Chapter 185 - Jaya 01.

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Third Person POV

Somewhere on sea, First Half of Grandline.

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In the vast and opulent hall of one of the buildings of Mary Geoise, a tense silence hung in the air, interrupted only by the subtle sound of hurried footsteps and the murmur of worried conversations. Leaders from the highest echelons of the World Government were gathered, all with grim expressions, as their eyes turned to a specific object on a central ornate table. There should have been a Vivre Card, which had burned to ashes.

"Saint Julius Armango..." said one of the agents. 

"He's dead..." said another.

Shock and disbelief took over the room. A second Tenryuubito had been killed in such a short span of time. It was something that had not happened for hundreds of years and was not even recorded. 

"Not just a Tenryuubito, but a holy knight, one of the highest levels of the World Government, second only to the 5 elders in combat strength," said another.

Meanwhile, footsteps entered the room, and all the high-ranking officials fell silent, 7 people dressed in the same manner as Saint Julius entered the hall. Everyone bowed their heads at that moment. 

"They are... the 7 most powerful holy knights," said a short agent. 

"Yes, all of them have the strength of a navy admiral." 

"What will happen from here on out?" 

"Let's just bow our heads, they are all Tenryuubito, but also a force that only the 5 elders can command..." another spoke.

The 7 mentioned people walked up to one of the 20 stands with the 20 Vivre Cards of all the holy knights, now this number had dropped to 19. 

"Saint Julius died to the pirate he was hunting? How can this be possible?" said a female voice. 

"It seems so, Saint Venus," said Saint Mercurio, an elderly man by her side. 

"What are the orders from our superiors?" spoke a tall, thin man, known as Saint Marte. 

"They are discussing what to do, even though the pirate Monkey D. Luffy has defeated 2 Shichibukais and a Vice-Admiral, Saint Julius's strength should have been enough to destroy him, but that's not what happened," said Saint Urano. 

"Shouldn't we go destroy him?" Saint Jupiter spoke while posing with her feminine body. 

"Let's wait for the orders," said Saint Terra. 

"What a drag, we've already lost 2 Tenryuubito, these insignificant beings think they got away with this?" said Saint Venus. 

"Anyway, let's wait, but I doubt this pirate will last long when we are dispatched," concluded Saint Neptune.

Elsewhere. "Are you saying that not even Kuzan can stop him?!" Saint Saturn, one of the former holy knights, growled into the den den mushi. 

"That's what I'm saying... we had a failure in gathering information..." Sengoku said on the other side with quite a bit of frustration and continued. "Kuzan reported that he fought for a few hours, but, Monkey D. Luffy could be slightly below Kuzan, but his flames gave him an advantage against the admiral's ice..." 

"You're hesitating... what else?" Saint Marcus Mars spoke next to him, stroking his beard analytically. 

"It seems the pirate is a dual akuma no mi user..." When Sengoku said these words, the room froze a bit. 

"A dual akuma no mi... that seems to be problematic, what leads to this hypothesis." Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro asked with his sword sheathed in front of him. 

"All reports show an explosive boost in strength and speed, Monkey D. Luffy has the ability to shrink objects and people, something his zoan fruit shouldn't do," Sengoku spoke. 

"First he has this fruit that we've never seen before, a creature of purple fire, along with the other fruits of his crew now he has the ability to possess a second fruit?" said Topman Warcury. 

"This is concerning and according to this information, it can't be that fruit, right?" Saint Marcus Mars asked. 

"..." Sengoku remained silent.

"We must see this, call Impel Down, we need to see if its user is dead. If he is... it's that fruit," Saint Shepherd Ju Peter speaks severely.

"Yes!" Sengoku responds and immediately hangs up to make a call to Impel Down and speak with its director.

"But these capabilities... it's a bit different from what we know..." Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro comments.

"Then he developed the fruit... Which still makes him more dangerous," Shepherd Ju Peter says, looking out the window.

"Not to mention the user of the thunder logia..." Marcus Mars comments.

"So many powerful and unknown fruits in a single rookie crew..." Another elder comments.

"Should we act?" Topman Warcury asks.

"I don't know if it would be wise, the existence of the holy knights has always been a hidden force to act in the shadows besides CP0 and to protect the holy land, but putting so much effort into this might reveal their power to the world and many of the World Government's enemies could use this to their advantage," Jaygarcia Saturn comments.

"Then let's wait for now, the news of the Tenryuubitos' deaths are still a secret from the world. But we won't tolerate this for much longer, this has just proved that Monkey D. Luffy killed that first Tenryuubito. As soon as we have the chance, we'll act," Ethanbaron comments at the end and everyone nods in agreement.

Meanwhile, in Sengoku's room, his den den mushi rings. *Katcha!*

"Fleet Admiral... We went down to level 6 to investigate that frozen being," Magellan commented, the former user of the Moa Moa no Mi was so powerful that he was frozen because of him dying and the fruit falling into the hands of a user who might be an enemy of the government and navy.

"Is he still alive?" Sengoku asks a bit cautiously.

"No... he's dead," Magellan delivers the news.

"This complicates things..." Sengoku concludes with a furrowed brow.

Elsewhere, in an outlaw city known as Jaya, not far from where Luffy fought against the holy knight, the city seemed anxious, everyone gathered in the square to see the big shots of the world.

First, there was Doflamingo in the middle of the place beating a man among all the fallen bodies on the ground, whom he was beating at that moment was Eustass Kid, a rookie pirate with a bounty of 150 million, he came to Jaya and left his course in the Grand Line to search for the Straw Hats, he wanted their fame and wanted to show his strength, despite his crew not thinking they could beat the colossal monsters from the newspaper.

Eustass Kid entered Jaya and ended up picking a fight with Bellamy, which made Kid beat him without the other party being able to react. As soon as Doflamingo arrived, he knew about this and attacked Kid, his entire crew was beaten.

Doflamingo was frustrated, he immediately knew that his bases were being destroyed one after another in this sea, resulting in his wealth being stolen and losses with his business stopping, he wanted very much to go kill Monkey D. Luffy, but when he learned of a user of the thunder logia along with the pirate, he became cautious, even he should know that he could not fight against the two alone, so he waited in Jaya for Jack.

In the tense and charged atmosphere, the crowd of criminals continued to gather, everyone's eyes fixed on the brutal scene unfolding before them. Doflamingo was delivering blow after blow to Kid, a man who, until a few days ago, exuded confidence and pride. Now, reduced to a pitiable state, Kid was covered in wounds and blood all over the street.

*Heavy footsteps* resonated in the air at that moment, with a figure appearing near Doflamingo, capturing the attention of the crowd. The murmurs grew in intensity and speculation.

"Look, it's Jack, one of Kaido's 3 calamities!" exclaimed someone in the crowd, pointing to the imposing figure that approached. The revelation caused an immediate buzz among those present.

"Is he that powerful?" questioned another, not knowing much about the pirates of the New World.

"You're an idiot, he has a bounty of 1 billion and is one of the strongest forces of a Yonkou!" someone responded, emphasizing the magnitude of the danger that Jack represented.

"1 Billion?!" the exclamation was almost collective, with many eyes widening and several mouths opening in astonishment.

"They are on a much higher level than us, but what are these figures doing here..." pondered another voice.

"We don't know, but something big is going to happen..." someone concluded gloomily.

As people murmured around, Jack continued his relentless march toward Doflamingo. He continued until he stopped in front of Joker with an intense look.

"Joker, let's get out of here and go after the pirate, didn't you hear the explosion? I'm sure it's him somehow," Jack said impatiently.

"Tsk. You're right, it's better to hunt him down." Doflamingo got off Kid and pointed a thread at him that would decapitate him there, but both Doflamingo, Jack, and Page One next to Jack, looked up at that moment.

Before anyone in the crowd could react or question the behavior of the big shots, the sky lit up and was abruptly torn apart by a chaotic force of a lightning bolt and a flaming meteor, crashing down onto one of the streets of the city nearby, causing the crowd to run and wonder what was happening.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!

The explosion was titanic, causing the city to shake violently, sending a cloud of dust and debris into the air with some houses and buildings being destroyed.

As the dust began to settle, a silhouette emerged from the wreckage. A man advanced, his figure cutting through the curtain of dust. He wore a billowing cape, adorned with the image of his Jolly Roger on the back. The emblem, recognized by all, belonged to Monkey D. Luffy, the pirate with a 500 million bounty.

The crowd, momentarily stunned by the impact, catches their breath upon recognizing the figure who now stands out before them, as this pirate was very famous lately in these waters. Murmurs turn into exclamations of shock and admiration.

"It's the pirate Monkey D. Luffy, of 500 million!" Someone shouts, their voice cutting through the post-explosion silence like a gunshot.

Luffy, with a bandit's smile plastered on his face, shows no fear or hesitation. His eyes gleam, and he advances with confidence, his resolute steps echoing on the still-warm ground from the impacts as he approaches the big shots on the island, since the crowd had already made a way for him.

Ahead of him, Jack and Doflamingo, watch Luffy's approach a bit surprised and while the pirate continued walking with a smile and confidence towards them.

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