As Blake had expected, the news of Shamrock becoming a pirate began to spread rapidly and ferment throughout Mary Geoise.
The news first exploded among the idle, good-for-nothing Celestial Dragons.
"Did you hear? Saint Shamrock went out to sea to become a pirate!"
"You heard too? This is so cool!"
"Let's go find Saint Shamrock! He definitely knows where the best fun is!"
At an evening banquet, a group of good-for-nothing Celestial Dragons were chattering excitedly, their expressions extremely animated.
After all, among the games these guys had played in Mary Geoise, acting as pirates was not included in such an interesting idea.
"Hey! Saint Grothius! Do you want to come with us to the East Blue to find Saint Shamrock?"
Just then, a Celestial Dragon who was clearly a bit drunk leaned over to Grothius and asked loudly.
Grothius looked at the snot that was about to drip into his mouth and subconsciously took half a step back.
Although he often played with these good-for-nothing guys, he secretly looked down on them.
Any organized group will experience infinite internal divisions.
Among the good-for-nothings, there were types like Rosward, who were forced to be useless due to intelligence, and also types like Grothius, whose intelligence was above average but had no intention of striving for improvement.
Grothius believed he was different from these imbeciles.
So, he chose—
"No! I'm not going to find that guy Saint Shamrock, I'm going to form my own pirate crew!"
"I've even thought of a name, it's called 'God's Pirate Crew'!"
God's Pirate Crew, are you trying to challenge the God's Cultural Troupe?
However, others didn't think that way.
"Ah! It can be done like this?!"
"Saint Grothius! You are truly too smart! I also want to form a pirate crew!"
"Not only do I want to form a pirate crew! I also want an Admiral to escort me!"
"Yes, yes, yes! That Akainu is very powerful, he can be responsible for protecting my pirate crew!"
Grothius's words seemed to open up new ideas for all the Celestial Dragons.
That's right, why bother looking for Shamrock? They could play by themselves!
Thus, some Celestial Dragons felt that Shamrock must have experience and knew how to have the most fun.
Another part decided to go out to sea on their own.
As the banquet dispersed, orders began to circulate among the Slaves of Mary Geoise, who busied themselves preparing ships and pirate flags for the Celestial Dragons.
At the same time, at Garling's mansion, the Commander of the God's Knights, upon seeing the intelligence brief from his subordinates, his stern face instantly turned ashen, and his crescent-shaped hair stood on end.
He, of course, knew what this so-called "Shamrock" was all about, and he even knew Shanks's general experiences over the years.
That "blemish" that Garling had deliberately forgotten was now being publicly exposed in an extremely absurd way, making him feel as if he had swallowed a fly.
"Should I send someone to directly arrest him and bring him back?"
"No, this will only make things bigger and more embarrassing!"
"Publicly deny it?"
"It's also embarrassing to respond to an absurd matter as if it were serious!"
Garling's brows furrowed into a frown, and after pondering for a moment, he instructed the attendant kneeling on the ground, not daring to look up:
"Go tell those boys who are spreading the news, make them..."
Mid-sentence, he suddenly paused.
This method of silencing people works for forces outside the World Government, but it's a bit troublesome to restrict Celestial Dragons.
Garling finally waved his hand in annoyance, and a slash appeared out of thin air, sending the attendant's head flying.
He let out a heavy snort and turned back into his room.
Garling still chose the World Government's usual approach—
First, pretend nothing happened and observe the situation.
Meanwhile, in the God's Knights' lounge, several core members were also discussing this strange matter.
"Shamrock?"
The blue-haired girl blinked, looking at the person concerned next to her:
"Are they talking about you?"
Shamrock looked at the intelligence, his brows tightly furrowed:
"Me? A pirate? How is that possible?"
He looked at the others present:
"I haven't left Mary Geoise these past few days, you all know that, right?"
"But how did this news get out?"
The Yeti said in his characteristic deep voice:
"Things are getting stranger and stranger."
Somaz leaned against the wall with his arms crossed:
"What's so strange about it? It must be that Saint Blake who got it wrong."
Everyone didn't pay too much attention to this slightly absurd rumor, only Mafi looked thoughtful, feeling as if she had thought of something.
The Gorosei originally didn't take this news to heart either.
After all, they knew very well what was going on and didn't think this matter would have much impact on the World Government.
But when more and more Celestial Dragons prepared to go out to sea on ships—
Either to join the Red Hair Pirates, or to form their own pirate crew, they finally realized that something was amiss.
The Chamber of Authority had now been redecorated and was resplendent, showing no trace of its former ruined state.
The Gorosei were currently discussing a problem that gave them quite a headache.
Peter was the first to speak:
"Why don't we let Shamrock make an appearance? Clarify the rumor?"
"No!"
Warcury and St. V. Nusjuro spoke at the same time, and after exchanging glances, St. V. Nusjuro explained:
"If a rumor spreads tomorrow that 'Peter is selling takoyaki,' do we still have to set up a stall to prove it?"
Warcury added:
"Besides, our duty is to deal with threats that could affect the foundation of the World Government's rule."
"If such trivial gossip were brought to the table, it would be too undignified."
Saturn pressed his hands on his cane:
"I think that even if Shamrock comes forward, he won't be able to quell this matter."
"Those boys have already been attracted by the idea of 'going out to sea to become pirates.'"
"Even if they believe that 'Shamrock' is fake, they will most likely still go out to see."
The others, one after another, criticized Peter's suggestion as completely useless.
Peter's face lost some color; he felt that these guys were targeting him.
He suspected it was because his performance that night was too poor, and the other four were dissatisfied with him.
But he still stiffened his neck and said:
"Then what do you all say we should do?"
Mars's figure was shrouded in a shadow, looking somewhat murderous:
"If you ask me, we should send the God's Knights to directly annihilate the Red Hair Pirates and have Garling bring his child back!"
Everyone hesitated for a moment, but Warcury still shook his head:
"To dispatch the God's Knights for a single pirate crew would be making a mountain out of a molehill."
"Moreover, if Garling wanted to go, he would have gone already. If we suggest it, he might just shirk responsibility."
Saturn tapped his cane on the ground:
"In that case, let CP0 make contact first to see if he can be persuaded to return voluntarily."
"But what about those children who want to go out to sea?"
Warcury waved his hand:
"Let them cause a ruckus; it's not a big deal. They'll come back naturally once they've had enough fun."
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