One Piece: Initially tricked into joining the Marines by Garp

Chapter 80 Public Execution?

A piercing sound came from the Den Den Mushi.

All the naval personnel present couldn't help but frown.

Sengoku said in a deep voice, "Blackbeard, if you have something to say, say it; if you have something to say, spit it out."

"If you dare to pollute our ears with your awful laughter again, then... I will send my general to arrest you and imprison you in the underwater prison."

Upon hearing this, Blackbeard's laughter abruptly stopped.

Meanwhile, on a small island, Blackbeard wiped away non-existent cold sweat and chuckled sheepishly, "Sengoku, I've brought you good news today!"

"Besides, I am now a Shichibukai, a title given to me by your World Government."

Sengoku, perhaps not wanting to hear Blackbeard's voice, quickly interrupted, "Alright, enough nonsense!"

"Hahaha, then I'll tell you my biggest secret!"

Although the marines were confused, they remained silent and waited quietly for Blackbeard's voice.

"Zehahaha, Pirate King, the bloodline of Gol D. Roger still exists in the world."

"How about that? Isn't this news shocking enough?"

However, the officers and soldiers in the office were eerily quiet at that moment. The next second, Lieutenant General He, who had been silent all along, spoke up and retorted: "Impossible!"

"Back then, our navy searched Roger's hometown thoroughly, leaving no stone unturned!"

"Blackbeard, you bastard, how dare you deceive the Navy?"

The threat was palpable, but Blackbeard on the other end of the phone scoffed, "Although Chief of Staff Crane is right."

"But in fact, the bloodline of that Pirate King does exist in the world, and I was shocked when I heard this news."

"And the bloodline of that Pirate King was officially delivered to the World Government today!"

"Surprised? Unexpected?"

Sengoku's expression remained unchanged. Instead, he asked, "Are you saying that Fire Fist Ace is Gol D. Roger's son?"

"Hahaha, that's right, that's right."

"We won't charge you this time; the World Government has already paid!"

"I'm really looking forward to this. See you next time!"

As soon as Blackbeard finished speaking, the Den Den Mushi signal was abruptly cut off.

At this moment, Rorschach looked around and saw that everyone's face was pale.

The atmosphere was eerily quiet, like the calm before a storm.

Rorschach activated his power, instantly creating two chairs. He handed one to Gion and sat down on the other.

They haven't been speaking for so long, don't they find it quiet!

After an unknown amount of time, Sengoku looked at Garp and said softly, "You know everything?"

Garp paused for a moment, then nodded.

This single nod seemed to have exhausted all of Garp's strength, leaving him completely slumped.

"Brubrubru, brubrubru!"

The Den Den Mushi on the table suddenly rang. Sengoku answered it immediately, and a dignified voice came through the receiver, "Sengoku, have you received the message from Blackbeard?"

"Yes, I understand!"

"And what about the accuracy of that information?"

"It's a good match, confirming that Fire Fist Ace is indeed a descendant of the Pirate King Gol D. Roger!"

The voice on the other end stopped abruptly, as if deep in thought. A short while later, the voice came again, "Since it is Roger's bloodline, the World Government will not allow it to exist in the world."

"We don't want to see another Pirate King like Gol D. Roger."

"Pass down the notice: a public execution will take place in one month!"

Sengoku paused for a moment, then nodded. "Okay!"

"Kachcha!"

Because the Den Den Mushi's amplification function was so effective, almost everyone in the office could hear their conversation.

Luo Xia's eyes widened slightly. What had he just heard?

They actually heard that Fire Fist Ace was to be publicly executed?

Although he already knew, what he knew was completely different from what he actually heard.

……

About an hour later, in the naval conference room, many high-ranking naval officers and generals were seated.

Then Luo Xia sat down next to Zhiyuan.

Rorschach looked around and yawned out of boredom.

Sengoku, seated in the main seat, solemnly announced, "Today, the Navy received shocking news!"

"The bloodline of King Gol D. Roger still exists in the world!"

The once quiet conference room instantly became noisy.

Luo Xia looked around and found that everyone was either plain-looking or had fierce-looking faces, and the discussion was incredibly noisy.

Luo Xia twitched the corner of his mouth, thinking to himself, "Could these marines be the old monk's mood-building squad?"

"Attending just one meeting must cost at least ten thousand Berries!"

"Knock knock knock!" Zhan Guo tapped on the table.

"Alright, quiet!"

"We also learned the specific reason. At that time, the Navy searched carefully, but they could not find any news about the child."

"The reason is simple: Portgas D. Rourke gave birth to Fire Fist Ace after she was pregnant for twenty months."

"In order to evade the Navy's search, she hid Fire Fist Ace inside her stomach for a year and three months."

"In the end, Fire Fist Ace gave birth, but she died from exhaustion!"

When Sengoku finished speaking, the navy present was in an uproar.

The Warring States period was speaking with great enthusiasm, but Luo Xia paid no attention.

Instead, Krosha began studying his space-time fruit.

A flash of light appeared in Luo Xia's hand, and a rice cracker instantly appeared in his palm.

Rorschach extended his fingers, his fingertips possessing the power of space.

Rorschach drew a square in the air.

Suddenly, a small door opened out from the square in front of them.

Luo Xia's eyes lit up, and he immediately put the senbei he had just synthesized into it.

Rorschach looked around, and the next second, the senbei that had been put in suddenly appeared above Sengoku's head.

The senbei landed directly on the table in front of Sengoku.

Luo Xia swallowed hard, then immediately lowered his head, pretending to be busy with something, but in reality, he was extremely flustered.

The appearance of a rice cracker caused Sengoku, who had been speaking passionately, to stop talking and stare blankly at the rice cracker.

Sengoku frowned and asked, "Rorschach, I'm talking, don't bother me!"

Luo Xia swallowed hard. He didn't want to raise his head and be seen by everyone, so he kept his head down.

Luo Xia cursed Sengoku inwardly, "Damn Sengoku, I don't want to give it to you. I want to give it to the old man. Who told you to eat it?"

"You dare to scold me? You're really something!"

Of course, Rorschach never dared to say these words aloud.

"Ahem, now let's talk about our preparations over the past month!"

"First, dispatch the Navy to summon the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

"Secondly, if Whitebeard gets news of Portgas D. Ace's capture, he will definitely come to his rescue."

"Even when we announced that we would publicly execute Fire Fist Ace, this old guy still dared to directly challenge us to war."

"Then we should also prepare to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates, and even prepare to leave this man, who is known as the strongest man on the sea, behind forever!" Sengoku said in a low voice.