Chapter 73
The moment Garp stopped him, Victor's erupting aura suddenly paused and abruptly halted.
However, Victor did not immediately retract his power.
"I'm taking Captain Roger's body." Victor looked at Roger's corpse on the platform and said expressionlessly.
"Fine, no problem." Garp agreed decisively.
He figured the World Government would make the same decision in this situation.
Dragon, hidden in an alley, once again felt the terrifying Conqueror's Haki radiating from Victor, and cold sweat poured down his forehead uncontrollably.
It was that familiar feeling again, causing Dragon's body to instinctively tense up.
Sengoku and the others all frowned deeply—he was very afraid a war would break out here.
Loguetown had many innocent residents; he couldn't help but be nervous.
"I never imagined that kid from back then would grow to this level."
Sengoku couldn't help recalling the time he fought Victor in the Sabaody Archipelago.
Zephyr beside him looked at Victor with extremely complex emotions in his eyes.
As for the three standout mid-level forces behind him—Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru—their expressions were grave and filled with longing.
They clenched their fists tightly, but deep down they felt a helpless sense of powerlessness.
And frustration—even if they didn't want to accept it, they had to right now.
Victor turned to glance at Garp and nodded.
"Rayleigh, you guys disperse too."
"Heracles, head to the West Blue and wait for me. I'll find you."
After giving his instructions, Victor slowly walked toward Roger's position.
Hearing Victor's words, Garp, Sengoku, and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The few still conscious people in the square nearly collapsed to the ground.
Only the members of the Roger Pirates remained completely unaffected.
At this moment, everyone present stayed still, silently watching Victor approach the execution platform, pull the long sword from Roger's body.
Then Victor picked up Roger's corpse, flashed with lightning, and vanished from the spot.
As Victor left, the dark clouds over Loguetown gradually dispersed.
This allowed everyone present to finally breathe a sigh of relief—especially the Navy and World Government personnel.
"Too terrifying. Worthy of the top powerhouse who could fight Roger to a draw."
"I need to train twice as hard, or I won't be able to handle all this evil."
"It looks like the seas are about to go wild again. I never expected Roger to do something like this."
The Navy personnel couldn't help voicing their thoughts.
The future Warlords of the Sea watching from the crowd burned with hot desire and longing for Victor's strength.
Especially the young Hawkeye and Moonlight Moria.
Soon after, Heracles led the Plant Scholars crew away, and the ship once again flew the original Baron Omatsuri flag.
Rayleigh and the others went their separate ways.
As former members of the Roger Pirates, they were the ones who carried Roger's will most thoroughly.
While Heracles and his group would naturally follow Victor.
Next, it was up to the Navy to clean up the aftermath.
As news of Roger's execution and his great treasure spread, it immediately caused a sensation.
Of course, Victor's actions in Loguetown also spread, letting the world once again understand Victor's terrifying strength.
"Roger really obtained the world's greatest treasure—he admitted it himself before dying."
"If we find Roger's treasure, we could become the Pirate King too."
"Roar roar, awesome. Set sail, set sail—I'm going to search for the treasure."
Thus, more and more people began discussing Roger's treasure.
This led to more and more people setting out to sea, resulting in even more pirates appearing on the oceans.
Victor made no comment on this—anyway, the pirates who provoked him all ended up thrown into the sea to feed the fish.
He took Roger to Baterilla Island, planning to bury him here.
After all, this was Roger's last home.
Victor wanted to give Roger one final dignified resting place.
Victor erected a gravestone for him and even carved an epitaph detailing his life.
"Captain Roger, rest well here. If possible, watch over your son and keep him safe in the future."
Victor looked at the gravestone in front of him and said softly.
Next, Victor stayed there for three days, essentially keeping vigil for Roger.
After leaving, he headed back to Windmill Village to bring Roger's belongings to Rouge.
When Rouge received Roger's belongings, she immediately broke down in uncontrollable tears.
Victor stayed with Rouge for a few days before leaving.
When he left, Roger's Ace was now at his waist.
His next destination was Ohara in the West Blue.
He estimated that Ohara would soon face the Navy's devastating strike.
Soon, he reached the West Blue and spent a little time finding the Plant Scholars.
With the God Valley incident, Roger becoming Pirate King, and the events in Loguetown—
The Plant Scholars was now world-famous. Anyone who saw it knew it was Victor's ship.
Except for some inexperienced pirates and gangs, other pirates would flee at the sight of the Plant Scholars.
This was good, but for some crew members, it didn't feel great.
For example, Barrels—no fights meant slower strength growth.
With Victor's arrival, they finally had a goal.
Victor had them head to Ohara, planning to stay there for a while.
During this time, Victor often sparred with Barrels and Heracles.
Barrels, of course, went all out—he didn't need to worry about injuring Victor.
Not just him—the crew had long ago stopped seeing Victor get injured, no matter when it started.
Ohara was finally targeted for researching the Void Century, leading the World Government to order its destruction.
At this moment, the Navy fleet was already approaching Ohara, and Navy Giant Vice Admiral Sauro had also arrived on the island.
Eight-year-old Nico Robin was currently talking with Sauro.
Victor watched all this but simply observed quietly, without interfering.
He munched on a large meat stick while keeping an eye on the Navy's movements.
Victor had Heracles sail the Plant Scholars to the other side of the island, out of the Navy's sight.
However, Ohara still hadn't realized the severity of the situation—they thought it was just arrests.
But when the Buster Call fleet surrounded half the island, they finally understood.
They realized it was because they had researched the Poneglyphs that the World Government ordered Ohara's destruction.
In an instant, Ohara fell into chaos.
Just as they prepared to throw the books into the lake, Victor acted first—he stored all the books in his space.
At that moment, the Navy's bombardment began.
"Scholars, do you want to leave this place?"
"Perhaps I can help."
Victor looked at the panicked scholars and spoke up.
"This is my homeland, my home—I won't leave."
"I don't want to leave either."
"Dying here like this isn't worth it. I want to leave. I want to pass on the knowledge—I'll go anywhere."
Some scholars wanted to leave; most did not.
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