Deterrence and Order, Teach's Despair!

Impel Down Level 6

In the cold, dark cell, the Seastone chains rattled, as if the footsteps of death were swirling in their ears.

Doflamingo, shirtless and with disheveled hair, leaned against the cold stone wall, looking at the newspaper that had just been delivered, a slow smile playing on his lips.

"Fufu..."

The laughter, rising from a low murmur to a piercing shriek, echoed wildly in the deathly silence of Level 6, filled with madness and excitement.

He slowly raised the newspaper; the masthead prominently displayed that headline that had shocked the world—

[Whitebeard of the Four Emperors, has fallen! Marines Roy and Sakazuki team up to slay him!]

"Fufu...!!"

Doflamingo's laughter grew louder and louder, until it almost turned into a roar!

"Are Pirates evil? Is the Navy Justice?"

"That kind of rhetoric... can be redefined at any time!!"

He suddenly looked up, his eyes behind his sunglasses as cold and sinister as a venomous snake, as if they could pierce through a cage and gaze directly at the top of the world's sky.

The chains clanged as he pulled them, but he paid no attention, staring at Roy's photo in the newspaper, his smile growing increasingly sinister.

On this vast ocean... who reigns supreme?

"Are they the Four Emperors? The World Government? Or those five old devils standing atop Mary Geoise???"

"Fufu... No!!"

He ripped the newspaper into tiny pieces, the fragments scattering like snowflakes.

"On this vast ocean, the navy is the most powerful and dominant force!!"

Only those who stand at the top are qualified to interpret 'good' and 'evil'!

This ocean has never been Battlefield for 'Justice versus evil'.

It's just a neutral Shambles; only the victors... are qualified to talk about Justice!

Doflamingo suddenly stood up, forcefully pulling the entire Seastone chain up half a foot, his wrists bleeding profusely!

"Fufu...!!"

"Roy, you've barely shown your fangs and already shattered the balance of the old era...?"

"Then let's make this world even crazier!!"

Sky Island group somewhere in the East Blue

Ten thousand meters above the ground, Floating Island Group surrounds the area.

A Castle stands in the center of the archipelago. In the middle of the hall, a man with blond Blond Hair and a ship's wheel stuck in his hair is slowly unfolding a newspaper that is wrinkled by the wind.

It was none other than the legendary flying Pirate — Shiki the Golden Lion!

His muscles were tense, his eyes fixed on the bold headline:

[The Whitebeard Pirates are destroyed! Four Emperors Newgate has fallen!]

"Snap!"

His hand tightened, and the entire newspaper shattered into pieces in his palm.

"Newgate!!"

"You bastard... how could you possibly lose to a Vice Admiral?!"

The Golden Lion roared to the sky, and the angry sound waves shook the entire ancient Castle high in the sky!

"You're Whitebeard!! You're... that monster who rivaled the Pirate King Roger!!"

The entire Castle trembled violently, walls cracked, and chandeliers fell!

The floor tiles of the main hall beneath the twin swords cracked like a spider web, and the entire Floating Island shook violently!

"Who exactly is that brat named Roy?!"

The Golden Lion's body surged with Haki, its ferocious pupils filled with disbelief and twisted rage!

As news of Whitebeard's demise shocked the world, the major seas of the New World descended into unprecedented chaos and turmoil.

Countless islands and towns that once relied on Whitebeard's banner and depended on his fame for protection seemed to have lost their celestial deity at this moment.

Pirates from all Pirate are stirring, ambitious individuals, outlaws, bounty hunters, deserters... flocking to the scene, attempting to devour flesh and blood and seize territory in the vast ocean "after the death of the giant whale".

But unexpectedly--

Despite the ongoing fighting, there has been no large-scale massacre or devastation of civilians.

Everyone expected the New World to be engulfed in a bloody wave of riots, but unexpectedly, the riots were suppressed before they could erupt by an urgent headline.

That day, the World Economy News Paper updated its newspaper again in an emergency, with only one sentence on its front page:

[I don't care how the Pirates are fought or how many die, as long as it affects the civilians, I'll go. --Roy]

There was no text, no numbers, and no gory scenes.

Just one sentence.

But the air in the entire New World seemed to freeze completely in that instant!

New World - A Pirate Gathering Area

"Hey! Did your actions just affect the fishing village over at the Harbor?"

"No... no! We just blew up the dock; we didn't touch a single old person, woman, or child! Don't talk nonsense!!"

"Are you crazy? You want that guy to come knocking on your door?!"

"That's a man who can go wherever he wants!"

Big Mom Pirates - Totto Land

Smoothie coldly put down the newspaper and said in a deep voice, "This kid... he really dares to talk back."

"It's precisely because it's 'him' that no one dares to take it lightly." Katakuri stood to the side, his brows furrowed slightly, as if deep in thought.

Beasts Pirates - Onigashima

"Wororororo!... What is this brat yelling about now?" Kaido sneered, but there was no contempt in his eyes.

Jhin and Queen exchanged a glance, both knowing perfectly well that the threat, if it had been anyone else, would have been met with a sneer, but it was Roy.

The man who could instantly reach any location and slay Whitebeard.

In this chaotic and fiercely competitive era, his words were like a blade falling from the sky, drawing an untouchable line.

Since that news broke, although the major Pirate crews are still fighting, they have almost tacitly avoided civilian towns, and the battle areas have always been kept between abandoned sea areas, Deserted Islands, airports, or underwater mines.

In this era of no king, amidst its ruins, the last vestiges of order were forcibly maintained by the power of a single individual.

The name "Roy" became the core of deterrence in the New World.

Meanwhile, Punk Hazard Vegapunk Laboratory

"Bang--!"

With a tremor in the space, Roy appeared in a flash, casually tossing the battered Teach onto the Laboratory Table.

"Click--"

The specially made Seastone chains snapped shut instantly, binding Teach's limbs tightly and rendering him unable to move.

"Ugh!! Damn it...!!"

Teach gritted his teeth and struggled, his voice hoarse but still defiant, "Roy! What do you think you're doing?! Where am I?!"

Roy ignored him and stood aside, his gaze icy.

Meanwhile, the metal hatch at the other end of the Laboratory Table hissed open, and Vegapunk, dressed in a white robe, walked in looking energetic.

"Wow, they've arrived faster than I expected."

He skillfully accessed the surveillance footage, observing the "experimental materials" Roy had brought while adjusting his goggles. "Let me see the 'surprise' you spoke of."

He circled Teach twice, staring at his bulging belly and disheveled appearance, frowning with a tone of disdain and disappointment:

"... That's it??"

"A Black Fatty looks like he has high cholesterol and high liver fat?"

Roy, hands in his pockets, said casually, "He's the son of Rocks D. Xebec."

"And--"

"His body has a unique structure that allows it to contain two Devil Fruits simultaneously."

"What?!!"

Upon hearing this, Vegapunk's eyes widened suddenly, and his pupils behind his glasses contracted sharply!

The next second, his expression instantly turned fanatical, like a scientist who had discovered a new continent, his eyes shining as he stared at Teach:

"This man... can I dissect him?!"

"He's a Pirate anyway, so do whatever you want with him."

Teach was deathly pale, twisting and turning frantically. "No!! Let me go!! You can't do this!!"

Vegapunk completely ignored his shouts, rubbing his hands excitedly. "Fantastic! This is a groundbreaking discovery!"

Roy continued, "Oh, by the way, I've already notified Kuma; he'll be here soon."

Vegapunk was taken aback. "Kuma? What's he here for?"

Roy's gaze was indifferent as he slowly said, "I want him... to extract all of Teach's memories."

The air fell silent.

At that moment, Teach completely broke down!

"W-what?!"

"Kuma?! The Paw-Paw Fruit?! You want to see my memories?!"

Having seen the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, Teach obviously knew what Roy was talking about.

"No!! You can't do that!! You can't!!"

Teach panicked completely, his eyes widened, and he roared:

"Roy!! Are you insane?! This is illegal in your navy!! I'm a prisoner of war, not a lab animal!!"

The chains rattled and clattered, Teach roared hysterically, his face contorted with the ugliest struggle of fear and remorse.

But Roy simply looked down at him, as if he were a Parasite being pressed under a microscope.

"The law won't protect a Pirate with egregious behavior."

Everything within you, including your secrets, your bloodline, your memories—

"They will all provide answers for the New Era."

At that moment, Teach understood the true meaning of despair for the first time.