Chapter 24: Who Is The Figure That Defeated Whitebeard?

Grand Line, Naval Headquarters, Fleet Admiral's Office.

"Bahahaha… 5th Ocean Emperor? Bahaha… This is a proper title for him." Garp who had just finished reading the newspaper laughed excitedly, especially Garp himself also admitted that he was worthy of his current position.

"Shut up Garp!" Sengoku who heard this immediately shouted angrily, "Damn Morgans! Why did he give that title to him?! It will only make it more difficult for us to invite him to join the Navy."

"5th Ocean Emperor, huh? It would be really scary if that were to happen…" Kizaru exclaimed calmly as he casually trimmed his nails.

"Hmph! What is the 5th Ocean Emperor? It's just a stupid title that people give to the trash of the ocean" Akainu said angrily while crossing his arms.

Immediately a Navy soldier entered the room.

"Report! Fleet Admiral Sengoku! We have obtained the identity of the person who fought the Yonkou Whitebeard."

"Have you found it?" Sengoku's eyes immediately lit up hearing this, "Continue!"

"Our troops have successfully identified the person who fought the Yonkou Whitebeard. That person was called Hashirama Senju and that person was not from the pirate group. However, that person is from the Fortis Kingdom."

"Fortis Kingdom?" Sengoku and the others frowned.

"That's right, Fleet Admiral Sengoku-san. Our troops discovered that person's identity through our members who were on Water Seven Island. Some time ago, there was a massive recruitment of workers taking place on Water Seven Island. The recruitment of these workers is carried out by the Fortis Kingdom and one of the people directly involved in the recruitment is Hashirama Senju."

Sengoku sighed sadly after listening to this report. Sengoku had previously hoped that Hashirama wasn't someone from any power. However, his desire to invite her to join would be difficult to carry out especially if it was related to a kingdom.

"Why is your face so sad, Sengoku? Are you disappointed?" Tsuru asked strangely then continued, "Even though we couldn't recruit him to join us. At least we know that person isn't someone from a pirate group."

Sengoku nodded and looked at the Marines, "Thank you for the report. You can come back"

"Hi!" The Marines immediately left the location.

"But hey. Fortis Kingdom? Have any of you ever heard of this kingdom?" Garp asked confusedly while looking at his companions, "I don't think I've ever heard of this kingdom."

"Arara~ I've never heard of this kingdom either." Aokiji said calmly and with interest.

"There is a possibility that the kingdom is a fairly prosperous and powerful kingdom" Tsuru said calmly, "With an existence like Hashirama Senju there. It is not impossible that every pirate who attacked the kingdom could survive alive. Perhaps this is also why we have never heard of the kingdom."

"A kingdom with extremely terrifying power. I think, the World Government will definitely not let this thing go." Kizaru said calmly.

"This will be quite troublesome" Sengoku's face frowned, "If the World Government comes into conflict with this kingdom. Of course we will be involved in it."

"Then, what do you want to do, Sengoku?" Tsuru asked while looking at his friend, "Even though you currently hold the position of Fleet Admiral. You won't be able to do anything about the decisions above. They will definitely try to plant some of their agents there."

"Hmph! I hope those old fools will be able to get their revenge soon." Garp said mockingly.

No one tried to correct Garp's words because everyone there knew that Garp had no respect for the World Government.

Red Line, Marijoa, Pengua Castle, Gorosei Office.

"Fortis Kingdom again?" Yasunori asked while frowning.

"Earlier there was a scientist and currently there is someone who has stronger fighting power than Whitebeard? We cannot let a kingdom as powerful as this go unnoticed by us. If we can, we must immediately take over this kingdom!" Noda said coldly.

"What about the agents we sent? Have you still not found the whereabouts of this kingdom? Ogata asked with interest.

"There is still no report on this," Sonoda replied.

"I feel it will be difficult to find the whereabouts of this kingdom just as it was when we were hard to find the whereabouts of Dr. Vega Punk. With the existence of a great scientist by their side. It's possible that currently their kingdom has a protection system that we can't find" Masato answered.

"What about CP-9? They had had interactions with people from the Fortis Kingdom. At least they know the location of the kingdom's whereabouts" Yasunori asked

"One of the CP-9 agents, Kalifa. He has given us the report. According to his words the location of the Fortis Kingdom itself is in the territory of the Grand Line" Masato replied.

"Grand Lines? Could their location be in the Calm Belt?" Ogata asked.

"That could happen" Noda answered him, "The Calm Belt region itself is a very rare area to be passed or known to anyone due to the conditions of the area where the Sea Kings live"

"We can't conclude that the Calm Belt is the territory where the kingdom was founded" Masato said, "Did you guys forget? The Grand Line is the most erratic ocean region compared to other ocean regions. It will be quite difficult for us to trace the actual location of this kingdom especially with a scientist on their side."

"Then what should we do now? Should we withdraw the troops we have sent?" Sonoda asked.

"I think it's the best decision" Ogata replied, "Instead of asking them to do tracking in an uncertain direction. We can ask our agents to infiltrate Whitebeard's territory. We know that the Fortis Kingdom currently has a relationship with Whitebeard's pirate group. We can send our agents there and try to gather information from the members of the Whitebeard Pirates."

"Good idea." Yasunori nodded.

New World, Whole Cake Island, Royal Palace.

"Mamamamama…So Whitebeard's parents were finally defeated by an unknown person? Mamamamama… I don't think he's fit anymore to hold the post of an Ocean Emperor." Big Mom laughed happily reading the newspaper she had just received from one of her children.

Big Mom's gaze then looked at Katakuri, "Katakuri, you lead our pirate fleet to attack the territory that Whitebeard's old man belongs to. Right now the old man was in a bad state. This is a very good time for us to expand our territory"

"Okay, Mama" Charllote Katakuri answered calmly as he walked away from the room.

"Mama, do we need to send our intelligence squad to find out information about the person who defeated Whitebeard?" Perospero asked with great interest.

"Mamamama… Of course" Big Mom smirked, "Send all our intelligence troops. Tell them to focus on finding out who the person who defeated Whitebeard's parents was. We have to be the first to find out. If possible… We have to recruit that person into our family"

"Okay, Mama"

New World, Wano Kuni Kingdom, Onigashima Island.

"Wororororo~ So, is there anyone who can beat Whitebeard's old man? Does that person have the power to kill me?" Kaidou asked excitedly.

"That's impossible, Kaidou-san" Jack who was there immediately replied, "You are the strongest being in this world. There's no way anyone can beat you."

"Should we send our troops, Kaidou-san?" The King who was there asked with interest, "There is a possibility that Whitebeard is currently seriously injured. Kai can carry out attacks on their territory to take their territory."

"Worororor~ That's a good idea" Kaidou said with a grin, "We can't let that old granny and that Akagami bastard take the territory that Whitebeard's parents own" Kaidou then stood up from his seat, "Jack! You lead our fleet to take over the territory owned by Whitebeard. At the same time, you invite the Tobiropos to come with you."

"Okay, Kaidou-san" Jack said excitedly.

"King, you come with me" Kaidou said excitedly.

"Where are we going, Kaidou-san?" King asked.

"Wororor~ Of course. We will go to the main headquarters of Whitebeard's pirate group. I want to try the power that Whitebeard old man has. Whether his strength has decreased or not."

Kaidou immediately walked out of his castle together with the King. When they were outside, the two of them immediately released their devil fruit abilities and immediately flew to the location currently occupied by Whitebeard to start the war.

New World, Hatsu Island.

"Dahahaha… Whitebeard's old man was finally defeated?" Shanks who read the news immediately laughed excitedly.

"This is no time for jokes, Boss" Ben Backman said calmly, "This Whitebeard defeat will definitely have a bad impact on the current peace. Big Mom and Kaidou will definitely take advantage of this time to try to attack Whitebeard's territory."

"I know." Shanks nodded.

"What are we going to do, Boss? Shall we do the same?" Limejuice asked with great interest.

"Not. We're not going to take that old man's territory" Shanks said calmly with a smile, "Compared to that. I'm more interested in finding out who the person who defeated Whitebeard was."

"Should we send our intelligence squad to find information about this person?" Yasoop asked.

"No need" Shanks again refused, "There's no need for us to mobilize our intelligence squad. It's better to go directly to Whitebeard and ask him in person"

"Are you sure?" Ben Backman asked again.

"Of course" Shanks smirked, "Besides, I haven't seen Whitebeard in a long time." Shanks then stood up and looked at the rest of his crew, "Little kids! Prepare the ship! We will soon be sailing towards Whitebeard's pirate group! Don't forget our best drinks too! That old man will reject us if we forget that precious thing."

"Oh!" All of the Akagami pirate crew immediately made a move.

The next day.

New World, Sphinx Island, Outer.

"Are you going back by now, Hashirama?" Ask Ace sadly

"Yes. It's time for me to return. I have a lot of work to do in the kingdom right now. His Majesty must be waiting for me there." Hashirama nodded.

"Hey, Hashirama. Is it really impossible for you to sell your technology to us?" Marko asked about the storage capsule and storage bracelet that Hashirama was currently using.

"No way, Mark. Even the kingdoms we cooperate with would not be possible for us to sell this technology to them. This technology is the unique technology of our kingdom. There's no way we'll give it away or sell it to people outside of our kingdom" Hashirama firmly rejected this.

Marko sighed, "Too bad, that technology when it would have so many uses"

"Oyaji" Jinbei directly faced Whitebeard at this time, "I also want to say goodbye. I need to return to protect Fish-Man Island."

"Come back Jinbei. Also, give my regards to Neptune"

"I understand." Jinbei nodded.

"Hey, Jinbei. Are you coming back too? What if we were together? The route we took was also one-way. It's fine for us to get back together right?"

"That's a good idea, Hashirama-san." Jinbei was very happy to hear this.

"Okay. Then let's go" Hashirama then turned towards Marko and the others, "Guys, then, I'll go first. Sometime we party again. I really enjoyed it"

"Hahaha… If you want to come, please come again. You will be welcomed here" Ace said excitedly.

Hashirama and Jinbei then quickly left the island to return to where they were before.

"Everything!" Whitebeard's gaze then became more serious as he called out to all of Whitebeard's pirates, "News of my defeat has spread throughout the world. Linlin and Kaidou won't let go of this opportunity to invade our territory." Whitebeard paused and continued, "Even though I lost to Hashirama. Do they think they deserve to have trouble with me?!"

Everyone's gaze became very serious upon hearing this.

"Everything! Prepare yourselves! We will do battle with those two madmen! We will make both of them regret for daring to try to play games with our pirate group!"

"Oh!" Everyone shouted excitedly.

"Marko" Whitebeard's gaze then looked at Marko, "Tell all of our fleet about this. Tell them to get ready for battle. If Linlin's or Kaidou's pirate group attacks our territory. They can destroy them."

"Okay, Oyaji"

The previously peaceful and calm New World finally entered a period of chaos due to the news of Whitebeard's defeat.

Simultaneously, one of the pirate crews of Whitebeard's pirate group who previously had direct reconnaissance duties came to Whitebeard with a face full of fear, "Oyaji! Akagami… The ship belonging to the Yonkou Akagami is currently in the waters close to us and currently they are asking for our permission to approach"

"Akagami?" Whitebeard narrowed his eyes then laughed, "Gurarara~ Then, let that person come! I hope that Akagami boy brings some really good drinks."