"Captain Roger...
He gave himself a very grand funeral."
The three of them were walking on the street, and because they were obviously dressed as pirates, many people gave way.
But at this time, the congestion in Loguetown had reached an extremely exaggerated level. No matter how much people tried to avoid it, it was inevitable that some people would be squeezed in.
"oops!"
Ronan was walking in the front when he suddenly felt something hit his leg.
I looked down and saw that it was a child.
A white-haired kid.
Looks a little familiar...
Ronan narrowed his eyes and touched his chin.
On the other hand, the kid who bumped into Ronan was now sitting on the ground with tears in his eyes, holding his head.
There is a big red bump on the forehead, which hurts just by looking at it.
He felt as if what he had just bumped into was not a person, but a wall made of steel!
"Hey, kid, what's your name?"
Ronan slowly leaned over and looked at the reckless little guy.
"Who's going to tell you? You pirate!"
Unexpectedly, this guy is also a stubborn one. He has a bump on his head, but he still dares to be stubborn in the face of such a tall figure.
"It's just a little kid, let's go, Ronan!" Buggy felt that talking to such an unpleasant child was a bit too much time, so he couldn't help but urge him.
"Okay, okay," Ronan agreed softly.
Then he smiled, looked at the kid who was standing in a state of alert, glaring at him with gritted teeth, and stretched out a hand...
It slowly collapsed on the big bump on his forehead.
"Ahhh!!! It hurts!!!"
The little guy couldn't help crying because of the pain, and rolled on the ground holding his head.
Ronan's smile instantly became even happier, and he followed the two of them forward.
"See you later, then, Smoker."
"How come you know my name...
Damn it, it hurts!!!"
Seeing Ronan's bad behavior and the young Smoker with a big bump on his head, Shanks adjusted his straw hat.
There was an inexplicable glint in his eyes. For a moment, he seemed to see himself back then.
"Ronan, you haven't changed in all these years..."
"It was just a joke."
Ronan smiled maliciously.
At this time, in the execution square of Loguetown,
People from all corners of the world gathered here, whether they were rising pirate stars making their mark in the New World, fledgling revolutionaries, or locals drawn to the fame.
Everyone gathered in a huge circle, facing the huge platform in the center of the square, waiting for the historic moment to come.
At this time, in the corner of the square,
"Bulu bulu bulu…"
"Report, as you expected, the Black Gun was spotted in Loguetown, and with him..."
Having said this, the figure in a suit holding the Den Den Mushi suddenly paused, his expression stiffening.
This made the other party confused.
"Who else?"
Den Den Mushi now showed a very serious face and questioned.
However, the man in the suit had no time to reply at this moment, because he noticed that a very tall figure had already covered the wall in front of him, and cold sweat instantly covered his whole body.
"Um, were you calling me just now?"
Turning around, a handsome smiling face was bending down and looking down.
Although the smile was so gentle, the man felt cold all over, as if he could not feel the temperature around him.
"Sorry, my Observation Haki seems to be a little too sensitive. If you call my name, I will feel it~"
A random kick landed hard on the stomach. The man in the suit, who was about to draw his weapon, suddenly lost consciousness, vomiting bile.
Ronan ignored him and picked up the Den Den Mushi in his hand.
"Moses Moses, may I ask why you are investigating me?"
Looking at the obvious feature of the scar on the bearded man's forehead simulated by the Den Den Mushi, Ronan's mouth corners turned up in an interested angle.
"...Five Elders—Saint Jaygarcia Saturn."
…
Red Earth Continent,
Holy Land——Mary Geoise,
Between powers.
In this room that symbolizes the highest power of the world government, five figures are sitting or standing.
They all looked at the Den Den Mushi in the middle of the table with serious expressions.
But suddenly, the respectful and nervous expression that Den Den Mushi had imitated suddenly changed.
Den Den Mushi's eyes flashed red, and were replaced by a cynical smile.
"[Black Gun] D. Ronan... How did you know our identities?"
In a moment of doubt and surprise, Saint Jaygarcia Saturn asked first.
"Well... maybe I saw the future and heard your self-introduction."
Ronan made up a story,
Anyway, if you can't explain it clearly, just bring up the Observation Haki.
After hearing this, the five people exchanged glances after a brief moment of doubt.
"Observation Haki... such a distant future!
So let's be frank. The time I'm waiting for is also very precious.
The World Government is investigating your whereabouts and intends to recruit you as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. I wonder what you think.
Seven Warlords of the Sea?
Holding the Den Den Mushi in his hand, Ronan was also stunned when he heard this.
He originally thought that the World Government wanted to hunt him down, and there might be traps or something like that.
But I didn't expect that I, the half-murderer who destroyed Marineford, would receive such an invitation?
Ronan is interesting just thinking about it.
"Huh... is it really okay? I invaded Marineford not long ago, but I'm now the Navy's mortal enemy.
If I were to be included in the World Government system, the Navy's reputation would be…"
"The Navy's reputation is worthless."
Before Ronan could finish, Saint Saturn interrupted him and the Den Den Mushi immediately transformed into an old man wearing a flat hat.
He looked serious.
"We have already conducted a thorough investigation and analysis of you, Black Gun.
Your abilities and talents are a huge threat to the World Government. With your almost impossible-to-capture fruit ability and your monstrous, Haki talent, the World Government cannot create such a threat out of thin air just to save the Navy's reputation."
There's nothing we can do about it.
When the Five Elders first heard of Ronan's name and deeds, they also thought about sending CP0 to assassinate and hunt him down.
But after truly analyzing all of Ronan's data and combat records,
They were powerless to find that this was almost impossible to do.
And as the other party grows older and stronger, this possibility becomes infinitely closer to zero.
Once the other party is angered, even if they only use their teleportation ability to continuously attack the member states and the various branches of the navy, it will be enough to cause a serious blow to the rule of the World Government.
so,
Despite being frustrated and unwilling,
They also had to appease this monster that they could not deal with at all.
Even if the past is forgiven,
Even extending an olive branch.