Shanks Is Summoned Back to the Holy Land!

East Blue, Loguetown.

[Oh--Oh--Oh--]

"Look, the News Coo is here!"

Upon hearing the sound, a little boy immediately looked up, pointed at the large bird flying down from the sky, and shouted excitedly. His father, who looked quite young, smiled and waved to him.

Soon, the large white bird flew down. It was a yellow-beaked bird with a white hat on its head and a red square bag around its neck. Its Divine Harmony and expression looked very human-like.

"Here, one hundred."

The father casually took a coin from his pocket and put it into the red envelope on the other man's chest, then accepted a new newspaper from him, while the little boy cautiously touched the wing of the News Coo.

"Oh~"

The News Coo looked happy as the transaction went smoothly, and at the same time, men and women around gathered around, ready to buy the latest issue of the newspaper.

"Give me one!"

"Me too!"

But these people didn't notice that the young father who was the first to buy the newspaper suddenly changed his expression when he saw the headline on the front page.

Soon, more and more people saw the content, not even noticing the News Coo fly away; everyone wore a surprised expression.

[Shocking! One Piece D. Roger's great treasure, ONE PIECE, has been found!!!]

The following content focuses on the fact that the World Government has found a great treasure on an island in the 'New World,' and a fleet of ten warships led by Navy Admiral Sengoku and Marine Garp the Hero has arrived at the island.

Furthermore, the World Government will broadcast the entire process of the fleet escorting the treasure back to Mary Geoise live tomorrow, and will also allow the world's people to watch all the treasures before storing them in the Holy Land Treasury.

"This is impossible!!"

In the Sabaody Archipelago, in the Grove 13's Rip-Off Bar, a handsome blond man sat at the bar, staring dumbfounded at the newspaper in his hands.

"Oh dear, what's wrong?"

Shakky was wiping a wine glass with a cotton cloth and had a cigarette dangling from her lips, looked over with a puzzled expression, because Rayleigh rarely reacted so strongly.

"It says here that the World Government has found Laugh Tale and Roger's treasure, and the gold and jewels they found have filled two large cargo ships." Rayleigh placed the newspaper on the bar with mixed feelings.

"Yeah?"

Shakky put down the wine glass and the cotton cloth in surprise and picked them up. She read quickly and after a moment laughed, "I didn't expect you guys were quite rich back then. Why didn't you bring some with you? Then we wouldn't be living in such poverty now."

"You're wrong. We didn't leave any gold or silver treasures on that island at all." Rayleigh shook his head and sighed, looking at the whiskey in his glass with a helpless expression.

"I never expected Roger's plan to be foiled by the World Government so quickly, and in such a way! Impressive!"

He thought that if Roger knew about this in the Underworld, he would probably be very angry.

Shakky was an extremely intelligent woman. Upon hearing the other party's words, she immediately understood their meaning. She raised an eyebrow, held the cigarette between her fingers, and let wisps of smoke slowly rise from it.

"So this was all a show put on by the World Government. It was indeed a good method, effectively eliminating half the impact of the Great Treasure rumor and, more importantly, stopping its further escalation."

"Eh--"

Rayleigh sighed again, picked up his glass, and downed the drink in one gulp. He was unwilling to accept it!

In the latter half of the Grand Line, in the heart of the New World, on Totto Land Whole Cake Island, Big Mom had just finished listening to her eldest son, Perospero, relay the contents of the newspaper.

"Ma~Ma~, what an amazing move, World Government."

At this time, Charlotte Linlin's figure was not completely plump, but rather looked a bit more well-off, sitting on the huge throne with her legs crossed sexily.

"So those navy personnel are somewhere in this area right now, right?"

"Yes, Mama."

Perospero, who is 26 years old this year and has already become the Candy Minister, nodded with his long tongue sticking out.

"Give me to my mom, I've found them!"

Charlotte Linlin gave a cold smile.

"Whether the treasure we found is real or fake is irrelevant now, but even so, we can't let those navy guys return from this area so easily. Mom wants to join in the fun!"

For her, ONE PIECE was previously just a symbol to prove her status as the One Piece. After all, the saying at sea was that whoever found it would be the next One Piece, which was why she was searching for the Poneglyph.

But now, through this public live broadcast, the World Government have rendered this symbolic meaning meaningless!

If the treasure being transported by the navy is real, then there's nothing to say. But even if it's fake, it's still been found. Assuming no one can prove it's fake and most people can believe it, there's no difference between fake and real.

Even if a former member of the Roger Pirates were to step forward, compared to the media power controlled by the World Government, the former's influence would be negligible. Moreover, the escort process would be broadcast live, and all the treasure would be piled up for the world to see, creating a shocking and memorable impression.

Faced with 'facts' and 'evidence' presented in videos, pictures, and physical evidence, those rumors and gossip are utterly worthless.

So even if she finds the real ONE PIECE in the future, and finds Laugh Tale, not many people will believe or recognize her, and naturally, she will lose the credibility of her identity as the One Piece!

"It seems the World Government's actions this time have made Mom a little angry."

Perospero, holding a pink and white cane made of candy, understood immediately from Charlotte Linlin's expression as her eldest son who knew her best.

The reason is easy to guess: the existence of ONE PIECE and Laugh Tale actually provides these Emperor of the Sea with a way to become the One Piece without causing too much conflict.

Just like Gol D. Roger, he didn't become the One Piece King by defeating Shiki the Golden Lion, Whitebeard Newgate, and Big Mom Charlotte Linlin, but by finding Laugh Tale.

But now, we've gone back to the situation of decades ago. To become the next One Piece, one must defeat all competitors through a method similar to raising poisonous insects, just like Rocks.

East Blue, a fifteen-year-old Shanks wandering alone, sat on a beach outside a town, holding a newspaper, his face growing increasingly grim, even Wrath.

"Nonsense! We don't have that much treasure!!"

Upon arriving in Laugh Tale, he did not go ashore with Baki because Buggy suddenly developed a high fever, in order to take care of Buggy.

One thing is clear: they didn't actually move that much treasure from the ship to the island. Moreover, Roger loved to throw parties, and any money saved on the ship would be spent entirely on food and drinks, with the remainder used to buy medicine and medical supplies to manage Roger's terminal illness.

"Figarland Shanks, right?"

Suddenly, a cold voice sounded behind Shanks. He immediately became alert and turned around, only to find a white-clad man wearing a white mask, accompanied by two men in black suits.

"People from the World Government!"

"Come with us, the Five Elders summon you back to Mary Geoise."

Upon hearing this, Shanks, wearing a straw Straw Hat, paused for a moment, then his expression turned grim.

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