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New World, an island in a certain sea region.
Bang!
Hidden within an ancient castle was the headquarters of the World Economy News Paper.
The doors to President Morgans' office were violently pushed open from the inside.
President Morgans, a user of the animal-type bird-bird fruit, albatross model, maintained his bald eagle-like appearance. Right now, he tightly gripped a newly delivered telegram in one wing and waved it around in wild excitement.
His thrilling posture made it seem as though he were holding a treasure map.
In reality, this telegram was no treasure map.
It was material for a massive news story originating from Paradise, the first half of the Grand Line.
Morgans still had to pay a tremendous price to finally snatch this information.
"Only a few days have passed since the Alabasta incident. The rookie pirate Lius, a monster under the tutelage of the Golden Lion, had just entered the Grand Line. After defeating the Seven Warlords' Crocodile, he encountered Navy Admiral Aokiji. This epic, dreamlike battle ended with the triggering of a massive Monster Ocean Current!"
Post-battle analysis revealed that Navy Admiral Aokiji was injured. Meanwhile, the Lius pirate crew had been launched into the clouds by the ocean current and their fate remained unknown to this day!
However.
Relying on such a selling point was more than enough to make his newspapers a global bestseller. It might even trigger a spectacular frenzy of people buying out all the stock.
Yet Morgans was evidently still unsatisfied.
"Fire Fist Ace! It's Fire Fist Ace! Before Lius appeared, he was the most prominent pirate supernova. Now he is willingly following Lius!"
He waved the telegram in his hand with fanatical excitement. He roared out loudly. "After this battle, Ace's performance was not inferior to Lius's in the slightest!"
"What is this?"
"Tell me! Quickly, what is this?"
Morgans flapped his wings and shouted at a dumbfounded staff member standing nearby.
The entire main office instantly fell silent.
No one had ever seen the president lose his composure from such extreme excitement.
However, the singled-out staff member immediately replied.
"President, this is two monsters in one crew..."
"Bullshit! What kind of monsters can face off against a navy admiral right after entering the Grand Line?"
Morgans vehemently interrupted before the staff member could finish his sentence. He swept his burning gaze across the numerous employees. The fanatical look on his face only grew stronger.
This was the very first time they had seen their president act so crazed.
"Boys, this is a crew with two emperors!"
Two emperors in one crew?
A collective gasp echoed through the room as everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.
However, before they could fully digest those words, a second shocking piece of news arrived.
Smack!
Morgans ruthlessly slammed the telegram onto the desk. He let out a loud laugh. "Come take a look at this!"
Hearing this, the numerous subordinates leaned in with bewildered expressions.
The telegram's contents were incredibly detailed. It also included several photographs. One photo in particular drew everyone's attention.
"An angel?"
One of the subordinates blurted out in shock.
Following those words, every staff member in the news headquarters was shaken beyond measure.
By midnight, Morgans had ruthlessly squeezed every ounce of labor from his overworked staff. The news reports finally spread across the entire world the day after the Jaya incident.
At this point in time, the warship carrying Aokiji had not even returned to navy headquarters yet.
But the news had already broken out.
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[Navy Admiral Aokiji injured! The culprit is none other than him: Worst Generation Lius!]
[Fire Fist Ace is another super monster! The Lius pirate crew has the potential of two emperors!]
[Human-human fruit, mythical zoan, celestial maiden model appears! The terrifying holy power is the main reason behind Admiral Aokiji's injury!]
...
One explosive headline after another thoroughly shocked everyone who laid eyes on them.
Just one of these was enough to shake people to their core.
Now, there were a full three of them.
It was safe to say that the release of this newspaper left the world completely numb.
"Two emperor potentials?"
"Is this for real? They haven't even entered the New World yet!"
"They are already this fearsome in the first half of the Grand Line. What will happen if they enter the New World?"
"I'm really looking forward to it!"
"With Admiral Aokiji injured, how will navy headquarters respond?"
"Hahaha, navy headquarters can't even handle a single rookie pirate. They have truly lost a massive amount of face."
"The Golden Lion is incredible! He actually raised a monster capable of stirring up the seas!"
"That legend of the old era remained hidden for years. He finally tossed a tempest into this long-silent sea!"
"As expected of the Golden Lion!"
Everyone who read the newspaper was discussing the matter intensely. This included pirates, commoners, and the leaders of major factions.
Of course, because of Lius, the topic of conversation ultimately shifted back to the Golden Lion.
This wretched old man who had hidden away for so many years was now radiating with a second spring.
"I misjudged him. I never expected that brat to possess more potential than I imagined. Well, now even his crew members are being hailed as possessing the potential of an emperor."
High up in the sky aboard a pirate ship with a lion figurehead, Shiki sat on the bulwark. The famed swords replacing his legs swung freely in the air. His rugged face was actually slightly flushed.
"Fire Fist Ace also comes from the East Blue. What exactly is his background? It seems the identity behind him must be extraordinary!"
The old man felt a surge of endless sighs as he read the newspaper's evaluation of Lius's crew harboring two emperors.
This reminded him of his past days aboard the Rocks pirate ship.
Following the conclusion of the God Valley battle, the already discordant division commanders broke off to form their own factions. Now, they had all become the emperors of their respective territories in the New World.
He himself had been renowned as one of the three great legends alongside the Pirate King and Whitebeard.
However, he completely lost the desire to fight for supremacy after Roger died!
"That bastard! If he had just accepted my invitation back then, we would have been the ones calling the shots in this world a long time ago!"
He still harbored deep resentment to this day whenever he recalled Roger rejecting his invitation.
The landscape of this world would have been altered long ago if the two of them had joined forces.
Of course, this was merely his own wishful thinking.
"Fire Fist Ace is also from the weakest sea, the East Blue. That is the hometown of that bastard Roger. How could such a monster come from there?"
He pulled a cigar from his pocket and lit it. Exhaling a mouthful of smoke, he pondered for a moment before letting out a faint smile. "Then I should go investigate what kind of background this brat has."
"Aha, that's also the hometown of that little girl. I will play nice and try my best not to destroy anything!"
"What exactly is so special about this weakest East Blue?"
In reality, even Lius seemed to originate from the East Blue.
Back when his floating island arrived in the East Blue, Lius fell from the sky and knocked him unconscious. The two of them ultimately reached an agreement to change the world.
"Then let's take a trip to the East Blue to see for myself!"
With this in mind, the old man waved his hand. He adjusted the pirate ship's direction and flew straight toward the East Blue.
As for the newspaper's reports regarding Lius's unknown fate.
He did not pay it any mind whatsoever.
That bastard brat wouldn't have been able to injure Admiral Aokiji if he could die so easily.
At the same time.
East Blue, Foosha Village.
"Wow! Ace is so amazing! He's already become the strongest rookie!"
"Whoa, there's actually someone even more amazing than Ace!"
"Wow, wow, wow! This Lius guy must be incredibly strong to become Ace's partner."
"Is this for real? Grandpa was actually injured by this Lius. I wonder who is stronger between him and Shanks."
"What does the potential of an emperor mean? Wow, they actually injured a navy admiral this time. Has Ace already become that strong?"
"Darn it, I can't slack off either. I need to train my punches to be as powerful as pistol bullets!"
The rubber boy wearing a straw hat exclaimed loudly as he read through several months' worth of accumulated newspapers. He had just returned after training in the back mountains for a few months.
Without wasting a single second after finishing the papers, he immediately returned to the back mountains of Foosha Village to dive back into his training.
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The New World!
"Gurarara! Two emperors in one crew? It might be a bit too early for them."
Whitebeard let out a heroic laugh as he read the newspaper while sitting on his massive throne.
Marco's face brimmed with curiosity. "It truly is astonishing. Just what kind of monster did that old geezer raise?"
Flower Sword Vista chuckled. "His swordsmanship makes me look forward to crossing blades."
"Fire Fist Ace should also make for a decent opponent!" Marco added.
"Hey, hey, you guys are already thinking about your future opponents!" Diamond Jozu complained.
"But does two emperors in one crew really mean a single pirate crew has two monsters with the potential of emperors?"
"Gurarara, this is not a good thing!"
Hearing his sons' inquiries, Whitebeard hoisted his liquor barrel and took a massive gulp. He spoke with a deeply profound tone.
Two tigers cannot share the same mountain!
He had profoundly experienced this truth firsthand when the Rocks pirate crew disbanded.
....
Wano Country.
"Wororororo! What an interesting brat. Does he want to declare himself an emperor so soon?"
Kaido sat cross-legged with his burly physique. He lifted a wine gourd and madly chugged its contents. He only tossed it aside once the gourd was completely empty.
"A mythical zoan. I am quite interested in this girl!"
"Brother Kaido, let me go and snatch her back!"
Jack the Drought took a step forward and spoke respectfully.
"Wait until they show up first!" Kaido sneered as he waved his hand dismissively.
Although the report was shocking, its contents clearly stated that the Lius pirate crew's fate remained unknown after encountering the Monster Ocean Current.
It wasn't just the navy searching for them in the waters surrounding Jaya.
Even pirates and major factions were actively hunting for them. There were even members of the Revolutionary Army among the search parties.
However, unlike the other factions, the navy was searching for them in order to continue their pursuit and capture.
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Marineford.
Fleet Admiral's Office.
"Yeah, that's basically how the whole thing played out. Lius didn't use haki. However, the user of the celestial maiden model seemed to possess an ability capable of confining even the elements. I was slashed and injured because of my carelessness!"
Aokiji sat on the sofa. His bare upper body was heavily wrapped in bandages as he recounted the events without an ounce of expression.
The atmosphere instantly fell silent upon hearing these words.
But Garp's boisterous laughter shattered the silence the very next moment.
"Hahaha, you let your guard down! Hmph, I already told you that those two brats wouldn't be easy to deal with!" He mocked without a care in the world while holding a bag of rice crackers.
However, everyone present was far too familiar with this old coot's antics. No one took his outburst seriously.
"How terrifying!" Kizaru chimed in from the side as he meticulously clipped his fingernails.
"Yeah, they are indeed difficult to handle. The main issue is that Ace's elemental attribute completely counters my ice-ice fruit!" Aokiji said with a deep frown.
"What is this celestial maiden model? To think it possesses a power that can confine the elements themselves!"
Sengoku, the fleet admiral, clearly had a completely different focus from Garp.
Human-human fruit, mythical zoan, celestial maiden model!
None of the high-ranking navy officers present had ever heard of this name before.
This meant that this fruit was clearly appearing on the seas for the very first time.
Furthermore, it belonged to the human-human fruit category, just like Sengoku's own ability. This alone made it worthy of the navy's strict vigilance.
After all, aside from Aokiji's own carelessness, the larger factor behind his injury was the celestial maiden model's holy power. It had completely restricted his body from transforming into its elemental state.
"However, if they are capable of achieving such a feat, then they are absolutely worth our vigilance."
Vice Admiral Tsuru spoke up with a calm tone. "Their previous bounty amounts are no longer suitable for them. We need to raise their bounties to match their current threat level as quickly as possible!"
Sengoku's voice was heavy. "Even if Aokiji was careless, they still managed to injure a navy admiral. If we do not step in to stop their potential from growing, they will easily shatter the balance of the seas!"
It would be one thing if they were just rookies with no background.
But Lius was clearly not. He came from the Golden Lion's Flying Pirate crew. His threat level was in no way inferior to the great pirates of the New World.
"I need to report this matter to the Holy Land!"
This discussion concluded with Sengoku leaving headquarters and heading straight for the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.
At the same time, a new batch of bounty posters was currently in production.
Meanwhile, the primary focus of the entire sea's attention during this period of time.
Lius and his crew spent a full three days resting above the White Sea at an altitude of seven thousand meters before fully recovering.