Chapter 107: Old Friends Reunite! The Legend of "The Most Heinous Criminal"
"Ro... Rono! I'm not dreaming, am I!"
After confirming several times, Rayleigh said dumbfounded!
No mistake!
[The Most Heinous Criminal] Rono!
36 years ago, a great pirate as famous as the Overlord of the Sea, Rocks!
In the battle at God Valley, he voluntarily stayed behind to save the Roger Pirates!
He... wasn't he dead?
How could he appear on the Sabaody Archipelago!
And... why hasn't this guy aged at all!
My god, so unfair!
"Rayleigh, long time no see!"
"You've aged quite a bit too!"
Seeing the Dark King Rayleigh, Rono smiled for the first time!
At the same time, he was a bit unaccustomed.
For Rono, the battle at God Valley felt like it happened yesterday.
The last time he saw Rayleigh, he was in his prime with golden hair.
But after he took a nap, Rayleigh had turned into an old man with a gray beard and hair.
"Rayleigh?"
"Is that old man's name Rayleigh?"
"So, he's the Pirate King's vice-captain, the Dark King Rayleigh?"
Upon hearing Rono's words.
The Kid Pirates, the Heart Pirates, and Robin were all stunned!
The famous right hand of the Pirate King, the Dark King Rayleigh!
This was a legendary pirate!
"Dark King Rayleigh! I've heard this name!"
"The Pirate King's vice-captain!"
"So amazing! To actually meet him here!"
"Eh~ So the coating craftsman Shakky mentioned is him?"
Hearing Robin's words, the Straw Hat Pirates also had stars in their eyes!
They had never heard of the name [The Most Heinous Criminal].
But the name of the Dark King Rayleigh was definitely well-known to all!
"I can't see a trace of age on you at all."
Rayleigh looked at Rono's still 18-year-old face and said enviously.
"The battle at God Valley back then, I still dream about it from time to time."
"You incited slaves to slaughter more than 2,000 Celestial Dragons, causing the Celestial Dragons to nearly go extinct! They still haven't recovered their strength."
"In that great battle, you killed five Admiral-level powerhouses by yourself."
"We even came so close to overthrowing the rule of the World Government together!"
"Especially the scene where you faced the siege of 20 Admiral-level powerhouses alone, it truly shocked me deeply!"
"At that time, we all thought you were dead!"
"Roger never forgot about it and always missed you."
"22 years ago, we finally completed the journey of the Grand Line and reached the final island."
"He and I discovered the truth of this world together."
"At God Valley back then, we were all a bit too hasty."
"If we had discovered the truth earlier and waited for the reincarnation of history and the arrival of fate."
"Perhaps so many tragedies wouldn't have happened at God Valley."
"Sigh.. I'm really old, and I talk so much."
Rayleigh began to sigh as soon as he saw Rono.
Like a chattering old man, he talked endlessly.
There was even a trace of tears in the corners of his eyes.
The reunion of old friends made even the well-informed and experienced Rayleigh extremely excited!
Seeing Rono, it was as if he had returned to his prime in an instant.
Together with Roger, they fought a hearty battle with the World Government at God Valley!
That was the grandest and most terrifying battle he had ever experienced!
Roger always thought so too.
"Indeed, it's very nostalgic. Roger should be gone by now, right?"
Seeing the tears in the corners of Rayleigh's eyes, Rono also asked with a sigh.
After all, Rono hadn't personally experienced these 36 years.
What happened in these 36 years, and whether the original storyline was disturbed by his intervention.
Whether the major events in history were changed.
These were all unknowns, so Rono needed to confirm.
These conversations were heard by the Straw Hat Pirates, the Heart Pirates, and the Kid Pirates on the side!
The expressions of the members of the three pirate crews all turned to shock!
What God Valley?
What great battle?
Inciting slaves to kill 2,000 Celestial Dragons!
Killing five Admiral-level powerhouses by oneself!
And finally being besieged by 20 Admiral-level powerhouses!
Is this a myth story?
Why have I never heard of it!
These deeds, like ancient myths, made the members of the three pirate crews stand there completely呆立!
As if struck by lightning!
If these words were spoken by a market old man.
They might think it was boasting, a story deliberately fabricated by the old man to tease the young.
But the one narrating these deeds was the famous Dark King Rayleigh!
He wouldn't be like those market old men, fond of fabricating stories, right!
"Robin, is this true?"
At this time, the members of the Straw Hat Pirates all looked at the well-informed historian Nico Robin!
She was the most experienced person in the Straw Hat Pirates and should know some truth.
Hearing this, Robin, who was usually calm, also recalled her childhood with an incredible expression!
In the library of the Tree of Knowledge in Ohara, she had indeed seen this name [The Most Heinous Criminal]!
"That's right, the name [The Most Heinous Criminal]! Indeed appeared briefly in history."
"In the legendary great battle 36 years ago, he was the vice-captain of the Rocks Pirates!"
"In that battle, countless Celestial Dragons died at his hands!"
"The Commander-in-Chief of the Three Forces, the CP0 Chief, and two of the Five Elders! All died at the hands of [The Most Heinous Criminal]!"
"But in the end, due to some secret reason, the Rocks Pirates' war to challenge the World Government failed."
"Captain Rocks and Vice-Captain [The Most Heinous Criminal] were erased by the World Government, disappearing from this world along with the island of God Valley."
"I originally thought it was just a legend, but I didn't expect it to be true."
"That's right, the man in front of us is definitely [The Most Heinous Criminal]!"
"I didn't expect that after experiencing such a world-shaking great battle, he actually didn't die!"
Robin was completely shocked!
At that time, after seeing such deeds, she just treated it as a fairy tale and laughed it off.
After all, how could anyone in this world do such a thing.
But now seeing Rono himself!
Plus the words of the Dark King Rayleigh!
Robin confirmed it!
The legend of [The Most Heinous Criminal] was real!
"No wonder he treats Celestial Dragons like pigs and dogs!"
"So he has slaughtered Celestial Dragons before!"
"To be able to kill five Admiral-level powerhouses in one battle! What kind of monster is he!"
"Seems like I heard an incredible story!"
"It seems I wasn't mistaken; no wonder his sword intent can surpass Hawkeye's!"
"A man even the Pirate King couldn't compare to?"
The Straw Hat Pirates looked at Rono again.
At this moment, they all felt that his figure had become tall and great!
Even Straw Hat Luffy and Zoro, two people with sky-high ambitions!
At this moment, they had to feel from the bottom of their hearts the gap between [The Most Heinous Criminal] and themselves!
In this lifetime, they probably couldn't catch up.
"Such a powerful guy, why would he appear on the Sabaody Archipelago?"
"Shouldn't he be in the New World, competing with the Four Emperors?"
The people of the Kid Pirates and the Heart Pirates also had the same feeling as the Straw Hat Pirates
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