"THE ONE PIECE... IS REAL!!!"
These were the words that Whitebeard was supposed to say on his deathbed during the Summit War. But now, they were spoken by another great pirate who once stood alongside Roger, Shiki the Golden Lion.
The shock and influence on the Marines and pirates were unimaginable.
However, the person sitting in the same room as Alucard was an idiot who didn't understand the meaning of these words. But right now, this person was very useful to Alucard.
"Mjosgard-SEI, there's something I need your help with," Alucard said suddenly.
"What is it, my friend?" Saint Mjosgard turned and asked, then his expression became bored again. "Oh, right, let's go to Sabaody Archipelago later and buy a few slaves. It'd be great if there were mermaids or fish-men."
"Hehehe... Let's take care of this first." Alucard's shoulders twitched slightly. This feeling was great, the feeling of being in control of everything.
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The clouds in the sky receded, and after more than ten hours of war, the first ray of morning sun shone on the shattered Marineford.
But there was not a single smile on any of the Marines' faces. Kong stood in front of the heavily injured Shiki, who was lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out. Even so, he was still grinning, laughing nonstop. "Jihahahaha! How could I lose to Roger? Did you see that, Kong? What I did this time wasn't any worse than Roger, was it? Jihahahaha..."
"No. Roger started an era, and you just caused a ripple." Kong shook his blood-soaked fist, picked up a broken sword that had landed at his feet, and said coldly, "I won't make the same mistake twice." With that, Kong was about to use the broken sword to stab Shiki in the neck.
"Come on, Kong! End my lifelong journey! Give a perfect end to everything I've done!" Shiki's smile never faded. Just as the blade was about to pierce Shiki's throat, a very harsh voice suddenly came from the outskirts of the plaza, "Stop! Fleet Admiral Kong!"
The silent Marines all turned their heads to look at where the voice came from. Kong, Sengoku, Tsuru, and the others' expressions changed, and they said the same word, "Government."
There were more than a dozen people in dark blue, almost black, suits. They were undoubtedly from the Government.
Shiki, who had been waiting for death with his eyes closed, couldn't help but turn his head when he heard the voice.
The group of men in suits quickly walked up to the two of them. The collision between Shiki and Kong had destroyed the last visual Den Den Mushi, so the outside world had no idea what was happening now.
"Does the World Government want to interfere with me executing a criminal?" Kong's expression was displeased.
"This is an order given in the name of the Celestial Dragons by Mjosgard-sei and Aptheim-sei." The man in the suit said solemnly, "Due to the crime of Shiki the Golden Lion and Alucard planning an attack on the Government, Shiki will not be given the death penalty. He will be imprisoned again in Impel Down Level 6 and never be released. The criminal Alucard is suspected of killing the Celestial Dragon Galbadia-sei and destroying Mariejois. We now demand that the Marines immediately capture this person."
All the Marines present were dead silent. After a long time, Kong couldn't help but say angrily, "What kind of joke is this?! Do you know what kind of monstrous crimes this guy has committed? And now you're saying you want to spare his life?!"
After a few seconds of stunned silence, Shiki couldn't help but burst into laughter. He laughed so wildly that his throat hurt. "Jihaha... haha.. Jihahahaha!!"
After he finished laughing, his face was filled with endless mockery and disdain. He said to Kong and the man in the suit, "Did that brat do something like that? Killing a Celestial Dragon and destroying Mariejois? Not bad, not bad."
After a few words of praise, Shiki continued, "Do you think killing me here would be too easy? Fine. Kong, please send me a newspaper every day after I'm sent to prison so I don't get bored. Jihahahaha!" With that, Shiki couldn't help but laugh again.
"Shut up, Shiki." Kong cursed angrily and then gritted his teeth as he looked at the men in suits. "Gorosei agreed to this?"
The man in the suit's expression remained unchanged. "The Gorosei are still in deliberation, but this order was jointly issued by two Celestial Dragon family heads... It's very likely to pass."
"Damn it!" Kong cursed again, but as Fleet Admiral, he had to consider the future of the Marines in everything he did. After a few seconds, he barely managed to calm down and shouted, "Tie Shiki's limbs with Seastone chains! Put another one on his neck!"
"No need for all that trouble, Kong. I've done enough this time. I have no intention of escaping. Jihahahaha!"
Soon, Shiki, who was completely bound in Seastone chains, was taken away. The men in suits also left after delivering the joint order from the two Celestial Dragon family heads.
A few minutes later, with the sun shining on him, Kong looked up at the sky and shouted, "Treat the wounded! The war... is over!"
"Woooooo!!" Even though it wasn't a war that anyone could be happy about, its end still brought out a wave of excitement from countless people. The war is over. They're alive. Isn't that the most joyous thing?
On the balcony of Saint Mjosgard's palace in Mariejois, with the sunlight shining on them, Alucard raised a glass of red wine and smiled at the other person. "It was all thanks to your help that this was completed so quickly."
"Ah, it was nothing, nothing, my friend! I really wanted to deal with that bastard Shiki who dared to plan an attack on us. It would have been too easy for him to just die. It's only right, it's only right." Saint Mjosgard said, nodding with snot dripping from his nose. The order given to the Marines was indeed a joint order from these two Celestial Dragons.
'It's too early for him to die. I wonder what will happen when a man like Golden Lion gets added to the River of Death?' Alucard thought with a smile.
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