Surprisingly, Kaido head wasn't blown off by the bullets. He remained kneeling, staring blankly at Moria.
Under Kaido puzzled gaze, Moria seemed to have let go of something.
He took a deep breath, then turned and knelt before Orion with a thud, his voice trembling as he shouted.
"Fleet Admiral, my vengeance has been fulfilled."
"As long as you do not reject me, Moria is willing to don the Marine uniform and become a soldier, fighting for you and for justice!"
Orion wasn't surprised that Moria hadn't killed Kaido.
As Kaido had said, even if Moria had shot him dead, it wouldn't have been true revenge.
For Moria, taking down Kaido with his own strength was nearly impossible.
By not killing Kaido but emptying the magazine, Moria was letting go of his past and giving closure to the subordinates who had followed him into Wano Country, only to be killed by Kaido.
It was also a statement.
The moment he emptied the magazine, Moria bid farewell to his past as a pirate.
Now, he was Marine soldier Moria.
Looking at the figure kneeling before him, Orion reached out and gently patted Moria shoulder, speaking solemnly.
"Soldier Moria! Stand up!"
"Yes, sir!"
Moria quickly rose to his feet, standing tall and straight.
"Return to formation!"
"Loyalty!" Moria saluted, then turned and ran to join the ranks of soldiers, standing proudly with his head held high, eyes fixed forward.
After watching Moria return to formation, Orion called out again.
"Morgan!"
"Here!"
Morgan stepped forward.
"You are responsible for executing Kaido and Charlotte Linlin!"
"Yes, sir!"
Morgan casually took a thick stack of documents from a nearby officer and stood before Kaido, loudly reading out the crimes Kaido had committed.
However, because Kaido records were so extensive, Morgan lost patience halfway through.
He immediately pulled out another pistol loaded with seastone bullets and decisively pulled the trigger on Kaido.
Next, Morgan tossed the records of Charlotte Linlin crimes onto her head, not even bothering to read them.
With practiced ease, he pulled the trigger, executing her just as he had Kaido—two shots to the heart and one to the head.
As Charlotte Linlin fell, a system prompt immediately appeared in Orion mind.
The next second—
A square, transparent green box materialized in Orion hand.
Since everyone attention was focused on Charlotte Linlin and Kaido, even Gion, who was closest to Orion, didn't notice the box in his hand.
As soon as the box appeared, two surges of energy suddenly emanated from Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, instantly being absorbed by the box.
Immediately after, two Devil Fruits with fantastical patterns and unique shapes appeared inside the box.
Even so, no one noticed Orion.
Whether it was Sakazuki, Kuzan, or Gion, or even the Shichibukai standing alongside Mihawk, all of them silently watched as Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, after being executed by Morgan, collapsed to the ground.
Having dominated the Grand Line for decades and later reigning supreme in the New World as emperors, these two top-tier powerhouses ended their sinful yet glorious lives in such a manner.
Regardless of their allegiances, everyone present couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy.
Especially Crocodile and Doflamingo, upon seeing Morgan decisively pull the trigger and execute Kaido and Charlotte Linlin with two shots to the heart and one to the head, although they didn't show much reaction, they couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.
Even the two emperors who ruled the New World were killed without hesitation.
If Orion hadn't given them a chance back then, crushing them would have been as easy as squashing an ant.
To be precise, in the eyes of these young Fleet Admiral, whether they were the Four Emperors, the Seven Warlords, or any other miscellaneous pirates, regardless of their strength, they were all just "Criminals" in Orion eyes—nothing more.
At this moment, the members of the Charlotte family dared not make a sound.
Some had red eyes, while others bit their lower lips as they stared at Charlotte Linlin, who lay collapsed on the ground.
Finally, the younger members of the Charlotte family, Flampe and Pudding, unable to bear the pain of losing their mother, couldn't hold back their sobs.
Flampe, taking advantage of the inattention of the nearby Marine soldiers, quickly rushed forward and threw herself onto Charlotte Linlin, wailing and crying out.
"Mamaa!"
Seeing this, Galette reacted the fastest, immediately pouncing to hold Flampe back.
At the same time, she looked up at Orion and pleaded.
"Lord Orion, Flampe, she…"
Before Galette could finish, Orion gently waved his hand and said indifferently.
"You are allowed to bury her. You have two hours. After that, all members of the Charlotte family must come to the castle hall to meet me!"
With that, Orion handed the box containing the Devil Fruits to Gion beside him and walked straight toward the castle gate.
Gion, accustomed to helping Orion carry things, didn't pay much attention at first.
She naturally took the box and instinctively held it in her arms, preparing to follow Orion.
But the moment she took a step, her pupils suddenly contracted and she stopped in her tracks, looking down at the box in her arms.
Seeing that the box contained two Devil Fruits, Gion beautiful eyes widened in surprise.
She then glanced at Charlotte Linlin and Kaido.
Although she had never seen the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, her intuition told her that these two Devil Fruits were likely Kaido Mythical Zoan-type Fish-Fish Fruit and Charlotte Linlin Paramecia-type Soul-Soul Fruit!
After a brief moment of shock, Gion suppressed her excitement and quickly caught up to Orion, eagerly asking.
"Fleet Admiral, are these in the box…"
As if knowing what Gion was thinking, Orion didn't hide it and straightforwardly replied.
"The box contains the Devil Fruits that Kaido and Charlotte Linlin possessed! After their deaths, the box immediately collects their Devil Fruits to prevent them from reappearing elsewhere!"
"How… how incredible."
Even the Experienced Gion couldn't help but marvel "Fleet Admiral, how did you find this box?"
Orion smiled slightly "That's a secret for now. All you need to know is that whenever a Devil Fruit user dies, their Devil Fruit will immediately transfer to this box. As for how many Devil Fruits this box can hold, I'm not sure. We'll just have to let time tell!"
As soon as Orion finished speaking, an aura full of allure suddenly emanated from the box.
Unable to resist the allure, Gion quickly lowered her gaze to look.
What she saw seemed like a divine miracle, her beautiful eyes widening once more.
Inside the transparent jade box, accompanied by the release of that captivating aura, a Devil Fruit had inexplicably appeared.
Even more astonishing was that, despite the addition of the Devil Fruit, the box, which didn't appear to have much capacity, didn't feel crowded at all.
Of course, that wasn't the important part.
The crucial point was that the appearance of a Devil Fruit in the box meant that a Devil Fruit user had been killed!
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