One Wave Settles, Another Rises

Nearly twenty years have passed.

The Whitebeard Pirates have welcomed another Second Division Commander.

At the same time.

The Whitebeard Pirates have also welcomed a true "Whitebeard the Second."

Marshall D. Teach!

Compared to that "Edward Teach," whose whereabouts are currently unknown, and who merely bears a striking resemblance to Whitebeard.

Marshall D. Teach is not only highly experienced, but also a veteran member of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Moreover, Whitebeard placed high hopes on him, and even gave Whitebeard the earnest blessing that "you will eventually be crowned king!"

At least at this moment, in the eyes of the rest of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Marshall D. Teach is the rightful "Whitebeard the Second"!

The moment Whitebeard publicly announced that Marshall D. Teach would become the Second Division Commander.

The cheers on Sphinx Island were deafening.

The Whitebeard Pirates, with their 16 divisions and thousands of crew members, called out that name in unison—

"Teach!"

"Teach!!"

"Teach!!!"

"Hahaha!"

Teach raised his glass high and delivered his "pirate declaration" to the entire Whitebeard Pirates.

"The dream of a pirate will never end!"

The moment those words fell.

Teach's body suddenly erupted with twisted arcs of black and red electricity, his astonishing aura carrying a powerful sense of oppression, sweeping across the entire Sphinx Island.

[Conqueror's Haki]!

Many of the low-ranking Whitebeard Pirates fainted and collapsed due to this sudden surge of [Conqueror's Haki].

The dozen or so division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates stared at Teach in astonishment, speechless.

"Conqueror's Haki?"

"Such a powerful pressure!"

"Teach! And you still say you have no ambition!"

"Drink! Drink! We won't leave until we're drunk!"

Whitebeard looked with satisfaction at his son's hearty laughter, at the innate [Conqueror's Haki] that the boy was unleashing, and at all his sons raising their cups in celebration, joining in the deafening laughter.

"Gurala la la..."

Just as the Whitebeard Pirates gathered on Sphinx Island to enjoy a grand banquet.

The news that "the Navy is about to execute Pluton Rayleigh" has spread throughout the New World.

But just as the Navy initially predicted.

Pluton Rayleigh's retirement has been far too long.

Even if someone has heard of Pluton Rayleigh's reputation on the high seas, very few are truly interested in Pluton Rayleigh.

New World, Onigashima, Beasts Castle.

"What's the Navy up to now? Pluton Rayleigh?"

Beasts Kaido, with his bleary, drunken eyes, let out a loud burp.

"He was just an old man who disappeared decades ago! He's dead, so be it!"

"Roger! Why did you die so young! Oh ho ho ho..."

Beasts Kaido is known for his frequent drunken outbursts.

New World, Whole Cake Island, Cake Castle.

"Pluton Rayleigh has been captured by the Navy?"

Charlotte Linlin glanced indifferently at the naval notice handed to her by her eldest son, then waved her hand and picked up an oversized pudding.

"I had almost forgotten this name..."

"Perospero, on the day of the Navy's execution, remember to connect to the Navy's live broadcast signal! Just to pass the time!"

The New World, other seas.

Every pirate crew that had the ability to receive this naval announcement was discussing the matter.

"Pluton Rayleigh going to be executed by the Navy? Who is Pluton Rayleigh?"

"Isn't he the First Mate of Roger Pirates back in the day? I heard he was a very powerful old man."

"Roger has been dead for decades, hasn't he? Why didn't his First Mate die with him?"

"Just a remnant of the Old Era! Who would care?"

A vast New World.

The news that "Pluton Rayleigh is about to be executed" was like a stone thrown into the ocean, causing only a few splashes and ripples, without any other significant commotion.

The Whitebeard Pirates, the Beasts Pirates, and the BIG MOM Pirates all remained inactive.

Other pirate crews also had no interest in an old man from the Old Era who had been retired for decades.

The news that "Pluton Rayleigh is about to be executed" should have been a major news story that shook the seas.

However, the entire New World fell into an eerie state of calm.

But.

Not all forces are uninterested in this matter.

"Pluton Rayleigh about to be executed?"

"Breaking news! This is really big news!"

The headquarters of the World Economic Journal.

The Big News Bird Morgans paced back and forth in his president's office, clutching a crumpled piece of white paper inside his wing—the very "Pluton Rayleigh Execution Announcement" that the Navy had just sent to the entire ocean.

"Damn the Navy! Damn the World Government!"

"Why are you neglecting your duties and only trying to steal journalists' jobs?!"

As a "text DJ" who is keen to stir up the world with words, Morgans cannot tolerate the situation where he misses a major event without knowing why!

But I don't know what's going on this year...

First, Whitebeard the Second. was inexplicably put on a bounty by the World Government.

Then, the Golden Lion II invaded Impel Down without any apparent reason.

Now we have another "Marine Headquarters execution of Pluton Rayleigh incident"...

As the biggest news anchor on the high seas and one of the kings of the underworld, Morgans wasn't even the first to know about these major news events!

World Economic Journal, the newspaper with the highest circulation in the ocean.

Without timeliness and accuracy.

Then the World Economic Journal's position will be in jeopardy!

"Absolutely not!"

Morgans quickened his pace, pacing back and forth in the office, his brow furrowed.

"I need to find an even bigger, more sensational news story! I need to grab all the attention from the people at sea!"

"I want the ocean to know that the World Economic Journal is the ocean's number one news newspaper!"

Morgans stopped, wiggled his hips, and quickly ran back to his desk, grabbed Den Den Mushi) and contacted the World Economic Journal's branch offices scattered across the sea.

"Has anything major happened today?"

"The execution of Pluton Rayleigh... that was a Navy announcement! It has absolutely nothing to do with us!"

"The Water Seven election... Are you out of your mind? Who cares who the leader of a group of shipwrights is? Does this shipwright think he can build Ancient Weapon?!"

"Dressrosa... What? Repeat that!"

Morgans inquired at every branch of the World Economic Journal before finally finding a news story that interested him.

"Was the King's Plateau in Dressrosa destroyed by an unknown force?"

"Hmm! Not bad! The World Government Member States have been brutally attacked—not enough! This news event isn't significant enough!"

"Wait a minute! You mean the flags flying in the Kingdom of Dressrosa have changed?"

"The Joker's banner was torn down by the palace soldiers?"

"A White Dragon Flag, unlike anything seen before, has been hung in Dressrosa?"

"What are you talking about if you don't have a picture! Take a picture with Camera Den Den Mushi! Then fax the picture to headquarters!"

Morgans rudely hung up on the Den Den Mushi.

While waiting for news photos to arrive from Dressrosa.

Morgans took out the Den Den Mushi again and tried to contact the Joker directly.

That is, Donquixote Doflamingo!

Hidden in the shadows of the sea is a "dark world" ruled by seven "kings".

Morgans, the Big News Bird in charge of the intelligence field;

Stussy, the Pleasure District Queen of the entertainment industry;

Lou Du Feld, the King of Loan Sharks who controlled financial lending;

Shipping King Umit who ruled the transportation industry;

Giberson, Old Warehouse Business who controlled commodity resources;

Piekro, the Major Undertaker oversees the assassin profession;

The one in charge of the arms trade—Joker Donquixote Doflamingo.

There is no conflict in the business dealings between Morgans and Doflamingo.

There is even considerable room for cooperation between the two sides.

That is precisely why.

Morgans can contact Doflamingo directly.

But to Morgans' surprise, Doflamingo's private Den Den Mushi was completely unreachable!

"Breaking news! This is absolutely big news!"

Morgans was not surprised but rather pleased.

"If it's the 'destruction of the Shichibukai's or the 'fall of the Dark World King '..."

"This is absolutely a major news story comparable to ' Pluton Rayleigh's execution'—no! It's a news story with an impact that surpasses this Execution Incident!"

Although two Shichibukai have already been defeated this year...

Moreover, the same person defeated two of the Shichibukai...

However, Donquixote Doflamingo is different from Crocodile, King of Lizards Hanafuda, and the like!

Whether it's the Sand Crocodile or the King of Lizards, their influence is at most limited to their respective locations: Alabasta and Banaro Island.

However, Donquixote Doflamingo's arms trade involved a large number of Member Nations, non- Member Nations, and even the World Government!

This Doflamingo possesses the immense power to shake up the entire world order!

Moreover, compared to a remnant of the Old Era regime who has been retired for decades.

The young and vigorous Heavenly Yaksha clearly had more influence on the sea!

Unable to contact Doflamingo, Morgans then contacted several other Dark World King.

After some indirect questioning, Big News Bird discovered that the other Dark World King were unaware of the Joker's specifics...

This proves that what happened in Dressrosa hasn't spread widely yet!

"This is absolutely breaking news!"

Morgans waited and waited, and finally received photos from the World Economic Journal branch in Dressrosa.

"Ah! What a chilling picture!"

"The King's Plateau have collapsed!"

"The smiling banners have been torn down!"

"A majestic three-headed White Dragon —wait, why does this dragon seem familiar? I feel like I've seen it somewhere before?"

This was achieved by compiling information from multiple channels.

Morgans has made one thing certain— Donquixote Doflamingo and his Donquixote Family are definitely in big trouble!

Dressrosa is the stronghold of the Donquixote Family.

If it weren't for a major upheaval of "annihilation" magnitude.

The royal guards of Dressrosa would never dare to take down the Donquixote Pirates' smiling pirate flag!

Who was responsible for destroying the Donquixote Pirates?

Morgans stared at the familiar Three-headed White Dragon Flag.

Big News Bird is absolutely certain that this is definitely not a flag owned by any known pirate crew!

Unless it's a newly formed pirate crew...

"An unknown newly formed pirate crew defeated Donquixote Doflamingo?"

Morgans quickly came up with a headline, but then immediately rejected it.

Who would read this kind of news!?

"I guess I'll have to find Great Pirate I have some connection with..."

Morgans examined the Three-headed White Dragon Flag several times before making his decision.

"I choose you! The Shichibukai — White Dragon!"

"The Shichibukai are once again engaged in infighting!"

Will one of the three great powers of the Grand Line perish in history because of this?

"Hahaha! I am the greatest writer in the world!"

Morgans was bursting with inspiration and quickly drafted a press release.

The execution notice issued by the Marine Headquarters today was far too impactful.

Morgans couldn't wait to save this freshly released press release for tomorrow.

He simply ordered his men to immediately prepare an emergency news newspaper and then send this "big news" to the whole world!

The World Government is furious! A series of Shichibukai "!

<A terrifying scene unfolds in Dressrosa! The Donquixote Pirates are wiped out!>

The End of the Seven Warlords of the Sea system? A Look Back at White Dragon's Defeated Opponents!

One wave subsides, another rises.

The World Economic Journal sent this urgent news to the entire ocean.

Thanks to the countless News Coo, this urgent news was delivered to every corner of the ocean.

As Morgans had predicted.

Compared to Pluton Rayleigh has been retired for decades.

Donquixote Doflamingo is clearly a rising star!

The downfall of the Heavenly Yaksha caused a huge uproar across the entire ocean.

World Government, Celestial Dragons, Kings of Member Nations, Pirate Emperor...

Doflamingo's "business partners" received the World Economic Journal Herald's emergency reprints one after another.

The reactions of my business partners varied.

However, if we were to talk about the person most affected, it would undoubtedly be a certain Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral.

New World, G5 Branch.

Vergo looked at the urgent news from the World Economic Journal the Marines had just delivered, his brows furrowed deeply.

"How could that be...?"

Vergo looked at the nearly collapsed King's Plateau of Dressrosa in the newspapers, and at the Donquixote Pirates' smiling banner that had been forcibly removed, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

"Young Master... the family... how could this be?"

"Young Master is destined to become the Pirate King!"

Lost in thought for a moment, Vergo disregarded everything else and immediately took out his Den Den Mushi, attempting to dial the Donquixote Family.

However, only a dial tone came from the Den Den Mushi.

The Den Den Mushi, which used to be always available 24/7, is now completely disconnected.

"No! I want to go to Dressrosa!"

Vergo immediately decided to leave the G5 Branch and travel to Dressrosa alone to investigate the situation.

However.

Before this "Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral" could even leave the G5 Branch...

A yellow flash fell from the sky.

Admiral Kizaru makes a dazzling appearance.

You seem a little impatient.

Kizaru was also holding an emergency-printed copy of the World Economic Journal.

The World Economic Journal's newspaper was published.

Kizaru then realized that Vergo from the G5 Branch was very likely to have also obtained the newspaper.

It was because of this newspaper that he temporarily abandoned the Black Horse Tenzheng and the naval warships, and flew to the G5 Branch alone.

In retrospect, his timing seemed perfect.

"Vergo."

Kizaru adjusted his sunglasses and asked in a lazy tone.

"If you go to jail, where would you like to go?"

Two updates, 8k words, here you go!

There will be more this afternoon.