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Listening to Momonosuke's speech, everyone was silent, as if it was the first time they saw such a side of Momonosuke.
"If this is what you think in your heart, Momo, then that's fine, but I will never surrender to this guy!"
Looking at Luffy's refusal and the silent retainers, Momonosuke felt a strong sense of disappointment this time.
"Why!" Momonosuke yelled.
"Stop it, Young Master Momonosuke! It's us who failed to protect you for our lord. We are all criminals! But please don't say anything about begging for mercy. This is not only a shame as a samurai, but also a shame to our lord and the Kozuki family!"
Kin'emon interrupted Momonosuke's words, and at this moment, he only felt that the pain in his heart was far greater than the pain in his body.
Wano! Lady Toki and Princess Hiyori! And the destruction of the Kozuki house and the fall of Zou!
This guy in front of him has taken away almost everything that Lord Oden owned!
And such a villain - Momonosuke, who was supposed to avenge Oden... The young master they supported actually begged the enemy for mercy in order to survive.
In this situation, they would have no face to see Oden even in the afterlife.
Feeling all kinds of inner voices through Observation Haki, Alex couldn't help laughing. "It's worth it that I came here personally. It really is a good show. Right, Toki."
Hearing this name, the Red Scabbard samurai and Momonosuke were taken aback, and despite the terrifying oppression on their bodies, they desperately raised their heads and looked in Alex's direction.
As Alex's voice fell, several figures came out of the portal one after another.
Two of the figures have very similar faces, just like twins, but they can still be distinguished from their behavior - one gentle and one lively.
Looking at those two stunning figures, Kin'emon and others shouted in unison: "Princess Hiyori! Lady Toki!"
Although they looked almost the same, this time, the veteran warriors completely distinguished the identities of the two.
Even though they were excited, they were still horrified, because Lady Toki's beautiful appearance was still exactly the same as 20 years ago except for the change in her attire!
Could it be that Lady Toki also traveled through twenty years like them?
The Red Scabbards didn't know the truth, but as retainers, they finally saw their lord's wife and daughter again!
"Mother!"
Momonosuke couldn't help shouting. From all the things he had been through, to feeling the disappointment of his retainers and friends before, as if he had suffered all the grievances, he just wanted to return to his mother's warm embrace like before.
At the same time, Momonosuke couldn't help but feel a little secretly happy. Since his mother had also come here, he was more likely to be able to survive.
"Kin'emon... Kawamatsu... Raizo..."
When Toki read the names of these former retainers, every warrior below who was mentioned couldn't hide their tears.
After silently reading all the Red Scabbards, Toki had a feeling that twenty years had passed, and even recalled the meeting with Alex at that time, and his proposal.
The spontaneous sense of happiness made Toki couldn't help stroking her lower abdomen, and then looked at Momonosuke.
This is different from the retainers. Momonosuke, who was directly aged into an adult, did not arouse Toki's maternal sympathy, but only made her feel helpless toward the bad taste of the person beside her.
"Momonosuke?"
"Mother!"
Listening to Toki's faint call, Momonosuke felt that he had returned to the happiest time and responded eagerly with excited crying.
It's just that the drama of mother and child reuniting after many years didn't happen as expected. Toki shook her head and said, "No, I am no longer your mother now."
The pupils of the Red Scabbards and Momonosuke immediately widened, but Toki ignored it, and then said with cruel words without any mercy: "I have already given up everything about the past, about Kozuki Oden. So whether it's Kozuki, Kin'emon, you... and Momonosuke, are just strangers to me now. I don't want to say more about the rest."
"That's right, I've already said it."
Hiyori then added the final blow: "These are just the past. For me and mother now, they are all useless things, and useless things can be discarded... Besides, I don't want to have such an incompetent waste of a brother. The child in mother's arms is the new family that I acknowledge."
As soon as she finished speaking, Hiyori suddenly felt a pain in her abdomen, but without thinking about it, she knew that it must be caused by her mother, so she hurriedly let go of her arm and turned to Alex.
As Hiyori thought, Toki just thought that this girl was going too far at this moment, and she really dared to say anything to cater to Alex's twisted amusement.
But she thought so in her heart. When she saw Alex deliberately open his other arm, Toki still honestly leaned forward.
"Alex!"
"How dare you defile Lady Toki! Absolutely! I will absolutely kill you!"
"Even if I die, I will never let you go as a vengeful spirit!"
"Lady Toki! How can you face Oden and Young Master Momonosuke!"
Several roars sounded one after another, and the strong emotions even directly surpassed Luffy's initial outburst.
Alex looked down with a faint smile at the furious Straw Hat Pirates and Red Scabbard warriors, and Momonosuke who was completely stunned by the facts.
"Since this is the case, I will give you a chance to come at me together."
Alex's index finger flicked again, and the gravitational pressure imposed on that space was immediately released.
As soon as the restrictions on their bodies disappeared, almost at the same time, everyone used all their strength to attack the area where Alex was.
Alex let go of his protective hold on Hiyori and Toki, and drew out Akazakura.
The gap that was already like a chasm didn't even require Alex to use his full strength - just a few dozen times the increase plus Haki-infused sword power.
The power of one cut!
Except for Momonosuke, all the protagonists who stepped forward were killed by a single blow in an instant.
Under the blood, there was only one intact straw hat slowly falling in the pool of blood.
In this way, everything was over - the unstable factors that didn't belong to this era.
"For the sake of you performing a good show for me, I won't make a move against you."
Alex looked at the sluggish Momonosuke, and then returned to the portal with Toki and Hiyori.
Momonosuke, who reacted, immediately collapsed.
Both happy and sad, he covered his face.
He actually survived!
It's just that mother and Hiyori... and everyone had completely left him...
"You don't think you'll survive, do you?"
The voice of mockery sounded in front of Momonosuke, and he was so frightened that his hair stood on end and he sat up immediately.
Click!
And a pistol was right against his head after sitting up. York said with a smile on her face, "Although the lord said he won't shoot, it doesn't mean I won't shoot~"
Momonosuke's horrified eyes widened. Before he could say anything...
Only a gunshot was heard, and he finally fell to the ground.
The next day, a piece of news quickly spread throughout the world through newspapers.
In July of Eternal Year One, the destruction of the Straw Hat Fleet announced that the remnants of the great pirate era were finally eliminated, and it also symbolized that the hundreds of years of history in the pirate profession would enter a stage of thorough cleanup.
And this was an ambitious goal that neither the World Government nor the Marines had ever achieved.
All of a sudden, the sea boiled!
Numerous people even more praised and recognized the greatness of the new regime.
Although Revolutionary Army leader Dragon had some emotional fluctuations, he finally remained silent as Alex thought, since this incident involved some greedy Revolutionary Army members.
In the end, after Alex's pressure and the decisions of several corps commanders, the Revolutionary Army serving the people was disbanded, and the leader, Dragon, also returned to East Blue and began to live in seclusion.
And several corps chiefs entered the Eternal Kingdom after the civil examination a few years later, thinking that they could better realize the concept of serving the people through the Eternal Kingdom.
Eternal Year Ten.
After York completely obtained all the abilities and knowledge of the main body from Vegapunk, the new technology she developed quickly brought a new look to the world ruled by Alex.
Although ships were still the mainstream of travel, new tools such as powered vessels and energy spacecraft gradually began to be used.
At the same time, outstanding talents were almost concentrated in the Eternal Kingdom. More and more new policies and innovations were benefiting from the central government, and the world was constantly developing toward a glorious era in Alex's hands.
As for the problem of resources, after York began to conduct research with Caesar and Comps, she slowly obtained the eternal energy that Vegapunk had been seeking.
As for whether this would cause competition, maybe there would be, but in front of Alex, who could suppress them with bare hands, he didn't even need to take action.
After all, the retainers who had reached longevity through pure gold could achieve immortality with the surgical ability of continuous regeneration.
What's more, since Alex achieved the immortal surgery, this era was just like its name - only the word "eternal."
But it may be a matter of interest that Alex needs to think about for the future.
Although his current interest was still being pampered at night, and then watching various women compete for his favor - Yamato, Hancock, Nami, Carina and Nojiko, the combination of Black Maria, Shirahoshi, and even Hiyori and Toki, who completely disrupted relationships, and so on.
Of course, there were also daily child-rearing activities that had begun in recent years.
But after all, this world had been completely controlled by him. Without new challenges, sooner or later it would gradually feel boring.
Immediately afterward, as if sensing Alex's thoughts...
On a certain day after several years, the long-lost system reappeared in Alex's mind.
There, Alex once again gained the ability to rewrite fate, and possessed the ability to break through the barrier of worlds.
As a result, greed and desire were nourished again, and Alex began to lead the entire world of the Eternal Kingdom to launch a crusade toward new worlds.
Until every world reached by their target becomes eternal.