Chapter 65 Rayleigh's Invitation

Roger suddenly fell ill, which led to the termination of the duel challenge.

"Stop them, Rayleigh, we need these newcomers to help fight against Ski..." Roger, who was crouching on the ground, said to Rayleigh.

Rayleigh stopped Arthur from killing Barrett, and when he touched the palm of his hand where Arthur was bandaged, he felt a sticky sensation.

"This is blood..." Rayleigh was very surprised at the injuries on Arthur's body. Fighting while injured caused the wound to burst, but it was still driving himself to kill his opponent.

Such tenacious vitality and determination have never been seen before.

"Haha, your experience is what I deserve. You brought two CP lackeys to join forces with Douglas to assassinate me. I was only one step away from freedom!"

Barrett, who wanted to escape from a life of endless war, completely lost his mind when he was betrayed.

He never thought that a guy like Arthur would cause serious injuries to him.

Today, he still bears the scars of the blow inflicted by Arthur a year ago.

"If it weren't for you, there's no way I would have a bounty of 4 million berries on my head! Don't you like fighting? Come on, let's fight to the death, don't run if you have the guts!" Arthur was furious, unable to extinguish the hatred in his heart for him.

A bounty of 4 million berries was offered for him, at least 3 million of which were for telling the truth about the crimes of the Celestial Dragons during the trial on Judicial Island.

Barrett, who has been on the run for more than a year, only has 7 million Baileys.

"Lock them up first. It seems they won't calm down." Rayleigh let go of Arthur and looked at the sticky blood on his hands.

Judging from the injuries on his body, Arthur had just experienced a life-and-death escape...

Arthur and Barrett were escorted to the Orejaxson by the Roger Pirates' crew and detained in an attempt to calm them down for a while.

Everyone returned to the Ol Jaxson.

In a simple single cabin, Arthur sat alone on a clean little bed, staring at the town dock out the porthole.

It turns out that Cooper is getting along well with Roger's pirate group and is happily helping them carry supplies.

"Mr. Rayleigh, please throw him off the boat, please!" Buggy's voice begged Rayleigh from outside the cabin door: "Rumor has it that the guy chopped off all the buildings on Judicial Island with one knife."

"I went to the lookout to get some fresh air. Don't bother me, Bucky."

"Mr. Reilly!"

"Go!"

The cabin door slowly opened, and Rayleigh, with short golden hair and wearing a purple top, came to the cabin where Arthur was imprisoned, carrying a plate of food.

"Hey!" When Bucky saw Arthur outside the door, he immediately ran out of the cabin through the corridor and ran outside to the deck.

"I should have nothing to do with you guys, why did you lock me up?" Arthur looked at Rayleigh carrying food to his side and putting it on the bedside table, not understanding it.

"Young man, we were very impressed by you during the Sphinx Sea incident." Rayleigh sat down on the chair in the cabin where Arthur was.

"Why did you attack Red Harbor?" Rayleigh was very curious about the news report about Arthur this time.

"I accepted a commission to rescue Vegapunk, the leader of the MADS organization. Who knew that there was an old monster escorting him?" Arthur said calmly about the past events.

The past is over for him, at least he is still alive.

"What about the country of Jarzburg?" Rayleigh continued to ask.

It was like checking his identity, which made Arthur very unhappy. Now he didn't trust anyone and was extremely wary of everyone except Cooper.

However, he still told Rayleigh: "To put it simply, I wanted to resign, but the Navy wouldn't let me. Zhan Guo used tricks to make me stay, but I refused."

"And then he was publicly executed?" Reilly analyzed this passage and was shocked.

"I had two choices at that time, either serve the navy for the rest of my life, or be killed. I chose to resist." Arthur still can't forget Zhan Guo's face.

He personally blocked his way to death, but then spared his life in the name of justice, asking him to serve the navy...

He couldn't accept it.

"Well, Zhan Guo would indeed do that. After all, you are so talented. No one would be willing to give up and resign from the navy, right?" Rayleigh briefly learned about Arthur's experience and felt sympathetic about it.

"By the way, why did you lock me up?" Arthur asked Rayleigh seriously.

Rayleigh explained: "To be honest, we also need a strong fighting force, and the only ones we are interested in are you and Barrett."

"Huh? Me?" Arthur was a little confused and didn't quite understand what Rayleigh said.

"Let me tell you this, Arthur." Rayleigh did not intend to hide the truth from Arthur and sincerely told him the purpose of Roger's pirate group: "Our group has been to the final island recorded on the map."

"However, when we arrived at that island, Roger discovered that there was another island hidden in this world, and to reach that island, we needed to collect four red historical text signposts."

"We are now trying our best to find the road signs, but we are encountering obstacles."

Arthur listened to Rayleigh's words with indifference. As a time traveler, he naturally knew that Roger wanted to go to Raftel.

Exploring historical texts and red road signs is illegal in the navy, and once discovered, the offender will be sentenced to death.

Based on his memories and recent experiences, he analyzed that the most likely obstacle for Roger's pirate group at present is the Golden Lion Shiki, who is looking for the whereabouts of the ancient weapon.

"I learned from the navy that Golden Lion Shiki is also collecting historical texts. Could he be your obstacle?" Arthur asked Rayleigh after his analysis.

"That's right. That bastard was so powerful in the second half of the Grand Line that even we couldn't stop him." Rayleigh made his intention clear to Arthur: "Now Roger has health problems again. I'm very worried..."

Rayleigh suddenly interrupted his worries and asked Arthur directly: "Arthur, if you have nowhere to go now, you can stay in Roger's Pirates."

"Me?" Arthur was stunned. He didn't expect the other party to recruit him.

"Most of the people on this ship are those who seek freedom, adventure and a life. If you don't want to, we will never force you."

Unwilling? Of course Arthur was willing to join, now he was like a wild beast without a home.

By joining this pirate group, you will at least have absolute protection and will be able to make many friends in the future.

So that he no longer suffers from the fear of loneliness and the risk of assassination.

"Let's go to Twin Capes. There is a caretaker there who can extend Gol D. Roger's life. He should have an incurable terminal illness." Arthur made a rough analysis. He knew that Roger would be infected with a terminal illness.

But we don’t know the time, so we can only conclude that it was a terminal illness that caused such a strong person to suddenly reveal a flaw in front of everyone.

It just so happens that it is now the end of the Haiyuan calendar year 1492, which is also the beginning of Roger's incurable disease.

Rayleigh was startled when he heard the "D" come out of Arthur's mouth, but he didn't say anything.