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This kind of thing is hard to hide. It's impossible for the Navy to enter the New World undetected; they will inevitably be discovered by the pirates of the New World.

Moreover, Bastola Island, which Bullet used as a battlefield, is located in the front part of the New World, but it is in the middle of the New World and is still quite a distance from the Red Line.

Coupled with Bullet's threat, the Navy was furious. Rather than letting the pirates of the New World feel threatened and target them, it was better to expose the matter directly.

Given Bullet's independent style, other forces would not help Bullet at all; on the contrary, they would be happy to see Bullet fight the Navy.

Whether Bullet dies or is captured, or whether there is a loss of naval power, it will not do them any harm.

What if Bullet suddenly wants to become the Sea Emperor? Those who will have their living space squeezed out will definitely be most pirates besides the Five Emperors.

The battle between Bullet and Marine Vice Admiral Garp was also very impressive. Garp the Hero, is a legend of both the previous and current eras, just like Whitebeard.

Just over half a month after the battle between the Dark Emperor and Whitebeard, it felt like this battle would be a continuation of the previous one.

Bullet and Teach are considered two of the most formidable talents of the new era, and of course, Red-Haired Shanks might be added to the list later.

The Red-Haired Pirates have now officially risen to prominence. Although they haven't recruited a large number of members, their strength and Red-Haired Pirates have attracted a large number of forces to join them. These forces now occupy more than a hundred islands and have a strong sense of cohesion.

The Red-Haired Pirates officially became the most powerful maritime overlords in the vast sea area sandwiched between the territories of the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates, and were also close to the Beasts Pirates' territory.

Although the Red-Haired Pirates did not intend to expand their territory, it did alert the Beasts Pirates, and some friction was inevitable.

Following in the footsteps of Dark Emperor Teach, are the "Heir of the Devil" also about to take action?

The World Economic News received the intelligence immediately after the naval conference ended, and within half a day, the newspaper began to be sent to all parts of the world, and the news was also communicated in advance via Transponder Snail).

In a very short time, this information spread throughout the world, making everyone aware of it.

Live video streaming has already begun.

The World Economic News is dedicated to ensuring that people don't miss major world events, and this very effort is what has made Morgans even more audacious—without the navy or the constraints of the World Government.

Everyone has ambition, and Morgans is no exception. It should be noted that in the past, the World Economic News rarely refused requests from the World Government and the Navy.

But now, aside from some collaborations, Morgans no longer needs to worry about the opinions of the Navy and the World Government.

Wherever there is a major event, there you'll find Morgans and his team of Reporter Bird.

Morgans's status in the world has risen, and he has acquired many titles, but his favorite is still "Big News Morgans".

The New World has never been peaceful; every now and then, a new focus of global attention emerges.

No one would miss the battle between Bullet and Garp, or even the battle against the Navy.

Bullet rose to fame much earlier than Teach. In the previous era, he destroyed a country at the age of fourteen and joined Roger Pirates as a valuable asset at the age of fifteen. In the following years, he earned the titles of "Heir of the Devil" and "Successor of the Demon".

Before the Great Pirate Era began, Bullet, who was about twenty years old, was already a monster equivalent to a hegemon, and his strength even surpassed that of most hegemons.

In this respect, Bullet is very similar to Dark Emperor Teach. Although Teach is five years older than Bullet, he entered the New World at the age of twenty and became a dominant force in the New World.

"Bullet has finally made his move. I didn't expect him to be able to hold out for so long."

The Night Pirates, Night Palace.

Beside an open-air pool, Teach lay on a deck chair, sunbathing with Rediat.

A cheerful sound came from ahead; bikini-clad beauties and beautiful mermaids were playing in the pool.

He is the king of the Night Pirates, and also the emperor of the Night Sea Domain. The Night Sea Domain is his empire, and the Night Palace is the royal palace of this empire.

As a pirate, Teach naturally possessed the pirate's free and pleasure-seeking nature, which is why the entire Night Palace was incredibly luxurious.

The appearance of mermaids in the Night Palace occurred two years ago, before the Night Pirates went to war with the Whitebeard Pirates.

This also signifies a further step forward in the relationship between the Night Pirates and Fish-Man Island.

The Night Pirates currently have 150,000 Fish-Man warriors and 100,000 ordinary Fish-Man. The Fish-Man of Fish-Man Island have longed to join the Night Pirates for many years, and every now and then, the Night Pirates send people to Fish-Man Island to recruit members.

In the Night Pirates, not only can you find protection from pirates and human traffickers, but you also have the right to live in the sunlight.

On a small island near Pagila Island, it was given to the Fish-Man by the Night Pirates as their Night Pirates. The Fish-Man can also quickly reach Greater Pagila Island via the Sea Train. There are also many Fish-Man and members of various races fighting in the Combat Pyramid.

Among them, it wasn't just the Fish-Man who longed for the Night Pirates, but also the tacit approval of the Ryugu Palace.

Fish-Man Island has a population of five million. Some of the people are very prolific and have so many children that they cannot afford to raise them, which makes them prone to turning to crime.

Located outside Fish-Man Island, Fish-Man District Fish-Man District originally a large protective facility for orphans, where 70,000 orphans grew up.

Fish-Man Island is not large, but it is overpopulated. Even though resources are plentiful, very little can be allocated to it, and most of them are concentrated in the hands of the royal family.

Even on Fish-Man Island, many poor people live underground where they never see the sunlight.

In the future, Shyarly, who also grew up in Fish-Man District a "cafe" there, but actually provided sex work for the pirates who came to visit. These girls were working at a high risk of being kidnapped and sold into slavery by the pirates.

Therefore, Fish-Man Island is a place that appears beautiful and prosperous on the surface, but in reality, it is densely populated and most of the people are very poor.

Despite possessing abundant resources in the ocean, these resources are actually controlled by the royal family. Many Fish-Man and mermaids do not engage in production and can only ensure their survival.

While the royal family was high above, Otohime, despite having an ideal of caring for the people and wanting her clansmen to move to the land, was completely unable to understand the lives of the lower classes. She was too naive, presumptuous, and even a "saintly mother."

Joining the Night Pirates would allow you to travel to land, receive Night Pirates protection, and avoid the harassment of human traffickers and pirates. You would also have your own piece of land – what a wonderful thing!

Therefore, a large number of Fish-Man were taken to the Night Sea Domain.

The Mermaid Palace, driven by their ideal of reaching the land, supported the Night Pirates' mission and actively promoted it.

But in Teach's eyes, this was simply to lighten the burden on Fish-Man Island.

Fish-Man Island is a backward kingdom, and its king is extremely incompetent. If he were capable, he wouldn't have allowed pirates to run rampant on Fish-Man Island, even with the Whitebeard Pirates' flag.

Even with a large number of Fish-Man and mermaids being taken in by the Night Pirates, the situation on Fish-Man Island has not changed much. The total population remains at 4.9 million, and is rapidly recovering to 5 million.

The main reason is that some Fish-Man too prolific; it's common for them to have five or six children, and many even have more than ten. After all, there aren't many entertainment activities on Fish-Man Island, and they're always doing primitive exercises.

Many children could not be raised, and many more became orphans after their accidental deaths.

Ryugu Palace originally had the idea of dealing with the large number of uncontrollable Fish-Man in Fish-Man District, but in reality, nothing changed.

This creates a cycle where the number of Fish-Man and mermaids in the Night Pirates keeps increasing, ultimately benefiting the Night Pirates.

Of course, Fish-Man Island also achieved its goal of allowing its people to bask in the sunlight and stay on land.

To support the Fish-Man and mermaids in their journey to the land and to join the Night Pirates, Fish-Man Island must provide the Night Pirates with a large amount of Beli, deep-sea treasures, and even Devil Fruit every year.

However, Ryugu Palace dared not openly associate with the Night Pirates, for fear of offending the Whitebeard Pirates. Fish-Man Island remained under the protection of the Whitebeard Pirates.

The Night Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates are also enemies, and Teach has no interest in Fish-Man Island and doesn't want to be its Fish-Man Island. What he needs are Fish-Man warriors and female mermaids.

"Lord Teach!"

"Lord Rediat!"

A beautiful Fish-Man was playing volleyball in the water, its beautiful tail splashing water as it swept across the surface. It cheerfully greeted Teach and Rediat with a bright smile on its face.

Although Teach is terrifying to others, he is absolutely a benefactor to these beautiful and vulnerable mermaid girls, bringing them a new and wonderful life.

No more worries about pirates and human traffickers.

Female mermaids are generally beautiful and are renowned for their looks. The Night Pirates have a precedent of having Mostima, and there are quite a few who have married female mermaids.

Moreover, children born to humans and female mermaids are all human, and will not be any kind of Fish-Man. When female mermaids reach the age of thirty, their fish tails will split into two legs, making them no different from humans, which puts everyone at ease.

Although it has a tail, it doesn't hinder its function. It's just that its private parts are covered by a scale, which the Fish-Man can remove if he wants.

In the Night Pirates, female mermaids receive preferential treatment, especially the beautiful ones; this is true for most of them. Male Fish-Man are important warriors, and female Fish-Man also receive preferential treatment, living among ordinary Fish-Man.

As for male mermaids? What are those? They're useless in the eyes of the Night Pirates. They can't turn their fish tails into legs like female mermaids, so how can they survive on land? They can only live in coastal areas, or in things like bubbles that allow them to walk on land.

There are male mermaids in the Night Pirates, but they are few in number and do not receive the same preferential treatment as female mermaids.

Perhaps in Teach's eyes, only female mermaids and powerful Fish-Man warriors can be considered human.

Even so, their lives are already much better than before, and even more fulfilling.

It's nothing like the monotonous life I used to lead.

Teach smiled and waved to them, which immediately elicited screams from a large number of mermaid girls.

Teach's power became even more immense after becoming an emperor. This was also the reason he became stronger. Not only did his Conqueror's Haki break through to its true peak, allowing him to resonate with heaven and earth, he further gained the ability to influence and even control celestial phenomena within a certain range at will.

While the resulting Overlord territory cannot be perfectly integrated with swordsmanship like "Pluton" Rayleigh to unleash astonishing power, it can still amplify oneself and put pressure on opponents in battle.

The Dark-Dark Fruit has also successfully Awakening.

These were originally Teach's next goals, but he achieved them all in one fell swoop during his battle with Whitebeard.

Teach gained a lot, further improving his strength, especially in terms of Haki and combat. He absorbed a great deal of knowledge and experience from his battle with Whitebeard.

"Garp is the first target? No wonder he's the first target!" Teach laughed as he looked at the intelligence report. Three crisscrossing scars on his chest were symbols of a man and a strongman.

The three men who remained were Genryuusai Shigekuni, Pluto Rayleigh, and Whitebeard, all of whom were world-class powerhouses and had inflicted memorable defeats on Teach.

"That successor to the demon?"

"Yes, he's a man who pursues the strongest power, and whose talent and self-discipline are in no way inferior to mine," Teach explained, seeing that Rediat seemed a little puzzled as to how little he knew about Bullet.

After all, Rediat and Bullet didn't have much interaction; they were still in the West Blue at that time.

Information about Bullet has been scarce in recent years. It was only after the Great Pirate ended that the Brotherhood developed with Bullet's backing. Bullet fought against various sea lords in the New World, basically defeating all of them at the time.

This also illustrates how terrifying Bullet; a man like that, once he calms down, can unleash a massive wave of fury.

However, Rediat also knew that Bullet was a complete monster, and even the rumors about him were terrifying enough.

"Why don't you go and take a look then?" Teach said with a smile, taking a sip of his wine.

"Let's forget it, watching the live stream is just as good." Rediat shook his head. It's better not to get involved in the war between the Navy and Bullet. If he were to be on the scene, it might make them wary and hinder their fighting, which would only offend both sides.

This is unlike the duel between Teach and Whitebeard, in which most pirates wouldn't interfere. Firstly, they don't want to offend the Navy, and secondly, Bullet really doesn't have any allies and has always been alone. The Brotherhood's existence only provides him with some convenience.

"Okay, where's Ares? Where did he go?" Suddenly remembering something, Teach turned and asked.

Since Ares' battle with Kaido of the Beasts and his departure from the Combat Pyramid, he had not received any news from Ares for some time. He had been fully preparing for battle and had also been processing what he had learned from his battle with Whitebeard.

"It seems they found some information about a fantastical creature called the Kirin Lion in those books from Ohara. It's located on a mysterious island called Rare Beast Island in the first half of the Grand Line, and it even came with a map," Rediat chuckled softly.

"This piqued Ares's interest, so he went to the first half of the Grand Line to search for that island, probably because there might be powerful beasts on it."

"Don't worry, with Lafitte with him, there won't be any danger." Although Ares is tall, once he returns to his original form, he will be over three meters tall again. At that time, Lafitte's strength will be enough to easily take Ares.

Although Ares is not here, and Teach and Rediat are staying in the Night Palace, now that the war is over and the Night Pirates' top combatants have returned, there is naturally no need to worry about the safety of the Combat Pyramid.

"Then let's wait and see just how powerful Bullet really is, and also see Marine Vice Admiral Garp's true strength."

Teach was convinced that Bullet could force Garp to unleash his full power.

You see, in Teach's memory, the twenty-two-year-old Bullet could turn the ocean upside down; he was a monster who was impeccable in terms of strength, speed, skill, and physical strength.

With both Garp and Sengoku launching Buster Call, coupled with a surprise attack from the pirates defeated by Bullet, they finally ran out of energy and were defeated.

Even today, Teach wouldn't dare say he could beat Bullet.

In terms of physical skills alone, he might not be a match for Bullet. In terms of overall strength, the two should be evenly matched, with Bullet having a slight advantage. His Fusion-Fusion Fruit has most likely Awakening, earlier Awakening Teach's Dark-Dark Fruit.

Unlike in Impel Down, training with ample energy will result in more efficient skill improvement.

In other words, the Bullet today may already possess the terrifying combat power it had during the Expo.

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