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Jabba realized the implication in Shanks' words and asked in return.
"Wait a minute... I don't think I said Rayleigh was killed, did I?"
Jabba asked in confusion, "I only informed you that Rayleigh's Vivre Card, which he left with me, suddenly burned out!"
"If one doesn't awaken the second stage of Conqueror's Haki, they generally won't die suddenly from illness... I saw Mr. Rayleigh half a year ago, and his vital signs were very good."
Shanks spoke in a language that Jabba couldn't understand.
His Observation Haki and ability to foresee the future are child's play for him; he's almost reached the level of the "Transparent World"!
If Loya were here, he would definitely understand what he just said.
"Actually, you also suspect that Mr. Rayleigh was murdered, which is why you gathered everyone together, isn't it?"
Shanks said something while looking at the old guys surrounding Jabba.
The remnants of the Roger Pirates!
Over time, their aura may no longer be as sharp, but it has not diminished much.
Even a few of the slightly younger ones are currently at the tail end of their peak (in their fifties).
“Because a while ago, Rayleigh called me and said that the kid wearing Roger’s straw hat was almost here…”
Jabba said, "He excitedly told me that he was planning to have a good chat with this straw hat guy!"
"But to my surprise, less than a month later, his life card suddenly burned out... Of course, I suspected that his death was suspicious!"
"Let's go ask Shiki! Let's hear what he has to say!" Shanks said simply and casually, then turned around lightly.
They strode away!
"Heh, this domineering aura... it's in no way inferior to Roger's back in the day!"
Watching Shanks' retreating figure, Jabba couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Chapter 88 Three Powerful Figures Confront the Golden Lion (Seeking Flowers and Monthly Tickets)
Green wind.
Hot air balloons carried the remnants of Roger's gang and the cadres of the Red Army to the Golden Lion Flying Battleship.
Shiki the Golden Lion's eyes widened.
"Hey, hey, hey, this is quite an impressive sight... Look who I've spotted!"
Qingfeng then transformed into a human figure and stood between the two at the very front.
"Mr. Shiki, you've captured my son, Monkey D. Luffy! If he has done anything to offend you, I, as his father, hope you will atone for his sins..."
Dorrag raised his eyes and stared sharply at the golden lion at the castle gate a hundred meters away.
"However, if possible, I would like to ask that you return Luffy to me. I would be eternally grateful!"
'What that kid Loya said wasn't wrong at all... Revolutionary Dragon, one of the Four Emperors, Red-Haired Shanks, and even... remnants of Roger's crew have arrived!'
'Why is Jabba leading the team? Where's that old man Rayleigh?'
Shiki the Golden Lion, despite believing himself to be second to none in a one-on-one fight, felt immense pressure facing this lineup.
"Oh, Mr. Dragon... you're a bit late. I've already handed Luffy over to the Marines!"
The Golden Lion said with a grin, "If you had come sooner, I would have given you face and returned that kid to you. What a pity..."
Upon hearing this, a murderous glint flashed in Dorag's eyes.
"Oh, by the way, there's a historian named Nico Robin on the Straw Hat crew. Do you want 007? I heard that she's the only woman in the world who can decipher the Poneglyphs. Is that true?"
Shiki the Golden Lion suddenly added with a smile.
'Is this guy... using Nico Robin as a hostage?'
Dorrag's eyes narrowed as he thought to himself.
"Alright, senior, if you can return Nico Robin, I, Shanks, will accept this favor in the name of one of the Four Emperors!"
Shanks said with a smile.
"Oh dear, what a coincidence! My ship's doctor just happened to be on vacation with Nico Robin!"
"Besides, I had already made an agreement with the ship's doctor that, in gratitude for curing my incurable ailment, Nico Robin would be given to him and become his woman!"
"To return Nico Robin to you, we'll have to find my ship's doctor and ask him if he's willing to release her!"
As Shiki the Golden Lion spoke, he pulled out a Den Den Mushi.
He dialed the number.
Jabba snorted and asked, "Shiki! Did you kill my old brother Rayleigh?"
"Huh?" Shiki was taken aback. "Rayleigh? He's dead?!"
"You didn't know about this?" Jabba raised his chin.
"Wait, the call is connected. Perfect! Perhaps my ship's doctor will know the answer to your question!"
As Shiki spoke, he said into the phone, "Brother Loya, Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, and Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, are both asking me for Nico Robin!"
"In addition, Mr. Spark Jabba, a remnant of Roger's party, also asked me about Rayleigh. What do you think I should say to them?"
There seemed to be a soft chuckle on the other end of the phone.
A calm voice, tinged with amusement, immediately followed: "Robin is my wife. She's a person with free will. You'll have to kill me to take her away~"
"Also, the Rayleigh you mentioned was my father-in-law who just passed away."
"Xia Xiaoqi, the daughter of Rayleigh's father-in-law and Xia Qi's mother-in-law, was specifically entrusted to my care by Xia Qi's mother-in-law before she passed away."
Jabba and Shanks both felt that this was utter nonsense.
When did Rayleigh have a daughter?
Then he heard the person on the other end of the phone say, "By the way, why don't we have Xia Xiaoqi send them a video call? They're all old acquaintances and friends of his father."
"Seeing these people might help Xiaoqi regain some of her memories~"
Upon hearing this, Shiki the Golden Lion immediately had a large video Den Den Mushi brought over.
Then, on Amazon Lily, Loya received a call and began dialing the Golden Lion's video Den Den Mushi.
The video call was connected (understand it as a "video call").
"Yes (bdfi), come, sit here. Your brother just called and said he has some old acquaintances of your father and wants you to have a video call with them."
A beautiful young woman with silver hair and brown skin, holding the hand of a woman with long black hair, sat on the stool in the opposite video feed.
"Xia Qi?"
Upon seeing the woman, Jabba immediately exclaimed in surprise, "No, she...she...she's so young! It's not Shakky..."
Red-haired Shanks was completely stunned when he saw the "younger version of Shakky" in the video.
Hello, uncles and elders!
Xia Xiaoqi was a little shy, so she raised her hand and waved to Jabba, Shanks, and the others on the other side of the screen.
"Are you Rayleigh and Shakky's daughter?"
Jabba stared wide-eyed, almost pressing his eyeballs into the video Den Den Mushi, and asked incredulously.
"Ah, yes, that's right... I have amnesia, I can't remember anything from before..."
Xia Xiaoqi said with a hint of sadness.
"This……"
Jabba was both amused and exasperated.
Shanks narrowed his eyes. 'This is too suspicious… Rayleigh having a daughter this big, and they haven't told us all these years? This is utterly absurd!'
However, the woman in front of them looked so much like Xia Qi! Anyone who saw her at first glance would think she was Xia Qi's daughter!
'Could it be someone impersonating a Devil Fruit user, or a Mythical Zoan-type Nine-Tailed Fox user?'
Shanks thought to himself.
'No, this generation's Imitation Fruit user and Nine-Tailed Fox user shouldn't have replicated Shakky's appearance when she was young.'
'This woman, there are only two possibilities…'
'Either Shakky herself has become younger, or it's Shakky's daughter!'
Shanks thought to himself.
"But regardless of the reason, since they have this girl as a hostage, we can't easily attack the Golden Lion Pirates!"
"Let's go, Jabba!"
Shanks knew the situation was hopeless, so he said something to Jabba and turned away without looking back.
Jabba was somewhat distraught, but he also understood that the truth about Rayleigh's death could not be investigated any further at the moment.
The Red-Haired Pirates and the remnants of Roger's Pirates arrived quickly, but left just as quickly.
Only Dorag remained, facing off against the Golden Lion.
"What is it, Mr. Dragon? Is there anything else you wish to instruct me on?"