"Do you have epilepsy?" Zhu Mang asked Doflamingo, who was twitching beside him, with concern.
Doflamingo: "Huh?"
"Epilepsy is quite troublesome, but it seems treatable. You still need to be careful and get treatment early, Little Ming." Zhu Mang patted... Doflamingo's arm in consolation.
Damn it, why were all the people in this pirate world so tall? He could not even reach their shoulders.
"Epi... lepsy?" Doflamingo wore a baffled expression.
Compared to being inexplicably saddled with such a disease, the strange nickname "Little Ming" did not seem nearly as important.
Just as he was about to explain something, Sengoku's voice suddenly rose from the other side.
"At that time, we opened our eyes wide and searched desperately."
"That man might have left behind a child on some island."
"With the scant information and possibilities provided by Cipher Pol, we thoroughly investigated newborn babies, unborn babies, and their mothers."
"But we never found anything..."
"That was only natural."
"Your birth was bought with your mother's life!"
"In the South Blue, there is an island called Baterilla."
"Your mother was named Portgas D. Rouge."
"She actually kept her child in her womb for twenty months!"
"And so."
"One year and three months after your father's death."
"A baby carrying the most evil bloodline in the world was born!"
"That was you... Portgas D. Ace!"
"You cannot possibly not know who your father was..."
"The Pirate King, Gol D. Roger!"
As the words fell, it was as though a heavy hammer had struck the hearts of everyone across the world.
The Marines at the scene, the Shichibukai, the people of the Sabaody Archipelago watching the broadcast, the East, West, South, and North Blues, the Grand Line... everyone who heard this news fell into silence.
At that moment, it seemed that aside from the sea breeze sweeping across the ocean, nothing in the entire world moved.
It was as though one could hear the sweat on people's foreheads dripping onto the ground.
"Pfft—"
Only when a suppressed chuckle sounded from a corner was the silence utterly shattered.
Sengoku, the three Admirals, Tsuru and Garp, the Shichibukai, and the nearby Marines all turned toward Zhu Mang, who could no longer hold back his laughter.
"Sorry, I just thought of something funny. Please continue, hahaha." Zhu Mang waved his hands repeatedly.
Veins bulged on Sengoku's forehead.
He thought of something funny?
At a time like this?
And he laughed out loud!
What the hell was wrong with him?!
The hot-tempered Akainu abruptly stood up. Half his body turned into magma, and scorching molten rock dripped onto the marble tiles beneath his feet, burning holes into them.
He could not endure it any longer!
This bastard who had repeatedly provoked the Marines' authority!
"Hellhound..."
His fist rapidly expanded, becoming a gigantic magma fist that shot forward like an erupting volcano.
Boom!
"Sakazuki!"
Sengoku leaped down from the Execution Platform, having somehow already entered his Daibutsu form.
His body grew several times larger, golden light radiating from head to toe. He held a Den Den Mushi in one hand and thrust the other forward, forming a golden barrier that blocked Akainu's attack.
"Mr. Gebinz is a distinguished guest and ally specially invited by us. You are not permitted to attack him!" Sengoku said through gritted teeth, enunciating every word.
His words were quite skillful.
They highlighted Zhu Mang's identity while also giving everyone involved a way out, preventing things from escalating into a complete falling-out with Zhu Mang.
However, his dissatisfaction with Zhu Mang was also plainly visible.
The veins on his head were so prominent that even the Buddha light could not suppress them. If he were not the Fleet Admiral right now, but one of the three Admirals; if Whitebeard were not liable to appear at any moment, he would likely have done exactly what Akainu had done.
Akainu fell silent for a moment, then turned around and stood solemnly without a word, hiding his eyes beneath the shadow of his military cap.
"Tch, getting me all fired up and making me think we could sink Marine Headquarters just for kicks," Zhu Mang scoffed.
His hand had already been raised.
If even the heat from Akainu's magma had so much as scorched him, he would have flown into the sky without hesitation and shown them what a "Saiyan" was.
Unfortunately, Sengoku had stepped in and blocked it.
Since that was the case, he did not mind continuing to watch the show.
After all, his soul was still that of an Earthling.
Even with the bloodline of a pure-blooded Saiyan, he would not become a bloodthirsty man.
His principle was simple: if no one offended him, he would not offend them. But if someone did offend him, he would scatter even their ashes.
"What a lunatic!" Hawkeye thought, already deciding to stay far away from Zhu Mang in the future.
Whether Zhu Mang was telling the truth or merely talking big, Hawkeye did not want to get tangled up with a lunatic like him.
Meanwhile, Doflamingo grew even more excited.
Sink Marineford?
Only Uranus, one of the Three Ancient Weapons, could possibly accomplish something like that!
As a former Celestial Dragon, he knew that Uranus was indeed in the hands of the Celestial Dragons.
However, he had been cast adrift since childhood, and his parents had died when he was still very young, so he did not know much about the deeper secrets.
Already convinced that Zhu Mang was a Celestial Dragon, he believed Zhu Mang's power came from his control over Uranus.
"Why are you laughing?" Compared with the others, the Empress was far bolder.
Perhaps it was also her intense curiosity driving her.
She felt that this man carried many secrets, and that he was... unimaginably powerful!
Even the Fleet Admiral feared him immensely, even willingly blocking an attack for him.
"I laugh at the World Government for placing the sins of the previous generation upon an unborn baby. If they wanted to eliminate every last root, then they should just say so. Why make up such high-sounding excuses?"
"I laugh at the Marines for willingly serving as the World Government's dogs, letting so many innocent pregnant women and unborn babies suffer for a meaningless reason. The Great Pirate Era Roger began was indeed evil, but compared to the evil of the Celestial Dragons, it was not even worth mentioning."
"And this nonsense about the most evil bloodline, spoken with such righteousness. It is utterly ridiculous!"
Zhu Mang's voice was not loud.
He was rather lazy. If he could avoid fighting, he would avoid it; if he had to fight, he would most likely kill with a single blow.
In the internet slang of his previous life, he was probably a bit like a keyboard warrior.
It was just that this "keyboard warrior" might trace the cable back to you and carry out your humanitarian destruction.
Now that Sengoku did not want to provoke him, he could not be bothered to go looking for trouble himself.
Watching the show and having fun were his goals.
Fortunately, after the earlier incident, Sengoku had secretly ordered the Visual Den Den Mushi not to turn toward the Shichibukai waiting area again.
Therefore, aside from the Marines present, what had just happened had not actually been broadcast.
At this moment, everyone outside had already been stunned by the information Sengoku revealed.
"That scoundrel actually had a child!"
"The legend of Gol D. Roger continues!"
"It is a good thing he was captured. The Pirate King's child must be incredibly brutal!"
"Is he looking for ONE PIECE too? ONE PIECE is real!!!"
"No matter what, Fire Fist is finished!"
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