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"Great Event! 'World's Strongest Man,' Whitebeard Edward Newgate, clashed fiercely with 'Hundred Beasts' Kaido on Onigashima in the New World!!!"
"Loss of Justice? Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Onigumo suffered heavy losses in his punitive expedition against the Blackbeard Pirates at the entrance to the Grand Line, in the town of Wetton! Pirates are becoming more rampant, where will the world go?"
"Following 'Fire Fist' Portgas D. Ace, another pirate supernova is born. 'Blackbeard' Marshall D. Teach of the Blackbeard Pirates, bounty 255 million Berries!!!"
"New World Pirate, Diez Barrels of the Blackbeard Pirates, taken under the Whitebeard Pirates' wing!!!"
"Shock! Supernova 'Fire Fist' Ace joins Whitebeard's crew, becoming the commander of the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division!!!"
...
In less than a month.
Shocking news spread continuously throughout the world, causing no small stir.
It also left Marine Fleet Admiral Sengoku somewhat agitated and furious.
Especially Marine Headquarters' veteran Vice Admiral Onigumo, who led a battleship (a first-class battleship that only Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals and above are qualified to be equipped with) and two large warships, totaling 1500 elite Marines, in a failed punitive expedition against the Blackbeard Pirates, suffering heavy casualties. Not only that, Onigumo himself was even thrown into the ocean.
If Marine personnel hadn't rescued him in time, it's likely the Marines would have lost another elite Vice Admiral.
No one expected 'Blackbeard' Marshall D. Teach's strength to be that formidable.
"'Great Line Fighting Champion,' with immense strength, who loves to challenge others everywhere, often causing losses to civilians, Jesus Burgess; 'Supersonic' Van Augur, whose marksmanship is astonishing and who refused a Marine invitation; 'Death God' Doc Q, who once poisoned a town to test the effects of his poison, causing the death of many civilians. All of them later joined the Blackbeard Pirates, all troublesome fellows..."
Marine Fleet Admiral Sengoku sat in his office, listening to the report from Marine Major Hina, who also served as his aide. His face couldn't help but darken slightly.
"Haha, Sengoku, you're in quite a bit of trouble, aren't you...?"
Garp, who had already returned to Marine Headquarters and was sitting on the sofa next to Sengoku, clutching a bag of donuts, laughed heartily without a care in the world, tears of laughter welling in the corners of his eyes: "Not only did some 'Blackbeard' emerge, but even that brat Ace has become the commander of the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division!"
Hina, standing in front of the office desk, couldn't help but have cold sweat trickle down.
"Garp, you bastard!!!"
"Stop gloating for me! I haven't even started holding you accountable for shirking your duties yet..."
Sengoku, wearing his glasses, sat behind the desk, suddenly enraged. He gritted his teeth and roared at Garp: "You run to the East Blue every other day, believe it or not, I'll directly transfer you to G-5 Branch in the New World, to be stationed there permanently!"
"Even if you transfer me to G-5 Branch, it won't help...!" Garp, completely unfazed by Sengoku's threat, ate his snacks and said indifferently: "Didn't CP0 basically confirm that the Golden Lion is secretly causing trouble?"
"The key is Blackbeard. He's unwilling to believe, and those men of his may not even give him face. The investigation results have already been sent to them, but those pirate crews under him have been slow to return to the latter half of the New World..." Sengoku rubbed his temples, feeling somewhat helpless and with a headache: "If he continues to mess around like this, the World Government's tolerance will reach its limit."
His tone shifted. No longer bothering with Garp, he directly asked Hina in front of him, "Where is that Blackbeard fellow now?"
"According to the latest intelligence, he appeared in Drum Kingdom two days ago and caused a great disturbance..."
Pushing up her glasses, Hina continued her report: "King and Queen Kureha of Drum Kingdom have already made a request to the World Government, hoping that the Marines can vigorously pursue the Blackbeard Pirates!"
"His mouth can directly condense projections similar to Borsalino's laser, and he can also emit terrifying sound wave attacks. He's somewhat like the Sound-Sound Fruit recorded in the encyclopedia, but he also possesses the ability to transform into a giant ape, and it's another type of mythical beast ability not previously recorded. He's truly a troublesome fellow..."
The Devil Fruit abilities on the sea are varied and countless. No one knows how many types of abilities there are in this world. Even though the World Government collects and updates the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia every year, it's impossible for all of them to be recorded.
Historically, there has never been a fellow who possessed two Devil Fruit abilities. Sengoku naturally believed that Blackbeard was a rarer zoan-type mythical beast ability user than a Logia type.
"'Fire Fist' Ace's Mera Mera no Mi, Gekko Moriah's Yami Yami no Mi, plus this Blackbeard's mythical beast ability. The rare abilities that have appeared this year are simply too many."
"Even Onigumo was almost wiped out. Can ordinary Headquarters Vice Admirals really not deal with that Blackbeard guy?"
Garp scratched his ear, looking a little leisurely, then casually said to Sengoku: "Why don't you just let that brat Kizaru go? It'll save that bastard from running off to gamble and visit nightclubs every other day, racking up a ton of debt, and having debt collectors chase him all the way back to Headquarters..."
...
Far away in the New World.
In the windless belt of Beihai, on a ferocious beast island filled with adventure.
Terrifying darkness enveloped the earth.
A blood-red figure stood there, unmoving.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
Eerie black smoke surged into the sky, uncompressing and aggregating, transforming into one sharp, long spear after another, making one inexplicably uneasy.
In an instant, dozens, even hundreds, of sharp long spears, carrying an incomparably dangerous aura, shot out in unison.
"CRASH, CRASH..."
A small mountain about ten meters high in front was directly pierced through by those sharp dark long spears, as if piercing through tofu. The pitch-black long spears emerged from the other side!
"Whew..."
Letting out a long breath, Ichiji smiled: "I can pretty much do as I please now!"
These past few days, his development and attempts in gravity manipulation hadn't made much progress, but in the direction of materializing darkness, it had been surprisingly smooth.
From the very beginning, it was like jelly, with no penetrating power.
Now, it could easily penetrate mountains, and even ferociously armored beasts.
"Swish..."
Black smoke surged uncontrollably from his body, directly transforming into sturdy black battle armor, enveloping his entire being, revealing only his somewhat dark, deep eyes!
But there was not the slightest metallic luster; instead, it was the ultimate darkness. The entire person stood there alone, as if a fathomless rift had appeared in the air, making one shiver slightly.
"Whoosh~~~ Whoosh~~~"
The sky-filling darkness immediately retracted, submerging into his body in an instant.
That somewhat sinister, terrifying dark armor directly disappeared.
"Your Excellency Ichiji, I am Perona..."
From the connected Den Den Mushi, Perona's voice directly came through: "The last samurai you asked me to look for, and that gambling blind man, I have news of him!"
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