Chapter 7: Stopping the Great Pirate Era!
The Calendar turned day by day.
Under the anticipation of countless people worldwide, January 1st, 1498, finally arrived at the moment a new Golden Crow rose over the sea.
On this day, countless people gathered before the Visual Den Den Mushi, waiting with heavy hearts for the protagonist's arrival.
Impel Down, outside the gate on the first level above the sea.
Five Headquarters-level Marine Warships, each capable of holding eight hundred people, lined up side by side.
Inside, the Jailers were all out, with one person standing guard with a Gun every few meters.
The Jailer Beasts and Chief Guards led teams of Jailers on continuous patrols, the entire atmosphere so oppressive it was suffocating.
The sixth basement level, 'Infinite Hell'.
"Roger! Roger! Tell me, why were you caught! Tell me—!"
Roars of anger continuously echoed.
Ever since 'Golden Lion' Shiki awoke from his coma and sensed the presence of his 'old friend', he had fallen into extreme emotion, roaring and questioning incessantly.
But no matter how he shouted or asked.
There was no response from Roger's side.
He just sat there quietly, head lowered, reminiscing and contemplating.
Until another old friend appeared outside his cell.
"Is it time, Garp?"
Roger raised his head, his sharp gaze meeting his gaze.
Garp nodded. "It's time to depart. Destination, Marine Headquarters."
Hearing this, Roger's brow furrowed slightly, but quickly returned to normal.
"What about Rouge? How is she?"
"She's doing well. She's living with Tsuru now. Once your child is born, they'll enroll normally in Marineford and become an excellent Marine."
Speaking of this, Garp paused, then continued, "However, he won't know who his father is."
"Is that so... Become a Marine?"
"That's not bad. But you Marines, or rather, the World Government, are surprisingly merciful."
Roger grinned and laughed.
"Yes, I find it strange too, but those people did well this time," Garp said.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Garp. Let him follow you from now on."
At this point, Roger could only entrust his wife to Garp.
Garp furrowed his brow.
But seeing the plea in Roger's eyes, he ultimately couldn't bear to refuse.
"Don't worry, I'm here!"
After all, they had been rivals for a lifetime.
Meanwhile, Shiki's shouting continued, but the two present didn't pay him any mind until they left 'Infinite Hell'.
Before long, the fleet escorting Roger sailed out of the Calm Belt.
Once the Gates of Justice slowly opened, they continued along the correct current of the giant whirlpool, returning to the Port outside Marineford at extremely high speed.
Garp stood on the deck of the Warship, looking towards the Plaza within the Port.
What met his eyes was a dense crowd.
It was a formation composed of tens of thousands of Marine Officers and Marine Headquarters soldiers.
In front of them, and also directly in front of the Fortress of Justice.
A tall Execution Platform had already been prepared, and several Visual Den Den Mushi were aimed at it from a distance.
Everything was ready.
The Warship docked at the Port, and Garp personally led Roger, who was wearing Handcuffs, down.
From there, Roger had to walk the rest of the way himself.
Roger didn't look at Garp again, but instead looked up at the Scorching Sun in the sky.
He immediately grinned, showing a brilliant smile, looking very satisfied with the weather.
[Step, step, step]
The Marine formation had opened up a wide, straight path.
It led directly to the Execution Platform at the other end.
Sengoku, as a Marine Admiral, stood on the platform, watching Roger walk over step by step, along with all the Marines present and the countless people watching the Live Broadcast.
At this moment, besides the Footsteps of Leather Boots touching the ground, there was only the Splashing Sound of Sea Waves hitting the Port and the Warship.
Oh, right, and the Cry of the Seagulls circling.
No one calculated how long Roger took to walk this path.
Everyone waited in silence, watching him walk step by step onto the tall Execution Platform, finally sitting down cross-legged beside Sengoku.
"This view is really nice!"
Roger looked down at the dense Marine formation below him and laughed.
"However, it would be even better if you let that guy Shiki be executed with me. That way, I'd have company on the way to the Land of the Dead. I see he has a lot of things he wants to ask me."
After hearing this, Sengoku said in a deep voice, "Today's protagonist is you, Pirate King Gol D. Roger!"
It was still about half an hour until eleven o'clock in the morning.
Therefore, he didn't mind chatting with Roger for a bit.
"I thought carefully in my cell these past few days, and I'm certain there were no World Government people on that island."
Roger said, looking at Sengoku.
His Observation Haki possessed the special ability of Hearing the Voice of All Things.
So if there were really any Intelligence personnel on the island, it would be absolutely impossible for them to escape his perception.
So, how did the World Government know about Baterilla Island?
Sengoku naturally thought of this point as well. Although his expression remained calm.
But inwardly, he subconsciously began to ponder, could the World Government still be hiding some unknown means of detection?
For a moment, both fell silent, letting time flow by quietly.
At 10:55, two executioners holding Spears stepped onto the platform.
Sengoku had already stepped down beforehand, standing below and looking up at Roger like the other Marines.
This was the only respect they could give to this Pirate King.
Five minutes later.
The Five Elders, far away in Holy Land Marie Geoise, sat on the sofas in the Room of Authority, personally witnessing two sharp Spears pierce Roger's chest, scarlet Blood gushing out and forming a Pool of Blood beneath him.
Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, dead!
At this moment, the entire ocean seemed to fall silent, everyone staring intently at Roger's Remains.
The next moment, the Citizens of countries around the world cheered excitedly.
They threw their Hats, Newspapers, and even Berry with immense excitement, celebrating the capture and execution of the world's greatest Great Pirate.
"Worororo, let's go! The next era belongs to me!"
A certain Deserted Island in the New World.
Kaido, who had already formed the Beast Pirates, grabbed his Sake Bottle, stood up, and laughed loudly as he headed off the island.
King followed closely behind, then Queen, and about twenty Zoan Devil Fruit Users.
Totto Land Kingdom, on Whole Cake Island.
"Mama, the next Pirate King will be me, Mama! But I won't be foolish enough to disband my Pirate Crew, and even less foolish to charge into Marine Headquarters alone!"
Charlotte Linlin, still somewhat slender but gradually gaining weight, widened her eyes.
She laughed heartily as she looked at her children, including Perospero and Charlotte Katakuri.
"Celebrate! We must celebrate! Hurry and bring the Cream Cake!"
Inside the Room of Authority.
Im naturally also witnessed the demise of a generation's Pirate King.
Their mood could be said to be quite pleasant, and they even drank two extra glasses of delicious Sweet Red Wine.
Under their prior preparations.
This time, Roger wasn't able to say those earth-shattering words before he died.
This was definitely a great thing!
"In that case, the so-called Great Pirate Era should be gone, and the situation from now on will definitely be much more stable than the original Timeline..."
(Author's Note: Reading up to here, readers might feel... playing solo is actually quite boring.)
(End of this chapter)