Sailing: His comprehension is against the sky, and he comprehends the Eight Gates at the beginning.

At this point, he suddenly had another plan in mind and said to his subordinates.

"Let's go back and find the Straw Hat Pirates!"

Upon hearing Kidd's order, the others were shocked.

"Hey?! Captain! The admiral is almost here! We have to escape!"

"Yes, Captain! We can't go back now!"

"Also, why are you looking for the Straw Hat crew?"

Kidd smiled upon hearing this and said calmly.

"The navy's forces are now all concentrated at the Navy Headquarters."

"They can't send too many troops."

"Sending a general over here is probably the limit."

As he spoke, Kidd's lips curled up, and an interested look appeared in his eyes. He continued.

"Their main target is definitely the Straw Hat crew."

"Isn't everyone saying that the Straw Hat crew is the strongest pirate crew after the Four Emperors, and that Straw Hat Luffy is the fifth emperor?"

"In that case, the admiral who was sent here should be focused on dealing with the Straw Hat crew and won't have time to worry about us!"

What is the true strength of the Straw Hat crew?

"Isn't now the best opportunity to observe?!"

"What a great show..."

"How could we miss this?!"

Kidd's eyes were filled with excitement and agitation.

Deep down, he still harbors a desire to challenge Luffy.

After all, he was a fellow newcomer and was resentful of the others.

However, Luffy's fame was too great, so he never dared to make a move easily.

Now is the perfect opportunity to witness Luffy's strength, how could he possibly miss it?

In fact, it wasn't just Kidd who thought this way; several other supernovas shared similar sentiments to varying degrees.

They might not have the same idea as Kid to challenge Luffy.

But they were all incredibly curious about Luffy's battle with the Admirals.

Anyway, they were pretty sure that the Navy wouldn't send a lot of troops because of Ace's execution.

So they relaxed a lot for a moment and decided to go and watch from a distance.

Soon, as if by prior arrangement, these supernovas began searching for the Straw Hat crew's whereabouts at the same time.

Only Hawkins remained with a furrowed brow and a grave expression.

He consulted the oracle time and time again, but the results were never satisfactory.

The only thing that made him feel fortunate was that he didn't look like he was about to die today.

So he didn't rush to leave.

...

Inside Shakky's Tavern!

"What did you say?! You...you're the vice-captain of the Pirate King's ship?!"

A sharp female voice rang out from inside the tavern, loud enough to pierce the ears of others.

Inside the tavern, Nami stared in disbelief and shock at Rayleigh, who was sitting there drinking.

Seeing the other party's surprise, Rayleigh couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Huh? Xiao Ba, didn't you tell them?"

Xiao Ba scratched his head, looking completely matter-of-fact, and said...

"Because we just want you to help us with coating!"

"That's why I didn't say any of these things!"

Robin noticed that most of the Straw Hat crew looked shocked, and couldn't help but say something.

"Huh?! Didn't any of you notice?"

Usopp, Nami, and the others were all astonished by Robin's question.

"I hear his name all the time!"

"I've seen his name in many books!"

Brooke, however, seemed to be deep in thought, and after a moment's thought, he said...

"Gol D. Roger?!"

"There used to be a newcomer with that name!"

Just then, Uta suddenly spoke to Rayleigh.

"So... you're Shanks' first mate!"

Upon hearing this familiar name, Rayleigh turned his head to look at Uta, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

A few seconds later, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly smiled and his lips curled up.

"You must be the daughter Shanks was talking about!"

"By the way! If you came from the East China Sea..."

"Have you encountered a pirate named Buggy?"

Upon hearing Rayleigh mention Buggy and Nami, who knew him, Zoro and his companion felt a sense of unease.

Then they heard Rayleigh continue.

"Shanks and Bucky were once trainee crew members on our ship!"

“It’s so nostalgic!”

"That was so long ago!"

Upon hearing Rayleigh's words, Zoro and Nami's lips twitched in astonishment.

"Bucky?!"

"That...that guy is actually...on the Pirate King's ship?!"

Uta had never met Rayleigh.

Since the Roger Pirates disbanded, their crew members have gone their separate ways and rarely see each other.

She didn't even know Bucky, who was closest to Shanks, before, since Shanks hadn't seen him since Roger's execution.

Upon hearing Rayleigh mention these things, Uta was immediately overjoyed and asked.

Have you met Shanks?

Rayleigh smiled and nodded, a look of reminiscence in his eyes, and said.

"About 10 years ago!"

"I met him here."

"I noticed his straw hat was missing, so I asked him why."

"Then he told me the story of how he met a boy in a small village in the East China Sea."

Rayleigh looked at Luffy as he said this.

Even now, the image of Shanks saying those words is still deeply imprinted in Rayleigh's mind...

[Shanks, his eyes filled with longing and amazement, smiled and said to Rayleigh with emotion.]

"Mr. Rayleigh! I'm really surprised!"

"That brat said the same thing as the captain."

"And the talent and power he displayed are things I've never seen in anyone else before."

"Even the captain can't match his astonishing talent!"

"Mr. Raleigh!"

"I believe that brat will one day..."

"I will definitely surpass the captain and become the one who leads this world!"

Recalling Shanks' words once again, Rayleigh couldn't help but feel just as excited as when he first heard them.

Rayleigh was filled with curiosity and anticipation at the fact that Shanks could give such a high evaluation of someone.

So ever since Luffy and his crew set sail, he has been keeping an eye on their news.

As he paid more attention to Luffy, the things Luffy did shocked him time and time again.

Now that he has seen Luffy with his own eyes, he completely believes what Shanks said.

After staring at Luffy for a long time and reflecting on his feelings, Rayleigh finally recovered.

He then smiled and said to Uta.

"Shanks mentioned you to me too!"

"I was shocked when he told me he had a daughter!"

"But later he also told me the story of how he met you."

"That guy seemed really happy when he talked about you!"

"I can tell..."

"You are very important to him!"

Hearing Rayleigh's last words, Uta felt a warmth in his heart.

A happy expression spread across his face as he murmured Shanks' name.

"Shanks..."

After taking a sip of his drink, Rayleigh continued.

"Anyway..."

"It's already amazing that you even made it this far!"

"He should be waiting for you in the New World by now!"

Upon hearing this, Luffy, Uta, and everyone in the Straw Hat crew looked on with longing.

The New World, a place where true pirates go.

The pinnacle of pirates is right there.

After talking with Luffy and the others, Rayleigh understood why Shanks had such a high opinion of Luffy.

This can be considered as fulfilling one of his wishes.

After they had finished talking, he spoke to Luffy and the others.

"All right!"

"You want me to coat your ship, right?!"

"Then I'll go now!"

"Your ship is docked at GR 41, right?"

"The coating process will take about three days."

"You'll have to wait on this island for a little while!"

At this point, Rayleigh paused for a moment, then seemed to remember something, looked at Luffy, and added.

"correct!"