Bounty! The Second Golden Lion!

Red Line Continent, Mary Geoise, Chamber of Power.

"What happened in Impel Down was actually reported so openly!"

"And to make matters worse, it was given such a sensational headline... The World's Number One Great Prison collapses? Humph!"

"Morgans, that self-important little reporter, a guy who only knows how to play with his pen, he's practically going against the government!"

"Even though Impel Down wasn't significantly affected, Morgans' news reports make it seem as if Impel Down had been completely destroyed!"

"The government's reputation will be affected by this news report! The government must teach that smug 'Big News Bird' a lesson it shouldn't!"

Just as Donquixote Doflamingo had envisioned.

The Gorosei were indeed discussing the major events that had occurred in Impel Down that day.

However, the Gorosei were not only troubled by the appearance of "Golden Lion II".

Meanwhile, the Gorosei were also furious about Morgans's news reports.

Just as Izambaron V. Saint Nusjuro said before.

An incident only qualifies as a "problem" when it is discovered by the public.

Without the breaking news report from the World Economic News Paper.

The World Government could easily continue to conceal what happened in Impel Down.

After all, Impel Down located deep within the Calm Belt, a place almost completely isolated from the outside world.

Even if a major event occurs, as long as the World Government's secrecy measures are adequate, the outside world will never know it happened.

Just like the "White Dragon's Slaughter of Infinite Hell," only a very few people were qualified to know about that event.

Outsiders have no idea what happens inside the Infinite Hell.

But this time, it was different.

Morgans and the World Economic Journal suddenly intervened, making public what should have been a top secret, so that the whole sea knew that Impel Down had been attacked and destroyed by outsiders.

The so-called "World's Number One Great Prison," known as an impregnable fortress, was actually destroyed?

The World Government has completely lost face!

"I have already dispatched personnel to refute the World Economic Journal's false rumors through the government's dedicated media channels."

"The Gorosei, the Legal Martial God, Topman Saint Warcury, said in a deep voice."

"Impel Down was unaffected, only suffered some damage. The Admiral arrived in time and repelled the invaders..."

"However, the World Economic Journal News report has already been published, and the government will be affected to some extent."

"Big News Morgans must be held accountable for this incident!"

Saint Warcury's opinion was quickly endorsed by the other Gorosei.

They were equally annoyed by the Big News Bird that exposed the secrets of the World Government.

This is a perfect opportunity to launch an attack on the World Economic Journal!

If we could seize control of the World Economic Journal and make it the mouthpiece of the World Government...

That would be perfect!

"Just send the Cipher Pol directly; the Navy isn't suited for this kind of work."

"Financial Martial God, "Saint Nusjuro said calmly.

"Teach Morgans a lesson, let it know what can be reported and what cannot be reported!"

"The World Economic Journal is only authorized to report things that the government allows people to know."

Saint Nusjuro's suggestion was also endorsed by the other Gorosei.

"Agreed!" / "Yes!"

The Gorosei have discussed and agreed on how to punish Big News Morgans.

Then their discussion focused on the culprit who caused the incident.

"Absolutely right! [Sakazuki] and [Karasuma], these are Golden Lion Shiki's swords."

Saint Nusjuro looked at the solo photo in the World Economic Journal again and again, and gave an affirmative answer.

"When Golden Lion Shiki escaped from Infinite Hell, he immediately retrieved his two Great Grade Swords from the Impel Down's vault."

"Unexpectedly, after so many years, these two Great Grade Swords have reappeared on the sea, but the one wielding them is no longer Golden Lion Shiki, but this so-called 'Golden Lion II'."

"However, with [Sakazuki] and [Karasuma], as well as the power of the [Float-Float Fruit], it's not really a big problem for the World Economic Journal to call this blond kid 'Golden Lion II'."

"First came a 'Whitebeard the Second.,' then came a 'Golden Lion II.'"

Some time ago, Marcus Saint Mars, who had fought against Whitebeard the Second., frowned and asked in confusion.

"Where did these pirates, who seem to have inherited the power of Whitebeard and Golden Lion, come from? The government hadn't received any prior warning."

The Gorosei discussed it for a while, but still couldn't reach any conclusion.

However, the same things that the Fleet Admiral and the Admiral had thought of, they had also thought of at this moment.

That is, "Whitebeard the Second. and Golden Lion II. may be man-made"...

"I think this conjecture is simply impossible."

"Science Defense Martial God, "Saint Saturn said calmly, pursing his lips.

"I am also a scientist, and I am fully aware of all the experimental programs under the government's command."

"The government has indeed considered experimental plans related to 'human cloning' and even 'cloning those with Devil Fruit User '."

"However, the performance of the experimental materials is completely substandard. With the current technology, it is impossible to replicate 'Devil Fruit User,' let alone powerhouses like Whitebeard the Second. and Golden Lion II.!"

Whitebeard the Second., Golden Lion II.

One is the "Lightning Person" who ate the [Rumble-Rumble Fruit], and the other is the "Float Man" who ate the [Float-Float Fruit].

These two individuals possess extraordinary strength, comparable to Marine Headquarters Admiral Kizaru.

If an organized force on the high seas could create "artificial humans" of this caliber, it would be possible.

Therefore, the World Government should not be the one ruling the entire ocean now!

Those sitting in Chamber of Power now shouldn't be the five Gorosei!

What need does a terrifying force capable of creating androids at the Admiral level have to worry about the World Government?

The World Government's highest combat force.

These are just artificial humans casually created by this force...

How could such a thing possibly happen?

"As far as I know, there is indeed an 'artificial human' on the high seas."

Saint Saturn pondered for a moment, then added.

"The Dark World King, the Pleasure District Queen, Stussy, is also a member of CP0."

"Stussy is a 'clone,' and her clone template comes from Buckingham Stussy, a member of the Rocks Pirates."

"As for her strength... she's more than capable of dealing with elite Navy Vice Admiral or even the Shichibukai, but that's about it."

CP0 is known as the "strongest shield of the Celestial Dragons".

The Gorosei are quite familiar with the situation of CP0, and everyone present knows of Stussy's existence.

"Stussy must have been born at least several decades ago, right?"

The Agriculture Martial God, Saint Peter, didn't know much about science and technology.

"The MADS organization of that time created Stussy, and it's not impossible for them to create other clones as well."

"We did send agents to destroy the MADS organization and recruit Vegapunk and Caesar Courant, but aren't there others who haven't been captured by the government?"

"If Whitebeard the Second. and Golden Lion II. are indeed androids, could they have been created by scientists who escaped the MADS organization?"

Upon hearing this, the other Gorosei immediately looked at Saint Saturn.

I still think it's impossible.

Saint Saturn shook his head in denial.

"Back then, the only one in the MADS organization worth our attention was Vegapunk."

"Caesar Cullen is nothing but a clown."

"As for the others, the only ones who could be considered 'scientists' are Vinsmoke Gage and Queen."

"Queen is now the Lead Performer of the Beasts Pirates. His expertise lies in mechanical manufacturing and biochemical poisons, which have nothing to do with androids."

"As for Vinsmoke Gage..."

Saint Saturn paused slightly at this point.

"Vinsmoke Gage's research focuses on Lineage Factor Technology and Artificial Human Technology."

"However, every step forward in science requires an astronomical amount of funding and resources to achieve results."

"I don't believe that Germa 66's national resources are sufficient to cultivate or produce a powerhouse of the caliber of Whitebeard the Second. or Golden Lion II."

"If it were three hundred years ago, the Germa, which almost ruled the entire North Blue, might have had such strength and resources."

"But the current Germa Kingdom? A 'mercenary kingdom' that has to run around fighting for ordinary countries just to earn research funds?"

"Oh..."

Saint Saturn sneered and said nothing more.

However, his sarcasm was palpable.

He is the only one among the Gorosei who has some scientific knowledge.

Saint Saturn's statement undoubtedly and completely refutes the possibility that "Whitebeard the Second. and Golden Lion II. are homunculus."

The Gorosei discussed for a while longer.

Marcus Saint Mars suddenly proposed another possibility.

"Do you think... it's possible that the Devil Fruit has been reborn?"

Marcus Saint Mars looked at the news reports of the super tsunami that had almost submerged the entire Impel Down.

"Titled as the most ferocious ability in the history of Devil Fruit — the Logia [Dark-Dark Fruit]!"

"Whitebeard the Second. possesses the [Rumble-Rumble Fruit], while Golden Lion II. possesses the [Float-Float Fruit]."

"If someone could happen to gather both of these rare and powerful Devil Fruit at the same time by sheer chance... then their luck is simply too good."

"However, if someone discovers the previous Devil Fruit User of the [Rumble-Rumble Fruit] and [Float-Float Fruit] beforehand..."

"This person used the power of the [Dark-Dark Fruit] to forcibly seize these two powerful Devil Fruit, and then bestowed them upon Whitebeard the Second. and Golden Lion II..."

Marcus Saint Mars's conjecture undoubtedly opened up a completely new direction for the Gorosei to think about.

After the idea of "artificial humans" was forcefully rejected by Saint Saturn based on his professional expertise.

The "[Dark-Dark Fruit] conjecture" mentioned by Marcus Saint Mars is undoubtedly more in line with the normal situation.

Each of the Gorosei is an "old monster" who has lived for many years.

They all knew why the Dark-Dark Fruit was called "the most vicious ability in history."

It is the only Logia Devil Fruit that cannot be "naturalized".

The Dark-Dark Fruit possesses infinite gravity like a black hole, and it can also counter any other Devil Fruit, temporarily nullifying the abilities of other Devil Fruit!

The natural enemies of Devil Fruit are seawater and Seastone (specifically, the special keratin particles "Pyrobloin" contained within seawater and Seastone).

However, the Dark-Dark Fruit, like seawater and Seastone, can directly counter other Devil Fruit User!

This Devil Fruit is like the natural enemy of other Devil Fruit.

But that's not the most terrifying aspect of the [Dark-Dark Fruit].

The most terrifying and unique aspect of the Dark-Dark Fruit that its user can forcibly steal the abilities of other Devil Fruit User!

Ability nullified!

Capture!

These two extremely unique abilities together have earned the [Dark-Dark Fruit] the reputation of being "the most vicious in history".

"If it is the [Dark-Dark Fruit], then many of the doubts can be explained..."

"Think about it carefully, we've never found any evidence that Whitebeard and Golden Lion have any offspring, have we?"

"The so-called 'Whitebeard the Second' and 'Golden Lion II' are actually just special names we use for those two people."

There are just too many people on the high seas who look alike...

"If it was a current-generation Devil Fruit User of the [Dark-Dark Fruit] who forcibly seized the [Rumble-Rumble Fruit] and the [Float-Float Fruit], and then bestowed their abilities upon the so-called 'Whitebeard the Second.' and 'Golden Lion II.'..."

"Hmm, that makes a lot of sense..."

"That makes sense..."

That makes sense...

After a brief exchange, the Gorosei fell silent again, as if by unspoken agreement.

At that moment, the name of a pirate simultaneously popped into their minds.

Rocks D. Xebec!

Rocks D. Xebec, the former Captain of the Rocks Pirates, was the previous host of the [Dark-Dark Fruit]!

Assumption.

Marcus Saint Mars's reasoning was correct.

A user with the [Dark-Dark Fruit] Devil Fruit User has actually appeared.

This means that after "Whitebeard the Second." and "Golden Lion II.", another person will inevitably appear.

"Rocks Second Generation!"

Even the World Government would find this level of Great Pirate headache.

After all, even excluding the yet-to-be-revealed "Rocks Second Generation," who is suspected of possessing the [Dark-Dark Fruit] ability,...

Whitebeard the Second. and Golden Lion II. have personally confirmed that they were crew members on the same ship!

Just based on Whitebeard the Second. and Golden Lion II.

This unknown pirate crew's strength is already comparable to that of a certain Pirate Emperor in the New World!

If we add "Rocks Second Generation" to that...

The terrifying strength of this pirate crew is truly chilling.

"This is really a headache..."

Saint Warcury's brow furrowed deeply.

"Could it be that after Roger, the 'Pirate King' of the Great Pirate Era is finally about to appear?"

"Don't say such destabilizing things, Warchu!"

Saint Nusjuro coldly rebuked him.

"What Great Pirate Era... they're all just a bunch of illegal thugs!"

"Forget about the [Dark-Dark Fruit] and 'Rocks Second Generation'!"

"The most urgent task is to convey the government's attitude toward this 'Golden Lion II' to the outside world!"

Unlike the previous Whitebeard the Second.

Although Whitebeard the Second. could punch the Gorosei and kick the Admiral.

However, few people know what he did.

But this time is different.

The capture of Impel Down by Golden Lion II has been widely publicized thanks to the World Economic Journal's coverage.

The World Government must give the Golden Lion II sufficient attention.

As for a Great Pirate who dared to offend the dignity of the World Government, attack important institutions of the World Government, and pose a serious threat to the ruling order of the World Government.

The highest level of attention is to set an outrageously high reward for him!

Considering the comparison of strength between Whitebeard the Second. and Golden Lion II.

And then there's the "Rocks Second Generation" who seems to be hiding behind the scenes...

While the bounty on Golden Lion II was high, it wasn't astronomically high.

Under the instructions of the World Government, the Marine Headquarters urgently produced another batch of bounty posters and sent them out to sea.

[Rhein the Golden Lion II]

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[Bounty: 1.832 billion Beli]

[Bounty Level: DEAD OR ALIVE]

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Around nine o'clock.

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Let me explain.

The Dark-Dark Fruit allows Devil Fruit User to steal Devil Fruit's power; this is based on Blackbeard's actions.

As for the previous host of the Dark- Dark-Dark Fruit, it was Rocks D. Xebec, which is the author's secondary interpretation. Currently, the manga has not revealed any of Rocks' abilities.

In the silhouette depicted in [comic book chapter 957], Rocks wields a sword (or perhaps a knife?), but his skill level remains unknown...