"From this day forward, all Marine warship are prohibited from entering the New World."
Any vessel flying the seagull flag that crosses the red line will be considered to have declared war on Hachinosu —and will be killed without mercy.
" The World Government must withdraw from all its bases, outposts, and intelligence stations in the New World within three months."
Those still remaining in the New World three months later, I will personally go and clean them up.
"Furthermore, starting today, Hachinosu welcomes members who are dissatisfied with the World Government to join."
Roy paused slightly, his tone becoming calmer, but every word carried a chilling solemnity:
Let's turn this world upside down!
The live stream ended, and the Den Den Mushi's eyes dimmed.
But the whole world was still in shock and could not recover for a long time.
A pirate, in front of the entire world, formally declares war on the World Government, which has ruled the world for eight hundred years.
No one has ever done this before.
Roger never did it, Whitebeard never did it, Rocks never did it, and even the Revolutionary Army wouldn't dare to go that far.
Roy did it, and not only did he do it, but he did it in such a nonchalant tone.
It was as if he wasn't declaring war on the World Government, but rather announcing today's weather.
Marine Headquarters Conference Room.
Sengoku smashed the table with a single punch, sending splinters flying everywhere.
The naval officers present all had ashen faces; some clenched their fists, while others gritted their teeth and remained silent.
"He's gone mad!" Sengoku roared. "He's trying to start a full-scale war!"
Garp leaned against the corner, clutching a bag of senbei in his hand, but he didn't open it.
His gaze fell on the ruins, on the still-burning wreckage of the warships, and on the bodies covered with white sheets.
He recalled the moment Luffy the Execution Platform.
I remember Ace kneeling on the Execution Platform platform, chained up, and Whitebeard's final, triumphant laugh.
" Sengoku "
Garp spoke, his voice hoarse and deep.
Sengoku stopped roaring and turned to look at him.
"I'm planning to semi-retire."
The Sengoku was stunned.
The other generals in the conference room were also stunned.
"You--"
"I'm getting old."
Garp stood up, stuffed the unopened senbei into his pocket, and turned to walk towards the door.
"From now on, I'll mentor new recruits and help them out."
"You can handle the matters concerning the Admiral and Fleet Admiral yourselves."
He walked to the door and paused.
"That lad Kuzan is quite good; I recommend him for Fleet Admiral."
Then he pushed open the door and went out.
Sengoku watched Garp's figure disappear through the doorway, remaining silent for a long time.
The Grand Line, on a certain island.
A man wearing a blue hood stood on the edge of a cliff, clutching a newspaper in his hand.
He crumpled the newspaper headlines in his hand, but he didn't care.
What he cared about were the two faces in the accompanying pictures— Luffy and Ace.
His son and his other son are both still alive.
Long let out a long breath. He looked at the distant sea, a smile appearing on his lips.
" Roy, you really dare to do that."
Hachinosu, one week later.
Roy was working on documents in his office when Stella pushed open the door and came in, holding a stack of brand-new bounty posters.
A new bounty has been issued.
She placed the top one in front of Roy.
Roy glanced down and smiled.
The wanted poster featured his photo—a shot of him standing in mid-air on the battlefield of Marineford, with the Black Blade Shusui slung over his shoulder, and a cloud of blood mist behind him.
Bounty: 1,000,000,000 Beli.
Ten zeros. 10 billion.
The first pirate in history to reach this number.
Roy flipped the bounty poster over and looked at the description on the back, which listed his "crimes" in great detail: attacking Marine Headquarters, murdering the Five Elders, inciting rebellion, disrupting world order...
"It's quite valuable."
He casually tossed the wanted posters onto the table and picked up the following ones.
Bullet: 5.5 billion. In the photo, he is roaring to the sky, his white tiger fur stained with the blood of his enemies.
Charges: Sabotage of Marine Headquarters, attack on Garp the Marine Hero, and causing numerous naval casualties.
Hawk Eyes: 5 billion. Charges: Attacking Marine Admiral Aokiji, assisting in the terrorist attack on Hachinosu.
Tesoro: 4.5 billion. Charge: Attacking the naval fleet with massive Lightning strikes, causing thousands of naval casualties.
The bounties for other core members are generally between two and four billion.
Roy flipped through all the bounty posters, his smile growing wider.
The World Government has really suffered a huge loss this time.
These bounty amounts would have been unimaginable two years ago, but now they have no choice but to do it.
Because if we don't do this, it would be tantamount to admitting that we are powerless to control Hachinosu.
The higher the bounty, the more fear the World Government has.
This number shows that they are terrified to the extreme.
Hachinosu Headquarters, Core Conference Room.
A dozen or so people sat around a long table, the atmosphere much more somber than usual.
Bullet leaned back in his chair with his arms crossed, Hawk Eyes crossed his hands on his knees, Tesoro twirled a gold coin between his fingers, and Crocodile puffed on a cigar.
Everyone was waiting for Roy to speak.
Roy sat in the main seat, tapped his fingers lightly on the table twice, and then said the words that made Bullet jump out of his chair.
"I plan to reveal the training methods for the Six Powers and the Two Colors of Haki to the entire world."
"Are you crazy?!"
Bullet slammed his hand on the table, the tiger stripes throbbing violently beneath his skin.
This is our advantage!
Now that you've made it public, who will be afraid of us anymore?
"Calm down. Do you really think you can overthrow the World Government with the forces on Hachinosu?!"
Roy's tone was calm.
"You should do some calculations first—the population of the One Piece world is in the tens of billions."
How many people are in the navy?
At most a million.
No matter how much the World Government recruits, how many elite soldiers can it cultivate who master Haki?
100,000?
Two hundred thousand?
Roy stood up, walked to the nautical chart hanging on the wall, and pointed to the Four Blues.
But it's different for the hundreds of billions of ordinary people.
Even if only one in ten thousand people achieve success in their cultivation, that still amounts to millions of Awakening powerhouses.
Among these people, some will choose to rebel against the World Government, while others will choose to go to sea and become pirates.
Either choice would shake the very foundations of the World Government's rule.
Hawk Eyes raised his head, a glint of light flashing in his golden eyes.
"You're trying to dismantle the World Government at its very foundation."
"Right."
Roy nodded.
"The navy is strong because it has a monopoly on the power system."
The Six Powers can only be learned by naval personnel, and their Haki training methods are kept secret.
For ordinary civilians to become stronger, they either need to join the navy or rely on luck to encounter a strong person willing to teach them.
Once this system is broken, the navy's advantage will be completely leveled.