Who made him the Pirate King?

"Old Lei, don't be careless."

A hoarse and slightly magnetic voice sounded behind the old man, and the tavern proprietress holding a ladies' cigarette in her hand slowly walked out from behind him.

The proprietress of the extortion bar, the emperor of Amazon Lily in the previous generation, and the leader of the Nine Snakes Pirates in the previous generation—Xia Qi!

Xia Qi took a drag on her cigarette and looked around with calm eyes, taking in the surrounding scenery.

Immediately she raised her head again, looked at the sky of Island 13, and instantly spotted the hovering blue-eyed white dragon.

"This ability to turn into clay, and the 'dragon' in the sky... The visitor should be the new king Shichibukai - White Dragon. It seems that his [Clay Fruit] has developed to the level of [Awakening] ”

The "Old Lei" in Xia Qi's mouth——

The vice-captain of the Roger Pirates and the right-hand man of the Pirate King, "Pluto" Silbaz Rayleigh!

"It's been so long since the new era began, and finally a 'new person' has appeared who can stand it! [Awakening]..."

Rayleigh held the Western sword, glanced at the blue-eyed white dragon in the sky, and said slightly speechless.

"Using 'clay' to create a dragon that can fly... This kind of thing is a bit exaggerated, right?

"And if I remember correctly, the dragon in the sky seems to have a reward?"

"To be precise, it's 9,500 beli, not even 10,000 beli."

Xia Qi's intelligence gathering ability is very good, and she immediately revealed the bounty of Blue Eyes White Dragon.

“I don’t know what those people in the navy are thinking… actually setting a bounty amount for a Devil Fruit creation.

"If this requires a bounty, then shouldn't Big Mom's Napoleon, Zeus, and Prometheus also have bounties?"

The Queen of All Nations, Big Mom, used her unique [Soul Fruit] to create three powerful soul clones——

"Napoleon" as a weapon;

"Zeus" who rides the thunder;

"Prometheus" who controls fire.

The strength of these three soul clones far exceeds that of many great pirates in the new world.

"Although I also think there is something wrong with the Navy's people, we seem to have different priorities..."

Rayleigh sighed and said seriously.

"What I mean is - for such a handsome dragon, the bounty is only 9,500 beli. Don't you think there is a problem?"

"...I think you are the one with the problem!"

Xia Qi rolled her eyes angrily.

It's just a dragon, it's not like I've never seen it before.

As for being so confused?

"People are still so childish even when they are old!"

Xia Qi left a few words, then turned and walked towards the bar counter of the rip-off bar.

"You'd better deal with the real 'White Dragon' first!

"Looking at the other party's posture, it seems that he came here specially to find us. I don't know where he got the news."

"Who knows?"

Rayleigh tightened the sword in his hand, and a sharp light flashed behind the oval lenses.

"I haven't been a pirate for many years, but..."

Even if we fight, I won't lose to any of the King's Shichibukai!

Pluto Rayleigh hadn't had time to finish his words completely.

Another cheerful voice came from the fountain-like white clay.

“Does ‘retirement’ exist in the pirate industry?”

Strom stepped on the undulating white clay and came to the front of the rip-off bar.

"Hades Silbaz Rayleigh?"

When Bai Long said his name, Rayleigh's pupils involuntarily shrank a little.

But on the surface, he still pretended not to know what the other person was talking about.

"Pluto Rayleigh?"

Rayleigh said falsely.

"My name is 'Old Lei', I'm just an ordinary coater on the Shampoo Islands."

"The right arm of the Pirate King, doesn't he even have the courage to admit his identity?"

Storm waved his hand and instantly created a clay doll that was 70-80% similar to Rayleigh.

The most similar thing about this clay doll to Rayleigh is the strange-shaped beard on its chin!

“Can you find another example of this kind of beard in the whole world?

"I'm a little curious, are you born with this fence-like beard, or was it deliberately trimmed the day after tomorrow?"

While asking questions, Storm also controlled the clay doll and launched an attack on Rayleigh.

The movement speed of the clay man Rayleigh was not slow at all. In the blink of an eye, he crossed a distance of more than ten meters and came to the real Pluto Rayleigh.

The clay man Rayleigh was seen raising his right foot and kicking it forward quickly. The powerful whip leg even blasted the air, making a crisp "pop" sound.

Rayleigh's brows frowned slightly. He slowly raised the Western sword in his right hand and raised the sword to block. The bright sword blade directly blocked the attack path of the clay man Rayleigh's right leg.

puff--

Rayleigh's Western sword split open the Nendoroid Rayleigh's right leg with great force.

The clay man Rayleigh, who had lost the lower half of his calf, kicked directly into the air, and his whole body spun several times in mid-air.

Rayleigh didn't take it seriously, took a step forward, and struck with his sword.

The bright sword light directly passed through the Nendoroid's neck, and its head flew directly into the air along with the sword light.

It's just two moves.

This clay doll, which was 70% similar to Rayleigh, "died" directly in front of the real Rayleigh.

Rayleigh originally thought so too.

However.

First, his right leg was cut off, and then his head was cut off.

Any normal human being here would be killed on the spot.

But Nendoroids are not normal people!

"Hey, Lao Lei..."

The head of the clay man Rayleigh that fell to the ground spoke quietly to the real Rayleigh.

"Have you ever had your head cut off? It hurts..."

Seeing this clay head that was 70% or 80% similar to his own, saying something he didn't understand, Rayleigh's face suddenly darkened a bit.

He held the Western sword, twisted a delicate sword flower in his hand, and then thrust the sword straight down, directly piercing the head of the clay man like a skewer of candied haws!

Poof!

The clay figure whose head was pierced by a Western sword seemed to be really "dead".

Its surface formed layers of waves, then melted away like white snow in spring and disappeared into the earth.

Rayleigh pulled out the Western sword which was undamaged.

But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, a sudden change occurred.

Just half a breath.

Clay dolls appeared one after another on the ground.

Each of them has a similar appearance to Rayleigh.

Especially the fence-like "four-bar beard" almost perfectly replicates the real Pluto Rayleigh.

Looking at the Nendoroid Rayleigh one after another, the real Pluto Rayleigh finally couldn't help it.

"Have you had enough fun, kid?"

Rayleigh clenched the Western sword in his hand and swung it forward. A white and bright crescent-shaped flying slash roared out, carrying the terrifying power of an army to defeat the enemy, and slashed at the clay puppet army in front of him.

Chi chi chi——

Wherever Pluto Rayleigh's flying slash passed, all the clay dolls were cut off like weeds, and their incomplete clay limbs were flying all over the sky. The scene was very horrifying.

The remaining momentum of the flying slash continued to fly forward, until it flew in front of Storm, as if it was going to cut him off together.

But Storm had enough time to raise his right fist, and the dark [Armed Haki] instantly wrapped around the surface of his fist, violently blasting the flying slash coming from the front.

boom! !

The moment Storm's right fist came into contact with Pluto Rayleigh's flying slash, a deafening roar immediately erupted.

The crescent-shaped flying slash was exploded on the spot, and the ferocious sword energy turned into violent shock waves and shot out in all directions, leaving deep penetration marks one after another on the surrounding land and buildings.

"Just with this level of 'Flying Slash'..."

Storm raised his eyes and looked at Pluto Rayleigh on the opposite side. His feet stepped heavily on the ground, and with the help of the reaction force of the earth, his figure disappeared instantly.

"You also said you are not 'Pluto'?"

In the blink of an eye.

Storm was already close to Pluto Rayleigh.

He raised his right hand, still wrapping his fist with [Armed Haki] and swung forward violently.

The dark iron fist continued to enlarge in Pluto Rayleigh's pupils.

‘It’s actually [Domineering]? ’

Lei Li narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking highly of the strength of the King Shichibukai Hakuryuu.

At this critical moment.

Rayleigh once again raised his Western sword, trying to resist Storm's "iron fist".

clang--

With a crisp collision sound, Storm's armed iron fist and Rayleigh's Western sword collided with each other.

But just in this short moment.

Rayleigh felt a powerful force coming from the blade of the Western sword.

‘This power… how is it possible! ’

Rayleigh finally paid the price for his slight.

He thought he could block Bailong's fist by casually swinging his sword to block.

However.

Storm's [Strength] attribute has already reached eight stars!

Even if Silbaz Rayleigh, the King of Hades in his heyday, comes, I dare not say that he can safely receive this punch.

Not to mention the careless "Old Lei" at this moment!

Storm's terrifying power directly impacted the blade of the Western sword.

This Western sword, which had been with Rayleigh for who knows how many years, its blade instantly bent into an astonishing arc.

The next moment.

Rayleigh was sent flying away by this punch.

He flew through the air like a cannonball, smashing half of the rip-off bar, and then kept flying back.

boom! boom! boom! ——

With a deafening roar.

Rayleigh knocked down several tall buildings that were several stories high.

Debris from the building was scattered in all directions, and smoke and dust rose into the sky, filling the surroundings and forming a dust fog.

In this fog.

Rayleigh barely managed to stabilize his body, his right arm was shaking continuously, and a ray of dazzling blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

"Are all newcomers monsters?"