XX-level Hokage

These are sailboats powered by the wind. Once a sailboat enters this area, it will lose power and become trapped, unable to move. Therefore, this is a dangerous sea area that is almost impossible for pirates to navigate.

Furthermore, the presence of a large number of colossal sea monsters further increases its danger, making it an extremely challenging area.

"It is precisely because of these two reasons that our Kuja clan has been able to live peacefully on Amazon Lily for generations," Hancock explained. As a prospective member of the Kuja Pirates, she had heard about it from the official members of the crew.

"I see, that's a nice place," Mashiro said with a light laugh. Just then...

A commotion broke out.

Tiger then walked over.

"Is it the Navy?" Mashiro stood up, looked at Tiger, and asked softly.

"Yes, there are two warships blocking our special channel exit," Tiger replied. "Ashi, go and call Tsuru out. Hancock, take your two sisters and find a place to hide." Hearing this, Guan Yueshi nodded, and Hancock hurriedly got up to find her two sisters.

Then Mashiro turned to Tiger and said, "Let's go, let's meet them." At this moment, Garp and Sengoku's warships had quickly arrived in front of the ship. Looking at the pirate flag on the flagpole, Sengoku said, "So they really are pirates."

Unlike the relatively calm Sengoku, Garp was now prepared for battle, his fury stemming from his old friend's capture. "Garp, calm down. Tsuru's safety is the most important thing," Sengoku said to Garp.

To prevent his old friend from acting rashly, Sengoku deliberately placed him on the same warship.

"Those two must be Admiral Sengoku and Marine Hero Garp. I never expected to attract both of you here at the same time." Mashiro came to the deck, looked at Garp and Sengoku on the warship not far away, and said.

"I never expected that the promising Sassarian Izumi would become a pirate," Sengoku said coldly.

Although in the official announcements, only one person was identified as the mastermind behind the emancipation of slaves in Mary Geoise: explorer Fisher Tiger.

However, the World Government and the Navy's top brass were well aware that there were two masterminds: explorer Fisher Tiger and Celestial Dragon Sassarian Izumi.

However, under the strong pressure from the Five Elders, the World Government and the Navy ultimately only issued one arrest warrant: "Sinner" Fisher Tiger, bounty 230 million Berries.

The Navy could only view this as a privilege reserved for the Celestial Dragons.

"They still haven't revoked my dragon-human status? How interesting," Mashiro said with some surprise.

After stealing the Poneglyphs, trespassing on Pangaea, offending the Five Elders, and kidnapping the Chief of Staff of the Navy, it's strange that she still has the identity of a Celestial Dragon.

Mashiro was unaware that, according to the rules set by Im, no one could voluntarily strip a Celestial Dragon of their World Noble status unless the Celestial Dragon voluntarily relinquished it, not even Im himself.

"Release the crane right now, before I make a move!" Garp roared.

"It seems you two really are here to see Vice Admiral Tsuru." Mashiro glanced at Garp and said softly.

"Taoquan Palace, release General He safely, and I can take you away. Otherwise, you will all have to stay here," Zhan Guo said earnestly.

“Of course.” Mashiro said with a smile. Soon, Toki Amatsuki came over with Tsuru.

Shiro placed her hand on Tsuru's shoulder, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "Don't forget." "What?" Tsuru asked, puzzled.

Mashiro didn't answer. Instead, she picked up the crane around the waist, flew up, and carried it onto the deck of the warship.

"Well then, the three of you, see you again sometime." With that, Mashiro flew back to the pirate ship. Garp glanced at Sengoku, who shook his head slightly.

Then, under Sengoku's command, the two warships moved aside, allowing the ship carrying Mashiro and the others to pass smoothly. "Tsuru, have you been alright these past two days?" Garp asked with concern.

“It’s nothing, Izumi…she’s not a bad person.” Tsuru said absentmindedly, still pondering Mashiro’s words. “Izumi? Are you talking about Izumi-no-miya?” Sengoku asked.

He sensed something was off about He; this was the first time he'd seen such an expression on He's face—a mixture of calm and complexity. He didn't respond.

Garp, however, didn't think too much about it. After hearing Tsuru say that she was alright, he felt relieved.

"Speaking of which, Sengoku, why did you stop me from launching an attack? That was a perfect opportunity just now; I was confident I could wipe them all out in one fell swoop," Garp asked.

“Izumi is a member of the Knights of God, and her status among the Celestial Dragons is second only to the Five Elders. Regardless of her strength, we don’t need to do anything unnecessary before we figure out the Five Elders’ attitude,” Sengoku said.

"Haha, so that guy is that powerful? Not bad, not bad. Anyway, I've been wanting to get rid of those Celestial Dragons for a long time. Even if I catch him, I'll just hand Tiger over, and the rest of the slaves will be put away somewhere else," Garp said.

Ugh, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go back to Naval Headquarters first.

Chapter 82: The Queen of Nine Serpents

Sabaody Archipelago.

Mashiro and Toki were walking down the street with the three Hancock sisters. After leaving the Special Line, Mashiro and Tiger were temporarily separated.

Tiger sent the other slaves who had chosen to return to their homelands back to their homelands, while Mashiro chose to send the three Hancock sisters back to Amazon Lily.

According to Hancock, the former queen of Amazon Lily ran a tavern on Sabaody Archipelago. She had a way to contact the Kuja Pirates and send the three Hancock sisters back to Amazon Lily.

"Can you tell me about your former queen?" Mashiro asked on the way.

"The former queen of Amazon Lily was named Shakky, who was also the captain of the Kuja Pirates. She was a very powerful pirate who once led the Kuja Pirates across the seas and was even once hunted down by the Marine hero Garp."

"I've only heard a few of the pirates mention it. They say Lady Shakky runs a small tavern in the Sabaody Archipelago and keeps in touch with them, often providing them with intelligence," Hancock replied.

“Shakky? Okay, I understand.” Mashiro nodded.

She had heard Xiao Ba mention two names before, "Rayleigh" and "Shaki," so if nothing unexpected happened, it should be right. Shaoqi's "Extortion Bar."

Shaki was leaning against the bed smoking, while Rayleigh was sitting at the bar drinking.

Because of the tavern's unusual name, it rarely had any customers, but Shakky didn't seem to mind; she didn't rely on the tavern for her livelihood. "Still thinking about those children?" Rayleigh put down his clear glass and asked.

“Boa Lilith was once one of my crew members, and her three children are very talented. I thought there was no hope left, but this turmoil has brought another opportunity,” Shakky said.

Four years ago, the three Hancock sisters went missing.

After her search proved fruitless, Moriana, the current captain of the Kuja Pirates, contacted Shakky, whose intelligence network was even larger.

Because the Hancock sisters were taken to the Sabaody Archipelago by human traffickers, practically right under Shakky's nose, she quickly located their whereabouts.

Unfortunately, it was too late; the Hancock sisters had already been bought by a female dragon. Shakky was powerless to do anything about it and could only tell Mauryan the truth.

Although she was furious that "the child of a dead crew member had become a Celestial Dragon's slave right under her nose," Shakky could only silently accept the outcome.

Until a few days ago, when news spread that explorer Fisher Tiger had freed the slaves of Mary Geoise, Shakky's hope was rekindled. "If those three children are smart, they should know who to turn to," Shakky said calmly, extinguishing the cigarette in her mouth.

Just then, there was a knock on the tavern door. "Is anyone home?"

As they spoke, Mashiro and Toki led the three Hancock sisters in.

"Who are you?" Seeing the three Hancock sisters beside Mashiro, especially Hancock, Shakky had a vague guess, but still asked.

“I’m taking these three children home. They said they have some family members here,” Mashiro said with a smile. “Please have a seat.”

Upon hearing this, Shakky understood. She arranged for everyone to sit down, then went to the bar, poured a drink for Mashiro and Toki, and a glass of ice water for each of the three Hancock sisters.

"Are you three Lilith's pirates? These past few years have been tough." Shakky walked to the three Hancock sisters' side, looking at them with pity, and then reached out and gently touched Hancock's hair.

Upon hearing this, the three Hancock sisters burst into tears of grievance, overwhelmed with emotion at seeing their people again.

“You must be Hancock, Lilith’s eldest daughter. I’ve heard Moriana mention you in detail. You’re getting more and more beautiful. Those two should be your sisters, Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold, but their appearances…” Shakky didn’t continue.

The three Hancock sisters remained silent and did not speak.

"Devil Fruits. The Celestial Dragons who bought these three girls fed them Devil Fruits to make them stronger and increase the fun of gladiatorial combat," Mashiro said.

“That’s true. Only a Celestial Dragon could be so indifferent to a Devil Fruit worth 100 million Berries,” Shakky said with a tone of sarcasm and anger.

“I’ll contact Gloriaosa and Moriana right away. In a few days, the Nine Serpents will send someone to pick you up. I’ll go with that guy too,” Shakky said softly.

After Shakky finished speaking, Rayleigh turned and smiled at the three Hancock sisters.

"Thank you both very much this time. May I ask for your guidance?" After comforting the three Cook sisters, Shakky turned to Mashiro and Kanzuki, who were standing nearby.

“My name is Mashiro Izumi, you can just call me Izumi. This is my partner, her name is Toki,” Mashiro said softly. “Hello, I’m Toki,” Toki said with a smile.

"Hello, my name is Shakky, and that guy over there is called Rayleigh. If you need anything in the Sabaody Archipelago, feel free to contact me anytime," Shakky said with a light laugh.

"Thank you very much then," Zhen Zi said with a smile.

The three chatted casually, while Rayleigh silently drank his wine.

A moment later, the three Hancock sisters were a little sleepy. Shakky found them a room in the back of the tavern. After the three fell asleep, Shakky came to the tavern, looked at Mashiro, and asked: "All the newspapers are reporting on the story of explorer Fisher Tiger freeing slaves."

But from what I understand, the situation is not so simple. There were two masterminds behind the chaos of the slave emancipation movement, but because of the special identity of the other mastermind, the whole incident was pinned on Fisher Tiger.

"That should be right, Your Highness the Spring Palace."

"It seems Shakky's intelligence network is quite efficient," Mashiro said with a light laugh, offering no rebuttal.

After news of Tiger's liberation of the slaves spread, Shakky used her intelligence network to learn the general outline of the events through several informants hidden in Mary Geoise. She also learned of another name that had been concealed by the Navy and the World Government: Sassaria Tōsengumi.

“However, I prefer to be called Quan rather than Taoquan Palace,” Mashiro said with a light laugh.

"It's truly unbelievable that you, a Celestial Dragon, would plot the liberation of slaves and even escape Mary Geoise together," Shakky exclaimed in surprise and emotion.

"Perhaps it's out of curiosity," Mashiro said nonchalantly. "Curiosity?"

"I am curious about the past, curious about the lost century, and all of these things that I am curious about are recorded in the main text of history."

"The Celestial Dragons' higher-ups don't intend to hand over all the Poneglyphs to me, so I'll have to find a way to get them myself. The chaos caused by Tiger is a perfect opportunity," Mashiro said.

"What an astonishing identity, what astonishing information," Xia Qi remarked with considerable emotion.

"Isn't that 'Pluto' next to you the same? The legendary right hand of the king is actually quietly drinking in a small tavern." Mashiro looked at Rayleigh and said softly.

Chapter 83: Roger

"You seem to know me?" Rayleigh put down his wine glass, looked at Mashiro, and asked.

At this time, Rayleigh was in his prime. After Roger's death, he lost his desire to explore and chose to stay in the Sabaody Archipelago with Shakky.

Three years ago, Roger completed his voyage across the Grand Line, conquering it and being revered worldwide as the "Pirate King." He became a pirate who simultaneously possessed wealth, fame, and power, the first and only captain in history to complete the "Grand Line," and the owner of the legendary treasure "ONE PIE CE."

Surprisingly, just one year later, Roger surrendered to the Navy and was publicly executed in Loguetown, leading to the disbandment of the Roger Pirates. After the disbandment, all crew members were relentlessly pursued by the Navy, especially Rayleigh, known as the "Right Hand of the King."

No one expected that "King Mori," whom the Navy had been searching for for two whole years, was peacefully residing right under the World Government's nose in the Sabaody Archipelago. "Actually, I'm more interested in the legendary Pirate King, Gol D. Roger. Unfortunately, I wasn't there when he died," Mashiro said with considerable regret.

Mashiro really wanted to meet Roger, after all, he was the one who started the "Great Pirate Era". It's just a pity that the year he became the Pirate King and the year he was executed and died both fell within the four years that Tengetsu skipped.

“Roger? That guy might be quite interested in you, such a unique dragonman,” Rayleigh said with a light laugh. Rayleigh couldn’t help but recall his first meeting with Roger.

Because his house had been burned down, Raleigh made a living in a small fishing boat he had stolen and wandered around the East China Sea.

Just then, Roger suddenly appeared, introduced himself, and asked Rayleigh, "Want to turn this world upside down with me?" Rayleigh initially thought the idea was ridiculous, but ultimately became Roger's first partner, and surprisingly, Roger actually succeeded. Thinking of this, Rayleigh couldn't help but smile nostalgically.

"Can you tell me about Roger? I'm very curious about his experience of becoming the Pirate King. Although you can find information about him outside, it's still not as good as the story of someone who experienced it firsthand." Mashiro sat down on a chair at the bar and asked.

Rayleigh looked at Mashiro, who responded with a smile. An invisible aura began to emanate from both of them. After a moment, Rayleigh turned his head first.

I picked up my glass and tapped it lightly on the bar, making a "thump, thump, thump" sound. That guy... where to even begin?

After an afternoon of storytelling, Mashiro learned about Roger's life from a third-person perspective and gained a clear understanding of several major events, including the God Valley Incident.

Sixteen years ago, when Roger was 39 years old, the Roger Pirates passed through God Valley.

God Valley is an island belonging to the Celestial Dragons. The Figarand family, a law enforcement family of the Celestial Dragons, resides here. The Rocks Pirates are known for their strength and their relationship with the Celestial Dragons. They mainly engage in the slave trade and have close ties with the Celestial Dragons.