Chapter 130

As long as they can ensure this, it doesn't matter if Sengoku doesn't become Fleet Admiral. As for Zephyr... Sengoku's eyes flickered with a hint of apology. Weevil becoming one of Shichibukai has already become a reality. Apart from preserving Zephyr's life, he is powerless. In fact, he must also control Zephyr to prevent him from going to extremes.

After this incident, the atmosphere at the Marineford became extremely subdued.

Initially, they thought that Zephyr would be able to turn around, and this matter would be resolved, and they wouldn't have to witness anything they didn't want to see.

However, the decision of the Five Elder shattered their expectations.

Regardless of the cause, the matter with Zephyr, their teacher, has indeed crossed the World Government's bottom line and had a significant impact on the world. They indeed need to provide an explanation to the world.

They couldn't find any fault with the decision of the Five Elder.

The current issue is whether Zephyr can accept it.

If he can't accept it, then they are destined to be enemies.

This outcome made everyone feel both angry and helpless, with an endless rage burning within them.

...

At this moment, in the live broadcast, Luke spoke up.

"The answer is correct. In order to destroy ENDPOINT, Zephyr went to the Marine's arsenal and obtained the Dyna Stones. These stones cause a massive explosion upon contact with air and can easily destroy ENDPOINT. While destroying the first ENDPOINT, Zephyr encountered the Marine led by Kizaru, and a battle ensued. However, during the fight, Zephyr triggered the explosion of the Dyna Stones, destroying the first ENDPOINT. Kizaru, being a user of a logia-type Devil Fruit, was unharmed. However, Zephyr, not being a Devil Fruit user, was left floating on the sea after the explosion. He was ultimately rescued by the Straw Hat Pirates, who happened to pass by. However, after awakening from unconsciousness, Zephyr discovered that the ones who saved him were pirates and engaged in a battle with the Straw Hat Pirates. Meanwhile, the majority of the NEO Marine forces arrived at the scene, and ultimately, the Straw Hat Pirates were defeated and fled. Due to Ain Return-Return Fruit ability, some members of the Straw Hat Pirates regressed by twelve years. In order to restore themselves, they had to seek revenge on Zephyr and, and return to their original ages. Afterward, Zephyr destroyed the second ENDPOINT and rush to the third ENDPOINT. The Straw Hat Pirates, seeking revenge, found Zephyr, who had already installed the Dyna Stones. A battle between Luffy and Zephyr ensued, and ultimately, Luffy defeated Zephyr. Throughout this, Zephyr was defeated by Luffy but continued to stand up, moved by his unwavering belief in pursuing dreams and never giving up, abandoning the idea of detonating the Dyna Stones and regaining his former conviction."

It's Luffy again?!

How many times has Luffy appeared? Why is he involved in everything?

Luke's story surprised everyone.

They originally thought that it would be the Marine who would stop Zephyr. After all, saving the world sounds more fitting with the Marine. Moreover, this trouble was caused by the Marine, so shouldn't it be the Marine's responsibility to stop him?

Yet it was the Straw Hat Pirates, those pirates, who saved him. Who is truly on the side of justice?

And why did they say "again"?

Because they heard that the Straw Hat Pirates had saved Alabasta last time. They solved the crisis twice in a row.

And both times, there were issues with the government and the Marine, once with Crocodile, one of Shichibukai, and now with Zephyr, a former Marine admiral.

The government and Marine causing trouble, while the pirates come to the rescue.

What kind of situation is this?! Many people found it both amusing and exasperating.

However, the fact that Luffy was able to defeat Zephyr surprised them. But considering that Zephyr had already lost an arm to Weevil and had aged, it was understandable.

Heroes also grow old, after all.

Fortunately, the crisis was resolved. It didn't matter if it was the pirates who stopped it. As long as everything was fine.

However, on the other hand, the prophecy mentioned that Zephyr was stopped by the Straw Hat Pirates. But that was because Luffy underwent two years of personal training with Rayleigh, and his strength received a tremendous boost.

But now, due to Luke's appearance, the future has changed significantly, and Weevil becoming one of Shichibukai has happened earlier.

Luffy has just set sail, and they don't even know where Rayleigh is.

The current issue is, who will stop Zephyr in reality?

The Marine?

Unreliable.

It's not that they don't trust the Marine, but the Marine has always been ineffective. In the incident with Crocodile, the Marine only came to clean up the battlefield in the end.

And when Zephyr was destroying ENDPOINT, the Marine couldn't stop him at all. If it weren't for the Straw Hat Pirates, Zephyr would have already detonated ENDPOINT.

This makes it difficult for them to trust the Marine. They hope that this matter in reality can be stopped... everyone prayed.

However, what surprised them was that Zephyr himself chose failure. Does this mean that Zephyr has given up on this idea himself?

If that's the case, will there be a turning point in this situation?

Many of them are looking forward to seeing someone like Zephyr establish a Neo Marine. They want to see true justice, not the false justice imposed by the Five Elder and the Tenryuubito.

The news of the crisis being stopped by the Straw Hat Pirates reached the Marineford, and the marine officers there had mixed feelings. On one hand, they were grateful to Luffy for helping Zephyr regain himself and preventing the situation from turning worse. On the other hand, they were disappointed that the Marine couldn't stop Zephyr themselves.

The performance of the Marine during the live QnA had left them feeling deeply disappointed and even wounded their pride. How could the Marine, which they had always been proud of, end up like this? What went wrong?

However, they were relieved that it didn't escalate to a situation where they had to fight Zephyr to the death. That would have been too tragic.

They didn't know what Zephyr would do after finding himself again.

In reality, they were not the Five Elder; they were just members of the Marine. Even if Zephyr left the Marine, though they wouldn't belong to the same organization, as long as they were fighting against pirates and upholding justice, Zephyr would still be the Zephyr they knew.

They hoped that Zephyr wouldn't go to extremes and that they wouldn't become enemies in the future. They wished for a mentor-student relationship to develop, whether it was in the future depicted in the prophecy or the future in reality... that's what the people at the Marineford thought.

At that moment, Luke asked the final question.

"Final Question: In the end, who killed Zephyr?

One minute countdown, timer starts."

This question was like a thunderbolt out of the blue, striking the hearts of everyone.

Zephyr had regained himself and stopped destroying ENDPOINT. The marine officers at the Marineford thought that everything had ended there.

But now, Luke was telling them that Zephyr will die.

This meant that the defeat of Zephyr by the Straw Hat Pirates wasn't the end, and there were still things to come!

Who could it be? Who killed Zephyr?

Did the Straw Hat Pirates kill him after defeating him?!

The faces of the marine officers turned pale, filled with a murderous intent.

Even on Garp's face, a hint of astonishment flashed.

The Marineford fell into a tense atmosphere. Sengoku's expression turned grim. While he had considered containing Zephyr, he had never thought of killing him.

To learn that Zephyr's fate, according to the prophecy, death was not what he wanted to hear.

Could it really be Garp's grandson?

Sengoku had some doubts but soon dismissed the idea. Luke had mentioned that Luffy defeated Zephyr, not killed him. Otherwise, there would be no need to mention that Luffy's conviction had touched Zephyr and helped him find himself again.

Moreover, Luffy didn't kill Crocodile when he defeated him before. It showed that he wasn't the type to kill defeated enemies.

If that's the case, then it wasn't Luffy and his crew who killed Zephyr.

Then who could it be?

Sengoku furrowed his brows and began pondering. He recalled Luke's description, and it seemed that only three groups were mentioned: the Straw Hat Pirates, the NEO Marine, and the Marine led by Kizaru...

Sengoku's eyes widened, and his expression turned extremely grim.

If that's the case, then this ending would be too tragic.