"3,2,1——action!"
"Haha …
"I refuse. I never thought that the "Piao Piao Fruit" would be eaten by an unknown little person like you!"
"I'm unknown? Hahahaha… That's true! After leaving three scars on Shanks' face, I knew that being high-profile was not a good thing, so I have been keeping a low profile, all for the purpose of finding a powerful devil fruit. But now, Dad has mastered the power of earthquakes that "destroy the world", and I have the power of floating that "rules the sky". As long as you and the "Electric Shock Girl" have the power of lightning and fire, our "Whitebeard Pirates" will be able to rule the entire New World, and Dad will become the true king of the era – I want Whitebeard to be king!"
"Oh… wishful thinking!"
"You three natural ability users are too dangerous. We must control you in the hands of the Whitebeard Pirates. I ask you again, will you join us?"
"Come on if you dare! I killed the Golden Lion, who do you think you are?!"
"In that case, then sink into the sea!"
"..."
A week later, somewhere in the windless zone, a drama that would shock the world was being filmed.
Karina and Robin, who were acting as both directors and cameramen, used the ability of the "Hana-Hana-no-Mikoto" to hold a large number of image shells and cameras and filmed the three figures confronting each other in the sky.
The three figures were suspended in the air, one on the left and one on the right, at different heights.
On the left was a duo whose lower bodies had turned into flames and whose bodies were dancing with countless arcs of electricity. On the right was Marshall D. Teach, who was looking down at the two, with an island formed by huge tree roots floating behind him.
"Cut——!"
The picture finally freezes on the moment when Marshall D. Teach has an arrogant smile on his face, raises his hand and makes a downward motion, and the entire island falls down.
Kalina held up a big sign, signaling Dewey and the others to stop.
Then, the "Flask" under the feet of Kalina and the others slowly floated up and flew towards the island in the sky.
"My Lord, how was my performance?"
Dewey and the other two returned to the island first. Marshall D. Teach walked up to Doflamingo who was coming down the ladder and flattered him with a silly smile.
"Well done, change back to your original appearance." Doflamingo praised generously.
"Yes, young master."
Marshall D. Teach nodded excitedly, then touched his face. His entire face and body changed, from being nearly three and a half meters tall to being a 1.5 meter dwarf.
Ding ding ding——
As his body shrank, the cloak specially prepared for Marshall D. Teach fell off the dwarf, and there was a sound of something heavy falling to the ground.
I saw that the inner layer of the cloak was actually made of iron plates.
Even his shoes were only covered with a layer of leather on the outside, but were actually made of steel.
This is a stand specially prepared for the user of the "Mimicry Fruit". Dewey uses the ability of the "Float-Float Fruit" to help him float in the air.
After all, Dewey's ability can't make creatures fly.
"Hey, hey, hey… From now on, even if he jumps into the sea, he can't wash away the fact that he is the second-generation user of the "Float-Float Fruit"."
Doflamingo said to Dewey with an evil smile: "If you add more fuel to the fire and spread the news that the Whitebeard Pirates are about to dominate the sea, Marijoa, the Navy Headquarters, and even the other four emperors will be anxious, and Marshall D. Teach will suddenly become a world-famous pirate. And you who fought with Marshall D. Teach and got a little hair from him to make a "Life Card" will become the hope of Marijoa and the Navy Headquarters. For the huge bounty, you risked your life to hunt down Marshall D. Teach and defeated the "Float-Float Fruit" ability user for the second time! After sending 'Marshall D. Teach' to the "Navy Headquarters", the other party will publicly execute the second-generation ability user of the "Float-Float Fruit" in order to calm the sea's fear of the "Float-Float Fruit" again… and everyone knows that Whitebeard is a great father who will never let go of anyone who hurts his son, especially when he learns that his son was captured in order to make him king and recruit the "strongest hunter", the united "Whitebeard Pirates" will definitely come to rescue 'Marshall D. Teach'.
At that time, a war will break out that will change the era regardless of victory or defeat.
And we are the masterminds behind this epoch-making war!"
"This plan, this script…it's so great, so perfect!" At the end, Doflamingo couldn't help but be intoxicated.
Doflamingo is the user of the "String-String Fruit" who is good at controlling everything. His favorite thing is to do things behind the scenes.
After reading Dewey's plans and scripts, and knowing that he would never be able to get off the ship again, Doflamingo not only regarded Dewey as a backer, but also as a close friend.
"If you want to realize your plan, you must make him a wanted pirate. I'm counting on you for that."
Dewey took the camera from Kalina and handed it to Doflamingo.
"Don't worry, Morgans will be more excited than me when he sees these photos." Doflamingo smiled as if he knew the birdman very well, "After all, no one likes this kind of big news more than him."
"I look forward to seeing the news that day." Dewey nodded, then changed the subject: "By the way, when will the construction team I asked you to help find start work?"
In response, Doflamingo said, "I have sent people to pick up the world's top architects. Then Seka will personally supervise them to start construction. The sky city you want will probably be completed next year."
"Thanks for your hard work."
Dewey nodded with satisfaction, and Kalina and the other three girls were also full of anticipation.
————
"Bulu Bulu, Bulu Bulu…"
One night, the sound of a Den Den Mushi was heard in the manager's office of a certain location of the World Economic Newspaper.
"Oh my god, it's Dover. I didn't expect you to contact me on your own initiative. You are such a rare guest!"
"…Big news, what big news? Sure, fax your photo to me so I can see what the big news is!"
"This, this is… big news, it is indeed big news! Dover, you really gave me a big surprise. When did you get in touch with the "strongest hunter"? "
"…No problem, I will use his title to make this long-calm ocean——completely explode!"
"A new era is coming!"
No one knew what the two kings of the dark world had communicated in the manager's office, but after the call ended, Morgans rushed out in the form of an albatross, ran to the editorial office, tore up all the news for tomorrow, and then wrote it himself, using words to create a "nuclear x" that could detonate the world.
In the early morning of the next day, countless news birds flew to all parts of the world carrying newspapers printed at full capacity.
As if to quickly spread its influence throughout the world, today's news was not charged, but was broadcast free of charge in all sea areas outside the calm zones, and white paper rain was sprinkled on all islands, whether inhabited or uninhabited.
Such a generous act speaks volumes about the quality of journalism today, which is absolutely astonishing.
Therefore, countless people who picked up the newspapers set their eyes on the front-page news, commonly known as the headlines.
"The man who left three scars on Red Hair's face and inherited the power of the "Golden Lion"! Marshall D. Teach: "I will make Whitebeard king!""
When they saw the title and content of the headlines, everyone's pupils widened, with expressions of shock, fear, disbelief, etc. Then, the explosion called "discussion" completely swept the entire world, just as Dewey and others had expected.
"It's over…it's over, the world is going to end!"
"The Tremor-Tremor Fruit + the Floating Fruit, is there still hope for this world?"
"The power of earthquakes that destroy the world, the power of floating that rules the sky, the Whitebeard Pirates are the strongest in the world, are they really going to dominate the world?"
"Marshall D. Teach, who on earth is this man?"
"It turns out that the scar on Red Hair Shanks was caused by his hand. I thought it was left by Hawkeye Jurakor Mihawk!"
"The Navy hasn't issued a wanted notice for him yet. This man is hiding too deeply!"
"..."
boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Although there was no deafening noise, the whole world did explode.
A group second only to "One Piece" was executed, "Golden Lion" became the first jailbreaker in the history of Impel Down, the navy was renewed, the fourth emperor of the sea was born, the New World established the Four Emperors pattern, and the shock of the three major forces balancing the sea almost overturned the entire world.
This shock was incomparable to the O'Hara incident, the Marijoa arson incident, and the end of the "Golden Lion" legend that made him the "strongest hunter".
Even though Dewey and his two companions were all natural science majors, they were not even qualified to carry shoes for Marshall D. Teach.
If the "Float-Float Fruit" simply reappeared in the sea, it would at most only remind people of the fear of the "Float-Float Fruit", but it would not shock the world and make everyone and all major forces completely panic.
Just because the second generation user of the "Float-Float Fruit" came from the "Whitebeard Pirates"!
Just like if the "Big-Mom Pirates" and the "Hundred Beasts Pirates" join forces, the whole world will be in turmoil.
The Whitebeard Pirates are already the strongest in the world, and now they have another user of the Float-Float Fruit. What does this mean?
This means that the "Whitebeard Pirates", which have been gradually declining, strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and only relying on Whitebeard to maintain their reputation as the strongest, are now not only worthy of the name, but also have absolute dominance over land, sea and air.
The shaking force that creates tsunamis and destroys islands, and the floating force that controls all inanimate objects.
Putting these two powers together, each capable of destroying the world, would be like the Whitebeard Pirates mastering ancient weapons… The entire world, whether it be the navy, the Four Emperors, or even Marijoa, was panicking and even feeling terrified.
"Bulu Bulu, Bulu Bulu…"
As soon as the "explosion" swept the entire world, Dewey's Den Den Mushi, which was given to him by Sengoku himself, immediately started shouting.
"It seems that they are all anxious."
Dewey, who was reading a book in the conference room, looked at the Den Den Mushi in front of him and couldn't help but smile at Kalina who stayed to accompany him.
"Hehe… That's normal. Next, it depends on how much they value 'Marshall D. Teach'." Kalina said with a smile, supporting her chin with both hands.
So Dewey picked up the microphone with a smile.
"Meximeixi…I'm Dewey."
"Dewey, tell me everything you know!" Den Den Mushi's expression just changed from dull to serious, and Sengoku's heavy voice came out of his mouth: "Who is that 'Marshall D. Teach', why did he come to you, since you were able to answer the phone, did you repel him?"
"Marshal Zhan Guo, please watch your tone." Dewey said with a slightly ugly expression: "Although I accept your badge, it does not mean that I am your subordinate. I am just an ordinary person who wants to sail freely and work part-time as a bounty hunter to make some money."
"…I'm sorry, it's my bad attitude."
Den Den Mushi's expression froze for a moment, then he seemed to relax and said with a troubled look on his face, "Today's news is too shocking. Can you tell me what happened over there?"
"Actually, I was surprised too."
Seeing that Sengoku's attitude had improved, Dewey nodded in satisfaction, and then slowly said: "We originally wanted to go to the Sabaody Archipelago to coat and enter the New World, but on the way, our newly built ship had some problems. We were going to go back to the Seven Waters to find the father of the new ship to modify something, but we saw an island that fell from the sky in a certain sea area, and then we received an invitation from the guy named 'Marshall D. Teach', who wanted us to join the 'Whitebeard Pirates'."
"What? He actually wants to recruit you? Is it his idea or Whitebeard's?" Den Den Mushi's face changed drastically, and then he asked in an anxious tone.
"I don't know either, but I'm used to being free, and I have no interest in being someone else's 'son'."
Dewey seemed to remember something and suddenly said, "Forget it. I had a Sky Island specialty, the "Sound Shell", with me at the time, and I happened to record the conversation with him. You can listen to it yourself."
After saying that, Dewey stood up and walked to a cabinet with the Den Den Mushi. He picked up the sound shell on it, moved close to the microphone of the Den Den Mushi, and pressed the button.
"Thief hahahaha…"
As the unique laughter sounded, the conversation between Dewey and Marshall D. Teach reached the ears of Sengoku.
"…What were your results?"
After listening to the recording, Den Den Mushi's expression became even uglier.
"No one can do anything to anyone." Dewey said helplessly: "The power of the Float-Float Fruit is too unsolvable. Once my flame is touched by it, the control will be taken away. In the end, it was Nami's Thunder Fruit that forced him back. But…"
There was a slight pause in his tone, and the Den Den Mushi on the Sengoku side suddenly revealed a smug smile: "I used my black knife to cut off a part of his finger."
"finger?"
Zhan Guo was slightly stunned, and then as if he had thought of something, his eyes widened as wide as they could: "Could it be that…"
"Yes, I'm hunting him down!"
Dewey's face suddenly turned gloomy: "He attacked us suddenly, I won't let this guy have an easy time."
"Great, Dewey, where are you now?" Sengoku's face suddenly became excited, and he quickly said, "I'll send Kizaru to help you."
"I don't know either."
Dewey shook his head first, then said, "His island is moving slowly. Nami and I have been following him for hundreds of miles. Now it depends on your sincerity, Marshal Zhan Guo!"
"Sincerity?"
Zhan Guo, who was known as the "wise general", was slightly stunned again: "What sincerity?"
"No?"
Dewey said speechlessly: "You don't really think of me as your subordinate, do you? You have to know that my profession is a bounty hunter, and that Marshall D. Teach doesn't even have a Bailey's bounty."
"How much Bailey do you want?" Zhan Guo asked quickly.
"Money is secondary. What matters most is your sincerity." Dewey said meaningfully and then hung up the phone.
In the Admiral's office of the Navy Headquarters, Sengoku looked at the Den Den Mushi who had closed his eyes and fallen asleep. He slowly turned his head to look at Vice Admiral Tsuru who was not far away and asked, "Xiao He, what does he mean by that?"
"It's simple, just like he said, money is secondary…"
Vice Admiral Tsuru, like Kalina, rested his chin on his hands, and his wrinkled face could not hide his heroic spirit as he said, "What he wants is 'fame and fortune', fame first, fortune second… What he wants is not Bailey, but the bounty of Marshall D. Teach, and the 'fame' that comes with the bounty."
"In other words, his sincerity depends on how much we give to Marshall D. Teach?" Zhan Guo suddenly realized something, and then he said with a twitch in his mouth, "Could it be that this brat is not unable to deal with Marshall D. Teach, but is letting him go because the other party has no bounty?!"
"That's very likely."
Vice Admiral Tsuru also praised him: "The title of 'Strongest Hunter' was given to him by 'Golden Lion'. No matter how he killed 'Golden Lion', it means that he has a trump card to deal with 'Float-Float Fruit'. He cut off Marshall D. Teach's finger, used the nail on it to create a 'Life Card' for tracking, and used the amazing perception of the girl who had the ability of 'Thunder Fruit' to prevent Marshall D. Teach from discovering their tracks. He is brave, resourceful, and capable… These three little natural brats are like weakened versions of Aokiji and his friends."
"Now, he is the only hope."
Vice Admiral Tsuru stared at Sengoku and said, "Before that Marshall D. Teach returns to Whitebeard's territory, you must issue a bounty for Marshall D. Teach, and the reward must be attractive enough to tempt Dewey. Otherwise, when he crosses the Red Earth Continent and returns to the New World, we will lose our last hope."
"What a sinister kid! Can't he catch Marshall D. Teach first and then use him to threaten us?" Zhan Guo cursed softly, then quickly dialed the number of the Five Elder Stars.
When the five guys on "Mariejoa" heard what Sengoku said, Den Den Mushi said expressionlessly: "The "Float-Float Fruit" poses no threat to those of them who do not have a fixed base. All these bounty hunters want is fame and fortune. Apart from that, they wish the world would become more chaotic so that their interests can become greater… Sengoku, give him your utmost sincerity."
"Then how much reward should we give?" Zhan Guo asked, somewhat confused.
"Since the other party hurt Shanks, then give him a bounty of 4 billion." Den Den Mushi said calmly: "This bounty is not much, but it represents the reputation of the Pirate Emperor. As the son of the strongest man in the world, he fully deserves this bounty. We must seize this only hope and never let that 'd' guy return to Whitebeard's territory. Sengoku, let that brat take action immediately, and we will give him the reward he deserves!"
"yes."
Zhan Guo said quickly, and after hanging up the phone, he immediately called Dewey.
On the afternoon when Marshall D. Teach became famous on the sea, "Mariejoa" and "Navy Headquarters" also sent out their own trained seagulls, carrying hastily printed newspapers and bounty notices from the News Department, and spread them all over the world.
An unprecedented record breaker, a great pirate whose first bounty was as high as 4 billion berries, and who was not inflated at all, rose to the top in less than 24 hours and became an existence no less than the Pirate Emperor.
His name is——"Giant Flying Rat" Marshall D. Teach.