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Chapter 247 Unleashes a Craze for Becoming Adventurers!

This passage,

The words, spoken in Shanks' slightly youthful voice, carried a weighty weight, like a wave sweeping across the world.

This is a declaration to the entire world.

Shanks wants to show his strength because only a voice that can rival the world's hegemon [the Marine family] will not be ignored by the world.

The cries of the weak, like those of Alabasta, will be drowned out by the yellow sand.

Only the strongest, only the power etched in the hearts of the people, can utter a voice that tears through the gloom and reaches the depths of everyone's heart.

Therefore,

Even when he was in dire straits, even when he was the Navy’s target and number one objective, Shanks did not back down an inch.

at this time,

Shanks' flesh and blood began to dissolve.

He didn't have the muscular physique that most people in the pirate world have; his body was encased in frost, lava, and golden flames, revealing his stark white bones.

They looked like hideous demons crawling out of hell.

Click.

Space continued to explode, and countless pairs of wave eyes transformed into the purest wave energy, completely shattering the wave world that reflected reality.

The territory of the naval family was swallowed up by the shattered space.

The world seemed to have become a giant glass curtain wall, which, after shattering, left only an unseen chaotic scene.

The entire sea surface,

It looks like a watermelon with a piece scooped out with a round spoon, leaving a deep dent.

The iron barrier erected by five hundred Marine Titans disappeared, lying haphazardly across the ruined family territory, most of them having fainted from absorbing the power of the Titans.

The stone monument, protected by countless naval forces, was covered in cracks.

The durability is already low.

It's likely that even an average player wouldn't be able to withstand a single blow.

That golden-quality Demon-Sealing Tower was also scarred by the spatial devouring, requiring a large amount of precious materials to restore it.

"Is this for real? Withstanding attacks from three admirals and shattering a naval family?"

The scene was deathly silent.

It wasn't until much later that someone finally couldn't help but utter their doubts.

Shanks, standing on the sea surface with the power of the wave, was emaciated, like a hellish demon whose soul had been drained, and a gust of wind could blow him to the bottom of the sea.

But in the eyes of the public,

This hellish demon who uttered the declaration is more like a shouter ushering in a new era.

It felt very unfamiliar, yet strangely familiar.

The source of that sense of familiarity is...

One Piece!

How similar!

After completing his voyage around the entire ocean and reaching Laugh Tale, the Pirate King Roger was arrested by the Navy and then made his final shout to the world.

The scale of the event was unprecedented, something that hadn't happened during the eight hundred years of World Government rule.

The Great Pirate Era!

Countless ambitious individuals dissatisfied with the status quo, dreamers with aspirations, and ordinary people who did not want to be enslaved all set sail and became pirates because of Roger's shout.

Even now, the world is still affected by the lingering influence of the Great Pirate Era.

Even the Whitebeard, known as the strongest, possesses the vast pirate kingdom of Torrent, has ruled Wano Country for countless years, and is connected to the underworld by the pirate emperor Kaido, who surveys the four seas and has countless powerful Marines at the Marine Headquarters.

In terms of reputation, they are all inevitably overshadowed by the Pirate King Roger.

anyway,

Islands ravaged by pirates, kingdoms stolen, countries saved by pirates, slaves whose shackles were broken by pirates.

Under the influence of the Great Pirate Era, there are good and bad, pain and bloodshed, but also redemption and hope.

This legendary figure is indispensable.

And now,

Finally, a new light appeared, tearing apart the indelible ideological imprint that Pirate King Roger had left on the pirate world.

adventurer!

These are such short words, but in other contexts they might even be ridiculed.

When Shanks uttered those words in front of everyone, they were like a sharp blade, piercing deep into everyone's hearts and breaking the shackles of the Great Pirate Era.

The crowd went from confusion to bewilderment, and finally to enlightenment.

That's just how it is.

Even now, mainstream pirates are still scoundrels who burn, kill, and plunder.

The people who gather in Mock Town, mocking dreams and freely ridiculing pirates like Luffy, represent the typical mindset of pirates on this sea.

However, these people should not be ridiculed.

Freedom, dreams, salvation, friendship—these are the beautiful qualities imprinted in the human heart, not something pirates should possess.

Most people who initially set sail with dreams of adventure will be mocked by the giant town of Mako, the world of pirates, and gradually become just another ordinary person, eventually becoming numb and turning into a member of the pirates.

And from now on,

They are no longer pirates, but adventurers!

Red-haired Shanks is the pioneer who broke the curse and the one who vindicated adventurers!

"Oops!"

Lieutenant General Tsuru frowned as he listened to Shanks's remarks, unable to determine whether they were good or bad.

Beside him, Akainu, his energy depleted and panting heavily, cursed, "What an incredibly arrogant statement! This sea will probably become even more chaotic from now on!"

These remarks,

It will definitely ignite the entire ocean, and even those who originally despised the evil of pirates will find themselves unable to resist setting sail.

It's so shocking and so tempting.

Even Sakazuki, known for his iron will and uprightness, felt a momentary flutter in his heart.

Having failed to stop Shanks' declaration, Aokiji reverted to his lazy demeanor and said, "Isn't it a good thing that the pirates have been divided up and a new group of adventurers has emerged?"

"In that case, the pirates who were previously somewhat restrained and dared not go too far will likely turn into mindless beasts once they are completely separated!"

"Those pirates are beasts; they deserved to die even without the adventurers!"

The naval commanders were unable to reach a consensus due to ideological differences.

but,

Most naval officers held a negative view of the matter.

Because the Navy's justice requires order, not chaos, the order and justice they uphold will ultimately become even more difficult to maintain because of Shanks's remarks.

The outcome, which has caused a global uproar, is now irreversible.

We can only try our best to make up for it.

In any case, it's fortunate that the family tombstone wasn't damaged.

"Hmph hmph hmph."

On an island, the Flamingo Legion players stood guard outside the castle.

Doflamingo, as if provoked, frantically muttered to himself, "Shanks! Shanks! Shanks! Shanks!"

"What astonishing courage! Is this why those guys in the Knights of God were willing to let you return to Marienjoia?"

His desertion was partly due to the unfavorable situation, but also because he deliberately wanted to oppose Shanks.

after all,

We are all Celestial Dragons who left Marinejoia.

Why is it that you are valued by the Five Elders, while you can't be accepted back even after killing your father?

So that's how it is!

Doflamingo feared many pirates, including Kaido of the Beasts Pirates, Big Mom of the Torant Kingdom, and Whitebeard.

No need to hide it,

My understanding is very simple and easy to grasp: strength is everything; the weak will be devoured by me, while only those with great strength can earn my fear.

It was just fear.

But ironically, Shanks found himself experiencing a completely unfamiliar emotion.

This feeling had vaguely surfaced once before when I witnessed the execution of Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King.

Back then, he was too young and the emotions quickly faded before he could even savor them. This time, however, his feelings were very real.

admire.

Respect to those who ushered in a new era!

"How could someone like me genuinely admire someone from the bottom of my heart?"

Doflamingo removed his flamingo glasses, holding an unopened bottle of red wine in his hand, lost in thought for a long time.

(End of this chapter)