Charlotte Linlin sudden outburst instantly drew the attention of everyone present.
Not only were the onlookers pay attention at her, but Kaido who had been the first to be impaled by the black blade Yoru, also slowly opened his eyes as the ice sculpture around him began to melt.
"Linlin—"
As soon as he opened his eyes, Kaido saw the obese figure hanging beside him.
After confirming he wasn't seeing things, he turned his head with difficulty and shouted.
"OLD HAG, ARE YOU STILL ALIVE?"
"Roger sword!" Charlotte Linlin widened her eyes, meeting Kaido gaze, and shouted in frustration.
"I'm pinned down by Roger sword!"
Hearing this, Kaido immediately shifted his gaze to the hilt of the black sword piercing through Charlotte Linlin left shoulder.
When he saw the familiar hilt, his eyes widened just like Charlotte Linlin.
"Ace? How is this possible? Roger sword disappeared long ago!"
At that moment, Orion who had arrived below the castle, slightly raised his head.
Before he could speak, the Shichibukai members, led by Mihawk approached along with a group of Marine soldiers.
Mihawk, walking at the forefront, quickly stepped in front of Orion and said with some agitation.
"Fleet Admiral Orion, return Yoru to me!"
Hearing this, Orion turned his head to look at Mihawk, his lips twitching slightly and he mercilessly retorted.
"Look at you now! Where's the demeanor of the world greatest swordsman?!"
As he spoke, Orion suddenly raised his hand and made a grabbing motion in the air.
With a 'whoosh,' Yoru flew out from Kaido body, trailing a mist of blood and landed firmly in Orion grasp.
Seeing this, Mihawk hurriedly stepped forward to snatch Yoru back and immediately slung it over his back, clearly afraid that Orion might take it away again.
As Yoru, which had pinned Kaido was retrieved by Orion, Kaido fell to the ground with a loud thud.
The Marine soldiers who had been standing ready, rushed forward to reapply Kaido shackles.
Orion didn't stop there.
He once again reached out and retrieved the Supreme Grade sword that had pinned Charlotte Linlin, holding it in his hand.
Like Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, who had just fallen to the ground, was immediately restrained by the swarming Marine soldiers.
"You ask me why I can use Roger 'Divine Departure'?"
Orion, gripping the hilt of the Supreme Grade sword, raised the blade slightly to inspect it, then casually tossed it into the scabbard held by Gion.
He smiled at Charlotte Linlin and countered "Could Roger 'Divine Departure' have instantly killed you?"
Hearing this, even though she was shackled with Seastone handcuffs and chains, Charlotte Linlin roared with her innate monstrous strength.
"Impossible! I'm Big Mom! Even if Roger were stronger, he couldn't have instantly killed me!"
"Then why do you think I used Roger 'Divine Departure'?"
Orion took a step forward, staring at Charlotte Linlin.
"You were just sent flying by my sword strike. So much for the 'Natural Destroyer' and one of the Four Emperors of the New World!"
At this point, Orion slightly turned his head to look at Gion, who was holding the now-sheathed Supreme Grade sword 'Justice.'
"As for that sword, it did once belong to Roger. But now, it has been tamed by me. Its name is—Justice."
"Ding dong—"
Just as Orion finished speaking, the long-awaited system notification suddenly rang out.
"Host has successfully captured the Four Emperors Charlotte Linlin and Kaido. You now have two choices."
"One: Imprison them in the sixth level of Impel Down, the Eternal Hell, and receive a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit as a reward."
"Two: Execute them and receive a Devil Fruit Container as a reward."
Hmm?
Hearing the system options, Orion eyes lit up and he silently asked in his heart.
'Explain, what functions does the Devil Fruit Container have?'
"The Devil Fruit Containment Device, as the name suggests, ensures that whenever a Devil Fruit user dies, their Devil Fruit will no longer be able to regenerate elsewhere. It will be immediately and automatically contained by the device!"
Hearing the system explanation, a faint smile inadvertently flashed across Orion lips.
This was truly a case of "a pillow appearing just when you're about to fall asleep".
What he lacked now wasn't some mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit ability, but a tool to help him eradicate evil.
In his view, the collapse of order in the Grand Line and the Four Seas was indeed the responsibility of the World Government and they had even worsen the situation.
However, that wasn't the whole story.
Another crucial reason was the existence of Devil Fruits.
As long as Devil Fruits existed, there would always be people who could gain immense power in a short time through them, leading to inflated ambitions and wreaking havoc.
To truly cleanse the seas of evil, simply eliminating pirates would only be treating the symptoms, not the root cause.
Because when a pirate with a Devil Fruit ability was killed, their Devil Fruit would randomly regenerate somewhere in the seas, becoming a potential threat.
This was why the Marines in the past rarely executed the most heinous Devil Fruit users.
Instead, they were usually imprisoned in Impel Down, to prevent their Devil Fruits from randomly appearing elsewhere and falling into the hands of evil individuals.
However, with the Devil Fruit Containment Device, these problems would no longer exist.
Just then, Moria approached Orion, his eyes bloodshot as he looked at the bound Kaido.
"Fleet Admiral Orion, you said you would leave this man to me for execution, right?"
"Of course!"
Orion nodded decisively and turned to the man standing behind him.
"Morgan, give Moria a gun! The one with Seastone bullets!"
"Yes!"
Morgan pulled a specially crafted pistol from his waist and tossed it to Moria, his face full of envy.
"Moria, the Fleet Admiral has bestowed such an honor upon you. If you ever dare to betray him, I'll personally take you down!"
"Thank you, Fleet Admiral!"
Moria, who had received the gun with both hands, bowed respectfully and expressed his gratitude.
Then, he straightened his back and turned to face Kaido.
Seeing his nemesis, Moria eyes burned with hatred, but he didn't immediately pull the trigger.
Instead, he looked down at Kaido, who had been forced to his knees by Marine soldiers, his lips trembling as if he wanted to say something but couldn't find the words.
It wasn't that he was indecisive, but seeing Kaido reminded him of the time he led his crew into Wano Country to challenge Kaido, only to watch his men be slaughtered mercilessly.
"Moria—"
Kaido slowly raised his head, looking at the figure pointing a gun at his head, and grinned with a bloodthirsty smile.
"So it's you. I didn't expect you to still be alive, and even to have joined the Marines!"
"Go ahead, shoot. Even if you kill me, you'll always be a loser, Worororo~"
Hearing this, Moria eyes turned even redder as he took a fierce step forward, pressing the gun barrel against Kaido's forehead.
"Lord Moria, what are you hesitating for?!"
Seeing Moria hesitate, Perona, holding her red umbrella, quickly floated over, frustrated by his indecision.
"Shoot him! Take him down! Avenge your fallen comrades!"
"Is this what you call revenge?"
Kaido let out his signature laugh, his eyes filled with disdain.
"Relying on others and using their hands to achieve your revenge—this is nothing but the behavior of a loser, Moria. Worororo~"
"Shut up!"
Moria placed his finger on the trigger, his eyes wide with fury.
"As long as I kill you, that's revenge enough for me!"
Without hesitation, Moria frantically pulled the trigger.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!—
The crisp sound of gunfire rang out.
After emptying the entire magazine in one go, Moria lowered his arm as if a great weight had been lifted, tears glistening in his eyes.
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