Roger, you really are alive!
Vice Admiral Tsuru. Pirate King Roger, who materialized before the Heaven's Gate, as if he had anticipated his appearance.
Since Pirate King Roger had started the Great Pirate Era, she didn't believe he would just abandon her like that. He must have used some method to prolong his life, at least to see the final outcome before he would be satisfied.
This method might be difficult for an ordinary person, but it's different for the mysterious D. Clan. You should know that in the mouths of the World Government, the D. Clan is known as the Godslaying clan, possessing the potential to Godslaying.
"Hahaha... I never thought I'd get to see the legendary Pirate King Roger again! What an honor!"
Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach chuckled strangely, but his eyes were full of apprehension.
Although his strength has been greatly enhanced by practicing the Magnetic Field Martial Dao that the World Government obtained from the Air Force, he still harbors immense fear of Pirate King Roger who once ushered in the Great Pirate Era and was a predecessor of the D. Clan.
Similarly Red-Haired Shanks also looked solemn. He showed no joy at seeing the old captain reappear, and was clearly also unwilling to see the old captain's appearance.
"So this is the inheritor of the Will of D? Very good, Shanks, you certainly haven't disappointed me!"
Pirate King Roger first looked at Luffy, who had activated the Heaven's Gate, and nodded in approval with great satisfaction. Then, he looked at his former apprentice crew member Shanks with great satisfaction.
He had entrusted part of the plan to Shanks, who, although not the best choice and with a great deal of uncertainty, was the most suitable option at the time.
He vaguely guessed that Shanks was no Celestial Dragons with a high status among Celestial Dragons. Only someone like that could perfectly execute his plan.
Now it seems I was right about him!
"Uncle, you must be Alice's father!"
Ignoring the somber atmosphere among the crowd, Luffy pulled his fiancée Alice behind him and asked excitedly.
" Rouge? No, you're my daughter? No, that's not right either, you were clearly a boy!"
Upon seeing Alice's face, which bore a striking resemblance to his wife, Roger froze, then looked utterly bewildered, his thick eyebrows furrowing into a knot.
When he left Rouge, he used his Awakening Observation Haki to sense the baby many times and was able to confirm that his wife was pregnant with a boy. So what's the situation with this girl now?
The strangest thing was that he didn't sense his own bloodline aura in this girl, but he did sense his wife's aura.
Did Rouge remarry after her death?
The thought that his head might have been naturally dyed green almost drove Roger to the brink of collapse, even with his composure.
Is this some kind of rip-off?!
Roger was shocked that even a woman like Rouge had betrayed their relationship. He felt he had lost faith in love.
"I don't know the specifics, but I heard from my grandfather and second uncle that my mother-in-law gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, but unfortunately Ace passed away a few years ago, leaving only Alice."
But don't worry, Uncle, I, Luffy, will definitely take good care of Alice. Oh, and our wedding is in three months, remember to come! And Shanks, you too."
The oblivious Luffy ignored Roger's near-collapse and dark expression, instead taking two wedding invitations from his fiancée Alice, handing one to Roger and tossing the other to Red-Haired Shanks.
Roger was completely bewildered upon receiving the wedding invitation, not understanding what was going on. However, Red-Haired Shanks, looked at the invitation in his hand and Luffy in front of him with a rather complicated expression.
" Luffy, you've grown so much!"
Back then, he was just a silly, single-minded brat, but now he has grown into a top-tier powerhouse that even he fears, and most importantly, he has matured mentally.
" Shanks, I'm sorry, I broke my promise. I don't want to continue pursuing my dream of becoming the Pirate King anymore; that's not what I truly want. My current goal is to King of Navigation, and I've formed Adventurers' Guild. After the war, would you like to join me and become my crewmate?"
Luffy pulled down his hat brim and extended an invitation to Shanks.
Although he has come to realize in recent years that he was fooled by Red-Haired Shanks back then, it doesn't matter. It was Shanks who gave him a real dream in his childhood, and he fought for it for many years.
It was that dream that sustained him all the way, laying a solid foundation and preparing him for the rapid progress of the past few years.
Most importantly, Shanks gave him the courage to go to sea; otherwise, he would have stayed in Foosha Village his whole life, and that would have been his life.
"If I live to see that day, I'll attend your wedding. As for the Adventurers' Guild, we'll see what fate brings!"
After a long silence, Shanks gave his response.
Ultimately, he was Luffy's mentor, essentially a teacher, and over the years Luffy had indeed placed great expectations on him, which Luffy had done remarkably well, even far exceeding his expectations.
As for breaking his promise and changing his dream, that's nothing. His goal from beginning to end has never been to cultivate a Pirate King, but to Luffy truly activate this Heaven's Gate.
"That's how it is. Alice has finally achieved a perfect life, so don't you dare ruin it, or I'll make sure you know the power of this fist!"
On the other side, Garp pulled Roger's phantom aside, briefly explained Alice's situation, and then clenched his fist and waved it in front of Roger, his eyes flashing with an extremely ferocious light.
He would absolutely not allow anyone to ruin his grandson and goddaughter Alice's wedding, not even Alice's father, Roger.
"..."
Roger stared blankly at his old rival Garp, feeling both a sense of awe at his opponent's severe hair loss and, more than anything, speechless at this incredible feat.
He could barely accept his son's death, and even understand his resurrection, but what kind of weird thing is this—that his son was resurrected as a girl?
What's even worse is that his own son is going to marry Garp's grandson!
While pirates are inherently Wutian and disregard all rules, this kind of behavior pushes the limits of human imagination.
"You're right, you and Long will be in-laws from now on, meaning you'll be my nephew or niece. Come and call me 'Uncle'!"
Garp grinned broadly, laughing heartily.
The reason I initially considered Ace my grandson was partly because I wanted to take advantage of Roger. I was a little disappointed that I had taken advantage of a dead man, it wasn't quite enough. But I never expected that Roger would suddenly reappear today.
Although it was just a phantom image and not a true resurrection, it still represented Roger's will, and the feeling of satisfaction was indescribable!
"..."
Roger couldn't help but roll his eyes, then seemed to understand something, and turned his strange gaze to Guan Yu Yunchang and his old rival Sengoku, who was standing by like a lackey, especially Guan Yu Yunchang's big, protruding belly.
He could clearly sense that two vibrant little creatures were being conceived inside, and they seemed to be the offspring of his old rival, Sengoku.
He had no objection to his old rival, the withered tree of the Sengoku, remarrying a young girl and having twins. The problem, however, was Guan Yu Yunchang...
"So, that woman must be Whitebeard!"
Roger gestured with an incredibly strange expression toward Guan Yu Yunchang. He simply couldn't accept that Sengoku and Whitebeard had gotten together and even had a child, and that Sengoku was the top and Whitebeard was the bottom.
Although he had foreseen before his death that the world would undergo earth-shattering changes as a result of his plans, the occurrence of such a thing still far exceeded the limits of his imagination.
Is this era developing too fast, or has he fallen behind?
"Not only that! See that hot blonde girl over there?"
Garp gestured excitedly towards a figure with wildly blond hair on the other side, his expression becoming somewhat eerie.
" Golden Lion?"
Roger glanced at the wildly haired figure, his eyes twitching. He could clearly sense that the soul within that girl was almost identical to that of his old rival Golden Lion. Clearly, she had also been resurrected as a woman using the same method as Whitebeard.
"But I must say, she's quite Pretty!"
Roger gazed at the female versions of Whitebeard and Golden Lion with pure admiration, and had to admit that these two were truly beautiful. Even though he had seen countless top beauties, he was still thoroughly amazed by their figures.
"What do you mean? Did Sengoku also take down the Golden Lion? I never realized Sengoku had such strange tastes before?"
Roger, regaining his senses, looked even more bewildered, feeling that the changes of this era were truly excessive.
"No, not at all. It's not Sengoku who's eyeing her, but Akainu Sakazuki, that magma brat from back then. I heard they're already living together."
By the way, his name is now Kakarot. According to that old bastard Zephyr, his body was sculpted using a bloodline called Saiyan, and he has great potential.
Garp provided an explanation.
Of course, that Saiyan bloodline was something Wang Hao fabricated. After all, that guy Golden Lion had a head of wild golden hair, making him look like a Super Saiyan, so on Shi Xing, he created a fake Saiyan bloodline.
While the effect certainly won't be as amazing as the official version, it's still pretty good. And if Golden Lion, who is now Kakarot, works hard enough and has good luck, he might not be inferior to a real Saiyan, and it's even possible that he could surpass the official Saiyan.
"That lava brat?"
Roger followed Garp's gaze and stared at Sakazuki, who was standing next to Kakarot in a dark red suit. Then, as if he understood something, he looked at Garp beside him with a strange expression.
" Sengoku and Whitebeard were old rivals back then. When Golden Lion caused a ruckus at Marine Headquarters, that magma brat also seemed to be involved, so he's also an old rival. With these two pairs combined, does your Marines have some kind of weird fetish?"
As he spoke, Roger controlled the phantom to drift away a few steps, and warily looked at his old rival Garp.
Following the patterns of Whitebeard and Golden Lion, could Garp also be harboring those strange thoughts about me?
Moreover, he knew that his old rival's wife had died early and he had remained single for decades, and who knows what kind of abnormal emptiness he had reached.
"Get lost! I'm male, I like women, and I like real women, not those knock-offs!"
Garp's face darkened, Garp he couldn't help but curse angrily.
He was so disgusted by those words that he almost couldn't resist punching him.
"Snort!"
Hearing Garp's angry curse, Whitebeard —no, Guan Yu Yunchang —felt a chill and let out a cold snort. A sharp killing intent emanated from his phoenix eyes, and he felt an urge to swing his sword and strike.
Guan Yu Yunchang still maintained some composure, but the Golden Lion version of Kakarot couldn't hold back any longer. He drew his Sword One cross-shaped sword slash.
Like Guan Yu Yunchang, she had recently mastered Observation Haki to its peak and regained her previously erased memories.
After regaining her memories, she almost had a breakdown, especially since she was in bed with Sakazuki while she was having sex, and she was on top of him. She nearly went berserk at that moment.
He hasn't recovered yet, so how could he possibly hold back after hearing Garp's angry outburst?