XX-level Hokage

[Kera's sense of identification +30] A moment later.

In a dessert shop in Dressrosa, Mashiro and Koala sat facing each other for two days.

"I never expected that our Revolutionary Army's ally would be Lord Mashiro. I'm so happy! I originally thought that sorcerers were the kind of people who were very ambitious and ruthless." Koala said with a smile, sipping her orange juice.

"Oh, why would Koala-chan think that?" Mashiro asked curiously.

"I'm a little embarrassed, but I'm the one who gathered the information about you, Lord Mashiro." Koala touched his hair somewhat awkwardly. "After all, what you did, Lord Mashiro, was too extraordinary. Defeating Lord Arlong was one thing, but easily defeating Vice Admiral Smoker and Crocodile was quite unusual."

It's safe to say that you, Lord Mashiro, are the fastest pirate to become a Shichibukai.

You then rebuilt Ohara, the land of scholars, liberated the legendary Skypiea, reached an agreement with Emperor Neptune of Fishman Island, and finally defeated Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, liberating Wano Country.

Scholar, Sky Islander, Fishman, Samurai.

"Connecting four completely different groups so quickly makes it hard not to suspect the motives behind it." "Kera is really clever." Mashiro's eyes lit up after hearing Kera's words, and she praised her.

"No, no, it's just that Sabo wasn't interested in these things, so Lord Dragon made me learn and take charge of them. Over time, I got used to thinking about problems from other perspectives."

"However, since the sorcerer is Lord Mashiro, then there's absolutely nothing to worry about," Koala said with a smile. Mashiro smiled but remained silent.

"By the way, Koala-chan, could you tell me about your Revolutionary Army? I asked Dragon before, but he had to leave early." Mashiro picked up her cup, took a sip of her coffee, and said.

As expected, I still don't like coffee. "This..."

After only a moment's hesitation, Koala nodded in agreement, "Of course, no problem, Mashiro-sama."

"The Revolutionary Army is an anti-government organization led by Lord Dragon, whose goal is to overthrow the unequal rule of the Dragon people who dominate the world government."

Formerly known as the Self-Defense Army, 21 years ago, Lord Long and Lord Embrio Ifankov led the Self-Defense Army to liberate the South Sea Solbe Kingdom and drive out the tyrannical King Bekoli.

After Bartholomew Kuma and Ginny joined, the Self-Defense Forces gradually transformed into the Revolutionary Army.

After its formal establishment, it gradually liberated dozens of tyrannical countries oppressed by the Celestial Dragons. It received high attention from the World Government and was considered the only organization capable of directly overthrowing the rule of the Celestial Dragons.

Eleven years ago, the revolutionary army arrived in the host country of Golan in the East China Sea.

In preparation for the arrival of the Celestial Dragons, the Goa Kingdom carried out a massive purge, burning down the undetermined destinations on the outskirts of the country, along with their inhabitants and the nation's waste.

The undetermined destination caused a massive fire, prompting the revolutionary army to organize the evacuation of the suffering residents and appeal to those who wished to obtain the truth.

Those who are truly free boarded the revolutionary army's ship.

When the Celestial Dragons officially arrived in the Goa Kingdom, Celestial Dragon Charmaco fired a sacred cannon at Sabo, who was about to set sail. Dragon, the commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Army, rescued him and prepared to return to the Revolutionary Army headquarters in Baltigo. On the way back, they stopped at Shimotsuki Village in the East Blue for supplies.

Chapter 179: Bear and Ginny (Part 2)

Seven years ago, at the World Conference held in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, King Shunda Lucas of the Kingdom of Ilucia declared the danger posed by the Revolutionary Army and established its status as the world government's greatest enemy.

One year ago, after you, Lord Mashiro, defeated Shakuro, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Revolutionary Army learned of the news. At the same time, the Revolutionary Army's branch leader was assassinated by CP9, and a total of 23 Revolutionary Army fighters were killed.

In the same year, the revolutionary army arrived at the Kingdom of Techirawolf, the land of bridges, liberated the slaves who were forced to build the bridge, and ended the centuries-long bridge-building project of the Kingdom of Techirawolf.

And now, because of you, Lord Mashiro, Lord Dragon has sent Sabo, myself, Haku, and other members of the Revolutionary Army to the Kingdom of Dressrosa to join you, Lord Mashiro, in overthrowing Doflamingo's evil rule.

Seemingly aware that the Revolutionary Army had been mostly lying low all these years, especially when facing a "doer" like Mashiro, Koala became inexplicably embarrassed as she spoke.

After hearing Koala's words, Mashiro frowned slightly, feeling utterly sorry for him. The Revolutionary Army had done far less over the years than he had imagined.

Basically, they accomplished nothing. If there hadn't been a second organization rebelling against the World Government, Mashiro would have doubted whether the Revolutionary Army's title of "the greatest threat to the World Government" was truly undeserved.

"So, Koala-chan, besides Dragon, who is the second-in-command in the Revolutionary Army? I don't mean anything by it, I'm just a little curious. After all, people like Dragon and me are prone to accidents, so we usually appoint a second-in-command in advance," Mashiro said softly.

"As for the second-in-command, judging from the current situation, it should be that guy Sabo," Koala said after a moment's thought. "Sabo, isn't he a bit too young?" Mashiro asked softly.

"Hmph, there were originally three more candidates, but those three adults are no longer with the Revolutionary Army due to some unforeseen circumstances," Koala said with great regret.

"Those three lords are Lord Ambrio Ivankov, Lord Bartholomew Bear, and Lord Ginny. They all co-founded the Revolutionary Army with Lord Dragon and can be considered the true veterans of our Revolutionary Army."

"But Ginny passed away a long time ago, and Lord Kuma left the Revolutionary Army to become a pirate, even becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea who cooperated with the Navy. Lord Ivankov was also captured by the Navy a few years ago while covering for his other comrades and imprisoned in Impel Down, the underwater prison." Koala continued.

"Bartholomew Kuma, there is indeed a Shichibukai, and according to all my information, the Navy's latest weapon, the Pacifista, is designed based on him."

Revolutionary Army, pirates, Shichibukai, scientific research subjects—the cross-server competition is quite significant. "Shiro said meaningfully. Koala was very clever; she understood Shiro's implied meaning."

After hesitating for a moment, Kera finally spoke up: "According to what I heard from Lord Ivankov and Lord Dragon, it seems that Lord Bear left the Revolutionary Army because of Lady Ginny."

"Because of Ginny, it seems their relationship is more than just ordinary." Indeed, it's a long and sad story.

Ginny was the former commander of the Eastern Army of the Revolutionary Army. She became a slave of the Celestial Dragons when she was 4 years old, escaped during the God Valley incident when she was 13, and later spent a happy time with Bartholomew Kuma in the Sorbet Kingdom of the South Blue.

At the age of 29, he joined the Self-Defense Forces along with Da Xiong.

After Zi Yong joined the revolutionary army, he served as the commander of the Eastern Army.

Ginny is an expert in theft, eavesdropping, and communications. During the God Canyon incident, she successfully stole a batch of Den Den Mushi (snail telephones), used her eavesdropping ability to learn about the tournament's prizes, and leaked information about the island to the outside world two weeks before the tournament began, which attracted the attention of Big Kid Rocks and Pirate Lord Roger.

Because of the similarities in their responsibilities, Kella paid close attention to Ginny's story.

But 14 years ago, Ginny's forces were annihilated by the World Government, and Ginny was forced to marry a Celestial Dragon. At that time, the Revolutionary Army was unable to organize a rescue because of its limited strength.

Two years later, Ginny gave birth to her daughter, Joelle Bonney, and died of Jade Scales that same year at the age of 39.

Like Ginny, Bear's background is also very tragic.

Forty-six years ago, Kuma was born in the Sorbet Kingdom in the South Blue. The World Government learned through the hospital that Kuma was a member of the Bakania race, so Kuma's father, Krupp, and Kuma himself became slaves of the Celestial Dragons.

Five years later, when the bear's kinsman, Kula, was telling the legend of "Nika" to the bear, he disturbed the dragon-keeper and was shot dead.

Four years later, Xiong was captured and taken to God's Canyon, where he, along with other slaves, natives of God's Canyon, Ambrio Ivankov, and Ginny, became prey for the Human Hunting Conference.

The Human Hunting Tournament begins. Da Neng, along with Ivankov and Ginny, arrives at the location where the Devil Fruits are hidden as planned. After being attacked by Charlotte Linlin, a member of the Rocks Pirates, Da Neng decisively eats the Devil Fruit and uses its power to rescue more than 500 people.

After leaving God's Canyon, the bear bid farewell to Ivankov, who was setting sail, and lived a brief period of happiness with Ginny.

Seventeen-year-old Kuma becomes a priest, using his fruit powers to help the elderly relieve pain every week, while he bears the pain himself.

Five years later, Ginny proposed to 22-year-old Bear, but Bear refused because he didn't want Ginny to be implicated by his Bakania bloodline. Shortly afterward, he read about Monkey D. Dragon and the Self-Defense Force in the newspaper and longed to go to sea to help him.

Three years passed in this way. Then one day, the King of the Kingdom of Sorbe suddenly issued a new policy, dividing the country in two to reduce the tribute from the Heavenly Gold. The north was protected by the country, while the south, where Xiong Shen was located, was a lawless land.

The bear was arrested for disobeying the king's orders.

Later, Long and Ivankov led the Self-Defense Army to attack the Kingdom of Sorbe, forcing the king to rescind the policy.

Xiong and Ginny joined the Self-Defense Army, which later evolved into the Revolutionary Army, and Xiong and Ginny became one of the army commanders.

In the following years, Kuma, Ryu, and Ivankov, along with other members of the Revolutionary Army, appeared in the East Blue and began their revolutionary activities. Also during these years, Ginny was captured by the Celestial Dragons.

Two years after Ginny was abducted by a Celestial Dragon to be his wife, Kuma received a message from Ginny saying that she had contracted a strange illness and had been abandoned by the Celestial Dragons, but hoped that Kuma would not come looking for him.

Big Bear guessed that Ginny would definitely return to the main kingdom of Sorbe, so he teleported all the way there. When he arrived, Big Bear saw Ginny covered in stones and was heartbroken. He promised Ginny that he would take care of her daughter Bonnie.

Chapter 180: The Supernovas

Following this, Bear busied himself with caring for Bonnie and participating in the revolutionary activities of the Revolutionary Army, until he discovered that Bonnie had also contracted the same illness as Ginny, at which point he withdrew from the Revolutionary Army to care for Bonnie.

Five years later, Xiong learned from a doctor that the disease was called Jade Scales.

Jade disease is a very rare condition in which the patient's body gradually turns blue and the skin becomes hard like scales.

Jadescale's condition worsens with exposure to sunlight or moonlight; it's currently incurable, and those afflicted rarely live past ten. A year later, King Bekuri returned to the Kingdom of Sorbet. The bear was shocked and enraged. King Bekuri had adopted the policies of the Kingdom of Goa, and in the south of the kingdom...

The army set fire to the capital, killing and injuring countless citizens. Enraged, the bear rescued people from the blaze and then went to the capital of the Kingdom of Sorbe alone, driving out King Bekoli of the Kingdom of Sorbe. This event, in which he single-handedly changed the national regime, is known as the "One Man Revolution."

After Bekri escaped, he cooperated with the World Government and led several naval warships to Solbe's country, where they were all sunk by Kuma alone.

Because of his act of destroying warships, coupled with King Beccori's complaint, Kuma became a pirate and had a high bounty on his head. Kuma was called "Tyrant," which is also the origin of Kuma's title of Shichibukai (one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea).

Afterwards, fearing that he would implicate Bonney and the people of the country, Kuma chose to go to sea and become a pirate, and search for a cure for Jade Scale Disease. He went to the Bird Kingdom, Future Island, etc., to ask the locals if they knew about Jade Scale Disease. He traveled around the world but could not find out the origin of the disease.

It wasn't until he met Dragon during his travels that he learned from Dragon that the Navy scientist Vegapunk had moved, and that the defenses were currently weak, allowing Kuma to easily infiltrate the area.

Having obtained intelligence, Kuma bids farewell to the dragon and infiltrates Vegapunk's experimental base with Bonney. Kuma undergoes Vegapunk's research experiments, and Vegapunk helps Bonney recover from her illness. The two reach an agreement, and Kuma names Vegapunk's humanoid weapon "Pacifista."

However, due to the surveillance of Den Den Mushi, Kuma and Vegapunk's deal was overheard by the Five Elders. The Five Elders reached an agreement with Kuma, making him one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and turning him into a humanoid weapon of the Navy, undergoing complete physical modification, and ultimately abandoning all "thinking" and "self." He was not allowed to meet Bonney until he was completely modified.

Upon learning of these conditions, Big Bear was overjoyed. He had initially thought that simply providing blood and agreeing to clone Bonnie was too easy a condition for curing her illness, and he still felt bad about it. However, upon hearing the Five Elders' request, he was so happy that he wept.

In the days that followed, Kuma carried out his duties as a Shichibukai while also secretly helping the Revolutionary Army, a practice that continues to this day.

"...Therefore, within the Revolutionary Army, especially in the eyes of Lord Dragon, the Revolutionary Army has always had an extremely important mission: to save Kuma before he is completely transformed." As she spoke, Koala's tone became extremely heavy.

"Hmph, it is indeed a sad story," Mashiro said softly.

“Lord Dragon has said many times that he abandoned Ginny before, and now, he absolutely cannot abandon Bear,” Koala said softly. “In that case, if I can solve Bear’s problem, shouldn’t Dragon owe me a huge favor?” Mashiro said softly.

“That’s right, Lord Dragon has always felt very guilty towards Lady Ginny and Lord Bear,” Koala replied. “Okay, I understand,” Mashiro chuckled.

In the afternoon, Mashiro left Dressrosa aboard a Seastone warship. Before leaving, Mashiro specifically instructed those who stayed behind to guard the prison, and not to let anyone in until she returned.

If something unexpected happens and he can't solve it, then contact Kaido via Den Den Mushi. Sabaody Archipelago.

As a gateway to the same new world, it is now incredibly bustling.

In the past year, besides big names like the "Sorcerer" who have shocked the world, some vicious pirates have also made a name for themselves.

Those rookie pirates who rapidly rise to prominence with bounties exceeding 1 million Berries are collectively known as the "Supernovas." And right now, these Supernovas are gathering at the Sabaody Archipelago.

Eustass Kid, captain of the Kid Pirates, bounty 315 million Berries; Basil Hawkins, captain of the Hawkins Pirates, bounty 249 million Berries; X Drake, captain of the Drake Pirates, bounty 222 million Berries.

Scratchmen Apoo, captain of the Radio Pirates, has a bounty of 198 million Berries. Capone Bege, captain of the Fire Tank Pirates, has a bounty of 138 million Berries.

Jewelry Bonney, captain of the Bonney Pirates, has a bounty of 140 million Berries. Trafalgar Law, captain of the Heart Pirates, has a bounty of 200 million Berries.

Urouge, captain of the Broken Monk Pirates, is known as the "Strange Monk" and has a bounty of 108 million Berries.

Killer, a combatant in the Kid Pirates, is known as "Killer of the Machines" and has a bounty of 162 million Berries.

Roronoa Zoro, a member of the Straw Hat Pirates, has a bounty of 120 million Berries. "Wow, these young people are really energetic."

Looking at the contents of the newspaper, a gray-haired man sighed softly.

"It's just a small-time thing. You don't mean you want them to arrest you and send you to the naval base to pay back the money, do you?" a woman smoking nearby said. "Forget it, with my old bones, I'm not going to get involved in this kind of thing," the man said, raising his glass with a smile.

"That's right, and we don't need you. After all, if nothing unexpected happens, Admiral Kizaru will be here soon." The woman said, exhaling a puff of smoke. "Exactly, Mashiro really slapped the World Government and the Navy in the face this time. But no matter what, we have to get that back."

"See, targeting these little guys is the best option," the man said calmly.

"However, it seems that Mashiro has really gone too far this time. Two Marine Admirals and four Admiral candidates have all been captured, which has made the pirates even more arrogant and the fragile balance of the four seas even more precarious," the woman said with some concern.

"If Mashiro hadn't already made some kind of agreement with Kaido beforehand, Kaido would probably have already stormed Marine Headquarters. At the very least, he would have..."

"We need to attack several naval branches." The man's tone also became somewhat helpless.

"Let's not talk about that now. Aren't there eleven supernovas? Where's the last one?" the woman asked.

"Straw Hat Pirates captain, Monkey D. Luffy, bounty 3 million Berries, huh? This straw hat..." The man's tone suddenly became somewhat alarmed. "What's wrong?" the woman asked.