Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 137 The Spotlight: The Second Golden Lion! (First Chapter, Please Subscribe!)

The World Economic Herald's newsbirds delivered today's urgently printed newspapers to every corner of the ocean.

Because the "reporter birds" that were quickly dispatched to the calm zone captured enough invaluable footage.

Therefore, the news report "World's Largest Prison Collapses..." has also added a lot of new pictures.

Apart from "the sea flooding Impel Down".

There was another solo photo of King Lion II on the front page—

Sunlight poured down, and water droplets and bubbles refracted a dazzling array of colors. Above, a man's figure, like a golden bird, floated in the sky, his unruly face filled with a wild and unrestrained smile.

Even through a still newspaper photograph, one could almost hear a burst of unrestrained laughter.

"Golden Lion II"!

The World Economic Daily referred to this man in this way on its front page.

On the Grand Line, in a certain sea area, a lone ship drifts and sails on the turbulent ocean.

Hawkeye Mihawk sat alone in his personal, coffin-like boat, drifting aimlessly with the sea.

"Imperial City has been destroyed... No wonder Morgans rushed to print this big news!"

Hawkeye Mihawk held the newspaper that had just been delivered by the newsbird in his hand, his sharp eyes fixed on the man on the front page.

To be precise, he was staring at the two swords held in the blond man's hands.

Sharp eyes, sharp sword.

"As expected, it's [Sakura Ju] and [Kori]!"

The world's greatest swordsman immediately recognized the names of both famous swords in the blond man's hands.

"King Shiki II... a formidable opponent!"

Recently.

Hawkeye Mihawk originally farmed on Klaigana Island and played with baboons on the side.

But first it was "White Dragon", then "Whitebeard II".

Two rising stars, like comets, have piqued the interest of Hawkeye Mihawk.

Hawkeye Mihawk's impression of White Dragon was that he was a newly appointed Shichibukai, carried a sword, and was suspected to be a swordsman.

I'm somewhat interested, but not very much.

However, the sudden appearance of Whitebeard II directly aroused Hawkeye Mihawk's idea of ​​going on a voyage.

Hawkeye Mihawk is widely recognized as the "world's greatest swordsman".

However, at the same time, the "strongest man in the world" is Edward Newgate, the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Hawkeye Mihawk has always wanted to figure out the gap between himself and the "world's strongest man," but unfortunately, he has never had the opportunity.

But challenging Whitebeard is out of the question; sparring with "Whitebeard II" might be a viable option.

Hawkeye Mihawk, with the idea of ​​finding someone to spar with, boarded a lone boat and left Klaigana Island.

As a result, after only a few days of sailing, a new adversary emerged that was even more worthy of Hawkeye Mihawk's attention.

King Shiki II!

As the world's greatest swordsman of the present era, Hawkeye Mihawk is interested in all the sword masters on the high seas.

Whether it's a swordsman from the current era or a swordsman from a previous era.

Hawkeye Mihawk has been following their information.

In the past, figures like Gol D. Roger, Edward Newgate, Shiki the Golden Lion, and Patrick Redfield the Lone Red were all masters of swordsmanship.

But it's a great pity.

When Hawkeye Mihawk became famous across the ocean.

These were great pirates of the old era.

Some died—publicly executed by the world government.

Some weren't actually dead, but were practically dead—they were imprisoned in Impel Down by the World Government.

Some are still alive or dead—it's said they escaped from Impel Down, but there's been no news of them for over a decade.

Some... became pirate emperors of the New World.

Hawkeye Mihawk craves a more powerful swordsman.

Ever since that idiot red-haired guy lost an arm in the East Blue.

Hawkeye Mihawk has never encountered another enemy that interests him.

Now, we have it.

"Golden Lion II, [Sakura Ju], and [Kori]! These are definitely formidable opponents!"

Hawkeye Mihawk put away the newspaper, looked around, and roughly determined his location.

"Impatiens in the Calm Belt? Let's go check it out."

……

Just as Hawkeye Mihawk decided to head to the Calm Belt.

Amazon Lily, a land of women, nestled deep in the windless zone.

Boa Hancock, the then-queen of the Amazonian kingdom, was resting in her palace.

A short figure suddenly burst into the palace.

Boa Hancock opened her eyes and stared at the newcomer.

"Grandma! This is my room, what are you doing here?"

"I was once the Empress of Amazon Lily."

Grandma Za, the former Empress of Nine Snake Island, Flame Flower, held a newspaper in her hand.

"I can go anywhere on Amazon Lily."

"That's an old almanac from so many years ago; its era has long since ended..."

Boa Hancock closed her eyes, not even glancing at the Flame Flower, and casually spoke to the female guard beside her.

"Get her out!"

"Wait a minute! Boa Hancock!"

Flame Flower quickly held up the newspaper in her hand.

"This is an urgent report published today by the World Economic Daily; it concerns the life and death of our Kingdom of Women!"

"The fate of Amazon Lily is none of your business, Flameflower!"

Boa Hancock impatiently opened her eyes, her sharp, piercing gaze fixed on the Flame Flower.

"You used to be the Nine Serpent Empress, but you were also a traitor who abandoned your country and fled to the open sea!"

"You were able to return to this country entirely because of the benevolence of the previous emperor!"

"Guards, throw her out of here!"

Upon hearing Hancock's command, the surrounding Amazonian warriors swarmed around Flameflower, attempting to capture the "former, previous, previous empress."

"Snake Princess! Lord Snake Princess!"

Flameflower, with its small stature, darted through the crowd, shouting as it ran.

"The news report says that pirates have invaded the Calm Belt! They even destroyed Impel Down!"

"The distance between Amazon Lily and Impel Down is not far."

"That person can destroy Impel Down, and he can destroy Amazon Lily too!"

Hancock finally heard something useful.

"Salome, go and get me the newspaper from Grandma Za's hand."

The spotted python coiled behind Snake Princess slithered quickly, flicking its tongue as it approached Granny Za, snatched the newspaper from her hand, and then brought it to Snake Princess.

"Imperial City has been flooded by the sea..."

Hancock skimmed through the headlines, her eyes finally settling on the blond man.

"Golden Lion II?"

"Oh, Mother-in-law! What's wrong with this man? Don't you know Golden Lion?"

"The Golden Lion I know is Shiki the Golden Lion, not this young kid."

Flameflower was once a member of the Rocks Pirates, so she naturally knew Shiki the Golden Lion.

"However, this kid looks a lot like Shiki, and he has [Sakura Ten] and [Kikura].

"Look at that massive tsunami that's almost submerged Impel Down, this kid probably has the power of the Float-Float Fruit!"

"Calling him 'the second Golden Lion' is not an exaggeration at all."

【Float Fruit】!

Hancock frowned.

The unintentional display of her delicate charm instantly captivated the Flame Flower, who was not far away, and she was nearly petrified on the spot.

"Oh no! Boa Hancock's charm is too strong!"

Flameflower bit her lip hard, and a trickle of blood oozed from the corner of her mouth, thus avoiding the embarrassing situation of being petrified on the spot.

"Boa Hancock! You are the current queen of Amazon Lily!"

Flameflower suppressed her pain and desire and shouted at Hancock.

"You should use your abilities to protect the country and its people!"

"So verbose!"

Hancock snapped out of her daze, raised her long neck, and looked at the Flameflower with her chin.

Even if I can't protect this country and let it perish, everyone will forgive me!

"Because... I'm just too beautiful!"

Flameflower was eventually driven out of the Empress's palace.

Hancock leaned against her pet python Salome, still holding the newspaper in her hand.

"Golden Lion II, [Float-Float Fruit]..."

"Even if you truly invade Amazon Lily, I will not fear in the slightest!"

"The reason I was able to become the Nine Serpent Empress is precisely because my strength is powerful enough!"

……

Paradise, Alabasta, Rainland.

The crocodile also received the newspaper.

"Imperial Castle was destroyed? The ability to manipulate seawater? The Golden Lion II?"

The sand crocodile wasn't very interested in this matter.

What he cared about more was Douglas Barrett, who was imprisoned in Impel Down.

After all, they were evenly matched rivals in their youth...

I just don't know if that bastard Douglas Barrett is still alive.

"King Shiki II..."

Crocodile glanced at the solo photo in the report and snorted.

"Those scum of the Rocks Pirates, are they coming back again?"

Crocodile quickly dropped the newspaper he was holding.

Recently, he has reduced his control over Baroque Works and devoted more energy to restoring his strength.

He could almost feel the presence of the [domineering aura]...

Just as the sand crocodile was about to continue training.

Suddenly, one of his men called via Den Den Mushi (a type of Den Den Mushi).

"Mr. 0, the trail of Edward Weevil, the 'Whitebeard III' you specifically requested has been discovered by our men!"

Whitebeard III, Edward Weevil.

The bounty for this person has been issued for some time now.

However, because the Navy did not have a clear photograph of Edward Weebull, the wanted poster only featured a very abstract image...

Hand-drawn bounty poster.

When the Navy General Staff drew the photo for this bounty poster, they were still referring to the appearance of "Edward Teach" who had made a brief appearance at Navy Headquarters.

Known.

Back when Edward Teach was at Marine Headquarters, there was a vague sense of abstract beauty in him, suggesting that "it's better to imitate Whitebeard and become Whitebeard than to be Weevil."

The bounty posters now being manually drawn by the Naval Staff are again based on this initial version of the abstract Edward Teach...

Edward Weebull's bounty was even more abstract.

Therefore, even though this fat guy has the same white beard as Whitebeard and Whitebeard II.

Everyone just saw him as a clown...

Even the Whitebeard Pirates didn't pay much attention to this "Edward Weevil".

Even many pirates think so.

The reason why the Marine Headquarters issued a bounty on "Edward Weevil III" after the World Government and "Edward Teach II" is...

It was purely to disgust the Whitebeard Pirates.

Because the bounty was too abstract.

Edward Weebull's bounty made no ripples on the sea.

However, having already received Storm's warning, the sand crocodile still knew that there really was a "Whitebeard III" in the ocean.

Therefore, Crocodile has been sending Baroque Works personnel to gather intelligence on Edward Weevil in the three major regions of the East Blue, Paradise, and South Blue recently.

After a period of action.

Baroque Studios has finally found news about Edward Weebull!

Crocodile completely forgot about the matter of "Golden Lion II".

Where is that "Whitebeard III" now?

"East China Sea!"

……

Paradise, the Devil's Triangle, the terrifying three-masted sailboat.

"Hehehehe..."

Gecko Moria, his body wrapped in numerous bandages, held a newspaper in his hand and let out a strange laugh.

Impel Down has been destroyed! What a pity for those prisoners...

"I should have turned them into zombies! But..."

Gecko Moria recalled the four powerful shadows he had recently collected and couldn't help but burst into laughter again.

"Hehehehe! The shadows of four giants are just too powerful!"

"Kaido! One day, I will go to Wano Country and take my revenge on you!"

Fishman Island, 10,000 meters deep in the ocean.

Jinbe, the knight-errant who has returned to his hometown, also received today's newspaper.

"Golden Lion II, the man who destroyed Impel Down... Whitebeard would probably be interested in that, right?"

The New World, Dressrosa.

Doflamingo, who is still recovering from his injuries, received today's newspaper from Sugar.

"What's going on with the newspapers lately?"

Doflamingo felt as if his brain had been damaged by a blow from Kaido's spiked club.

"First Whitebeard II, then Golden Lion II... Are monsters appearing in droves?"

Doflamingo glanced at the newspaper and couldn't help but burst into laughter again.

"Fufufufu... The Five Elders must be having a terrible headache over this news, right?"

(End of this chapter)