Don't Be Stupid

Oboro used Inazuma tactic, killing all the Red Hair Pirates' officers in just one minute.

It didn't even take him a minute to beat the Shanks into submission.

Without his weapon and missing an arm, Shanks was completely outmatched by Oboro in a pure hand-to-hand combat contest.

He beat the Yonko like a punching bag.

The members of the Hell Pirates on the shore all had different expressions.

Bare and Waldo were laughing mockingly.

Enel looked bored.

Dom and Yurivich appeared quite calm. Even though their opponents were Yonko, their admiration and worship for Oboro made this scene seem perfectly reasonable to them.

The only one who showed emotion was a 'small fry' like Dorans. Although Rob Lucci was also not calm, he was able to control his expression... You have to understand, the person who got beaten up was a real Yonko.

As for Rayleigh, he had already closed his eyes, unable to bear watching any longer.

The sky was already tinged with the somber hues of night...

On the high seas, explosions and roars echoed through the air. An object, much like Garp had been a few days earlier, was being tossed around like a ball, crashing into the sea and creating towering waves. But Shanks' situation was undoubtedly even more dire Garp's.

Even if it sinks into the sea, the surface of the sea will be as if it had been hit by a meteorite, with a huge crater appearing... Oboro's figure will then pierce through the sea surface, knocking the 'toy' that fell to the bottom of the sea back into the sky, breaking through the water.

And so it went... after a few rounds.

When Oboro reappeared, he was already standing in front of the crew on the beach.

And what he was holding in one hand was none other than the disfigured, blood-soaked Shanks Shanks, Yonko.

"Shanks..."

Seeing Shanks' appearance, even Rayleigh couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.

In a daze, he seemed to see the lively little boy on the ship back then... and the baby lying inside the treasure chest that he and Roger and the others had found.

Shanks did not die.

He remains conscious, but his injuries are particularly severe.

This was also the result of Oboro deliberately holding back.

"This is..."

Shanks and Rayleigh exchanged a glance, and the next second, Shanks' mind went completely blank.

Because he saw the row of crosses on the shore.

Hanging above... are corpses.

Among them were figures he knew all too well.

The corpses, exposed to the sun, had decomposed and emitted a foul stench.

Navy hero Garp, Straw Hat Luffy, Shichibukai Empress Boa Hancock, and the warriors of Amazon Lily, as well as two Squadron Leader of the Revolutionary Army.

"Luffy..."

Shanks spoke with sorrow.

He's really dead...

He also saw the straw hat that he had personally given to Luffy, which was hanging above the cross where Luffy was nailed to.

Besides these corpses, there were many empty crosses on the shore.

Without a doubt, Shanks knew that one of them belonged to 'him'.

"Oboro, let him go... For the sake of the help I gave you before, I promise you, not only him but also me... From now on, we will not cause you any more trouble. We will find a very remote place to live out the rest of our lives in peace." Rayleigh looked at Oboro, took a deep breath, and said sincerely.

He was serious.

"If all else fails, I'll trade my life for his... His One Piece crew has been wiped out, he's the only one left..."

Rayleigh was about to say something more when Oboro suddenly interrupted, "Rayleigh... you should know that he is Celestial Dragons, right?"

"..."

"If he doesn't oppose me, I don't have any particular feelings towards him."

Oboro released his grip, and Shanks, whose bones were shattered from the blow, fell to the ground, unable to move.

"Even after what happened at Summit War, I could consider it a moment of confusion on his part... and let bygones be bygones. Because my goal has always been Mary Geoise, and the Celestial Dragons ... But afterwards, Shanks, along with the Five Elders and Kaido and Big Mom, continued to target me. This clearly shows they want to be my enemy, and I never show mercy to my enemies." Oboro chuckled softly. Seeing Rayleigh about to speak, his gaze sharpened. "Don't be naive. We are all One Piece."

"This is a world at sea where it's either you or me... Given his personality, even if you let him go, your promise will only bind yourself, not him..."

"Like Roger, once he sets his mind on something, he will see it through to the end, and I have no doubt about that."

"Because... I'm the same."

Oboro's words left Rayleigh speechless.

"As for your kindness, I've repaid it more than once, including this time by not killing you..." Oboro smiled. "Back in Sabaody Archipelago, you knew Luffy possessed immense potential, so you stepped in to shield him from my murderous intent... Actually, what you were thinking, what you hoped for... was to give Luffy enough time to grow, so that one day he could stop me, or even kill me? Right? Because you've already sensed the potential danger I might pose..."

"..."

Rayleigh fell silent.

"You and him... are all the same kind of people." Oboro glanced at Shanks and said to Rayleigh.

"No one is right or wrong, just different perspectives... Normally I wouldn't say this much, but based on our earliest interactions in Sabaody Archipelago, this is... the last bit of respect I'm leaving for you."

"Hehehe..."

Hahahaha.

Suddenly, Shanks, who was lying on the ground, burst into laughter.

He seemed quite happy, even though he knew he was going to die.

Bang.

The laughter stopped abruptly as soon as it began.

Because a foot stepped hard on his head.

It's Dom.

"Shut up."

Dom said in a cold, soft voice.

"It's okay, don't worry about me."

Shanks, half his face covered in mud and sand, Exhaust chuckled, "I just regret not being able to follow in the captain's footsteps..."

These words were spoken to Rayleigh.

The captain he was referring to was undoubtedly Roger.

He stopped mid-sentence, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

You can't win.

Then, the Shanks man changed the subject and set his sights on Oboro.

"Besides the World Government, you've also offended the Revolutionary Army... First Big Mom, then me... Who's next? Kaido? After my death, he'll definitely react and prepare... Moreover, you can't hide what happened in Rusukaina. Soon, the whole world will know about your 'evil deeds'... Everyone will fear you, and you will be at odds with the entire world. Including those Supernova who have awakened because of Luffy's death... Everything you've done has only further exacerbated the conflict and division between the Hell Pirates and the world. All forces will make eliminating you, this menace, their primary goal."

"My failure doesn't mean that no one will be able to defeat you in the future."

Shanks said Resolve.

Oboro suddenly smiled.

"You're right... but have you considered that what you're referring to... is exactly what I want?"

"..."

Shanks, who had been feeling rather smug, was suddenly taken aback.

"The Celestial Dragons are just individuals; our goal is to overthrow the world."

"I only said that the Celestial Dragons are trash I want to kill, but I never said that the Hell Pirates' mission would end after killing them all..."

Oboro's smile was somewhat eerie.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"Hahaha!"

Bare, Shiryu, and the others around them also laughed.

Those faces and eyes looked at the Yonko with utter mockery.

Shanks's foolishness in the secret passage.

The Shanks's eyes changed.

"Come on, Shanks, Yonko full of justice... Choose a position you like."

Dom bent down, grabbed Shanks' hair, and lifted his head up, pointing it at the empty spaces of the crosses, and sneered in a chilling tone.