Chapter 773 Return to Normal
"Ms. Xia Qi! How is it, is Mr. Rayleigh still on the island? When will he come back?"
Vic put away the Den Den Mushi and returned to the bar. Seeing that Xia Qi had finished her business, he started to ask.
In fact, after receiving the call from the old man, Wick knew that the war at the top would still take place as scheduled. Even without Ace's identity as the bloodline of the Pirate King, the World Government would still push Ace out as a fuse in order to deal with Whitebeard.
Since this major event cannot be changed, the plan has to be adjusted slightly. Luffy still has to go to Nine Snake Island to see Hancock's naked body!
Even if Luffy cannot save Ace in Impel Down, Wick will still take action in the decisive battle at the Marine Headquarters. This time, he can't let the old man die young. Moreover, Ace is also part of Wick's plan. People with good talents cannot be let go easily. He will also contribute in the future battle.
Although Wick guessed that Ace was a bait used by the World Government to deal with Whitebeard, the level he thought about was still too low. He only saw the most superficial layer of this major event. I don't know if this was due to the influence of the top war in the comics of his previous life, or if it was a problem at his current level, and he still had limitations in his view of the problem.
How could Vic know that the wave of law fluctuations he accidentally leaked when he came out of retreat would bring the already deviated plot back to the right track? And the Five Elders set up such a big game just to find him?
So when he saw the plot getting back on track, Victor could only think that the World Government wanted to deal with Whitebeard. This was an imbalance caused by information asymmetry, not that Victor was really not good enough.
In the original novel, Ace's public execution was aimed at Whitebeard. If they really just wanted to execute Ace, why not do it anywhere else? The public execution was obviously to lure Whitebeard. Didn't the navy know how many people would die if such a war broke out? But they still did it, and they were ready for Whitebeard to save people, which is very telling!
In fact, Vic's wisdom is not worse than that of the Five Elders. He just suffered from the lack of information. However, this will not affect Vic. His purpose is only to save Ace.
With Ace's current strength, it is not very difficult. Even if Vic does not take action, Akainu cannot penetrate Ace with one punch. Ace's current armament color is not so easy to break!
"He just went out to sea, but he's on his way back when he heard you wanted to help!"
Xia Qi was obviously much more relaxed. She was tense before, probably because she was worried about Rayleigh's safety. He was already so old, but he still wanted to push the prison into the city. Just think about how big the risk was.
Even if they were the former partners of the Pirate King, so what? Their era has passed. Now the young people have grown up, and the old generation is about to leave the stage of history!
"I've received news that the World Government wants to use Ace to plot against Whitebeard. They are going to publicly execute Ace at the Marine Headquarters. Given Whitebeard's character, he will definitely bring people to rescue him, so we don't have to go to Impel Down to rescue him. The Seven Warlords of the Sea will be called upon to participate in the execution, and I will go as well. When the time is right, I will take action!"
Vic did not hide his plan. Knowing that the plot had returned to its original state, he also knew the best time to take action. There was no need for Rayleigh and others to participate. He alone was enough.
"This... I didn't expect that Ace's capture would lead to such a big incident. It looks like Whitebeard is in big trouble this time!"
Xia Qi was also surprised to hear the news. Even though Ace was the captain of the second squad of the Whitebeard Pirates, his capture was not a big deal. There were many pirates of this level imprisoned in Impel Down, and even Kaido had been captured.
But this time the World Government clearly wants to destroy Whitebeard's entire pirate group. They are about to start a war. A war of this level can only be compared to the Valley of the Gods. Isn't this surprising?
Of course, there is also sadness about the end of his contemporaries and old friends. Xia Qi knows that even if he tells Whitebeard about the conspiracy of the World Government, Whitebeard will still go. He is such a man who will not back down even if he knows he will die. This is the charm of the Emperor of the Sea, Whitebeard!
Not long after, Rayleigh returned to the Sabaody Archipelago and met with Vic at the Rip-Off Bar. Vic told Rayleigh about his plan and request, and specifically pointed out that the straw hat on Luffy's head was a gift from Shanks, and then Rayleigh understood.
This is how Roger gave the straw hat to Shanks. This straw hat represents inheritance and recognition, which means that Shanks believes that Luffy will undoubtedly be the next Pirate King.
What are Rayleigh and his team doing now? Isn't it to train the new generation and promote the birth of the next generation of Pirate King? So Rayleigh did not hesitate at all when Vic asked him to do so.
Of course, it is also possible that it was because Vic took the responsibility of saving Ace on himself, and Rayleigh agreed in return. But judging by actions, not intentions, no matter what Rayleigh thinks in his heart, as long as he can seriously do what Vic asked him to do, it is enough.
Vic also didn't have to confront Kizaru directly before the Battle of Marineford, so as to avoid exposing his identity and losing the title of Shichibukai, which would have ruined his subsequent plans.
He still has to go to the top of the war to rescue people, and he cannot expose his strength of the divine realm when rescuing people, so he needs to borrow the title of Seven Warlords of the Sea. The Sun God is still just a little Karami, so he needs to lie dormant for a while!
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Three days later, the Straw Hat Pirates arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago. In order to coat the Sunny and head to Fishman Island, Luffy and his crew, led by Hachi, found the Rip-off Bar.
Yes, the story is such a coincidence. At the beginning, Xiao Ba and A Long went to the East China Sea to rob. At the first stop, they met the ruthless man Vic, and then they returned to Fishman Island in shame.
Xiaoba was not cut out to be a pirate, and ended up becoming the owner of a takoyaki shop. Kami later became a waiter at Xiaoba's takoyaki shop.
Not long ago, a group of human traffickers discovered the existence of the mermaid Kami. Human traffickers know the slave market best, and the most expensive slaves in the auction house are mermaids.
Because mermaids swim so fast, ordinary people cannot catch them. Once they enter the water, there is nothing they can do. This is one of the reasons why mermaids are rare and valuable at auctions.
Another reason is that mermaids also know that they are very valuable to humans, so few mermaids appear on dangerous land and sea.
But because there were two fishmen among this group of human traffickers, they set their sights on Kami. However, these two fishman traffickers couldn't catch Kami in the sea, so they captured Xiaoba to threaten Kami.
The reckless Camie fell into new danger while escaping, and was accidentally rescued by Luffy and his friends in the end. Fate is so magical that Luffy and his friends finally met Camie!
At Camie's request, Luffy and his crew also rescued Hachi. After that, they learned from Camie and Hachi how to go to Fishman Island, so they came to the Sabaody Archipelago.
Xiao Ba had saved Rayleigh before and knew that Rayleigh was a good coating master. However, after they went to the Rip-off Bar, they did not find the coating master, Old Lei.
In fact, Rayleigh and Victor were watching the group not far away, but because of Victor's plan, it was impossible for Rayleigh to show up now, even though he was very interested in Luffy.
Luffy and his friends got a lot of information from Shaki, including information about supernovas gathered on the island.
With Xia Qi's guidance, Luffy and his friends soon dispersed on the Sabaody Archipelago. They wanted to find the coating master Lao Lei as soon as possible. They wanted to go to the New World as soon as possible, but things often don't develop so smoothly!
If Luffy knew now that Ace was going to be executed, he would definitely go to Impel Down Castle to rescue him, and his friends like Zoro and Sanji would definitely go with him. It is really hard to say what the result will be then, they are still too weak!
On the way to find Rayleigh, Kimi was discovered by human traffickers, who found out she was a mermaid, and then she was kidnapped.
However, with the help of Dibaru, Luffy and his friends learned about Camie's final destination. She had been sold to a slave auction. Then Luffy and his friends got on their flying fish and rushed to the auction house without stopping. They vowed to rescue this new friend!
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