Chapter 84: The Arrival of the New Emperor

The day after the war ended.

Once a piece of news compiled and published by Morgans, the president of the World News Agency and one of the Emperors of the underground world, was released, the entire world was shocked!

It detailed the unprecedented and tragic war that took place in Marineford, the Navy Headquarter.

Most parts of the world had only heard rumors, but this big news issued by Morgans provided many detailed reports.

Among them were accounts of Shiro, the Navy traitor, as well as other prominent figures like Straw Hat Luffy and Fire Fist Ace.

Unsurprisingly, Shiro became the front-page headline of this edition.

His imposing figure was printed on the front page of the newspaper.

In the introduction column below, it recounted how Shiro faced off against the Emperor Whitebeard, the three Admirals of the Navy, and his astounding feat of changing the situation by himself!

All these records were enough to shock the world, and Shiro's name instantly resonated throughout the Grand Line!

After seeing the news, countless bounty hunters cursed the World Government.

The bounty issued by the World Government previously claimed that Shiro was seriously injured and that the bounty had been canceled.

But looking at Shiro's many incredible achievements at Marineford, they were thankful they hadn't found any trace of Shiro; otherwise, rather than receiving a bounty, they would have turned to ashes by now!

In addition to the top battle, Shiro's record shocked the world.

The latest bounty order released in the big news simultaneously attracted the attention of many forces and shocked the entire world.

In the latest bounties:

Straw Hat Luffy's bounty increased from 100 million to 400 million Belly, making him a well-deserved leader in the Supernovas.

Because Fire Fist Ace was revealed to be the son of the Pirate King, his bounty directly broke through one billion Beli. With Fire Fist Ace's strength, he was fully worthy of this bounty!

After all, Fire Fist Ace should be stronger than Jack the Drought, the boy under Kaido.

Others like Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach caused an extremely negative influence, with his bounty soaring to 1.84 billion Beli!

But even these details couldn't create too much of a stir.

The most striking was, of course, one of the world's worst criminals, Shiro, with a bounty of 3.58 billion Belly!

Big news headlines declared:

The Navy traitor destroyed Marineford, took away 30,000 elite sailors, and committed another terrible incident!

The new Emperor of the Sea is rising!

"Morgans, you're interesting!" Shiro said as he looked at the latest newspaper in his hand.

The content was different from what he had anticipated.

A bounty of 3.58 billion Beli wasn't very high.

After all, this time, he not only beat up a few Navy powerhouses but also influenced the outcome of the war.

The most important thing was that he issued a declaration at Navy Headquarter, took away more than 30,000 Navy elites, shook the foundation of the Navy, and even destroyed Marineford by himself.

These were things no one had ever done before—not even the all-powerful Pirate King Roger, Golden Lion Shiki, or Whitebeard in the previous era had caused such damage to the Navy and the World Government!

The only thing Shiro didn't expect was his reward code.

He had thought the World Government would give him a derogatory codename such as "evil ghost," "devil," "demon," or "evil god" to demean him and guide public opinion.

But now it seemed Morgans, the big news monger, didn't listen to the World Government and instead gave him the reward code of 'The New Emperor of the Sea.'

Although the bounty code isn't that important, it is good to have a positive and domineering nickname after all. When recruiting troops, it can also help establish an image.

From this, Morgans, though a news monger, still had some work ethic, but not much.

The incident of Shiro killing the Celestial Dragon was still suppressed and only spread in a small area. If it isn't published in the world news, the authenticity will be greatly reduced.

After all, in today's pirate world, who would believe that someone would dare to kill the supreme Celestial Dragons?!

"Lord Shiro, your bounty is actually 3.58 billion Beli! What a terrifying number, but the title of Lord Shiro is really domineering—The New Emperor of the Sea!" exclaimed Sandersonia, Marigold, and other female warriors from Amazon Lily after being shocked for a long time.

No one could blame them—it was indeed surprising.

Several days ago, when Shiro came to Amazon Lily, he was still alone, a Navy traitor with a bounty from the World Government.

At that time, many in the empire thought that Shiro would depend oт Hebihime-sama!

But now, who would have thought?

In just a few days, Shiro's name had already resonated throughout the world.

Returning to Amazon Lily again, he had a powerful fleet and countless wealth!

Even the bounty had reached a terrifying 3.58 billion Beli, directly earning the title of "The New Emperor of the Sea" from the big news!

Such earth-shattering changes left these female warriors of the Kuja Pirates, who had never seen the world, utterly shocked!

Some beautiful warriors with fiery personalities even looked at Shiro with desire.

After all, who wouldn't want such a powerful and handsome man?

If not for Hebihime-sama, they might have rushed forward to strengthen their relationship with him.

"The New Emperor of the Sea, what a terrifying title," muttered Gloriosa during the entire banquet, her expression serious.

She had naturally recognized Shiro's existence.

At the same time, she also believed that in the future, Shiro would definitely become one of the strongest beings on the sea.

But all of this had a premise: Shiro and his forces must continue to grow under the pressure of the World Government and Navy Headquarter.

This process would be difficult. Even with a huge golden mountain, it would be impossible to truly compete with the World Government, which controls the entire world!

Moreover, Shiro's title, 'The New Emperor of the Sea,' was obviously different from the codenames of other pirates.

This was to treat Shiro as an entirely new faction—non-Navy, non-World Government, non-pirate, non-Revolutionary Army, non-state, non-organization—a brand-new camp!

This showed how difficult Shiro's road ahead would be!

The banquet ended happily.

At midnight, after evening practice, Shiro embraced the fair and tender waist of the Pirate Empress, thinking about his next move.

Time was running out.

When the Navy resolved the aftermath of the war, they would likely carry out world conscription immediately.

He had to act if he wanted to accomplish both goals simultaneously.

In addition, to weaken the opposition as much as possible, he would try to turn the World Government's world conscription into a joke.

Fujitora, Green Bull, and others—he would recruit as many as he could.

After all, he now had wealth, power, and influence!

"Husband, why aren't you sleeping? Is it because I didn't serve you well?" asked Hebihime-sama.

"Ah, it's not that. I'm just not sleepy, Hancock. Come closer..."

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