One Piece: Fist of the World.

Chapter 191 The Wave of the Times

"For things like nicknames, our navy can contact the World Economic News to publish news."

Vice Admiral Tsuru had a faint smile on his face as he looked at the members of the Lod Pirates in front of him.

In a head-on battle, he defeated the second-in-command of the Four Emperors, [Baquan] Rod. He was powerful in all aspects, including physical skills, swordsmanship, physique, and domineering.
It is worth noting that [Black Spear] Nair, who was able to fight Katakuri and hold out for a while, had eaten the Thunder Fruit at some point, and his strength will probably increase rapidly in the next period of time.
Trafalgar Law, the user of the Ope no Mi, who had previously performed brilliantly as the "Surgeon of Death";
The exploding duo of the Bomb-Bomb Fruit and the Explosion Fruit; the mad scientist of the Swallow-Swallow Fruit; the mythical beast-type, the user of the Nekomata Fruit, the catwoman Nia; the mythical beast-type, the zombie form of the Human-Human Fruit, Genos; these guys who boarded the ship from the North Sea now all have considerable power.

The son of the devil, Nico Robin, the only remaining historian in the world who can decipher ancient texts;

The user of the Quick Slash Fruit from the West Sea, the former assassin Daz Bonis, judging from his performance just now, this guy not only mastered the Armament Haki, but also reached the level of a 'swordsman' in swordsmanship;
Minina, a girl born with supernatural powers, is just like a weaker version of Charlotte Lingling;
The rest of them also have their own strengths, including the 'unfortunate' Bakara, the skeleton swordsman Brook, Kosa of the Door-to-Door Fruit, and the unknown Sky Island warrior.

It turns out that without realizing it, the Rod Pirates have already possessed such a powerful force!
Moreover, according to relevant intelligence, he seems to have a secret connection with [Golden Emperor] Tezulo. It is unknown what kind of relationship the two have.
Not only that, Bartholomew Kuma, who was once a member of the revolutionary army, also traveled with the other side for a period of time.

Thinking of the Revolutionary Army, Vice Admiral Tsuru glanced calmly at Garp and the pockmarked boy standing beside him.

Is this boy really Dorag's son?
"The Navy shouldn't worry about such trivial matters."

Rhodes held the [Earth Dragon] in his hand tightly. The weapon seized from Katakuri was still very valuable.

"I wonder if Vice Admiral Tsuru has any other instructions?"

"No instructions."

Vice Admiral He swept his gaze over the people in front of him.

"We just happened to meet and said hello."

Vice Admiral Tsuru glanced at Liluka who was captured by the Rod Pirates, and a trace of pity flashed in his eyes.

If this girl is guided well, she may become a powerful force in the navy.

What a pity...

"correct."

Vice Admiral Tsuru was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly seemed to remember something and pointed at Ace who was following Garp.

"According to the rules, if a new Shichibukai is recruited, the original members will be informed. This is Ace, the Fire Fist. You guys are acquainted with him. We are going to recommend him to become the new Shichibukai."

Ace smiled bitterly. He didn't want to be one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea at all!
Moreover, looking at Rod's face, Ace felt a dull pain in the wound on his shoulder.

Although they are both Seven Warlords of the Sea, the gap between them seems to be too huge.

"One user of the Sand-Sand Fruit left, and here comes another user of the Flame-Flame Fruit! They are all monstrous natural-type users! - Of course, I have no objection. He is a very strong boy, and he will have a rapid growth period in the future."

Rhodes was in a good mood as his companions were rescued safely, he won the battle with Katakuri, and even snatched the opponent's weapon. He also got a glimpse of the realm of [predicting the future], and he was in a good mood.

"Young man..."

Vice Admiral He looked at Rhodes meaningfully, then turned and left.

If we talk about teenagers, Rhodes himself is not that old!
"Follow up quickly!"

Garp punched Ace in the head.

"It hurts, Grandpa!"

Ace covered his head and followed Garp away.

"By the way, why should I go with you?"

"Hahahaha, your ship was destroyed."

Cap laughed loudly.

"Ah! I remembered it!"

Ace then remembered his pirate ship and let out a wail.

Boom! !

The iron fist hit Ace's head again.

"What's wrong again, you stinky grandpa!"

"You are too weak, you little brat. Serving as a Shichibukai with such strength will bring shame to the Navy!"

Garp pinched his nose and wiped it on Ace's body.

"For the next month, let me be your opponent!"

Looking at the smile on Garp's face, unbearable memories began to attack Ace, leaving his face full of resistance.

"No!"

···
"Is everything packed?!"

Rhodes looked at Minina and Pekinshachi.

“All the clean flour has been packed!”

Minina patted the bag beside her which was much taller than herself.

She found a lot of precious ingredients on Katakuri's ship, including Pukki's [Golden Wheat], and some other flours, creams and the like, all of which were top-quality ingredients.

"All the treasures have been packed!"

Peikin patted the boxes piled beside her.

As expected of the Four Emperors pirate group, there are a lot of valuable things on the ship. Maybe they robbed them along the way in this way.

"Then go back."

Rhodes took the lead and walked towards the landing place. Their pirate ship was still there.

"Kosa!"

Nia suddenly looked at Kosa.

"The clothes we bought are still there."

“They’re all still there.”

Kosa nodded repeatedly.

"That's good."

Nia withdrew her gaze and turned to Liluka, her expression beginning to become gloomy.

"You guy..."

Ominous black flames danced at the ends of Nia's hair, black flames that burned her soul.

“I’m a fashion designer!”

Liluka's face turned pale, and she quickly grasped the elements based on Nia's previous conversation and spoke loudly.

"Designer!?"

Peijin and Xiaqi turned their heads and looked at Liluka.

They didn't forget their original goal - to design the team's uniforms.

"If you can't design clothes that satisfy me!"

Nia held out a finger, black flames dancing at her fingertips.

"That's right!"

Bakara stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Liluka.

“You don’t want to go through an experience like that.”

"Maybe he'll be burned to the bone, or he'll fall and die accidentally."

Robin added silently.

Pei Jin and Xia Qi swallowed the harsh words that were about to come out of their mouths.

"Lo."

Rhodes suddenly turned sideways and looked at Luo beside him.

After taking out Liluka's heart, Luo didn't say much, but kept thinking about something silently.

"What's wrong?" "In the Donquixote family, there is a cadre named Sugar, and her devil fruit is called the [Childlike Fruit]."

"Childlike Fruit?"

Luo and Nai Lu turned their eyes to Rhodes at the same time.

"If someone is touched by the user of the Childlike Fruit, he will instantly turn into a toy. Not only that, but everyone in the world's memory of him will completely disappear. Not only that, the toy he turns into will also be controlled by the user and bound by the contract he made."

“This ability…!”

Hearing Rhodes' description of the other party's abilities, Luo was slightly stunned.

This ability is somewhat similar to Liluka's, but seems to be more powerful.

The ability to erase the memories of others alone can make the user invincible.

"We are almost at the end of the first half of the Grand Line, and we will enter the New World next."

"After entering the new world, our first goal is to completely eradicate the Don Quixote family!"

Rhodes looked at Luo and told him their plan after entering the new world.

"There are all kinds of strange devil fruits in this sea. Even if they are powerful, we must always be vigilant against these people!"

"I just happened to know the information about this user of the Childlike Fun Fruit. Otherwise, facing such an ability, most people would probably be ambushed and attacked."

Luo nodded silently.

This time in the battle with Liluka, he was indeed careless.

If it weren't for Rhodes and the others, it would be hard to imagine what kind of future they would face.

Because Rhodes had been leading the way, he had indeed become a little lax.

You have to be more cautious next time!
Luo made a silent decision in his heart.

“You won’t be fooled.”

Nalu suddenly spoke.

"During the battle with Katakuri, my observation Haki had a new breakthrough."

The corners of Nalu's mouth curled up slightly.

"Now I should be able to do it, foresee the future!"

Rhodes opened his mouth and said what Naylu had originally wanted to say. Facing his shocked eyes, Rhodes remained calm.

"That's what you wanted to say, right?"

"Rod, you..."

"Yes, I also mastered the power of [foreseeing the future]."

Rhodes interrupted Nelu again.

"However, even if you master the so-called [foreseeing the future], it does not mean that you can sit back and relax."

"Red-haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, has mastered the ability called [Killing by Observation]. You can probably tell what this ability is just by the name."

Neilu was silent for a moment, and quickly suppressed the slight complacency that had risen in his heart.

"Our goal is to achieve new world hegemony. As my right-hand men, you two must stand up!"

Rod carried Katakuri's trident on his shoulder.

Just like before, take away the enemy's weapons; just like in the future, take away this world!
"Hey, hey, hey, I can't pretend I didn't hear this!"

Pei Jin and Xia Qi came over.

"We two are also your right-hand men, Boss Rhodes!"

"That's right, or the left or right leg will do, Boss Rhodes!"

"Hahahaha!"

Rhodes let out a loud laugh.

"Of course I won't ignore you!"

"I've already told you that I will carry your dreams on my shoulders. All you have to do is follow me and reach the summit with me!"

The sails of the Polaris were suddenly raised, and the flag of the Rhodes Pirates fluttered in the strong wind. The fist printed on the pirate flag seemed to smash everything in front of it.

···
In the New World, on an island that is not on the route, an airship is parked in the forest.

This is the headquarters of the World Economic News.

"Big news, this is big news!!"

Big News Morgans looked at the photo in front of him with excitement.

The photo shows Katakuri, the leader of the three dessert generals, having his arm cut off and fleeing in a panic.

It has been two days since the World Economic Forum received this photo.

At first, when Morgans received the photo, he just glanced at it casually and put it aside.

Too fake!
He knew both people in the photo, but in his opinion, the scene in the photo would never happen.

[Ba Quan] Although Rod's previous performances were very impressive, it is still too early for him to challenge the Four Emperors Pirate Group.

As one of the decision-makers in the underground world, Morganus is very familiar with Katakuri.

As the second-in-command of the Big Mom Pirates, his strength is undoubtedly at the top of the ocean. Not to mention how likely it is that he will be completely defeated by Rod, with Katakuri's pride, he will definitely not be the kind of person who will flee in embarrassment after losing.

Therefore, Morgans never took this obviously fake photo seriously.

However, subsequent intelligence collected from various channels increasingly confirmed the authenticity of this photo.

“I want this photo to be on the front page!!”

Morgans waved his hand.

"But, President, we have already selected the headline for the next issue..."

A subordinate was holding a typeset sample of a newspaper in his hand. On the front page was the grinning Moonlight Moria.

"Ok?"

Morgans glanced at the newspaper handed to him by his subordinate.

It is certainly big news that Gekko Moriah, who is also one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, has returned to the New World after years of silence and has once again stirred up the storm when no one expected it.

But compared with the news about [Ba Quan] Rhodes, it is somewhat insignificant.

"Change it!"

Morgans waved his hand.

"I just want the most explosive news!"

"Although both of them are Shichibukai, the gap between Shichibukai is huge!"

The subordinates hurriedly left with the materials. Morgans stood by the window and looked outside, his expression becoming more and more excited.

"I seem to have heard the tide of the times! The Four Emperors? How could the structure of the new world be fixed so easily? Pirates are rushing to the sea and pouring into the new world. Those few people who are at the top of the pirate world will inevitably be pulled down!"

"Who will be the next pirate to reach the top? Tyrant?"

Morgans' voice couldn't help but become more excited.

“Who will be the one to fall from the throne? Will it be the aging Whitebeard, or Big Mom who has a firm foothold in the world, or the sharp and domineering Red Hair, or Kaido who is entrenched in Wano Country!?”

"I'm really looking forward to the storm you're going to create on this ocean, Tyrant!"

Morgans took the reformatted newspaper from his subordinates and slammed it on the table in front of him.

[Seven Warlords of the Sea? The New Pirate Emperor! ! ? ]

On the front page of the newspaper, Rhodes was holding a trident and brutally cutting off Katakuri's arm. His hair was as red as blood and his green pupils were full of indifference.

(End of this chapter)