"A cat-and-mouse game?"
"Indeed. To them, what I'm doing now is something they could quash with a flick of their wrist."
"However, if they dare to open their mouths, I'll make sure they lose a few teeth first."
A cold killing intent flashed in Benedict's eyes.
The reversal of this world had the Five Elders playing an extremely important role.
Had it not been for their manipulation, how could history, culture, and technology have regressed over eight hundred years?
How else would the current pirate world have become a cage for the penned?
Shakky and Rayleigh, sensing the killing intent in Benedict's eyes, exchanged a glance instinctively.
As expected, Benedict's founding of the Black Tortoise Navy was aimed squarely at the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.
Rayleigh hesitated for a moment before asking, "Kid, I'm a bit curious, is this your idea, or his idea?"
"Of course, it's my idea," Benedict replied calmly.
"He," naturally, referred to Roger.
In fact, during that night's long talk, Benedict had said some things he shouldn't have to Roger.
Roger had been utterly shocked by what Benedict had said.
Yet, Benedict had also told Roger that he would be the one to end this era.
Roger didn't believe him.
He was utterly convinced that Benedict was not the person he was waiting for.
Thus, they made a bet.
Roger believed he could usher in a new era and wait for the person he was expecting to lead everyone to overthrow the old world and the rule of the Celestial Dragons.
Benedict, on the other hand, was certain that day would not come, because he himself would overthrow this world and establish a new order.
In this order, all would be peaceful.
Because, he intended to suppress the entire sea.
"Although it's somewhat unbelievable, he seemed to have believed you," Rayleigh said, a myriad of memories surfacing as he heard Benedict's words.
The day before Roger's surrender, he first met with navigator Shanks Jabra, seemingly to convey something. After Jabra left, he was never seen again, nor has contact been made.
For Jabra to disappear completely, he was clearly doing something.
Much like the words Roger spoke to him afterward.
One of those sentences was for him to pay close attention to Benedict, and if possible, to help him.
Thinking back to those words, now it seemed, there was no need for him to intervene.
Benedict, this seemingly ordinary fellow, had somehow found a bunch of formidable individuals.
Even that bald man named Saitama gave him a feeling akin to facing Rocks; he was too terrifying.
"I will be the one to end this era."
"For the sake of our past connection, I won't apprehend you."
"However, I need some information, and I'll have to trouble you for it."
Benedict didn't take their words to heart and instead looked at Shakky with a smile.
Shakky, hearing this, spread her hands in a gesture of helplessness and said, "Encountering a terrifying fellow like you, whom even Rayleigh can't handle, I'm also unable to do anything."
"Tell me, who is the person you are looking for?"
"Buggy," Benedict said with a smile.
Hearing Benedict's words, Shakky and Rayleigh were both taken aback.
They were naturally no strangers to Buggy.
After all, Buggy had been an intern crew member of the Roger Pirates.
Rayleigh frowned slightly, lost in thought for a moment, then said, "Didn't you capture that kid to be a Marine?"
"If I recall correctly, he's currently managing a division, isn't he?"
"Speaking of which, after you captured this kid and made him a Marine, he actually trained so diligently, not only mastering the Six Powers of the Navy but also Armament Haki, significantly increasing his strength."
Benedict looked at Rayleigh and asked, "Have you seen him?"
Rayleigh did not hide it, saying, "At the time, I was entrusted by Shakky to go to the North Blue to investigate something, and I happened to see him annihilate a pirate crew there and confiscate all their treasure."
"However, I didn't greet him."
Benedict nodded. He knew about annihilating pirate crews and taking their treasure.
But at that time, Buggy was still within a controllable range.
However, this fellow had suddenly disappeared one day.
In the original work, there are many speculations about Buggy and Red-Haired.
One of them suggests that Buggy was chosen by the Chop-Chop Fruit.
The reason for this is that many speculate that the world was originally a single continent, and due to some battle, this world was shattered, with the Chop-Chop Fruit being the key influence.
As for Red-Haired, it was more related to the War of God.
Some even say that Red-Haired is an individual with a special identity among the Celestial Dragons.
Some even say that Red-Haired is the consciousness clone of someone.
There are many theories, and the original work does not clarify.
Benedict was also unsure, which was one of the reasons he let Red-Haired go, due to the expectations in his heart.
"I can help you inquire, but I can't guarantee any news," Shakky said with a smile.
Benedict nodded and said, "Try your best to find him."
Benedict finished his beer and turned to leave.
"You came all the way to Sabaody Archipelago just for this?" Rayleigh said, watching Benedict's retreating back.
"Naturally," Benedict left two words and then departed from Sabaody Archipelago.
"This fellow is truly becoming more and more terrifying," Rayleigh said, falling silent for a moment before smiling.
Shakky, smoking, tried to recall the information she had seen and said, "He should be heading to Flame Island. Doflamingo is holding an auction there, where a Devil Fruit will be auctioned. However, according to analysis, Doflamingo's intentions are not simple."
Rayleigh drank his sake, his thoughts unclear, and did not reply.
At this moment, on Sabaody Archipelago, from islands 1 to 29, there was a stir due to the sudden intervention of the Navy.
Borsalino, who was assigned to investigate, seemed to sense something and looked up at the sky.
From afar, he saw a very tiny figure rapidly disappearing in the distance.
"What is it?" Onigumo asked, seeing Borsalino look up at the sky, a look of confusion on his face.
Borsalino pushed up his glasses and calmly said, "Nothing, my neck was uncomfortable, so I looked up at the sky."
Onigumo heard Borsalino's words, his cheek twitching slightly.
"Bullshit!"
Borsalino walked ahead, saying nothing.
However, Borsalino had a feeling that the person he had just sensed was very familiar.
It was somewhat like Benedict, the Marshal of the Black Tortoise Navy.
But would someone like that come to Sabaody Archipelago alone?
After all, this was their territory.
"This is really troublesome. The Black Tortoise Navy is becoming more and more terrifying."
"Celestial Dragons, Hahaha!"