Pirates: Beginning with the Patrolman.

The navy began to prepare for war, and an atmosphere of tension spread throughout the Sabaody Archipelago.

During the period of rest, Remos not only carried out recovery training, but also visited his "old friends".

"What a rare visitor, Brother Remus, how did you know I was here?"

Rayleigh hid his eyes behind his glasses and looked at Remos with interest.

"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself... Mr. Garp told me that."

Of course he knew where Rayleigh was, but he did ask for information about Rayleigh before Garp left.

Garp was a little confused, and while warning him not to get too close to pirates, he still told him Rayleigh's whereabouts.

"So it's that old guy Garp. If it's him, then there's no problem..."

Rayleigh nodded. How could the Navy and the World Government not know where he was?

They ignored him simply because he behaved himself and the Navy and the World Government did not want to add a new enemy.

"So, little brother Remos, what do you want from an old man like me? I have to state in advance that I haven't been a pirate for a long time. Now I am just an old man who spends his days drinking and messing around. If you want to get something from me - I advise you to give up this idea."

Reilly smiled.

He wasn't actually nervous, nor did he feel that Remos was out to cause him trouble, because there was no need.

What's more, he didn't think Remos was his opponent.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to cause you any trouble."

Remus shook his head.

"I'm just a little curious. Why would the vice-captain of the Pirate King live in seclusion in this place? Don't tell me that you have nowhere to go. You must have robbed a lot of money during your years as a pirate, right? Wouldn't it be better to take that money and go around the world to become a rich man? I can't think of any benefit from staying here except being monitored by the Navy and the World Government all day long. Or... are you actually trying to monitor the Navy and the World Government in return?"

Remos tilted his head and looked at Rayleigh seriously.

Rayleigh waved his hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Oh my, brother, you can't say that. You're putting me on the spot... It's not as complicated as you think. I just stayed in the sight of the Navy and the World Government on purpose. I'm different from you. I'm a pirate, a big pirate. After Roger's death, the World Government and the Navy planned to destroy all of us.

I'm not afraid, but others are not.

So I stay here as a hostage, I use my life in exchange for the freedom of others, so that the World Government and the Navy can rest assured, right?"

Riley said with a smile.

Remus raised an eyebrow.

No wonder Krocus could stay at the entrance of the Grand Line as a lighthouse keeper with peace of mind. It turns out there is another reason for this? If you think about it carefully, it makes sense. If we really talk about threats to the sea, Roger is the first to bear the brunt, followed by Rayleigh.

With a conspicuous person like Rayleigh staying in the Sabaody Archipelago and actively accepting the jurisdiction and monitoring of the World Government and the Navy, the former will naturally relax their control over other crew members.

Sounds perfectly reasonable.

"I heard you saved a few pirates not long ago?"

Remos walked over to Rayleigh and sat down, raised his hand to gesture to Charlie behind the bar, then turned to look at Rayleigh.

"You are really well-informed. Did Borsalino tell you? Yes, I just saved a few kids. It's really embarrassing for Borsalino, as an admiral, to attack a few kids. Those people are the future of pirates. I just helped them."

Reilly smiled.

"The future of pirates? What future do pirates have? Shouldn't all pirates be killed? Their future should be spent in prison, or simply die at sea. How can they have a future?"

Remos did not touch the wine glass that Charlie placed in front of him, but looked at Rayleigh seriously and said.

As soon as he said this, the air in the bar immediately became tense.

Charlie stared at Remus, her hands already under the counter.

"Xia Li, don't be nervous, this guy has no ill intentions..."

Rayleigh suddenly spoke, but his eyes were fixed on Remos.

"I don't have the final say on what the future of pirates will be like. I just don't want a group of young people to be defeated by the admiral not long after they set out to sea. Although I don't know why you hate pirates so much, I admit that most of the pirates are evil and they deserve to die... However, now even the World Government has not held me accountable, so..."

Rayleigh spread his hands.

The meaning is very clear.

The Navy and the World Government don’t care about me, so why do you care about me?

You can control me if you want, come and arrest me.

Of course Remos wasn't here to catch him, he just came here to hang out because he was bored.

Seeing Rayleigh's fearless look, he grinned and picked up the wine glass.

"Among the people you saved, there is a young man named Luffy. He is the grandson of Mr. Garp, so you are lucky this time. But I will always keep an eye on you, Pluto Rayleigh. If the World Government doesn't care about you, I will; if the Navy doesn't catch you, I will catch you. If I find out that you have done something evil again, I will not let you go."

After saying that, he drank the wine in the glass, put the glass on the bar, turned and left.

"Hey, wine money..."

When Remos had walked far away, Rayleigh finally reacted and wanted to call him, but Remos had already turned into lightning and disappeared in the distance.

"...What an unlovable young man, he even cheated an old man out of his wine money."

He complained helplessly.

"Rayleigh..."

Charlie looked at him with some concern.

"Don't worry, this young man is just good at talking. He is actually very gentle and won't do anything to me."

Rayleigh smiled and waved, his other hand resting on the bar, an interested look on his face.

"But this young man's improvement in strength is really frightening. The last time I saw him, his domineering aura was still very immature. It's only been a short time since we last saw him, but he has grown to this level."

"Then you better be careful next time. He can even defeat Kaido's lieutenant."

Charlie said with a worried look on her face.

"Hahahaha, don't worry, I'm not that weak. It will take some effort to defeat me."

But he knew very well that with the growth rate shown by Remos and the age difference between the two, it would not take long for the other party to surpass him.

It will be hard to say who will win or lose at that time.

But Rayleigh was not afraid. After all, he had already lived in seclusion. As long as he behaved himself, Remos would have no reason to cause trouble for him.