After the Oro Jackson was fully loaded with treasure, Valthior immediately used his ability to freeze the Jewel Ice Sheet shut again, covering the treasure they had not been able to take.
Then everyone returned Chinjao's Den Den Mushi to him and simply left him there at the Jewel Ice Sheet.
When they departed, they could still see Chinjao constantly slamming his head against the ice, trying to break open the Jewel Ice Sheet with his skull. But clearly, it had no effect.
As the Oro Jackson sailed away, the major incident at Ohara in the West Blue also began appearing in the newspapers, stirring up public opinion.
Marine Headquarters announced the crimes of the Ohara scholars, including their attempt to revive the Ancient Weapons. Then they confirmed that Ohara had already been destroyed by a Buster Call, erasing that world-famous holy land of archaeology.
The newspapers also published related photos. The whole of Ohara was burning in roaring flames, reduced to ruins under the bombardment of several Marine warships.
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South Blue, Baterilla Island.
Lord Roger, with blond hair, sunglasses, and his trademark large mustache still unchanged, was sitting on a stone pillar beside the dock. He watched as a group of people loaded large amounts of grain onto the fleet anchored in the harbor.
"Inhuman!" an angry complaint rang out beside Roger.
It was Dragon.
He held this morning's newspaper in his hand, and after seeing the news of Ohara's destruction, he was extremely furious.
"Professor Clover was absolutely not the kind of person who would try to use the Ancient Weapons. I spoke with him before. He was very open-minded…" Dragon gritted his teeth as he muttered while holding the newspaper.
Roger, sitting beside him, had no interest in listening to this at all. He waved his hand.
"If you want to complain, go farther away. Your spit is almost hitting me…"
"Were you not friends?" Dragon looked at Roger unhappily. "When I went to Ohara last year, the Professor told me that the Roger Pirates had helped them greatly. Back in Wano, you even worked closely together. Your relationship was quite good…"
"Yeah," Roger said calmly.
"Then after seeing this news, do you not feel angry? Your friends were killed!" Dragon said, frustrated by Roger's attitude.
Roger curled his lip after hearing that.
"So what? People kill each other on the sea every day. What is so strange about that?"
In truth, Roger did not take the newspaper report seriously at all.
What a joke.
Did he not know the situation of the scholar team?
Valthior's wife and child were both on Ohara. With that connection, would the Marines dare kill the scholars?
He did not believe it.
As the Pirate King, he had already been slandered beyond recognition by the newspapers. Was he supposed to believe what they said?
In Roger's view, this matter was only public propaganda. The actual result was definitely completely different.
Especially since, not long ago, he had spoken with Valthior through Den Den Mushi and knew Valthior was in the West Blue at the time, heading toward Ohara.
So Roger did not believe a single word printed in that newspaper. Naturally, he was not worried either.
However, many things involved Valthior's privacy. Judging by Dragon's reaction, Professor Clover definitely had not mentioned anything about Robin and Olvia to him.
So Roger could not be bothered to explain.
"You all read the Poneglyphs together. Then the Void Century was…" Dragon saw that Roger was not speaking. After a moment of silence, he could not help asking.
"You want to know?" A bright smile appeared on Roger's face. "Just like what you said before, what you saw at God Valley back then. Behind the World Government, there is a very terrifying person hidden away. That person is fooling and controlling the entire sea. If you understand that person as the source of the Marines' tragedy, that would not be wrong either… But as for the story of Laugh Tale, you will need to search for it yourself. After all, if I told you the secrets there, it would be far too unfair to everyone else on this sea."
During this period, Dragon had stayed on Baterilla Island, waiting for the fleet that came to transport the grain.
So he and Roger had communicated a great deal.
It had to be said that Dragon had benefited a lot from Roger. His thinking had gradually opened up as well.
At the same time, Roger also gradually sensed Dragon's transformation, as well as the blazing fire burning in his heart.
Looking at the silent Dragon, a complicated look flashed in Roger's eyes beneath his sunglasses.
He silently wondered in his heart.
Will it be you? The future Joy Boy is waiting for…
"Ohara's flame should not be extinguished here. I am going to Ohara to mourn Professor Clover. Are you coming with me?" Dragon asked, looking at Roger.
Roger froze, then pointed at his own nose. "Me?"
"Yes. In my opinion, it is a waste for you to sit here as a landlord. You also know that I am preparing to do something great. How about it? Do you want to join forces with me?" Dragon asked seriously.
Roger almost laughed from anger. He slapped his thigh and said, "Damn it. What status do I have? What level are you? And you want to join forces with me? It would be more reasonable if your father came and said that!"
"Sure enough, pirates cannot be relied on," Dragon said with some disappointment.
"Brat, do not forget that I am your sponsor. Is that how you speak to your sponsor? Do you not want the grain anymore?" Roger cursed.
Only then did Dragon seem to react. He rubbed his nose awkwardly, then forcefully changed the topic. "Speaking of that, what kind of person do you think Joy Boy was?"
The moment that name came up, Roger grew angry and cursed, "How was he a person? He was clearly a beast!"
"Huh?" Dragon had not expected Roger to hold such resentment toward Joy Boy. He said in surprise, "I thought you would think of Joy Boy as…"
"Stop guessing what I think, brat. If you want to know the answer, go find it yourself. When you really find Laugh Tale, see what is there, and open that great treasure, you will understand why I curse him. That bastard just died too early. Otherwise, I would have cut him down myself!" Roger said through gritted teeth.
Seeing that the grain was almost fully loaded, and that Roger's mood had suddenly become very irritable, Dragon did not continue provoking him.
"Then I am leaving," Dragon said, looking at Roger.
"Go, go," Roger said impatiently with a wave of his hand.
As Dragon's fleet slowly sailed away from Baterilla Island, Roger watched them for a long time.
Then he grinned.
"Are you going to light the flame of world revolution? Garp, your son is really interesting. He has far more ambition than you, bastard… Freedom Fighters… No, I should call you the Revolutionary Army now… I really look forward to seeing where your flames will burn."
As he spoke, Roger reopened the newspaper he had not been reading earlier. He directly skipped over the news about Ohara, then noticed another piece of information.
"Pirate Emperors of the New World?" Roger clicked his tongue as he looked at the photos of Valthior, Newgate, and Shiki in the newspaper. "A new storm is about to arrive…"
A moment later, as his gaze moved downward and he saw the new supplement, Roger's expression twisted.
"Damn it, how is this guy so productive? Who the hell is publishing these damned things under my name!?" Roger cursed.
What he was looking at was the new release from the World Economic News Paper: Kaido's Legend: Beast Blood Boiling.
And the signature was still the one that enraged him.
Lord Roger.
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New World, Merveille.
Below the towering pillar-like island that reached into the clouds, large numbers of ships gathered on the sea. As far as the eye could see, almost all of them flew pirate flags. These people had naturally come from all over the world, hoping to join the Flying Pirates and serve the great pirate, Golden Lion Davy D. Shiki.
Mixed among those pirate ships were many merchant and transport ships.
However, beneath Shiki's main base, no one was foolish enough to attack them. Clearly, those ships were transporting supplies for Shiki. If someone came to join his forces and robbed his goods, that would be seeking death.
On a cargo ship transporting grain, a young boy was lying against the deck railing, looking up at the sky and waiting for the Flying Pirates' ships to descend.
"Teach, do not lean too close to the edge. Be careful not to fall overboard!" a gentle woman's voice came from behind the boy.
Marshall D. Eris.
The boy before her was clearly the future infamous Blackbeard, Marshall D. Teach.
He was Rocks's son. Back at God Valley, he had been saved by Bartholomew Kuma. Later, he hid his identity and lived under his mother's family name, Marshall.
"I know, Mom." Teach scratched his head and quickly turned to walk toward the voice.
Eris stood there, holding the hands of two little girls. They were Teach's younger sisters, and also Rocks's posthumous daughters. Back during the God Valley incident in the West Blue, Eris had only just become pregnant with the two children. Before they could ever meet their father, he had already died in battle.
Over the years, they had hidden here and there, only to discover that no one was actually searching for or pursuing them.
Clearly, no one knew Rocks's bloodline still existed in this world.
Gradually, they stopped hiding so carefully.
Not long ago, Teach suddenly discovered that Marine Headquarters had updated Golden Lion Shiki's wanted poster.
Not only had they raised his bounty, they had also changed his name.
Davy D. Shiki.
When the words "Davy" and "D" appeared before Teach's eyes, a storm surged in his heart.
Of course he knew he was Rocks's child.
He also knew they were members of the Davy family.
Originally, he had thought that after God Valley was destroyed, only he and his sisters were left as Davys on this sea. There were no more people of their clan.
But then the Marines suddenly revealed Shiki's true name.
Combined with the old stories of the Rocks Pirates, the relationship between Shiki and his father, and the credibility of Marine Headquarters, Teach immediately believed it.
Shiki is my uncle!!!
What the hell is there to hesitate about?!
So after Teach discussed it with his mother, the two decided to come to Merveille in the New World and seek shelter with Uncle Shiki.
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