The next day.
Legend has it that the pirate Golden Lion Shiki broke into Impel Down and wanted to release the criminals imprisoned in Infinite Hell, but the news that the escape plan failed quickly spread throughout the world through various Big News Morgans newspapers.
Red Hair Pirates territory.
As one of New World's two remaining sea emperors, Shanks was sitting under a tree, looking at the news published in the newspaper with a solemn expression.
What he is holding in his hand is a newspaper printed by World Economy News Paper.
As early as Wano Country was taken over by the Navy, and after Crocodile, a former member of Shichibukai, took over Wano Country and became the first mayor of Wano Country, World Economy News Paper, created by the news king, became the news department under the Navy.
It is not difficult to see that this news was authorized by the Navy.
Because this is a big event that happened in Calm Belt Impel Down last night. Without the authorization of Marine Headquarters, even if World Economy News Paper has a huge intelligence network, it would not be possible to publish this matter so quickly and send it to the world.
"Pointing the finger at criminals who have already been imprisoned? What is Akira doing?"
Ben Beckman came to sit opposite Shanks with a cigarette in his mouth, and then said slowly, "I just came back from Beihai and made such a big noise. Who are you trying to sound the alarm to? I can't understand!"
"Who knows," Shanks threw the newspaper aside, swept away his solemn expression, and said with a smile, "Based on the content of the news, Akira's action should not be aimed at anyone, but something caused by Shiki. As Navy Marshal, naturally he can't let Shiki's plan succeed. After all, Impel Down contains many criminals who have committed heinous crimes. If they are allowed to follow Shiki to successfully escape from prison, Grand Line will definitely feel guilty again."
"However, Akira's methods are beyond my imagination!"
After a slight pause, Shanks turned his head to look at the newspaper, his brows gradually furrowed, "He executed so many people with thunderous means. Isn't he worried that after these criminals are executed, their Devil Fruit ability will reappear in Grand Line?"
Beckman's heart moved, and he asked tentatively, "Did you just notice it now, or have you been aware of this situation for a long time?"
"Is there any difference?" Shanks looked at Beckman.
Beckman shook his head and said with a serious face, "Although I don't know why, I always feel that Akira has changed the way World Government detained Devil Fruit user in the past, and executed all Devil Fruit user who committed crimes ruthlessly and decisively. I am not worried that the Devil Fruit of these executed criminals will reappear!"
"In other words, he was already prepared!"
"Have you been prepared?" Shanks was stunned and asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
"According to the information I have learned, after Akira took over Wano Country and Whole Cake Island one after another, he asked Mihawk to lead a warship to set off alone to find the last piece of Road Poneglyph. So far, the whereabouts of Mihawk and the others are always erratic. They seem to be looking for Road Poneglyph, but in fact they may be looking for those who may appear in Devil Fruit!"
"Of course, this possibility is very low, because trying to find the reborn Devil Fruit is equivalent to finding a needle in a haystack, not to mention that Mihawk only led one warship!"
"So, there is only one possibility!"
"The reason why Akira decisively killed Devil Fruit user who committed the crime was that he had the ability to quickly locate the reborn Devil Fruit! Or the artifact that contained Devil Fruit!"
"Other than that, I really can't think of why Akira would do this. Because he doesn't have the ability to deal with the reborn Devil Fruit. Even if he eliminates all Devil Fruit user from Grand Line, it won't be long before these Devil Fruit will reappear all over the world, allowing history to repeat itself!"
"It's possible!" Shanks's thoughts were instantly opened up and he agreed, "If he didn't have such ability, there is no need for him to kill all the criminals who have been detained in Impel Down. Especially the vicious criminals detained in Infinite Hell, regardless of Bullet who has the ability of Combination Fruit E aside, Catarina Devon, Pizarro and others are all powerful Devil Fruit user. Instead of killing them and letting their Devil Fruit abilities reappear, it is better to imprison them in Infinite Hell once and for all!"
"And Akira chose to execute them all, probably because he has the ability to quickly locate the reborn Devil Fruit, or some kind of container that can contain these Devil Fruit!"
"If this is the case, Akira's next actions will definitely be more powerful. After all, they have nothing to worry about!"
Beckman nodded. "We need to make plans early. Now New World no new strong person has emerged, and no one dares to compete for the vacant Yonko position at this time. And Akira's determination to defeat Grand Line has not weakened at all. Through this Impel Down incident, I can be sure that his next target will be either us or Whitebeard Pirates."
"It's really easy to change the shape of offense and defense!"
Shanks smiled bitterly and shook his head, "In the past, whether it was the navy or CP0, if you wanted to go to war with Yonko, you had to get Chamber of Power's approval. That's why Yonko came to New World For so many years, their respective territories have been peaceful. But since Akira became Marshal, every large-scale operation has been initiated by the navy, and everything has been wiped out with unprecedented thunder!"
Having said this, Shanks stood up and patted the dust on his butt, then raised his head and looked towards the sea, with a firm gaze and said, "Prepare a jar of good wine, I'm going to catch up with Whitebeard!"
New World, Whitebeard Pirates territory.
The iconic Moby Dick is floating quietly on the windless sea, and the tall Whitebeard is sitting on the bow. Different from before, he now has two more infusion tubes on his body, and there is also one more beautiful nurse next to him.
However, although his body was deteriorating, it did not affect his momentum at all. Sitting on the bow of the boat holding a newspaper in his hand, even without any words or movements, he gave people an indescribable sense of oppression.
"Dad!"
Suddenly, a figure flashed over and stood in front of Whitebeard, getting straight to the point and saying, "Shanks is here again!"
"What a disgusting brat!"
Hearing that Shanks came again, Whitebeard raised his eyes slightly, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his plain tone, "Every time I see his face, I can't help but want to kill him! If it hadn't been for his good father who killed his wife and left a child, I wouldn't have fallen ill."
The scolding continued, but Whitebeard still put down the newspaper and said, "Let him come over. Nowadays, all pirate forces in Grand Line are in danger, and Red Hair Pirates led by Shanks is no exception."
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Second update today, more to come!
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