Someone without a past wouldn't have a name. The man once called Number One, now Mumei, joined Roger's pirate crew.
After the World Government, Genichi had infiltrated another major group: the crew of the Pirate King. This position would play a big role in his plans for the future.
These clones originally had short lifespans, but after eating the monster cells and turning into monsters, that issue disappeared. Number One ate two monster cells. As his power increased, the flaws of being a clone were also resolved.
He followed Roger out of the cave. Luckily, their ship wasn't damaged by the shockwaves from Roger and Aatrox's battle. After loading the wounded onto the ship, the Roger Pirates set off again, with only two members still awake.
Heading deeper into the New World to track down Aatrox and take revenge!
......
Meanwhile, on the World Government side, they had returned to Marine Headquarters.
Garp had lost an arm and was near death. Sengoku was also on the brink. Out of thirty thousand Marines, fewer than two thousand survived, and all were injured.
They hadn't yet reported to Mary Geoise because they needed to rush Sengoku and Garp to the best hospital first. In the military hospital at Marine Headquarters, the two were still fighting for their lives.
In the Marine Fleet Admiral's office, Kong's face was dark as he received the doctor's report.
There was a strange power in Garp's body that was barely keeping him alive, but Sengoku's condition was much worse. All his organs were in severe failure, and his heart was beating with great difficulty.
With the world's current medical care, Sengoku could almost be declared dead.
Garp's situation was similar, but Garp had once eaten meat from the Nine Tails. Though little of it remained by now, that last bit of Nine Tails energy was sustaining his life.
The Nine Tails' chakra couldn't regrow a severed limb, but it could heal wounds. In this world, there was no chakra, but the effect was the same.
Even if Garp survived, he had lost one arm. For a man who relied on his fists, that was worse than death.
The Marines didn't yet have the technology to transplant a sea stone arm like they did later for Zephyr. A lost arm was truly lost.
In other words, the Marines might lose two top fighters, Garp and Sengoku, in a short time. Beyond their strength, they were subordinates Kong had watched grow up. How could he accept that?
At that moment, the door suddenly opened.
"I have a way to save Admiral Sengoku's life."
Who let you in!
Kong almost said it, but when he looked up, he saw the Fleet Admiral of The Black Order, the woman named Makima.
This highly mysterious woman made not just Sengoku wary of her, but Kong uneasy too.
After all, someone dropping in out of nowhere at the same rank as him was hard for anyone to swallow.
Still, Kong was very loyal to the World Government. If it was an order from the Five Elders, he would accept it.
Plus, what Makima said piqued his interest.
"You can save Sengoku?"
Kong said, sounding doubtful.
"There's some risk, but this is likely the only option right now." Makima smiled. "Of course, there are conditions."
"What conditions?" Kong asked quickly.
At this point, he couldn't worry about verifying if it was true. According to the hospital report, Sengoku was about to die.
"Have him join The Black Order for ten years. After that, he can return to Marine Headquarters." Makima said.
"I can agree to that, but you'll need to handle the communication with Mary Geoise yourself." Kong said without much hesitation.
Moving an Admiral required approval from the World Government.
"Alright then. Please take me to where Admiral Sengoku is."
Makima said calmly.
She had arrived at Marine Headquarters but hadn't gone to Mary Geoise yet. She'd handle that later in passing.
This time, Genichi had brought many things to light. The World Government would need to step in and help with a lot, and...
They would have to thank Makima too.
Right now, Makima, Kong, and Zephyr were all in Sengoku's room.
Sengoku was covered in burns, lying in bed with his eyes closed. He had been on an IV, but Makima ordered it removed.
Seeing Sengoku like this, Kong and Zephyr felt heartbroken. The demon lord's power had exceeded their expectations. They thought they could at least retreat, but things had gone this far.
"After a person eats a devil fruit, it's like they gain a second life."
Makima said to one Marine Fleet Admiral and one Marine Admiral. "If the devil fruit can be separated, it returns the person to their original state."
She reached out and made a very complex gesture.
"You two can leave now. I don't want any interruptions."
Makima added, "I assume you trust me enough for that?"
Zephyr glanced at Kong. Kong sighed softly. "Step out."
Though they were uneasy about Makima, leaving things as they were would mean Sengoku's death anyway. Better to let her try.
So they left. In a world hidden from Kong and Zephyr, Sengoku, who had been clinging to life, suddenly stopped breathing.
Makima had killed him.
Then, a special power emerged from Sengoku's body. After death, a devil fruit leaves to find another fruit to inhabit. Now, the Great Buddha Fruit was about to detach from Sengoku.
Dominate!
Makima unleashed her full Haki. An intense sense of oppression suddenly filled the hospital. The devil fruit power trying to leave found it hard to move under Makima's ability.
Back when Makima killed the Golden Lion, she had tried to control the dispersing devil fruit power, but failed. The Float-Float Fruit vanished.
Now, her strength had improved. Or rather, after seeing Aatrox's power, people's fear of devils deepened. Some placed hope in her as The Black Order's Fleet Admiral, but most felt fear toward her.
Unlike other government forces, her past was a blank slate. No one knew her background. How could that put people at ease?
That fear became Makima's fuel, making her stronger, to the point where...
She could now control the dispersing devil fruit power!
The devil fruit, unable to leave the room, had no choice but to inhabit a fruit in the room.
So, in the fruit basket by Sengoku's bed, one fruit took on that power.
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