149. Shichibukai

"Luffy········"

On a small boat, Tony Tony Chopper looked uneasily into the distance.

Already close to Dressrosa, and in the distant sea...

It's G5...the place where Rairyu occupies!

"What's wrong, Chopper!?"

Chopper forced a smile and said with some reluctance, "That's G5 over there...if we are discovered..."

"Don't worry, Chopper!"

Luffy held a fist in his right hand and hit the palm of his left hand: "I have mastered some new tricks. If I meet that guy again this time...I will definitely beat him away!"

Vinsmoke Sanji and Roronoa Zoro, who were sitting on the side of the boat, both looked indifferent.

Is this still a person?

Vinsmoke Sanji's heart moved.

Bloodline factor?

His demeanor and thinking are so similar to those of Yuji and Niji!

No fear, no pain, and no despair.

Yuji and the others are just emotionless machines, but Luffy...

Vinsmoke Sanji's curly eyebrows twisted into a ball.

Is this a more terrifying power than the bloodline factor? It didn't completely deprive him of emotion but retained some of it.

But it can affect a person's spirit from the inside out...

Or soul.

"Zoro!"

Vinsmoke Sanji whispered and winked at the swordsman next to him.

"Are you ready?"

"Ah······"

Roronoa Zoro had a difficult look on his face.

"Already sent a message to Perona. She said... Mihawk will come and take us away..."

Before the Battle of Sabaody Archipelago, Perona did not land on the island based on Mihawk's warning.

But she left a special ghost for Roronoa Zoro.

"The guy said if it comes time for you to make a choice, tell this ghost."

Did he also realize something?

Roronoa Zoro, who has experienced tremendous changes, has been looking back on his journey.

The more he thought about it, the more he discovered a lot of things that were wrong and scary.

He stabbed himself in East Blue...

I'm afraid he values ​​his talent and wants to stop himself from continuing to board the ship...

Really...I have let down too many people...

Luffy on the bow was still laughing, while Chopper standing behind him had a sad face.

Caesar, who was trapped at the door of the cabin with seastone handcuffs, sneered again and again.

The whole world knows that you are here to die.

Only you don't know.

Without JOKER and Kaido taking action, you're dead!

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Just over a month has passed, and the world's eyes are once again focused.

But this time, no one thought the Straw Hats would make it out of Dressrosa alive.

Garp is no longer a Marine, and no one can protect him.

Unless his father—Monkey D. Dragon appears.

But the dragon, known for its mystery and speed, had no chance of winning against that man.

"Sabo! You can't go!"

"Mr. Dragon, I have to go! Ace is dead, and I can't let Luffy die at the Marine's hands!"

Sabo took off the goggles from his hat and placed them on the table.

Dragon's pupils shrank.

"I only represent myself, not the Revolutionary Army. After all, Luffy is my brother, even if he is anywhere in the world..."

Sabo and Dragon's eyes met, and they both saw disappointment in the other's eyes.

You gave up on your son.

You gave up your ideals.

Dragon held the goggles that Sabo had taken off in his hand, and the look of disappointment in his eyes became even heavier.

Watching Sabo leave, Koala said hesitantly, "Mr. Dragon...we really..."

"Ideals above all else."

Dragon opened the drawer and put Sabo's goggles in, "From the time we join the Revolutionary Army, family and personal feelings should leave us."

"Well... I heard that in Logue Town..."

Koala clearly remembers that Dragon rescued Monkey D. Luffy when he was about to be executed by Buggy the Clown in Logue Town.

"That was without affecting the overall situation," Dragon said calmly. "The world is still waiting for our answer. Hesitation and doubt will only confuse us and make the people in this world suffer more."

"But he is your son after all..."

Just as Dragon walked to the door, Koala muttered something.

Dragon's footsteps paused, and he turned around slowly, with an indifferent expression on his face.

"Actually...he's not!" (T/N: HOLY SHIT!!!!)

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"The world is getting more and more lively! Fufufufufufufu. Rairyu never disappoints!"

"Who will come this time? It's really hard to guess... Scopper Gaban? Shanks?"

Looking at Doflamingo, who was already losing his temper, Trebol felt stranger than ever before.

Young Master...what happened to him?

The weapons factory has ceased operations, although the transit service for the underground trade continues.

But Trebol knows very well that many young business owners no longer care.

He hasn't even asked me about it for several days.

Doflamingo walked to the huge window sill and looked to the west.

"Fufufufu. Rairyu...pull them down from the sky! Kill Akagami! Then...let's destroy this world together! Fufufufu!"

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"What? Issho? You don't want me to return the favor to you, do you?"

The top floor office of G5 Fortress.

Fujitora is sitting on the sofa in the living room.

"Ah...I didn't mean that. In fact, my original purpose of joining the Marines has been achieved."

"Shichibukai?"

The blind Fujitora smiled gently. "It seems that you know everything. Although I don't know how you persuaded Mariejois, the 'Seven Warlords of the Sea' now exist in name only."

After the events of Whitebeard Jr. and Edward Newgate, the World Government's proposal to "reconstruct the Seven Warlords of the Sea" was shelved.

In fact, the current park does not need Shichibukai cleaning at all.

There is Alex and his "Black Flag Army" guarding the Twin Cape.

It has been a long time since any pirates have dared to openly fly a flag and enter the park.

As for those fish that slipped through the net during the "tour cleaning"...

Either disappeared or died under the encirclement and suppression by other branches.

Although it cannot be said that pirates are extinct in today's paradise, they are already very few.

The miscellaneous fish that had gathered in the Sabaody Archipelago before either hid in the corner and slipped past or risked their lives to pass through the Calm Belt.

As for the original "Seven Warlords of the Sea"...

There are currently only three people in office.

"Heavenly Yaksha" - Donquixote Doflamingo.

"Hawkeye" - Dracule Mihawk.

"Pirate Empress" - Boa Hancock.

Hawkeye has not appeared since the "Summit War," and he has never formed his own pirate group during his past tenure, nor has he robbed civilians or merchant ships.

As for the "Kujas" in the Calm Belt, according to reliable sources, shortly after the end of the "Summit War," Rairyu took Tom of the "Raging Sea" and Shiryu of the "Rain" on a trip to Amazon Lily.

Since then, the "Kuja Pirates" have existed in name only.

Although there are rumors that Boa Hancock has a close friendship with Straw Hat, no one believes that she will give "Rairyu" an opportunity and excuse to attack again for Straw Hat.

After all, last time, I heard that the entire deck of the "Perfume Yuda" was soaked in blood.

And next time...

I'm afraid the entire Amazon Lily is going to disappear.

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