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"One Piece" Events:
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"I had been hearing that you were on this island. But to think, you're really here~," face to face, confronting the Dark King Rayleigh, Kizaru continued speaking:
"I never thought you would be looking out for small timers like these. A Pirate to the end, eh, Rayleigh…!?"
"If you would kindly tear up my wanted poster, then I could live out my retirement in peace," said Rayleigh with a smile.
"Your sins as a pirate won't disappear...!! Not to mention you were one of the Roger Pirates."
"But if we tried to capture you here... Even we... would need to make certain preparations..." Kizaru added.
"Th... Thank God, Zoro...!!" "That old man is really something!" Usopp relaxed a little after seeing Zoro escape death thanks to the old man.
"That body that I couldn't touch no matter how I tried... He stopped him... how!?" wondered Brook.
"Now, is there any way... That you could let them go... Kizaru?" Rayleigh proposed, although he didn't see much hope for it to happen.
"Give me a break... If I don't get them, then the Marines would lose face with the Tenryuubito of Marigoa." "Won't you stay out of my way...!!?"
"USOPP, BROOK!!! GRAB ZORO AND RUN!!!" Luffy gathered his vocal cords and shouted with all his might.
"Let's go, Brook!!!"
"Right!!!"
Usopp picked up Zoro while Brook picked up Zoro's swords, and they began running away.
"EVERYONE!!! THINK ONLY OF GETTING AWAY!!!" "RIGHT NOW, WE CAN'T BEAT THESE GUYS!!!" Luffy kept giving orders to escape.
"Ignoring us...!! That makes me mad~" sighed Kizaru.
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"My grandson shows signs of despair sigh"
A short while ago, Garp had left the office of the Fleet Admiral after a near confrontation with Sakazuki. He had come to a bench overlooking the sea to read manga by himself.
"Am I a slave to my Justice? My grandson is in danger. I should be the one to go and save him and his friends, not some other old man..."
"Even if he's a pirate... so what? Family comes first..."
As Garp looked at the annoying expressions on Kizaru's face in the manga, his irritation only grew.
"This damn Kizaru, he already knows that Luffy is my grandson, yet he chooses to target him first... Does that mean he has no respect for me, isn't that right?"
Garp continued reading the manga, grumbling loudly, while Borsalino, who overheard it, was silently sweating.
"Fuck! Those Tenryuubito! My grandson's sandals are worth more than all that trash combined!" …
"Garp! With these disrespectful words, that bastard will bring about his own execution and the execution of all of us..."
Sengoku was watching Garp through a window.
The last loud words from Garp, cursing the Tenryuubito, had reached his ears.
"Garp is starting to doubt his own sense of justice. He's no longer fit to wear our Marines emblem... I suggest we relieve him of his duties and dismiss him immediately."
Sakazuki said angrily.
"Sakazuki…" Hearing this, Sengoku didn't know what to say.
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Ohara:
"Yohohohoho! If it weren't for Sanji's intervention, I would have turned into nothing but a pile of broken bones at the hands of your invention, Vegapunk-san" Brook laughed while pointing at the scene where he had confronted PX-1, giving Lusopp the chance to escape with Zoro.
"This is truly perilous... now that we've witnessed the power of the Pacifista, the government will surely attempt to further develop it... even without my involvement," Vegapunk said, wiping sweat from his forehead.
"And will they be able to create it?" asked Professor Clover.
"It's not likely. While I've heard that they began recruiting Shichibukai, Bartholomew Kuma, who serves as the original template for the PACIFISTA, has refused to join them. This is just their initial setback, and they've already stumbled," Vegapunk explained why their efforts to replicate the success of the counterpart in the manga had failed.
"So, does this mean you can currently create a Pacifista?" this time Saul inquired.
"Not necessarily... I don't believe Kuma would willingly transform himself into a cyborg and sacrifice himself for the sake of science. I wouldn't desire that outcome either," Vegapunk sighed as he clarified.
"Regardless, with the power dynamics shifting after Rob's emergence and the appearance of the Queen of the Empty Throne, I don't consider a relatively modest power like Pacifista to be significant. I can fashion something more potent than PACIFISTA as long as I partake in the 'Games World' that Rob will establish in less than a year."
As the mention of the 'Games World' arose, everyone's eyes lit up with enthusiasm, only to dim the next moment. Their attention returned to the contents of the chapter.
"These individuals don't seem likely to escape safely. Sentoumaru and PX-1 have no obstacles in their path, even though Rayleigh has obstructed the Admiral's progress," Homing said nervously.
"You're correct. My heart is almost racing from the intensity of this situation... Oh, I forgot that I don't possess a heart, because I'm dead. Yohohohohoho!"
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"Sanji!!!"
Chopper noticed the dire situation Sanji was in, being crushed by PX-1. In his eyes, he also caught sight of Zoro and Usopp, who had fallen after being hit by a laser beam.
"Damn…!! Everyone's going down…!!!" He swiftly changed direction toward Zoro and Usopp, and started running madly.
"You can't, Chopper!!" Robin shouted in concern.
Chopper popped a yellow pill into his mouth after transforming into humanoid form, "Stop, you guys!!"
"BUOOOOO!!!" Quickly, he transformed into a giant beast, the same creature he had turned into during Enies Lobby.
"Chopper…!!!" Nami couldn't believe what she was seeing.
"From that time…!!" Franky recalled the terrifying scene from that day in Enies Lobby.
"What the hell is this!?" Sentoumaru stood shocked as a colossal creature materialized seemingly out of nowhere.
"BUOOOOO!!!" Chopper went into a rampage, destroying everything in his path.
"... Haah… I'd heard about it, but…" Robin stood in shock, unable to believe that her once-cute pet could transform into such a frightening monster.
"... Haa!! Chopper…!! How could you do that again…?" said Usopp.
"Sanji!! Brook!! Get up…!! Haa… We've got to get out of here, quick…!! That beam is coming again!!!"
"Wait… PX-1!!" Just as PX-1 was about to fire the laser once more, it suddenly stopped.
"Eh?" "EHHHHHHHHH!?" "ANOTHER ONE!!?" Usopp was shocked to see another Pacifista, this time holding a book in his hand.
"What the hell is going on here!!? I'm sick of this!!!" Usopp cried out. "Just how many of these guys are there!!?"
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Drum Kingdom:
"Chopper..."
"Chopper... he's done it again... he seems to have reached the pinnacle of despair..."
"There's no sleight of hand... no escape route on the horizon..."
"He traded strength for the ability to think rationally, all of this to save his comrades..."
"He truly is... my son," Kureha wiped a small tear from her smiling face.
"No, he's my son, really," Hiriluk echoed the sentiment.
"Look at Robin's reaction. That's how I reacted when I saw him for the first time..."
Seeing Chopper transform into this monster again evoked a deep sense of sadness mixed with a certain sense of pride in both Kureha and Hiriluk.
After all, Chopper was more than just a little doctor or a pet on the Straw Hat ship; he was also a formidable fighter.
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Sorbet Kingdom:
"This time the real me has emerged," Kuma sighed upon seeing his future counterpart truly manifest this time.
"I've already foreseen the current scenario. The next sentence I'm going to say is—"
"If you were to take a journey, where would you like to go?" Before Kuma could finish his sentence, Dragon took the initiative to speak.
"Oh, these are..."
"Kuma... you truly... Man, you're a genuine savior."
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Chapter 564: One Touch to Erase Existence.
Chapter 565: I Couldn't Save Them!!! (Part 1)
Chapter 566: I Couldn't Save Them!!! (Part 2)
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