The head held in the hand of the rebel leader was that of the king who ruled this country. On the blood-stained face, there was still a look of disbelief and a profound sense of despair.
"Hahahaha!"
Roa instantly burst into laughter. It was no longer just a simple laugh; he was roaring, cackling, and laughing his guts out.
"Did you hear that, Whitebeard? Now you're the enemies of this country!"
"Hahahaha!"
Loki, who had roughly figured out what was happening, also laughed out loud. "So, now we have to protect this country, right?"
"You're a smart kid, Loki!" Roa said in admiration, still laughing. "What we have to do now is to drive the despicable invaders out of this country!"
"What have you done!!"
The earth and sky shook. Whitebeard's roar once again rattled the world. The sky became blurry, the ground shattered, and the sea surged like it was boiling.
"Whoa!"
Loki shrieked. His body was shaking violently, making him feel numb all over. "What a monstrous guy!"
He was already no less powerful than his father, was he? Could another one of Rocks' subordinates be this strong too?
But even in his fury, Whitebeard didn't attack the rebels. He just roared in question, "Why would you do this! Wasn't he good enough to you!"
Even though they had initiated the rebellion, and the previous battle had caused a large number of casualties, they weren't held accountable in the end!
"How many times do we have to repeat ourselves? Because you're hindering this country's development!" The rebel leader's aura was now not a bit weaker than Whitebeard's. "Why do you think our secret expansion went so smoothly? Why were so many people willing to support us? Why were we able to so easily win over the military officers and even make the army defect?"
"Because everyone is yearning for change!!"
Whitebeard's furious expression suddenly froze, and his body trembled almost imperceptibly.
"After seeing the world of light, no one can endure the darkness! You've only wanted to maintain the past, but who's willing to live a life of unchanging poverty forever?"
"Whitebeard! We represent this country now!" The rebel leader roared. "And you, what right do you have to stop this country from becoming better! Aren't you too arrogant?!"
This feels good!
Roa felt refreshed. The foreshadowing was successfully redeemed! This is the value of a foreshadowing king!
Whitebeard's pupils trembled. So, had they become the enemies of this country now?
"Pops?"
Marco and the other members of the Whitebeard Pirates also looked confused. What should they do now? Who was the enemy of this country, and who were their friends? What should they do?
They really didn't know what to do, so they instinctively looked at their most respected Pops, waiting for his decision. And Whitebeard was also in a daze.
So, he was now standing on the opposite side of this country? And Roa had become the savior that these guys were cheering to welcome?
"Whitebeard!"
The rebel leader let out a final roar toward Whitebeard. "This country doesn't welcome you! Get out!!"
"Hahahahaha! This is just too much fun!"
Loki couldn't stop laughing. "He was so adamant about protecting this country, but in the end, he was abandoned by the very country he wanted to protect!"
"How pitiful?"
Teach also said mockingly, "Can a man as strong as Whitebeard be abandoned?"
"He's like a clown!"
Doflamingo laughed strangely. "Now there's no meaning to the battle. What's he going to do now?"
"Don't be careless."
Although Dylan also had a slight smile on his face, his tone showed no sign of relaxation. He said seriously, "Be careful of Whitebeard acting out of desperation."
"Zehahaha! Dylan, don't you get it?" Teach laughed. "There won't be another fight. We've already won!"
Without the premise of risking his life for this island, could Whitebeard still fight to the death with all his beloved sons?
"Speaking of which, something seems off, doesn't it?" Moria frowned. "Could it be... Boss's doing?"
Could he really be this good at being a sycophant?
"Does it matter?"
Bege also laughed. "No matter what the method, a win is a win!"
He didn't care, but someone else did.
"Roa!"
The roar once again shook the heavens and the earth. "You're behind this, aren't you?"
Roa simply lifted his chin slightly. "You're so arrogant, Whitebeard. Are you saying that the people of this country have no right to decide the direction of their own country, and because it doesn't align with your wishes, it must be my doing?"
He was truly wronged. This time, it wasn't him who was causing trouble! All these random little things were Morgan's responsibility! He just occasionally listened to the reports.
"That's right! Whitebeard! You can't slander Lord Roa!" The rebel leader raised his weapon indignantly and pointed it at Whitebeard. "They're here to save this country!!"
"If you want to be our enemy, then you'll have to go through us first! Step over our corpses!!"
His actions seemed to inspire everyone. Everyone raised their weapons at the same time, pointing directly at all the members of the Whitebeard Pirates.
"Pops?"
Vista the Flower Sword silently gritted his teeth. "What do we do now?"
The very people they would risk everything to protect were now pointing their guns at them! Was there anything in the world more infuriating than this? How could they be so foolish! Could they not tell who was good and who was evil?
"..."
Whitebeard was silent. What more could he say now? Everything was over.
"Looks like this is the end!"
Roa snapped his fingers. "Let's go and get our spoils of war."
So, the giant snails started moving again, advancing along the shattered coast. As they actively approached, the rebels also came to meet them with joy. "Go to Lord Roa's side! Go and meet them! The change in this country starts now!"
"Damn it! They're definitely up to something!" Marco stared at the snails getting closer and closer, and at Roa standing on the head of a snail. "Pops, do we fight?"
Whitebeard also looked at Roa, his eyes filled with unspeakable anger. But could this anger be released?
However, Roa couldn't be bothered to give them another glance. He just looked at the overjoyed rebels who were coming to meet them. "You've worked hard. Now, take us to take over this country."
"Yes, Lord Roa!" The rebel leader was so excited he couldn't control himself. "We've been waiting for this day for too long! Now, please come and change this country!!"
Roa glanced at this guy. According to Morgan, this guy wasn't one of them; he just genuinely believed that after the Disaster Company came, this country would usher in an unprecedented change.
"Roa, don't be so arrogant!!"
Roa's attitude of not even putting the Whitebeard Pirates in his eyes infuriated Vista the Flower Sword. This high-ranking executive of the Whitebeard Pirates almost gritted his teeth. "Who do you think we are!"
"So," Roa finally turned his head at the words, looking at Vista with great interest. "Do you still want to fight?"
The moment he met Roa's gaze, Vista suddenly felt an indescribable fear. There seemed to be a great terror hidden in Roa's calm eyes, and cold sweat immediately trickled down his face.
Seeing that Vista didn't answer, Roa looked at Whitebeard again. "Now it's your turn to answer me, Whitebeard!"
"Fight, or not!"
Whitebeard was silent. His beloved sons were also silent. In this situation, was there still a need to fight?
"Zehahaha! It's all just a bluff! I thought you really had the guts to start a war!" Teach said with a face full of mockery, relentlessly taunting. "It turns out you only dare to talk tough?"
Subconsciously, Whitebeard looked at him. And even at this moment, Whitebeard was suddenly stunned.
That face! Could this brat be Rocks' son! Rocks' son and Harald's son...
What kind of people has this guy Roa gathered under him!
"Ha, it seems this is indeed the end."
Roa chuckled. "If you understand, then get out of my country. Oh, no, get out of my sea. Mm—"
He thought about it again, and his smile grew wider. "It's better to get out of the New World. There's no place for you anywhere in this sea."
Upon hearing this, the faces of the Whitebeard Pirates turned pale. So, this was the result?
Just as Roa said, if they left here, there would be no place for them to stand in the entire New World. This sea area had been divided by Roa and his companions. No matter which corner of this sea they went to, a battle was inevitable.
"Let's go."
With that, Roa couldn't be bothered to deal with these noblemen from the Whitebeard Pirates anymore and prepared to take over this country.
"Roa!"
But at that moment, Whitebeard suddenly roared.
"Oh?"
Roa turned his head with interest. He heard Whitebeard's angry voice, "If you dare to act wantonly on this island, I will never let you go!"
"..."
Roa paused, and then.
"Hahahaha!"
He was too lazy to answer. He just laughed and turned his head back. What a pathetic nobleman. This was just like those NTR victims whose lovers were taken by a blondie. The only thing they could do at the last moment was to talk tough to the blondie and even beg the blondie to take good care of the heroine.
Is this the joy of NTR?
Omoishiroi! (How interesting!)
Completely ignoring the members of the Whitebeard Pirates, the snails quickly crossed this broken coast and moved toward the interior of this ruined country.
Whitebeard watched them leave, and the light waves generated by the Tremor-Tremor Fruit on his bisento gathered again and again, and then dissipated again and again in frustration. Of course, he knew that this country wouldn't have a good end after falling into Roa's hands.
But, this country had already sided with Roa. Was he still going to risk the lives of all his sons for this country that didn't welcome him?
"Pops?"
Suddenly, Marco felt that Pops' back, which was taller than a mountain, had stooped a little.
"Let's go, my sons," Whitebeard finally sighed in dejection. "Leave this country."
He paused. "Let's leave the New World."
The morale of the Whitebeard Pirates instantly plummeted. In the end, could they only flee in a sorry state? There was nothing they could do. From the very beginning, this war was already lost. They could only follow behind Whitebeard and make a sorry retreat.
Loki looked back at their retreating backs, his eyes narrowed. "They look like a bunch of dogs."
"That's what you call," Roa chuckled. "A stray dog."
This time, they were literally and figuratively stray dogs. Not to mention this country, there was no place for them to settle in the entire New World.
As for whether Golden Lion Shiki and the others would team up with Whitebeard, Roa didn't worry about it at all. He didn't even care if Whitebeard wanted revenge. Which of those narrow-minded uncles and aunts would tolerate having the Whitebeard Pirates in their territory?
"Lord Roa!" The rebel leader, who was happily running alongside the giant snails, looked up, his voice filled with excitement. "This country is now in your hands!"
"In my hands?" Roa smiled. "No, in your hands."
"Eh?" The man was stunned.
"I'm not interested in ruling." Roa said with a smile. "How to govern this country is your own business. I won't get involved. I will only create the most free environment for you, so you can do whatever you want."
"Oh!!" The man's eyes lit up. "Freedom?"
Roa said with a smile, "It's a true freedom beyond your imagination."
"Can we sail freely? Can we trade with other countries?" The man asked repeatedly.
"Of course," Roa said with a smile. "All the countries in my sea area are brothers and sisters, and even Elbaf is the same."
"But as you know, I won't interfere in the internal affairs of your countries, so how far the relationship can develop depends on you."
"That's more than enough!" A look of indescribable longing appeared on the man's face. "Lord Roa! It's a good thing you came!"
That bastard Whitebeard was slandering Lord Roa after all! This adult wasn't interested in a barren country like Sphinx at all! He was going to create a truly free environment!
"By the way," Roa added. "Taxes are, of course, a must."
"Of course! You've helped us so much, we'll definitely repay you well!"
Dylan couldn't help but find this excited man a little funny. The meaning of "true freedom" was that Boss wouldn't interfere with anything in this sea area. Whether it was pirates, gangs, bandits, or wars and plundering between countries. He would leave everything to the wind!
But at the same time, the heavy taxes could not be a single cent less. Oh, and that didn't even include the mandatory cost of buying weapons. He could already foresee that this sea area would become a super-sized version of Pirate Island. The strong would prey on the weak, and there would be endless chaos.
Roa was also laughing. After all, how could a blondie care about a heroine who shows an ahegao so easily? The plot of cherishing the NTR mark as a precious thing would only appear in idol dramas, and even then, only for middle-aged women. Where do you find so many overbearing CEOs falling in love with a gold-digger who has been divorced and has a child?
In any case, with the departure of the Whitebeard Pirates, there was no longer any force in this sea area that could resist the Disaster Company. This sea area had been largely occupied by Roa.
At the same time, Roa's allies were also making gratifying progress, having largely conquered their respective territories.
At this point, the New World was basically ruled by the seven-person pirate alliance. Seven monsters had established their own empires in seven different sea areas of the New World.
The special New World edition of the World Economic Journal was the first to propose a concept. These seven monsters reigned over the New World, high and mighty, and unmatched!
Therefore, they were the
Seven Monarchs of the New World!
Roa was quite satisfied when he saw the title Morgan came up with. It was quite classy, like the Seven Princes of Hell. At least it sounded better than the Seven Emperors, which sounded like a card game.