Ascension Or Journey From World To World

Before the first appearance of the <Straw Hat> pirates, 13 years remained.

Sabaody Archipelago.

Sabaody Archipelago is a group of islands located next to each other and interconnected by bridges.

In fact, these are not even islands; they are mangrove trees growing directly from the seabed and forming a mangrove forest.

Their roots, they form small areas of land that are called - groves. The trees themselves are very strong and do not drown in the water, they grow very steadily.

There were 79 such islands in the Sabaody Archipelago. These islands are divided into different zones:

1-29: A lawless area where pirates and bounty hunters run amok

 30-39: Sabaody Park, an amus.e.m.e.nt park with bubble-based attractions.

 40-49: A tourist area, filled with shops and souvenir stands.

 50-59: A shipping area.

 60-69: Local headquarters for the Marines.

 70-79: A hotel town.

The Sabaody Archipelago is located next to the Red Line, for this reason, everyone who wanted to get into the New World should have visited this "island". One could enter the New World in two different ways:

—First way: You need to climb the Red Line, go through the Holy Land Mary Geoise, and then go down from the other side directly into the waters of the New World. This method is only suitable for civilians or Marines. In this case, the ship remains in the first half of the Grand Line - Paradise.

—Second way: You need to go down under the water, directly to Fishman Island. Sailing through a huge underwater tunnel, you can find yourself in the New World. This way is suitable for absolutely everyone, whether you are a pirate or an ordinary traveler. However, in order to use this way, you first need to prepare your ship. This preparation is carried out by masters in the Sabaody Archipelago, they cover the ship with a special resin, thanks to which, the ship can plunge under water and you can swim through the Red Line tunnel.

Because of its close proximity to the Red Line, and therefore Mary Geoise … Tenryuubitos walked very often on this Archipelago. The so-called "Gods" ...

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A young man walked right through the lawless area. It would seem that he is absolutely indifferent to exactly where he is. 15 grove, this was the place where pirates, criminals, and bounty hunters lived.

The man felt dozens, if not hundreds of looks directed at him.

The bounty hunters have already calculated the profits they will receive from the sale of this man. The man was handsome; for sure, many noble daughters would want such a slave.

A wave of energy spread from the man in all directions.

*Thump*

*Thump*

*Thump*

One by one, the bounty hunters began to fall to the ground. Their eyes rolled up and foam flowed from their mouths.

Pirates and other criminals felt a shiver. They wanted to enjoy the sight of how a beautiful "boy" would be caught and bound. But no one could have expected such a development.

*Wave*

Another wave of energy and all those present in the 15th grove lost consciousness.

<Shadow Ravens>

Several black ravens appeared from the man's shadow, flapping their wings, they flew away towards Red Line.

[I need to know when exactly Fisher Tiger will start climbing the Red Line.] The man thought.

As soon as the ravens flew away, he immediately continued on his way. His path lay in the direction of 13 groves.

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A man with white hair and red eyes went to an unusual looking building. The building was covered with a small amount of moss, and its roof was a circular structure.

There was a large sign on the building with the inscription: <Shakky's Rip-off Bar>.

The man got a wry smile.

He went straight to the bar, which felt two strong presence.

*Opens the door*

Opening the door, the man went inside and went towards the bar.

Behind the bar stood a relatively slim and tall woman. She had short black hair and a cigarette between her index and middle fingers.

She was wearing a pink spider print T-shirt. In addition, over a T-shirt, she wears a black jacket with a collar and cuffs similar to the wings of a raven. From behind the bar, her lower body was not visible.

The man noticed that the woman was a little tense, he also felt a gaze directed from the corner of the bar.

He sat on a barstool and said: "A glass of red wine, please."

The woman nodded and took a bottle of red wine from North Blue from a shelf.

"I have not seen you here before. Have you arrived in Sabaody Archipelago recently?" Shakky tried to find out the information.

"Not too neat, but I'll answer anyway ... Yes, I arrived here only today," the man answered with a smile.

Shakky's eye twitched.

"Mmm, maybe the gentleman sitting in the corner will stop watching me so intently, I'm not interested in men, I'm sorry," the man said.

Shakky wanted to laugh but restrained herself.

* Cough cough cough *

"I like women!" an indignant voice came from the corner.

"Hahaha, I have no doubt," answered the man at the bar.

The owner of the voice stepped out of the shadow of the corner. It turned out to be a tall man with gray hair. There was a scar on his right eye, most likely received many years ago. He wore round glasses.

He wore plain red shorts, a white T-shirt and sandals.

He went up and sat next to Ray.

"My name is Rayleigh, you can call me Ray-san," the man introduced himself.

"My name is Ray, you can call me Ray," a man with red eyes responded.

"Your names sound very similar, my name is Shakuyaku, you can call me Shakky," the woman introduced herself.

"So what are you doing here, Ray? I'm surprised I don't know about a man with the same strength as yours," Rayleigh asked.

"Ohhh, I'm waiting for one fishman. While I'm waiting for him, I decided to visit this bar. But who would have thought that I would meet the famous <Dark King>", Ray smiled.

Rayleigh did not feel threatened or ill-intentioned, so he did not answer and continued to drink sake.

"Did you know your captain has a son?"  Ray said unexpectedly.

*Pppppfffffuuuuuh*

Rayleigh spat out what he typed in his mouth and turned to Ray.

"That's true !? But how, he had less than a year left," Rayleigh grabbed Ray by the collar and began to shake him.

Ray removed his hands and replied: "Yes, he managed to leave a descendant."

"Hahaha, that's how. You will not tell me his name?" Rayleigh laughed.

"No," Ray smiled.

"So what do you want to know? Want to know about One Piece?" Rayleigh asked.

"No, I guess what One Piece is. Indeed, it was because of this that the <Ancient Kingdom> was destroyed," Ray smiled.

Surprise flashed in Rayleigh's eyes, but he did not show it. However, Ray still noticed this, and his theory was confirmed.

"I'm more interested in Conqueror's Haki. I have been studying this issue for a long time and have come to the conclusion that Conqueror's Haki is more than just the power to defeat weak enemies," Ray said seriously.

Rayleigh's face became serious: "This power appears only in people with great ambitions and willpower for their implementation. I think you have met many people with power. Even if they don't have Conqueror's Haki or any other power ... their very presence is different from ordinary people. This presence as if shouts: "Bow to your King!". The presence of people with Conqueror's Haki is hundreds, thousands of times stronger. On Laugh Tale we found an explanation of what Conqueror's Haki is. With this power, you can give orders, making to obey, to destroy the mind, to change the worldview ... only a few reach this level. And these people are Kings among Kings. In my memory, only Roger and Xebec could achieve such a level. "

"As I thought," Ray said, looking at his glass of wine.

Ray thought for a moment and the entire bar was surrounded by silence.

Shakky interrupted Ray's thoughts: "You have to pay 10 000 000 belly for this wine."

Ray blinked.

*Sigh*

With a sigh, he waved his hand and a box full of bottles appeared on the floor.

Shakky went to the box and took one bottle.

"What is it? Is it the wine?" she asked.

She didn't even pay attention to the fact that Ray pulled this box directly from the air.

Rayleigh looked in surprise, he did not remember what kind of devil fruit possesses such power.

"This is an unusual wine. This wine thanks to which you can maintain your youth ...." Ray did not have time to finish, as he was hugged by Shakky.

"From today you can drink in my bar absolutely free !!!" hugging Ray screamed Shakky.

"Hahaha, women ..." Rayleigh laughed.

"Oh, you can drink this wine too. It will improve your condition and improve your health. Consider this a gift as a sign of a new friendship," Ray said looking at Rayleigh.

"Hahahahaha, I like the way you do business," Rayleigh laughed out loud.

At that time, Shakky was putting each bottle in a separate c.h.e.s.t, Ray had no idea where she got so many c.h.e.s.ts from and how he had not noticed.

[Lately, I have come across a lot of "Female Magic"] he thought.

Rayleigh patted his shoulder and smiled encouragingly.

"We can go to the red light district. I can show you great places."

Ray shook his head: "I pass."

[I wonder how many days Fisher Tiger will start his plan.] Ray thought.

"You lose a lot," Rayleigh said.

"I have several wives, why should I visit the red light district?" Ray asked.

"Better tell me where I can buy eternal poses for the New World, and where I can find a Vivre Cards to get to Zou and Wano," Ray asked.

"I can give you a Vivre Card for Zou and an eternal pose for Wano. If you give money to Shakky, I think she can find eternal poses for many islands from the New World," answered Rayleigh after drinking the sake.

"Eternal poses are very expensive. For the islands of the New World, they are even more expensive. I need about 200,000,000 Belly to buy 30-40 eternal poses," Shakky thoughtfully said, she already hid the wine bottles and sat next to Rayleigh.

"Money is not a problem," Ray said, and two c.h.e.s.ts filled with gold appeared next to him.

Shakky nodded: "I will find the necessary eternal poses, but it will take me about 5 days."

"Thanks for the help," Ray thanked her.

"Fufufufu, this is the least I can do," Shakky giggling, covering her mouth with her hand.

"Good! Let's celebrate! For the beginning of a new friendship!" raising his big mug, Rayleigh shouted.

"To the dregs!" Ray and Shakky supported him.

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And so, Ray made his first friends in the world of One Piece.

This friendship will be very long.

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10 days later. <Shakky's Rip-off Bar>.

"He's here ..." sitting at the bar, Ray said.

His ravens saw a fishman begin to climb up the Red Line.

The height of the Red Line was 10,000 meters, Fisher Tiger will climb at least 10-15 hours. During this time, Ray must find Toki Toki and other devil fruits.

If the fruit reappeared in the world, then the <World Government> would not allow it to fall into the wrong hands. <World Government> is trying to control strong devil fruits.

<Gorosei> wanted to buy Ope Ope no mi for a lot of money, they hunted for the Jewelry Bonney fruit. Surely they have knowledge of all the devil fruits, if we take into account the fact that they are ruled by a creature that has lived since the time of the <Void Century>, maybe even earlier.

"So you were waiting for this fishman who is now climbing the Red Line?" using Observation Haki, Rayleigh asked.

Ray nodded: "That's right, he will arrange real chaos in the Holy Land Mary Geoise. This will give me a great opportunity to search for devil fruits and some information."

"Be careful. It's not that simple. Real monsters live there," Rayleigh warned him.

Ray nodded: "Thank you for the warning. My Observation Haki is at a high level, I hope this will be enough."

Ray began to get up from his seat and walk toward the exit of the bar.

Rayleigh looked at his back and recalled the past ...

 [This age will bring either salvation or destruction. Who will sit on the Throne? Will he be able to remove the one who sits on this Throne for dozens of centuries. The last people who tried to accomplish this suffered a crushing defeat, which destroyed the entire reminder of the past of this world.]

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Holy Land Mary Geoise

The Capital of the <World Government>. A place from which the whole world is controlled. The place where the "Gods" live.

Mary Geoise is located very high above sea level, so it is always surrounded by clouds and fog.

Most of the Holy Land Mary Geoise was occupied by the Domain of the Gods. The Domain of the Gods is the place where Tenryuubito and their slaves live. In appearance, it is a pretty beautiful city, with trees and fountains decorating the streets.

The entrance to the Domain of the Gods is a gigantic, well-guarded gate. The gates depict the symbol of Tenryuubito <Hoof of the Flying Dragon>. It is guarded by several employees of the <World Government>, who are allowed only members of the World Noble.

In addition to the gates to enter the Domain of the Gods, there were three more giant gates. Two led directly to the Red Ports, through which you could get to "Paradise" or "New World".

The last gate led directly to Pangaea Castle.

Pangaea Castle - is a gigantic castle where the <World Government> meets and works. This castle seems to have at least six floors, plus extra structures on top, including a number of towers. The castle is always surrounded by white fog that looks like clouds, giving Mary Geoise a look of paradise. The main entrance of the castle is guarded by a group of soldiers clad in armor.

It is in the Pangaea Castle also where Levely takes places and it is in it that the Empty Throne is located.

If you believe the words of Doflamingo, then in this place are stored "Artifact" with which you can control the world.

At the moment, one could see how one guard entered Pangaea Castle.

[I hope they don't notice me, in addition to the Observation Haki, I used magic and covered myself with various charms.  Observation Haki users should not be able to detect me.]

An experienced Observation Haki user can hide his presence. This is exactly what Minks did when Luffy first visit Zou.

[Now I need to find a treasury or warehouse ... logically, such places are either hidden below or hidden in a visible place.] Ray thought.

Pangaea Castle is a huge place, and trying to find something in it is like finding a needle in a haystack.

[If I were building this castle ... one of the treasures would be in the tower, one would be next to the <Gorosei> meeting hall. And the most important things would be kept under the Castle.]

[Fruits should be near the <Gorosei> meeting hall ... The tower most likely contains maps and books...]

Ray decided his plan and started walking toward the largest tower. He had long studied the plan of the castle, with the help of legilimency, Ray studied the memory of the guards and workers of the castle. Of course, they did not know where the treasures were. But they know that the tower is one of the forbidden places in the Pangaea Castle.

He walked for 30 minutes, the castle was truly huge. Ray could not run along the corridor at high speeds or use wings, everywhere there was a video Den Den Mushi, and if even one of them stopped showing the image, the guards would immediately raise an alarm.

Ray stopped before a bend. Right around the corner was a massive door guarded by guards. On the walls and ceiling sat video Den Den Mushi.

[Okay, I will check my new technique.] Ray thought.

A wave of energy spread from him, which enveloped the guards and all Den Den Mushi. It was Conqueror's Haki ... but not just Conqueror's Haki, after the words of Rayleigh, Ray learned to use <Imperio>, <Confundus> and <Legilimency> with the help of Conqueror's Haki. And he achieved success in this. Ray could take control of weak enemies or animals.

The eyes of the guards and Den Den Mushi have faded, now they see the image from their memory and think that everything is in order.

Ray went to the door and reused this ability.  A wave enveloped the entire treasury, for sure there were hiddens Den Den Mushi.

Using teleportation, he got right inside.

It was a huge room filled with scrolls, eternal poses, and books.

There were maps of all the famous islands, Ray even saw a shelf with the words "Wano" and "Elbaf".

He began to use the <copy> spell on all maps and books. He left copies and took the originals.

As soon as Ray finished copying all the maps and books, he pulled out a strange square-shaped device. It was a device for recording coordinates and magnetic fields. If you bring it to the eternal pose, you can copy all the information and transfer it to the empty eternal pose.

Ray very quickly used this device to all the eternal poses.

There are no traces left in the treasury.  Everything was as before. No one will ever guess that an intruder got here and stole all this information.

[Now it's time to look for devil fruits. Fisher Tiger climbed 6,000 meters, I have little time left.] Ray thought and disappeared from the room.