A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

But Roger, the direct target of the woman's domineering aura and terrifying slash, neither dodged nor evaded, remaining calm and composed. His face showed no fear; instead, he grew increasingly excited: "Interesting! You've become so strong..."

He slowly drew Ace, then grinned, charged forward with his sword, and met the attack head-on.

The force of the burst caused the ground beneath his feet to crack instantly.

The swirling Conqueror's Haki caused Ace in his hand to display the same black lightning effect as Napoleon, only these black lightning bolts were more numerous and longer.

"Gods, dodge!!"

boom!!!

Napoleon and Ace collided from a distance, and violent energy mixed with black lightning entangled and compressed between the two weapons, finally bursting out with dazzling black sparks!

The powerful aura soared straight to the heavens, washing away the dark sky above, causing the gloomy clouds to break apart, the sky to roll back, and the gap to sink deep, as if a giant had wielded a sharp axe and cleaved it in two!

Even the enormous eye that was originally there had to temporarily retreat to avoid its sharp edge!

"What terrifying power...!!"

"Who is Mom fighting?!"

"What's going on?! The sky over there... has cracked open?!!"

The commotion from their fight was felt by everyone on Whole Cake Island, but only the pirates who were nearby and witnessed the entire process could truly understand the power behind it.

"What?! Their weapons didn't touch anything?! What's going on?!"

"Is this the power of the 'Four Emperors' and the 'Pirate King'?! They're on a completely different level from us!!"

At this moment, these pirates, who usually bullied the weak and oppressed the villagers in the New World by relying on the name of the Big Mom Pirates, and whose bounties were tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, were all dumbfounded, their faces pale, their sweat pouring down, their bodies trembling, and their lives questioning themselves. They were like a group of weak fish struggling to survive in the collision of raging waves.

The direct clash of Conqueror's Haki made Big Mom's face contort into a ferocious and terrifying expression; Roger, on the other hand, remained unfazed, instead overjoyed at being able to fight again.

"Hey! Roger!!"

"What's wrong, Lingling?"

The voices of Big Mom and Roger carried on the wind, and the nearby pirates were stunned. They did not expect that on such a battlefield, while engaging in such a terrible duel, the two fighters would still have the leisure to exchange words.

But soon they discovered that the content of their conversation was far more thrilling than the conversation itself!

"Where exactly is Laugh Tale?! And what is this 'Great Treasure' you're talking about?!"

"If you tell me, I'll forgive you for what happened back then, okay?"

"Hahaha!! If you know the answer beforehand, the adventure won't be fun!!"

"You should go find the answer yourself!!!"

Chapter 929 The world is shocked! Roger actually has a child?!

The magic of corpse memory has a very obvious weakness.

If the manifested being feels fear, then that manifested being will disappear.

But you have to understand that the fact that they can be materialized means that they are already a group of dead people!

If someone is dead, then there's no need to worry about food, clothing, shelter, or the pain of separation or death, or anything that might lead them to death.

Having figured this out, and having removed the fear of facing death directly, how much fear could these already dead people possibly have left in their hearts?

This is the power of the magic 'memory of corpses'—the person manifested is unlikely to experience the feeling of 'fear'.

And then, this is the world of One Piece!

A world where the strong roam freely and dominance reigns supreme!

In the new world, almost every top-tier powerhouse possesses Conqueror's Haki, a rare skill. So how could those recognized as 'powerful' by the powerhouses not have Conqueror's Haki?

How could someone who possesses Conqueror's Haki easily feel fear?

Therefore, the only way to make these manifested beings disappear is to defeat them head-on!

Fortunately, there is still hope, because the people manifested by the 'memory of corpses' cannot be stronger than Neinhardt, the user. Therefore, anyone stronger than him can definitely defeat those dead people.

Kaido was able to defeat Kozuki Oden with a single blow, thanks to his raw strength!

The older woman faced Roger in the same way!

After their earth-shattering clash of power, both the old lady and Roger retreated from the battle to rest for a while.

The ground beneath their feet had drastically changed. What was once flat and open land had become a giant crater, tens of meters in diameter and several meters deep, as if it had been struck by a meteorite. The crater was full of pits and gravel, and countless sword marks of varying lengths and depths were scattered throughout, making it look ugly and terrifying.

Inside the giant pit, the old woman's smile was very deep. Her big lips painted with bright red lipstick, her high cheekbones, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes all seemed to be filled with the pride of defeating the legend and the pleasure of successful revenge.

"Mama~ What's wrong, Roger?! Your strength shouldn't be just that much, right?"

Big Mom has witnessed Roger's actions. Decades ago, during the God Valley Incident, Roger teamed up with the "Marine Hero" Garp to fight against the most renowned pirate of the time, Rocks D. Xebec, the former captain of Big Mom, Whitebeard, Shiki, Kaido, and others, and successfully defeated him.

But now, she could see that the Roger in front of her was not as powerful as he was when he was alive.

Faced with the woman's criticism, Roger didn't try to hide anything; instead, he frankly admitted, "Yeah! It seems the power I can unleash in this state is limited... Hahaha!!!"

"What terrifying strength!"

"I'm telling you, it's such a shame you died so young!"

"A man as powerful as you, if you had left me with a child back then, that child might already be as strong as me now!!"

Any normal man would find it hard to stand hearing a violent old woman in her sixties, over eight meters tall, weighing several hundred kilograms, with a wrinkled, ugly, and grotesque face, an obese figure, poor taste in clothing, indiscriminate eating and drinking, and who has given birth to dozens of children, say such things. It would be too disgusting to bear.

But Roger showed no fear; instead, he burst into laughter: "Hahaha... Even if I were still alive, I would never have a child with you, Lingling! Because you are just too ugly and too rough!"

"My wife is a million times prettier and gentler than you!!"

Roger, one hand on his hip, a smug look on his face, said, "And then... although I haven't seen them, I believe my children will be a hundred million times better than yours!!"

The woman stared in disbelief, her eyes wide with astonishment: "What did you say?!"

"When did you get married? And you even have a child?!"

Roger suddenly realized what he'd said, then hurriedly covered his mouth: "Ah?! Oh no! I accidentally let it slip!! Sorry, sorry... Just pretend I didn't say anything, forget about it!!"

"How could I possibly forget something like this?!"

The woman roared, then beads of cold sweat, a rare occurrence, dripped from her forehead. "Really? So you were married and had a child before you died... This is truly unexpected news!"

She looked at Roger and said slowly, "Back then, the navy mobilized all its resources to search the four seas, but found nothing. It seems your child was very lucky to escape! It can almost be described as a 'miracle'..."

"It seems you entrusted that child to a very trustworthy friend back then, right?!"

"No...I won't tell you!!"

"Ah~ I know, that person must be Rayleigh!!"

"No! It's Garp!!"

The surrounding air fell silent instantly.

The middle-aged woman blinked in bewilderment: "...Huh?!?!"

Roger sighed and rubbed his forehead: "Oh no! I let it slip..."

Above the giant crater, the members of the Big Mom Pirates, who had been watching the situation closely, were all stunned.

The undercover agents, spies, and reporters from various factions who had infiltrated Cake Island through makeup and disguise, and who had blended in with the surrounding area, as well as the Den Den Mushi hidden in inconspicuous places such as hats, collars, sleeves, and shoes, were all stunned.

Around the world, all the forces that had been following this war from beginning to end through Den Den Mushi broadcasts—news agencies, intelligence bureaus, arms dealers, entertainment districts, the World Government, the CP organization, the Revolutionary Army, the Navy, pirates, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, civilians—were all stunned.

At this moment, almost half the world's population stared blankly at the images projected on the live Den Den Mushi, their mouths agape, speechless for a long time.

Then... the world was in an uproar!

"Really?! That Pirate King... actually has descendants in the world?!"

"This is really big news!!"

"Roger entrusted his child to Garp?! 'Naval Hero' Garp?! Aren't they mortal enemies?!"

"Then...who exactly is that child??"

……

Marineford.

Sengoku roared furiously at Garp, "Look what you've done!!"

Garp turned his head away guiltily, not even glancing at Sengoku, and kept stuffing senbei into his mouth: "He actually told everyone about this himself... Is that guy an idiot?!"

The Navy had already realized that 'Fire Fist' Ace was Roger's son three years ago when the 'Spade Pirates' rose to fame. However, Ace later joined the Whitebeard Pirates and was protected by Whitebeard. In order not to affect the situation, they chose to turn a blind eye.

It wasn't until recently, when Ace acted alone, that Kizaru had an opportunity to capture him.

Ultimately, it's a fact that the Navy failed to capture the Pirate King's bloodline back then, so when and by whom this was revealed is very important!

Originally, Sengoku wanted to wait until the Navy officially executed Ace before revealing his true identity. That would be like giving the whole world a shot in the arm, and the public would think that the Navy had a far-reaching plan, strong intelligence, and unfathomable strength!

But now, with the news leaked by Roger, who has come back from the dead, during the war between pirates, the public will only think that the Navy is incompetent!

This is undoubtedly a very heavy blow to the prestige of the entire navy!

Even if Sengoku immediately contacted newspapers and asked them to publish an article tomorrow saying, "The Pirate King's son is Portgas D. Ace, and he was just captured by the Marines a couple of days ago," it would already be too late.

Given the current situation, the public simply won't believe it!

They would only think that the Navy was forced by pressure to find a powerful pirate to be a scapegoat in order to restore the Navy's prestige and try to cover up their incompetence!

After all, just today it was revealed that the Pirate King had an heir, and the very next day the Navy said that the Pirate King's son had been found, and that the person was someone they had captured just two days ago...

Even a fool would know that things couldn't possibly be such a coincidence!

Chapter 930 The Third Line of Defense

Roger's battle with Big Mom stirred up the entire island.

Looking at the broken clouds in the sky, the members of the Big Mom Pirates were all terrified.

Having spent decades navigating the New World, they had seen at least fifty or a hundred people possess Conqueror's Haki, but those who could rival their "mother" to such an extent were extremely rare.

Basically, only those members who have seen the other three 'Four Emperors' can find fragmented impressions in their memories.