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Chapter 414 Captain Bucky is the most loyal of all!

Sky Island.

With Madara Uchiha's defeat of Charlotte Linlin and Kaido of the Beasts, all potential disruptors in this hunting game have been eliminated.

As the price for ensuring the hunting game could continue, only a small patch of land remained of the entire Sky Island, less than a quarter of its original size…

Everyone believed that the two Yonko would be killed…

However, the Konoha Pirates showed unexpected magnanimity.

These pirates made no attempt to cause Kaido and Charlotte Linlin any trouble. They even sent Orochimaru to treat their injuries, and it was certainly necessary to take blood samples during the treatment.

of course.

The Konoha Pirates did not release them, but no one cared about them; everyone was waiting for the Konoha Pirates to make their move.

however…

The members of the Konoha Pirates didn't seem to care much about their glorious achievement of defeating two Yonko. They were simply quietly doing what they wanted to do, letting the hunting game continue until the very end.

Whether it's Doflamingo who wants to attach himself to Kaido, or anyone else, the Konoha Pirates have no interest in taking action against these weaklings.

Time finally came to an end.

When the last prey in the hunting grounds on the Sky Island was killed by Bucky the Clown with a gun, Sasori of the Red Sand declared the hunting game over.

All the hunters still hiding on the sky island were forced to reveal themselves, including the Buggy Pirates, Boa Hancock, Doflamingo…

besides…

There are also surviving members of the Red-Haired Pirates...

These crew members had already fought hard enough; they were a little too late in their attack, and even managed to fight the Blackbeard Pirates, capturing most of their members and forcing Blackbeard Teach to hand over the Celestial Dragon chip he had obtained…

Unfortunately...

They ultimately did not become the final winners.

"The person who killed the most Celestial Dragons in this hunting game is Boa Hancock, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. According to our observation, she killed 359 prey single-handedly..."

"but…"

"She was not the ultimate winner."

"Because the token that can prove the winner is the Celestial Dragon chip."

"Among them, Buggy the Clown obtained the most identity chips, 276 Celestial Dragon identity chips, making him the winner of this competition..."

Sasori's gaze fell on Buggy the Clown, his expression icy as he gripped the Den Den Mushi in his hand, and coldly announced, "I think some of you have learned a lot of useful knowledge from this game, but what you should learn most is that what this world requires is to follow the rules, to follow the rules set by the Konoha Pirates..."

"..."

Everyone frowned.

This is almost tantamount to announcing to the whole world that the Konoha Pirates will rule the world, instead of just being a group of pirates active on the seas!

Marineford.

Sengoku returned to Marine Headquarters with the two admirals and Akihara Kagura. The two Five Elders who had survived also returned to the naval base with them.

As the naval headquarters, there must also be video Den Den Mushi (snail phone devices), and the naval high command sat in the same conference room, watching everything that happened on the sky island afterwards.

"Those arrogant pirates..."

"Do they think they can make the whole world follow their rules?"

Marine Admiral Akainu, a cigar dangling from his lips, clenched his fist so tightly that a tiny bit of lava even seemed to seep from it and spill onto the floor...

"..."

Sengoku, Tsuru, Aokiji, and Kizaru secretly glanced at Akainu.

After noticing each other's gazes, the group of high-ranking naval officers looked at each other again. Apart from Kizaru, the others seemed to feel somewhat ashamed and silently lowered their heads.

Akainu, oblivious to anything amiss, continued puffing on his cigar and loudly proposing, "We absolutely cannot stand by and watch them continue sailing the seas..."

"Don't get agitated, Sakazuki."

Sengoku coughed lightly, covering his mouth with his fist, and spoke up, "At least for now, the enemy's momentum is strong. What the Navy needs is to conduct a massive global recruitment drive, selecting enough personnel to help us fight against the Konoha Pirates..."

"Besides that..."

"We must also continue our efforts to cultivate a new generation of naval talent..."

The most important candidate is...

Naturally, it was the naval lieutenant Akihara Kagura, whom Sengoku had always favored.

Whether it's Akihara Kagura's Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability, her intelligence, or her relationship with the Konoha Pirates, she is a candidate for future Admiral.

If the Navy is to continue existing and fighting pirates on the high seas, it will inevitably have to deal with the Konoha Pirates. Perhaps it's best to entrust this task to Akihara Kagura, a double agent for both the Konoha Pirates and the Navy…

"All of that is needed later."

Akainu, puffing out smoke rings, looked at the Fleet Admiral seated at the head of the table and offered his thoughts: "Because of your defeat, at this critical juncture, the will of the World Government and the Navy has even been broken by the Konoha Pirates. Now we must find a way to restore morale..."

Without a doubt...

Nothing can win back people's hearts more easily than a resounding victory.

Looking at the results of the battle on the table, Akainu continued in a deep voice, "We must win a victory for the Navy as soon as possible, and the opponent cannot be too weak. At the very least, it should be those infamous monsters from the New World..."

"The Four Emperors' pirate crews are the best choice, especially the Whitebeard Pirates, who have always been known as the strongest. That Whitebeard guy is too much of a threat..."

"The worst options are the Big Mom Pirates or the Beasts Pirates, but attacking either of those pirate crews would make the world think that we dared to launch this attack because the Konoha Pirates defeated Kaido and Big Mom..."

"This idea..."

Warring States hesitated and frowned.

This idea…

Someone has already mentioned it.

When they left Skypiea and returned to Marineford, Sengoku and the two Five Elders had to bring up the World Government's defeat at the hands of the Konoha Pirates, how to prevent the impending chaos in the first half of the Grand Line, and the changing situation in the second half of the Grand Line…

if you can…

They should take swift and decisive action to declare to the world that the World Government and the Navy still possess the power to crush all others except the Konoha Pirates…

even…

The two elders also suggested a candidate.

Edward Newgate, the Whitebeard.

Even if we gather three Marine Admirals and a large number of elite Marines to go to the New World and wipe out the Whitebeard Pirates at all costs, we can still deter the entire world!

Sengoku persuaded the Five Elders to abandon the idea, at least at this time, that it would be unwise to start a war with the Whitebeard Pirates. Whitebeard was a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability, and he also had the power to create tsunamis and destroy the world!

Sending the Navy to attack the Whitebeard Sea in the New World simply to demonstrate a power that can intimidate the world would lead to unprecedented sacrifices for the Navy and would also cause them to lose the last remaining bargaining chip of the World Government and the Navy...

Rather than that.

It's better to remain on the sidelines for now.

The World Government's intelligence agencies are closely monitoring the Konoha Pirates' movements, and the Navy has begun a large-scale recruitment drive to build up its strength, aiming to avoid trouble with the Konoha Pirates as much as possible...

In this way…

Given the Konoha Pirates' lawless nature, they're bound to wreak havoc in the New World and inevitably clash with the Whitebeard Pirates sooner or later...

At that time...

Then the navy can reap the benefits.

The remaining two Five Elders of the World Government approved Sengoku's proposal, and they would also propose increasing funding to support the work of the Navy's science department, attempting to find a way to defeat the Konoha Pirates through technology.

This idea is undoubtedly the safest.

This at least ensures that the world government and navy's core base remains intact.

Compared to the terrifying power of the Konoha Pirates, the terror of the World Government and the Navy lies in their more than 170 member states and countless naval bases. They can rely on their resources to wage a protracted war of resistance.

Obviously.

Once this idea was voiced, it clearly didn't satisfy one of the more extreme admirals in the high-ranking naval officers' meeting room.

"Give up your idea, Sakazuki."

"Let's get down to business..."

"Right now, stability is more important than anything else for us."

Sengoku sat in his seat and spoke of the instructions given by the two Five Elders: "With the sacrifice of three Five Elders and the defeat of the Navy, the World Government will inevitably face criticism and a wave of withdrawals from its member states. What we need to do now is to continue to accumulate strength while stabilizing the world situation as much as possible, rather than continuing to invest in large-scale wars and avoiding further losses to the Navy..."

"Um?"

Akainu looked at Sengoku, his brows furrowing, and said in a deep voice, "This doesn't sound like something you'd say, Fleet Admiral. Upholding justice always requires bloodshed and sacrifice. The justice of a ruler isn't something you can achieve by living a life of ignominy..."

This admiral of the Navy Headquarters is not without brains.

In his view, the fact that the war against Whitebeard was initiated at all costs showed that the World Government and the Navy still had the power to deter the seas…

Only in this way...

Only then can the member states continue to be willing to submit to the world government.

Only if the member states remain willing to submit can the World Government continue to mobilize resources from almost the entire ocean to develop the Navy, recruit more outstanding talents into the Navy, and have any hope of fighting against the terrifying Konoha Pirates...

While Fleet Admiral Sengoku's methods are undoubtedly extremely prudent, they may lead to more and more member states of the World Government betraying and withdrawing, leaving the World Government with fewer and fewer resources to mobilize.

At that time...

World governments and navies will only suffer a slow death.

From then on, the entire ocean will become a paradise for pirates.

In Akainu's view, rather than waiting for a slow death, it would be better to mobilize the Navy's elite forces to fight to the death in the New World and make huge sacrifices to maintain the Navy's powerful image!

"Alright, alright..."

Vice Admiral Tsuru interrupted Akainu, calming the potential conflict between the two: "Sakazuki, Sengoku didn't mean to be weak. He also hopes to wait until after the Navy's Great Conscription before we start fighting those powerful pirate crews. Sacrifices are inevitable, but minimizing sacrifices is always a good thing..."

"..."

Akainu remained silent.

Vice Admiral Tsuru, seeing that Akainu did not refute, slowly clasped his hands together and continued, "Besides that, the Navy actually has a lot of untapped potential. Many outstanding individuals will emerge from our new generation of Marines, such as Lieutenant Kagura Akihara, who fought alongside us on Skypiea this time. He is a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit..."

"That lieutenant..."

Akainu nodded slightly.

If that lieutenant can be trained, he can at least exert the combat power of a vice admiral or above. If he is talented enough, he may even become a naval admiral in the future.

"Sakazuki".

Lieutenant General Tsuru raised an eyebrow, his gaze falling on Akainu: "Once Lieutenant Akihara Kagura graduates from Zephyr's training camp, he'll be directly assigned to your side as your vice admiral, and you'll train him. How does that sound?"

"Can."

Akainu nodded in agreement.

Such a small thing…

It's perfectly understandable for him.

Kagura Akihara is a promising Logia-type Devil Fruit user, and Akainu hopes that Kagura Akihara will grow up and stand on his side to carry out absolute justice with him and wipe out all the pirates on the sea!

"Speaking of which..."

Where will Poseidon, the King of the Sea, be?

Admiral Kizaru didn't participate in the discussion at all. He just stared curiously at the screen of the video Den Den Mushi, watching Buggy the Clown, who had been awarded the title of winner of the hunting game: "This pirate named Buggy is terrifying too. He was the first to kill a World Noble, and he killed more than two hundred World Nobles on Skypiea. Now he's about to find out the whereabouts of Poseidon..."

"..."

Everyone in the naval conference room immediately became serious.

to be honest…

Judging from Pakistan's resume...

Buggy's threat and trouble level are second only to the Konoha Pirates...

After all, it was only after Buggy the Clown assassinated the first Celestial Dragon that the Celestial Dragons' inviolable status began to slowly crumble. Even without the sudden emergence of the Konoha Pirates, more daredevils to assassinate Celestial Dragons would soon appear on the high seas...

On the floating island.

The rewards for the winner of the hunting game are about to be announced.

However, Bucky the Joker, the victor, refused to accept the reward. He simply held up his spoils and asked a question, his face beaming with an extremely arrogant and smug smile: "I heard you captured Shanks and wanted to sell him into slavery, but you can exchange him for the victor's reward. I don't want the whereabouts of any Ancient Weapons. Can you give me these things and let me take care of that guy...?"

"Hey, Captain Bucky!"

Mr. 3 Galdino was startled and hurriedly tried to stop Bucky the Clown, hoping that the captain wouldn't go astray. He reminded everyone that only Poseidon, the King of the Sea, could save their lives!

but…

Bucky the Clown no longer cares about ancient weapons.

Bucky the Joker is now consumed by thoughts of revenge against Shanks. His face is filled with a sinister and terrifying smile, suggesting that he harbors some inhumane intentions to inflict upon Shanks...

"Captain Bucky is such a loyal friend!"

A pirate, with tears in his eyes, praised Buggy the Clown's actions: "To save his former pirate crewmates, he didn't hesitate to give up the legendary Ancient Weapons, although I don't know what Ancient Weapons are!"

"As expected of Captain Buggy..."

The other pirate also began to wipe away tears.

"This is the Captain Bucky we all follow!"

There was even a pirate who waved his arms, his eyes filled with tears, and stubbornly roared to the sky, proclaiming his loyalty to Buggy. The other pirates echoed his sentiments, and everywhere there were shouts of praise for Buggy the Clown!

"No...no...wait..."

Before Bucky could even react to the shock on his face, he was surrounded by his men, a group of pirates standing around him, tears streaming down their faces, swearing their loyalty to the death.

What are those idiots doing?!

How did I end up being hoisted up by these idiots again?!

"Feed".

"Captain Bucky."

We owe you a huge favor.

Ben Beckman, the vice-captain of the Red-Haired Pirates, approached and solemnly promised, "If you ever need any help in the future, no matter what happens to you or how far away you are, we will come to you!"

"Even if it's an attack on Marineford, you can call on us!"

Raki Loo stood beside Ben Beckman, thus making their promise.

"Captain Bucky."

Yasopp, the sniper of the Red-Haired Pirates, hugged his sniper rifle, a smile playing on his lips: "Even if you're captured by a Marine Admiral and imprisoned in Impel Down, we'll fight tooth and nail to get you out..."

"No... there's no need for that..."

Bucky the Clown's smile looked extremely unnatural.

"Our captain is the most loyal of all!"

Mr. 3 Galdino grabbed Buggy's arm, stood beside him with a smile, and whispered, "The Red-Haired Pirates are a Yonko crew... It's not a bad deal to get their promise by revealing the whereabouts of the Ancient Weapons..."

Treasure must be the first priority...

Loyalty sometimes comes first...

Revenge on Shanks is second...

Other…

Bucky seems genuinely unconcerned; the Ancient Weapons might truly be less important than treasure and revenge against Shanks…

(End of this chapter)