One Piece: Starting with the enslavement of Wano Country!

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"Wait, wait!" Rayleigh called out hurriedly.

Although I don't know why Xia Qi has this attitude, I'll ask her about it privately later.

The main purpose of this call today is to inquire about the historical text of the red road sign.

Hearing Shakky's cold tone, as if she were speaking to a stranger, Rayleigh felt a nameless fire rising within him, yet he had nowhere to vent it.

Suppressing his emotions, Rayleigh forced a smile and said, "Shakky, do you remember what you said a year ago: you could help us obtain the rest of the Red Road Poneglyphs?"

Xia Qi replied expressionlessly, "I don't remember."

Rayleigh's eyes widened in disbelief, his usual composure completely gone, his voice rising several octaves: "How could this be? You said back then..."

Through the Den Den Mushi, Raleigh was chattering away, expressing his disappointment and dissatisfaction.

Xia Qi had no interest in listening. She lowered her eyes, looking at her bulging belly, her gaze softening unconsciously.

Reaching out, I gently stroked my belly, feeling the restless little life stirring inside.

Xia Qi's face was full of tenderness and anticipation, with a faint, gentle smile on her lips.

But he casually uttered the words that drove Rayleigh to despair and collapse: "Rayleigh, let's not contact each other anymore. I'm afraid Rayleigh will misunderstand."

"Do not!!!"

Chapter 198 Sisters

The climate in the New World has always been unpredictable, and coincidentally, it suddenly started snowing.

Snowflakes are falling, the north wind is blowing, and the world is vast...

Roger and Jabba were present throughout the entire call and naturally heard everything clearly.

No matter how desperately Rayleigh screamed, he couldn't change the fact that filled him with despair.

Xia Qi doesn't love him anymore!

Xia Qi has fallen in love with Lei Luo!

Roger was at a loss for words to comfort his first mate.

They even felt guilty.

If she hadn't been going to the final island, Shakky wouldn't have ended up with the Beasts Pirates.

It's all his fault, it's all his fault!

But Shakky loved Rayleigh so much, so what did Rayleigh do to make Shakky fall in love with someone else in just one year?

Although Jabba usually bickered with Rayleigh and even insisted that he was the number two in Roger's crew, he felt bad seeing Rayleigh like this.

As for George, his contempt was even greater.

He had only been a member of the pirate crew for a year, so naturally he was unaware of what was going on between Rayleigh and Shakky.

Although over the course of that year, thanks to Roger's personal charisma, George had completely accepted them as a group and considered himself a member of the Roger Pirates.

However, this does not change George's current disdain for Raleigh, the first mate.

What are you pretending for, you deadbeat simp!

But deep down, George harbored a secret joy that he himself was unaware of.

How do you describe this feeling?

It's like when your best buddy talks about the school beauty, and although you say congratulations, you're actually grinding your teeth in frustration.

Then one day you find out that your best buddy was just bragging; he's actually just like you, a simp for the school beauty.

At this moment, please describe your feelings.

Rayleigh looked up at the sky, letting the snowflakes fall on his face. The cold touch spread through his body, and his mind calmed down.

Why did Xia Qi fall in love with someone else?

Rayleigh couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried, but suddenly, it seemed like he had an idea.

"It must have been Lei Luo who forced Xia Qi, it must have been, it must have been."

Rayleigh grasped at a straw and kept muttering to himself.

The more he talked, the brighter Rayleigh's eyes became; he had successfully convinced himself.

Only this reason could explain why Xia Qi had said such heartless things to him.

Roger and Jabba quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, Shakky likes you so much, it must be that Lero forced her."

George couldn't help but timidly remind her, "But the woman's tone just now didn't seem like..."

Rayleigh turned around and angrily rebuked George, "What do you know? Shakky must have had members of the Beast Pirates with her just now, that's why she said that on purpose."

Looking at Rayleigh's bloodshot eyes, which looked like he wanted to devour someone, George chose to follow his heart. "I'm sorry, I misunderstood Ms. Shakky. I apologize."

Rayleigh snorted coldly before withdrawing his murderous gaze.

But Rayleigh's brows furrowed again.

He had already accepted his reasoning, so his consideration was: since Xia Qi was being forced by Lei Luo, how could he rescue her?

Roger seemed to understand Rayleigh's thoughts and stepped forward to pat Rayleigh on the shoulder to comfort him, saying, "Don't worry, we will definitely find a way to rescue Shakky."

Jabba nodded quickly: "Yes, yes."

George remained silent; he was merely a scholar with no fighting prowess.

He's just a weakling. Do you expect him to pat his chest and say to Rayleigh that he can defeat the Beasts Pirates?

If he actually said that, he'd probably laugh at himself.

Even though Roger Jabba said that, Rayleigh still looked worried.

If the Beasts Pirates were so easy to deal with, Shakky wouldn't have had to sacrifice herself for the Road Poneglyphs.

Roger knew this all too well.

He withdrew his hand from Rayleigh's shoulder, put it in his pocket, and gently held the special Den Den Mushi inside.

Does it really have to come to that?

In Lei Luo's harem, Shakky hung up the phone and, heavily pregnant, went to find Tori Tomma.

Both of them were former empresses of the Nine Serpents and had lived together for many years. Therefore, now that they were both in Lei Luo's harem, they were naturally closer than the others.

However, Shakky still felt a little awkward every time she met Tori Tomah.

After all, Tori Tomma used to call her "Shakky sister", and now, logically, she should call Tori Tomma "sister".

However, Tori Tomma was too embarrassed to actually let Shakky call her "older sister".

On the way, Xia Qi happened to meet Lu Jiu.

Like Xia Qi, Rouge was also six months pregnant, with a large belly.

As for why they got pregnant at almost the same time, that was due to Lei Luo's wicked sense of humor.

Roger and Rayleigh were brothers who went through thick and thin together. In a sense, Rouge and Shakky from the original work could be considered sisters-in-law.

So now they've become sisters.

How could a gentleman like Lei Luo not have a relationship where two women share one husband?

Therefore, Rouge is Shakky's closest friend besides Tori and Toma.

Xia Qi waved to Lu Jiu and greeted her, "Hi, Lu Jiu."

When Rouge saw Shakky, a gentle smile immediately appeared on her face, and she waved, "Hi, Shakky."

As the two approached, Rouge smiled radiantly, "Shaqi, where are you going?"

Shakky chuckled, "I'm going to Toritoma's place, want to come along?"

Rouge thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay."

Shakky and Rouge walked hand in hand toward Toritoma's palace...

Meanwhile, in the cabinet, Lei Luo looked at the piles of government affairs on his desk, and a faint sadness welled up within him.

Men should try to control themselves.

The birth of Raine and Honeysuckle filled the new mothers, Lazuli and Toritoma, with joy, and they almost refused to let go of their children.

Therefore, Reilly's cabinet would be missing a prime minister who oversees national affairs and a minister of public security.

Shakky could have replaced Tori Tomma, after all, she was once the Empress of Amazon Lily.

Moreover, Lei Luo can now completely trust him, but Xia Qi is also pregnant.

Therefore, Lei Luo could no longer be a hands-off manager and had to handle government affairs personally.

At this moment, Reilly, along with several cabinet members including Stussy, Olvia, Mattitau, and Amatsuki, were all engrossed in handling government affairs.

In addition, there's Leia, who came to freeload a meal but was conscripted by Rello.

Leia, with one hand supporting her chin and holding a pen, couldn't help but look up and glare at Leilo with annoyance:

"Why should I, a vice admiral, have to handle political affairs?!"

Chapter 199 I Want to Go to the South China Sea

Lei Luo smiled faintly and said, "You come here every day to freeload, what's wrong with helping out with some chores?"

Leia gave a haughty snort, but didn't say anything more, and obediently began to handle government affairs.

Although Stussy kept his head down, he secretly glanced at Leilo and Leia a couple of times.

I just found these two people exceptionally interesting.

However, Stussy soon returned to handling government affairs, and the others buried themselves in their work.

For a moment, the only sound in the cabinet was the scratching of pen tips on paper.

By evening, with everyone working together, the mountain of official business was finally dealt with.

Lei Luo couldn't help but stretch.

Since Tori Toma came along, he really hasn't dealt with government affairs for a long time.

Leia slumped onto the table, looking completely exhausted, and mumbled something under her breath:

"Finally... it's all done."

Lei Luo found it amusing and teased, "It's just doing some work, is it really that big of a deal?"

Leia immediately retorted, "What do you mean by 'do some work'? This isn't my job, you unscrupulous capitalist!"

Lei Luo waved his hand dismissively: "Don't worry about the details. By the way, are you staying for dinner tonight?"

Leia glared at Leilo and shouted indignantly, "Of course I stayed to eat! Otherwise, what would I be doing here!"

Lei Luo smiled and shook his head, then got up from his seat and walked ahead.

"That's more like it." Leia snorted and followed in Lei Luo's footsteps.

Stussy, Olvia, and Amatsuki, the three women from Lero, also stood up.

Stussy waved to Mattitau: "Let's go, Mattitau, let's have dinner together before we go back."

Matitau smiled and nodded: "Okay."

Not only was Leia a frequent visitor to the Rello family, but so was Matitau.

Lei Luo couldn't possibly let his cabinet ministers finish their work and then go home hungry.

The imperial chefs had already prepared a sumptuous dinner, and everyone sat together to enjoy the meal.

After dinner, Matitau returned to his residence.

Leia decided to stay, as she also had a room there.

After returning to the palace, Shakky found Lei Luo and told him about the phone call Lei Li had made to her earlier that day.

Now, Lei Luo is the person she loves most, and she will not hide anything from Lei Luo, including from Lei Li!

Lei Luo leaned back in his recliner, closed his eyes to rest, and a slight, playful smile curled at the corners of his mouth.