A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"I think I was on Roger's ship before? I vaguely remember that there were two apprentices on their ship back then, one was red-haired and the other was red-nosed."

An apprentice on Roger's ship? A contemporary of Shanks? 1500 million Berries?

Sengoku fell silent: "...How did this guy manage to hide in the East Blue for so many years without being discovered??"

Wait a minute! Something seems off?

"Garp?! You knew all along?!"

"Oh? I know! But that red-nosed kid is just a useless brat and hasn't done anything seriously wrong, so I didn't pay any attention to him..."

Sengoku was so angry at Garp's words that he laughed: "Beating up a Celestial Dragon in the street, and you call that weak? I think he's incredibly capable!!"

Garp lowered his head, thinking to himself: You completely ignored the words 'no evil deeds'... So you also think what he did wasn't evil, is that right? Old buddy, I understand you!

Years of tacit understanding made Sengoku realize that Garp had figured out his thoughts. Suddenly feeling a little ashamed, he changed the subject: "Why is Kizaru so slow? Everyone else will be gone if we wait any longer!!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Kizaru appeared in the room: "Oh dear, oh dear~ I've arrived, haven't I? Fleet Admiral, you were in such a hurry..."

Without further ado, Sengoku tossed out a bounty poster for Buggy: "Go to Sabaody Archipelago immediately and capture the pirate 'Clown' Buggy!!"

Kizaru accepted the bounty, slowly uttering sarcastic remarks: "1500 million Berries bounty? This guy actually dared to beat up a Celestial Dragon in the street?? Pirates these days are really scary~"

Seeing that Sengoku was about to give him another lecture, Kizaru quickly transformed into a beam of light and disappeared from the room, thus avoiding a scolding.

Sengoku: "..."

This guy, when there's something to do, he moves as slowly as if he's constipated, but when he runs away, he's as fast as if he has diarrhea!

Chapter 911 Look! Captain Bucky is as well-behaved as a child!

Under tree number 13, Xiaqi's extortionate bar.

Cana and Leqi brought Gildarts, Buggy, Ace, and a few of Buggy's henchmen here to lay low for a while and also to visit some old friends.

We're back!

"Welcome back... Oh, did you bring any friends back?"

There was only one woman in the shop. She was leaning against the bar reading a newspaper, smoking a pipe. When she saw Kana enter, she smiled slightly, exuding a unique and mature feminine charm.

Gildas's eyes lit up, and he gave a thumbs-up, exclaiming, "Oh my god?! She's a very charming woman!"

Bang! !

Kana, her face contorted with shame, punched Gildas hard in the nose: "You bastard dad, you better tone it down!"

Although Shakky hadn't revealed her age, Cana had heard Rayleigh mention that this auntie had also been a pirate before, but had quit 40 years ago. Plus, she and her drinking buddy Rayleigh seemed to be a couple, and Rayleigh claimed to be over 70…

All the information suggests that Xia Qi is significantly older than her father.

In response, Kana could only marvel at the incredible resilience of people in this world, who can maintain such healthy bodies even in their fifties and sixties, showing no signs of aging.

In contrast, the people of Aslant are quite different. Jura, who is under 30, looks like he's in his forties or fifties, and Gildarts, who is 47, looks almost the same as Rayleigh...

In fact, Kana was right; Shakky was almost old enough to be her grandmother.

Because of the secrecy surrounding the information, few people know that Shakky was actually the emperor before Amazon Lily. Years ago, she abdicated the throne and left Amazon Lily, and then went into the intelligence business.

Judging from her appearance alone, it's really hard to imagine that this is a 64-year-old woman.

"Sorry, my dad is such a jerk..."

Shakky chuckled, not blaming Gildas for his rudeness: "I actually think he's quite cute~"

cute……

Kana looked bewildered, her gaze towards Shakky filled with disbelief: "Are you sure you're not mistaken? How does this old rogue fit with the word 'cute'?"

Gildas was equally bewildered; this was the first time someone had used such a word to describe him, and he couldn't help but feel a strange sense of being teased in return.

The feeling was strange, as if I had become the prey being hunted, and standing in front of me was a spider woman with a lot of hunting experience...

"This... what an incredibly powerful aura..."

Cold sweat dripped down Gildas's forehead, and a rare feeling of 'terrification' rose in his heart.

"You're 'The Clown' Buggy, right? And you're 'Fire Fist' Ace, the second captain of the Whitebeard Pirates."

"Hmm? Have you heard my story?"

Bucky couldn't hide his excitement. This aunt named Shakky was clearly an extraordinary intelligence dealer. Generally speaking, such people would only focus on the major powers at sea. But now that she knew about him, he suddenly felt like he was a big shot too!

Xia Qi nodded: "My husband has mentioned you before."

"Your husband... is he... First mate Rayleigh?" Bucky asked, trembling.

"Yes!"

Upon receiving an affirmative reply, Bucky burst into tears: "Waaaaah!! I never expected the first mate to remember me, I feel so honored!!"

Back in Roger's crew, Buggy and Rayleigh's friendship was basically similar to that of Shanks and Roger.

"First mate Rayleigh...is he not home?" Bucky flew around the bar, but couldn't find any trace of Rayleigh anywhere.

Xia Qi, however, seemed completely unconcerned: "That guy went out drinking again last night and hasn't come back yet! Who knows how long he'll be back this time. Do you need to see him?"

"Could it be that they want to get closer to the new world and specifically came to him for coating?"

"Ah...no! I just happened to know he was here, so I came to pay him a visit."

Bucky stopped wandering around and sat properly on the sofa, behaving like a child facing a neighbor, which nearly made his subordinates' jaws drop.

"Captain Bucky is completely unlike his usual self..."

"Look at him! He's so flustered, he's just like a little brother who hasn't grown up..."

How dare these guys talk about me like that?!

Bucky stood up in a rage and roared at his men, "All of you, get out of here!"

"Yes!!" ×N

The captain gave the order, and the crew dared not disobey. After Cabaji and his men left, the bar finally quieted down. It was at this moment that Rayleigh pushed open the door and walked in.

"I am back!"

"First Mate!!!"

Upon seeing Rayleigh appear, Bucky immediately jumped up from the sofa and pounced on Rayleigh like a child seeing its parent.

"It's been a long time, Bucky!"

Rayleigh was also overjoyed. He opened his arms and hugged the 30-something-year-old brat, then began to tease him: "I've heard about what happened. You've really made something of yourself now, daring to beat up a Celestial Dragon in the street in front of everyone. Even we old guys weren't as crazy as you back in the day!"

"First mate, you're too modest! Uh... I mean, you and Captain Roger are both heroes in my eyes!!"

Shakky was genuinely surprised when she overheard their conversation: "Did Buggy fight a Celestial Dragon?"

Who would have thought this red-nosed brat could have such courage and audacity? I used to think he was the only bad apple on Roger's ship, but I was wrong. He's actually a ruthless character with incredible guts!

"No! I'm innocent! I'm a victim too! That woman is the cause of all this!!" Bucky cried out, complaining to Rayleigh and Shakky, while pointing at Cana, who was sitting casually on the sofa drinking.

Ignoring Buggy's accusations, Cana gulped down half a bottle of liquor before wiping the stains from her mouth and saying, "What does this have to do with me? I've never even seen what that 'Celestial Dragon' looks like! You're the one who hit him; everyone on the street saw it clearly. I didn't even step out of the restaurant!"

With just two short sentences, they completely absolved themselves of any responsibility for the assault. This is something that the mages of Fairy Tail have long been adept at.

Although Cana wasn't entirely clear on how special or sensational the 'beating up a Celestial Dragon' incident was, she could tell from the reactions of those around her that it wasn't a good thing, at least much more troublesome than beating up the King of Fiore Kingdom!

"You bastard...?!!"

Rayleigh interrupted Bucky, who was about to explode in anger: "Alright, Bucky! How can you, a grown man, let a weak girl bear the consequences of your impulsiveness?"

"A weak girl?! How could you say such a thing, First Mate?!" Bucky was so aggrieved he was almost crying.

How is this woman, who reeks of alcohol, weak?

Ultimately, how many people in this world would consider a girl who can use Armament Haki and send someone flying more than ten meters with a single punch to be 'weak'?

Rayleigh knew that Buggy had been incredibly lucky since childhood, so he only felt sorry for Buggy for a couple of seconds before turning his attention to Ace.

“We’ve finally met, Portgas D. Ace.”

Ace was silent for two seconds: "...You want to see me?"

Rayleigh walked to the bar, took a bottle of liquor from the refrigerator, sat down next to Ace, and said, "Yeah, ever since I saw your bounty three years ago, I've wanted to meet you! I thought we could at least meet here, but in the end, we still missed each other..."

His gaze fell on Ace, but strangely it wasn't focused, as if he were looking through the boy in front of him, reminiscing about an old friend who had long since passed away.

"What good would it do to see them?"

Ace countered with a question, then adjusted his hat. "I'm so glad I look like this now. If you had been the first person I met, things might have been different."

Rayleigh fell silent for a long time before finally smiling with relief: "Is that so? It seems you gained something more important from Whitebeard... That's good!"

It's okay, it's okay with Whitebeard too!

Although I wasn't there that day, based on my understanding of Roger, he must have told Whitebeard everything, so it's okay!

Whitebeard and Roger, and all of us, firmly believe that you are the one who can change the world, which is why we have kept you by our side to protect you until that moment arrives, until…

The day you can rekindle the flame of civilization!

Chapter 912 Kizaru's Attack

Just as everyone in the room fell silent because of Rayleigh and Ace's conversation, a loud rumble suddenly came from outside the room, followed by a series of pitiful howls and shouts.

"That voice... is it Kabaji and the others??" Upon hearing the voice, Buggy couldn't sit still any longer and got up to look outside the door.

"It seems a formidable expert has arrived..."

Rayleigh released his Observation Haki and immediately sensed a powerful energy aura outside, at least at the level of a Marine Admiral. Only one Marine Headquarters Admiral could arrive in such a short time.

Kizaru Borsalino!

Ace, Gildarts, and Cana also rushed out. Although they had only known each other for a few days, they already considered Buggy and his gang as friends. Of course, they wouldn't stand idly by when their friends were in trouble.

Moreover, although she verbally denied it in various ways, Cana knew that she did indeed bear some responsibility for 'beating up a Celestial Dragon'. She was not the kind of person who would leave the trouble she caused to others to clean up.

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