Tidal Wave Sweeping the Seas
After the great battle, Banaaro Island was nearly destroyed. The ocean currents surged from the cracked earth, crashing against the shore, and the few people who had fought had reached their limits.
"Phew, damn it, I didn't expect your strength to have reached this level!" Marco was unwilling, but he had to admit that his opponent had truly grown into a figure on par with the Four Emperors. If it weren't for the powerful healing effect of his Rebirth Flame, Vista, the weakest of the three, would probably have already collapsed.
"Hahaha, Captain Marco, your strength is indeed as powerful as ever. If I hadn't obtained the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, I really wouldn't have had the courage to stand in front of you." Blackbeard was also suffering. The price of absorbing the fruit's attack was enduring unbearable pain, and he was already on the verge of his limit.
"Teach, hand over Ace. Although you are strong, you have already fought Ace. If this continues, you will be the first one to fall," Vista threatened.
"Teach, you bastard, what exactly do you want to do by taking Ace away? Is it for your so-called ambition?" Jozu asked, forcibly suppressing the murderous intent in his heart.
"Hahaha, just take it this way. Chaos has begun to appear on this sea, but that's far from enough. Only the most insane soil can give birth to a true Pirate Kings! And Captain Ace will be the fuse that ignites this era!"
"What exactly do you mean?" Marco already had a bad feeling; Teach seemed to be planning a crazy show.
"You guys are all the people the Old Man trusts most, you can't possibly not know Captain Ace's true identity, can you!" Blackbeard ignored the three men's gloomy expressions, opened his arms to embrace the sky, and laughed wildly, "He's the one who inherited the most evil bloodline in the world, Portgas D. Ace? No, it should be Gol D. Ace!"
"Ace's Old Man had one, and that was Whitebeard!" Marco denied with a displeased expression.
"Hahaha, say whatever you want, as long as the Navy believes it." Blackbeard waved his hand dismissively.
"What? You're going to hand Ace over to the Marines?" Marco and the other two were shocked and furious. They knew without even thinking what would happen if the Pirate Kings's descendant fell into the hands of the Marines.
"The Great Pirate Era is escalating, and the power to overthrow this era could erupt at any moment. The Navy also needs a resounding victory to stabilize the situation, and there is no victory more reassuring than executing the Pirate Kings's descendant! Even knowing it's a bowl of water mixed with poison, a desert traveler would never refuse its sweetness and refreshing coolness!"
"Damn it, what are you trying to do? What good will this do you?" Jozu finally couldn't contain his anger and charged towards Blackbeard's location like a chariot.
"Instead of worrying about these things, you should think about the war you're about to face! Besides, I don't have time to play with you anymore, Dark Hole - Reverse!" Blackbeard retreated rapidly, darkness appearing in his palms, engulfing his entire body and instantly swallowing him up, disappearing without a trace.
In the dark and lonely Dream Dimension, five shadows reappeared.
"Nightmare? Why aren't you busy taking over Red Hair and Kaido's territory? Why are you gathering us all together?" Although it's supposed to be an alliance, after the last battle between the Four Emperors, Doflamingo still consciously recognized his place.
"Of course, there are more important things to do," Roy said in a seductive tone. "Gentlemen, do you remember what I said three years ago? The opportunity to overturn this world has arrived. It's time to let the world feel our power!"
"You mean... the arrest of Fire Fist Ace, the Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates?" Dragon asked, somewhat uncertain.
"As expected of the leader of the Revolutionary Army, you received the news so quickly. It seems your intelligence network has infiltrated every corner of the Navy." Roy gave him a deep look.
"Likewise." The dragon's expression remained unchanged, as cold as ever.
"What will the Navy do? Provoking the Whitebeard Pirates at this point in time is not a wise move." Ever since he had thoroughly blew up the Celestial Dragons, especially the one who had personally pushed him into the abyss, Gild Tesoro finally resolved his inner conflict. Although he faked his death and hid behind the scenes, his strength had reached a new level.
"Nightmare Brat, you've misjudged this time. Whitebeard has never been ambitious, and his body won't last many more years. He's not even as much of a threat to the Marine Headquarters as the other Four Emperors. Under these circumstances, given Sengoku's cunning nature, it's impossible for him to go to Sengoku with Whitebeard for some Fire Fist Ace." Golden Lion, rarely seeing Roy miscalculate, said with a smile.
"No, from the moment Fire Fist Ace was sent to Marine Headquarters, things have already spiraled out of the Navy's control! If even the bloodline of the Pirate Kings can fall into the Navy's hands unscathed, it would undoubtedly be a devastating blow to the Navy's prestige."
"What? The bloodline of the Pirate Kings?" Doflamingo exclaimed. He knew that the Navy had practically turned the entire ocean upside down in their investigation of the Pirate Kings's sinful bloodline.
"Roger's son?" For some reason, Roy sensed a desolate tone in the Golden Lion's voice.
"That's right, and this matter can't be kept secret. Even if the Marine Headquarters wants to keep it buried at the bottom of the sea and never let it see the light of day, the person behind all this cannot just watch it happen. Perhaps by tomorrow, Fire Fist Ace's identity will have spread throughout the sea. At that time, the Marine Headquarters will be in a dilemma and will have no choice but to publicly execute Ace."
"You mean the person you're talking about, the one hiding behind the scenes and pulling everything together, isn't that you?" Gild Tesoro's lips twitched speechlessly.
"It wasn't me, but you know that person too. He's the one who knocked you into the sea last time so he could fake his death and escape."
"...So it was that unlucky guy." Gild Tesoro couldn't help but smile. Although he was seriously injured and knocked into the sea by that person, he couldn't bring himself to hate him when he thought of that person's miserable experience. He even felt like laughing for no reason.
"It seems a major battle is inevitable." Long nodded slightly, looking at Roy. "So, you mean..."
"My idea is..." Roy closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and sighed, "To add fuel to the fire of this war, to turn it into a great war that sweeps across the seas and affects the entire world!"