One Piece: Starting with the Reanimation of Madara

Chapter 332 Lin Xuan Publicly Demands Debt! Is the World Government Going to Default?

Lin Xuan did not show that he knew that Shirahoshi was an Ancient Weapon, and Neptune and the others also thought that Lin Xuan simply had strong intelligence capabilities and knew that their Fishman Island had an Ancient Weapon, but did not know where it was.

Neptune even wondered what Lin Xuan's expression would be if he knew that Shirahoshi and Lin Xuan were such good friends.

Afterwards, with Bai Xing watching him with a reluctant expression, Lin Xuan set off to leave Fishman Island.

At the same time, a new article he wrote was also published in the newspaper.

This time, he didn't write a critique of a high-ranking official in the World Government, but rather an article demanding repayment of a debt—to the World Government!

When the Marineford War occurred, the Five Elders believed that Lin Xuan had attacked the Holy Land of Mary Geoise and were forced to compromise and make concessions, thus agreeing to two of Lin Xuan's conditions.

One of the conditions was the cession of Marineford, which was fulfilled shortly after the war ended, and the current Naval Headquarters has since moved to the new headquarters.

As for Marineford, it naturally became the territory of the Ninja Guild, but Lin Xuan lent it to the Revolutionary Army, and it is now occupied by the Revolutionary Army's troops.

This further solidified the cooperation between the two sides. The Revolutionary Army and the Ninja Guild now have a close relationship, and even Monkey D. Dragon often comes to the Sabaody Archipelago.

The second condition is that the World Government needs to pay Lin Xuan one hundred Devil Fruits!

However, since the end of the war, the World Government has not made any move on this condition, and it seems that it has no intention of fulfilling it.

This time, Lin Xuan did not satirize the Five Elders in his article, nor did he criticize the World Government.

The article was short and concise: The World Government had one day to hand over the one hundred Devil Fruits owed to the Ninja Guild, or face the consequences!

However, as the news spread through the newspapers, it caused quite a stir.

Has the Ninja Guild once again challenged the World Government?

Immediately, many forces began to stir and pay close attention to this matter.

Of course, many ordinary people also became even more disappointed with the world government after reading the newspaper.

The World Government's compromise during the last Marineford War was publicized at the time, and its failure to honor its promises has once again damaged its prestige.

With the rise of ninja guilds, many people have begun to choose to support them, especially those who have suffered oppression from the Celestial Dragons.

Even some countries that were previously hesitant are now reconsidering going to the Sabaody Archipelago to participate in the upcoming World Tournament hosted by the Ninja Guild!

Previously, they had no choice but to be governed and ruled by the World Government. Now, with the Ninja Guild, they have more options.

Suddenly, the whole world was in an uproar again because of this brief message!

……

World Government Headquarters.

With a solemn expression, Steelbone Kong went to pay his respects to the Five Elders once again.

Nowadays, anything concerning Lin Xuan or the Ninja Guild is given the utmost attention by the World Government!

Even now, the world's supreme commander of Steel Bone Kong dares not make decisions lightly when it comes to matters concerning the Ninja Guild, for fear of making a mistake!

Therefore, Kong had no choice but to consult the Five Elders.

When the Five Elders learned of this, their expressions immediately turned cold, whether because they recalled the frustration of the previous Marineford War or for some other reason.

boom!

The man with the mustache slammed his fist on the table, smashing it into pieces.

"How dare this guy do such a thing!" the man with the mustache roared.

The bald monk standing to the side said coldly, "Hmph, we just don't want to bother with him. Does he really think we're going to give him a hundred Devil Fruits?"

"Heh, you'll have to bear the consequences?"

Golden Beard sneered, somewhat angrily saying, "This guy dares to threaten us like that? Does he think we're so easy to bully?"

Curly Hair and Long Beard were also somewhat angry, but Long Beard was also somewhat worried.

In fact, the two conditions they agreed to for Lin Xuan at the time were merely expedient measures.

In their view, ceding Marineford was already a huge concession, enough to give face to the Ninja Guild.

Of course, the main reason was that if the ninja guild hadn't ceded the land, they probably wouldn't have given up so easily.

As for the one hundred Devil Fruits, they were mostly just trying to appease Lin Xuan; they never actually considered fulfilling their promise.

Now that the crisis has been resolved, there's no need to actually give away the Devil Fruit!

Seeing Lin Xuan openly threatening them now filled them with extreme anger.

How hateful! Utterly hateful!

They are the highest authority in the World Government, they are the Five Elders, and yet the other party has threatened them again and again!

Steelbone Kong stood silently to the side, not uttering a word.

After a moment, the Five Elders gradually calmed down, and Steelbone Kong finally spoke up, asking, "My lords, how should we deal with this matter?"

The Five Elders quickly replied, "Ignore it!"

Steel Bone Kong hesitated. He wanted to say that if they ignored it, the Ninja Guild might actually do something.

However, the Five Elders may have had their own considerations, and in the end, they only asked Steelbone Kong to strengthen defenses in various places before letting him leave.

After Steelbone Kong left, the group snorted coldly once more.

"Heh, even if we don't give it to him, what can he do to us?"

"If he dares to come, then we can take this opportunity to make him stay permanently!"

"That's right. The World Government's prestige was damaged because of him, and it's time to restore it!"

……

Clearly, the Five Elders were completely unconcerned about Lin Xuan's demands for repayment.

The situation is different now. Back then, they were worried about the situation in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, so they dared not engage in a prolonged battle with Lin Xuan. Now, they are stationed in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

They were confident that they could stop Lin Xuanzhen from attacking.

Even now, Lord Im is in the Holy Land, so it would be best to deal with Lin Xuan then!

In this way, the prestige of the world government will surely be restored!

After receiving the Five Elders' reply, Cyborg Hollow, though still somewhat worried, issued orders to strengthen all aspects of defense.

Soon, all subordinate departments, including the Navy Headquarters, went on high alert.

Time passed, and finally, the day was over.

During this period, the world government did not respond, neither fulfilling its promises nor providing an answer, as if it knew nothing about the newspaper.

However, a huge upheaval began at this time!

Chapter 333 Lin Xuan's Surprise for the World Government!

Upon receiving the news, the world government immediately began to take intensive precautions.

Steel Bone Sky was still a little uneasy, so he sent out several more reconnaissance teams to keep a close eye on the Ninja Guild's every move.

Of course, these teams only dared to explore the waters near the Sabaody Archipelago.

Previously, Steel Bone Sky had actually tried to send people to infiltrate the Sabaody Archipelago to investigate the Ninja Guild's situation, but those people were discovered by the Ninja Guild as soon as they landed on the island.

After several attempts yielded the same result, Steel Bone Sky finally had no choice but to give up on the idea.

This also made Steelbone Sky pay more attention to the Ninja Guild.

In fact, Kong didn't know that the Sabaody Archipelago was now like Konoha Village, with an invisible barrier set up around it and in the sky above. Anyone who set foot on the Sabaody Archipelago would be detected immediately.

It's practically impossible for someone from the Steelbone Fantasy faction to infiltrate.

This is why the world government can only monitor the waters around the Sabaody Archipelago at most; it has no way of knowing what is happening on the island itself!

However, despite this, the reconnaissance team discovered that many ninjas who were on missions outside were returning to the Sabaody Archipelago.

Upon receiving the report, Steelbone Sky frowned.

As expected, the Ninja Guild is about to make its move again!

But where will they be targeting this time?

Naval Headquarters?

Or perhaps the Holy Land of Mary Geoise?

At that moment, Steelbone Hollow suddenly had a bad feeling: "My lords, aren't we oversimplifying things?"

He had only interacted with Lin Xuan twice, but the other man had left a very deep impression on him.

Lin Xuan, the president of the Ninja Guild, is an extremely confident person who will always do what he says!

For example, he once boasted that he would occupy the Sabaody Archipelago and that he would publicly execute the Celestial Dragons, and he did all of these things.

This is a very dangerous person!

Perhaps it was the experience of two major battles that made Steelbone Sky somewhat paranoid.