The white-framed screen slowly brightened...
The picture appeared!!!
[The Straw Hat Pirates left Dressrosa...]
[The Thousand Sunny sails on the great sea...]
[A man drifted over from the sea~~~]
Sengoku: "Z? What's going on? Why is Z drifting aimlessly on the sea??"
Tsuru: "What happened?!"
Monkey D. Garp: "Could it be that Z's pirate fleet encountered some powerful enemy?"
Z: "Truly miraculous fate... I was actually picked up by Garp's grandson and his crew!! Wait!! Ain and Binz!!"
[Z was rescued onto the ship by the Straw Hat Pirates, and quickly woke up~~~]
[When Z learned that Luffy and his crew were pirates, both sides immediately started fighting!!!]
[Soon, the neo marines' ships also rushed over for reinforcements!!!]
[The Straw Hat Pirates were defeated. Z originally had the chance to kill Luffy, but after learning that Luffy was Garp's grandson, he showed mercy~]
[After that, Luffy and his crew went to Firs Island, a tourist holy land famous for its hot springs and volcanoes, to inquire about Z's information~~~]
[On Firs Island, Luffy and his crew encountered former Marine Admiral Aokiji, and learned that Z wanted to destroy the New World by blowing up three End Points!]
[Aokiji told Luffy and others that in Z's view, it was precisely because of the great treasure "One Piece" that there were so many pirates!!! "Three Great Powers"]
[So Z wants to destroy the New World by destroying "One Piece", thus eliminating all pirates!]
[Then, Aokiji asked Luffy: "Do you think 'One Piece' should come first or pirates?"]
[However, Luffy laughed heartily: "I don't care about those things!!! I'm going to be the King of the Pirates!!"]
[Luffy's answer made Aokiji fall into deep thought~~~]
[It also made Aokiji understand how firm this Straw Hat kid's ideals and goals were!!!]
["One Piece" first?]
[Pirates first?]
[Sorry... What does that have to do with me???]
[I just want to be the King of the Pirates!!!]
[...!!!]
[After that, Z defeated a group of Marines who were pursuing him, then detonated the installed explosives!---]
[Burn~~]
[Amidst the explosion, Firs Island's volcano was destroyed. Fortunately, Aokiji stepped in and saved everyone on the island~]
[When the Straw Hats chased Z to the island where the three End Points were located, they and Z's group began to fight!!!]
[In the fierce battle, Luffy's persistence and determination made Z gradually realize...]
[When Z was defeated by Luffy, it was as if he was defeated by his past self who never forgot his original intention~~~]
[Finally, Marine Admiral Kizaru brought people and defeated Z with a wave of Yasakani Sacred Magatama...!!!]
Monkey D. Garp: "What?! Z is dead...????"
Tsuru: "Why would this happen!!!"
Z: "Didn't the video already give the answer? Seven years ago, that ruthless pirate who killed my student eventually became a Shichibukai!!! Marine... Is this what the Marine gave me?!"
Donquixote Doflamingo: "Fufufufu!!! Did you see that? Before recruiting that Shichibukai, didn't you know what those Shichibukai did? Even if they killed an ordinary Marine intern, even if they cut off a former Marine Admiral's arm, as long as they are useful to the Marine, they can immediately transform and become a Shichibukai!!! Fufufufu!"
Gol D. Roger: "Hahaha! These idiots from the Marine, they act all high and mighty!!! They think they can deceive everyone, but they're just deceiving themselves!!!"
Sengoku: "Z, the matter of recruiting that Shichibukai, that's not my doing!!"
Kuzan: "Then that's my doing, old man...!"
According to the situation from the white-framed video, Sengoku resigned after the Summit War, so he could only sigh.
Shiki: "Who did it doesn't matter. What's interesting is... Z actually saved his beloved disciple, Kizaru, Ze hahahahaha!!!"
Gol D. Roger: "This reminds me of what Sengoku said before. If he betrays, his name will be spelled backward. Now look... Not only is it a great betrayal, but he also killed his master, how exciting!"
Edward Newgate: "That's not it! Aokiji also helped a lot in Z's death! Kizaru sealed Z's path, then Kizaru gave him a Yasakani Sacred Magatama, perfect~"
Charlotte Katakuri: "Heh heh heh heh!!! Perfect~"
Sengoku: "Fortunately, there's the viewing system! Z! You can rest assured, we already know about this matter. I will never allow that pirate to become a Shichibukai!!!"
Sengoku: "Kuzan, did you hear me?"
Kuzan: "Although I don't know why my future self agreed to that guy becoming a Shichibukai, since the result is so severe, I definitely won't let that pirate become a Shichibukai!!!"
Monkey D. Garp: "Z! Old man, don't worry. After the Summit War ends, I'll personally go settle that troublesome bastard for you!!!"
[After the Z incident, the Straw Hat Pirates arrived at Zou.]
[Here, they found the two Red Poneglyphs!!]
[And learned that the Mink Tribe and the Kozuki Clan were originally retainers of Kozuki Oden.]
[Although Luffy and others reunited with Nami and Chopper, they learned that Sanji had already been taken away by Big Mom Pirates' Capone Bege!!!]
[So, the Straw Hat Pirates and the Heart Pirates formed an alliance~~~]
[Everyone split into four groups and acted separately.]
[Luffy, Nami, Chopper, Brook, and Pedro, Carrot went to Whole Cake Island to set up camp!]
[On Whole Cake Island, Luffy and his crew allied with Capone Bege's faction to carry out an assassination attempt on Big Mom~~~]
[The assassination attempt failed, and the Straw Hat Pirates and the Fire Tank Pirates made a grand escape.]
[During this period, Luffy and Charlotte Katakuri battled, and during the battle, Luffy awakened his Conqueror's Haki!!!]
[After countless fierce clashes, both sides were heavily injured.]
[But Luffy still got up, and finally defeated Charlotte Katakuri with great difficulty!]
[Finally, Luffy and his crew successfully escaped Whole Cake Island with the help of the Fish-Man Pirates!]
[Since this battle, Luffy has been known as the "Fifth Emperor of the Sea!!!""]
The white-framed video played up to here, and the screen slowly faded...
The image disappeared...
The red-framed screen slowly brightened...
The picture appeared!!!
[After the Straw Hat Pirates left Dressrosa, Luffy called a full crew meeting...]
[From the intelligence currently possessed, the known three Red Poneglyphs are located with the Big Mom Pirates, the Beasts Pirates, and on Zou respectively.]
[From the navigation map, Zou's location is uncertain.]
[Besides Zou, Big Mom Pirates' location is closer to the Straw Hat Pirates' location!]
[So Luffy decided to go to Tottoland first~~~]
["Captain, a Marine fleet has been spotted ahead! Do we need to submerge to avoid them??"]
[Suddenly, a report from Franky came through the broadcast system.]
[Hearing this, everyone quickly came to the deck and looked forward~~~]
[Sure enough, a large Marine fleet was horizontally sailing ahead!]
[If the Thousand Sunny continues to sail at this speed according to its original route, it will collide with the Marine fleet!]
["Captain, do we need to submerge?"]
[Franky's inquiry came again through the broadcast system~~~]
[Luffy picked up the communication device handed by Franky and said, "No need. We're not mischievous kids. Let them see our path..."]
["We're also great pirates now, so let's be arrogant. We'll directly pass through them! Even if they want to avoid us, the Marine will let us go!" Luffy said...]
[Since the Summit War, Luffy had been thoroughly disappointed with the World Government and the Marines~~~]
[Luffy believed he hadn't done anything harmful to justice, yet the World Government wanted to kill him regardless of right or wrong. They even dispatched the Five Elders and...]
[The Holy Knights of God will also eliminate him at Marine Headquarters...!!!]
[And the Marines...]
[Regardless of right or wrong, they just follow the World Government's orders. If it's to eliminate Luffy, then they will resolutely eliminate Luffy...]
[Now..., Grandpa has already left the Marines. Luffy's goodwill towards the Marines only remains with people like Commodore Pudding, who truly possess a heart of justice...]
[As for the others..., frankly speaking, they're not much different from pirates!!!]
[Just like dealing with Doflamingo, Luffy didn't think Doflamingo was right as a person. He just felt that compared to King Riku, Doflamingo on the throne of Dressrosa might be a better choice for Dressrosa.]
[After all, even if Luffy eliminated everyone in the Donquixote Family, with the Riku family's strength, as long as another "Doflamingo" targeted Dressrosa, the Riku family still wouldn't be able to protect this country.]
[As long as the world remains in its current state, for a country to be stable, either the king's team itself must be strong, or there must be a powerful backer who truly takes responsibility for you!!!]
[Just like the Whitebeard Pirates...]
[Although they bear the name of pirates, when push comes to shove, those people truly step up!!!]
[Instead of like the World Government, turning a blind eye, or even intentionally allowing certain unspeakable things to happen for sinister reasons...]
[For example, the Flevance Incident in the White City~~~]
[If the World Government had even a shred of humanity, that country wouldn't have headed towards destruction~~~]
[As the Thousand Sunny continued to advance, the Marines on their side clearly detected the Thousand Sunny's situation!]
[Whoosh!! —]
[A golden light shone brightly in the sky~~~]
[Borsalino (Kizaru)'s dazzling light revealed his silhouette: "Oh..., it's actually you???"]
[Borsalino himself was leading this mission with an important task. He hadn't expected to encounter the Straw Hat Pirates here, and he was greatly surprised in his heart~~~]
[However, he was still smart enough to appear high in the sky from a distance, allowing him to advance or retreat freely~~~]
[On the deck, Garp picked his nose: "Kizaru brat! You're leading this fleet? Good, I have something I want to ask you!"]
[When reading the newspaper yesterday, Garp had already seen news about Zeff in the newspaper...]
[He never expected that the person who once trusted the Marines the most would now become a thorn in the Marines' side, targeted for annihilation...]
[At this moment, seeing Borsalino, Garp wanted to ask about the situation~~~]
["Oh..., old man Garp, you're no longer a Marine, so don't interfere with Marine matters..."]
[Borsalino grinned and chuckled, "Although the World Government has ordered your Straw Hat Pirates to be killed without mercy, considering I have a mission today, let's just pretend we didn't see each other!! You all take a detour here, otherwise, if you get too close to the Marine fleet, I can't keep pretending I didn't see you..."]
["My grandpa is talking to you, what are you still dilly-dallying for?"]
[Luffy, in the same nose-picking posture as Garp, looked at Borsalino~~~]
["Yo~~~, Straw Hat Luffy! You, who've been out of sight for two years, have actually appeared again! Stop with the nonsense, hurry up and leave!"]
[Borsalino looked at the distance between the two fleets, which was getting closer and closer, and quickly waved his hand.]
[But the moment he made that gesture, he realized that Luffy had suddenly vanished from the deck...]
[Not good!]
[His heart jolted, and he immediately unleashed his full Observation Haki~~~]
[However...]
[Under the effect of Luffy's Observation Haki, Borsalino was completely unable to perceive Luffy's location~~~]
[He immediately turned into a stream of light, preparing to flee!!!!]
[Boom!! —]
[A great force struck from behind, and Borsalino was instantly kicked down from the sky~~~]
[In the position behind him, Luffy was still picking his nose, calmly saying: "Just answer whatever my grandpa asks, isn't that enough? You just had to force me to use force, honestly...!!!"]
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