One Piece: Starting with the enslavement of Wano Country!

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But now it's different. She's a mother now, and she has her own blood-related child!

Lazuli's gaze was full of tenderness as she carefully reached out and gently touched the child's rosy cheeks, a happy smile spreading across her face.

Looking at the new life, Lei Luo couldn't help but smile, even though he wasn't a father for the first time.

Lazuli's gaze lingered on her son, then she looked up at Lei Luo, the most important man in her life, and asked softly, "Lei Luo, what's our child's name?"

Looking at Lazuli's loving gaze radiating maternal warmth and her happy smile, Lei Luo thought for a moment and said, "Let's name her Lei En!"

"Rain...Rain..." Lazuli murmured, then suddenly smiled, lowering her head to gently touch the forehead of the child in her arms. "Rain, I'm your mother, Lazuli~"

Toritoma stood to the side, gently stroking her increasingly large belly, eagerly anticipating the arrival of her child.

Time continued to flow, and another four months passed. In October of the 1494th year of the Sea Calendar, Toritoma gave birth to a daughter for Raylo.

And this day just happened to be the National Day of the Celestial Empire, October 1st.

Stussy joked, "Tori Tomma, this is something to celebrate!"

Toritoma held her newborn daughter, her eyes filled with tenderness: "She truly is a gift from God."

After a moment, Toritoma slowly raised her head, looked at her lover, and asked softly, "Rello, what is our daughter's name?"

Lei Luo looked at the adorable little life in Tori Tomma's arms and pondered deeply.

The empresses of Amazon Lily, Gloria, Shakky, and Tori Tomma all represent a flower.

Gloriosa is a flame flower, Shaki is a peony, and Toritoma is a torch lotus.

So, what flower should I use as a name for my daughter?

Soon, Lei Luo, being a native of Guangdong, had a flash of inspiration and chuckled, "Let's call it Honeysuckle."

Most people may not recognize what honeysuckle is, but it has another name that everyone knows – honeysuckle!

“Honeysuckle…honeysuckle…” Toritoma murmured, then gently kissed her daughter’s forehead.

In fact, she would like whatever name Lei Luo gave his daughter.

Without the Beasts Pirates causing trouble, the seas were relatively calm for a year.

The Whitebeard Pirates, the Big Mom Pirates, and the Wang Zhi Pirates each occupied their own territories, reigning supreme over the sea.

During this time, he defeated countless pirates who came to challenge him, and defended his dignity as the "Emperor of the Sea".

Although pirates still frequently fight each other, many pirates even burn, kill, and plunder.

But for the world government and the navy, this is no big deal.

That's just how pirates are.

It's only those lunatics in the Beasts Pirates who have managed to pull off a series of world-shaking events.

Because the Black Nose Pirates do not have their own territory and are very powerful, they only show their faces when they land on islands to resupply.

The rest of the time, the various forces of the sea had no way of discovering their whereabouts.

Throughout the year, the Black Nose Pirates also failed to devise any way to obtain the Red Road Poneglyph from the Beasts Pirates.

However, just a year ago, Xia Qi confidently stated that the historical text of the red road sign would appear a year later.

They had no choice but to place all their hopes on Xia Qi.

And so they began their adventure.

Since they couldn't reach the final island for the time being, they decided to visit the other islands first.

They left their mark on every island, and Rayleigh also visited local doctors throughout the journey, hoping to find a cure for Roger's terminal illness.

Unfortunately, a year has passed, and there's no cure, not even if it drags on for several years like Crocus's case.

On this day, in Devil Town, Roger and his friends heard the local legend about the liar Rolando.

Although everyone just listened to it as a fairy tale, Roger didn't know whether he was listening to the voice of all things or something else, and he didn't explain it to Rayleigh and Jabba.

Jabba thought Roger's idea was a bit crazy, but as a navigator, his job was to take his captain wherever he wanted to go.

So Jabba decided to go crazy with Roger. The group resolutely boarded the Flying Sea Current.

The pirate ship sailed through the sea of ​​clouds and successfully arrived at Sky Island!

Upon seeing that there really was a sky island above Devil's Town, Roger couldn't help but grin excitedly:

"Hahahaha... So it really was swept up into the sky by the surging ocean current."

George's eyes lit up. "Does that mean this is the legendary Golden Land?"

Rayleigh nodded slightly: "It should be."

George rubbed his hands excitedly: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's get going!"

Roger, Rayleigh, and Jabba laughed heartily: "Alright, let's go then."

Although they are not the kind of people who are obsessed with money, they still need money for daily expenses.

If we really find the Golden Land, we won't move everything, but we'll take some back for daily expenses.

However, after searching the entire Sky Island, they still could not find any trace of the Golden City.

This time they were truly certain that Rolando was a liar and that the Golden City was a complete hoax.

However, Roger remained undeterred, firmly believing that the Golden City existed. To this end, they sought out the god of the Sky Island—Gan Fall.

Gan Fall thought about it seriously for a long time before he remembered: "There used to be a lot of those yellow-glowing metals here, but later, a group of pirates took them all."

Upon hearing Gan Fall confirm that it was true, Roger couldn't help but smile, but the smile quickly faded.

He had a strange feeling, as if he had always been living in someone's shadow.

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Rayleigh watched from the side, somewhat stunned.

I don't understand why Roger is laughing one minute and then looking dejected the next.

If the Golden Land really existed, that would be enough.

If their pirate crew can come to Skypiea, why can't others come too?!

Since everyone else has come up here and seen Golden Township, they're bound to move away!

Roger isn't the kind of person who's greedy for money, so why is he so disappointed?

Rayleigh patted Roger on the shoulder and asked softly, "Roger, what's wrong?"

Roger shook his head. "It's nothing."

Although they were partners who had gone through thick and thin with Rayleigh, there were some things he really didn't know how to explain to Rayleigh.

Roger quickly suppressed his inexplicable disappointment and grinned, "Gentlemen, although we didn't get the Golden City, we have proven that it does exist."

"so……"

"Let's have a feast to celebrate our pirate crew's adventure on the sky islands!"

The campfire was quickly lit, and the four of them sat around it, happily grilling meat and drinking wine.

Rayleigh sipped his wine, his gaze occasionally falling on Roger beside him.

Although Roger was drinking heartily with his glass in hand, Rayleigh could still sense a hint of loneliness in his expression.

Rayleigh sighed almost imperceptibly, then continued drinking his wine with a sense of helplessness.

Night fell, and the banquet ended.

Rayleigh couldn't sleep no matter what he did, so he sighed, sat up, and looked up.

Sure enough, Roger was also awake.

Roger was sitting on a large rock, looking up at the moon, lost in thought.

The moonlight shone on him, making Roger's dejected expression even more apparent.

Rayleigh stepped forward and sat down next to Roger, saying nothing, simply staying by his captain's side.

After a long pause, Roger finally spoke and asked, "Rayleigh, the time when Shakky spoke back then is almost here, isn't it?"

Rayleigh couldn't help but laugh: "So what's wrong with you? You're worried about not being able to reach the final island."

Roger scratched his head sheepishly.

It wouldn't be a problem if Rayleigh had retrieved the Poneglyph, since he was Rayleigh's first mate.

But if it were Xia Qi...

She's Rayleigh's woman, and it would be a bit awkward for her to go and get the Poneglyphs for herself.

Rayleigh grinned, giving Roger a sense of reassurance: "Don't worry, we will make it to the final island. I believe in Shakky."

"That's good, that's good." Roger's smile returned.

Roger did not stay on the sky island for long. Soon, he and his group fell from a height of 10,000 meters and returned to Qinghai.

On the pirate ship, Rayleigh practically kept track of the days.

In fact, he had contacted Xia Qi after she called him.

Shakky said, "I'm afraid the Beasts Pirates will discover their connection, so we shouldn't contact them before we get the Poneglyphs."

Therefore, he and Xia Qi had actually not been in contact for a long time.

What Rayleigh didn't know was that Shakky wasn't initially afraid that the Beast Pirates would discover anything, because Shakky had originally made a deal with Rayleigh.

On the contrary, Shakky was afraid that Rayleigh would find out something, since saying too much could lead to trouble, so she made up an excuse to tell Rayleigh not to contact her during this period.

As for what happened next...

Today, exactly one year after Shakky's first phone call, Rayleigh dialed Shakky's Den Den Mushi again.

"Bulu Bulu... Bulu Bulu..."

Rayleigh looked at the Den Den Mushi in his hand with anticipation, waiting for Shakky to answer.

Roger, Jabba, and George also surrounded Ridley, filled with anticipation.

This phone call is crucial to whether they can reach the final island.

After a long while, the Den Den Mushi was finally answered, and Shakky's voice came through: "Rayleigh."

This time, the "Rayleigh" was different from before; it was cold and devoid of any warmth.

Rayleigh was taken aback. Why was Shakky speaking to him in this tone?

Seeing that Rayleigh did not respond, Shakky on the other end of the Den Den Mushi frowned and asked coldly, "What's wrong? Is there something you need?"

It was still that emotionless tone. In disbelief, Rayleigh could hardly keep his composure.

Rayleigh quickly glanced at Roger, Jabba, and George, noticing their surprised looks, and coughed twice to cover his embarrassment. He then forced a smile: "Shakky, what's wrong with you..."

Then Xia Qi ruthlessly interrupted him: "Get to the point, don't bring up other things."

This time, it wasn't just Rayleigh who was taken aback; Roger and Jabba also looked back and forth between Rayleigh and the Den Den Mushi with incredulous expressions.

They had all known Shakky for a long time, so they naturally knew what kind of feelings this former world's most beautiful woman had for Rayleigh.

Especially after God Valley, to put it dramatically, even if Shakky were to die for Rayleigh, she would have no complaints.

Why now...

A flash of disdain crossed George's eyes.

So he's bragging to a newbie like him, saying Xia Qi is the first mate's woman.

Judging from his tone, it's obvious that Rayleigh is just one of Shakky's sycophants.

Reilly caught the disdain in George's eyes, and his old face fell.

But why did Xia Qi have such a big change in attitude?

Are the Beasts Pirates next to Shakky?

This was the only possibility Rayleigh could think of; otherwise, he couldn't imagine why Shakky would have this attitude.

So Rayleigh lowered his voice and asked cautiously, "Shakky, is it inconvenient for you to talk right now?"

"No." Xia Qi's tone became impatient: "If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up."