T Bone's body had been collected long ago, and now he was lying quietly in the cabin of the warship. The blood on his clothes had turned dark red, some from the mutated animal, and some from his own.
And T Bone's knight sword was collected by Akainu and brought with him.
What few people know is that before Akainu got the Mag-Mag Fruit, he was also a good swordsman.
It was just that the Mag-Mag Fruit was too powerful, so he gave up the swordsmanship he had practiced so hard.
Now it seems, Akainu is going to pick up his sword again.
… … …
A few days later.
With the help of the World Government, what happened in Water 7 spread all over the world, along with the newspapers of the World Economy News.
This war that almost plunged the entire Grand Line into madness also came to an end at this time.
"The Pluton blueprint was leaked, and the Water 7 war ended with the death of the legendary pirate, Shiki the Golden Lion!"
"The two admirals fought with Golden Lion for several days and nights and finally killed him!"
"Lionheart White Knight Gawain responded to the call of the Marines and fought countless pirates in the Water 7 in the name of Vice-Admiral of the Marines, showing the strength of the warlord!"
"Lionheart White Knight Gawain! The man closest to the four emperors!"
… … …
Sabaody Archipelago.
In Shakky's Rip-off Bar, everyone was talking about the battle that happened in Water 7.
The crowd was full of passionate chatter.
Those who had never experienced the war in person spoke with great seriousness, as if they were at the center of the battlefield and had witnessed the entire battle.
Only Rayleigh sat in the corner as usual.
The wine jug in his hand stopped at his mouth and did not move for a long time. All he could see was the blond figure who had died but still stood proudly in the center of the battlefield.
"Even you, the extremely arrogant guy, have passed away?"
Rayleigh murmured.
Decades have passed, and the hatred at the beginning is no longer worth mentioning to him, but witnessing the end of this extremely unruly man, he still felt a little sad.
But when Rayleigh noticed the smile on the face of Golden Lion, he knew that Golden Lion should have no regrets in losing this time.
"This doesn't look like the expression he would have if he were defeated by the Marines."
Rayleigh's eyes moved down, and he noticed the hideous sword wound on the chest of Golden Lion. A man who was also mentioned in the news suddenly appeared in Rayleigh's mind.
"If I remember correctly, that guy is also from the East Blue, right?!"
"Lionheart White Knight, the one who took the lion's heart… So that's it? At this age, he has surpassed us old guys?!"
"It's a pity that you are not the one Roger is waiting for."
"However, in such an era, there are such outstanding young people rising up, as expected..."
"Am I old?!"
"Hahahahahahahaha..."
The loud laughter resounded throughout the bar.
A group of half-drunk and half-awake drinkers glanced at Rayleigh, thinking that he was just an ordinary drunk old man, and ignored him, turning around to discuss what had happened in the Water 7 again.
Only Shakky, who was sitting in the corner, looked at Rayleigh with an indescribable complex meaning in her eyes.
… … …
Through the tricks of the World Government, Rayleigh was not the only one who saw the truth.
At this moment, in the New World.
Ignoring the advice of the nurse beside him, Whitebeard raised his head and drank the liquor in the glass.
His whole body seemed to relax at this moment, and he slowly closed his eyes, leaned on the sofa, and let the sea breeze blow.
"Gu ra ra ra ra!"
"Chance!"
Amid Whitebeard's chuckle, a figure wrapped in flames rushed out from the corner and smashed Whitebeard with a heavy punch.
"Fire Fist!"
The blazing flames exploded on the ship.
Before the smug smile on the face of the boy, Ace, took shape, an arm broke through the flames and reached in.
Whitebeard disintegrated Ace's attack with just hand finger.
Ace was knocked away, broke through the fence of the pirate ship, and fell into the sea.
Plop!
After an obvious sound of falling into the water, a burst of laughter spread on the deck.
"Hahaha!"
"This idiot, how many times has this happened?!"
"Our pops is invincible, how could you easily sneak attack him?!"
"This excessive persistence is really silly and cute!"
In the corner, a tall figure, but with several missing teeth, Blackbeard, who looked like a good guy, waved his hand to stop everyone's jokes: "Don't say that Ace is still very strong."
"Teach, you should stop being the good guy."
Thatch sat aside with a relaxed smile on his face: "With that guy's personality, it will probably take a long time for him to realize the gap between himself and Pops."
"Zehahaha!"
Blackbeard laughed twice, without the heroic attitude of stepping on the corpse of Whitebeard and ascending to the throne of the emperor a few years later.
His expression suddenly changed: "No, the Devil Fruit users can't swim!"
Blackbeard jumped into the sea without hesitation, and after a while, he grabbed Ace, who had lost consciousness, and returned to the deck.
Even though he was soaked, Blackbeard still checked Ace's condition first.
He hesitated for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, licked his lips, and leaned down to prepare artificial respiration for Ace.
"Wait!"
Ace suddenly woke up and spat out a large mouthful of seawater, but did not look at Whitebeard at first.
Instead, he turned his head and looked at Blackbeard with lingering fear, and hurriedly said: "No need! It's not a big problem! There's no need!"
Such a panicked posture caused a burst of laughter from the crowd.
Ace sat on the deck, his expression was a little angry, but he felt unprecedented relief in his heart.
Even if he was reluctant to admit it, Whitebeard's ship gave him a feeling he had never had before.
It was like the feeling when he was with Luffy and Sabo.
"Hey, Ace."
Whitebeard tilted his head, propped up his chin with one hand, and looked at Ace: "White Knight, no, what kind of existence is Lionheart White Knight Gawain?!"
"Lionheart White Knight Gawain?!"
Ace was stunned, and just as he was about to answer, he remembered his current identity as a prisoner. He turned his head and said with an unhappy face: "Why should I answer your question?!"
Whitebeard did not feel offended at all. He looked at Ace with a smile on his face and said: "Just consider it as the cost of being on my ship during this period."
"Hmph!"
Ace pouted: "That guy was offered a bounty at the same time as me, and was later invited by the World Government while he was still in the East Blue to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
"It is said that Gawain was a knight of a certain kingdom, because of something..."
"Right!"
Ace's eyes lit up, and he turned to look at his companion Deuce, who was also a captive of Whitebeard, and said: "Deuce!"
"Do you remember? The movie you said last time that you wrote a novel based on, that one..."
Deuce's old face blushed: "I… I don't know what you are talking about!"
"Stop pretending!"