If Sengoku doesn't pull back his net soon, I'll become the Pirate King!

Chapter 359 The Truth: The Source of the God Group and the Five Elders' Immortal Power!?

The Moby Dick, a ship sailing in a port far to the south of the Kingdom of Ilusia—

"That's strange, Sachi, have you seen Dad?"

Marco walked onto the deck with a horsetail grass in his mouth and an unopened bottle of sake in his hand.

"He asked me to buy alcohol, but where is he?"

Sachi, who was on night watch, yawned.

"Dad just went out. He said an acquaintance came to the island. Oh, and Teach sneaked over there, saying he was worried about Dad going out alone."

"That precocious little brat!"

He snatched the wine from Marco's hand, removed the wax seal, and chugged it down from the bottle.

"Ha! That's a really good wine, Marco!!"

"Marco?"

Sachi put down the bottle and waved his hand, noticing Marco's somewhat absent-minded look.

"I know what you're worried about. Don't overthink it. This is the Western Sea. You don't think your old man has any rivals here, do you?"

Hearing Sachi say that, Marco scratched his head: "That's true. If even Dad can't handle the opponent, there's no point in us going."

"That's right!"

Sachi patted the empty seat next to him. "Come on, let's help Dad finish his drink first."

"This is a rare find! It's not easy to get such good wine that even my stingy dad bought for me!"

At the same time, the battlefield—

The abandoned aristocratic estate has long since been completely transformed.

The collapsed building was mostly swallowed by the earth, and everywhere were traces of battle left by slashes and punches.

"Cough cough—hetui!"

Spitting out a mouthful of bloody phlegm mixed with broken teeth, Bazel, his face bruised and swollen, straightened up, the blue cloud patterns on his arms shimmering faintly.

"Aren't you going to use that move, Bazel?"

Not far away, the white-bearded man crouched down and smashed the ground with a punch that carried a shockwave, revealing the Murakumogiri buried beneath.

With one hand gripping the handle, he pulled hard, and as the blade flashed with a faint light, the dust and dirt clinging to it were quickly shaken away.

"I don't want to fight you here."

Avoid using tactics that result in no one surviving, as Bazel doesn't want to see the Kusanagi behind that thin membrane drift further and further away from him.

Moreover, the first major battle in the West Sea should not have been started by him and Whitebeard.

He didn't come to the West Blue to attend this grand banquet; he came to use it to tarnish the reputation of the World Government.

This gives the forces of Dragon a chance to shine.

If Morgans were to spread the word about what happened in the West Sea, the powerful Akatsuki would be able to completely subdue the four seas within a few years.

With his own plans in the Grand Line, he could completely control the situation on the seas even before Luffy was born.

The white-bearded man carried the Murakumogiri on his shoulder, raised one eyebrow slightly, and the vibrating aura between his fingers dissipated.

"You don't want to fight me, huh? Then why didn't you say so earlier?"

Bazel:

Look at this bastard, is he even speaking human language?

"You attacked the moment we met; I never intended to fight you here."

The white-bearded man grinned dismissively, "Really? I don't remember. If you don't want to fight..."

If you answer a few of my questions, I can pretend I didn't see you tonight.

boom--!

Murakumo Kirito was forcefully driven into the ground, and the white-bearded man casually found a pebble to sit on.

"Where's Roger? I tried to contact him yesterday, but no one answered the Den Den Mushi. Where is that guy now?"

Seeing that Bazel had also found a place to sit down, before the man could explain, the white-bearded man continued, "Don't tell me you don't know, that birdman Morgans is now your ally. Your intelligence capabilities are already among the best in the world."

"This is a real headache. When did you start using your brain for navigation?"

Bazel rubbed the swollen area with a slight headache.

"Why should I tell you these things? It's questionable whether you can even leave the West Sea alive."

"Gurararara!!"

The white-bearded man raised his head and laughed loudly, "You think I'll die? Don't be ridiculous!"

"The one who can kill me hasn't been born yet, Bazel!"

"Where are the monsters from the World Government?" Bazel pulled out his trump card.

The white-bearded man's smile seemed somewhat forced.

Indeed, he simply couldn't deal with those monsters from the World Government.

"You should know, Edward, what the world is."

world!

The white-bearded man's smile vanished, and his expression turned serious.

"Where did you hear that name from?"

"Eleven years ago—eleven years ago you probably hadn't even gone to sea yet. How did you learn about this name?"

Hearing the white-bearded man repeat his question twice, Bazel decisively dismissed Yunhu.

Take back the last 5 "living" snake spirits.

Incidentally, I also released Moo Ai, who had been in a state of fusion, to breathe some fresh air.

Moo~~!

Moo, appearing under the night sky, stretched and was just about to find something to smash when it suddenly saw the little giant not far away.

He subconsciously took out a brick from the cloth bag at his waist.

"Moo, go rest over there."

Bazeir stopped Hua Ai from launching an overconfident charge.

He didn't know if the other guy could crack Whitebeard's skull with a brick, but Whitebeard's full-force punch would definitely send MooMoo to hell.

"A day ago, I sneaked into the Holy Land of Mary Geoise."

The moment those words were spoken, Whitebeard gave a pained look.

"Are you bored out of your mind? I think this is your second time trespassing in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, isn't it?"

"Roger mentioned to me that last time you went in to rescue your friend, is it the same this time?"

"No, Edward, do you know the Knights of God?" Bazel asked instead of answering.

The white-bearded man nodded in agreement.

"Their commander, Figaland Gringu, had twin sons born in the Valley of the Gods eleven years ago."

Whitebeard was taken aback at first, then stood up in disbelief.

"You're saying the Celestial Dragon's son also appeared in God Valley back then!?"

"But—that's impossible! If that trash's son was also born in God Valley, why would the World Government hold a hunting game there?!"

"A hunting game? Why do you think it's just a simple hunt?"

Bazel crossed his arms, a playful smile on his face.

"At first, I thought the same as you: that game, which took three years to finish, was just the Celestial Dragons' twisted sense of humor."

"But no matter how much I think about it, something just doesn't feel right."

"Edward, my infiltration attempt failed this time, although I managed to steal what I wanted."

"But it was discovered by the 'world'."

Bazel did not tell the Whitebeard World its name.

"This is the second time I've fought him."

Fighting the world!?

Whitebeard then remembered why he had attended this grand banquet.

"Wait, Bazel!"

"I have a very important question: why are you listed as the world's most dangerous pirate?!"

"And the extinct Tree No. 1 in Sabaody Archipelago—everyone's saying now is that you killed everyone inside, including slaves and civilians!"

"But I know you would never do such a thing. You would never lay a hand on defenseless civilians!"

"Didn't I tell you? This is the second time I've fought the world."

Bazel raised his hand in a V sign.

"The result of my last battle with the world was that I was put on the wanted list as the world's most dangerous criminal."

"This time, I just took the opportunity to figure out some things."

The white-bearded man looked into Bazel's eyes, and he could even clearly see his own expression reflected in them.

"I'm not lying to you, you should be able to tell."

Looking at "himself" reflected in the white-bearded man's pupils, Bazel remained calm.

"Because I came into contact with the world, I desecrated the world, that's why I got that title."

call---

He exhaled a soft breath, and the white-bearded man's face darkened.

"I thought you would refuse to tell me the truth, or try to fool me like you did with Roger."

"Why tell me?"

Bazel blinked, his lips pursed, and he looked disgusted.

"Are you going through menopause?!"

"Didn't you ask me to answer your question? Now you're asking me why I should answer it?"

"Would you let me leave if I didn't answer you?"

The white-bearded man shook his head matter-of-factly: "No."

hiss~~

Bazel felt he must be incredibly bored to sit down and chat with the white-bearded man on such a beautiful night.

"In other words, you've come into contact with the real world, which is why the newspapers published stories about the most vicious pirate."

"No, what I encountered was a false world."

Bazel didn't want to tell Whitebeard this information, but through this battle with Im, he knew that once Im made his next move, it would definitely be a fatal blow.

He needs someone stronger than himself to draw Im's attention away from him, just like the Roger Pirates did.

"The world is hidden deep within the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, and my sneak in this time was discovered by the real world."

"He even invited me to meet him in the Flower Garden, the place where Lox had once trespassed."

"I refused, and then we fought a second time."

"You lost?" the white-bearded man asked in a deep voice.

"We lost, and we ran away in a very embarrassing way, just like the first time."

Instead of worrying about saving face, Bazell directly stated the fact that he had lost.

He hoped this would alert Whitebeard.

"Listen, Edward!"

Leaning slightly forward, Bazel's expression became more serious.

"That's the power of rules. Didn't I just mention it? The Celestial Dragons' triennial hunting game isn't just some perverse hobby!"

"Satan's full name is Jaigolusia Satan Saint, the scientific defense god among the Five Elders."

"Eleven years ago, why wasn't it the more powerful of the Five Elders who was in charge of that hunting game against the Celestial Dragons? Why was it that Scientific Defense God of War? Have you ever thought about this question?"

"If all five elders had been present, Rocks' son would have had no chance of escaping the West Blue!"

Whitebeard stroked his crescent-shaped mustache, recalling the day he fought alongside Kaido and Rocks.

"I've been pondering the rules governing the immortality of the Five Elders and the Knights of God."

The sudden change in tone caught the white-bearded man's attention.

"If it's just the power of a single Devil Fruit—Edward, I asked a scholar from Ohara."

"She told me that such an extraordinary Devil Fruit doesn't even exist in the world!"

With his hands on his knees, Bazel charged toward the second of the three people present with an inexplicable aura.

"If such a terrifying Devil Fruit truly exists, why doesn't he just grant immortality to everyone loyal to the World Government?"

"In this way, the world government's regime will be in unprecedented uncertainty, and no one will be able to challenge their authority!"

Whitebeard unconsciously slowed his breathing, his thoughts drifting to unknown places along with Bazel's words.

The answer is that he can't do it!

"The so-called power of immortality is not the power of Devil Fruits at all, but the power of technology!!!"

"Eleven years ago, the Scientific Defense War God Satan was responsible for far more than just a hunting game!"

"Edward, if, I mean if—"

He paused briefly, then licked his slightly cracked lips, a hint of madness and excitement flashing in his eyes.

It seems he has touched upon a forbidden truth—

"The Celestial Dragons possess some kind of life technology unknown to us. Those who die in the hunting game have their life force collected by this technology and then transformed into a so-called 'immortal' power."

Whitebeard's expression changed drastically; he stood up and clenched his fists!

"That makes sense."

"Why do the Five Elders and the Knights of God possess immortality? Why will the world never leave their lair? —"

"Why was it Satan, the God of Science and Defense, who was in charge of that hunting game eleven years ago, instead of the other five elders?"

"Because everything is for that mysterious, unknown technology, because only the World and the God of Science can control that technology."

"Knowledge and skills!!"