One Piece: The Celestial Dragons' Self-Cultivation

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Tesoro was kicked away, smashing two stone statues in the manor.

"Huh? You've even learned how to use domineering aura?"

Blake was somewhat surprised. Was this guy treating the Mary Geoise arena as an upgrade dungeon?

Not only did he not get beaten to death, he also developed a set of skills.

Could it be that this kid also has a bit of a protagonist's aura?

Oh no, am I going to become the villain again?

Chapter 107: Did I steal the experience?

However, even though Tesoro had leveled up, the gap in strength between him and Kera was still significant.

The kick sent a cracking sound through his arm; the bone was almost broken.

He endured the pain, grabbed a nearby stone statue, and slammed it down on Kerla.

With a loud crash, the stone statue fell to the ground, but Kelra had already vanished.

Just then, his faint Observation Haki gave him a warning.

Tesoro instantly rolled forward, trying to dodge the attack from behind.

But it was already too late.

Kerla had appeared behind him without him noticing and punched him in the spine.

Tesoro collapsed forward, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and lay on the ground, struggling to get up.

But the power of Kella's attack was far beyond what he could withstand, and he struggled for a long time but still couldn't get up from the ground.

Kella strode up to Tezzolo, raised her foot which gleamed with dazzling golden light, and turned to ask Blake:

"Your Highness, shall we kill him?"

Blake turned to look in Stella's direction.

The latter simply turned his head slightly away, not looking at the location where the battle was taking place.

Seeing this, Blake nodded in satisfaction.

It's clear that Stella has made her choice.

On the one hand, the two had encouraged each other through music during each other's most difficult times and had become close friends who could talk about anything.

But let alone this life, even in the original story, their relationship never reached the level of lovers.

On the other hand, Tesoro would take a huge risk to come here in order to rescue her.

However, Stella had lived in Black's estate for many years and had long considered herself a part of the estate, even its butler.

It can be said that, apart from Black himself, a Celestial Dragon, Stella wielded the most real power at Black's manor.

There's absolutely no need for anyone to rescue them.

Tezzolo's actions today were undoubtedly a serious offense to Blake.

So whatever Blake's final decision is, Stella will not plead for him.

Just as Blake was about to lock Tezzolo up and send him back to be Cyrus's cellmate, a figure suddenly came flying from a distance.

The kilometer distance was covered in an instant, and he arrived in front of Kella almost immediately.

The person lifted their foot, and their slipper went straight for Kella's face.

However, Koala's Observation Haki was also quite good; he reacted quickly, turning into a flash of light and disappearing from the spot.

Stepping back ten meters, Kerla looked at the newcomer with a grave expression.

The person was wearing a white trench coat, cropped leopard-print pants, and flip-flops.

Her long, graying curly hair was styled into a look reminiscent of someone who plays basketball, she had a scar near her right eye, and she wore round-framed glasses.

Upon seeing this, Blake slammed his fist on the table, pointed at Kella with one hand, and burst into laughter:

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"I'll let you lift one foot for half an episode, look, Rayleigh's here."

Blake's laughter puzzled everyone, who had no idea what he was laughing about.

However, the scene just now was too similar to Rayleigh saving Zoro from Kizaru's feet, and Black couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

After laughing for a while, Blake stood up:

"I never expected that Long would even bring you out."

"Silbaz Reilly, the number two on Roger's ship."

"But instead of going to the Knights of God or the Five Elders, you sneaked up here to me."

"Is it for Hancock?"

"What? You stole experience points back in God Valley?"

Rayleigh's previously relaxed expression immediately turned serious:

"It seems you know quite a lot..."

Originally, Rayleigh thought this was a very simple mission.

As long as you don't encounter any unfortunate opponents along the way, you can usually complete the task smoothly.

Unexpectedly, this Celestial Dragon in front of me seems to be no simple character either.

Faced with Rayleigh's doubts, Black appeared quite patient:

"Which part is Mr. Raleigh referring to?"

"God Valley? Hancock? Or a dragon?"

"It's okay, I can answer any of them."

"Mr. Raleigh is, after all, a veteran of the high seas."

"I can still fulfill your small wish before you die."

Black's words were laced with condescending sarcasm, but Rayleigh was, after all, a seasoned pirate who had weathered many storms.

His mindset remained unchanged; instead, he smiled and said:

"I'd like to know the answer to that too. Could this Celestial Dragon guy please enlighten me?"

Startled into silence by Rayleigh's shamelessness, Black's face immediately broke into a smile as well.

"No problem, their battle won't end anytime soon, we have plenty of time."

His fingers traced the Celestial Dragon crest on the armchair:

"With Mr. Raleigh and Boss Shakky living so openly in the Sabaody Archipelago, it's hard for me not to hear some news."

"To be honest, if I were Garin, I would have killed you long ago."

"Knowing all this, we also know your relationship with Amazon Lily."

"At such a sensitive time, I can't think of any other reason why the vice-captain of the Pirate King would risk coming here to me."

"As for the Dragon's Revolutionary Army..."

Blake glanced in Ginny's direction and saw that she was biting her lip and looking pale.

He chuckled softly and continued:

"To my shame, I actually made a very small contribution to this."

Upon hearing this, Riley's eyes narrowed behind his round-framed glasses, and Ginny even began to sway, staring wide-eyed at Black in disbelief.

She always thought she had hidden it well and that the intelligence she received that night was just an accident.

Ginny suddenly realized that if all of this was the plan of the person in front of her, why would he have instigated the Revolutionary Army to attack Mary Geoise?

But whatever Black's purpose may be, it is definitely not a good thing for the Revolutionary Army.

With this in mind, Ginny tried to find the Den Den Mushi with trembling hands, but she couldn't hold it steady and accidentally dropped it on the ground.

"Hey? Sister Ginny, you dropped something."

Perona was right next to Ginny, and she reached out to pick up the Den Den Mushi, grinning at her.

Ginny felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

Rayleigh remained silent for a long time after hearing this. He stood at the boundary between light and darkness, making it impossible to see his expression.

After a long while, a ray of light reflected off his glasses:

"It seems this young man has quite a plan. Does the old man not even know his name?"

“Hilbert Black, you can call me Saint Black.”

Blake still had a relaxed smile on his face.

His improved strength gave him the confidence to face anything.

Let alone Rayleigh, even if Im himself were to take action, Black, in his current state, would at least have no difficulty escaping, if not win the fight.

After all, Rocks was able to escape from Im's hands, so he must be stronger than Rocks now, right?

Furthermore, with battles raging throughout Mary Geoise tonight, and the range of Observation Haki severely limited, it's even less likely that anyone would notice what's happening at the manor.

Rayleigh is doomed today no matter what.

Thinking about this, Blake suddenly realized that he might be a bit of a villain who dies from talking too much.

Chapter 108 You are quite nice

"Blake?"

Rayleigh pondered for a moment, but he had never heard of this name before.

But none of that matters now; his purpose in coming here is simply to take the Hancock sisters away.

If we can achieve this smoothly, that would be best; if it requires battle...

He will not be afraid.

Thinking of this, Rayleigh's tone returned to calm:

"The old man came here only to take away the three sisters from Nine Snake Island."

“If Black Saint is willing to give this old man some face, I will immediately take my men and leave Mary Geoise.”

"Whatever your plans are, they are none of my business as a retired old man."

His voice was deep and steady, as if he were discussing today's weather.

Goodness, do all the people from Roger's pirate crew have the "Face Fruit"?

"I refuse to leave Lord Black Saint!"

Before Blake could speak, Hancock jumped out angrily.

With one hand on her hip and the other hand outstretched with slender fingers, she pointed at Rayleigh in an extremely arrogant gesture:

"You old bastard, don't try to sow discord between me and Lord Black Saint here. I will not leave with you!"

Upon hearing this, an eerie silence fell over the manor.

It seemed like crows were flying overhead, making the situation quite awkward.

Marigold blushed and quietly tugged at Hancock's clothes.

Hancock glanced back at her, her eyes turning dangerous:

"What? Do you want to leave Lord Black?"

Upon meeting Hancock's gaze, Marigold immediately shook her head vigorously, denying it hastily:

"No, no! I absolutely did not have such a thought."

"Wherever my elder sister is, that's where I'll be."

She immediately pledged her loyalty to Hancock.