Dignity Is Built Only on Fists

Finally, for Mary Geoise, the dark day came to an end.

The God Slayer is gone.

Originally, the World Government and the Navy had both mobilized to try to stop the Hell Pirates' operations on Egghead, but when things changed on Mary Geoise, Nasujuro immediately followed Imu's orders and withdrew all reinforcements.

At this moment, Imu realized that the reason why the God Slayer appeared in the Holy Land was to push the Hell Pirates to besiege Egghead.

The fact that they haven't left is also a warning to them not to act rashly.

Only when good news came from Egghead did this nightmare 'let them go'.

The Celestial Dragons are finished.

The World Government... is finished.

These are the reflections of Imu, the two Five Elders, and Steel Bone and Garling after a long day.

The world is about to change...

That power... is that of a true god.

What awaits them... is ultimately destruction.

Based on their interactions with the God Slayer and the information revealed by the other party, they have absolutely no possibility of negotiating with the Hell Pirates... The reason they haven't destroyed Mary Geoise and exterminated the Celestial Dragons yet is to prepare for the future 'Rewrite' era.

Now... what should we do? Should we gather the world's strength to fight him?

Egghead, where Vegapunk, the greatest genius scientist in human history for hundreds of years, died at the hands of the Hell Pirates.

Another bombshell announcement has set the ocean ablaze.

As newspapers are sent all over the world, people seem to have become somewhat numb.

Because so many people have died recently, and they were all big names... Garp, Shanks, Straw Hat, Boa Hancock, and then Vegapunk, so... who's next? Also, what are the Hell Pirates doing? Now, some people have finally realized that something is wrong.

The Hell Pirates don't seem like the pirates people 'know' One Piece. Even the older generation who know about the Rocks Pirates can't help but feel suspicious. Because the God Slayer seem to be simply... killing all the 'key' figures on this sea.

It didn't seem like they were after treasure... there wasn't even a hint of them searching for the One Piece; it was just destruction and killing.

People initially enjoyed the public discussion surrounding the God Slayer, but gradually... they began to feel a sense of unease.

This is a feeling of extreme unease...

As the rulers and rule-makers of this world, the Celestial Dragons clearly failed to control the situation. To put it bluntly, they were powerless against the God Slayer... This means that the Celestial Dragons lost control in the face of the Hell Pirates.

The World Government and navy thus became incompetent.

That means that all countries and forces aligned with the World Government will not receive the protection they deserve.

The so-called member states of the World Government are nothing but a joke.

A month later, Oboro arrived in Totto Land, Doflamingo's territory.

The other members of the Hell Pirates have already gone out and started taking over Shanks' territory.

With their strength, taking resources from the Red Hair Pirates would be effortless.

"Fufufu..."

Inside a newly built, luxurious palace on an island, only Oboro and Doflamingo sat.

The Joker already knows everything that happened in Mary Geoise.

Furthermore, he also contacted Nassuro Sei.

Dover is laughing.

Maniacal laughter...

I laughed so hard that tears came out.

Long sat with his legs crossed in a chair, leisurely sipping his juice and calmly reading the newspaper in his hand.

In the very center of the hall stood a machine, a huge tank filled with a special coolant, and floating in the liquid was a source of fire. It was the Mother Flame that Bare and his men had brought back from Egghead.

Oboro wanted to see this spark because he wanted to use it to judge the power level of the ancient civilization in the One Piece world. After personally experiencing the explosive energy contained in the Mother Flame, Oboro was convinced of his guess: the ancient civilization from nearly a thousand years ago was indeed powerful.

If this spark of energy were placed on the Dark Continent, it would definitely be at the 'extraordinary' level.

It is only under the 'rules'.

This extraordinary energy... requires an extremely powerful physical body to control.

If it were back in the Dark Continent, my physical abilities at that time would have allowed me to easily grasp this ball of 'flame' with my hands, but not now... Although my soul power has recovered a lot, my physical body is still far from what it used to be.

The existence of such a thing means that even if he were to return to the 'Void Century' before his current life, he would face considerable danger to his life. There are probably many things that could kill him.

It's important to understand that when Imu used the Ancient Weapon to cause the Lulusia Kingdom, along with its islands, to disappear into the sea, he only extracted a portion of the Mother Flame's energy, not all of it. And now, due to the earlier timeline, the Mother Flame created by Vegapunk is not yet as 'mature' as it would be a year later.

Even so, the danger posed by the Mother Flame was enough to make Oboro wary.

However, Imu does not currently possess the Mother Flame.

So... apart from the sun god Nika, the last potential threat to him from this world has also been eliminated.

Even if Imu obtains the fire and powers the ancient weapons... he still won't be able to kill him.

After all, it's a different era.

The broader context... is very important.

"Does this... make you that happy?"

Oboro's laughter was unstoppable as he asked Dofu.

"Certainly!"

"This is so interesting!"

"I have never seen them so humble!"

"You are their greatest enemy, and you caused a huge disturbance in Mary Geoise, killing several of the Five Elders and countless Celestial Dragons... But..."

"But... what did they say, those who have always been high and mighty, claiming to be descendants of the creator?"

"They actually... they actually made you Celestial Dragons!"

Doflamingo shouted exaggeratedly... These were the words that Nassuro Sei himself had said to him.

They wanted Dover to help deliver it.

"They... want you to take that position."

"That Empty Throne, take his place... He willingly bows to you."

By the end, Doflamingo's face had turned as black as the bottom of a pot, his expression was ferocious, and he unleashed a violent killing intent without restraint in front of Oboro.

The person he was referring to was Imu.

Dover couldn't express just how angry he was, to the point that he lost his composure in front of Oboro...

What angered him was that the Celestial Dragons could be so despicable, begging the God Slayer for a way out like dogs... kneeling at the feet of a One Piece, fawningly licking the sole of his shoe.

Just like the toys they once enslaved... so ugly it made Dover want to vomit.

The real reason for his frustration was a 'hurdle' he had experienced in Mary Geoise during his childhood, a hurdle he could never overcome.

He so desperately wanted the Celestial Dragons to give him back his identity, and even killed his own father... What did he get in return? Laughter, indifference, and ruthlessness.

And what happened...? The very thing he so desperately wanted was now easily achieved by Oboro.

The difference in their identities is beyond description... Even a One Piece can accept him becoming Celestial Dragons and even serve him as his master, while he, who originally had Celestial Dragons blood, is rejected.

All of this... is because of power!

Absolute power! Oboro slowly closed the newspaper.

He raised his glass to drink juice, his eyes fixed on Dover. "For superficial people and social environments, what determines identity is bloodline... background."

"But for people living in the real world, they know very well and understand that what determines identity is always their own fist."