One Piece: Hashirama Template

"..."

As the black mist dissipated, Teach looked at the Heart-Heart Fruit in his hand, his palm trembling slightly. He almost couldn't resist crushing the Devil Fruit on the spot.

Although he had the previous three Devil Fruits as examples, and Teach knew that the Devil Fruit Link had him seize was definitely a top-tier ability among the three types of Devil Fruits.

But he never imagined that Link's target this time would be the user of the Paramecia-type Op-Op Fruit!

Teach, who was well-versed in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia and knew many more secrets, was no stranger to this Devil Fruit at all.

On the black market, there was still a bounty of five billion Berries from the World Government for it.

The reason the World Government was so desperate to obtain the Paramecia-type Op-Op Fruit was for the fruit's ultimate power—the Immortality Operation!

No matter if they were powerful individuals or people in high positions, they all fantasized about obtaining eternal life.

Teach was no exception!

Now, the Devil Fruit that could potentially grant him eternal life was in his hands.

But soon, he would have to hand this Devil Fruit over to someone else.

At this moment, Teach's heart began to ache.

You bastard, isn't it just because your intelligence-gathering ability is strong?

Isn't it just because you can continuously capture top-tier ability users?

If you have the guts, wait until I've seized Pops' Devil Fruit, then bring these preys before me!

See if I don't catch them all in one fell swoop!

While Teach was roaring internally, he could only put on a simple and honest smile on his face as he handed the Op-Op Fruit to Link, saying, "Zehahahaha... As expected of you, Link. Congratulations on obtaining another top-tier Devil Fruit!"

Looking at Teach, who had a hearty smile but was actually experiencing emotional turmoil, Link didn't expose him. He took the Op-Op Fruit and smiled, "You've worked hard, Teach."

"Zehahahaha... You're welcome."

Watching their captain scratching his head with a naive smile, Lafitte and the others were speechless.

He's too good at enduring, Captain!

Even I feel aggrieved for him!

Despite this, Lafitte and the others dared not say more.

At this moment, they all felt insignificant, and their longing for the grand vision Teach had painted for them grew even stronger.

As long as their captain's gamble succeeded, he would rise at the fastest speed possible.

At that time, they would no longer suffer such grievances.

While Link was obtaining the Op-Op Fruit, the live broadcast from Marineford had also begun.

Video Transponder Snails all over the world, as if receiving a signal, woke up from their slumber one by one, raised their heads, and shot a beam of light from their eyes onto the screens in front of them.

As the white static flickered slightly, the island of Marineford immediately appeared on the screen.

The first thing that entered the world's eyes was the tallest building with the two words "Justice" carved on it, representing the Marine Headquarters that maintained order on the seas, the sharpest spear of justice in the hands of the World Government.

Then the screen began to switch to a split view, projecting the lineup of one hundred thousand elites, Marine admirals, the Giant Squad, and the Warlords of the Sea.

Finally, the three Marine Admirals, dressed in different colored suits and wearing justice capes, made their appearance, sitting on a sofa and striking different poses.

Even from thousands of miles away, the world could feel a suffocating aura from these few images.

The more knowledgeable people were, the more they broke out in a cold sweat, their eyes trembling.

After all, this lineup was simply too terrifying!

They couldn't help but wonder, was it necessary to deploy this strongest lineup just to execute the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates?

Could it be that they were really sure the Whitebeard Pirates would come?

Were the Whitebeard Pirates really that powerful?

These questions would soon be answered.

On the screen, the Fleet Admiral of the Marines and the Hero of the Marines, who represented the flag of naval justice, also appeared below the execution platform.

The former went up, the latter went down.

At the same time, the one who caused the Marines to deploy this strongest lineup, and also one of the likely triggers for the Summit War, Fire Fist Portgas D. Ace, wearing Seastone handcuffs, was also escorted onto the execution platform.

Sengoku swept his gaze over the hundred thousand elites below, and also over the Video Transponder Snails, as if he were looking at the entire world.

Then, he took out a megaphone Transponder Snail from his person, glanced at Ace kneeling beside him, and asked faintly, "Ace, who is your father?"

Ace was slightly taken aback, then said without hesitation, "My father is Whitebeard."

"Wrong!"

"I'm not wrong, my father is Whitebeard!"

"Your mother's name is Portgas D. Rouge."

Sengoku suddenly spat out this name, causing Ace's pupils to constrict. He had already realized something.

"A year and three months after your father's death, the child who inherited the world's most evil bloodline was born. That's you." Sengoku tilted his head and looked down at Ace, who had his head lowered, his pupils trembling, and his breathing becoming rapid, and said faintly, "Your father is the Pirate King—Gol D. Roger!"

In this world, few people knew Roger's true name; they all called him Gold Roger.

So when this name was transmitted throughout the world through the megaphone Transponder Snail and the Video Transponder Snails, the hundred thousand elites in the plaza below, and the people all over the world watching the live broadcast, all had their eyes and mouths wide open in a dumbfounded manner.

The entire world seemed to have fallen into silence.

Even those big shots showed shock on their faces, looking at Ace on the screen in disbelief.

"The Pirate King has a bloodline?"

"The Pirate King's son became the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates? This... this is unbelievable!"

"No wonder the Marines would deploy this strongest lineup. It turns out it's not just to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates, but also to eliminate the world's most evil bloodline and a response to the disbanded Roger Pirates."

"Will the people from the Oro Jackson appear?"

"Will the Pirate King's right-hand man, Silvers Rayleigh, and his third-in-command, Scopper Gaban, the two great figures of silver and copper, appear?"

"..."

While the world was discussing these things, Sengoku also slowly recounted the intelligence that the CP organization and the Marines had investigated: "Three years ago, when you used your mother's surname as the captain of the Spade Pirates and rose rapidly on this sea with your outstanding strength and speed, I noticed that Roger's bloodline had not yet been severed."

"But by the time I investigated, you had already received the protection of the world's strongest man."

"This discovery made me feel terrified, because I couldn't imagine at what speed you would grow under Whitebeard's protection and nurturing. With the support of the world's strongest pirate crew, would you become the next Pirate King?"

"Fortunately, evil will never triumph over justice. Your capture and the beheading today hold great significance for this world. Even if doing so means an all-out war with the Whitebeard Pirates, I—will not hesitate!"

The last few words, Sengoku shouted out loudly.

The morale of the entire field was immediately greatly boosted.

The Marines, who were originally wondering why Headquarters had to gather all its elites and why they were so certain the Whitebeard Pirates would really come out in full force for a second division commander, all found a reason and goal for the battle!

This was not just the execution of one of the highest-ranking officers of a Four Emperors' pirate crew, but also the elimination of the world's most evil bloodline, a counterattack against the Pirate King who had played the Marines for a fool twenty-two years ago!

This battle must be won!

"They're here!"

As the Marine officers and soldiers were shouting and cheering, the eyes of the powerful individuals on the field who were proficient in Observation Haki all flashed with a red light.

The wood clone, which possessed the Art of Perception, sensed an astonishing amount of physical energy in the sea, as well as a definite Haki energy.

As a large number of bubbles appeared on the surface of the crescent bay, the seawater churned, and three coated sailing ships emerged as if leaping out of the water.

The universally acknowledged world's strongest pirate crew, representing the NO.1 of the pirate world, the Whitebeard Pirates, made their grand entrance

(End of Chapter)

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