The screen continued to play.
["Investigations showed that Roger's behavior on this island was uncharacteristic of a pirate—he acted like a father."]
A squad of Marines marched onto Baterilla Island.
"Thoroughly investigate all children born within the ten months after Roger's imprisonment—as well as every pregnant woman," a Marine ordered coldly, chewing on a toothpick.
Onscreen, countless women and infants were being taken away.
Even those who were already married weren't spared.
The sight was suffocating.
[Nami: What kind of sick joke is this?! How is this the Navy?! They're worse than pirates!]
Just like that rat of a captain who colluded with Arlong in Cocoyasi Village—
No, this was even worse than that!
Twenty years ago.
Aboard the Oro Jackson, silence fell across the deck.
The crew who had just been raising their mugs to celebrate the Captain having a son… now wore grim expressions.
Shanks clenched his tiny fists. "The government's awful… Those women and children were innocent."
Roger glanced at him, then burst into a hearty laugh, pressing his large palm on the boy's straw hat.
"Looks like this Pirate King was a bit too much for the government to handle."
Shanks puffed out his cheeks in frustration. "Captain..."
[Borsalino: Pew pew~ How scary. Just what is this screen trying to do?]
If this footage went public, it would seriously damage the Navy's reputation.
He leapt high into the air.
"Yasakani no Magatama."
Countless beams of light rained down like a monsoon, all directed at the screen.
But they had no effect at all.
[Beep beep. Detection complete: Borsalino attacked the screen after playback began. A blackmail-worthy video of his past will now be queued for release.]
[Borsalino: Pew pew~ Terrifying.]
[Kuzan: Best not to act rashly… But I gotta admit, now I'm curious about Borsalino's dark past.]
[Borsalino: Hey hey HEY—!]
[Kisame Hoshigaki: "Better to kill the innocent than miss the guilty"—yep, no matter what world you're in, those in power are always the same.]
[Uzumaki Naruto: Black? What's black?]
[Iruka Umino: Naruto, the saying is 'All crows under heaven are black'. It means the ruling class is corrupt no matter where you go. Seems your language skills need work. How about we do some tutoring during this downtime?]
[Uzumaki Naruto: Heh… hehehe… N-no thanks, dattebayo.]
[Kiba Inuzuka: So in the pirate world… pirates are the good guys and the Navy are the villains?]
[Choji Akimichi: Guess that's why it's called the Pirate World, not the Navy World.]
Their painfully blunt logic stabbed straight into the Navy's heart like a dagger.
[Edward Newgate: Gurararara! These kids from another world are pretty entertaining.]
The scene shifted into a quiet, almost reverent tone.
A woman passing by the Marines stood alone by the shore.
Her long pink hair fluttered in the sea breeze, with a delicate hibiscus flower tucked into it—absolutely beautiful.
Her freckled face bore a striking resemblance to the man on the execution platform: Portgas D. Ace.
Rouge sat silently in a rocking chair, the wooden frame creaking with every sway.
Her face radiated maternal warmth and love.
She hummed a soft tune, gently rubbing her belly from time to time, as if soothing something within.
Yet her stomach showed no sign of swelling.
Though she was clearly pregnant, there was no visible change.
Meanwhile, the Marines were still scouring the island, inspecting every child and every pregnant woman.
Even married women were taken away.
But she remained calm as a mountain, completely unshaken, blending into the scenery.
She successfully evaded the Marine's hunt.
"Not yet."
"No… not yet."
"I can't give birth to you yet…"
Rouge's face looked exhausted in the shadows.
But her voice was still gentle.
"I'm sorry…"
She rested her hand on her belly once more.
Inside a cold, iron-walled cell, a man shackled at the base of the wall sobbed uncontrollably.
His tears gushed forth like a broken dam—completely unstoppable.
[Monkey D. Luffy: So… that's Ace's mom. She's so pretty.]
[Marco: No wonder Ace turned out the way he did. That's one beautiful mother, yoi.]
[Vista: Damn, I'm kinda jealous. What now?]
[Vinsmoke Sanji: What a gentle lady~~~ Damn that Pirate King! How lucky can one guy be?! I mean, have you seen his bounty photo?! That face, those gross nose hairs—and yet he ends up with her?! I'm so jealous I could cry. And what the hell is with this last name?! REMOVE IT NOW!]
[Request received. Vinsmoke Sanji's surname has been hidden.]
[Roronoa Zoro: You okay, pervy cook? Don't forget your meds.]
[Sanji: What was that, moss-head? Looking for a kick?]
[Zoro: Looking for a slice?]
[Nami: ENOUGH, YOU TWO!]
[Naruto: Hahahahaha! You guys are hilarious!]
[Franky: Boohoohoo! That was one super touching display of a mother's love!]
[Usopp: Waaaaah! I miss my mom so much right now!]
[Uzumaki Naruto: So jealous…]
Naruto had always wanted a mother. But that was impossible.
He was the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki. He'd never have parents.
Like a soaked little fox, he drooped his ears and tail, trudging back to his empty house.
[And so, nearly a year passed.]
Spring. Summer. Autumn. Winter.
The Marines scoured everything and finally retreated after executing every eligible woman and child from that time frame.
Rouge's belly never changed.
Some even doubted if the child inside her was still alive.
But the fact that Ace lived to grow up… proved everything.
[Gecko Moria: Gihihihi~ So that's how she dodged the Marines? Unbelievable.]
[Emporio Ivankov: That's the D bloodline for ya, HEE-HAA!]
[Charlotte Linlin: Mamamamama~ What a cunning woman indeed.]
[Pop Quiz: Before his execution, who did Roger entrust his child to?]
[Eustass Kid: It's here! The quiz round!]
[Trafalgar Law: Seems like there's a reward involved.]
Law, having quietly observed for a while, picked up on Sanji's earlier comment.
Apparently, this strange screen could hide surnames.
He submitted a request in the background.
Good thing he hadn't spoken too soon.
Sanji had paved the way quite nicely.
[Gecko Moria: Roger entrusted his son to someone? What kind of question is that? Who would know something so secretive?]
[Donquixote Doflamingo: That was twenty years ago, after all.]
[Basil Hawkins: The most likely person would be someone from the Pirate King's crew. But after Roger's death, all of them vanished without a trace.]
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