One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 215 Bounty Breakthrough, the Undisputed Emperor of the Sea
Kaido was eventually rescued by Shano after much effort.

The battle high in the sky thus came to an end.

In such a short time, it's definitely far from enough for the Golden Lion and Big Mom to determine a winner.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Shiki realized that Shano's strength was gradually recovering and that he might join in at any time. He decisively abandoned his fight with Big Mom and used the power of the Float-Float Fruit to quickly create distance.

He stood high in the sky, looking down at the Whole Cake Island below, and snorted coldly.

"Linlin, Kaido, and that brat Shano!"

The Golden Lion exhaled a smoke ring, grinning, "You guys got lucky this time! But don't think this is the end of it!"

If it were during his prime, he would never have left today, even if Kaido and Shano had both recovered their strength.

It's just one against three!
pity……

I'm getting old and my strength has declined. Since I failed to achieve my goal of a surprise attack on the island, I have to take a step back for now!

With a sudden wave of his hand, the remaining scattered fragments of the floating island, under his control, transformed into countless sharp rock spears that shot towards Cake Island.

Although its power is far less than the impact of an attack on an entire island, it is still enough to cause considerable damage.

"Hey, Shiki! You bastard, what else do you want to do!"

BIGMOM roared, wielding Napoleon's greatsword, shattering all the incoming rocks and intercepting them.

Meanwhile, the Golden Lion had already taken this opportunity to completely shake off BIGMOM and ascend into higher clouds, its figure quickly becoming blurred.

In no time, he turned into a tiny black dot on the horizon, leaving only his unrestrained laughter:
"Hahaha, I'll be back! Today is just the prelude to my return. Once my grand plan is complete and I officially return, you'll all understand that after Roger's passing, this era should be called the Golden Lion!!!"

A grand plan?

Does this refer to the IQ Beast Project, which is almost complete?
Xia Nuo stood on the shore, stroking the dog's wet head, squinting at the direction where the golden lion had disappeared.

This old man...

As a contemporary who once rivaled Roger and Whitebeard, his strength was naturally formidable.

Their record is also quite remarkable.

He single-handedly stormed into the Marine Headquarters, and even when facing the combined forces of Sengoku and Garp, he was able to fight for a long time and destroy half of Marineford.

However, ever since the Battle of Ait Volt, when a rudder was stuck in his head.

The old man's mind has never seemed to work very well.

Logically speaking, the mobility of the Float-Float Fruit is comparable to that of Kizaru's Glint-Glint Fruit. If he wants to leave, even an opponent of the same level would find it difficult to stop him.

As a result, he preferred to be captured and imprisoned in Impel Down and have his legs cut off rather than escape on the spot.

I can barely empathize with that; top-tier experts, full of ambition and pride, can't let go of their resentment and self-esteem after all.

They disappeared for twenty years, and prepared for twenty years...

The other side's method of retaliating against the world is to conduct some kind of IQ beast research and release the beasts into the ocean to give the world government a headache.
That makes no sense.

Anyway, Xia Nuo couldn't understand it.

"East China Sea……"

Xia Nuo's eyes flickered slightly.

In his memory, the Golden Lion's revenge began in the towns of the East China Sea.

However, if the original timeline continues, Luffy wouldn't need to worry about this before setting sail.

But the butterfly effect he caused by traveling to the present day is simply too great.

The Golden Lion has revealed himself three years ahead of schedule. Who knows if he will start implementing his plan ahead of time? And among those East Sea towns that have suffered, will there be any islands he is familiar with?
Hometown Cocoa West Village, Goa Kingdom, Shimotsuki Village...

He would never allow the Golden Lion to attack these places.

"I need to go back to the East China Sea soon."

Xia Nuo patted Ah Yin, "There's no such thing as being a thief for a thousand days and guarding against thieves for a thousand days. We need to find the Golden Lion's base and wipe out that old bastard along with the entire Flying Pirates."

He couldn't help but feel a little emotional, looking up at Ah Yin's panting face, and said with a smile:
"It's been a whole year since I left the East Sea. Hey, A-Yin, do you want to come back with me?"

A sneeze!

Ah Yin sneezed loudly.

It stared at Xia Nuo resentfully. Did it matter whether it returned to the East Sea or not? All it wanted now was to take a hot bath, then lie in its warm nest and enjoy a big tub of strawberry milk.

It must be very tiring to fish such a large chunk of muscle out of the sea!

“I can see the longing and yearning for your hometown in your eyes.”

Xia Nuo nodded, deeply moved. "As expected, you understand my heart better. Well, it's decided then."

Back to the East China Sea!
Once we've sorted out all the remaining issues from this Whole Cake Island trip, we'll set off immediately!

After dealing with the Golden Lion's troubles, it will be a good time to bring Bellemere over as well.

My stubborn adoptive mother never went anywhere outside the East China Sea in her entire life.

I remember when we were kids, he was enthusiastically cultivating the orange grove with his two little followers, Nojiko and Nami...

This woman would often mention with a smile that if she ever saved enough money and became a millionaire, she would definitely take her children to places beyond the East Blue, especially to the Grand Line, to broaden their horizons.

And now.

He has made a name for himself and is no longer the rookie who would flee in panic if the navy sent out any admiral. He also has his own territory in the New World.

Now that we have the ability and it's time, we should fulfill her wish.

……

night.

As dusk fell, the effects of the apocalyptic sight of the island falling from the sky that morning gradually faded.

The residents were still shaken, but they gradually resumed their normal activities, and Cake Island slowly returned to its former tranquility.

On the newly restored rooftop plaza, BIGMOM personally hosted a banquet.

This serves as a celebration of the successful conclusion of the tea party, which was fraught with excitement, and also as a farewell to the departing guests who are about to leave the island.

Neither Shano nor Kaido took their seats.

miles away.

The crescent moon, like a hook, illuminated the two figures on the shore.

"Hey, Shano!"

Kaido sat cross-legged on a rock, untied the gourd from his waist, and subconsciously wanted to throw it over, but then suddenly seemed to remember something and reluctantly withdrew his hand.

He tilted his head back and downed the drink, staring at the dark horizon in the distance, exhaling two puffs of white smoke from his nostrils, and muttered:

"What are your plans next?"

Xia Nuo leaned against a tree trunk with his arms crossed, and scoffed at the words: "What? Still not giving up? Trying to recruit me as your deputy?"

"Uro-ro-ro!"

Kaido spread his arms and laughed wildly, "If that were the case, I'd do anything you asked, but I'm not an idiot! This battle has shown me that someone like you would never submit to anyone!"

"It's good to know."

Xia Nuo's gaze also fell upon the distant horizon. "We're not on the same path. As for our future plans? It's simple: continue sailing, grow stronger, expand our power, and then..."

"Go do what you wanted to do when you were young, but now you don't dare to do it anymore." Kaido's pupils contracted slightly.

"Oh? You even know that? It seems you know me better than I thought!"

He looked nonchalant and scoffed, "How arrogant! Hey! Who do you think you are? The second Joey Boy?!"

"Joey Boy and all that, you used to call yourself that when you were young, didn't you? I'm not interested. But I'm still young, younger than your daughter, so don't compare me to you."

Xia Nuo grinned, glanced at him, and pointed to his heart. "When a person has ambitions, they're bound to try them out eventually."

"..."

Kaido remained silent for a moment, then let out a long breath.

"I really want to give you a piece of my mind, but as you said, just thinking about your age makes me feel like I don't have the right to. After all, when I was a teenager, I often went hungry and had to go to the navy prison to mooch food!"

He casually put away the wine gourd, stood up, and burst into laughter:
"This time, I helped you out, and you saved me. Let's call it even. If we meet again, it'll probably be a full-scale war between the Beasts and the Fallen Ones. On the battlefield, I won't hold back!"

"Same."

Xia Nuo said calmly.

Kaido, being a martial arts fanatic, delivers satisfying and visceral blows, which suits his taste perfectly.

But as Orochi's backer and the actual controller behind Wano Country...

This guy is the kind of standard boss that you absolutely have to defeat.

Oden Oden was a complete idiot when it came to governing, while Kaido was even worse, unable to even manage sustainable exploitation.

Not to mention being compared to the meticulously managed World of Warcraft by Bigmoon.

Looking across the entire New World, none of the other sea emperors or those powerful pirates who control their own territories are more unreliable than him.

Once his crew's overall strength has increased, the Fallen Ones, led by him, will clash with Kaido's Beasts Pirates...

A direct confrontation is inevitable sooner or later!
"Then I should go too!"

Kaido stomped on the reef, and his massive body suddenly expanded and deformed, instantly transforming back into the sky-covering blue dragon.

"As for you, just focus on becoming stronger, Xia Nuo!"

Kaido, now fully transformed into a dragon, spiraled into the air, looking down at Shano on the shore, his dragon eyes gleaming with intense fighting spirit.
"I'll be waiting for you on Ghost Island! Right now, you can't do anything to me, but don't disappoint me then!"

A sudden gust of sea wind arose, and Kaido raised his head and let out a deafening dragon roar, the sound waves scattering the clouds for miles around.

He gave Xia Nuo one last deep look, then twisted his dragon body violently, whipping up a cloud of water mist as he rushed toward the horizon.

Under the moonlight, the blue dragon's figure grew smaller and smaller until it transformed into a blue star on the horizon, and one could still faintly hear its maniacal laughter carried on the wind.

"Uro ro ro ro..."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Top of the cake castle.

Bigom, who was smiling and clinking glasses with Bonnie, suddenly turned his head as if sensing something and looked towards the end of the sky.

"You're leaving already, Kaido..."

She scoffed, "You'd rather have a private drink with that brat than come and say goodbye to me in person?"

They've all left.

Looking around, apart from the few people at the end of the night, the other long tables were empty and deserted.

The guests at the tea party had long since left, and even the children of the Charlotte family were busy making their own way home.

The vast open-air plaza appeared exceptionally empty at this moment.

Isn't that what life is all about? It's a constant cycle of gatherings and separations, of partings and reunions.

Just like she still can't understand why the nun and her childhood friends, just like her parents, suddenly abandoned her...

just now.

Everyone I could call my partner is gone. Dufeld is gone, Stussy is gone, Umit is gone...

and many more……

BIGMOM pinched his chin, deep in thought. Among these people, he always felt like he had forgotten to remember someone.

Huh, who was that again?

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Late January, 1517 (Haiyuan Calendar).

Two major events, one after the other, broke out almost immediately in the New World.

First of all.

It was Shano, the captain of the Fallen Pirates, who fought fiercely against Kaido of the Beasts at the Big Mom Tea Party. The two fought for five days and five nights, and in the end, they were both exhausted and the battle ended in a draw!

Second.

He is the legendary pirate of the previous era, Shiki the Golden Lion, who has made a comeback after seventeen years. He is extremely arrogant and high-profile as soon as he appears, and directly launches an attack on Whole Cake Island.

These two events overlapped significantly because of the location and time they occurred, as well as the important figures involved.

Therefore, in the newspapers, it was a natural progression to merge them into a news hype and dissemination.

The news spread...

Public opinion was in uproar, and the world was shaken!
From the four seas to the Grand Line, everywhere you can hear people talking about this, some excited, some fearful, some uneasy, and some proud...

There was a little incident in the middle.

For some reason, the World Economic News Agency, a newspaper industry monopoly giant, reacted much more slowly than usual this time.

Local tabloids have already stirred up public opinion.

Several days later, the World Economic News Agency, as if just waking up, hurriedly followed up.

However, good things come to those who wait, and giants are giants after all.

It's unclear where the World Economic News Agency got the information, but they managed to publish a large number of firsthand photos in the newspaper.

Including the prelude to the tea party, the head-on battle between Shano and Kaido, the visually striking close-ups of the scene, and the close-up photos of the three Sea Emperors facing off...

With its comprehensive and detailed information, the World Economic News Agency's sales skyrocketed instantly, setting a new record high since the beginning of the new year!
Yes, three sea emperors.

Aside from the veterans Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, Shano is officially ranked alongside the two Yonko for the first time and is regarded as the new Emperor of the Sea!

This title even received tacit approval from the world government.

It's not about being infinitely close, not about being almost equal, and certainly not about hype or instigation; it's about being truly on par with them, a genuine and universally recognized maritime emperor!

That is why.

The bounty order that was originally stuck at a major hurdle has finally been broken through and reached a new level.

The world's greatest swordsman, Shano, now has a new bounty...

It's 3.276 billion Berries!

Life and death are irrelevant!

(End of this chapter)