North Blue, the Revolutionary Army's base.
"Roa and his people are searching for the teleportation arrays carved onto the various islands,"
Dragon's expression was solemn. "They want to destroy all the arrays in one fell swoop so that the Holy Knights can no longer obstruct them!"
"We absolutely cannot let them succeed so easily!"
A large part of the North Blue sea is now blockaded by Sea Kings. It would not be easy for the Holy Knights to carve new teleportation arrays.
If all those arrays are destroyed, the pirates' expansion will be unstoppable, and at least half of North Blue will fall instantly.
Although the Celestial Dragons are garbage and the Holy Knights are the worst of the worst—having already caused considerable damage in the short time they've been gathered in North Blue—
Dragon, who personally lived through that era, knows better than anyone what kind of place the seas ruled by Roa would become.
They must absolutely not let this North Blue become as "free" as that sea was back then. Everyone living in this area will descend into hell, unable to live or die.
Therefore, they can only suppress their disgust and help the World Government for now!
"But, Mr. Dragon,"
The young Revolutionary Army cadre, Trafalgar Law, spoke with a hint of reluctance. He was the son of the Frevance doctor who co-founded the Revolutionary Army with Dragon.
"We have to help the World Government..."
"I apologize, Law. We are powerless to fight Roa. So, for the sake of this sea, we can only rely on the power of the World Government right now!"
Dragon looked at Law with a hint of apology.
Both of the boy's parents were Frevance people, Frevance people who had their homes destroyed by the World Government.
His birth was not initially anticipated because Amber Lead Syndrome was passed down through generations.
But Doctor Trafalgar was busy with work and discovered his wife was pregnant too late. Hearing the baby's heartbeat inside his wife's belly, Doctor Trafalgar ultimately could not bring himself to terminate the pregnancy.
So, Law was born. Fortunately, this last descendant of the Frevance people has survived until now.
Thanks to a Devil Fruit he accidentally acquired.
Recalling his old friend who died of illness more than a decade ago, a flash of grief crossed Dragon's eyes.
If Law's ability had manifested two years earlier, his old friend wouldn't have died, and many Frevance people would have survived.
"..."
Law said nothing more.
Just silence.
He grew up in the Revolutionary Army and certainly knew that Mr. Dragon was forced into this.
After decades of development, the Revolutionary Army's strength has grown considerably, especially here in North Blue. If they wished, they could instantly incite revolutions in dozens of countries, and the number of nations they could overthrow in one go was definitely not small.
But there was no helping it. The forces currently clashing in North Blue are the strongest and second-strongest powers on this planet. Aside from the two of them, the world has no third party that can even remotely contend with them.
The well-armed Revolutionary Army is as vulnerable as an infant in front of them.
However, even knowing that this was done under duress, the resentment in his heart could not be easily eliminated.
The World Government was the ultimate culprit that led to the complete annihilation of Frevance.
"It's alright, Law,"
The young man from the Goa Kingdom in East Blue, Sabo, who was only eighteen this year, raised his hand and patted Law's shoulder. "Isn't it a good thing to let the World Government and the Pirate Alliance both suffer heavy losses?"
"Our power is simply too weak compared to either side!"
Law sighed helplessly.
"Regardless, the World Government now knows of Roa's movements,"
Dragon said gravely. "They will likely choose to turn the tables and catch the expanding pirates off guard!"
Even if Roa's fleets are destroyed, the crisis brought by the Sea Kings remains unsolved. But it's better than doing nothing.
In the palace of a certain North Blue kingdom.
"So, they want to destroy all our teleportation arrays?"
The newly appointed Commander of the Holy Knights, Figarland Shamrock, sat on the throne, wearing a heavy cloak and an ornate suit of armor, speaking calmly. "That was expected. I'm just curious, has the pirate's infiltration of North Blue reached this extent? Do they have people in every country?"
"Is this just the West Blue, or are the other seas the same?"
The man's foot rested on the corpse of the country's former king, who died not by the pirates' attack but by the hands of the Holy Knights who came to provide support.
"That Morgans fellow was probably Roa's man ages ago,"
One of the Holy Knights, Shepherd Sommers, sat cross-legged on the floor in an uninhibited manner, gorging on the piles of food in front of him. Through mouthfuls of food, he mumbled,
"No one knows how many informants that guy has developed. He finds out about news in any country worldwide almost instantly."
"He has spies inside the Marines, and supposedly,"
He paused. "He also has people inside the Government's intelligence system. Many of the Government's affairs are unilaterally transparent to him."
"He is also a despicable fellow,"
Shamrock said flatly. "But this is a good thing now. When they hide, we can't touch them. The power of the Ancient Weapons is still beyond our ability to counteract."
"Even if they are just inconsequential small fry, it's better than nothing."
In this world, which is mostly covered by ocean, who knows how many Sea Kings lurk in the deep sea.
Hundreds of thousands? Millions? Even tens of millions?
Shamrock felt a sense of heavy worry.
Roa, that monster, is an existence that even they, the Holy Knights, cannot touch.
In this world, only Imu-sama can be his enemy now.
In truth, every time they mobilized in the West Blue and North Blue, the Holy Knights were on edge, terrified that Roa would suddenly descend from the sky. He possesses the power to truly break immortality!
They really could die!
Even if Imu-sama could descend at any time, who could guarantee that no accidents would occur?
For them, the high and mighty Celestial Dragons who live lives of luxury, nothing is more important than their lives.
"Take action. Let them destroy the original teleportation arrays,"
Shamrock said calmly. "We just need to carve more!"
They had to have some military achievements, right? Otherwise, wouldn't they look utterly useless?
In the sky above North Blue.
Inside the Calamity City, Roa's palace, the monsters gathered together.
"Our people have started destroying the teleportation arrays, Boss,"
Morgans stood confidently in front of everyone, his bird face full of smiles. "If all goes as expected, the Holy Knights shouldn't be idle either, and are likely carving more arrays simultaneously."
"What's the point of all this?"
Kaido, who was participating in the meeting, twitched his mouth. "Ultimately, we still have to initiate the attack to draw them in and catch them off guard."
"Ah, you are mistaken, Mr. Kaido,"
Morgans said cheekily. "If we attack directly without doing anything else, the Holy Knights will naturally suspect a trap and might not dare to come."
"But if we let them think they can catch us off guard, that's a different story!"
"None of that matters!"
Kaido grinned. "The important thing is, we get to wreak havoc again, right?"
"Precisely."
Morgans chuckled.
"But Morgans,"
Charlotte Linlin scrutinized her old friend with interest. "When did you become Roa's lackey?"
"From the very beginning, of course!"
Morgans said without hesitation. "Linlin, the first time I met Boss at your tea party, I knew he was the man worthy of my lifelong allegiance! Speaking of which, I really have you to thank!"
That was the truth. Without Boss, it was hard to imagine how boring this world would be!
In the twenty-five years Boss was gone, Morgans felt like he was going to die of boredom several times!
"You brat!"
Charlotte Linlin turned and glared at Roa. "You hid that quite well!"
Roa simply smiled. Aunt Linlin, there's so much more you don't know.
"In any case, it's time to mobilize."
The fight with the Holy Knights was somewhat meaningless.
After all, those guys only relied on the ability to teleport and their immortality.
For Roa himself, dealing with them would be simple.
But the key was that Imu could mass-produce both the teleportation ability and the immortality. They had no intrinsic value.
And even if a figure of the Holy Knights Commander's level was killed, it would have little impact on the final showdown between himself and Imu.
If these guys weren't so relentlessly troublesome and severely obstructing Roa's strategy, Roa would honestly be too lazy to deal with them.
After all, his appearance in front of the Holy Knights meant that Imu would likely descend.
He could run, but it was troublesome.
He still couldn't beat that guy yet, and Roa wasn't a masochist.
But now that he was here, right?
He might as well have some fun.
As the situation in North Blue intensified, Fish-Man Island.
The soft light from the roots of the Sun Tree Eve gently filtered down from the gigantic cavern above, illuminating the island, which was enclosed in a huge bubble, making it seem like a dream.
At that moment, a figure shot toward Fish-Man Island like an arrow released from a bow.
Behind this figure, massive Sea Kings followed closely.
"Do you really think you can keep up with my speed?"
Colon was far ahead and even had the leisure to turn his head and yell a mocking challenge at the pursuing Sea Kings.
However, just then, several more Sea Kings plummeted from above.
"Still coming?"
Colon wasn't surprised. Along the way, he had encountered too many Sea Kings trying to surround and intercept him.
And this was only because many more Sea Kings had been lured away by Uncle Rayleigh and the others.
What exactly was the situation on Fish-Man Island right now?
Colon gritted his teeth, his body sharply dropping down to increase the distance from the Sea Kings above.
He was just a step away from Fish-Man Island's bubble!
Uncle Rayleigh, Brother Shanks, Sister Robin, you must all be safe—
Boom!
The seabed below suddenly exploded, and a huge maw instantly snapped toward Colon.
"I spotted you long ago, idiot!"
Colon utilized the downward vortex created by the Sea King hiding in the seabed as it opened its mouth.
Then, he abruptly paddled and accelerated, simultaneously escaping the giant beast's mouth and heavily stomping on its head. His body accelerated again like a cannonball, finally crashing headfirst into the Fish-Man Island's bubble.
The bubble surrounding Fish-Man Island has two layers: one of air and one of seawater. This is to prevent humans from bypassing the main gate and entering the island directly through the bubble.
But such a defense was meaningless to Colon, the half-Fish-Man. He passed through both layers of the bubble in one breath, entering the interior of Fish-Man Island.
The moment he landed, he roughly pinpointed his location.
Dad! Mom! Please be alright—
The young man thought, immediately dashing toward his home.
But before he had run many steps, he noticed something was wrong.
He saw a massive area of ruins.
"This... this should be Waterwheel Town, right?"
Colon froze in shock.
Houses, residents, coral, everything was gone, as if a colossal object had crushed the area.
The ruins extended forward, seemingly reaching directly into the main town.
What, what in the world happened?!
An unspeakable fear instantly made the young man quicken his pace.
They have to be fine!
Dad is the Pirate King's left hand; how could he possibly be in trouble!
The anxious young man rushed forward, quickly passing through the ruins. Circling the town and continuing further, he soon entered a coral jungle.
Due to his unique status, his father had built their home in this coral jungle, a short distance from the town.
He was too anxious, so Colon didn't waste any time. His entire body was coated with Armament Haki as he charged through the coral jungle, forcibly carving a path.
Soon, nestled among the corals, a small house appeared before him.
"Dad! Mom! I'm home!"
In his panic and anxiety, Colon threw open the door.
His hand was trembling the moment he pushed the door, and for a moment, he didn't dare to look inside the room.
He was too afraid, afraid of seeing a nightmare scenario.
But.
"Colon?"
A gentle woman emerged from the kitchen. Seeing Colon, a look of joyful surprise instantly appeared on her face.
"Why are you back!"
Colon's mother, Anna, ([T/N]: not Ripley, but Gaban's wife after he stayed in Fish-Man Island in the fanfic) is an Octopus Fish-Woman. Her upper body was that of a gentle woman, and her lower body was octopus tentacles.
Of course, as a Fish-Woman over forty years old, she was free to transform her octopus tail into human legs.
"Mom!!"
Tears welled up in Colon's excited eyes. He rushed over and embraced his mother tightly.
"It's so great you're safe! I heard the news about Fish-Man Island and rushed back right away!"
"Where's Dad? He's safe too, right?"
Hearing Colon's words, the smile that had been on the woman's face instantly stiffened.
She hastily pushed her beloved son away and quickly said, "Colon, go! Leave Fish-Man Island now!"
"What?"
Colon was confused, then instantly asked in horror, "Mom? What is going on with Fish-Man Island? Did something happen to Dad?"
"Your father—"
The woman's expression became very complicated.
But.
"Hahahaha! That voice! Is that Colon?"
A hearty laugh came from outside the door.
"Dad?"
Colon turned around in surprise and saw his father walking in, carrying a pile of shells and underwater plants. Because his mother was a Fish-Woman who didn't eat fish, the family's main food was usually shellfish and various submarine plants.
"You're safe!"
Colon was overjoyed.
"Of course, what could happen to me?"
Gaban happily put down the things in his hands, walked over to his good son, and patted his shoulder with satisfaction. "Good boy, you've gotten stronger! Your time at sea wasn't wasted!"
"Of course! I found a group of very powerful companions!"
Colon said with a grin.
Both his dad and mom were safe. The worry that had been weighing on his heart instantly eased.
"Good, good,"
Gaban nodded repeatedly. "Where are your companions?"
As he spoke, he turned to his wife, who looked troubled. "Anna, do we have enough food at home? Should I go to town and buy some? We need to treat Colon's companions well."
"No need, Dad, they didn't come!"
Colon waved his hands repeatedly, then he remembered the important matter. "Speaking of which, what happened on Fish-Man Island?"
"I heard Princess Shirahoshi was captured by Roa, and the Sea Kings' rampage was controlled by him too?"
"What's the deal with that ruin in town? Was it destroyed by Roa?"
"If this island has been controlled by Roa, then Dad, Mom, you both need to leave with me this time!"
"Colon!"
At that moment, his mother suddenly interrupted Colon. "You haven't been back in a long time. Why don't you go play around in town for a bit."
"I can play anytime, Mom. I'm talking business with Dad right now!"
Colon thought he was being underestimated. He was a pirate captain now, not a playful child.
"Dad, what exactly is going on?"
"Leave?"
Gaban paused, then scratched his head. "Colon, that's not possible."
"Huh?"
Colon was stunned, then said anxiously, "Dad! Fish-Man Island is very dangerous now, right? Even if you're not afraid, think about Mom!"
"What are you talking about, Colon? Fish-Man Island is the safest place right now."
Gaban took off the small sunglasses perched on his nose.
Looking into his eyes, Colon instantly froze in shock. "Dad, what happened to your eyes?"
"Cool, right? Hahaha, this was bestowed upon me by Boss!"
Gaban laughed heartily. "Boss told me to blockade Fish-Man Island, forbidding anyone from passing through the gigantic cavern and forbidding any residents of Fish-Man Island from leaving the island."
"Hmm, but I need to ask Boss how to handle your situation—returning to Fish-Man Island from overseas. Don't worry, if Boss wants to punish you, your dad will plead for you."
Colon staggered backward two steps, looking at this familiar yet utterly strange father in front of him. His voice trembled,
"Dad, who is this 'Boss' you're talking about?"
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