Konoha Yellow Monkey: The salary is in place, and Wukage is useless!

Chapter 452 Inviting Rayleigh

In Area 13 of the Sabaody Archipelago, in a bar called "Xia Qi's Rip-off BAR", a slightly tipsy Rayleigh was lying on the bar counter.

Behind the counter, the bar owner, Xia Qi, the former emperor of the Amazon Lily Kingdom and former leader of the Nine Snakes Pirates, lit a cigarette for herself, looked in the direction of the tavern door and said, "It seems that some extraordinary guy has come to the island."

Rayleigh, who was lying on the counter, opened his eyes at some point, and an inexplicable gleam flashed in his eyes under his frameless glasses.

Rayleigh helplessly stood up from the counter, resting his chin on his hand and said, "The trouble has already arrived."

As soon as the words were spoken, several figures were projected in the bar under the sunlight.

Xia Qi turned sideways to look at the newcomer and smiled elegantly, "Guest, would you like something to drink?"

Danzo, standing at the door of the bar, had a cold face and looked at the two people in the bar with a cold and indifferent gaze.

"Oh wow! Now that we're in a bar, of course we have to drink. If the boss lady has any fine wine in her collection, feel free to bring it up." Kizaru walked past Danzo and entered the bar first, walking towards the counter in a carefree manner.

"The wine here is not cheap! We are distinguished guests from the Kingdom of Light." Xia Qi looked at Kizaru with a smile and directly revealed the origins of Kizaru and the others.

"Your information is as timely as ever." Kizaru walked to the counter and sat down next to Rayleigh. He put half of his left arm on the counter, looked sideways at Xia Qi, and glanced at Rayleigh beside him.

While the two were talking, Danzo at the door raised his right hand, and the guards behind him disappeared silently in an instant, and he himself walked into the bar.

This move by Danzo was intended to show off the strength of the Land of Light in front of Xia Qi and Rayleigh.

"There was quite a big disturbance between you and the Kingdom of Light some time ago. How many people on the sea don't know about it?" Xia Qi seemed to be complimenting, but also seemed to be reminding.

"Hahaha, it's just a trivial little fight. We in the Kingdom of Light love peace the most." Kizaru said with a smile.

Xia Qi did not refute, but turned around silently and took a bottle of whiskey from the cabinet behind her. After pouring half a glass for Kizaru, she added an ice cube in it and brought it in front of him.

"I wonder what the two distinguished guests are here to do?" Xia Qi leaned forward and looked at Kizaru with a smile.

Kizaru picked up the whiskey and drank most of it in one gulp. Then he said, "We are going to Fishman Island to find someone to coat the ship and visit two acquaintances."

"Oh! It seems you are very familiar with us?" Xia Qi looked at Reilly calmly.

Kizaru turned sideways and pointed at Danzo behind him, "My old man went to Nine Snake Island on behalf of the Kingdom of Light a few days ago and reached a full cooperation with the empress. We are a family from now on. You, the former emperor of the Amazon Lily Kingdom, are of course also a family member."

Danzo, who was standing not far behind Kizaru and listening to the conversation silently, snorted in dissatisfaction when he heard the "old man" son in Kizaru's words. But when he heard that the woman behind the counter was from the Amazon Lily Kingdom and was the former emperor, he became interested again and looked at Xia Qi.

After hearing what Kizaru said, Xia Qi straightened up again, took a deep puff of the lady's cigarette between her fingers, and then pretended to be indifferent and said, "I have already abdicated. The decision of the younger generation has nothing to do with us."

"Really? Then you don't care about what agreement we have reached with them? After all, they will send troops to overthrow the World Government with us in the future." Kizaru said directly without any shocking words.

At this point in the conversation, both Xia Qi and Rayleigh's expressions changed for the first time. Rayleigh seemed a little surprised, but more helplessly he scratched his untidy hair and said with emotion: "Young people nowadays are really scary!"

Xia Qi appeared calm on the surface, but the cigarette butt between her fingers that was about to burn out and had not been thrown away revealed her inner unrest. She looked directly at the smiling Kizaru and said, "I can't control the affairs of you young people."

Rayleigh, who was standing by, also spoke up at this moment, "What are you going to do at Fishman Island?"

Kizaru looked at Rayleigh, lit a cigar for himself, and said with a smile: "Of course it's an alliance. I love making friends the most, and I think the mermaid king will not refuse my friendship."

Rayleigh thought of Kizaru's involvement in the Marineford War and his relationship with Whitebeard. He knew very well that the Ryugu Kingdom, which was protected by Whitebeard, did not have the confidence to reject Kizaru's request.

"The World Government will not allow the fishmen to turn to you." Rayleigh's words were a test.

"The World Government cannot stop what the Land of Light wants to do." Kizaru replied.

Rayleigh fell silent as he recalled how Shanks came to him specially after leaving the East China Sea and told him about his experiences in the Kingdom of Light.

As a retired old man, he had no position to stop the murlocs' choice.

However, the appearance of the Land of Light and Kizaru made him feel that he could no longer see the future of the ocean clearly.

The historical truth he and Roger saw, and Roger's decision, made him think that all hope for the future was there.

But with the sudden rise of Kizaru and the Land of Light in the War of Marineford, as well as the news Shanks brought back about his trip to the Land of Light and the strong performance of the Land of Light, the future became confusing again.

Will the future and hope they once expected really appear?

When Rayleigh was silent, Kizaru continued, "In addition to accompanying my delegation from the Kingdom of Light to Fishman Island, I also came to see you."

"See me?" Rayleigh seemed to have thought of something, and he said calmly, "I won't talk about the past."

"No, no, no!" Kizaru interrupted Rayleigh, "I am not interested in what you and Roger have seen. The truth of history and the hope of the future have nothing to do with me and the Kingdom of Light. History is nothing but a failed past, and the hope of the future is nothing but a vague hope. For the Kingdom of Light, I only value the present.

In this era, on this ocean, no one and no force can stop us.

The future of the ocean is determined only by the plans of me and the Kingdom of Light."

Kizaru's tone of voice was calm, but it revealed absolute confidence and unquestionable dominance, as if the entire ocean was in the palm of his hand.

"What shocking words! Are you and your Kingdom of Light really so confident?" Xia Qi couldn't help but speak. After she heard from Kizaru that the little girl Hancock actually represented Nine Snake Island and formed a deep alliance with the Kingdom of Light, she knew that there were some things she couldn't get rid of.

As the former emperor of the kingdom, she could not sit idly by and watch her kingdom and people fall into the abyss of destruction.

"Our confidence comes from our strength. The purpose of my visit this time is to invite you to visit the East China Sea and the Kingdom of Light.

Of course, during the tour, there is one more small matter that needs to be troubled by Senior Rayleigh. We have several strong men who need a teacher to guide them in practicing domineering skills. "

Kizaru's words sounded somewhat contradictory to Rayleigh and Xia Qi. After all, in the world of pirates, strength and domineering are one and the same. A person who does not have domineering power is definitely not a truly strong person, even if he can awaken the ability of a devil fruit.

Kizaru understood the two people's doubts, so he said directly: "The training system of the Kingdom of Light is different from this sea. We are very keen to communicate with the strong people on the sea."

After hearing the explanation, Rayleigh couldn't help but become more curious about the Kingdom of Light. "Is there such a strange country? A completely different training system? Then what do your strong men rely on to fight?"

This time, Kizaru did not speak, but looked at Danzo behind him. At Kizaru's signal, Danzo coughed slightly.

Then, a figure appeared in the bar out of thin air as if by teleportation.

This is the elite among Danzo's guards. According to the previous name, he is an experienced jonin, and can also be called an elite jonin.

"Suzaku, show me your ninjutsu," Danzo ordered.

The guard codenamed Suzaku understood that this was a demonstration to the people in the pirate world, so he did not hold back. Facing the direction of the bar door, he quickly formed seals with his hands, took a deep breath, and opened his mouth to spit out a chirping firebird.

Under his delicate control, the firebird passed through the gate, its body expanded further, it spread its wings and flew high, while opening its mouth and spewing out several fireballs.

The fireball shot up into the air along with the Firebird, and finally exploded in the sky.

Rayleigh and Xia Qi, who witnessed this scene, looked at Suzaku for a while and then looked at Kizaru.

"This is not the ability of a devil fruit, but a unique ninjutsu of our Land of Light. The strong men of the Land of Light have the ability to control multiple elements such as wind, fire, thunder, earth, and water. As long as we want, we can easily create tsunamis and strong winds and thunderstorms on the sea. This does not require a devil fruit, it does not require top-level strong men, it only requires an ordinary ninja unit of a hundred people to do it." Kizaru explained with a smile.

"How many of you are there?" Kizaru's words made Rayleigh and Xia Qi further realize the war potential of the Land of Light.

"This is a secret, and we generally don't disclose it to outsiders. But the two of them are family to us, so it's okay to tell them."

As soon as Kizaru said this, Rayleigh felt something was wrong. Just as he was about to refuse, he heard Kizaru say, "The Kingdom of Light can send out more than 200,000 ninja troops if it wants."

Two hundred thousand? Rayleigh seemed to have his throat stuck as he was about to speak. He turned his head to look at Suzaku who was standing there silently, and then looked at Kizaru.

Kizaru continued to explain, "Of course, not every ninja has such strong strength, but as long as they are ninjas who enter the army, they at least have the ability to release ninjutsu to fight."

After hearing this, Xia Qi felt inexplicably relieved. If the Land of Light was really as powerful as Kizaru said, then Hancock's decision was not bad.

Rayleigh was silent for a moment, then he sighed and said, "If Roger were still alive, he would definitely explore such a powerful and interesting country."

"So, you two, do you want to take a trip to the Land of Light?" Kizaru invited again.

Xia Qi did not answer directly, but looked at Rayleigh. Rayleigh did not hesitate for too long and made a decision in his heart.

"Then I'll go and take a good look on behalf of the captain and the others! Hahaha!"

Rayleigh finished speaking and burst into laughter. (End of this chapter)