It looks like Meiser and the others will be able to leave safely.
Staring at the pirate ship in the distance, Hancock's tense body gradually relaxed.
Then, she turned her gaze to the Marine Rear Admiral beside her and said: "Quickly arrange a warship to send me back!"
She wanted to return to Kuja Island as soon as possible so she could meet with Meiser!!
"Now?"
The Marine Rear Admiral was stunned for a moment, then showed a troubled expression.
They needed to focus on treating the wounded right now. How could they possibly have time to escort this Royal Shichibukai?
"Hmm?"
"Is there a problem?" Hancock's expression turned cold. "Are you Marines planning to detain us Royal Shichibukai here?"
At these words, both Doflamingo and Hawkeye paused in their movements.
Then, these two men turned their gazes toward the Marines, simultaneously narrowing their eyes.
Noticing this scene, the Marines' faces immediately turned ugly.
It would be bad if they let the Royal Shichibukai misunderstand...
Just then, Sengoku said: "Send them away."
"Eh?"
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku?"
"Yes, send them away." Sengoku stared at the three Royal Shichibukai as he spoke.
Now that the war was over, there was no need to keep these guys here.
"Yes, Fleet Admiral Sengoku! I'll arrange warships to send them away immediately!" the Marine Rear Admiral said.
Then, the man walked toward the distant warships while saying: "You three, please follow me."
"Good."
Boa Hancock nodded, then followed him away from there.
"Fufufufufu~"
"So we can leave now." Doflamingo grinned.
It seemed the Marines really didn't want the three of them to stay here.
After laughing, Doflamingo turned his gaze to Hawkeye and said: "Why did you leave as soon as you saw Red Hair earlier?"
"My agreement with the Marines was to fight Whitebeard together, not to fight Red Hair." Hawkeye said flatly.
With that, Hawkeye strode forward, no longer paying attention to this noisy guy.
"Fufufufu~"
"An agreement, huh..."
Staring at Hawkeye's retreating figure, Doflamingo narrowed his eyes, thinking: 'That's probably not the real reason.'
He had heard about Hawkeye and Red Hair's past duels. Perhaps... these two guys had a better relationship than he imagined!
But Doflamingo had no intention of investigating further. After all... he couldn't afford to provoke either of those two.
Shaking his head, Doflamingo turned his gaze toward the pirates and said: "This world is becoming more and more interesting~"
"Fufufufufu~"
The words Whitebeard shouted before his death would definitely cause shockwaves across this sea!!!
The new era... was about to begin!
Laughing loudly while walking toward the distance, Doflamingo departed.
"That guy..."
Staring at Doflamingo's back for a while, Vice Admiral Tsuru frowned and said: "I always feel like he's plotting something bad."
"Should I go cut him down?" a nearby Marine Vice Admiral asked.
Vice Admiral Tsuru showed a helpless expression upon hearing this and said: "The Royal Shichibukai are protected by law. We Marines cannot attack them."
Besides, a Vice Admiral couldn't defeat a Royal Shichibukai anyway.
"I see... understood."
"Alright, go take care of your duties." Vice Admiral Tsuru said.
"Yes!"
After seeing him off, Vice Admiral Tsuru turned and came to Sengoku's side, saying: "You're mentally prepared, aren't you?"
She knew very well what it meant to actively order a ceasefire.
"Ah, I'm prepared." Sengoku looked into the distance with profound eyes and said: "I'm tired anyway."
If he could use this opportunity to step down from the Fleet Admiral position, he could finally get some proper rest.
"Hmm, then I can go steal that bastard Garp's rice crackers," Sengoku thought to himself.
Oh right, he wouldn't let his tea leaves go either!
Yes!!
"Since you're already prepared, I won't try to persuade you otherwise." Vice Admiral Tsuru said.
After speaking, Vice Admiral Tsuru paused, then continued: "Do you... have a candidate in mind?"
"I do." Sengoku smiled and nodded.
As he spoke, Sengoku turned his gaze to Aokiji, who was helping the Marines rescue people in the distance.
That man was his choice for the next Marine Fleet Admiral!
Aokiji, huh...
Staring at Aokiji for a while, Vice Admiral Tsuru's expression gradually became complicated.
That boy's strength was certainly adequate, and his prestige was completely sufficient to become Marine Fleet Admiral, but his justice...
Would this somewhat confused boy really be willing to take that position?
Perhaps seeing the meaning in Vice Admiral Tsuru's eyes, Sengoku said softly: "I'll talk to him."
Vice Admiral Tsuru nodded upon hearing this and said nothing more.
Then, she turned her gaze to Garp.
That man was currently sitting on a rock staring into the distance, lost in thought.
"Garp."
"Koby..."
Staring into the distance, Garp sighed silently.
He never would have imagined that Koby would dare to run up to Sakazuki and say those things. Wasn't that pure suicide?
Now look what happened - he was directly treated as a deserter, and there was nothing he could do about it!
Sigh.
"Vice Admiral Garp."
Helmeppo, carrying a charred mass, approached Garp with a pained expression and said: "Koby, he..."
"This was his own choice, Helmeppo."
Helmeppo fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, then said with his head down: "I know..."
Of course he knew about Koby's choice this time, but... he was in so much pain!
That was his only good friend since joining the Marines!
Koby...
Recalling his good friend's face, Helmeppo's body began to tremble, and tears flowed uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Garp fell silent for a moment, then got down from the rock, came to Helmeppo's side, patted his shoulder and said: "Come on, let's take him home."
"Yes!!"
Watching the retreating figures of the old man and young man, Sengoku breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
To be honest, he was really afraid this old guy would get angry and go beat up Sakazuki.
"Don't worry, Garp won't cause trouble." Vice Admiral Tsuru said.
"I hope so." Sengoku sighed.
Shaking his head, Sengoku turned and walked toward the distance.
"Everyone move! Get the wounded to the rear for treatment as quickly as possible!"
"Oh!!"
"I never expected this war to end this way." A civilian on Sabaody Archipelago sighed.
Who could have imagined that this Four Emperor - Red Hair Shanks - went to Marine Headquarters to stop this war?
"Indeed." Another long-faced man said: "I originally thought this guy was planning to join the Whitebeard Pirates in sinking Marine Headquarters, but it turns out he went to mediate..."
This was somewhat ridiculous.
Just then, a bald man nearby spoke up: "Do you think the war is over?"
"Isn't it?"
"No... this is just the beginning!"
"Why do you say that?"
"Don't forget what Whitebeard said before he died!" The bald man said with a grave expression: "Just that one sentence is enough to stir up huge waves!"
And ordinary people like them living on Sabaody Archipelago... would definitely be in more danger than before!
Hearing the bald man's words, the others' expressions gradually changed.
Yes, this sea would be even more terrifying than before!
Listening to these people's words, Capone Bege nodded in agreement: "Exactly."
"This sea will definitely be more dangerous from now on!"
With Whitebeard's words, more and more people would go to sea to become pirates!!
After all... everyone wanted to obtain the One Piece and become Pirate King!
"And I... will definitely be the final winner!" Capone Bege thought to himself.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Capone Bege's face, and he led his subordinates toward the distance.
"Let's go, we're setting sail!"
"Oh!!"
"Let's go, we should depart too." Hawkins said.
After this war ended, the Marines might come to Sabaody Archipelago for another major purge.
So... they needed to leave here before that happened!
"Going to the New World?" Apoo said with a laugh: "See you later~"
"Scratchmen Apoo!"
With that, Apoo ran toward the distance laughing loudly.
"See you later?"
Hawkins' subordinate was stunned upon hearing this, then asked in confusion: "See you later for what?"
If they met again... wouldn't they be enemies?
He didn't know what that guy was laughing about.
"Don't mind him." Hawkins said flatly: "Go prepare for departure first."
"Oh!"
"Captain, should we depart too?" Bepo asked.
Law didn't answer immediately, but stared at the scene in the broadcast with narrowed eyes.
There should be several vacant positions among the Royal Shichibukai now, perhaps...
Perhaps thinking of something, Law's eyes began to flicker.
Then, he looked at Bepo and said: "Let's go, head to the New World first."
"Oh!"
"Father..."
Bonney looked up at the broadcast screen, tears flowing uncontrollably.
"Bonney."
Seeing Bonney crying bitterly, the several people behind her immediately showed pained expressions.
"Captain, don't cry!" one man said: "Let's go find the Blood-Eyed Ninja together and rescue Kuma!"
"That's right, rescue Kuma!"
Now they had confirmed that Kuma was in the hands of the Straw Hat Pirates, so they could completely go ask them for his return!
"You're right."
Bonney wiped the tears from her eyes, then stood up and said: "Let's go, we're going to find the Blood-Eyed Ninja!"
"Oh!!"
The crew members roared, their eyes exceptionally determined.
"Wait for me, father..." Bonney said with determined eyes: "I will definitely rescue you!"
With that, Bonney led her crew members away from there, running toward the seaside.
"Captain, those guys seem to be going to cause trouble for Meiser and the others." Absalom said, staring at Bonney's retreating figure.
"Ah, I heard." Moria nodded.
If he heard correctly, this Supernova called Kuma father...
Was this little girl Kuma's daughter?
That was really surprising.
"They're actually planning to cause trouble for Meiser and the others. They really don't know what's good for them." Absalom said.
That was a powerful ninja who could fight the three Marine Admirals!
What did this little girl think she could do?
"Maybe she has some trump card." Moria said.
Otherwise, this guy wouldn't go looking for trouble with Meiser.
After all... Meiser's combat power had already been demonstrated through the broadcast!
Shaking his head, Moria said: "Let's go, we should depart too."
"Oh!!"
"The sea is about to become chaotic." Shakky said.
Having taken in all the reactions below, she clearly understood how chaotic the sea would become next.
However, such a situation wasn't necessarily bad for her, since... her intelligence business would become even better!
"From the moment Whitebeard died, this era can no longer hit the brakes." Rayleigh said.
After all... one of the Four Emperors' positions had become vacant!
Just this one factor was enough to throw the world into chaos.
"You're right." Shakky nodded.
With that, she lit a cigarette and took a puff, her eyes becoming somewhat profound.
Then, she continued: "I just wonder who the next Four Emperor will be."
"The new Four Emperor, huh..."
Several names floated through Rayleigh's mind, then he smiled: "The result should come within a year, right?"
"One year, huh..."
Recalling the situation in the New World, Shakky nodded: "Yes, that's possible."
One year was completely enough time for these pirates to fight it out.
"Hmm... then I'll take advantage of this year to make a good profit!" Shakky thought to herself.
At this moment, Shakky seemed to see countless little money bills waving at her.
Just then, Rayleigh stood up and said: "Alright, I should depart too."
"Where are you going?" Shakky raised an eyebrow.
"To Kuja Island." Rayleigh said: "To see Meiser and Luffy."
"Is that necessary?" Shakky tilted her head and stared at Rayleigh: "If you want to know something, you can communicate through Den Den Mushi. Why do you have to personally go to Kuja Island?"
Hmm?
Is this old guy trying to avoid doing his work?
Thinking of this, Shakky narrowed her eyes.
"No, I must go personally."
"Why?"
"Because I want to teach them something." Rayleigh said.
"Little Meiser needs you to teach him?" Shakky said speechlessly.
A genius who could awaken Armament Haki in ten minutes just from theoretical knowledge needed this guy to teach him?
Don't be ridiculous!
"Meiser really doesn't need me much, but Luffy does!" Rayleigh said seriously: "Don't forget this kid's current strength!"
"He doesn't even know Haki. Going to the New World at this stage would be very disadvantageous!"
At least let this kid learn Haki first!
Shakky fell silent upon hearing this, then looked at Rayleigh with suspicious eyes: "Really?"
"Really..." Rayleigh's eyes shifted slightly.
Shakky: ...
As if seeing through something, Shakky immediately let out a cold laugh.
Then, she said: "Fine, I'll find a ship to send you there the day after tomorrow."
"The day after tomorrow?"
"Why the day after tomorrow?" Rayleigh frowned: "I want to go now..."
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Shakky threw her cigarette on the ground and said: "I said the day after tomorrow, so it's the day after tomorrow!"
After stepping on the cigarette butt to extinguish it, Shakky sneered: "Otherwise, wouldn't all that alcohol you drank before be wasted?!"
Trying to run away without finishing your work?
No way!
Rayleigh: ...
Fine, fine, fine. After all that talk, he still couldn't escape, huh.
"Come on, come home with me!" Shakky said.
Without giving Rayleigh another chance to argue, Shakky grabbed Rayleigh and walked toward the distance, clearly not intending to let this guy escape.
Being dragged along, Rayleigh fell silent for a moment, then finally sighed quietly.
"Sigh..."
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