One Piece: Kaido's adopted son, starts with the Eight Gates Formation.

On the flagship's deck, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, whose face was contorted with rage, instantly froze.

His finger, pointing at Lynn, froze in mid-air, trembling slightly.

The declaration of war he had just prepared, representing the highest will of the navy, a declaration of war that would fight to the death, was abruptly stuck in his throat, neither coming out nor coming down, making his face turn a deep purplish-red.

What is that?

What did he just say?

surrender?!

Even Garp, who was full of momentum and ready to make a big splash.

Upon hearing the words of surrender, he was momentarily at a loss and somewhat bewildered.

Akainu's resolute face, covered with lava-like patterns, twitched violently.

The scorching heat emanating from him, enough to melt steel, was momentarily disrupted by this sudden turn of events.

"Don't believe him!!"

Akainu let out a beastly growl.

"This is definitely that brat's scheme! Don't be fooled! Execute the highest-level attack order immediately! Kill him on the spot!!"

"Well, well, Sakazuki, don't get so excited~"

Aokiji leaned lazily against the ship's railing, hands in his pockets, looking at Lynn in the sky, his eyes behind his glasses flashing with extreme confusion.

"This is really... completely incomprehensible."

On the other side...

The Blackbeard Pirates, who had just recovered from the fear of being dominated by the Buster Call, were once again completely dumbfounded.

Their brains have completely given up thinking.

Teach opened his signature big mouth, his eyes wide open, and his whole body turned into a weathered statue.

The officials behind him—Van Oka, Doc Q, Lafitte… every single one of them maintained the same posture and the same expression.

That is, utter bewilderment.

After defeating a naval admiral, facing the encirclement and suppression of the Navy Headquarters' top combat force, and then... surrendering?

What kind of operation is this?

What kind of brain circuit is this?

Lynn floated in mid-air, her silver hair swaying gently in the wind.

He held up his two little hands, his face calm and expressionless.

He did that.

This is naturally due to system tasks.

How do I get into Impel Down and stay there for seven days?

Isn't this the perfect opportunity?

Just then, Susanoo also advanced from intermediate to advanced... Coupled with the significant increase in stamina, he was absolutely confident that he could fully protect himself from the Navy's wrath!

Moreover, the navy treats high-ranking criminals.

They've always just locked up, not killed.

If your personal safety is not an issue, surrendering and completing a system task is just right.

then.

Lynn waved her little hand to indicate that she was very sincere.

"Lynn the Demon Child!"

Sengoku finally snapped out of his petrified state. He took a deep breath, suppressed the absurd feeling in his heart, and roared like thunder at the sky.

"What trick are you playing now?!"

Sengoku suddenly turned around and looked at the strategist, Tsuru, beside him.

Crane's face was also more solemn than ever before.

She pushed up her glasses, her usually calm voice now tinged with a hint of dryness.

"Don't act rashly."

"Send a team over there and bind him with the highest-grade seastone chains!"

"Remember, if he makes any unusual move... open fire immediately!"

"Garp, Kuzan, Sakazuki... you all keep a close eye on things and be ready to strike at any moment!"

"yes!"

Several lieutenant generals from headquarters responded in unison, but each of their faces was filled with a tragic determination to die for their cause.

joke!

That's a monster who single-handedly defeated Admiral Kizaru!

Should I get closer to him?

What's the difference between that and deliberately sticking your head into a wild beast's mouth?!

Even if there are great generals backing them up.

But they were still worried.

Especially Onigumo among them.

They vividly remember the tragic state of Doberman.

Now this little guy is even stronger.

Not only did it force the redhead to retreat.

They also defeated Admiral Kizaru, who had never suffered a direct defeat in decades...

This made him swallow hard.

But it is the mission of a soldier.

He was still led by several top-notch lieutenant generals, who, with gritted teeth and carrying more than a dozen sea stone chains thicker than a person, cautiously approached Lynn.

The entire sea area fell into a deathly silence once again.

The navy on all the warships aimed their weapons at that small figure.

Countless fingers were on the trigger.

Cold sweat trickled down their foreheads, drop by drop.

As long as that little devil moves even slightly...

He will be met with devastating artillery fire capable of erasing the entire island from the map!

Onigumo and the others felt their hearts were about to jump out of their throats.

The closer they got, the more terrified they became.

at last.

They came to Lynn.

Lynn still held up his hand, tilted his little head, and looked at them curiously, as well as at the chains in their hands that gleamed with a strange light.

"Let's do it!"

Onigumo firmly issued the order.

Click!

The first sea stone chain successfully wrapped around Lynn's small body.

There was no resistance.

Click!Click!

Article 2, Article 3...

The lieutenant generals were in a frenzy, as if they were putting shackles on an enraged dragon, their movements were extremely fast.

Layer upon layer.

Soon, Lynn was bound tightly with sea stone chains, like a dumpling, with only his little head sticking out.

From beginning to end.

He offered no resistance whatsoever.

He didn't even frown.

"call……"

Seeing this, Sengoku on the flagship, and all the navy personnel, breathed a long sigh of relief.

The nerves that had been stretched to the limit finally relaxed.

"It seems... he really has surrendered," a major general said with lingering fear.

"They must have known they were completely surrounded and had no chance of escape! That's why they chose to surrender!"

"That's right! No matter how strong he is, he can't possibly fight against our entire Marine Headquarters by himself!"

The sailors were buzzing with discussion, their faces once again showing the pride of victors.

Looking at Lynn, who was tightly bound, Sengoku's anger subsided considerably, replaced by a sense of relief at surviving a calamity.

They've caught Lynn the Demon Child.

The Navy's reputation has been saved!

However, Staff Officer He, standing to the side, frowned slightly as he looked at the little brat who was tied up like a dumpling but remained expressionless, even with a slightly bored look in his eyes.

Not right.

I have a feeling that something is not quite right.

Everything went too smoothly.

It went so smoothly...it was unsettling.

"Marshal of the Warring States Period!"

At this moment, Blackbeard, who had been observing from the sidelines, finally dared to speak after Lynn was finally bound, "Ace is right here, let's continue the deal!"

Kizaru was defeated, and the deal was forced to stop.

Now the navy has arrived.

Hope was rekindled in his heart.

In this regard.

Sengoku simply waved his hand casually, instructing others to handle the matter.

His eyes were fixed on Lynn, who was being escorted onto the warship... He dared not be careless in the slightest!

The same goes for Garp, Aokiji, Akainu, and others.

They followed behind Lynn.

And he boarded the same warship as Lynn... for fear that one careless move might cause a terrible mess.

Once everything is ready.

"Return to base!"

Sengoku decisively waved his hand and set off to return to his headquarters.

Blackbeard and the others did not follow, but stayed on Panaro Island.

As the warship fleet gradually disappeared into the distance.

"Captain! We've struck it rich!!"

Zishas Bashas rubbed his hands together excitedly, his face full of greed.

"That brat got caught! That billion Berries he gave Kizaru is now ours! Hehehehe!"

"Shut up!!"

The black-bearded man slapped Bashas hard, sending him flying.

He stared grimly at Lynn, who was being escorted by the navy in the distance, his eyes filled with deep apprehension and...fear.

"Not a single penny of that money can be touched!"

"Immediately send someone to Wano Country, intact, and deliver it to Kaido!"

"Captain? Why?" Doc Q asked, puzzled.

Blackbeard didn't answer; he just stared intently in Lynn's direction.

That brat...

That monster...

The way he surrendered was deeply imprinted in Blackbeard's mind.

That was not the despair of the defeated.

It's not the fear of being a prisoner.

It was a kind of... eerie calm that sent chills down your spine.

Blackbeard had a strong premonition.

If he dares to pocket that money, that brat will definitely settle accounts with him later!

This matter is far from over!

……

The Holy Land, Mary Geoise.

Between power.

Five elderly people with white hair, who wield the highest power in the world, are listening to a report coming from a Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter).

When they heard that Kizaru had been defeated and was so badly injured that he was almost dead.

All five people showed varying degrees of shock on their faces.

How could Kizaru, who usually seems the laziest but whose strength should not be underestimated, actually lose?

"But!" Sengoku's voice suddenly became excited over the Den Den Mushi, "We succeeded! We captured that heinous 'Demon Child Lynn'!"

What?!

The atmosphere can change instantly when power is at stake!

The shock faded from the faces of the Five Elders, replaced by an undisguised delight!

"Got him?!"

"Well done, Sengoku!"

"This is an enormous achievement! It must be announced to the whole world! To demonstrate the authority of the World Government!"

The meaning that Lynn the Demon Child grasped.

This is in no way inferior to capturing and executing the Pirate King Roger back then!

Even more so!

however.

The bald Five Elders, who was holding the demon sword "First Generation Kitetsu," suddenly spoke, interrupting everyone's joy.

"etc."

His voice was cold and sharp.

"Sengoku, how did you capture him?"

"A monster who can defeat Borsalino, even if surrounded by you, cannot be captured so easily... He must have a million ways to escape."

This statement also enlightened the other five elders.

Yes.

If Lynn the Demon Child were really that easy to catch.

It's impossible to wait until now!

Sengoku remained silent for a moment on the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

"He... surrendered voluntarily."

In a word.

This caused an instant, deathly silence to fall over the entire power structure.

The smiles on the faces of the Five Elders, who had just been beaming, froze completely.

The surprise vanished completely.

Instead, there was a shock and unease a hundred times stronger than when they heard of Kizaru's defeat.

Voluntarily...surrender?

The five people exchanged glances, and in each other's eyes they saw a deep sense of confusion and seriousness.

This brat...

This monster...

What exactly is he trying to do?!