid being sold into the slave market again, they knew very well how to face their masters. Mashiro walked up to the four with a light laugh.

He first looked at the maid and said softly, "Tan Xia."

"Yes, Master." The maid skillfully placed the offering on the ground.