Marineford – The First Reports
The war room in Marineford was chaos. Messengers ran in and out, dropping stacks of urgent communiqués. Den Den Mushi lines buzzed nonstop.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku stood over the main table, reading the latest report. His hands trembled — not with fear, but with the pressure of what this meant.
"Vegito," he muttered, almost to himself. "He didn't just attack Mariejois. He stole something."
Vice Admiral Tsuru's voice was calm but tight. "Not just something. The Vault of Aegis. He breached it, defeated Saint Marcus Mars, and escaped without a trace."
The Den Den Mushi on the table croaked in a flustered tone. "Admiral! We have no visuals. All security feeds went dark. The Red Line's upper city is in ruins. We… we estimate property damage at—"
"Shut up about the property damage!" Sengoku snapped. "Tell me what he took."
Silence on the line. Then: "We don't know. The Elders aren't saying."
Sengoku's eyes narrowed. Which means it's something worse than they can admit.
Mariejois – The Throne Room
The five massive thrones in the vaulted chamber stood empty, but the Five Elders themselves were gathered before the Empty Throne, their faces carved from stone.
Saint Marcus Mars was there — battered, but alive, his clothing torn from the earlier fight.
Saint Topman Warcury's voice rumbled. "You faced him directly. Tell us."
Mars' jaw tightened. "He is beyond anything we've classified. Not Kaido. Not Whitebeard. Not even Rocks. His power… defies scale."
Saint Shepherd Ju Peter adjusted his hat. "And he stole the star maps and schematics."
Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro's knuckles whitened on his cane. "If the world-ship is rebuilt, the balance will be undone."
Saint Jaygarcia Saturn's gaze turned to the shadows behind the throne. "And your opinion, Lord Imu?"
From the darkness, the silhouette of Imu leaned forward. The voice was soft — almost gentle.
"Vegito has declared war. Prepare accordingly."
Yonko Territory – Different ReactionsWhole Cake Island
Big Mom slammed a meaty fist onto the table, rattling the teacups. "Ma-ma-ma! So that's the man who beat me, eh? Now he's robbing the Government itself! Maybe I should have kept him around."
Smoothie, sipping from a glass taller than herself, shook her head. "He'd have taken the family over in a week."
Pudding, who had been quietly doodling in a notebook, smiled to herself. He's still out there…
Onigashima – Before Kaido's Fall (Flashback foreshadow for later tie-in)
Kaido had laughed when the news reached him. "A man who can punch the sky? Sounds like a drinking buddy. Or a future corpse."
Shanks' Ship
Shanks read the report, then tossed it aside with a chuckle. "Guess the new age really is here." Benn Beckman's eyes, however, were serious. "If he's got those maps, the Government will stop at nothing."
Revolutionary Army – Baltigo
Dragon leaned over a spread of maps. "So he hit Mariejois and lived."
Ivankov's massive head shook in disbelief. "Not just lived, darling — he made it look like theatrics!"
Sabo grinned. "Kind of wish I could've seen the look on the Dragons' faces."
Dragon's voice turned measured. "If he's willing to act directly against them, he's either a reckless fool… or the best chance the world has."
The News Spreads
By the next day, the front page of the World Economy News Paper bore a single, stunning headline:
SKY PIRATE STRIKES HOLY LAND – ELDER FALLS, GOVERNMENT VAULT BREACHED
The accompanying illustration — a rough sketch from panicked eyewitnesses — showed Vegito standing on the Empty Throne's steps, cape flaring, tail curled behind him, one hand extended toward a crumpled Marine admiral.
Morgans himself had written the editorial:
"If this is the dawn of a new age, Vegito is the sun — bright enough to blind, and hot enough to burn."
Back on the Heaven's Embrace
The crew gathered in the lounge, copies of the paper scattered across the tables. Carrot was hopping from couch to couch. "We're famous again!"
Nami looked over the bounty poster tucked inside the paper. "Correction: you're famous again. The rest of us… we're apparently accessories."
Vegito grinned, holding up his new bounty:
Vegito – 8,000,000,000 Beli
Bell-mère whistled. "That's almost an insult. After what we pulled, they should've made it ten."
Robin's gaze was distant. "The star maps… they prove the ancients could leave this world. The Government has been hiding the truth about humanity's reach for centuries."
Reiju smirked. "And now we get to decide what to do with that truth."
Elsewhere – A Whispered Fear
In the deepest vaults of Mariejois, beyond even the reach of the Elders, Imu stood before a massive, dust-covered mural — a depiction of the world-ship sailing among the stars.
One pale hand brushed across the painted hull. "Not again," Imu whispered. "Never again."
[World State Updated]
Vegito's Bounty: 8,000,000,000 Beli.
Government Panic: Imu orders full-scale countermeasures.
Public Impact: Vegito's raid shakes the faith of many in the Government's invincibility.
Crew Impact: Morale sky-high, but danger closing in.
Next Arc: Decoding the star maps — and the harem's unexpected pregnancy announcement looms.