New World
Moby Dick.
Edward Newgate, known as the world's strongest man, sat imposingly on a large chair on the deck, his piercing eyes fixed on the newspaper in his hands.
Especially the headline at the very top.
From Four Emperors to Three! The Strongest Marine in a Thousand Years Takes on the Ochoku Pirates One-on-One, Leaving Beehive Island Barren.
Below the headline, the current situation of Ochoku's pirate crew is briefly explained.
Ochoku was killed!
The third leader was killed!
The Six Vajras were killed!
The Ochoku pirate crew, numbering in the tens of thousands, was completely wiped out.
One of the Four Emperors, completely removed from the list.
In addition to the text, the newspaper also published many photos.
Some of the photos were taken on-site at Beehive Island.
Some were taken from news agencies, who used screenshots from the live video broadcast of Rosen's one-on-one fight against the Ochoku Pirates as photos.
There was no misinterpretation.
There is no such thing as something that starts but doesn't end.
There were no attention-grabbing short essays.
Only by adopting a journalist's perspective and publishing the full picture of the facts in the newspaper, without alteration, can this be achieved.
"Dad."
"Stop watching. It's obvious that the news agency is exaggerating."
"Although Ochoku's pirate crew is not as good as our Whitebeard Pirates, they are still one of the Four Emperors. How could they be wiped out by a single Marine without a single survivor?"
Second Division Captain Jozu walked over.
Ever since the news of the Ochoku Pirates' defeat was published in the newspaper, he discovered that his father, who had always been arrogant and unparalleled, was actually just like an ordinary person.
His eyes would sometimes turn menacing.
His expression sometimes turned serious.
She can be sentimental at times.
It seemed as if some unpleasant memory had been stirred up, as if she was worried about something, or as if she was concerned about someone.
"It's too early to draw conclusions about whether it's true or false."
"Wasn't it said that this war was recorded by a video Den Den Mushi?"
"Once I get this one video, the truth will be revealed."
Thatch shook his head, not rushing to a conclusion.
Although he also thought the contents of the newspaper were too far-fetched, how could the Marine be strong enough to take on a Yonko crew by themselves!
If they are really that powerful, wouldn't the Whitebeard Pirates be the next Ochoku Pirates?
"Marco set off yesterday to retrieve the video, and he should be back soon."
As soon as Vista finished speaking, a familiar figure appeared in the distant sky.
From a distance.
His body was engulfed in blazing blue flames, like an immortal phoenix that had stepped out of a myth.
However, as time went on, the distance between the two sides narrowed.
A figure clad in azure flames descended from the sky and landed on the deck of the Moby Dick.
It's none other than someone else.
He was the second-in-command of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Captain of the First Division.
Marco the Phoenix.
"Dad, I got it."
"This video is circulating on the black market and in countries around the world."
"So, it's very likely true."
After Marco landed on the deck, he held a projection Den Den Mushi and his expression was as serious as his white beard's, as if he had something on his mind.
"Thank you for your hard work, Marco."
Whitebeard's complex expression vanished, and he put down the newspaper in his hand, revealing a gentle smile.
It's like a loving father looking at his weary son.
"I'll show it to you now."
Marco had several Whitebeard Pirates crew members pull back a curtain, then activated a projection Den Den Mushi to project an image onto the curtain.
This moment.
Whitebeard, the leader of the Four Emperors, along with more than a dozen Whitebeard Pirates captains and hundreds of Whitebeard Pirates, all gathered around, their eyes glued to the video screen.
They had seen the news published in the newspaper several days earlier.
The vast majority of Whitebeard's crew members shared Jozu's opinion on this matter.
That's ridiculous.
Since the formation of the Four Emperors, there has never been a case of someone taking on an entire Four Emperors' crew single-handedly.
However, there were pictures and evidence in the newspapers, and a video was circulating widely around the world, recording Rosen fighting the Ochoku Pirates one-on-one. So no matter how much they doubted or disbelieved, there was still a voice deep in their hearts.
That was the incident where Rosen took on the Four Emperors in a one-on-one fight.
Perhaps it is true.
Now that Marco has brought back this video, everyone is even more eager to see everything.
As the video was projected onto the screen, a scene immediately came into view of Whitebeard and the others.
The familiar Beehive Island.
as well as.
A man standing in the sky above the Ochoku Pirates.
"It really is one person."
Jozu's pupils contracted slightly upon seeing this.
As the video was gradually revealed to the public, his expression changed.
From initially having constricted pupils, to a solemn expression, then shock, and finally horror.
Jozu's changing expressions seemed to be contagious.
It wasn't just him; apart from Whitebeard, all the Whitebeard Pirates captains and crew members who watched the live stream had the exact same reaction as Jozu.
Thatch.
Fencing Vista.
Blamenco.
Rakuyo.
And Marshall D. Teach, who stood out among the many pirates and seemed inconspicuous, giving the impression of being lost in the crowd, also had the same expression.
At first, his pupils constricted, then his expression turned serious, then he was shocked, and finally he was horrified.
This is the reaction of almost everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates after watching the entire video of the battle between Rosen and the Ochoku Pirates.
"How so?"
"What kind of monster is he?"
"He single-handedly took down the entire Ochoku Pirates, killing over ten thousand pirates, and yet he wasn't injured even once!"
Jozu is incredulous.
Are you injured?
"Are you kidding me!"
"The Ochoku Pirates fought to the very end, and all that was left on him was a speck of dust. How ironic!"
Thatch shook his head, his voice filled with deep horror.
"If Ochoku hadn't been a user of the Warp-Warp Fruit and had been able to deal with Susanoo, the Ochoku Pirates would have been defeated even faster and more tragically."
Vista took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
The other captains of the Whitebeard Pirates reacted similarly, their eyes wide with shock, as if they had witnessed the arrival of a god among men.
Many of them had witnessed the power of the three legendary pirates.
Moreover, it was the Rocks Pirates at their peak.
The strongest man in the world.
Edward Newgate.
Golden Lion Shiki.
And One Piece.
Gol D. Roger.
The captains of the Whitebeard Pirates had all witnessed the power of these overlords who stood at the pinnacle of power.
But after comparing Roger, Shiki, and even their own fathers with Rosen, they would have to admit one thing, no matter how unwilling they were to admit it.
Even the world's strongest man couldn't take on the Ochoku Pirates one-on-one.
If it's a matter of mutual destruction, then perhaps it's still possible to achieve this.
In other words...
The world's strongest man is no match for the strongest Marine in a millennium.
"Are Arms-Arms Fruits really that powerful?"
"Or is it that any Devil Fruit, if developed to its fullest potential, can reach this level?"
"Then, what's the point of betting everything on the Dark-Dark Fruit, and staying in the Whitebeard Pirates all these years?"
Marshall D. Teach turned his back to the pirates around him, not wanting them to see the change in his expression.
While Jozu, Vista, and others were simply shocked by Rosen's strength, he was utterly shattered, his worldview crumbling and his mentality exploding.
He had staked everything on the Dark-Dark Fruit, but in the end, he discovered that Rosen had actually developed a Paramecia-type Arms-Arms Fruit that wasn't particularly impressive in the past to a level that surpassed the strongest Paramecia-type Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
In other words...
The strength of a Devil Fruit user depends on two factors: the Devil Fruit itself and the user's own abilities.