Pirate: I'm not the King of the Sea, so don't mess with me.

The curtains blocked the sunlight and the room was dark.

The man sitting on the side of the bed has his legs spread naturally, his elbows resting on his knees, and he is leaning forward with his hands hanging naturally and quietly in his knees.

He has been sitting here for a long time, so long that he seemed to be a carefully carved and lifelike stone statue, motionless.

The faint light that shone through the curtains was too weak to illuminate his face with his back to the window.

It's also impossible to see his expression clearly.

tick...

The sound of water dripping from the bathroom was amplified countless times by such a quiet environment.

The overly quiet man suddenly twitched his fingers slightly.

In a trance, a drop of water fell into the deep and silent sea of ​​memory.

pat...

A large piece of ripples called memories appeared...

[Brother Rayleigh...]

The girl in my memory was always in trouble. Every time she asked for help from him, she would obediently and sweetly call him Brother Rayleigh.

But I'm afraid that girl will never know that every time she calls him that, a little cunning will flash in her smart aqua eyes.

At that time, Rayleigh would always think about it.

This girl doesn't think about hiding anything every time she takes advantage of someone. Do you really think that these pirates are good people who do good things without leaving their name?

Then, then Reilly was sold.

Literally.

[Oh~ Brother Leili, please stop struggling. Isn’t it nice to be sold and still get money~]

[Don’t move, don’t move! The makeup you just put on took a lot of money... No~ I have good makeup skills, right? 】

The girl held the mirror up to him.

In the mirror, the straight scar on his right eye has been covered, and the superficial wrinkles that have been baptized by years of wind and frost have all disappeared. The whole person seems to have returned to his youth, which makes people look at him in a trance.

In fact, Rayleigh is not a guy who cares about his face.

It's just that the situation at that time made people a little embarrassed, but more importantly, it was because they wanted to see what other outrageous things that ghost girl could do.

Elio said that there is always a lot of excitement around the little girl Zenia, and he is right to look for it wherever there is excitement.

After the auction, she got separated from them and was taken away by traffickers and sold to a naval station.

After searching for a whole day without finding anyone, Lei Li thought tiredly: We must bring her back, we must.

So when red magma exploded in the night sky, Shanks yelled to wake them up.

Rayleigh, who ran out of the vice-captain's room, looked into the air and couldn't help but curl up his lips.

found it!

He found her.

He hugged the girl who trusted in his arms and was afraid of crying, and patiently comforted her while also seeing the wound on her neck.

At that time, Rayleigh suddenly felt very angry.

When was the last time you were so serious and angry?

I can’t remember clearly.

As the pirate group grew stronger, as they traveled to more and more places, as the opponents and people they encountered became more and more strange, Rayleigh's heart had long been baptized by the world and became calm.

But that time, Rayleigh, who was nearly fifty and in his prime, once again experienced what anger was.

That anger was different from the anger of an enemy who hurt his companions. It was an inexplicable anger that was mixed with another emotion that even I was not aware of at the time...

In the darkness, the man with vacant eyes felt his heart ache...

When did you fall in love with that weird little girl?

When Shampoo saved her, she leaned weakly in his arms and relied on and trusted her wholeheartedly?

Or the time she kissed him to save him at the bottom of the sea?

Or maybe there were countless smart, lively and funny moments when she came to their ship later?

Or... the first time they met, she looked back pitifully, tugging at his clothes and asking for help?

Reilly didn't know.

But love is love.

After that, they got together again and again and separated again and again for various reasons.

With each search, Reilly became more certain of his ideas.

He fell in love with that little girl!

There is no reason.

Just like a young and impulsive young man, even if he looks at her quietly, he can't help but feel excited.

He is a pirate, and he is a great pirate.

Creatures like pirates have always been best at plundering. Like greedy dragons, they will take the treasures they find in the treasure back to their caves, hold them in their palms, and will not let go until they die.

So at the moment when he was sure of his feelings, the man with a flexible mind began to weave a spider web called "love".

A smart man knows what she is afraid of and what she wants.

So I endured it, waited, and patiently brought the 'prey' into the woven net step by step.

The beautiful butterfly finally fell into his net, and the man who had exhausted his patience could finally walk out from the dark corner, hold the beautiful creature in the net tightly in his arms, and greedily eat and suck...

They confirmed their relationship and experienced another year of separation.

When he found out that someone also liked his woman, for the first time, Rayleigh felt panic in his heart.

But apparently, young people's love is too impatient.

His girl doesn't like restraint.

So Rayleigh felt at ease since then.

Because he knows that no one can give her what she wants except him.

His love does not imprison, but seeks and possesses.

He planned carefully to occupy the heart of the person he loved again and again, and from then on, the little girl who was confused and repelled by love only focused on himself.

Finally one day, she put a bracelet inlaid with pure gold on him.

She said: [At least wait for me~ because I want to grow old with you! 】

Rayleigh swore that it was the most touching love words he had ever heard in his life.

...But, the promise once made can no longer be fulfilled.

Because...the girl who shyly said she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him can never come back.

The man's empty eyes gradually regained their clarity.

But it was as turbid as deathly silence.

pat!

Suddenly, a drop of crystal color flickered from the corner of his eye in the dim environment, and landed on the back of the man's generous and strong hand.

The surprise of first meeting, the joy of getting along, the satisfaction of being together, the ecstasy of hearing the promise of spending the rest of their lives together...

She laughs when she is happy, acts coquettishly when she feels guilty, is soft and lovely when she coaxes him, is shy when kissing, and is confused when she is passionate...

And...the future they planned together, the wedding photos taken together, the warmth and beauty with the blessings of all the crew, and the unborn child...

All the memories, emotions, and bonds were scattered with this drop of tear, splashing into the air, and the broken pieces could no longer be picked up.

Finally, after experiencing the confusion and emptiness at the moment when the life card was burned out, and then the madness and helplessness when mechanically searching...

This man, who had been calm, rational, elegant and rational all his life, finally woke up from the confusion of losing his love. He could no longer help but slowly covered his tear-stained face with the palms that had once touched his lover, and began to cry silently.

While letting go of all elegance, reserve, maturity and rationality, he cried bitterly and indulged himself in vain memories.

Over and over again, he recalled the person he could no longer hold in his arms, over and over again tasted the severe pain of his heart being squeezed, and over and over again regretted why he had not been with her in the first place.

A mature man over fifty years old was crying like a child at a loss.

Rayleigh was undoubtedly in a sorry state at this moment.

He is no longer the vice-captain of the Pirate King who has the courage to guide the country with every move he makes.

He is no longer the calm and wise strong man who can easily deal with any situation he encounters.

He is no longer the confident husband who once thought he could give his wife everything and protect her throughout her life...

Today, he is just a poor man who has lost his wife and children and will cry like ordinary people.

At this moment, the painful blow and excessive sadness caused the once dazzling blond hair to turn white inch by inch from the roots...

*

Reilly was taken back to Guinea Island in a coma on the Oro Jackson, surrounded by people.

And no matter what kind of powerful enemy he encountered, Roger, who always had a smile on his face, rarely lost his smile, showing a sad and painful but unexpectedly reliable side.

——And the opportunities for Roger, a willful guy, to show such a side are really rare.

Elio and others who came back with him also had sad expressions, their heads lowered and silent.

This frightened Lujiu, who was forced to separate from her son before even seeing her for a few times.

Then, she learned from Jabba's mouth that Zenia's life card was burned out and her body was swept away by the big waves and disappeared into the deep sea.

Rayleigh, who didn't arrive in time, spent three days in the sea where Zenia disappeared in order to find someone. Finally, he was exhausted and was put on the ship by the waves.

Later, they learned the whole story from Garp through the phone bug, and everyone almost lost their minds at that moment.

Zenia spent the last moments of her life in Garp's arms, and the man who had personally experienced the disappearance of his life cried bitterly over the phone bug.

After briefly understanding what happened, I repeatedly confirmed the information about Zheniya’s death...

At that time, Lu Jiu felt her eyes go dark and staggered. If Roger hadn't put his arm around her, this woman who had just woken up would have fainted again due to the blow.

Women's emotions are much richer than men's. After that, Lujiu beat her husband's chest desperately, crying and asking loudly why they didn't go with her? And why don't you find it quickly?

The sister that Roger cares about in the palm of his hand, the sister who will act coquettishly with her and make her happy, the sister who will call her sister-in-law in a cute and charming way...

never come back.

As a man, Roger hugged his wife and remained silent, quietly taking all the pain into his heart.

That day, it seemed that all misfortunes had befallen this island named after love.

After that, Lujiu fell ill from a series of blows. While Roger was busy taking care of his wife, he had to pay attention to Rayleigh's condition.

Everyone else fell silent in their grief.

They were all recalling every moment of their time with Zheniya.

But the more I thought about it, the more I felt that even breathing was painful.

This depressed atmosphere continues to this day...

The door of the house belonging to Zenia and Rayleigh was suddenly pushed open with a creak early this morning.

As slowly as a heavy heart door was being pushed open with difficulty, the dull and sharp creaking sound struck everyone's heart and attracted everyone's attention.

The people who were "drunk and dreaming" in the open space the night before all raised their heads and stared at the door that was slowly opened.

The bright and warm morning light came from the sky, slid through the forest, passed over the grass, and shone on the man at the door.

The vice-captain whom they knew, respected, shrewd, calm and wise stood there with white hair and beard.

His cloudy but sharp eyes stared at them quietly.

Everyone noticed at that moment that Rayleigh had changed.

It’s not just the appearance that turned gray overnight under a heavy blow...

Suddenly, the man standing at the door put his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist as usual, stood there in a casual and relaxed posture, and showed his usual elegant smile.

He said: "What? Do I scare you like this?"

Everyone's heart skipped a beat at the same time.

Many people began to look at each other with worry in their eyes.

Vice Captain/Reilly What happened to him?

Why are you laughing?

Why are you still joking with them?

He... was overly sad because of Zheniya's incident, and he was already...

However, what he said next made everyone's hearts sink to the bottom.

Because Lei Li smiled again and said: "I'm going to the Holy Land. Yujia, do me a favor."

Youjia flapped her wings, and the silence became smaller and fell on Lei Li's shoulder,

Rayleigh reached out and gently touched Yu Jia's back.

He lowered his eyes, kept stroking You Jia and said, "I think some things can't be left alone, but this is my business..."

Although there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, his eyes looked around without any smile: "You don't have to follow me."

The moment they met Rayleigh's eyes, everyone suddenly felt a chill rising from the soles of their feet and straight into their brains.

Because those turbid and dark eyes are like bottomless abyss that can swallow everything...

Rayleigh is crazy!

At this moment, everyone was clearly aware.

Rayleigh's madness that wanted to destroy everything was hidden under his calm appearance, and in the depths of his lifeless eyes, a dark flame called 'revenge' was burning.

At the same time, Rayleigh also died.

After Zenia leaves, he can die with all the targets of revenge.

In an instant, a thought flashed through everyone's mind.

Absolutely, absolutely cannot let Rayleigh go to the Holy Land by himself, he will die, he will die in this battle of revenge!