A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"They still call themselves 'mages' now. Aren't they afraid they'll turn into real pirates in the future? We finally took down Big Mom, and now another Yonko-level pirate crew is coming?"

Whether they were doves, hawks, or neutrals, no one wanted to see another pirate force emerge in the New World. However, the government's orders were absolute, and even if Sengoku couldn't withdraw, everyone could only turn their attention to the three admirals in front of them, waiting for them to speak.

Aokiji was the first to respond, and his attitude was clear: "Mr. Sengoku, you know me. I applied for leave a month ago and it was approved by you."

"Besides, there are quite a few promising pirates in the first half of the Grand Line this year. I think I should go and take a look, and take this opportunity to take care of a group of pirates."

Since the World Government has clearly ordered a bounty to be placed on Irene and the others, the Navy will definitely have to take corresponding actions to show its stance. Issuing the bounty order is the first thing, and the second thing is to send the Navy to strike. These are all set in stone. However, no matter how you look at it, this matter has a kind of "official forcing the people to rebel" style. If it is actually done, you will definitely feel uncomfortable for a long time.

So Aokiji's decision to leave now is just an excuse to shirk responsibility.

'You'll never solve it! Everyone in the Navy knows how lazy you are. Expecting you to hunt down pirates during your carefree vacation is like hoping for a market discount tomorrow!'

Sengoku then turned his gaze to Kizaru.

"Mr. Sengoku, you know me well. I must stay in Marlenejohia to protect the Celestial Dragons and cannot leave the area unnecessarily."

"Besides, I also have other duties, such as assisting Dr. Vegapunk in the research and development of 'Pacifistas,' so I'm very busy all day long!"

"What are you so busy with! Busy drinking tea and getting your nails done, huh? You're lying through your teeth in broad daylight!!"

Sengoku cursed the slacker in his heart, then turned his gaze to Akainu and Garp.

"Hahaha... Sengoku, you know me. The navy just recruited a new batch of marines this year, and I still have to train them. I simply don't have time!"

Sengoku had no desire to listen to them any longer, so he immediately made a decision: "Then let Sakazuki go this time!"

Akainu: "...?!"

It's me again?! Why is it always me in these kinds of situations?!

As a representative of the hawks in the Navy, Akainu has always adhered to 'absolute justice', and he always kills pirates without any mercy, which makes countless pirates on the sea tremble with fear.

In reality, however, he only uses his ruthless methods against pirates, gangsters, thugs, and rebels. He would not lay a hand on others unless absolutely necessary. He just always wears a grumpy face to maintain his iron-fisted style.

Every organization needs a dissenting voice to prevent its actions from going to extremes, and the hawks in the Navy, represented by Akainu, have fulfilled this role very well. However, he has a fatal flaw, which is...

Not good with words, just charging ahead!

If it weren't for this reason, he wouldn't have suffered repeated setbacks after becoming the Marshal of the Shanghai Navy, being ridiculed and humiliated by his subordinates and superiors.

However, this characteristic is not only due to Akainu's personality, but also closely related to his stance and style—a tough person doesn't need to pay much attention to formalities.

They don't need to be as skillful as a kaleidoscope, nor can they be as indecisive as a woman. All they need to do is be like a sharp knife, aim at the target and stab it hard.

"I understand!" Akainu adjusted his hat and quietly accepted the task.

A soldier's duty is to obey orders. Even if he didn't think that Eileen and her group were villains, it was undeniable that they were affecting the balance of power in the New World and the stability of the sea.

Furthermore, how good can someone be who summons the dead to fight? And what are their intentions in summoning such formidable pirates as Rocks and Roger? By disrupting the balance of power among the Four Emperors, do they harbor even greater ambitions? After the Big Mom Pirates' defeat, will her remaining pirates become uncontrollable? Will the other three 'Four Emperors' seize this opportunity to reshuffle the power structure of the New World? ...

He needs to confirm each and every one of these things!

Borsalino and Kuzan simply couldn't have done this!

Seeing Akainu accept the order, Aokiji and Kizaru both breathed a sigh of relief, giving Akainu a "good luck" look. Then one put his eyepatch back on, and the other took a sip of tea, each feeling quite at ease.

Sengoku was also satisfied with Akainu's reply; at least he didn't hear any more of the usual 'Sengoku-san, you know me...blah blah blah' stuff. So he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then it's settled!"

Then, he looked at the intelligence department responsible for monitoring the New World: "What happened to the Big Mom Pirates after their defeat?"

An unnamed minor general stood up and replied, "They're still in the Torrent Sea. According to the news, they're concentrating their forces, preparing to counterattack! It seems that those people don't intend to wipe them out... No, they haven't killed a single pirate! They've only occupied Whole Cake Island, and they haven't harmed the people living there at all."

Garp, ever outspoken, immediately remarked, "They seem like such great people! I wonder if they'd be interested in joining the Marines..."

What are the movements of Whitebeard, Kaido, and Shanks?

"There's no reaction yet. They probably received the news around the same time as us and are currently observing. However, considering the extraordinary number of dead people summoned in this war, and given Kaido, Whitebeard, and Big Mom's past with them, they will definitely send people to investigate."

Sengoku nodded, interrupting him, understanding in his heart: "This is really troublesome!"

"Alright, let's discuss their bounty amounts..."

……

In the New World, the Big Mom Pirates were defeated, and Charlotte Linlin was driven out of her old base, Whole Cake Island, by a woman of unknown origin. This news, like a whirlwind, spread rapidly throughout the seas along with a 1000-beli magazine, and also reached the ears of the remaining three 'Yonko'.

On the Moby Dick, Whitebeard stared at the newspaper in his hand for a long time without saying a word.

His nostalgic, weathered gaze fell upon a name, a picture, and a figure on the newspaper, awakening long-forgotten memories once more.

"Lingling actually lost... Does this mean a new era is finally about to begin?"

In this new era, are there still ships capable of carrying us?

The decline in physical function due to old age, coupled with the injuries accumulated from decades of continuous battles and the side effects caused by using the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, has caused his body to malfunction severely, making it impossible for him to even fight a fierce battle.

Lying on his throne, Whitebeard suddenly recalled his last meeting with Roger more than twenty years ago, and the One Piece he learned about from him. Then he thought of Ace, who had gone out alone to hunt down Teach and whose whereabouts were still unknown. A sense of melancholy for a hero in his twilight years welled up in his heart.

"Marco!"

"Dad, I'm here!"

"Send a few people to the Torrent Sea to check on Lingling's condition, and while they're at it, make contact with those newcomers. Remember to find some clever ones..."

Whitebeard paused halfway through his sentence, then changed his words, saying, "Never mind, you go there yourself. Be quick about it! Remember, don't get into any conflicts with any factions, and don't worry about forming alliances. Just bring back the situation there!"

"Okay, Dad, I'll go right away!"

Marco immediately agreed, grabbed a piece of bread from his companion who was eating and drinking nearby, and was about to leave when Whitebeard called him back again.

"There's one more thing: call Ace back!"

"Okay, Dad!"

"There's one more thing, let's eat first before we go!"

"Okay, Dad!"

……

A new world, on a deserted island.

Beside a huge crater, a tall, drunken man was wailing, "Waaaaah!! Lingling!! What's wrong with you, Lingling?! You actually got defeated by that woman who appeared out of nowhere! How can I not be heartbroken?!"

A group of ordinary-looking pirates stood dumbfounded at a distance, watching their leader sit there crying unrestrainedly, and sighed repeatedly, "We little guys like us really don't understand the mindset of the strong."

"Brother Jack, what should we do next?"

Everyone turned their gaze to the man in front of them, who was over eight meters tall and adorned with two incredibly precious ivory ornaments on his head and shoulders.

Jack the Drought, one of the three great members of the Beasts Pirates, is also a legendary pirate. His most talked-about legend is that he has a ship technology that is unique among all the people in the New World.

A hint of annoyance flashed across Jack's face: "What's the rush? Let's wait until the boss finishes crying!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than their 'boss,' Kaido of the Beasts, walked over, carrying a spiked club: "Men, get your spirits up!!"

The henchmen immediately stood up and shouted, "Boss Kaido, what are your orders?"

"Come with me to the Torrent Sea, I'm going to avenge Lingling!!"

"Eh?!?!?!" ×N

……

In the New World, in Shanks' territory, a group of pirates are holding a banquet. The pirates are eating and drinking heartily, their laughter and chatter filling the air with a joyful atmosphere.

"I never expected this to happen... Aren't you going to take action?" Hawkeye put down the newspaper in his hand and looked at the unrefined, red-haired, one-armed middle-aged man beside him.

"Huh?! You want to take a dump?? Then go! Why are you telling me this? I don't have any toilet paper on me..." Shanks was chatting and laughing with his friends and couldn't hear what Hawkeye was saying at all. He just thought that this kind of reply would be interesting.

"Hoo..." Hawkeye took a deep breath, trying his best to calm himself down.

He understood Shanks' personality, so he didn't press the matter further. Instead, he looked at Beckman, the commander of the Red-Haired Pirates, known as the 'smartest pirate': "What do you think he'll do?"

Beckman, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, chuckled and replied, "Who knows? Our captain's personality is probably unpredictable, even to himself."

As expected, asking was pointless!

Chapter 873 Captain Bucky, let's go directly to Captain John and ask him about the treasure location.

In the first half of the Grand Line, on a certain sea, a seemingly ordinary pirate ship, which actually harbors hidden secrets, is sailing in a certain direction.

At the top of the pirate ship's mast, a black pirate flag, symbolizing the pirates' identity, fluttered freely in the salty, fishy sea breeze blowing in from the ocean.

The flag depicts a white skull with cross-shaped eyes, a large red nose, and two rows of neat teeth.

The skeleton is laughing!

It seems to be mocking this dark world and this twisted sea with a rebellious and arrogant attitude, in the guise of a clown!

Looking across the world, along the Grand Line, and even in the New World, no one dares to sail on the high seas with this flag again!

This inevitably raises the question: what kind of confidence and arrogance, and what kind of evil and swagger, must the owner of this flag and this pirate ship possess?!

Next to the pirate ship was a small boat that could barely fit one person. Its stinginess and rudimentary equipment were starkly contrasted with the pirate ship next to it. Even a five-year-old child who had never been to sea could see that using such a small boat to sail on the sea would inevitably lead to an accident sooner or later!

At this moment, a banquet is being held on this pirate ship. At the center of the banquet are two figures who were originally destined to leave behind an earth-shattering legend on the sea in the near future: Portgas D. Ace, the son of the former Pirate King; and Buggy, one of the future candidates for Pirate King.

Now, the two are arm in arm, clinking glasses and eating meat and fruit in front of them with gusto, looking every bit like close friends.

"Hahaha, let's drink some more!!"

"Oh?? You've got a pretty good alcohol tolerance, huh!"

Perhaps because Ace and his biological father, whom he had never met, bore some resemblance, and because Bucky greatly admired his captain Roger, the two found themselves unexpectedly compatible after a short conversation. Just as they were enjoying their drinks and even considering becoming sworn brothers, Bucky's first mate, Mochi, rushed over in a panic with a newspaper he had just received and which was still warm.

"Something terrible has happened, Captain Bucky!!"

"Huh? What happened? Can't you see I was having a great chat with the Ace brothers?!"

Bucky turned his head drunkenly, his big red nose twitching, his face flushed with displeasure: "Tch! Look at you, making a big fuss over every little thing. How are you going to survive on the Grand Line?"

"No way, Boss Bucky, look at the newspaper! Something really bad has happened!!"

"Major event? Hmph! I, Bucky, have sailed the seas for decades, traversing the Grand Line and even the New World. What storms haven't I weathered? You call those news reports in the newspapers major events?"

Perhaps it was the alcohol that got to him, but Bucky couldn't help but boast about some of his past achievements to his men, and they all thought their captain's red nose looked even brighter and rounder.

Buggy then gave a dismissive smile, his right hand flying out to snatch the newspaper from Mochi's hand and return it to his own: "Oh? So what if a new pirate appears...?"

Bucky's voice suddenly stopped at this point.

The next moment, a scream exceeding 200 decibels echoed throughout the entire pirate ship: "Eh?! ...