Chapter 1125 Time

Rayleigh took steady and powerful steps and soon came to Luffy. He looked down at Luffy who was sitting on the ground and said expressionlessly: "Hurry up and stand up, kid! Now is the perfect time to exercise, don't slack off. Do 500 push-ups to warm up first!"

Hearing this, Luffy's eyes widened immediately, and he pleaded with a bitter face: "Ah? Uncle Rayleigh, just let me rest for a while..."

"Stop talking nonsense! There's no room for negotiation!" Before Luffy could finish his words, Rayleigh interrupted him mercilessly. Rayleigh quickly walked up to Luffy, raised the newspaper in his hand, and smashed it hard on Luffy's head without hesitation.

There was a dull thud, and a big bump instantly appeared on Luffy's head. He grimaced in pain and cried out, "Ouch! It hurts! Why did you use your Armament Haki to sneak attack me again!"

Although he was extremely reluctant, facing Rayleigh's strict request, Luffy had no choice but to obey. While mumbling complaints, he turned over with a bitter face and started doing push-ups.

Rayleigh stood quietly by the side, watching Luffy who was working hard to train, his eyes revealing a subtle concern. After a moment, he suddenly sighed softly and said, "Alas, the sea has not been peaceful recently. I originally wanted to give you more time to grow and develop, but judging from the current situation, we don't have much time left."

Luffy, who was doing push-ups, suddenly raised his head and looked at Rayleigh in confusion. He asked, "Ah? Uncle Rayleigh, what are you talking about? Why are you saying this all of a sudden?"

"It's nothing. You just need to know one thing clearly. From now on, I will launch a more rigorous and more intense training plan for you." Rayleigh said expressionlessly, his eyes fixed on Luffy in front of him, as if to convey his inner determination to him.

Hearing this, Luffy not only did not show any fear or retreat, but his eyes were shining with excitement and anticipation, and he responded loudly: "Okay! Then just come on! I am fully prepared to face any challenge!"

Looking at Luffy's face full of fighting spirit and determination, Rayleigh's originally tense face gradually relaxed, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a faint smile. At this moment, he saw the unlimited potential and indomitable spirit hidden in the young man in front of him.

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Kuro stretched out his hand expressionlessly and tightly pinched the Den Den Mushi that was on the phone. As his palm gradually tightened, the Den Den Mushi let out a short and shrill cry, and finally stopped struggling and moving. Then, Kuro casually threw the Den Den Mushi's body into the sea as if he was discarding a useless thing, and watched it slowly sink to the bottom of the sea.

At this moment, Marco walked over slowly, with an indescribable innocent look on his face: "Hey, Kuro, that Den Den Mushi is mine, why did you strangle it to death without saying a word!"

Kuro shrugged nonchalantly and responded nonchalantly: "Don't worry about it. I'll have Kuro send you a full basket after we're done."

Marco was stunned at first, but then he reacted, smiled and waved his hands and said, "Hahaha, I'm just kidding you, I'm not that petty."

The two smiled at each other and burst into laughter at the same time. However, their laughter was interrupted by a sudden cold snort. It turned out that Whitebeard had appeared beside them. With a stern face, he questioned Kuro with displeasure: "Huh! You suddenly jumped onto my ship for no apparent reason, but you even dared to strangle my Den Den Mushi to death in front of me. Isn't that a bit too much?"

Facing Whitebeard's questioning, Kuro seemed calm and composed. He scratched his head, smiled apologetically and said, "Hehe, you're right, I did go a little too far. But don't worry, to show my sincerity, this jar of fine wine will be regarded as an apology to you!" As he said that, Kuro reached out and pulled the huge jar of wine that had been hidden behind him in front of him, and then carefully placed it in front of Whitebeard.

Bista, who was standing nearby, suddenly had his eyes light up. He couldn't wait to come forward and asked curiously, "Wow! Kuro, tell us, what kind of rare wine is in this?"

"As for the specific name of this wine, I'm not really sure! But since it's been treasured in Tesoro's treasure house, I think its taste must be pretty good!" Kuro said as he stretched out his hand without hesitation and opened the lid of the wine jar.

Instantly, it was as if an invisible stream of air gushed out from the wine jar, followed by a strong and intoxicating aroma that quickly spread. The aroma seemed to have a magical power, easily entering the nostrils of everyone present, causing people to involuntarily take a deep breath, wanting to inhale all of this wonderful aroma. Even the originally quiet air around seemed to become agitated because of the aroma of the wine, rippling slightly with circles of ripples that seemed to be there and not there.