At this very moment, the entire world was watching the two pathetic figures on screen.
On Hachinosu, Teach sat alone on the throne in the empty hall, watching the screen before him.
Beneath his feet, a boiling, churning black current surged.
A massive face, composed of countless black streams, flickered in and out of view in the dim hall like a ghost.
"Lolololo, Caesar is still the same. His hatred for the Celestial Dragons hasn't changed one bit. Just like 38 years ago at God Valley, he was the first to charge at the Celestial Dragons then too. I'm looking forward to him becoming a sharp blade aimed right at the Celestial Dragons."
...
On Rose Island, the hall was packed with people watching the grand event unfolding in Tottoland.
Buggy shivered and stammered, "This Caesar actually dares to publicly attack the World Nobles? Has he gone mad? Doing this kind of thing in private is one thing, but he actually dares to broadcast it worldwide. He's determined to thoroughly offend the World Government to the death!"
As soon as Buggy finished speaking, all the pirates in the hall turned their fervent gazes toward him.
Buggy was dumbfounded: "Wh-what now?"
"Captain Buggy! Are you saying we can do this kind of thing to World Nobles in private? You're truly lawless, worthy of being a legendary great pirate!"
"Long live Captain Buggy! When are we going to capture a couple of Celestial Dragons and make them fight too!"
Buggy's eyes nearly popped out of his head, a shiny string of snot shooting straight from his nostrils.
"Wh-what? Don't talk nonsense, you bastards! Be careful or World Government spies might hear and we'll have Admirals hunting us down!"
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In the Kamabakka Kingdom of the Grand Line.
Sabo and the others watched the large screen before them, pleased smiles appearing on their faces.
"Excellent! Caesar has revolutionary spirit too, daring to publicly attack World Nobles. Perhaps we could discuss cooperation with him."
Mad flames seemed to dance in Sabo's eyes.
"Don't even think about it! Caesar is too dangerous. Have you forgotten what happened in Wano Country last time? Kuma-san and Karasu both sacrificed their lives in Wano Country. Caesar and his Beast God Pirates are now enemies of our Revolutionary Army!"
Lindbergh's face was full of anger as he spoke indignantly.
Sabo chuckled softly and shook his head. "Lindbergh, you're still green. Let me tell you, to overthrow the rotten rule of this world, we must unite with anyone we can. Even if Caesar is our enemy and has killed our comrades, for the sake of the ultimate revolutionary future, all grudges can be set aside for now."
With that, Sabo stood up, pressed down the brim of his hat, and said in a low voice, "Let's go, to the East Blue, to completely liberate all the countries there! My brother Luffy is a powerful ally we canget over there."
Koala's face flushed red, and she quickly trotted to catch up.
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In Sabaody Archipelago, the West Blue, the North Blue, and the South Blue, people everywhere watched the scene before them with incredibly complex expressions.
Wherever there was an Image Den Den Mushi projection, it was inevitably crowded with people.
On the massive golden stage, Roswald climbed up from his son, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
"It hurts! Dad, you bumped into me so hard. Huh? Why are you holding a knife?"
Charlos, still sniffling and confused, looked at his father, who was trembling as he picked up a long sword from the ground, lifting it with difficulty as he walked toward him.
Roswald's face was covered in dust, and his once well-groomed beard was now a mess.
A hint of madness gleamed in his eyes, but his tone was oddly gentle as he smiled and said,
"Charlos, my good son, how has Dad treated you all this time?"
Charlos froze, one hand clutching his butt as he replied, "Dad has always been very good to me. Why are you suddenly asking this?"
"Heh, that's right. I've always taken care of you in every way. Whenever there was a beautiful female slave, I'd send her to you after I was done with her. If there was delicious food, I'd think of you first."
Roswald raised the long sword high, a crazed smile on his face.
"I don't know why it's always us father and son who get hurt. I've noticed that whenever we're in the same place, we end up suffering inexplicable attacks."
"Last time on Sabaody Archipelago, we just wanted to buy a mermaid slave, and we ran into the Straw Hat Kid."
"And that time in the Holy Land, even though we had rented the strongest slave, Kuma, we were beaten half to death by those Revolutionary Army scum."
"And now, just when we've finally recovered from our injuries and sneaked onto the Golden Ship for some fun while the Gorosei weren't paying attention, we run into more bad luck."
"So, Charlos, I think we shouldn't stay together. Maybe separating would be a better choice for both of us."
Fear finally dawned in Charlos's eyes as he stared at his father in terror.
His obese body staggered backward as he panicked and shouted, "Dad! Dad! Have you gone mad? What... what are you going to do to me? Let's separate, separate! Put down that dangerous sword!"
"Separate, hehe, that's right. We father and son are indeed going to separate. Charlos, I gave you life. Now, to save your father's life, I need to take it back. You don't mind, do it? This way, we father and son can be separated forever!"
Roswald's face twisted into a ferocious expression as he raised the long sword high and brought it down savagely on Charlos's head.
"Ahhh! Help, help! My father has gone mad! Roswald, have you lost your mind? I am a Celestial Dragon!"
Charlos couldn't dodge in time and immediately took a slash to his shoulder.
Roswald's strength was too weak, so the cut wasn't deep, but Charlos's flabby body caused crimson blood to gush out wildly, soaking his upper body.
Seeing the blood spurting from his body, Charlos's eyes were filled with extreme terror.
"Blood! I'm bleeding! You CP0 scum, why aren't you saving me? Your master is bleeding! Unforgivable, unforgivable!"
He suddenly grabbed a somewhat rusty longsword from the ground and charged toward his elderly father with a twisted expression.
Seeing his foolish son—who had always been as timid as a mouse—actually having the courage to pick up a weapon and resist him, Roswald was momentarily stunned.
But soon, a trace of fear appeared in his eyes.
He panickedly blocked Charlos's attacks while shouting, "Charlos! Have you gone mad? I am your father! Stop this at once!"
Unexpectedly, Charlos was much stronger than him.
Not only did he turn a deaf ear, but he swung his longsword even faster.
The large blade came down again and again toward his elderly father.
"Father! You're old, but I'm still young. You should die first! I still have a long time to live, so many good days to enjoy!"