The Ancient Weapons must never surface!
This used to be the World Government's view, but pirates didn't care about such things.
But now, the situation has reversed. The government is fed up with the turbulent Pirate Era of the last twenty years and has taken the initiative to search for the Ancient Weapons to end this era.
This is far more serious and dangerous than pirates searching for the Ancient Weapons! After absorbing the shocking news, Shanks nodded solemnly.
"Understood, I'll be careful," he replied.
But then he suddenly remembered something and asked, "You said... almost came to blows with the government?"
"How was the crisis in Fish-Man Island resolved?"
Shanks knew that there was a group of Fish-Men within Fish-Man Island who always wanted to overthrow the government and rule the world. These stubborn individuals, unable to see the gap, were like a powder keg waiting to explode.
The government's deliberate actions to provoke them with slave captures were extremely sinister and chilling!
And...
It was easy to imagine that once a real conflict erupted, the World Government could use the pretext of "suppressing traitors" to legitimately invade Fish-Man Island en masse and search for the legendary Ancient Weapon, the "Sea King" Poseidon!
Even the other Allied Kingdom Members wouldn't see anything wrong with this and would be worried that the government might use the same tactics against them.
After all, in the minds of many, Fish-Men equated to fish equated to beasts, reflecting a form of racial discrimination.
Anyone who could suppress this crisis in the face of deliberate manipulation was undoubtedly not a simple figure!
"Well..." Rayleigh's expression was strange as he stroked the stubble on his chin. "Actually, you know this person too."
"???"
...
In the New World, in the Allied Kingdom Member known as Garfield.
An aircraft landed in a concealed harbor in the Garfield Kingdom.
Stepping off the aircraft and looking at the Kingdom soldiers coming to greet them, Rowen stretched lazily and said to Kizaru, who was dressed in a bright and dark yellow suit with his hands in his pockets, "Admiral Kizaru, isn't this a bit slow? What if the other party runs away?"
With their abilities, one capable of continuously constructing the Yata no Kagami to repeatedly reflect and the other mastering the Supercharged Travel that could shoot themselves out, they were unparalleled in mobility!
With their speed, it would take at most five days to travel from the G-10 branch in the First Half to the territory of the Red Hair Pirates in the New World.
But Kizaru rejected Rowen's suggestion and had him land at the G-1 branch in the New World before taking the aircraft over.
At the mention, Kizaru pouted and said in a creepy, slow voice, "We're on an ambush mission, Rowen! With your Supercharged Travel, even fools would know you're here."
"..."
That made sense!
When Zipper Thunder first appeared, it almost drove meteorologists crazy, and later it became a "wonder" in the Grand Line, attracting over 100,000 visitors who came to see it, which was both amusing and laughable.
Later, with Rowen's help in not deliberately hiding this information, now everyone on the sea, except for those closed-off places that didn't engage in diplomacy, knew that it was the disturbance caused by him crossing the sea.
There wasn't the slightest bit of secrecy.
No longer dwelling on this issue, Rowen continued, "So what's next? What are we doing here?"
Garfield was located in a remote corner of the New World and belonged to the poorer class of Allied Kingdom Members, lacking even the qualifications to attend the Levely.
But precisely because of this, it had become a rare sanctuary in the New World.
Pirates couldn't be bothered, and the Marines had no reason to intervene.
Everything in the country was self-sufficient and for self-entertainment.
It was quite a sad fact to think about. In this world, even to live a peaceful life, one wasn't worthy of prosperity.
"This place is thirty seas east of the Red Hair Pirates' managed territory. What are we doing here?" Kizaru looked at Rowen speechlessly. "The information I gave you, you didn't read it, did you?"
"Naturally... I did," Rowen replied with a cough. "But anyway, since we're going to have a fight, what's the point of reading all that?"
I'm just a brick in the Marines, and I'll go wherever they need me to go.
Due to the speculation at the auction, Rowen was now quite wary of the Gorōsei (Five Elder Stars).
As the saying goes, in life, it's rare to be confused, and a wise person sometimes appears foolish. Understanding fear and knowing when to advance or retreat is the way of adults.
"You little brat..." Kizaru glanced at him speechlessly, then suddenly noticed a baldy emerging from the crowd across the street... a real baldy!
The oily head reflected the moonlight, with a faint halo swirling around it, and the newcomer wore a white suit, his figure muscular but not bulky, with eyes half-opened and a serene expression.
But more eye-catching than the baldy was the Cross white flag cloak symbolizing the government draped over his back, and the strange sad-comic mask hanging around his neck.
"Zero, is your work done?" Kizaru recognized the person and greeted him upon seeing him.
"Zero?" Noticing this title, Rowen frowned and carefully scrutinized the newcomer. With just one glance, he confirmed two things.
First, this Zero is not the same person he knows.
Second, this Zero is equally dangerous as the one he knows.
"Is it done? Almost... We're short on manpower, but confirming Rayleigh's location is already pushing the limits."
This Zero's voice was unique, blending the innocence of youth with the weariness of an adult. However, the strange tone of voice, combined with the nonchalant demeanor of the speaker, gave off an inexplicable sense of trustworthiness.
After exchanging greetings with Kizaru, this Zero suddenly turned his gaze towards Rowen.
"Is this the Vice Admiral Soryu (Azure Dragon)?"
"Yes!"
Rowen nodded.
From their conversation, it was evident that if one could interact with Admiral Kizaru on equal terms, then the other party's status was definitely not something an ordinary Vice Admiral candidate could match.
"Your physical training is quite good, and you haven't been held back by the Devil Fruit..."
Bald Zero scanned Rowen up and down, making Rowen involuntarily feel a tightening sensation in his scalp.
It wasn't that he suspected the other had any peculiar quirks, but in that moment, he felt as if his misconceptions had been laid bare.
"Hey, hey, can you stop beating around the bush and just insult me directly?" Kizaru interjected.
Apart from him, who else in the Marines had been hindered by the Devil Fruit?
"..."
Without answering, the other party merely opened his eyes slightly, causing a hint of solemnity to appear on Kizaru's lecherous old face.
Then...
Soru!
"So fast!"
Rowen narrowed his eyes as he watched the figure turn into a black streak and rush to Kizaru's side, realizing something.
He and Kizaru might not be the main attackers in this quest.
The real highlight was this baldy, Zero, who was just like the Zero with the code name.
CP0's Second Mountain!
Rowen had already discerned the other's identity.
"What are you... looking at?"
At this moment, a cold inquiry rang in his ears, causing Rowen's body to break out in a cold sweat. Without thinking, he burst into his fastest movement speed.
Supercharged Travel!
Ch...!
The sharp sound of an explosion pierced the air as Rowen instantly appeared in an open space a hundred meters away, watching as his arm, surrounded by constantly healing lightning, dropped a bead of sweat from his forehead.
What kind of monster is this guy?!
His speed is so fast that even someone like me, a Thunder-Lightning Human, can barely react!
If the opponent were to use Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki) in their attack, his arm would have already been severed.
"Tsk tsk, still so cautious!"
Upon realizing that the opponent was only feigning an attack, Kizaru also breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, he stood in place, watching the scene with a lecherous expression.
Shua!
Without any time for inquiry, Kizaru's voice almost immediately sounded in his ears, and the figure of the baldy, who was not much different in size from Rowen, once again surged forward.
Rokushiki·Shigan!
"Is this guy made of iron?!"
Rowen's mouth twitched uncontrollably as he watched the baldy, whose figure seemed to grow larger in his field of vision, and couldn't help but scoff.
But then he smirked and pushed his hands forward.
Human Artillery!
(End of this chapter)
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