Grand Treasure! Laugh Tale!
These words can undoubtedly stir the nerves of everyone in the world!
The last time, the entire world was shaken when Pirate King Gol D. Roger claimed before his death that he had buried all his life's treasures at the end of the Grand Line, Laugh Tale, driving those with dreams and ambitions into the ocean.
This time...
The entire world was once again agitated by the content published in the world newspaper!
If the Konoha Pirates lit a fire large enough to burn the whole world, the newspaper report was like pouring oil over the entire world!
"You must be joking..."
The second half of the Grand Line, the sea area where Whitebeard resided.
Aboard the Moby Dick.
The Whitebeard Pirates were waiting for Fire Fist Ace to return after capturing the traitor.
However, they did not wait for Fire Fist Ace's return, but instead saw a shocking piece of news in the newspaper, even featuring images of Ace in it!
Whitebeard sat on a gigantic chair.
This strongest man in the world was named Edward Newgate, his face showing some signs of aging, with a crescent-shaped white beard, IV drips attached to his arms, and a body long affected by age and illness.
Yet...
Even so...
Whitebeard still maintained his formidable reputation.
The Whitebeard Pirates had only over a thousand members, but they had more than forty affiliated pirate crews, totaling over twenty thousand people, none of whom were weaklings.
Likewise.
This earned Whitebeard the title of Sea Emperor.
Any island that bore his flag would be under his protection, and even the Navy and World Government would not dare to offend his authority recklessly.
Now...
Whitebeard's expression was rather colorful.
Because there were many things in the news report that even he didn't know about, yet also some ridiculous fake news that even Whitebeard found absurd.
"The origin of humans..."
The captain of the first division of the Whitebeard Pirates, Marco, sat cross-legged on the railing, holding a newspaper, lazily reading the content about the origin of humans: "Sky People, Fishman, and terrestrial humans all evolved due to migrating to avoid the impending world-ending tsunami crisis. Is this really the origin of humans?"
Honestly...
This theory on the origin of humans sounds quite plausible.
Marco, who also served as the doctor of the Whitebeard Pirates, was quite interested in such matters since Fishman and humans can donate blood to each other. This news brought up the origin of humans and also proved why blood can be transfused across different species.
"However..."
"The Grand Line was created by the Goddess of Rabbit..."
Marco, having spent so much time at sea, had never heard this name. He recalled some stories that happened on Whitebeard's ship and looked towards Whitebeard sitting on the chair: "Dad, have you heard of the creator called Goddess of Rabbit?"
"..."
Whitebeard slowly shook his head.
Whitebeard had seen a lot of things on this sea, from ambitious individuals vying for the title of King of the World, to the rise of powerful pirates becoming emperors, to the return of the Pirate King Gol D. Roger, and even someone crossing over from eight hundred years ago.
But...
What is the Goddess of Rabbit?
Why had he never heard anyone mention it before?
Whitebeard looked at the newspaper in his hand, feeling a little bewildered. He remembered having a drink with the Pirate King Roger many years ago, unable to distinguish fact from fiction.
Forget it...
Such matters have nothing to do with me...
Whitebeard didn't care about the truth of history; he only worried about the kids on his ship, his only concern being the brief mention of Fire Fist Ace, who was specifically mentioned as being among the pirates in Alabasta during the major incident there.
Fire Fist Ace was among them.
"Ace..."
A trace of concern appeared in Whitebeard's eyes.
No wonder when Ace went after Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach, he felt uneasy. Has this era really started to run amok?
Fortunately, the world newspaper brought all this to light; otherwise, Ace would have surely been hunted down and silenced by the World Government eager to cover up the truth...
"I hope that kid knows the gravity of the situation..."
Whitebeard sighed inwardly, only hoping for the quick return of his adopted son. His gaze fell on a group of pirates on the ship flipping through the newspaper, sighing deeply in his heart: "Fame is nothing compared to the safety of you foolish sons..."
"Dad..."
"Sengoku and Garp both acted in Alabasta..."
The captain of the third division of the Whitebeard Pirates, Diamond Jozu, was surprised by the news in the latter part: "All of this was revealed by a newly emerged pirate crew, and they actually managed to escape from those two old fellows and two Admirals!"
"I saw it."
Whitebeard skimmed through the newspaper in his hand, his gaze landing on a secretly taken photo that included an image of the Konoha Pirates.
Neither Senju Hashirama nor Uchiha Madara in the photo seemed like simple characters; both had impressive gazes...
"It seems..."
"They are a strong group of newcomers..."
Whitebeard squinted his eyes, as if he could see the figures of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara standing before him through the photograph.