Sabaody Archipelago:
As the closest island to the New World, the Sabaody Archipelago can be said to be an island that many pirates must pass through to enter the New World.
Even though this is an island extremely close to Marine Headquarters Marineford, there are still many pirates who brazenly enter the Sabaody Archipelago without worrying about being caught by the Marines.
Who made the Marines perform so poorly over the years, to the extent that pirates now have almost no reverence for the Marines.
Their first reaction upon encountering the Marines is no longer to flee, but to compare the gap between the two sides. If the gap is not large, they will directly fight back.
Nox and Shakky rarely had leisure time, so they traveled all the way from the New World to Fish-Man Island, and then to the Sabaody Archipelago, enjoying several wonderful days of their two-person world.
"Husband, look, how is my sun hat?"
Shakky wore a dark blue short skirt on her lower body, revealing her long, fair legs. On her upper body, she wore a blue ultra-short shirt that exposed her flat, slender waist, paired with a blue sun hat. This was clearly the image of a sea princess, and even Nox, who was immune to all kinds of beautiful women, couldn't help but be captivated.
"Very good, paired with your outfit, if you go to Fish-Man Island, you might even be able to be a princess."
Nox praised her without hesitation.
Although Shakky didn't know how many times she had heard such compliments from Nox, she always felt happy every time she heard them.
"Husband, the scenery over there is beautiful, let's go and take a look!"
Shakky held Nox's hand and jogged like a little girl. Nox also followed Shakky and ran along happily. This kind of leisurely life was very rare for Nox.
However, just as they had run here, saw that there was no one around, and were preparing to enjoy the scenery and have a bit of romance, they saw a scruffy old man walking over.
Seeing that someone was being such a killjoy and interrupting their mood, Shakky immediately intended to wave her hand and swat the scruffy old man away.
"Shakky, he's someone we know, there's no need to chase him away. It's a good opportunity to catch up!"
But before Shakky could make a move, she was stopped by Nox.
"Isn't this Rayleigh? I didn't expect that we, a young couple, would meet an old friend we haven't seen in so many years while traveling here!"
Nox held Shakky's hand and walked over, greeting him naturally.
"Hahaha hahaha, so it's Nox. I remember it's been over twenty years since I first met you. I didn't expect you to still be so young, while I'm already an old man!"
Rayleigh also didn't expect to run into Nox just as he was about to get coated.
Looking at Nox's face, which had barely changed from before, Rayleigh was instantly surprised. After all, considering his age, Nox was already over forty, but Nox's appearance now was almost the same as when he first met him!
"If you can find a Devil Fruit that can keep you eternally young, maybe you can also regain your youth. Then it's not impossible to hook up with a beautiful woman and spend your life together!"
Nox looked at the still single Rayleigh with interest and said.
After all, in the original story, Rayleigh and Shakky were together, but now Shakky is Nox's woman and has nothing to do with Rayleigh.
Nox now held Shakky's hand and came before Rayleigh to show off to him. He didn't know how to describe it, but this feeling was a bit inwardly satisfying.
"Let's forget about that. I'm already this old, so I won't go and harm young girls."
Hearing Nox's words, even Rayleigh's old face turned a little red. After all, the fact that he was single was true, and the fact that he wanted to find a young girl to accompany him was also true.
"Come, have a taste. This is wine newly brewed by Royal."
Rarely seeing someone of his generation, Nox threw a jar of wine from his castle bracelet to Rayleigh, and also took out a jar of wine for himself to drink.
"Good wine, this wine is really strong, really good!"
Rayleigh praised it repeatedly after taking a sip. Royal wine was really good wine, but unfortunately, it was too expensive and he couldn't drink it often.
"Good wine with good meat, come, don't just focus on drinking, this meat is also very good!"
Nox waved his hand, and plates of grilled meat appeared on the ground. Then Nox didn't hold back and just sat down and ate.
"It's been a long time since I've had such a rich meal of wine and meat, so I won't be polite!"
Rayleigh also didn't put on any airs and sat on the ground and ate.
Nox and Rayleigh weren't that close, but at this moment, under the temptation of wine and meat, the two were like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years, drinking wine, eating meat, chatting and bragging, having a great time.
For the current Nox, there are really not many people who can sit with him to drink, eat meat, and brag. Besides those who were also Executive Officers in the Rocks Pirates, there are only Rayleigh and Red Count left.
In the Pirate World, the higher you stand, the fewer people there are who are equal to you.
In terms of strength, there are almost no people who are equal to him, so Nox sometimes feels a sense of loneliness.
Therefore, the older he gets, the more he feels nostalgic.
Even though Rayleigh didn't have a great relationship with him before, at least the relationship wasn't bad, and they could still talk.
For the current Nox, as long as Rayleigh doesn't stand in his way, he won't do anything to Rayleigh, and he hopes to maintain this ordinary friendship with Rayleigh. Being able to occasionally sit together to drink and chat is also a fortunate thing.
Perhaps in the future, when he overthrows the rule of the World Government and achieves his initial ambition, becoming the World King like Imu is now.
At that time, wanting to sit on the ground and drink and brag with people like he does now might be a luxury!
"Hahahaha, Rayleigh, I didn't expect your drinking capacity to have increased quite a bit. I remember when the Limitless Pirates and the Roger Pirates had a banquet, you seemed to have been drunk by someone!"
"Nox, you must have remembered it wrong. How could I possibly be drunk? It was clearly you who wanted to take on me and Roger one-on-two, and in the end, you were drunk by me and Roger working together."
"How is that possible? How could the two of you be my opponents? It was clearly you who didn't play fair. Gaban joined in later, and what was supposed to be one-on-two turned into three-on-one!"
"Then tell me, weren't you drunk and lying on the ground unable to get up!"
"A good man doesn't mention past glories. Now no one is helping you. Let's see how I drink you under the table!"
"..."
Nox and Rayleigh drank and bragged while neither of them would yield to the other.
Shakky saw Nox so happy and gently stayed by his side to pour him wine, which made Rayleigh very envious, so he desperately tried to get Nox drunk.
In the end, neither of them knew how much they drank, but they both got drunk and fell asleep on the ground.
Afterward, Nox was carried away by Shakky in a princess carry, leaving only Rayleigh, a single man, sleeping soundly on the ground.