"Hahaha! Who else has a dream?!"
The Marine meeting room had, at some point, suddenly turned into a bustling marketplace.
Zhong Chen, with one foot on a chair and the other on a table, shouted loudly at the excited crowd in front of him.
"Me, me, me! Lord Zhong Chen, I want to resurrect my wife. She died from illness, and I miss her very much!"
A Marine Vice Admiral pushed his way to Zhong Chen, waving his hands and shouting loudly.
"No problem, Sakuya, note down the information!"
"Yes, Master!"
"Thank you so much, Lord Zhong Chen! I swear I will pledge my loyalty to the Monster Country Federation until my dying—!"
"You, get out of the way! You're blocking me!"
Before the Vice Admiral could finish speaking, he was pushed aside by others.
"I want to resurrect my sister!" "I want to resurrect my parents!" "I want to resurrect my first love!"
"I want to resurrect my dog!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present fell silent and turned to look at the Marine Rear Admiral.
The Rear Admiral felt a chill run down his spine from their stares and involuntarily asked:
"Wh-What's wrong?"
No one else spoke, only Sengoku, with a serious expression, waved to those around him and then said:
"Drag him out and beat him up!!!"
"Alright!" "Understood!" "Marshal Sengoku, leave it to me!"
With that, the Rear Admiral was grabbed and dragged out by several Vice Admirals, and soon after, agonizing wails echoed from outside the door.
"Hahahaha! *n"
Hearing the sounds from outside the door, everyone present burst into laughter.
"Admiral Akainu, I see you've been hesitating. Is there someone you wish to resurrect as well?"
Zhong Chen looked at Akainu, who had been on the verge of speaking, and asked with a smile.
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, everyone present also turned to look at Akainu.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Akainu finally spoke to Zhong Chen with a serious expression:
"I wish to request that you resurrect my younger sister. She was killed by pirates when I was young!"
"I failed to protect her. It was all my fault! If only I had been stronger back then…"
At this point, Akainu, who had always maintained a tough image, finally shed tears in front of everyone.
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent. They too had family members killed by pirates.
Indeed, many who joined the Marines did so because of various blood feuds with pirates.
So everyone empathized, though they only now understood why Akainu hated pirates so much.
"Is that so? Then she must have been very lovely!"
Zhong Chen asked Akainu with a brilliant smile.
"Yes! Very lovely. In my heart, she was the loveliest. She was an angel bestowed upon me by heaven!"
Looking at the tough-guy-with-a-soft-spot Akainu, Zhong Chen continued to speak:
"Is that right? Then I'd also love to meet her! I don't think Admiral Akainu would object, would he?"
Upon hearing Zhong Chen's words, Akainu's body trembled, and he rarely showed a smile as he said:
"Of course!!!"
"Hahaha! Then I look forward to it! Continue! Who else has a dream?!!!"
Time gradually passed amidst everyone's frenzy, until the news of the World Government's demise spread throughout the world.
PS: Akainu's sister is purely a fabrication by this lousy author, since we don't really know why Akainu hates pirates so much!
"Hey, hey, hey! Old man! This isn't a joke, is it?!"
Marco looked at the newspaper in front of him with a horrified expression, his voice full of disbelief.
"I didn't expect the World Government, which had existed for eight hundred years, to just disappear like that!"
Diamond Jozu also spoke with a serious expression.
"Hmm! What are your thoughts on what it says here?"
Whitebeard also looked down at the newspaper.
Looking at the joint statement issued by the Monster Country Federation and the Marines, he gazed at his sons with a solemn expression.
"Old man! We absolutely cannot accept this. If we go by their standards, many of our family members will have to undergo labor reform!"
"That's right, Old man! Some family members might even lose their lives!"
"Silence! This time is different from before. It clearly states that they will soon begin a destructive crackdown on all pirates!"
"The Monster Country Federation is an entity capable of destroying the World Government. If they get serious, we might truly be in danger!"
Marco's loud shout interrupted the chattering crowd.
"Old man! It's not that I want to abandon those family members, but if we don't abandon them, I'm afraid all of us will die!"
"You always warned them not to go too far, but did they listen?"
"Now that they've met this fate, it's their own doing!"
"Old man, we can't hesitate any longer!"
Whitebeard looked at Marco's desperate plea, a flicker of reluctance in his eyes.
His deep love for his family made him unable to make a decision.
"Old man! This is bad!!!"
Just then, a pirate from the Whitebeard Pirates ran in, shouting loudly.
"What's wrong?! Why are you so flustered?!"
Vista looked at the guy who ran in and quickly asked.
"The BIG MOM Pirates and the Beast Pirates, were… were…"
"Were what?! Hurry up and say it!"
"Were annihilated!!!"
"What!!!"
Jozu couldn't help but rush to the pirate, asking loudly with an incredulous expression:
"Are you telling the truth?!"
"It's true, Big Brother Jozu, look, this is the latest newspaper!"
Jozu quickly took the newspaper, looking at the photos of Kaido and the Calamities with their heads cut off, and the bodies of Big Mom and others.
His body swayed, his heart filled with terror, but upon closer inspection, he noticed something was off.
"Why isn't Katakuri here? And Smoothie and the others aren't here either, only the bodies of Cracker and others!"
"Where are they? Did they escape?!"
"I don't know either!"
The pirate shook his head, indicating he didn't know.
"Old man, it's time to make a decision. It seems the Monster Country Federation and the Marines are serious this time! If we don't decide soon, I'm afraid…"
Marco said to Whitebeard with an anxious expression.
However, before Whitebeard could answer, a lewd voice came from nearby:
"Kowai ne! As expected of the First Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates! So quick-witted!"
"Kizaru!!!"
"No, there's also Aokiji, Akainu, Garp!!!"
"Th-This can't be Zephyr, can it?! He actually came too!"
"And that guy, I recognize him! I saw him during the Monster Country Federation's live broadcast; he just sat in a chair and never made a move!"
A pirate who had watched the live broadcast pointed at Zechien and shouted in horror.
Whitebeard looked at the several people who had suddenly appeared before him, his eyes filled with seriousness.
If this went wrong, the Whitebeard Pirates might become just a memory.
"Hahaha! Garp, Zephyr! Long time no see! Where's Sengoku? Why didn't he come?!"
Whitebeard said to Garp and Zephyr with a hearty laugh.
"Hahaha! Newgate! It has been a long time. I just heard Marco's suggestion, and I think it's a good one!"
"Don't you want to consider it carefully?!"
Garp also laughed heartily as he replied loudly to Whitebeard.
Hearing Garp's words, Whitebeard glanced at all the people present whom he had adopted as sons.
Except for Ace, who had gone to pursue Blackbeard, all other core members were here.
"Old man! No matter what decision you make, I will follow you to the end!"
Marco said to Whitebeard with a determined expression.
"That's right! Old man's decision is our decision!"
"Yes, Old man!"
Looking at his sons who gazed at him with firm determination, Whitebeard's heart warmed.
Then, as if letting go of something, he showed a relieved smile and shouted loudly to everyone present:
"Hahaha! I, Edward Newgate, in the name of the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, declare!"
"The Whitebeard Pirates are officially disbanded starting today…"