"Perhaps." said, "Roger is your friend, and he is also the biological father of Ace, the second division commander of your Whitebeard Pirates. He can be considered a candidate related to the Whitebeard Pirates."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ace's eyes widened instantly, and a gasp resounded through the Whitebeard Pirates' ship.
At this moment, people all over the world could no longer remain seated.
Roger?!
The Pirate King, Roger, can actually be resurrected?
That wicked man?!
Countless people looked at the live broadcast in shock, fear, apprehension, and worry. Could such a thing really happen?
Meanwhile, at Marine Headquarters, all the Marines stood up abruptly and looked at . Resurrecting the Pirate King, Roger? No! How could they allow this man to come back to life!
Think of the immense harm he caused to the world before. How could they let this man live again? If Roger were to be resurrected, it would spell trouble for the world!
Sengoku, Akainu, Aokiji, and the others looked at with serious, solemn, and tense expressions.
Praying that this wouldn't actually happen.
At this moment, the Five Elders of Mariejois had grim expressions. Roger was among the candidates for resurrection? How could that person, who knew so many secrets, be allowed to come back to life?
Absolutely not!
However, Luo ke's next words made everyone's faces change.
"Not only Roger, but you, Whitebeard, should have quite a few friends, such as your former captain, Rocks. He can also be considered a candidate related to you," Luo ke said with a slight smirk.
"What?!" People all over the world were shocked by this revelation, and even Whitebeard was taken aback.
In the New World, Big Mom and Kaido had serious expressions upon hearing Luo ke's words. Apart from the Marines and the World Government, they were among those who least wanted Rocks to be resurrected. When Rocks was alive, they were his underlings. But after Rocks died, they became the rulers of the seas. They didn't want to go back to being underlings or compete with that ambitious individual.
At this point, the expressions on the faces of people like Sengoku were not just serious; they could be described as unsightly. The Four Emperors of the Sea were already enough trouble for them, and if the once dominant Rocks were resurrected, the future would be unimaginable.
Everyone prayed in their hearts that this wouldn't happen. Even if Whitebeard chose one of the first two rewards, they could accept it, just not the third one.
"However, Roger and Rocks are formidable individuals, and it would be quite difficult to resurrect them. The probability of selecting them should be quite small. So, would you like to give it a try? Apart from them, there are still many others who can be resurrected: parents, siblings, friends, and so on," Luo ke looked at the Whitebeard Pirates, "So, which reward will you choose?"
Luo ke's words slightly relieved people from around the world, but they still weren't completely at ease because Whitebeard had not made his choice yet.
Whitebeard glanced at the others, then looked at Ace. He recalled all the past events and then turned to Luo ke, saying, "I choose the third reward."
This statement instantly caused a commotion worldwide. Countless people widened their eyes, fixed their gaze on Luo ke, and their eyeballs bulged like copper bells.
On one hand, they were terrified and worried about the resurrection of those two terrifying individuals, Roger and Rocks. On the other hand, they were curious and hopeful if Luo ke truly had the power to bring people back to life.
If Luo ke really had this ability, did it mean that in the future, they would have a chance to bring back their important people if they answered the questions correctly?
At this moment, people from all over the world were watching this scene intently.
On the Grand Line, inside a submarine, a man wearing a spotted hat stared intently at the screen, with a large polar bear standing beside him.
In a city in the oasis, a black-haired woman's eyes flickered with memories.
Inside a house by the cliff, a man wearing only a pair of shorts clenched his fist in excitement.
...
Worldwide, many people eagerly awaited this scene.
"Then, as you wish, the third reward: random revival of the members related to the Whitebeard Pirates."
As Luo ke's words fell, a halo suddenly lit up on the deck in front of him, and a figure appeared inside, shining so brightly that it was hard to see.
After a few seconds, the intense light faded, and the person inside was fully revealed to everyone.
It was a woman with long golden hair, not the feared Roger or the feared Rocks.
They didn't recognize who this woman was.
However, they soon realized who she was.
Because tears were streaming down the face of Portgas D. Ace, the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, as he looked at the woman. Seeing the freckles on her face, the almost identical features.
Without a doubt, this woman was Ace's mother, Roger's wife, Portgas D. Rouge.
Seeing this woman, many people couldn't help but recall what they had heard about her before and felt a deep respect.
To protect the child in her belly, she endured and carried Ace for twenty months before giving birth, exhausting herself to death.
Regardless of whether the child she gave birth to was the despicable Roger's son, as a mother alone, her greatness was admirable.
Just revived, Rouge hadn't yet understood what had happened. She remembered her last moments, holding the newborn Ace, entrusting him to Garp.
She should have died, so how could she still be alive?
And where was this place?
Rouge looked around and realized she was on a ship, and the people on the opposite side looked fierce, like pirates.
Among them, the tallest figure looked somewhat familiar, especially his crescent-shaped mustache, resembling Whitebeard, the old friend Roger had mentioned when he was alive.
However, before she could think too much, a young pirate from the opposite side took two steps forward, and she couldn't help but look at him.
But what she saw was a face full of tears, eyes staring at her in disbelief, mouth agape but no sound coming out.
Rouge's eyes fixed on Ace's face as if frozen, and her pupils dilated.
Looking at the familiar face of the young man, so similar to herself and bearing traces of Roger, Rouge couldn't believe it and asked with anticipation, "Ace?"
Ace was the name she and Roger had decided on for their child. If it was a boy, they would name him Ace, and if it was a girl, they would name her Anne.
After giving birth to Ace, she couldn't accompany him as he grew up. After naming him, she left this world.
Now, seeing a young man who looked so much like her, bearing traces of Roger, with tears streaming down his face and looking at her, the idea that he was Ace instantly sprouted in her mind.
Hearing his mother recognizing him at first glance and calling out his name, Ace couldn't hold back anymore.
He knelt down in front of Rouge, unable to speak through his sobs, and said, "I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."
All along, Ace's feelings towards his parents had been complex.
Towards his father, Roger, he was filled with hatred, believing that it was because of him that he found himself in such a situation, that Roger had caused the death of his mother. But at the same time, he yearned for a father's presence, which is why he willingly became Whitebeard's son after being genuinely accepted by him, cherishing the Whitebeard Pirates as his new family.
As for his mother, Ace mostly felt guilt. It was Roger, his father, who caused the death of Rouge
, but it was him directly who had caused her death. If it weren't for him, Rouge wouldn't have exhausted herself and died after giving birth to him.
He couldn't forgive himself, carrying such guilt in his heart. He had always wondered if he shouldn't have been born, if it would have been better if he hadn't been born.
Now, seeing his mother, he could finally apologize for what he had hidden in his heart for many years.
Seeing Ace's reaction, Rouge couldn't help but understand that her guess was not wrong. This was her son, Ace.
Hearing Ace's apologies, Rouge hurriedly ran to him and hugged him tightly.
"Don't apologize, Ace. Don't say sorry. It's me who should apologize. I failed to fulfill my duty as a mother and left you alone."
The mother and son embraced each other, crying and apologizing to each other.
The two individuals who were supposed to be forever separated after twenty years unexpectedly reunited and apologized to each other.
This touching scene brought tears to the eyes of the Whitebeard Pirates and people from all around the world who watched it. When they heard Rouge calling out Ace's name with hopeful eyes, they couldn't hold back their emotions.
Witnessing their embrace and tearful reunion, they couldn't help but shed tears as well.
Never did they expect to witness such an emotional moment through the live broadcast.
Countless people couldn't help but think of their own loved ones whom they could never see again. If they could reunite with their deceased loved ones like Ace, how wonderful would that be?
Even if resurrection was not possible, just seeing them once would alleviate their regrets.
Amidst the overwhelming emotions, what shocked them even more was that Luo ke's promise of resurrection had actually come true.
Rouge, Ace's mother who died twenty years ago, appeared before them, alive and well.
They couldn't believe it, but the tearful embrace between the mother and son left them with no choice but to believe.
"There really is a way to bring back the dead."
"Who is Luo ke exactly?"
"Could he really be a god?"
"..."
...
Opinions varied around the world. Some suspected that Luo ke was a god, while others believed he possessed witchcraft or magic. However, more people wondered if Luo ke had the ability to travel through time, both past and future.
After all, Luo ke had already shown images from the past and the future, just like they were recorded on the spot. If he wasn't present at the scene, how could he have such images?
So, long before this, some had speculated that Luo ke's Devil Fruit ability involved time travel, and specifically, the ability to travel to the past and future.
However, this idea was too terrifying, and thus, no one dared to believe it.
But now, with Rouge's resurrection, they began to believe.
Resurrecting someone out of thin air was completely inexplicable. A person who had been dead for twenty years would have turned into a skeleton. How could they be resurrected into their current state?
Unless Luo ke had the Time-Travel Devil Fruit ability, and he went back to the moment when Rouge was near death, bringing her to this place. As for Rouge's weakened state on the verge of death, it wasn't an issue at all, as Luo ke possessed many miraculous potions that could easily heal her.
This would perfectly explain how Luo ke was able to resurrect people.
Regardless of their speculations, one thing was undeniable and believed by all: Luo ke indeed possessed the power to resurrect people!
At the Marine Headquarters, the admirals and other Marines breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, Luo ke didn't resurrect Roger or Rocks; otherwise, the seas would have been plunged into chaos once again.
If those two were truly resurrected, they didn't know what they would do.
Fortunately, the one resurrected was only Ace's mother, Rouge. She posed no threat to the Marines whatsoever. Her only value was being Ace's mother and Roger's wife, nothing more.
However, the gravity in the eyes of the admirals, including Sengoku, remained unchanged.
Rouge's resurrection proved that Luo ke's means of resurrecting people were indeed real. He could truly bring back the deceased.
And that posed a significant problem.
Because there were many people they had already dealt with in this sea, people they didn't want to see reappear.
If Luo ke intended to oppose the World Government and specifically revive those individuals, the trouble they would face would be far greater than what they were currently dealing with.
Both the Marines and the World Government now deeply understood this.
For them, the real threat wasn't the young Whitebeard or the possibly resurrected Roger. The real trouble was this man, Luo ke, who possessed incredible abilities and means beyond the control of the World Government.
He was the true threat. If they couldn't resolve the issue with this man, the stability of the World Government would genuinely be at risk.
The possibility and changes had caused them deep concerns and nervousness.
Was this what Whitebeard meant when he said that one day the thing they feared would inevitably happen?"
At this moment, the world was in an uproar due to the resurrection of Ace's mother."
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