From the Wandenreich's escape to One Piece

Chapter 127 The Reactions of the Crowd, Elbaf's Handling of the Situation

"It's that guy again—!"

In the New World, in a certain sea, Kaido leaned on a newspaper in his hand, veins bulging on his palm. He forcefully threw the newspaper away and then stood up angrily.

It's the Azure Dragon again!

Kaido now hates Beltz to the core. Beltz stole the Azure Dragon Fruit and the Gluttony Fruit, and now he's caused such a huge incident, making him a very popular figure on the sea.

On the contrary, Kaido hasn't made much progress since the Rocks Pirates disbanded.

Kaido has now left Linlin's side as well; the two parted ways because their ideologies were completely different.

Kaido wants to establish a country ruled by violence, a world where the strong prey on the weak, where the law of the jungle prevails, and the strong live and the weak die.

Lingling, on the other hand, wants to establish a Holy Kingdom where all races can live in peace.

The two men's ideologies are completely and utterly opposed!

It was only a matter of time before the two of them went their separate ways.

"Shiki————"

At the same time, Kaido also called out the name of this former comrade from the Rocks Pirates, and he was also a little confused.

How did Shiki end up hanging out with that guy?

That's really strange.

Shiki is usually a bit arrogant, but there's no need for him to provoke both Roger and the Navy at the same time. Now that he's done this, the Navy must hate him to death.

But when Kaido thought about Shiki's abilities, he realized that if he were Shiki, he wouldn't be afraid of anything.

The Float-Float Fruit is far too powerful in terms of mobility and air superiority!

so----

He also seems to want a powerful Devil Fruit!

"Bear, it's news from Big Brother!"

In the South China Sea, Ginny from the Kingdom of Sorbe also found the bear chopping wood with a newspaper and told him what Beltz had done.

When Kuma heard that Beltz had actually killed the Fleet Admiral, he was completely stunned.

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"Why is Lord Beltz attacking the Navy?"

He found it strange, since the Navy was generally seen as a positive organization.

Even though he had already witnessed how brutal and dark the Navy was back in God Valley, and how their behavior was no less wicked than that of pirates, no, even more wicked than that of pirates!

But Kuma is kind-hearted by nature and easily deceived by appearances, so he felt that Beltz shouldn't be going against the Navy. However, out of trust in Beltz, he still believed that Beltz was right.

The navy must have done something that angered both heaven and man, which is why Beltz would ask to assassinate the admiral.

Ginny thought so even more strongly.

Therefore, when she heard what Big Bear said, she immediately replied, "What else could it be? Because they're bad."

Ginny was captured by the World Government and enslaved when she was young. Unlike Kuma, who is innocent and kind, she has no good feelings towards the World Government and its minions, the Navy.

Rather, she hated these people, so after seeing the news report, she only felt that Lord Beltz did a great job.

"But if that happens, the World Government will definitely not let Brother Beltz off the hook."

Kuma said with some concern that the World Government's power was still too authoritative in the eyes of most people.

After all, they are the strongest organization in the world, and no one wants to go against them.

But Ginny was very confident in Beltz, saying, "Just you wait and see, Big Brother is the strongest!"

"We need to work harder too," Big Bear said, not as optimistic as Ginny. He put on a serious expression and said, "We must help Brother Beltz in the future!"

"Yes," Ginny nodded in agreement. "Shanks and Shamrock went with Big Brother too, training at sea. Maybe when we meet again, they'll be even stronger than us!"

"We can't afford to lose to those two brats, we have to try our best, Xiongxiong!"

They never imagined spending their lives as honest, unassuming farmers in the Kingdom of Sorbe.

They will go to sea sooner or later, but they are too young now. In a few years, they will go to sea like Ivankov and Beltz.

"Yes, at that time—"

Kuma stretched out his hand, looking at his palm that had changed after eating the Paw-Paw Fruit, and murmured, "I have to be of help."

His Paw-Paw Fruit was given to him by Belz, and they were even saved from God Valley by Belz, so they must help Belz when the time comes.

On an island in the Grand Line, Dragon also saw the relevant news.

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He didn't know what to say for a moment.

After all, although he had left the Navy, his feelings toward it were still quite complex.

They say the Navy has no justice, but every time they talk about the World Government, they subconsciously separate the Navy from the World Government.

So when he saw Beltz kill the Fleet Admiral, he immediately thought of the conversation they had had a few months ago when they met in the New World.

In Beltz's view, the Navy has no justice whatsoever; it is the most evil organization in the world, even more evil than any pirate!

Dragon was also shocked when he first heard Beltz's theory. He had never thought that there was no justice in the Navy, nor were they just soldiers who obeyed orders, but a group of evil executioners!

Now, Beltz has not only put forward this theory, but is also putting it into practice. He even went to the Navy Headquarters and killed the Fleet Admiral!

"I need to hurry and get moving—"

Long clenched his fist, crumpling the newspaper in his fist.

He too must begin to seek his own justice and then practice his own principles to change the world!

In the New World, in a certain sea area, "What on earth is Shiki up to?"

Whitebeard was also puzzled.

It wasn't surprising that Shiki had his eye on Roger.

But it's strange to send your first mate to deal with the navy.

He and Shiki were among the oldest crew members on the Rocks, so he knew him quite well.

Shiki has always looked down on the Navy, thinking they are all useless. Why would he deliberately pull this stunt, drawing fire himself while his second-in-command kills Kong in the Navy?

"His actions have only made us suffer."

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Someone on the white-bearded man's boat complained.

"Exactly, the Navy will definitely retaliate against the pirates next!"

"He just packed his bags and left, and we'll be the ones getting chased."

"Why do we always run away? Why don't we just take them out?"

"They're a big organization. If we go up against them, it'll never end. We'd be better off going to other islands to see if we can find any treasure."

"Never mind, we can't let Shiki and Roger steal all the limelight, we have to step up too!"

Also in the New World, in a certain sea area, aboard the Euro Jackson.

"That guy Shiki dared to play me!"

Roger angrily tore the newspaper in his hand to shreds, and with a # above his head, he said, "Damn it, I'm going to kill that guy!"

He was angry because he thought Shiki had come to challenge him to a duel, but it turned out he was just used to draw the Navy's attention and distract their forces, making it easier for Beltz to attack the Marine Headquarters. He really got all the limelight!

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He had thought today's headlines would be Roger defeating Skeeter!

"Come on, you were just laughing so hard you were snotting up your nose," Jabba grumbled from the side. "You were so excited after beating Shiki, but now you're angry. I bet you just want to fight Shiki again."

"I don't recommend you cause him any more trouble," Rayleigh said in a deep voice. "That guy named Beltz is very strong. He killed the Fleet Admiral when we fought him, and he's on his way here, so he's not in good condition."

"If he does it again, even Jabba and I might not be able to stop him."

"It's not just him who's been drained; we've been drained quite a bit too," Jabba retorted, somewhat unconvinced.

However, he also knew that the battles with those small fry were nothing compared to the effort of Beltz taking down a naval admiral and traveling hundreds of miles without stopping.

"If I have the chance, I'd like to meet him." Roger grinned. Although he was exhausted after his fight with Shiki, and even used his maximum level of Haki, he didn't pass out. He just rested for a day and recovered almost completely.

Considering that Beltz was the one who killed the Fleet Admiral, and given the high praise from Rayleigh and Jaba, he couldn't help but become somewhat interested in Beltz.

"Alright, let's get going again! Garp shouldn't bother us for a while, so let's enjoy our adventure!"

Let's return our focus to Wano Country.

Shiki remained unconscious for a week, only waking up after Vegapunk had successfully mastered the Lunar race's bloodline factors.

When Shiki woke up, he naturally saw the newspaper.

"The world government continues its distorted reporting as always."

Shiki clicked his tongue and then casually tossed the newspaper into the trash can.

If he had to admit it, he acknowledged that Shiki lost to Roger.

But he didn't think the Flying Pirates lost to the Roger Pirates.

Because Beltz is still around!

Roger was no longer capable of fighting after defeating himself, while Beltz was still on his side!

"Alright, let's not talk about the World Government anymore."

Beltz said, "I've brought you five promising talents, just like Enel, whom I gave you before. They're sure to amount to something great in the future."

"The next period of time will be for retirement."

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Shiki said calmly, "Once I recover my fighting strength, I will definitely seek revenge on Roger."

Beltz could understand Shiki's obsession. After all, in the world of One Piece, if you lose to someone, you will most likely become despondent and your strength will drop significantly.

This is because after their defeat, their belief was directly crushed by the enemy, which greatly weakened their domineering spirit. In addition, their subsequent decline and lack of training made them weaker and weaker.

For example, there's Moria, Crocodile, and Green Pepper.

These three were defeated by Kaido, Whitebeard, and Garp, respectively.

He was originally a great pirate who could rival the latter, but after losing, he became Luffy's experience pack.

However, once these people regain their faith, it is still possible for them to regain their strength.

After his defeat to Luffy and the Marineford War, Crocodile regained his fighting spirit and amassed a bounty of 1.965 billion in just two years.

However, some people become even more determined to become stronger, defeat their opponent, and surpass them after losing to them.

Take Zoro as an example. Even after being defeated by Kuina more than two thousand times, or by Mihawk with overwhelming strength, he did not despair or become discouraged. Instead, he became even more determined to surpass them.

As one of the strongest warriors on the high seas, Shiki would not be defeated by Roger once and fall into depravity. Moreover, with Beltz by his side, he believed he could win back his losses in the future.

"Don't think about Roger for now, I have something I need to trouble you with."

Beltz sighed. He didn't really want to see Shiki and Roger continue their head-on confrontation. It was pointless; Roger would die of his illness in another ten years or so.

In ten years or so, can Shiki surpass Roger?

That's most likely not going to work.

After all, once you reach their level, it's extremely difficult to advance further.

"What is it?" Shiki asked seriously. He took everything Beltz said very seriously, since it always brought him a lot of benefits.

They obtained Hades for the first time and occupied Wano Country, a naturally fortified country, as their base.

The second time, they gained Enel, the remnants of the Lunaria tribe, and other powerful future subordinates.

What will this third time be?

"You know Harald, right?"

"Of course." Shiki had met Harald when he was with Rocks and had a deep impression of the big guy.

When Rocks took them to find Harald, he said, "Don't be scared by him." Because of that, Shiki had to remember Harald.

"What? You've got your eye on the land of giants again?"

After asking his question, Shiki continued, "Back then, Rocks also set his sights on Elbaf and wanted to join forces with them, but that king was a fool who was always thinking about how to integrate into the world."

His words were full of disdain for Harald.

Beltz understood, of course, and said, "It's not that I'm eyeing Harald, but that the World Government is."

"I told you before, the World Government is the ultimate entity in this world, and that ultimate entity is preparing to control the entire Elbaf through Harald."

"Elbaf is the strongest country in the world. If it falls into the hands of the World Government, it will be a great disadvantage to our future operations."

He said solemnly, "Especially since there exists an incredibly powerful Devil Fruit in Elbaf. If Harald were to eat that Devil Fruit, he would even possess the power to destroy the world!"

Shiki's expression grew even more serious: "Destroy the world?"

"I'm not exaggerating." Beltz nodded and said, "Think about it, strengthen Rocks' foundation, gain immortality, and then eat a legendary Devil Fruit passed down through generations in Elbaf."

"So how terrifying would this person be?"