During the days Gawain stayed in Loguetown, news of his victory over and killing of the Shiki gradually spread to the sea.
While others were unsure how to react to the news, Magellan was overjoyed.
Impel Down, Magellan sat in his chair, clutching a piece of paper, constantly flipping through the newspaper confirming the Shiki's death, and repeatedly showing it to Hannibal beside him.
"Haha, I thought Shiryu would go down the same old path as pirates after he ran away."
I can't believe this guy chose the right person! His new boss actually took down that bastard Shiki!!!
As soon as he finished speaking, Magellan slammed the newspaper on the table with great excitement.
"How enviable! That bastard is probably doing whatever he wants with the Shiki's corpse right now!"
Although that kind of thing is a bit immoral, what can you do when that person is the Shiki?
As the only criminal to escape Impel Down, every day this guy exists means another day that our Impel Down us!
He died so well, hahaha, so good... wait, what?!
Wait... um!
Something's not right!!!
At this point, Magellan suddenly widened his eyes, then quickly clutched his stomach and rushed to the bathroom...
As he ran, Magellan roared in agony.
"Damn it, I was so excited I almost couldn't control my stomach!!!"
"That was close! That was close! I almost jumped out!"
Meanwhile, in the New World, looking at the newspaper with the latest news, the Whitebeard leisurely folded the newspaper and threw it into the sea.
Looking at the newspaper fluttering in the sea breeze, the Whitebeard sadly shook his head and muttered to himself.
"Your strides are getting wider and wider, Gawain."
After taking my advice and consuming the Rumble-Rumble Fruit with its immense potential, you are now capable of fighting the legends of this vast ocean!
As for Shiki, well...
He's always been so persistent, so persistent... he doesn't care whether he wins or not.
At this point, the Whitebeard stood up sadly, casually pulling out all the IV drips from his right wrist and throwing them aside.
Then, he picked up his Murakumogiri and waved it at the bow of the Moby Dick.
As he brandished his broadsword, the Whitebeard closed his eyes, feeling as if he had suddenly become younger.
He felt as if he had returned to the time when he was first recruited by Rocks.
Back then, he and Shiki fought quite a bit over their ranking on the ship...
On the other hand, on Whole Cake Island, after reading the latest newspaper, the Big Mom unusually reduced her food intake.
Katakuri watched Big Mom with concern. Of course, he wasn't worried about Big Mom health; her body, like Iron Balloon, was so strong that even cannonballs couldn't harm Big Mom.
What he was really worried about was his own brothers and sisters!
Because the Big Mom suffers from severe Hunger Pangs, Big Mom goes into a frenzy if she experiences excessive stomach acid secretion but is unable to eat enough.
She has harmed her children more than once due to her Hunger Pangs, and as one of the children who was harmed, Katakuri truly doesn't want his brothers and sisters to be hurt again!
In short, under Katakuri's vaguely worried gaze, the Big Mom put down her newspaper and went to bed much earlier than usual.
She was full, but she wasn't in a good mood; another old fellow who deserved to remain in her memory had disappeared.
Although they may have worked together or fought fiercely when they were young.
They might even have some deep-seated blood feud!
But in any case, as the people in our memories, good and bad, disappear from the world one by one.
The elderly who remember all this will eventually feel that the time has come.
Like right now, Charlotte Linlin is lying in bed and falls asleep in the blink of an eye.
Even her nightmares were about never being able to eat delicious snacks again after she left the stage.
While the Big Mom was having a nightmare, Katakuri was once again extremely worried!
He knew it! He knew things would turn out this way!
The Big Mom's Hunger Pangs flared up in her dream!!!!!
On the Red Force, Shanks casually folded the newspaper.
Behind him, Beckman, a cigarette dangling from his lips, asked with a smile.
"It's a real shame that the live stream ended when I was enjoying it the most."
But thinking about it, it makes sense. The strength that Gawain has shown is beyond what the two-legged Shiki can contend with.
That said, it's truly unbelievable that Shiki could still possess such strength after suffering a severe head injury and losing both legs.
It's just a pity that the era of the older generation has finally passed.
At this point, Beckman smiled, took the cigarette butt off his mouth, and casually tossed it into the sea.
Beside him, Yasopp, holding a gun, chuckled and nudged Beckman on the shoulder.
"The era of the older generation must pass, otherwise what will we young people do?"
If the whole world were to remain in the era of the older generation, how would we middle-aged people ever get ahead, haha!!!
Amidst the laughter, Yasopp looked out at the distant sea. As he looked, his laughter subsided, and he continued speaking.
"I just don't know how long our era will last, but no matter how long it lasts, I admire the great senior Shiki."
I also want a grand closing ceremony like his, haha!!!
"What?"
As soon as Yasopp finished speaking, Raki Lu quickly looked at him.
"Hey, Yasopp, you actually have this side to you?"
I thought you were some kind of good person, but it turns out you actually wanted to slaughter an entire island before you died?!
"Ha?!!"
Upon hearing what Lucky Roux had done, Yasopp immediately clenched his fist and punched Lucky Roux hard in the chest.
"What nonsense are you talking about, Lucky? I have no intention of massacring people. We are the Red-Haired Pirates. Even if we are whipped by civilians, we would never deign to raise our swords against those who have no power to resist!"
As for what I said, damn it, all I wanted was a grand finale like the Shiki!
Imagine, when I'm nearing death, I can arrange for someone to host a live broadcast worldwide, in front of trillions of people, to find a worthy opponent to send me off in my grave!
Just like that guy, Shiki, who managed to fight the Celestial Dragon in front of the whole world, only to have those damn Celestial Dragon send him to his grave in the end!
Born at sea, dying at sea, and even the most important person in the world saw him off.
Isn't this the romance that people living at sea yearn for most? Hahahaha!!!
Amidst the laughter, Yasopp picked up the wine jug and then shouted to everyone.
"Come on, guys, let's have a proper feast!"
As for the first toast at this banquet, let's raise it to the enviable Shiki, haha!
"Homage to the Shiki!"
"Homage to the pirates!"
"Salute to the Red-Haired Pirates!"
"To the damn sea!"
Amidst the noisy scene, looking at his ever-cheerful subordinates, Shanks raised the metal flask Gawain had given him.
"To Gawain!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Red-Haired Shanks downed the entire contents of the wine jug in one gulp.
Afterwards, the Red-Haired Pirates once again indulged in a joyous banquet.
They had no idea that at that very moment, on the high seas, an old man who had lost his home and was filled with pent-up anger was rushing towards them with his trusted men!
As for Wano Country, Onigashima, and that infamous Kaido...
Then the music starts and the dancing continues!!!
Kaido was dead drunk as usual.
Newspapers, what newspapers, to hell with newspapers!
I don't even have a child capable of inheriting my legacy, so why would I care about a Shiki!
Can you give me another character, Shiki?
He doesn't have that ability!
Time flows like water, always silent, and Gawain and his group stayed in Loguetown for a full forty-six days.
It could be said that Gawain spent more time here than he did in Syrup Village and Alabasta.
Perhaps because Gawain showed that he took this matter seriously, the kings of the major kingdoms in the East Blue responded quite well to the disaster that befell Loguetown.
Especially after Gawain promised the major kingdoms of the East Blue that as long as they participated in the reconstruction, they could apply to the Five Elders for a three-month reduction in their Heavenly Tribute at the World Alliance Conference to be held next summer.
The kings' enthusiasm immediately soared.
Those who wanted to provide food sent food, those who wanted to provide medicine sent medicine, and even a foolish Ochoku rushed over carrying gold and silver.
In short, with the support of the entire East Blue, the reconstruction of Loguetown finally got on track, and it was time for Gawain and his group to decide to set off.
Sitting upright on the deck of the Dark Bird Ship, Gawain held Uta, who was sleeping soundly in his arms, and waved to the crowd of people seeing him off in the distance.
After living and eating with those people for more than forty days, Gawain no longer needed to use impassioned speeches to stir their emotions.
Over the past forty-odd days, Gawain has witnessed firsthand the entire process of the survivors of Loguetown going from collapse to madness, from madness to indifference, from indifference to hope, and from hope to regaining hope.
In fact, Gawain witnessed firsthand that in just over forty days, a full half of the men and women still alive in Loguetown had chosen to form or remarry their families!
Perhaps it is those facing disaster who are more likely to discover the admirable qualities in their fellow human beings that are not usually visible.
For the past forty-odd days, the girls in Loguetown have stopped considering a potential partner's wealth and appearance when choosing a spouse.
What they're looking for is whether a man can bring a woman a sense of security and peace of mind when facing disaster.
And whether this man has the ability to continue supporting the family even when he has nothing.
In other words, women's focus when choosing men has shifted from men's financial resources to something they would hardly consider in peacetime.
Resilience!
When life is going relatively smoothly, few people will prioritize resilience when choosing a partner.
This is also why many marriages cannot withstand setbacks.
Families lacking resilience are what many people call... "the hundred days of sorrow for impoverished couples."
In reality, there are countless poor families, and even more families with stable but not wealthy lives.
But are all such families unhappy?
Not necessarily.
In short, as more and more people use resilience as a standard to form new-age couples, life in Loguetown has truly begun to recover.
Before anyone knew it, Shiryu withdrew from the administration of the civilians, first handing the reins over to Issho, and then to Gion.
In the end, Kaya finally took full control of the administration of Loguetown, which meant that the people of Loguetown no longer needed Gawain to manage them forcefully and guide them forward...
For this reason, after a few days of Kaya's management, Gawain embarked on his journey away.
He has so much to do in the future, and even with the shocking disaster in Loguetown, he can't afford to spend too much time there.
There's a rather cruel statement: the world of Pirate King has over three hundred trillion people, a population almost tens of thousands of times that of Earth!
Does Gawain have the right to sacrifice three trillion people for two million?
At this moment, sitting on the boat, Gawain gently stroked Uta's red and white hair and sighed softly.
Uta is really exhausted these days.
Unlike her previous concerts on other islands, her concerts in Loguetown all involved using her Devil Fruit powers, solely to pull people from hell into the paradise of her dreams.
Although the power of that Devil Fruit is to put people to sleep, Uta, as the one who initiated the power, can't always fall asleep during every power concert.
During Gawain's forty-six days in Loguetown, Uta held thirty-five concerts without missing a single day, starting from the eleventh day of his arrival!
Each concert is held in the evening and lasts for eight hours.
Most importantly, at each concert, Uta uses her abilities in front of more than two million people!
At this moment, seeing Uta sleeping soundly, Gawain looked at the little girl's eyes with concern.
Two huge dark circles appeared on Uta's originally fair face, as if she had put on smoky eye makeup.
Seeing this, Gawain couldn't help but reach out and gently massage Uta's eye sockets.
It's not some sophisticated massage technique; it's just eye exercises, something everyone can do.
Sensing Gawain's movement, Uta, who had just gone to sleep at six in the morning, opened her eyes in a daze.
Seeing Gawain gently rubbing her face, she opened her mouth and gave Gawain's palm a small bite, then continued sleeping.
Gawain didn't train either, letting Uta use him as a bed until after 3 p. m., when Uta finally woke up from his nap.
After leaving Gawain's embrace, Uta secretly went to Kalifa's room to ask her kind older sister Kalifa for advice on how to get rid of dark circles under her eyes.
In the distance, seeing that Uta had finally woken up, Lucci immediately walked towards Gawain.
Upon approaching Gawain, Lucci bowed and addressed Gawain.
"My lord, if there is nothing else, then Kalifa and I should take our men and proceed to Dressrosa as planned."
"That's right."
Gawain nodded, then gently rubbed his slightly numb thigh.
He continued speaking to Lucci while kneading the wound.
"You can set off a little earlier. Once you arrive in Sabaody, you can make a brief contact with the Navy."
According to reports, Garp has already crossed Fish-Man Island and entered the New World.
"In that case, you can easily use the provision of supplies to Garp to get Garp to support your next operation."
At this point, Gawain loosened his legs and extended his right hand to Lucci.
Seeing Gawain's outstretched hand, Lucci quickly knelt down and let Gawain's right hand rest on his shoulder.
At the same time, Gawain continued.
"The New World is different from the Grand Line. There, whether it's the flag of our Dark Bird Ship, my identity as Celestial Dragon, or your positions under me, everything else will be different."
None of those things will be a reason for others to obey you.
Compared to those, the prestige of a veteran legend like Garp is actually more useful; you can borrow that.
In addition, if you encounter a very difficult enemy to deal with, such as Kaido or someone like him.
You can seek Whitebeard's help if necessary. For my sake, Whitebeard will protect you once.
At the same time, if Whitebeard plays his cards and you still face enough trouble.
You can also contact Shanks; he'll help you, at least three times.
In short, Lucci, do your best to ensure your and Kalifa's safety, and at the same time, clean up Dressrosa while ensuring your safety.
Don't let me down.
I wrote less today because I have a slight fever. Although I don't have the antigen, there's no need to get tested. It's enough that I know I'm not feeling well.
I'll cover myself up tonight to sweat it out and see how things go tomorrow. If it doesn't get worse, I'll continue with my daily routine tomorrow.