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OPI Chapter 90: Imminent Chaos in Mary Geoise
🕑 Added 2024-01-08 02:49:33 +0000 UTC“No, absolutely not, I don’t agree with you going!” Shakky put out the cigarette and his angry voice suddenly solidified the atmosphere. "What kind of place do you think Mary Geoise is?"
"Or are you planning to be buried with Roger? Don't you think it's a little late for that?"
Rayleigh glared at the enraged Shakky. This was the first time he had seen her lose her composure. This woman was usually so free and gentle, and she looked calm even when she was beating someone up.
"Hehehe... I just want to take a look, I'm not going to wreak havoc on Mary Geoise. I'll go undercover and return discreetly." He said this with great confidence. After all, as a top powerhouse in the world, self-confidence is a necessary psychological element.
“You’re not allowed to go!” Shakky looked at Rayleigh coldly and said: "As long as you go, don't even think about stepping into this bar again. You should know very well that I'm not kidding now."
"..." Rayleigh remained silent, lowered his head and continued to drink the whiskey in his glass.
[Ding-dong]
At this time, a clear and melodious sound of wind chimes sounded outside the door.
Immediately afterwards, the door was gently pushed open, and a tall black-haired man walking in, estimated to be two and a half meters tall, wearing a green suit and black leather boots, with a white cloak draped over his shoulders.
"Excuse me, could I have a glass of juice? If you have milk cake, that would be perfect."
This Navy officer sat calmly at the counter, separated from Rayleigh by two tall stools. His presence silenced the other two. Of course they can identify this person.
"I didn't expect the Commander of the Dragon Marine Base to visit this small place. But, this is a bar, juice and milk cake are not suitable." Shakky laughed naturally, then took out juice and a brown-black cake from the refrigerator and said with a smile: "There is really no milk cake. I prefer chocolate cake. What do you think?"
“Is it bitter?” Dragon asked with a slightly troubled look.
“A little bit.”
“Forget it, just juice.”
These simple conversations gave the feel of a normal interaction between an owner and a customer. At this time, Rayleigh asked: "How did you discover me?"
“It’s rumored by the wind. As long as there is wind, there is no secret.” Dragon replied, taking a sip of the sweet juice.
“Then you are here to arrest me?”
"I'd like to do it."
"So?" Rayleigh asked with a smile. Dragon pondered for a moment and said: "I want you to leave here."
Ever since he discovered Rayleigh on the night of Liberation Day, he had actually thought about capturing the former crew member of the Roger Pirates, but he gave up after thinking about it for a long time.
It’s not that he is afraid of the other party. Although he is not strong enough, this is the Sabaody Archipelago. The navy headquarters is next door. He can call on the navy admiral and large forces for support in minutes.
Dragon mainly did not want the battle to take place inside the Sabaody Archipelago. He is well aware of the terrible destruction that battles will cause between the world's major fighting forces.
Even if the Navy forcibly suppresses Rayleigh and the former Rocks Pirates crew member Shakky, this place that had just begun a peaceful life will be completely destroyed.
Rayleigh and Shakky looked at each other and understood Dragon's concerns.
“I think it will be safer if we stay here. What if we go out and are surrounded by your navy?”
Then Shakky smiled and said: "Vice Admiral Dragon, both he and I have withdrawn. We will not cause trouble. In the vast Sabaody Archipelago, there is no place for a bar owner and a craftsman?"
Dragon raised his head and narrowed his eyes. “A bar manager with the ability to gather intelligence from around the world and a craftsman who helps potential pirates at night?”
"..." The two were silent again.
"Hey, it seems that you heard a lot about me from Garp, otherwise ordinary Vice Admirals wouldn't know about me~" Shakky teased, pretending to be relaxed.
Rayleigh also smiled and said: "You even know that I helped the pirates. I really can't hide anything from you. Is this your devil fruit ability?"
He has recently mastered the coating technique. Although he is not very proficient yet, it is still no problem to spend some time coating the pirate ship.
"Because the two ships that you coated before are already at the bottom of the sea." Dragon said, no expression on her face, looking at Rayleigh. "You can continue coating the ships you choose, but do you plan to teach them anything else, like Haki?"
The Haki training method was an extremely scarce resource in the first half of the Grand Line, and only a few extremely talented people could master it through self-study.
Seeing Rayleigh puzzled, Shakky changed the subject, asking, "I've heard a rumor, is it true that you tried to desert the Navy, Vice Admiral Dragon?"
"Um?" Rayleigh looked at Dragon in surprise. The son of the naval hero Garp actually wanted to betray the navy. What kind of dramatic plot is this?
Dragon responded evasively: "The World Government is changing."
“No matter how it changes, it will still be the World Government of the Celestial Dragons, and the essence will not change at all!” Rayleigh’s tone increased and he looked at the other party seriously.
“But it gives me hope.” Dragon said in a deep voice while looking at the newspaper on Rayleigh’s desk.
"You don't know the history of the World Government at all. What if you knew?" Just as Rayleigh was about to continue speaking, Dragon interrupted him. "So what if you know? Even if the past history is deplorable, if the present and the future are promising, there is no point in worrying about it."
In his view, the past is past, and only the future is worthy of concern.
"I'll give you three days. After three days, I hope you have left." After saying that, Dragon stood up and was about to walk out of the bar, only to hear Rayleigh's voice behind him.
"What if we don't leave?"
"Then someone will come to talk to you, someone who only talks with his fists."
With the tinkling of the wind chime, Dragon's figure disappeared from the sight of the two. However, he was already considering how to isolate the area. If the Rayleigh problem could be solved by sacrificing a region, that might be acceptable.
“Hey, my head hurts, They have us in their sights!” Rayleigh laughed.
"I can take you somewhere safe." Shakky looked at him and said softly, her whole ability was in gathering intelligence, so she was particularly good at escaping. Even Garp couldn't catch her back then.
"Well, that would be great. I'll sit tight then." Rayleigh took a long breath, looked thankful, then stood up and left the bar, leaving Shakky behind him frowning and staring at his back.
That night, Dragon at the Marine Base sensed Rayleigh's aura leaving, and never returned.
…
Pangaea Castle, Room of Authority
Warcury looked at Ju Peter and said, "On your part, you should contact Doflamingo as soon as possible. It doesn't matter if the Sea Transport King matter is delayed, but our Construction Department has some urgent needs."
"Ok." Ju Peter nodded and then handed over the four reports sent by Cipher Pol headquarters.
“This is the information sent back by CP9 from the Other World. Take a look, there is a very shocking discovery.”
After receiving the reports, the four of them began to silently read the contents.
The first half of the information said that Laskey and others later discovered eleven corpses infected with the undead virus.
However, five of the bodies that were found had damage to the heart, and one had its head severed. They were completely dead as they didn't even react when fed with blood.
At the same time, several photos were attached to the document, clearly showing the damage to the heart.
“This is obviously a bullet hole!” V. Nusjuro was surprised.
“Yes, this shows that people in the Another World can make and use firearms. This is indeed very important information.” Mars has serious eyes.
"The question now is, how powerful are the guns of people in this world?"
Ju Peter shook his head and said: "Unfortunately, so far, CP9 has only encountered undead, not even a single living person. They haven't even seen a ruined village. It's strange."
"However, what surprised me is not this. Continue reading"
The other four people looked at each other and continued to turn the pages. When they reached the last two pages, the contents on the paper became strange.
Because this letter is obviously written in Japanese. Although the grammar is a bit weird, the general meaning can still be understood. After all, their letters are generally written in Japanese.
"What does this mean?" Saturn raised his head in confusion, and the other three also looked at Ju Peter with puzzled faces.
"This is the letter that Laskey and Marta's team found in the clothes of an undead."
"...?!" Everyone was stunned, their eyes widened unconsciously, and they quickly lowered their heads to check the contents of the letter again.
“You mean there are also Japanese characters in another world?”
“This... How is this possible!”
Ju Peter sighed: "At first, I was surprised too, but if you think about it, the people of this world are identical to us, dress similarly and probably have similar weapons. So it's understandable that we also share a similar language."
The main writing styles in One Piece World are divided into two types. One is English, which is used in formal occasions, such as official texts, professional books, and reward lists. The other is Japanese, which is used in newspapers, letters, and informal situations.
Hearing Ju Peter's explanation, the other four could only reluctantly accept this fact. Meanwhile, he continued: “Based on this letter, which is supposed to be from a wife to her husband, we have found several useful pieces of information.”
"Those undead are called Kabane by the people of Another World. Furthermore, the husband who received the letter, that is, the corpse, is a samurai..."
At this point, he paused.
"In addition, the letter mentions the name of a settlement, so we can confirm that there are cities where a large number of humans gather."
At this time V. Nusjuro said coldly: "It seems that the culture of this world is very close to that of Wano Country."
"That's true, but we don't know what the fighting strength of the samurai is like in this place." Warcury said with a slightly gloomy expression.
[Poru-puru puru-puru]
Suddenly, the Den-Den Mushi rang in Ju Peter's pocket. Without avoiding others, she took him out directly and replied: "What's wrong?"
“Sir, Laskey and Marta discovered railroad tracks in a plain. They are going to explore along the tracks. There is a high probability of finding a city inhabited by humans.”
"Understood." Ju Peter hung up and put the Den-Den Mushi in his pocket. Intertwining his fingers in front of him, he asked: "What do you guys think?"
“Railways, I remember they are often used to transport minerals underground.” Warcury reflected. “But I’ve never heard of rails used on the surface.”
"However, in Water 7, they are developing sea trains that require floating tracks to connect the islands. Could it be that in this world their mode of transportation is land trains?" Mars speculated.
“It’s possible, but being able to create rails and trains, it seems that the level of civilization development in this world is not low.” Saturn sighed with emotion.
Warcury said: "Let them continue to investigate. The current information is not enough. When we understand 70% to 80% of the situation in this world, we will consider our attitude towards it then!"
"Okay. That was the last thing for today. We can leave..."
[Boom!!]
Just when he was about to announce the adjournment of the meeting, a huge roar suddenly sounded outside the window, and the strong air vibration even caused dense cracks in the glass on the window.
"What happened!" V. Nusjuro stood up abruptly, with a tyrannical momentum erupting from his body.
"It's outside, in the Socializing Plaza!" Ju Peter ran to the window and looked down. The next moment, his pupils suddenly constricted. Beads of cold sweat broke out on his forehead as he muttered under his breath. "This is serious."
At this moment, in the quiet night, the entire Mary Geoise looked completely agitated. A large number of guards rushed towards Pangaea Castle.
Meanwhile...
Members of Cipher Pol moved quickly in the moonlight, leaving afterimages behind them.
[Poru-puru puru-puru]
The Den-Den Mushi rang again, this time it was the one on the table. Warcury quickly grabbed the receiver and before he could speak, the voice on the other end said: "Imu-sama ordered not to disturb his fun."
“Mihawk?”
The Five Elders looked at each other.
