"I never thought it would end like this. Magellan, after all our battles, you win this one."
Shiryu, having reverted from his elemental wooden form, knelt on one knee. His beloved sword, Raiu, was broken in two.
His head, shoulders, spine, and other parts of his body were covered in deep purple venom.
There was no doubt who was responsible-
The current Vice Warden of Impel Down, Magellan, standing before him!
Even after eating the Mori Mori no Mi, Shiryu still lost to his rival and old partner by a narrow margin.
After all, poison-type always had an advantage over plant-type.
"This wasn't a contest. You betrayed justice… this is the consequence you deserve."
Magellan coldly produced Seastone Handcuffs, shackling Shiryu's hands and feet, his voice cold:
"You won't escape this time."
"Hmph~ I have no regrets."
Shiryu wasn't being a sore loser… he truly meant it.
Compared to spending a lifetime in the sunless sewer that was Impel Down, the last two years had been incredibly exciting.
A pity he couldn't see what treasure was hidden on the legendary final island, Laugh Tale.
Boom-
The giant Nika, holding thunder and lightning like a massive axe that could split the heavens, brought it down fiercely upon Blackbeard.
Blackbeard gritted his teeth, barely holding on, and retaliated with a punch.
Boom—
The atmosphere shattered, countless cracks rapidly spreading through the air.
Endless tremor power and lightning power converged, then exploded together.
One-third of Onigashima's surface area was pulverized.
Cough!
Finally, Blackbeard was the first to falter.
Feeling a sweet taste in his throat, he spat out a mouthful of blood, falling from the sky.
"Gomu Gomu no- Mogura Pistol!"
At the last moment before hitting the ground, Nika activated his Awakened fruit ability.
He turned the ground rubbery, and his body bounced upon impact like a trampoline.
Compared to Blackbeard, who was physically exhausted, the equally weary Nika beat his own chest twice fiercely.
The thump-thump sound, like a drumbeat, echoed over Onigashima once more.
Nika, whose face had aged due to extreme fatigue, actually returned to his original state within seconds!
No matter the consumption, as long as the [Drums of Liberation] heartbeat sounded, he would recover!
"This ability is just too unreasonable?!"
Blackbeard, who had finally managed to get up from the ground, wiped blood from his forehead and cursed loudly.
His current feeling was that of a hardcore grinder encountering a pay-to-win player, no, a cheat engine user!
He was about to secure victory, the opponent was down to a sliver of health, then he heard a 'ding' sound and the opponent was back at full health.
How was he supposed to fight that!?
"Too unreasonable."
Even Jin couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.
Although Blackbeard was an utter scumbag, even Jin felt a bit sorry for him at this moment.
After all, who doesn't hate cheaters in games?
After watching for a while, Jin felt that unless one used overwhelming force to instantly behead Nika, winning against him seemed genuinely difficult.
After all, hearing the heartbeat restored him to full health.
'Damn, even Saiyans weren't this exaggerated.'
'It was like having Senzu beans mod installed in his body.'
"You're finished, Teach!"
The reincarnated Ace landed behind Teach at this moment.
Ace had also noticed that Jin had lost interest in this fight.
So naturally, he wouldn't interfere again.
Clearly, Ace's guess was correct.
But... the situation wasn't very optimistic for Nika's side either.
Zephyr and Kuzan from the new Revolutionary Army, along with Issho, Sakazuki, and others from the Marines, had already captured the vast majority of the pirates during the earlier chaos.
This included not only members of the Blackbeard Pirates Alliance, but also many from the Straw Hat Grand Alliance.
As long as they were pirates, they would not be spared.
In this regard, Koala truly achieved impartiality.
She had no interest in following her childhood friend's example of playing favorites.
Not to mention Sabo had largely died because of that.
"Huff... Huff..."
Teach struggled to his feet, turned to face the reincarnated Ace, spread his hands wide, and grinned:
"Never thought the one to settle things with me in the end would be you, Ace. But that's fine too."
Marco, Vista, and the others had also been handcuffed by the Admirals.
But their eyes remained fixed on the center of the battlefield.
Even if they were certain they would spend the rest of their lives in prison, they had to witness Teach's death with their own eyes.
It was their final wish.
And Koala was gracious enough to signal Kuzan and the others not to take them away just yet, letting them watch.
"Flame Commandment: Flame Emperor!!!"
Ace crossed his arms, spiral flames like mosquito coils covered the ground at his feet.
He reached down with his right hand and lifted a small sun.
"Zehahaha! Liberation!"
As if two sides of the same coin, Blackbeard didn't choose to use the Gura Gura no Mi's power.
Instead, it was as if a mirror stood between him and Ace… He raised a dark sun.
Darkness and flame collided once again at this moment.
Just like their battle on Banaro Island two years ago!
However, perhaps because Nika had drained 90% of Blackbeard's stamina, or perhaps because the reincarnated body provided Ace with infinite energy, this time, the sun overpowered the darkness.
Amid the blazing flames, Blackbeard could feel his life rapidly fading away.
In just a few seconds, Blackbeard staggered, his face a mix of sorrow and joy… joy for the exhilarating fight, sorrow for the end of his life.
"Zehahaha! Zehahaha! This ending... isn't so bad! Zehahaha!"
"Ace! Losing to a dead you... let's call it a draw! Let's have another match in the next life! Zehahaha!"
"A man's dreams... never end!!!"
...
"Judge their crimes individually. After all, some were forced into piracy. Analyze the specific circumstances… we can't lump everyone together."
While escorting the pirates onto the warships, Koala looked up at Sakazuki, who was twice her height again, and said.
"I'm not the Fleet Admiral anymore. Talk to this guy about it."
Sakazuki left only these words, then grabbed one of the Blackbeard Pirates' remnants, Burgess, and boarded a warship.
Kuzan walked over at this time.
"Sakazuki said he doesn't want to be Fleet Admiral anymore. Sengoku-san also told me..."
When mentioning this topic, even Kuzan couldn't help but sigh at life's unpredictability.
"Going around in circles, the Fleet Admiral's position ends up back in your hands. Congratulations."
Koala smiled and offered her blessings.
"Still feel a bit undeserving. Your man just criticized me for not putting in effort during the Summit War but being eager to compete for Fleet Admiral."
Kuzan scratched the back of his head.
Koala chuckled wryly, 'That did sound like something he would say.'
At this time, Issho brought another group of pirates onto the warship.
The Straw Hat Pirates!
"Them... how should they be sentenced?"
Seeing the Straw Hats, Kuzan's expression was complicated.
He had dealt with the Straw Hat Pirates many times before.
He also knew their situation was rather special.
"I don't have the special feelings for them that Sabo did. I'll judge based on the actual facts."
Koala said calmly:
"Although they indeed didn't commit heinous acts like Blackbeard, simply releasing a large number of criminals from Impel Down, indirectly causing worldwide chaos, makes them undeniably responsible."
"The captain will probably get about twenty years. The other crew members might get between five to ten years."
Kuzan rubbed his chin, "Alright. But Garp-san will probably be very sad."
Sabo was dead, his grandson was in prison.
And Ace was about to return to the afterlife.
Even with the World Government overthrown, Kuzan didn't think the old man would be happy.
"Hmph~ If it weren't for his many military achievements, I'd be tempted to send him to a military tribunal myself."
Koala pursed her lips.
Just the fact that he, as a Marine Vice Admiral, secretly adopted the son of the Pirate King was enough to land Garp in prison.
Garp's actions might seem like saving a life.
But did he ever consider that it was precisely because he adopted Ace that the government massacred infants and pregnant women born that year?
You saved one person but caused the deaths of thousands of innocents.
So Roger's child's life matters, but the lives of ordinary people's children don't?
If not for Garp's immense past contributions, Koala would really like to lock him up too.
"Don't you go doing something you shouldn't because of personal feelings."
Koala was genuinely worried Kuzan might follow his teacher's example in this regard.
Such a thing must not happen a second time.
After the new World Government is established, she only wants to accomplish three things:
Fairness! Fairness! And goddamn fairness!
...
"Are you taking these people with you?"
After finishing the pirate escort business, Koala ran to the other side of Onigashima to meet her lover.
Aside from Nami, Hancock, and the other women, a few new faces had gathered around Jin-
The Beasts Pirates!
Well, Jin planned to take these guys back to the Naruto World.
"Yeah. After all, you know the situation in Konoha. We're short on top-tier combat power. The front lines are strained, so it's perfect to take these guys for labor."
Jin pointed a finger at the zoo crew.
The All-Stars and the Tobiroppo inwardly grumbled about his bluntness.
But they dared not voice their anger.
If they objected, they would be sent to Impel Down right now along with the Straw Hats and Blackbeard Pirates' remnants.
"She... seems to be from the Straw Hat crew, right?"
Koala noticed Carina standing between Jin and Nami and blinked a couple of times.
"How do you think the Beasts Pirates found that woman Shinobu? A ninja's ability to slip away is top-notch."
Jin asked back with amusement.
Koala's eyes widened, "So you were the one who betrayed the Straw Hats!?"
Nami was also speechless.
'First, she betrayed me, now she betrayed Luffy and the others.'
'Carina really had a habit of betrayal.'
Carina stuck out her tongue playfully, "I'm only 20. I just want to survive. What's wrong with that?"
Actually, after surviving at Gran Tesoro and joining the Straw Hat Pirates, Carina did consider spending the rest of her life with this crew.
After all, the atmosphere on the Straw Hat ship was quite good.
But, after the Straw Hat Grand Alliance formed, they still wanted to pick a fight with Jin.
That's when Carina started thinking about slipping away.
And when she discovered Jin in Wano, Carina became even more certain of this idea.
So she secretly approached Jin and, at his request, sold out Shinobu, the Juku Juku no Mi User, to him, securing her current freedom.
"Hey! Wait! I forgot something!"
Just as Jin was about to leave with the Beasts Pirates' top executives, Kaido suddenly slapped his forehead and walked towards the Wano's samurai group.
After some discussion, Koala ultimately recommended Tama as the new female Shogun of Wano.
It was no exaggeration to say that without her using her ability to help Ace and Oden regain control of their bodies, the Straw Hat Grand Alliance would have been finished long before the Five Elders intervened.
Jin had no objection to this.
As long as that bastard Momonosuke didn't benefit, it was fine.
And just as Jin remembered Momonosuke, he saw Kaido quickly returning, holding something in his hand.
'Wow!'
'Wasn't that Momonosuke?'
'Oh, right, it's Kozuki Momoko now.'
"I want to take this kid with me. Is that okay?"
When Kaido said this, he smacked his lips, a look of endless aftertaste on his face.
"...Whatever makes you happy."
Jin had no comment.
After all, he had gotten something from Kaido too, so he should grant this small request.
Jin glanced at Yamato, who was staring wide-eyed at the Seraphim, S-Snake.
Yamato, who is over two meters tall, currently looked like a curious child.
She seemed more like 6 years old than 26.
But the guess was correct.
Yamato's mental age really was only 6 now.
Jin had Pudding erase all of Yamato's memories related to reading Oden's diary from age 6 onward.
Originally, Pudding thought deleting so much at once was risky.
But there was no choice.
It was simply because ever since Yamato was 6, her mind had been occupied with only one thought: 'How to become Kozuki Oden'.
It was as if she had been possessed by Oden.
Fortunately, after deleting all those memories, she didn't become mentally disabled.
She just regressed to her 6-year-old mental state.
Speaking of which, if someone were to have intimate relations with her now, would that be considered illegal?
Her body is 26, but her mental age is only 6.
As they were about to leave, Orochimaru raised a hand to release the Impure World Reincarnation.
On Tsuru's warship, a smiling Ace bid his final farewell to Marco and the others.
Sabo was dead, Luffy was in prison, but his revenge was accomplished.
This resurrection journey had its pains and joys.
But in the very end, he concluded this journey with a smile.