That number was like a spark that set off the world's powder keg!
It meant that the name Ye Chuanliu no longer belonged to a mere Supernova, but to someone who truly stood on equal footing with the Four Emperors who ruled the New World!
In the eyes of the Marines and the World Government, he was even a terrifying presence who posed a greater threat!
Silence hung over the deck of the Thousand Sunny.
Luffy sat alone at the bow, staring at the photograph in the newspaper of Ace smiling just before his death.
His eyes, always so full of life, were now utterly engulfed by the immense grief of losing his brother, and he sank into a despair unlike anything he had ever known.
When the Thousand Sunny returned to the Sabaody Archipelago, the entire island fell into an eerie silence at their arrival.
Whether they were lawless pirates or desperate bounty hunters, the moment they saw the black-haired man standing at the bow, they recoiled in terror as though they had seen a ghost.
The once-bustling streets emptied before him!
Shakky's Rip-off Bar.
Dark King Rayleigh looked at Straw Hat Luffy, who had fallen into despair after losing his brother, and slowly spoke, offering a suggestion that could change all their destinies:
"Take two years off. Train separately."
Just as Luffy struggled with that suggestion, Ye Chuan, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
"Straw Hat Luffy, I'll tell you just one thing."
"If you want to protect the people who matter to you, if you never want to experience helplessness and regret like today's again..."
"Strength is the only passport on these seas."
"And this strength of mine..."
"Was earned through over a decade of grueling training, day after day, without a single