Seeing the Red Hair Pirates depart, Whitebeard Newgate and Fleet Admiral Sengoku confronted each other once more.
At this point, Fleet Admiral Sengoku had completely given up on fighting. As for the consequences, he was weary of the situation. Let it be destroyed. Once the war was over, he would resign as Fleet Admiral.
Whitebeard Newgate had no intention of continuing. He had achieved his objective in this war and it was time to leave. Staying any longer might lead to other unforeseen events.
Looking at Fleet Admiral Sengoku and the rest of the navy, Whitebeard Newgate smiled.
"Hahaha, Sengoku, enough people have died in this war. It's time to end it, but you have to agree to a few conditions."
Fleet Admiral Sengoku Red-Haired Shanks inwardly. Just now, Whitebeard Newgate was about to declare the war over, so why was he bringing up conditions now?
"Hmph, go ahead and say it, just don't go too far, or I'd rather die than agree!"
A glint flashed in Whitebeard Newgate's eyes, and he said with a grin.
"Don't worry, there are two conditions: don't mess with Ace again. From now on, his identity will only be my son!"
"Secondly, Mihawk and his group helped this time, so the Navy must not cause them any trouble for the next two years!"
Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Sakazuki, and the others were taken aback. They had thought that Whitebeard Newgate would make some kind of demand, but it turned out to be just this.
Ace's strength has clearly reached the strategic level, making him someone they cannot easily provoke. His identity is merely a gimmick.
As for the Shichibukai, Sengoku was unable to deal with them in the short term. He hadn't expected that there would be three Admiral -level powerhouses among the Shichibukai, and the others were also top-tier experts.
Without much hesitation, the Fleet Admiral Sengoku nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I can agree to that!"
Neither side mentioned the people hidden in the cloaks, Sengoku especially didn't want to provoke them.
With a victor's smile on his face, Whitebeard Newgate raised his arms and roared.
"Hahaha, very well then, I declare the war over!"
After saying this, he led everyone away from the place, but instead of going to the seaside, he headed east. After they were out of everyone's sight, his presence disappeared.
As for the Marine Headquarters, although the war was over, everyone had a feeling of having escaped death.
Vice Admiral Tsuru immediately organized a team to collect and bury the officers who had died in battle.
Borsalino rushed over immediately after Whitebeard Newgate, and the others disappeared, wanting to see where they had gone.
To his surprise, he found no one, only ruins and a broken mirror.
After failing to achieve his goal, he returned again and shook his head at the Sengoku.
The number of people actually involved in this war was not large, but their strength was formidable. However, many lower-ranking officers and soldiers were killed by the aftershocks. It was truly a battle between immortals, where mortals suffered.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku and other high-ranking generals went to receive treatment, leaving only Borsalino to command the troops here.
Soon, as those who had been stunned regained consciousness, the naval casualties were tallied, totaling over three thousand dead.
Although 3,000 people may not seem like much compared to 100,000 marines, Borsalino's face darkened when he saw the identities of the dead.
In this battle alone, more than 150 officers of the rank of colonel or above died. The number of deaths at the Marine Headquarters was not large, only a few dozen, but the rest were the top two leaders of bases or branches.
This infuriated Borsalino, who immediately ordered the body to be handed over to Fleet Admiral Sengoku for punishment.
No one noticed that two figures suddenly appeared and disappeared, taking away Blackbeard's body.
Lin Yuan, who was above the Flame Clouds, had been watching the whole thing. Only after the two men took away Blackbeard's body did he smile and speak to Bullet and Redfield.
"Alright, you two, the show's over. Let me finish up my business, then I'll take you to see my place."
Bullet and Redfield did not refuse; on the contrary, they were somewhat expectant. Bullet, in particular, was filled with curiosity and fighting spirit regarding Lin Yuan's strength.
Meanwhile, Whitebeard Newgate and the others, who had returned to the manor through the Mirro-World, also took off their cloaks. Kureha, Chopper, Law, and Mansherry were busy treating everyone's injuries.
However, no one paid any attention to their injuries; instead, they all burst into laughter. They hadn't encountered such a fierce battle in all these years.
"Hahaha, that was truly exhilarating! We've defeated the so-called strongest navy!"
"Yeah, but it's really uncomfortable not being able to let go. If I could use my Devil Fruit powers, I could destroy the entire Marineford."
"That's enough. If we were to destroy the entire Marineford, none of the 100,000 marines would survive, which would actually be detrimental to our development."
Tesoro and the others gathered together. Although he wasn't the strongest, he was the one in charge here.
They controlled the war very well; a dozen or so Admiral only managed to destroy half of Marineford, with Whitebeard Newgate's earlier abilities accounting for the majority of the damage.
" Tesoro, where did Lin Yuan go? Didn't he say he'd come? Why haven't we seen him anywhere?"
Whitebeard Newgate asked with some doubt, " Lin Yuan said he would go, but we haven't seen him yet."
"I guess the boss has his own plans, but it's fine too. Our strength is just right. If the boss were to show up, it would probably alert the World Government and the Navy."
Whitebeard Newgate nodded, but didn't continue.
Tesoro then looked at the others, specifically mentioning something to Hancock.
" Hancock, although we've reached an agreement with the Navy after this war, you still need to move away from Amazon Lily. The boss has already prepared an island for you to live on."
"All accommodations and supplies have been arranged. You only need to take what you need and leave. The Ark Maxim Flying Ship should have arrived at Amazon Lily by now."
Hancock nodded, not refusing Tesoro. Lin Yuan had already discussed this with her beforehand, and she was already quite eager to be with Lin Yuan in the future.
After making arrangements for the others, the Shichibukai completely retired. As for Fish-Man Island, they would all leave and live a secret life in the New World, which had become a Sky Island.
As for Jinbe's words, they were all just to mislead the Navy and the World Government.
Once everyone had recovered their strength, Monet informed them that Lin Yuan had something to attend to, and that the rest of them should rest and return to headquarters first.
No one had any objections, except for Hancock, who was a little annoyed because she wanted to see Lin Yuan right away!
Meanwhile, Lin Yuan and his two companions had arrived at a deserted island, where they quietly followed the two who had stolen Blackbeard's body.
These two men were Blackbeard's crew members, Lafitte and Van Augur. At that moment, one of them was carrying Blackbeard's head, and the other was carrying Blackbeard's corpse.
"Hehe, you guys have worked hard, Ying 4, Ying 5!"
Just as Lafitte and Van Augur laid Blackbeard's body down, Lin Yuan's voice suddenly rang out, but the two seemed unsurprised and stood up respectfully.
Indeed, Lafitte and Van Augur are also Lin Yuan's subordinates, and even recruited by Lin Yuan himself. As for why they follow Blackbeard, it's to monitor him.
"Hehe, long time no see, Chief!"
"Yes, after this is over, you can return to headquarters. I've prepared a Special Operations Team and Devil Fruit for each of you."
Lafitte and Van Oka smiled; they could finally go back and visit.
"Thank you, Chief. Shall I put his head back on?"
Lafitte laughed as he lifted Blackbeard's head and placed it on the corpse.
Surprisingly, the moment Blackbeard's head touched his neck, granulation tissue began to wriggle.
Bullet and Redfield, who had remained silent until now, watched this scene in shock. They had initially thought Lin Yuan had some kind of problem, but now they realized that Teach had been hiding his true intentions very well.
Once the granulation tissue on his head and neck had fully reconnected, Blackbeard's eyes snapped open, and he sat bolt upright.
After a moment of disorientation, Blackbeard saw Lafitte and Van Augur in front of him and a smile of excitement spread across his face.
"Hehehe, I thought you two had escaped. Thanks to you for bringing me out this time! Whitebeard Newgate and those guys will never believe I'm still alive, hehehe!"
Blackbeard laughed wildly, completely oblivious to the pity in Lafitte and Van Augur's eyes.
"Oh, it seems you really can be resurrected! I thought I was wrong!"
"Immortality? Then I'll personally send you on your way!"