The World Shaken
On that day, the entire sea boiled!
The world may be in a bit of turmoil lately, but compared to this kind of news, everything else seems about as serious as oversleeping and forgetting to eat breakfast.
[World Government! Utterly defeated!]
The huge, bold headline in the newspaper was far from enough to express the shock in the eyes of its reporter.
When people opened the newspapers distributed by the News Coo in the morning and saw the contents, their indifferent expressions vanished instantly.
They were all so shocked they thought the sky had fallen and the earth had split open!
For the people of this world, this event is almost as devastating as the collapse of the heavens and the earth.
"The Quincy Kaya and the pirate Rocks led a surprise attack on God Valley, annihilating countless marines and..."
"... Celestial Dragons?"
"Aaaaaaah!!!"
The man holding the newspaper trembled, and it flew away. Terrified, he scrambled away, too scared to even read the rest.
Such a thing happening right now in every corner of the ocean is almost like the sky falling.
[The World Government suffered a crushing defeat!!!]
[The entire Holy Knights have perished!]
[Shocking! The Five Elders mobilized together! And the result was... they were all killed in battle!]
God Valley has become a forbidden zone!
[The Death of the Navy and the Celestial Dragons!]
[The greatest blow to World Government in eight hundred years! The most brutal terrorist attack in history!]
[A celebration in the world of One Piece!!]
[Question: Can Rocks be called the Pirate King?]
Who exactly is Kaya? The craziest bounty in history! Navy, are you awake yet?!
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If I had to describe this turmoil in one sentence...
The Paramount War, which had previously caused a great stir across the entire seas, was now like a civilian Admiral encountering Rocks in the face of this event!
"It exploded! The whole world exploded!"
Big News Morgans dropped the Den Den Mushi, his whole body trembling with a mixture of fear and excitement.
He was the first person to know about the incident because of the phone call Kaya made before he left for God Valley.
Although Kaya spoke lightly, Big News Morgans was very hesitant; if he didn't get involved in something like this, he wouldn't even call himself a journalist.
So he secretly sent out all the News Coo.
Unfortunately, Kaya and his team flew too fast; by the time they got into position, the second half of the game was almost over.
Anyway, I just took some rough photos and collected some information. In the process, I don't know how many News Coo died, which broke Big News Morgans' heart.
Actually, it wasn't just Big News Morgans; there was another person besides him who contributed to the rapid spread of the God Valley incident throughout the world.
That person is Ginny.
On the way to God Valley aboard the Jail ship, Ginny successfully stole a batch of Den Den Mushi).
Using her eavesdropping abilities, she learned that the tournament had many prizes, and then leaked the island's information to the outside world before the Celestial Dragons Hunting Competition began.
It was originally intended to attract a lot of pirates.
But the incident ended too quickly; by the time many people were ready to depart, the battle was already over.
All people know is that the Navy and the Celestial Dragons are missing, and the pirates who caused this incident, led by Kaya and Rocks, have also disappeared in God Valley.
"Phew... I hope the World Government won't make an example of me!" Big News Morgans's hands were still trembling.
He held a photograph in his left hand and a wanted poster issued by the Navy in his right, but the focus was still on the photograph.
The photo is rather blurry, with clouds in the background, and the main subjects are two people.
There was a black and white figure, whose face was obscured, but could be seen to be surrounded by dozens of weapons.
Another person, dressed in a pure white robe and holding a blue longsword, is confronting the person on the left. It's not a scene of fighting; they seem to be saying something.
Big News Morgans dared to report on everything else, but he didn't dare publish this photo in the newspaper.
The World Government actually sent more than just the Five Elders! There was an even more important figure among them! However, no one else knew about it.
He hesitated for a long time before only reporting on the Five Elders, without going into more detail in the newspaper.
He was just lucky; the News Coo almost all died, and the organization nearly went bankrupt, which is how he managed to get that newspaper sent all over the world.
He put the photo in his breast pocket and then looked at the wanted poster on his right.
This was issued by the Marine Headquarters, so he can look at it openly.
The Navy issued the bounty around the same time as the newspapers reported it, almost immediately, suggesting that it might have been instructed by the World Government.
To be honest, even he thought he was seeing a ghost when he first saw the wanted poster.
[Bounty Notice]
[King of the Quincy - Kaya]
[Amount: 9999999999]
[Regardless of life or death]
"One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred million..."
"Hey! Seriously? Would it kill those idiots in the Navy to add another 1?!"
"Damn it! Damn it!!"
"Uh, what's wrong, boss?"
"Sigh, don't even mention it, it's all tears."
The perspective shifts to Hachinosu.
Although Hachinosu is a bit quieter now, Shakky's tavern is as lively as ever.
A group of pirates were drinking here when one of them suddenly roared to the sky, his face full of misery, and his other subordinates looked at him with sympathy.
Who is this person?
He rushed back immediately after learning about the Paramount War, only to find that the God Valley Incident had already ended...
Roger and his entire pirate crew!
"Fuck it! Fuck it! Fuck it!"
"What were those bastards, Rocks, doing while I was sailing?!"
"Are you kidding me! Wait for me!"
"I made a wasted trip, gained nothing, and missed out on so many important things..."
Roger buried his face in his hands and cried loudly. When he cried so hard, he even slammed his fist on the table a few times, like a child who had lost a toy.
It was clear he was really getting anxious, especially after overhearing his men's conversation nearby.
"Wow! Some newspapers are already calling Rocks the Pirate King! What a prestigious title."
"That's understandable, after all, Rocks orchestrated such a world-shaking event, and he was the first pirate to openly challenge the World Government."
"Yeah, yeah... Uh? Our head seems to be crying even harder? Did a woman dump you?"
"It's like the world has abandoned us," Shakky said with a smile, placing a glass of wine next to Roger.
Roger grabbed his glass, downed it in one gulp, stood up, and roared, "I don't care anymore! I'm going to the God Valley too, and I'm going right now!"
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, with some even mocking Roger, saying that he couldn't even get a hot meal now.
Roger, his face dark, shouted that he was going anyway.
Shakky was actually a little worried about those people, so she said, "Roger, can I come with you?"
"Of course! Beautiful Shakky! With you here, it wouldn't matter if we kicked everyone on the ship overboard!" Roger said with a fawning expression.
Everyone then got up and prepared to leave.
Just then, the door opened, and a man walked in and shouted, "Roger! Going to God Valley? Take me with you!"
Roger looked at the man, a strange glint in his eyes.
"You? You could be...?"