"There's been a lot of news lately, huh?"
Inside Vegapunk's laboratory, Bright flipped through a newspaper. "Momousagi betrayed them? What's going on?"
The very first article he saw hit him like a thunderclap.
Momousagi, the Vice Admiral who had desperately fled to warn the Marines and caused them tremendous losses, had actually betrayed them?
Was it real or fake?
It was hard to tell.
He could not make sense of what had happened.
Then—
"This is big news, Ace," Bright remarked.
The newspaper reported on a major event that had taken place in the New World two days earlier.
Fire Fist Ace, the rising pirate star who had shot to fame over the last two years and bulldozed his way into the New World, had come into contact with the Whitebeard Pirates.
Of course, if it were only Fire Fist Ace, it would not have counted as major news.
The kid was quite strong, but for now, he did not have much standing in the world.
But when Whitebeard was involved, it was a different story.
This man was a true legend of the seas who had lived through the Rocks era, a monster bearing the title of the strongest.
Not to mention that, among the original three Emperors, he was now the only one left.
Every move this man made drew the attention of the entire world.
However, the newspaper did not report what exactly had happened after Ace met Whitebeard.
That was only natural. What reporter would dare get involved in Whitebeard's battle?
"Hahaha, that kid must have been beaten flat by now, right?"
A fluffy head leaned over from beside him, accompanied by a crisp voice.
Though that voice was filled with malice.
Bright glanced sideways at the woman squeezing up beside him. "Lilith, if I remember