Setting Out

As dawn broke, in the early morning when a silent storm was still brewing, people began to leave their homes.

On the dilapidated streets of Hachinosu, where no one is repairing them, and at the foot of Skull Rock, where most of its head has collapsed, two figures, one large and one small, walk side by side.

"I didn't have much fun yesterday. I hope my opponent is stronger this time, so they don't get toyed with so easily!"

Loki shook his arms and walked beside Kaya.

Kaya looked up at Skull Rock, said nothing, but wondered if that heavyweight would be willing to make an appearance.

Now that they were about to set off for God Valley, Loki showed no resistance whatsoever; on the contrary, he was full of enthusiasm.

For him, anything is interesting as long as he doesn't go back to Elbaf, let alone going to fight the World Government, which he hates the most.

Harald and Loki, father and son, didn't even exchange a glance during yesterday's battle.

Although they cared about each other, strangely, they didn't communicate at all throughout the entire process.

I don't know what Harald was thinking, but Loki was a little angry.

"Kaya, is anyone else coming with us? The West Blue must be very far, how many days will it take to get there? Tomorrow? The day after?" Loki asked.

"Today," Kaya said.

The two continued walking and soon arrived at a lighthouse near the coast, where there were already people.

Loki looked at them and realized he recognized them all.

It was actually John and his Quincy.

Last night's gathering may have been effective; in any case, John, Maron, Keel, and Kaido all came.

In addition, there is Gloriosa.

"Isn't Shakky going?" Kaya asked casually.

"I won't let her go. She's not as strong as me now, and even if she doesn't want to, she can't beat me!" Gloriosa said, hands on her hips.

"Yes! Yes! If Shakky goes, it will only cause more trouble!" John agreed wholeheartedly.

"But it doesn't matter, let me be Shakky's guardian knight!" Keel smiled wickedly.

"Get lost! It's not your turn!" Ganzui laughed and cursed.

"Where's Rocks? Isn't he up yet?" Kaido around but couldn't find Rocks, and grew impatient.

Where are you going?

"A covert operation?"

Suddenly, two voices rang out, one after the other.

Upon closer inspection, everyone saw that two more people had arrived: Newgate and Charlotte Linlin.

"Hey! Kaido! How dare you not tell me what you're up to?" Charlotte Linlin snapped as soon as she arrived, her tone laced with reprimand.

"Shut up! This is none of your business!" Kaido shouted.

"You little rascal..."

"Alright!" Newgate interrupted, glancing around before frowning and asking, "What are you trying to do?"

"Newgate, you're still on the island? I thought you'd left like those guys, like Shiki and Fierce." John shrugged.

"Stop talking nonsense! Answer me!" Newgate said.

"God Valley!" Loki couldn't keep it to himself and blurted out, "The Celestial Dragons are playing games over there, let's go join them!"

"Rocks's going too? Forget it, it must be that bastard's idea." Newgate said, then turned and said, "I'm not interested, I'm leaving."

"Newgate, I think you'd better come along," Gloriosa suddenly said.

Newgate turned to look at Gloriosa, a beautiful but also goofy woman, whose expression was unusually serious at this moment.

What happened...?

Newgate muttered to himself for a moment, but his expression remained unchanged. "I've suddenly become interested."

He stepped forward and stood with the others.

Seeing this, Charlotte Linlin pouted, "The Celestial Dragons are there, they must have treasure, and I need to prepare a few Devil Fruit for my child!"

This is equivalent to Charlotte Linlin wanting to go too.

Kaya glanced at everyone present, surprised that so many of them were going; he had assumed it would only be him and Rocks.

In the original timeline, Shakky was captured, and the entire Rocks Pirates were mobilized to rescue Shakky.

Without Shakky's involvement, this operation is seen by others as nothing more than a deliberate attempt to disrupt the World Government.

This doesn't seem very convincing no matter how you look at it.

"Rocks is here!" someone said.

Kaya looked over there, Rocks was still dressed the same way, shirtless, wearing a black coat, with a sword at his waist, and a defiant smile.

He had actually seen Rocks on his way here.

Rocks stood atop that Skull Rock, perhaps in remembrance, gazing alone at the Hachinosu.

Pirate Island has been destroyed, and the Rocks Pirates are now defunct. This can be considered their last group action in the true sense.

Rocks needed time to make up his mind.

"Hey, so many people here? This is too noisy! My goal is to infiltrate!"

Rocks spread his arms wide, revealing an exaggerated smile.

The infiltration was something we discussed last night at the tavern. Since the main purpose is to rescue people, would rushing in in a big way be harmful or helpful?

Even Rocks himself was surprised that so many people were willing to follow him; he was quite righteous, wasn't he?

"Alright, I won't waste any more words!"

"Laozi's wife and son are in God Valley, and they are now the target of the World Government."

"If anyone is afraid, they don't need to go."

"I risked my life to save my family, but this has nothing to do with you."

I hereby declare the Rocks Pirates disbanded!

"Now, you all need to think this through!"

Rocks' words shocked everyone, not only because Rocks had family, but also because they were surprised that Rocks would be so frank.

Newgate and Charlotte Linlin's expressions changed drastically; they both thought of Gloriosa's words.

"What?! You kept this a secret for too long! Hurry up and have your son recognize me as his godfather, I'll teach him to Haki!" John laughed heartily.

"Bullshit! You think you know anything about Haki? Of course, I'm more suitable!" Ganzui spat at John.

"Stop arguing! I can teach him marksmanship!" Keel pulled out his pistol from his waist and brandished it.

Perhaps fearing that John might accidentally fire his weapon, Kaido, who was standing not far away, quietly moved away.

"Rocks, you have a son? Is he old?" Loki was clearly excited. "I want to fight him one-on-one and see who's stronger!"

"He's not even two years old!" Rocks was speechless, but then laughed. "Alright! Then there's nothing more to say! Let's get ready to go... Kaya, it's up to you!"

Kaya glanced at Rocks, "Get out of the way."

Rocks quickly pulled the others back, and the next second, the entire island began to shake violently.

Everyone felt the ground beneath their feet suddenly rise, followed by the surrounding environment, and their perspective suddenly became higher.

That's because the earth took flight!

"Wow! It's exactly the same as that Shiki's ability!" someone exclaimed.

Suddenly, the land beneath their feet detached from Hachinosu, rising steadily upwards, away from the ground, and soaring directly into the sky.

It looks like a large, floating rock.

"Here we go again! Fabricating matter out of thin air!" Loki exclaimed excitedly, shrinking back.

"It's omnipotent Spiritual Power," Kaya corrected.

There's no way around it, Loki is just too big. When he stands with the others, he has to shrink back, otherwise he might push someone off the top.

The others were also surprised; if they flew directly like this, they would leave the Grand Line in no time.

Loki suddenly looked at Kaya and asked curiously.

What is that?

"Den Den Mushi" (a type of Den Den Mushi).

Kaya took out a small Den Den Mushi and dialed the other end.

Puff puff puff~~

The surrounding crowd instinctively fell silent. Who was he calling? Perhaps only Rocks could guess.

"Hello?" The phone was answered quickly.

"We're about to set off," Kaya said.

"Depart? And then what? What does this have to do with me... Oh my gosh, depart?!" The guy suddenly realized, and a crackling sound came from the other side.

It took a while for him to calm down.

Big News Morgans gripped the Den Den Mushi tightly, his voice trembling with excitement, "God Valley, right? I can't believe you guys actually dared to go! I understand, I've already got my men writing the news, it'll be all over the world in no time!"

"There's no need to bring too many people." Kaya paused and said, "This time I'm clearing the area."

"What clearing out?" Big News Morgans was taken aback, his tone strange. "You mean I have to keep this a secret? That's practically asking for my life!"

"There will be a lot of treasure there, each chest is worth a billion."

"Ten billion?! Damn it! I may be a miser, but I won't take bribes to report things I don't want to report!"

After Big News Morgans' initial surprise came Kaya's calm words. Under everyone's gaze, he suddenly smiled softly, as if announcing a victory.

"God Valley will disappear after this incident. All you need to do is leave this message in the newspaper..."

"Kaya, Rocks, and other pirates have appeared at God Valley; the Celestial Dragons and the Marines have been wiped out."

"The World Government has suffered a crushing defeat!"