Chapter 28: A Short Battle

The next day.

"You look very happy today, Iowa. Did something interesting just happen?" Shiina asked Lowellmina who was currently wearing a smiling face.

They are currently gathering and eating breakfast together. All the higher-ups also knew about Hashirama's departure. This also caused no food to be placed on Hashirama's dining table.

"Hehehe~ The book you recommended yesterday was really good. I really like it." Lowellmina of course wouldn't tell the real reason about her being accompanied by Ars reading a book until she fell asleep last night.

"Really? I really enjoyed listening to it" Shiina said excitedly, "Would you like me to recommend another book to you? There are many interesting books in the library and the one you read is one of them."

"No problem. After all, I'm quite relaxed for now."

New World, Prodance Kingdom, East Wall of Prodance Kingdom.

The area that would later become the battle area was the eastern part of the Prodance Kingdom. This area has a fairly large meadow and is very suitable to be used as a location for large-scale battles. In addition, this area is also the place where two kingdoms, namely the Star Kingdom and the Ginka Kingdom were built.

At this time according to Hashirama's previous orders. The troops that had previously set up camp near the wall had been withdrawn and were currently inside the wall taking a break. While on the eastern wall there are Hashirama, Elizabello II, Dagama, and also Iru there.

"What's the situation there? Have their troops started to move?" Hashirama asked seriously.

"Yes, Mr Hashirama" Iru replied, "We just received a report from a spy who has infiltrated their current army. They were ready to attack. The army was directly led by two kings."

Hashirama nodded and looked at Elizabello II, "I didn't kill the two kings and neither did the soldiers. If this war is over, you will likely get those two kingdoms and the troops are still what you need. I will only affix the pirates who participated in this battle. Regarding the king's business, you can do whatever you want with them."

"I understand." Elizabello II nodded seriously.

Hashirama's gaze then turned to Iru, "Tell the spies from your side to withdraw immediately."

"We've done it, Mr Hashirama. Currently in the Star Kingdom and waiting for further orders."

Hashirama nodded.

Simultaneously the sound of thunderous footsteps came from in front of them. Slowly, a large number of troops lined up neatly in 10 rows with several people moving on horses in the front row. Between the back row and the middle row, there was a group of people wearing ordinary clothes with weapons. These people are a group of pirates hired by the two kingdoms to help them in this war.

"They've finally arrived." Elizabello II looked ahead with a serious look.

"As told by our spies" Iru's gaze became very serious looking at the few people in front of the line, "The pirates hired by these two kingdoms are not ordinary pirates. All of them have quite big names in the New World."

"The Wolf of Prey pirates with a captain is worth 250 million berries, the Lightning Spear pirates with a captain is worth 320 million berries, the Sun Bear Pirates with a captain is worth 310 million berries, and the Killing Blade Pirates with a captain is worth 450 million berries" Dagama also said seriously, "Besides, there are also many pirate groups with lower bounties compared to them but the bounty value is more than 100 million berries"

"Hahaha… Finally, it's been a long time since I felt this excited feeling!" The captain of the assassin knife pirate group shouted excitedly, "Slaughter! Slaughter! Slaughter! Finally I can slaughter freely!"

All the pirate captains also smirked hearing this. Besides they had been promised a great treasure from the two kingdoms. They have also been given a promise to be made a noble in the kingdom and also in this war they can freely kill anyone in the war.

The King of the Star Kingdom and the King of the Ginka Kingdom immediately took out their loudspeaker den-den mushi and the King of the Star Kingdom immediately shouted.

"Elizabello II! I know you hear me. You will be given by us 5 minutes to surrender!"

"If within that 5 minute period you don't give up! We will kill all the troops that you have and all that you have we will take over without a trace!" The king of the Ginka Kingdom added.

"God damn it!" Elizabello II though currently had the certainty of his victory, however, listened to the taunts of the two kings. Elizabeth II remains angry.

"Relax, Your Majesty" Dagama immediately said, "You don't need to take the words of the two people we are about to destroy. We will definitely win in this battle."

This suggestion from Dagama immediately made Elizabello II's angry feelings calmer and he looked at Hashirama, "Master Hashirama, please"

Hashirama nodded and instantly disappeared from his location and appeared a few hundred meters in front of the troops of the two kingdoms.

After the departure of Hashirama. One of the reporters from the World Economic Journal had arrived at the top of the wall occupied by Elizabello II and the others. The journalist is currently eager to cover the path of the current battle.

Hashirama's sudden appearance on the battlefield immediately made some people who saw him quite surprised.

"A devil fruit ability user?" Murmured the captain of the predatory wolf pirates with a look full of seriousness.

Unlike the predatory wolf pirate captain. The assassin sword pirate captain, the lightning spear pirate captain, and the sun bear pirate captain their faces instantly changed. The face was full of fear and horror as the three of them could use their Observation Haki ability and could see how terrifying Hashirama's power was.

"I'll give you 10 seconds to give up!" Hashirama immediately shouted loudly which was added using his chakra energy and it made Hashirama's voice echo in the battle area, "If within 10 seconds you don't give up! I will not be polite to all of you. Especially for you pirates. I won't hesitate to kill you right now."

Hashirama's serious gaze instantly made the assassin sword pirate captain, lightning spear pirate captain, and sun bear pirate captain shrink because the three of them were able to verify the truth of Hashirama's words.

"Hahahahaha…" Meanwhile people who didn't know how scary Hashirama was just laughed without feeling any fear at all.

"Is that person stupid?" The reporter who was currently standing on the wall along with Elizabello II and the others asked strangely.

"That person is not stupid" Iru who heard the reporter's question then answered, "That person does have the power to destroy everyone in front of him"

"Is it true?" The reporter was immediately surprised to hear Iru's statement and then asked again, "Commander Iru, who is that man? Is he the secret weapon of the Prodance Kingdom?"

"No." Iru shook his head and replied, "That person's name is Hashirama Senju. He is someone sent by the Fortis Kingdom to help us finish this battle."

"Hashirama Senju? Fortis Kingdom?" The reporter muttered in confusion.

The Reporter's gaze glanced back at Hashirama and asked, "But… I don't see anything that makes that person so strong. There's no news about him either."

"There is news about him" Elizabello II suddenly said, "However, the news does not reveal his identity"

"Not revealing his identity? How could it be?!" The reporter asked with an unbelievable face.

"That's true. The news was also published by your newspaper some time ago" Elizabello II answered again.

"Some time ago?" The reporter tried to remember again and his face immediately changed, "It can't be news about it, can it?"

"If you think that the news is about Whitebeard's defeat to an unknown person. Yes That person is the one who defeated Whitebeard a while ago" Elizabello II said in a slightly proud tone even though Hahsirama himself was not under his army.

The reporter instantly fell silent hearing this and his face couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise. Because if the information that Elizabello II said was true, this would be very exclusive news. The reporter's face immediately changed with excited feelings and immediately prepared his camera. Even now he can't believe it 100 percent. However, if that person really is the one who defeated Whitebeard. He will be able to make exclusive news for today and even get a place at headquarters later.

"Ha ha ha ha…. Give up, you say? How about you just give up, kid? You can come with our troops to attack the Prodance Kingdom. I acknowledge your strength and I will appoint you as one of the captains of my army, how about that?" The Star King asked in a sarcastic tone.

"8"

"7"

"6"

Hashirama did not listen to the words of the King of the Star Kingdom and continued to count down quietly. The face of the Captain of the Killing Blade Pirates grew more and more frightened.

"Wait a moment!" He immediately shouted loudly at Hashirama.

"5"

"4"

Hashirama didn't listen to her at all but continued to count quietly.

The scream from the captain of this killer knife pirate immediately caught the attention of everyone present.

"I quit!" Suddenly the captain of the sun bear pirate group shouted and this made Hashirama's countdown stop immediately.

"Back off?" King Star and King Ginka were surprised to hear this then looked at the captain of the sun bear pirates.

"Captain, what do you mean you're retreating?" One of his pirates immediately asked strangely.

"I told you. We're retreating in this battle" The captain immediately said back and looked back at Hashirama, "We won't fight a monster like him"

"Monsters? What do you mean?" The Star King asked in confusion.

However, the captain of the sun bear pirate group did not answer and just stared at Hashirama, "I have already retreated in this battle. You're not going to attack me, are you?"

Hashirama nodded, "You take all your group to the side and don't interfere in this matter. I won't attack you."

The captain of the pirate group nodded and immediately took his men away from the squad. This then made King Star and King Ginka very angry.

"God damn it! How could you back off?! Are you a coward?!" King Ginka shouted angrily.

The footsteps of the sun bear pirate captain suddenly stopped and looked at the two, "I'm not a coward. I still love my life and don't want to die. I don't want to fight a monster like him."

"Bastard!" The Star King shouted angrily.

"I'm back too!" The lightning spear pirate captain also suddenly shouted with a face full of fear and looked directly at Hashirama, "You're not going to attack me, are you?"

Hashirama nodded, "Get out of this area. I won't hurt you"

The captain of the lightning spear immediately brought his pirate members to follow the sun bear pirate group. The departure of the two pirate groups made the atmosphere there very strange. The faces of the current King Star and King Ginka had also turned grim and full of annoyance.

"Those two bastards! Just wait! After this battle ends, I will definitely make the two of them suffer the consequences!" murmured the Star King furiously.

"Hmph! Let the two fools leave this battlefield. Even if they are out, we will still win this battle!" King Ginka said coldly.

"I quit!" Instantly the sound of someone retreating was also heard and it came from the assassin sword pirate captain.

The retreat of the captain of the strongest pirate group instantly made everyone there instantly fell silent. His crew immediately looked at his captain with strange looks. Without giving an explanation, the captain immediately looked at Hashirama with a look full of fear, "I will withdraw from this place. You're not going to attack me, are you?"

Hashirama nodded and immediately said, "Please go somewhere else"

The captain of the assassin's sword immediately took all his crew away from the scene of the battle. The departure of the killer knife pirate group instantly made everyone there speechless and also unable to say anything.

"Hmph! Forget about those three stupid groups! Even if we are the only ones at war! We will definitely get victory especially just against someone" The captain of the predatory wolf pirate group said in an arrogant tone.

The current King Star and King Ginka's faces had turned full of anger. Because it wasn't just two groups that betrayed him but three groups. The gazes of these two kings stared at the three groups of pirates who were already a few hundred meters away from them with eyes full of killing intent. The three groups of pirates were currently not leaving because they wanted to see with their own eyes how terrifying the people they would be fighting would be if they didn't withdraw from the battlefield.

"3"

"2"

"1"

Hashirama's gaze instantly became serious and stared ahead, "I don't think you're going to back down in this battle, are you? Then, I don't have to hold back anymore."

Instantly a huge wave of power shot out from Hashirama's body. This wave of power instantly enveloped the entire island. However, the intensity or the strongest strength of the wave of power is in the battle area, more specifically to the troops of the two kingdoms.

Without waiting for a long time, the 150 thousand troops from the two kingdoms along with the 5 thousand pirate groups who fought with them immediately fell.

"This… Conqueror's Haki" muttered the captain of the sun bear pirate group.

"This power of Conqueror's Haki…. Stronger than Yonkou Akagami" The captain of the assassin knife pirate group once met Shanks and felt how powerful his Haki was.

"I think… We made the right choice." The captain of the Lightning Spear Pirates added.

The third heart of the captain is currently very relieved and also happy. If they don't make a choice and keep fighting Hashirama. They are currently in critical condition and maybe their lives will not be saved today. All the crews of the three pirate groups are also currently feeling happy and also very grateful to the captain for making the right choice.

There were only about 50 thousand troops currently standing still. However, their current bodies were also at the threshold with their bodies currently kneeling on the ground with faces full of cold sweat.

Elizabello II and others who saw this. Even though they had heard from Hahsirama directly regarding his strength. However, they were also very surprised.

"What a terrifying Conqueror's Haki" Elizabello II muttered in shock.

The reporter who was beside him at this time was also shocked and then turned into full of joy. He quickly took a picture of the moment and didn't want to let go of the moment at all.

Hashirama saw that there were still survivors. Instantly a terrifying wave of pressure immediately pressed down on the survivors. Their bodies that had previously been weakened by Hashirama's attack of Conqueror Haki could not withstand the spiritual pressure released by Hashirama.

Everyone's bodies instantly collapsed to the ground with their faces currently filled with fear. Feeling at this time knew that the King's second choice was the worst choice. They didn't expect that they were currently provoking someone they shouldn't have provoked.

Hashirama who saw that there was no longer anyone who could fight immediately withdrew his spiritual pressure and looked straight ahead, "Not worth continuing"

Hashirama instantly disappeared from his spot and reappeared beside Elizabello II and the others.

"The battle is over. You guys can take over here already." Hashirama said calmly and continued, "How much time do you have to restore the current situation? If possible, I hope we can start building a cooperative relationship."

Elizabello II's eyes immediately got excited hearing this, "We can start a cooperative relationship talk at any time even now we can. Our kingdom doesn't have any damage and we just need to take control for the other two kingdoms. I can leave this part to Dagama and Iru"

Dagama and Iru raised their heads proudly.

"I don't have the authority to talk about cooperative relations. I will inform our King about this. However, since the King of Prodance is ready to start a cooperative relationship talk with us. There is a possibility that our King will send our men tomorrow. Please wait for direct confirmation from him. If we were to send our men tomorrow, our King would definitely notify you first."

"I understand." Elizabello II nodded.

"Okay. My business is done here. I need to present this war report to His Majesty. He must get this information and also the readiness information from you." Hashirama didn't wait a long time and immediately flew away from the location.

"Hard to believe it" Dagama said in a tone full of excitement, "Only less than 5 minutes. He managed to destroy all those troops"

"Not 5 minutes. Not even 2 minutes. All those troops have been destroyed by him" Iru said excitedly.

"I think… We could consider establishing a cooperative relationship with them in the area of territorial protection" muttered Elizabello II.

"I agree with this, Your Majesty" Dagama said excitedly, "If our kingdom is protected by their kingdom. Our kingdom will definitely be safe and no one dares to attack us not even the World Government."

"That's right, Your Majesty. I also agree with this idea. We have seen Lord Hashirama's power firsthand. Besides…" Iru paused for a moment, "Master Hashirama previously introduced to us that his own position in the fortis kingdom is Head of the Intelligence Department. I think this department is probably related to the intelligence department and not a fighting department directly. The Fortis Kingdom definitely has a special battle department and I'm sure there are some people with the same level of power as Mr Hashirama there."

Elizabello II and Dagama's eyes immediately filled with excitement upon hearing this and also filled with fear for the Fortis Kingdom.

"We will do it" Elizabello II said seriously, "Besides, we will also sever affiliation with the World Government. Although there were many advantages to establishing relationships with them, it was mainly being able to build relationships with the Kings of other kingdoms and also control the power of the world. However, there are also many losses from our side."

"I agree with this" Dagama immediately said, "We no longer need to join the World Government if we have the protection of the Fortis Kingdom"

Iru nodded and continued, "Your Majesty, I think, we need to convey the news of this war to the citizens of our kingdom and also we need to take care of the matter of our current situation. If indeed tomorrow will be discussed cooperation relations. We must immediately restore the current conditions"

Elizabello II nodded, "Iru, you lead all the troops we have to restore conditions and also go straight to declare to the other two kingdoms that they have lost the war. Their current kingdom already belongs to the Prodance Kingdom. In addition, you capture the pirates who participated in this battle to be handed over to the navy. We will give the prize later to the Kingdom of Fortis for helping us in solving this war problem. You also captured the two kings of that kingdom. We will behead both of them in public to let everyone know that we have won this battle."

"I understand" Iru immediately went to carry out the order. He immediately brought his entire army into the battlefield at this time.

"Let's go, Dagama. We need to convey the news of the victory of the war that we have obtained" Elizabello II said and immediately walked away from there.

"Your Majesty, at the time of delivering the victory speech. I think we better add the Kingdom of Fortis. They have helped us and we are currently building a cooperative relationship with them. Let our people know who is helping us so that they also welcome with great joy the cooperative relationship that we will build" Dagama immediately gave advice

"Good idea." Elizabello II nodded.

The two of them immediately left the place to convey the news of this battle to all his people. Meanwhile, the reporter who had previously covered the battle that ensued had left and had now submitted the report in his possession to the headquarters for publication to the world.

Right now the World Economic Journal news agency was going crazy because the identity of the person who defeated Whitebeard was finally revealed.