"Marshall D. Teach…"
The Red Hair Pirates, Shanks looked at 'Marshall D. Teach' in the newspaper, the three scars on his left eye, and he still felt the pain from that year.
The always optimistic and cheerful Pirate Emperor now had a rare serious look on his face, muttering to himself: "You have been hiding for so many years, and now you finally reveal yourself. Is your 'ambition' really just to make Whitebeard the king?"
"Shanks, his first bounty was 4 billion berries."
Jesus Bu, who was standing next to him, asked curiously, "Could it be that the Navy and the guys from 'Marijoa' did this on purpose?"
"Slapping Shanks in the face is secondary. The main purpose of the Navy and Marijoa is to make Kaido and Charlotte Linlin nervous." Ben Beckman lit a cigarette and said lightly: "Whether it is us or the Navy, we all know that Whitebeard is already the uncrowned king of this era and there is no need to reach Raftel. But knowing this is knowing, but we must admit that Whitebeard is old. Once the Whitebeard Pirates lose his presence, they will immediately fall from the strongest position… The previous Whitebeard Pirates had no threat in their eyes, but now they do, and it is incredibly big!
As long as Whitebeard abdicates, the "Flying Giant Rat", the second-generation user of the "Float-Float Fruit", and Marco will be the best successors to the "Whitebeard Pirates". Who can guarantee what their ambitions will be after they inherit the "Whitebeard Pirates"? Moreover…"
Ben Beckman paused for a moment and continued, "After the words 'I want Whitebeard to be king' appeared, those 'sons' who originally wanted Whitebeard to become the Pirate King would definitely be excited. Who can guarantee that Whitebeard, who regards his family as treasures, will change his mind under the persuasion of his sons? Marshall D. Teach is not a young man. Not only did he have the strength to hurt Shanks many years ago, but he has accumulated 27 years of experience. The physical strength contained in his burly body may not take long to develop the "Float-Float Fruit" to a level second only to the "Golden Lion". By then, he will be no less than Whitebeard in his golden age, and have the strength to carry a dominant pirate group alone… The 4 billion bounty seems to be a lot of water, but in fact it is less than half, or even one-third."
"The Navy and Marijoa must have thought of this, so they decided to break the precedent." Ben Beckman exhaled a puff of smoke and continued his analysis: "In addition to this, they probably wanted to lure the "Strongest Hunter" to take action."
"Um?"
Jesus was slightly stunned and said, "Aren't you talking about Marshall D. Teach's bounty and the Whitebeard Pirates? Why are you suddenly talking about the "strongest hunter"? "
"Didn't you see why Marshall D. Teach was exposed?" Ben Beckman pointed at the World Economic News and said, "He failed to recruit the "Three Big Bounties" and was accidentally photographed fighting with them. The person who became the "Strongest Hunter" was the previous owner of the "Floating Fruit", "Golden Lion" Shiki."
"The 'strongest hunter' who has killed a legend and replaced his predecessor, although everyone says he is already a legend, very few people admit this." Ben Beckman said with deep eyes: "If he wants more people to recognize his status, he must prove himself with a record that is no less than 'Killing the Golden Lion'. And how many legends are there on the sea that are no less than 'Golden Lion'? In addition to those old monsters who live in seclusion, there are only Shanks and his people. But the Pirate Emperor does not represent an individual, so in order to tempt the 'strongest hunter' to take action, the Navy can only support a 'fifth sea emperor' who is full of water, but the bounty cannot be given casually, otherwise it will be a slap in their own face… They can only take advantage of the day when the World Economic Report is released to tell the world how much of a threat the 'Tremor-Tremor Fruit' + 'Floating Fruit' will be, and legitimately support Marshall D. Teach. Therefore, Marshall D. Teach is a unique existence, and unless similar examples appear in the future, no one will be able to break his record in the first bounty."
"Tsk… these guys are so insidious, using a knife to kill someone."
Jesus Bu understood everything and couldn't help smacking his lips.
"But you have to admit that those guys reacted very quickly." Ben Beckman picked up the World Economic Daily, which he had read several times, and stared at Dewey and Nami who were confronting Marshall D. Teach. He said, "The perception of the "Thunder Fruit" ability user is amazing. This information is no secret on the sea. Those guys issued a bounty order for Marshall D. Teach that afternoon, which shows that they are also betting that the "strongest hunter" will take action! And the 4 billion bounty and the reputation of "Pirate Emperor" are their rewards!"
"Wait, if Marshall D. Teach successfully returns to Whitebeard's territory, it means that the "Strongest Hunter" is not tempted by this bounty, or has failed." Ben Beckman threw away the newspaper, put his hands behind his head and said: "By then, in a few years, Marshall D. Teach's bounty may be more than 4 billion. A man like him will deserve this bounty sooner or later. We'd better pray that he will be defeated by the "Strongest Hunter", otherwise in the near future, we may repeat the "Roger Pirates" and "Flying Pirates" of the previous era, and we may not have the luck of the "Roger Pirates." "
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Cake Island, Kingdom of Totland.
"Mama, mama…the guy who kidnapped Owen, was it him?!"
Looking at today's two newspapers, Charlotte Lingling was shocked and angry.
She was once in a pirate group with Whitebeard and Golden Lion, and no one knows better than her and Kaido how terrifying the abilities of these two monsters are.
Their incompatible personalities meant they were destined not to join forces.
But now the second generation user of the "Float-Float Fruit" is actually Whitebeard's son. What's the difference between this and the collaboration between Whitebeard and Golden Lion?
From now on, the "Whitebeard Pirates" are the real strongest on land, sea and air, and Kaido is just the fake strongest on land, sea and air.
"The size doesn't match up. This guy is nearly three meters and five." Katakuri frowned slightly and said, "The guy who fought with me was less than two meters tall."
"Mama, mama… there are physical skills that can change your body shape." Charlotte Linlin looked at the photo of Marshall D. Teach and said in a deep voice: "That kid Shanks has had scars for many years. At that time, he was already a world-renowned strongman, but this guy left three scars on his face. Just like his title of "Flying Giant Rat", he is a rat hiding in the ditch and has been hiding himself. Maybe even the Whitebeard Pirates don't know that after he ate the "Piao-Piao Fruit", he secretly ran to the Sabaody Archipelago, which is closest to the "Navy Headquarters" in the first half of the Grand Line, at dusk on the day when the Navy announced the death of "Golden Lion" to the world, and stole a small island to provoke them! How could a man who has not been wanted or even noticed in the "Whitebeard Pirates" for 27 years leave such a flaw?
Maybe he was intentional in exposing himself this time… He no longer intends to hide himself!"
"…"
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"Wuwuwuwu…"
While the whole world was discussing Marshall D. Teach, in the secret base of the Flask, the 'Pirate Emperor' who had shocked the world and risen to fame overnight, let out a miserable and silent sound.
Dewey ruthlessly cut off one of his fingers, then controlled the flames to stop the bleeding, leaving a burning wound.
After pulling out the nail from the severed finger, Dewey released a flame that burned the severed finger to ashes. Looking at Teach, who was sweating profusely and had bloodshot eyes, he said, "I will send you to the Navy Headquarters in the early morning. The second-generation ability user of the Float-Float Fruit is your only chance to survive. Perhaps the Navy and the guys from Marijoa will use your identity as a second-generation ability user of the Float-Float Fruit and a member of the Whitebeard Pirates to make a fuss, but they will never kill you… I believe you will not reveal the information that you are the ability user of the Parahuman Light Float-Float Fruit, right? I don't need to teach you how to talk!"
At the end of his speech, Dewey patted Teach's face and showed a smile that looked like a devil in Teach's eyes.
Without giving Teach a chance to speak, Dewey stood up and led Kalina and the other girls out of the secret base.
"Bulu Bulu…"
At three o'clock in the morning of the next day, Dewey, who had already returned to the first half of the Grand Line with the "Flask", dialed Sengoku's Den Den Mushi on time and woke up the sleeping Admiral.
"Mexi, mexi… This is the Warring States Period."
"Marshal Sengoku, I have lived up to everyone's expectations. I have captured Marshall D. Teach." Dewey's voice was like a gust of cold wind, blowing away Sengoku's sleepiness. Den Den Mushi's expression suddenly became excited: "Really? How did you do it?"
"Ordinarily, I shouldn't tell you this secret… But I've received your sincerity. In return, I can answer your question." Dewey pretended to be silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Dark-Dark Fruit, if you have a picture book that records this devil fruit, you can check it out yourself."
"That's all. We will arrive at the Sabaody Archipelago at 3:30. Please prepare 4 billion Baileys within half an hour. We will hand over the people and the money at the same time." Dewey said, "There is no need for a busy ceremony like awarding the seal. We still have to go back to the Seven Waters City."
"No problem, I'll let Kizaru receive you." Sengoku replied quickly, then hung up the phone and called Kizaru who was in charge of the Navy Headquarters during this period, and asked the Finance Department to quickly prepare 4 billion Baileys.
Half an hour later, a warship met the "France" on the coast of Island No. 3 in the Chabaody Archipelago.
Dewey brought Teach, who was tied up with chains and had seastone handcuffs on his hands and feet, to the warship. He looked at Kizaru, who was wearing a yellow and white striped suit and sunglasses in the middle of the night, and smiled as he stretched out his hand and said, "Nice to meet you, Admiral Kizaru."
"'Strongest Hunter', I have heard of your name for a long time." Kizaru shook Dewey's hand, looked down at Dewey, pursed his lips and said in an 'envious' tone: "You are already a legend at such a young age, the young people nowadays are really scary. It's a pity that Kuzan was on duty during the inauguration ceremony, otherwise I must have a drink with you. Now I am busy with work, and I really envy you bounty hunters who can sail freely. How about we switch positions?"
"Haha, we'll talk about it some other time. Now that the handover is complete, we'll leave first."
Dewey couldn't tell whether this guy was teasing or mocking him, so he was too lazy to say anything more to him.
After seeing Kalina and Nami check the box full of Baileys, Dewey said goodbye to Kizaru, and the three of them returned to the "Flask" and turned to leave the Sabaody Archipelago.
Looking at the departing "Flask", Kizaru narrowed his eyes slightly under his sunglasses, pursed his lips and murmured softly in a voice that only he could hear: "One, two, three, one, two, three… A total of six auras, are those three also his crew members? The auras are relatively weak, could they be the team behind the scenes?"
"Forget it, this has nothing to do with me. Let's send the prisoner to Impel Down first." Kizaru put his hands in his trouser pockets and said helplessly: "Really, how come this time is exactly when I'm on duty? The elderly don't sleep well, and they are very likely to die suddenly."
…
"…Marshal Sengoku, the identity of the prisoner Marshall D. Teach has been confirmed, and he has been imprisoned in the sixth floor of Impel Down, the "Infinite Hell."
An hour later, Kizaru's voice rang out in the marshal's office through Den Den Mushi.
In front of a table, Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru were looking at two Den Den Mushi in front of them.
One Den Den Mushi has a pouting expression, while the other has a serious look.
"I understand, Borsalino."
Sengoku nodded, hung up the call with Kizaru, then looked at the serious-looking Den Den Mushi and said, "The worst outcome didn't happen, so we can breathe a sigh of relief for now."
"The Dark-Dark Fruit has the power to seal and disable the ability of the ability user the moment it touches them." Vice Admiral Tsuru said, "Add to that the Thunder Fruit, which has amazing perception and teleportation speed that is no less than the Flash-Flash Fruit, and the natural range of the Flame-Flame Fruit, and the threat level of Dewey's three children needs to be raised to another level."
"There's no rush for this."
Den Den Mushi said, "What we need to discuss now is how to deal with Marshall D. Teach, the second-generation user of the Float-Float Fruit."
"That depends on your decision, Excellency." Lieutenant General He said slowly.
"Lieutenant General Tsuru, what do you suggest?"
The Five Elders on the other side of Den Den Mushi asked.
"It's impossible to detain him, because no one can guarantee whether Whitebeard has Marshall D. Teach's life card. In addition, there is no impenetrable wall in this world, and Marshall D. Teach's disappearance will spread sooner or later." Vice Admiral Tsuru rested his chin on his hands and said, "And secretly executing Marshall D. Teach is even more impossible. The second generation of the "Float-Float Fruit" ability user has scared us out of our wits. Not only can we not kill Marshall D. Teach, we must also keep him alive and well."
"Imprisonment is not an option, nor is secret execution. When the news that Marshall D. Teach was imprisoned in Impel Down gets out, or the Whitebeard Pirates find out that Marshall D. Teach is in Impel Down through the unknown "Life Card", the Deep Sea Prison, which holds countless serious criminals, is likely to be attacked for the first time in history." Vice Admiral Tsuru said in a deep voice, "So, we can't imprison Marshall D. Teach in Impel Down, or in the Navy Headquarters, or even in Marijoa, or… we can't passively wait for the 'earthquake' to strike, but should take the initiative to solve the 'earthquake'."
"Xiaohe…"
"Lieutenant General He, what you mean is…"
Hearing Vice Admiral Tsuru's last almost pointed words, both Sengoku and the Five Elders widened their eyes slightly.
"My suggestion is – start the war!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru said calmly: "The World Economic Forum and our newspapers have already pushed the Whitebeard Pirates and us to the edge of the cliff. This is an inevitable war at the top!"