Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 445 The Great Pirate Era Has Ended!

Storm walked slowly on the ground of the Sky Garden.

The power of the Clay-Clay Fruit was released silently, eroding the surrounding earth and turning the ground into soft clay.

Under Storm's control, the ravaged and devastated land of the Sky Garden was quickly restored to its original state, like a pile of clay.

Although there are still some differences compared to the original.

However, the land of the Sky Garden once again returned to its original, flat state.

White clay surged up like waves, sending Storm onto the still remarkably well-preserved execution platform.

On the execution platform, Blackbeard Teach, still wearing his cloak, knelt there.

Blackbeard Teach, who remained clear-headed throughout the Second Marineford War, also witnessed the entire event.

When the Whitebeard Pirates arrived, Blackbeard Teach felt that "destiny was on his side."

When the Whitebeard Pirates were destroyed and Whitebeard was defeated by the White Dragon Emperor, Blackbeard Teach felt as if "the heavens were going to destroy me."

When the Five Elders appeared, they summoned the remaining Five Elders, only to be swiftly and decisively defeated by the Dawn Pirates.

Blackbeard Teach completely lost the will to resist.

He just couldn't understand it.

The White Dragon Emperor is already so strong, and the Dawn Pirates are already so strong, so why target him?

Until the very end.

When Blackbeard Teach saw the White Dragon Emperor and Kizaru with their arms around each other's shoulders, looking all amicable, he felt as if the sky of the new world had fallen.

This new world is so dark, so very dark!

Did the Pirate Emperor and the Marine Admiral collude together?

Even the Dark-Dark Fruit isn't this dark!

When Storm stepped onto the execution platform.

Blackbeard Teach's eyes darted around rapidly.

He had placed all his hopes for survival on his father.

But now it seems—.

Dad is still too weak!

Save yourself!

We must save ourselves!

Blackbeard Teach didn't want to die here.

"White Dragon Emperor! White Dragon Emperor!"

Blackbeard Teach struggled, and the sea stone covering him clanged and clattered as he moved violently.

The Whitebeard Pirates have been completely wiped out by you!

"I used to be the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates!"

"I know where the Whitebeard Pirates' treasure is hidden!"

"I am willing to offer you all the treasure of the Whitebeard Pirates! To the great White Dragon Emperor!"

Blackbeard Teach's words came out like a barrage of bullets.

He racked his brains and offered every possible condition in order to exchange his life for that of the White Dragon Emperor.

But Storm didn't find Blackbeard Teach's offer appealing; he just thought Blackbeard Teach was a bit too noisy.

"Joan".

Storm once again summoned Joan.

The latter quickly arrived at the execution platform and released a "bubble" at Blackbeard Teach.

When the "bubble" pierced through Blackbeard Teach's body.

Blackbeard Teach could no longer make a sound.

His ability to speak was taken away by the Bubble-Bubble Fruit!

Blackbeard Teach felt as if his last hope for survival had been taken away, and he was plunged into utter despair.

Storm couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the utterly dejected Blackbeard Teach.

"Blackbeard Teach."

"Um?

Blackbeard was only deprived of his ability to speak, but not his ability to hear.

Upon hearing the White Dragon Emperor's voice, he instinctively raised his head and looked at the other person with excitement.

Is this pirate emperor planning to let him go?

"No."

Storm's eyes glowed red as he communicated with Blackbeard Teach using his Observation Haki, which allows him to "read people's minds."

I've only ever heard this saying before -

"A person's dream will never end!"

Blackbeard Teach's eyes widened instantly.

He felt as if those words had struck a chord with him.

Blackbeard Teach endured humiliation and hardship in the Whitebeard Pirates for many years, all to realize his life's dream, wasn't it?

But then again—.

Blackbeard Teach looked down at himself, now a prisoner, and then looked up at the high and mighty White Dragon Emperor.

You're talking to me about dreams now?

I'm still young, I want to live!!!

Storm shook his head, withdrew his Observation Haki, and blocked Blackbeard Teach's thoughts.

"Your voyage will come to an end today, Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach."

"By the way, your dream, and the dreams of countless pirates, will also be ended by me today."

Upon hearing the first half of the White Dragon King's words, Blackbeard Teach once again fell into despair.

But when the other person uttered the second half of their sentence, a hint of mockery appeared in Blackbeard Teach's eyes.

Human dreams never end! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Four muffled thuds echoed across the execution platform.

Blackbeard Teach felt a sudden blur before his eyes, and then four neatly arranged red stones appeared in front of him.

These four red stones are inscribed with a large number of neat and strange characters.

Blackbeard Teach can read—he read "The Devil Fruit Encyclopedia" when he was very young.

But he had never seen such unusual writing before.

However, Blackbeard Teach was a member of the Whitebeard Pirates and had been active on the seas for a period of time as the "Successor of Whitebeard," so he knew many secrets of the sea.

I was only confused for a short while.

Blackbeard Teach then retrieved a past memory from his mind.

That was sometime nearly twenty years ago.

The Roger Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates clashed in the New World and engaged in a battle that lasted for several days.

After the war, the Roger Pirates "borrowed" a crew member from the Whitebeard Pirates.

That was Kozuki Oden, the first second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates!

This red stone...this peculiar script...—

Could this be the ancient script Roger mentioned back then?

Blackbeard Teach couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Seeing his expression, Storm smiled with pleasure and said nothing more.

Because the Big News Bird brought a new live Den Den Mushi.

Sizzle—sizzle—

A burst of static accompanied this.

The live stream from Sky Garden has started again.

Those viewers who hadn't left and were still watching the live stream were once again drawn in.

Morgans quickly treated its wing injury, then, holding the live Den Den Mushi, swam around the Sky Garden in a short time.

It pointed the "lens" of its live Den Den Mushi at the dilapidated ships in the Sky Garden.

These ships were all pirate ships, all of which used to belong to the Whitebeard Pirates.

But these pirate ships are now completely dilapidated.

Even the famous Moby Dick has extensive damage on its hull.

These pirate ships lay silently piled up on the ground of the Sky Garden, like randomly stacked ship-shaped tombstones, appearing lifeless.

Even if Morgans doesn't offer commentary.

Any viewer who sees this group of pirate ships can glean a crucial piece of information from the footage: the Whitebeard Pirates have been completely wiped out!

Morgans took a stroll around the Sky Courtyard.

It originally wanted to take a picture of the Five Elders, but Storm has no intention of releasing them for the time being.

Today's topic is the execution of pirates.

It's not time to execute the Five Elders yet!

finally.

Morgans pointed the camera of his live Den Den Mushi at the execution platform.

Storm's figure and his voice burst into the frame.

He immediately dropped a bombshell: ONE PIECE truly exists!

Say the important thing three times.

So Storm repeated it twice more.

"The One Piece, the treasure of Pirate King Roger, does exist!" x2

then.

The execution platform in Rogge Town.

Roger sacrificed his life to announce the existence of "the Pirate King's treasure" to the sea.

Pirate King Roger single-handedly ushered in the Great Pirate Era!

now.

Sky Courtyard Execution Platform.

Strom, in his capacity as the "White Dragon Emperor" and the "world's strongest pirate" who had just defeated Whitebeard, once again confirmed the authenticity of the "One Piece" to the sea.

Foggy time.

The sea is boiling!

The civilians were terrified, the pirates were cheering, and the marines had mixed feelings.

But in the very next moment...

Everyone's emotions were reversed once again.

Storm walked slowly onto the execution platform, his hand stroking each of the four red stones beside him.

"Legend has it that the Roger Pirates arrived at the final island, Laugh Tale, and left all their treasure there."

"In the new world, the last island that all the record pointers point to is not the 'Final Island,' but the 'Water Star Island.'"

"The Roger Pirates were the first pirate crew to discover the final island."

"To reach the final island, you must collect four different landmarks beforehand."

The four signposts leading to the final island of Laugh Tale are inscribed on four red stones.

"That's right! These are the four red stones next to me."

Storm's unhurried voice was transmitted to thousands of households across the sea via the live Den Den Mushi (a type of insect used in televised communication).

"Since the beginning of the Great Pirate Era, countless pirates have wanted to seize these four red stones—their true name is the Red Road Poneglyphs."

"After more than a decade of struggle."

"A road sign's historical text has been taken over by BIGMOM;"

"A road sign's historical text, owned by all beasts;"

"A road sign's historical inscription, on the Whitebeard's territory—"

"But now, all the historical texts of the road signs are here."

"I, Vongola Storm, have pieced together all the coordinates to the final island, Laugh Tale!"

Storm's words were like a bucket of cold water poured on the thousands of pirates who had just been excited.

The sea, which had been boiling like oil on a raging fire, quickly returned to calm under the White Dragon Emperor's calm tone.

The pirates were all quite confused.

Is the final island about to be found?

Is the One Piece treasure about to be found?

So·————