Chapter 19

Ragna said sighed, "Sigh* So I must go there. Well, I already wanted to go there. Now I just have one more reason to go there."

"I hope you have a lot of fun on your journey." Rayleigh said with a smile.

Ragna nodded and then said, "There's something else I want from you."

"Ha? What?" Rayleigh asked.

"I am very weak right now and need help getting stronger. Can you help me?" Ragna said.

"I can help you, but why would I do such a thing?" Rayleigh said, looking deeply at him. He looked like he was testing Ragna.

"Of course, you don't have to train me. But if it goes on like this, I'll be caught eventually. Every day I see more and more World Government people around. You realize that if I get caught one day, it won't be a good situation for the world, right? If they succeed in their purpose, they will destroy anything that could stand in their way." Ragna said.

And then he continued said, looking pointedly at Rayleigh, "Then they might see you as a threat and want to end your peaceful life."

After thinking for a moment, Rayleigh said, "Well, I agree to train you. But let me warn you ahead of time, you will have a very difficult time."

Ragna nodded. Then they went towards Shakky's bar.

Rayleigh thought with a smile as he walked, 'Roger, the day you said is approaching. I wonder how much stronger he will get.'

Rayleigh, of course, had another option. If he killed Ragna, he wouldn't have any problems in the future. But he couldn't do that because of the promise he made to his captain.

After they entered the bar, Rayleigh told Shakky about the current situation.

"So you're going to train them, but where are you going to do that?" Shakky said. She knew they couldn't stay here.

Besides, Law was included with them, after all, he needed to get stronger too. When Ragna asked Rayleigh about this, he said it was okay.

"There is a beautiful island that I know for this. There's also someone we used to know near there. It will be easier for us to get to that island with their help." Rayleigh said.

"I see, so when are you leaving?" Shaky asked.

"I have to make a call first, and then it will be clear when we are leaving." Rayleigh said.

A few days later it was finally time for them to leave.

Rayleigh pointed to the little boat ahead of them and said with a smile, "There we go with it."

Seeing the little boat, which was almost the same as before, Law started to slowly back away. He didn't want to go through those terrible experiences again, no matter what.

But unfortunately, Ragna quickly grabbed him by the shoulder and then said, "Rayleigh, wouldn't it be better to go with our ship?"

Rayleigh said with a laugh, "Hahaha! Of course, no! Your education starts now. You will fight a lot of sea beasts along the way. Hahaha!"

Hearing what he had said, Law was once again certain. Definitely not the right decision...

Thus they sailed for a while in the little boat, and along the way, Ragna and Law fought many sea beasts. They were quite skilled at this, as they had already fought before. Also, since the boat was protected by Rayleigh, they didn't have to limit their strength too much.

"Two sea kings are coming towards us!" Law shouted when he saw two huge snakes coming towards them.

Rayleigh said, "They're not sea kings, they're domesticated sea snakes. Look behind them, they're pulling the ship."

Ragna thought, 'Kuja Pirates? Well, we will go to the island where Luffy was trained. Why didn't I think of it before? Anyway, more importantly, let's see what kind of person the Pirate Empress was, who was praised for her beauty.'

After the ship was close enough, Rayleigh said, "Come on, we'll go the rest of the way in this ship." And he jumped directly onto the deck of Kuja Pirates' ship. Ragna and Law jumped on the ship right after him.

Thus, they suddenly found themselves among many female pirates. They were all looking at a beautiful woman as if waiting for an order. And this beautiful woman with black hair was their captain, the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock.

Hancock ordered her crew directly, "We're going back to Rusukaina." Then she said while looking at Rayleigh, "Let's talk inside."

They followed Hancock into a room, and beside them were two other rather tall women.

After sitting in the chair, Hancock said directly, "Rayleigh-san, I took a big risk doing this. If the Marines know I'm with you, I will be directly stripped of my Shichibukai rank. But I accepted it because you helped us beforehand."

Rayleigh said, "Don't worry, they won't notice we're here. Besides, we won't be together for long, just a few hours."

Rayleigh actually could have swum across the calm belt had he been alone, but with Ragna and Law at his side, he had to call Hancock. Thanks to the ship of the Kuja pirates, they could easily travel without dealing with the sea kings on the calm belt.

Law, on the other hand, was taken aback by what happened at that time, because he had suddenly fallen into the middle of heaven. Or was it a reward for the difficulties he endured along the way? Law was even more certain then, that his decision was absolutely right.

Hancock had also taken a few glances at Ragna and Law, but for some reason, Ragna caught her attention.

Hancock looked at Ragna and said, "Have we met you before?"