Chapter 144: Rayleigh's Plan!
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"Stop crying. I'm just kidding you."
Shakky looked at the panicked little cat in front of her and didn't dare to tease him anymore.
"Really?"
Pato started at Shakky aggrievedly with big watery eyes.
"Really, if you don't believe me, ask Akira-kun."
After she said that, she took out a cake from the refrigerator and put it in front of Pato.
"This is for you, as my apologies."
Pato looked at Akira. When he saw him nod, he took the cake and said in a cute low voice:
"Thank you, Onee-san."
"You're welcome."
Shakky rubbed Pato's small head and replied with a smile.
"Are you going to meet Robin-chan and Kalifa-chan?"
Then Shakky raised her head and asked Akira with a smile while rubbing Pato's little head.
"How are they doing these days?" Akira asked with a smile.
"Kalifa-chan has recently learned some recipes from me and asked Robin-chan to bring these dishes to the Mink Tribesmen you rescued to try them."
"Hiss!"
Akira took a deep cold breath and quickly shook his head:
"Forget it. I'll go find Rayleigh-san first. I brought some fine wines with me, I'm pretty sure he will like it very much."
Then he patted on Pato's head gently and said:
"Pato, after you done eating, go to the backroom with Shakky-san. The Mink Tribe children that I rescued are currently staying there."
"Thank you, Akira-san."
Pato put the cake down and thanked with a grateful voice.
"Take care of yourself and don't cause Shakky-san any troubles. "
Akira shook his head with a smile, walked out of the bar, and went to find Rayleigh.
Although Shakky didn't tell him Rayleigh's exact position, Akira believed that with Rayleigh's personality, right now, he must have no money to buy wine or gamble, so he went to sell himself like usual.
However, Akira didn't think that as soon as he arrived at Area No. 3, he saw Rayleigh crouching in the corner.
Before his fight with Kaido, Akira followed, took Robin and Kalifa shopping, and wandered around the island, and they ran into Rayleigh a few times.
The two would occasionally drink together.
And because of that, the two had become good drinking friends.
"Akira-kun, here, come quickly~."
Rayleigh wasn't surprised when he saw Akira safe and sound because he knew Crocus treated his wounds on the Twin Cape.
Akira looked at Rayleigh and noticed he was still wearing the same clothes that he wore when he saw him the last time.
For a man who only has one set of clothes, it is already very good to be able to keep his clothes intact.
"What are you doing here?"
Akira walked to Rayleigh's side and squatted down.
"Hhhh, I don't have money to buy wine, so I'm going to make some money."
Rayleigh said with a smirk.
"You don't need to do that, I have a good wine with me now if you still want drink."
"By the way, Crocus-san gave them to me. So do you want to drink it together?" Akira said with a smile.
"Crocus's precious wine?"
Rayleigh's eyes lit up, then suddenly shook his head and refused:
"That old stupid guy, Crocus, usually won't give his things to others, especially his precious wine. He made you an exception by giving some of his wine to you. So I won't drink it because he gave it to you."
"Besides, I feel a little embarrassed. You always bring good wine to me, so today, I will treat you."
"Huh?"
Akira was stunned when he heard what Rayleigh said.
Although Rayleigh isn't completely addicted to gambling, he likes gambling very much. Just like the Navy's future Admiral Fujitora, Rayleigh has always gambled on money.
He never used Observation Haki to cheat.
But Rayleigh's gambling skills are average, so he is a big fat sheep that is extremely welcome in any casino on this island.
And that's why this guy is usually very poor.
"You have money to buy me a drink?"
Looking at Akira's a little stunned face, Rayleigh smiled and said:
"I came prepared today."
He likes Akira and cares about him very much.
In his eyes, Akira is the most promising and outstanding pirate among all the rookie pirates in this era.
As the vice-captain of the Roger Pirates, there is nothing he didn't see on the sea.
There are very few pirates who yearn for freedom and never kill civilians or innocent people.
Akira is one of these few, he has never bullied ordinary people, and moreover, it's always him who pays the bill when they eat and drink.
And when he asked about Akira's dream and goal, he still remembers his answer very clearly, because it left a deep impression in his heart:
"I just want to rove the seas freely."
After watching Akira for some time, Rayleigh also found that he is very nice and gentle with children too.
He is always patient with them, and no matter how many questions they ask him, Akira will answer them seriously.
This kind of behavior greatly changed Rayleigh's impression of Akira.
This fierce and famous rookie pirate is actually an extremely easygoing guy.
He is completely different from the ferocious and cruel pirates in the sea.
On Akira's body, he saw Roger's shadow.
"Came prepared?"
He glanced at Rayleigh doubtfully and asked:
"...tell me your plan."
Then he took out a bottle of wine, passed the bottle to Rayleigh, and asked with a smile:
"Rayleigh-san, do you want to rob someone?"
"Of course not! I'm going to treat you with my money this time, but I don't have money on me right now."
"So I'll take you to a fun place, we'll get some money there, and then I'll take you out for a drink."
Akira put the wine down and looked at Rayleigh in surprise.
Isn't that robbery?!
But with Rayleigh's character, he shouldn't do such a thing, let alone he has been living in hiding in the Sabaody Archipelago. If his identity is exposed to the Navy, he will be in big trouble.
"Fun? Where do you want me to go with you?"
Rayleigh smiled mysteriously.
"In front of your eyes!"
He pointed to the Diligent Auction House not far away.
"You want me to pretend to be a slave like you and then be sold in the auction house. Don't tell me you want to kidnap the buyer?!"
Thinking of how Rayleigh made money in the series, Akira looked at him in surprise because he wanted him to join this operation too.
"Haha, yes. We will sell ourselves in the auction house as slaves, and then we will blackmail the buyers who took us. There is no need for robbery, and the money will come fast. Isn't this a great way to make money?"
Akira thought this kind of play was very interesting.
"Rayleigh-san, you are a genius!"
Akira gave Rayleigh a thumbs up and then said with a smile:
"Okay, let's do it, but I haven't done such a thing before, so you have to lead the way!"
"Leave everything to me. I'm a veteran!"
Rayleigh's expression as if he was doing some kind of duty made Akira speechless.
"Okay, but which forces control this slave auction house?"
Looking up at the auction house, he found that the style of this auction house is different from Doflamingo and Tesoro's, so Akira asked.
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