A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Yes, the unsolved mystery that caused such a stir recently, "the Navy recruiting supernovas as Shichibukai and using ignorant pirates to fight Whitebeard," was actually a script created by this unknown reporter whose appearance is even unclear.

He had long known that Kid, the pirate, was arrogant and conceited, and would definitely not accept the position of Shichibukai, let alone at this time. He also knew that the Navy was currently busy preparing for war and would definitely not have the time to cause trouble for him, so he devised this scheme.

As a result of this incident, Kidd's reputation soared, his newspaper articles sold like hotcakes, and his own wallet swelled up. Everyone except the Navy got a satisfactory result.

The brilliance of this move lies in the fact that if Kidd really accepts the title of 'Shichibukai', the Navy might just go along with it and, as they themselves reported, use this ignorant pirate to deal with Whitebeard. In any case, this is not a loss for the Navy.

If things really develop this way, then everyone will be happy.

Chapter 974 The Great Operation of the Old Era

The coast of the Sabaody Archipelago.

Huge pirate ships anchored in the shallow waters, turning the hundreds of nautical miles of coastline into a magnificent sight that resembled land.

The pirate alliance formed by Kaido and Big Mom has been waiting here for two days, just waiting for the right moment to storm Marineford, crush the marines, and then take over the world in one fell swoop.

The whole plan was very simple and straightforward, which pleased the two 'emperors'. The only thing that annoyed them was the presence of another person.

Their old friend, 'Golden Lion' Shiki.

Actually, back in the Rocks Pirates crew, Big Mom and Shiki were full-time employees, while Kaido, being young, was just an apprentice crew member. In fact, Kaido was a generation younger than them.

But as of today, judging from their respective achievements, the three are now roughly equal in status, and Kaido, being in his prime, is still the strongest of the three.

However, the golden lion is still that same old lion who likes to act tough and rely on his age.

"Hehehe... You two are really in a sorry state!"

"A 'Kingdom of Ten Thousand,' built up over decades of hard work after two consecutive crushing defeats, was seized by a group of people of unknown origin. They then used unknown methods to consolidate 35 islands into one large island, establishing a 'Magic Kingdom.'"

"The other one suffered a crushing defeat on Whole Cake Island, and then the 'Wano Country' in his possession was first 'opened up', and then taken away by that kid who plays in the sand and transformed into the 'Sand Country'. One big commotion after another."

"Do you know how the pirates see you now? Two old guys who are about to be eliminated by the new era!!"

"Hehehehe!!!"

Golden Lion slammed the bottle in his hand onto the newspaper in front of him, then burst into laughter.

The newspaper reported the news from reporters in the New World about the successive establishment of the 'Magic Kingdom' and the 'Sand Kingdom'.

However, his maniacal laughter did not last long before two overwhelming auras soared into the sky.

"Shut up, Shiki!!"

A middle-aged woman's shrill voice rang out in the air, sounding like a shrew yelling in the street: "You old relic, outdated from the last era, what right do you have to laugh at us?"

Then another deep voice rang out, sounding somewhat drunk: "Call it Wano Country or Sand Country, as long as you can provide me with weapons and ammunition, that's my territory!"

The meeting of the three legends was predictably awful. After arguing for a while, they started joking and plotting against each other.

"...So? The plan I just mentioned, those kids on the island can't be relied on!"

"Do you two want to join me in turning the world upside down?"

Kaido and Big Mom both fell silent, because Shiki's plan was indeed insane: to attack Impel Down and then use the power of the Float-Float Fruit to bring the entire Impel Down to Marineford!

In the end, Kaido made the decision first: "Let's do it! Why not?!"

"Anyway, I'm bored out of my mind. The crazier the future world is, the more interesting it will be!!"

Seeing this, the middle-aged woman on the other side didn't hesitate and stood up immediately: "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and come back, I want to eat cake when I get back!!"

"Hehehe!!"

"Vor ...

"Mama~ Mama~!!"

The three exchanged a smile, as if they had rediscovered the lawless spirit they had displayed decades ago on the Rocks pirate ship. Their outrageously domineering aura soared into the sky, tearing a deep, Y-shaped trench in the clouds.

Marineford: The Navy has gathered all available forces in one place.

With a lineup ranging from marshals to privates, plus the Seven Warlords of the Sea as reinforcements and the Pacifistas as a trump card, Sengoku was confident he could keep Whitebeard here.

However, he had no way to deal with the mages eyeing the Sabaody Archipelago, or the pirate alliances formed by Shiki, Kaido, Big Mom, and the Supernovas, which might even become one.

Inside the office, Sengoku looked at the soldier who came to report to him: "Is there any movement from Shanks' side?"

The soldier gave a proper navy salute and said, "Yes, sir! According to the news, the Red-Haired Pirates are heading towards 'Paradise'!"

"In that case, the New World is basically empty except for those mages..."

The soldier paused, seemingly realizing something, and asked nervously, "You mean... those mages will take advantage of this time to seize the Four Emperors' territories?"

"Ha... If I could, I really wish they would do that!"

Mages are not pirates. Apart from their involvement in the 'beating up the Celestial Dragons' incident, we haven't heard of them doing anything that would anger the heavens and the people. On the contrary, they have defeated two of the Four Emperors in succession, severely suppressing the rampant arrogance of pirates over the years.

Therefore, Sengoku felt that letting this group of people manage the New World seemed like a good choice, much better than having it robbed and plundered by those pirates!

Unfortunately, Sengoku knew in his heart that such a good thing was impossible.

"Marshal!"

Suddenly, a messenger walked into the office: "Vice Admiral Momonga has sent word that 'Pirate Empress' Boa Hancock has arrived at Marine Headquarters, and now all the Seven Warlords of the Sea are here!"

"I see!"

Sengoku gets angry whenever the Seven Warlords of the Sea are mentioned.

A couple of days ago, someone from some unknown faction impersonated the Navy and invited the Supernova pirate 'Captain' Eustass Kid to become a 'Shichibukai' in the Sabaody Archipelago. After being rejected, he was severely humiliated, and the news agency even wrote a big article about it, causing quite a stir.

This has led people at sea to believe that the Navy Headquarters is short-handed and, under pressure from Whitebeard, has started to recruit a group of weak pirates to serve as its fighting force.

This incident severely damaged the reputation of the 'Seven Warlords of the Sea,' leading many to question, ridicule, and mock the current Seven Warlords' strength. On the other hand, it also greatly diminished the positive image of the Navy as 'wise,' 'honest,' 'brave,' and 'fearless' in the eyes of the common people.

It's almost fair to say that, apart from Kid who refused to become a Shichibukai in the story, both the Navy and the Shichibukai have become complete clowns!

Ten minutes later, Zhan Guo arrived at another conference room.

Sitting in the room at this moment were Vice Admiral Tsuru, Chief of Staff of the Navy, and the five current Shichibukai: "World's Greatest Swordsman" "Hawkeye" Dracule Mihawk, "Pirate Empress" Boa Hancock, Bartholomew Kuma, Donquixote Doflamingo, and Gecko Moria.

Jinbe, the "Knight of the Sea," was removed from the list and imprisoned for opposing the war, while Crocodile, the "Sand Crocodile," was also removed from the list for his "usurpation of the country" incident in Alabasta some time ago.

In the original storyline, Blackbeard should have sent Laffitte as an envoy to recommend himself and captured Ace as a means of promotion. However, the storyline has changed. Ace was captured by Kizaru, and Blackbeard did not capture Luffy, so naturally he is not qualified to be appointed as a Shichibukai.

Sengoku gave a passionate speech to the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the gist of which was: You had better fight this battle seriously, or I will remove you from the ranks.

Big Bear had no reaction to this. After all, he was now half a robot and basically acted according to the program. He would definitely obey orders and fight well.

Doflamingo didn't care at all, because he had connections and wasn't afraid of being expelled.

The Empress ignored it; she has always had a personality of "everything below me is trash".

Hawkeye felt a little troubled and decided to be the first to make a move, and then he could take it easy later.

As Moria listened, he drifted into a fantasy, pondering how many corpses and shadows he could use for his own purposes.

……

In the naval-dedicated circulation channel, underwater, a coated sailboat is sailing towards the deep-sea prison.

The crew piloting this ship is none other than the Blackbeard Pirates!

Long ago, Buggy and Blackbeard realized that the other was an opponent they could not underestimate.

So when the Roger Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates went to war, one of them fought for three days and three nights without sleep, while the other stared at the other for three days and three nights without sleep.

Finally, in my heart, I came to the conclusion that 'that guy is a monster'.

The ability to think of the same problem from the same perspective is the romance between arch-enemies!

Just like the idea Buggy came up with for Luffy and the others to infiltrate Impel Down, Blackbeard also came up with this method and put it into action.

He is now planning to find an opportunity to infiltrate Impel Down and recruit people in Level 6.

Chapter 975 Three heroes attack the city

At 10 a.m., the sun had already risen high in the sky.

Fire Fist Ace, who was originally scheduled to be executed at 3 p.m., has been escorted from Impel Down's Level 6 to Marineford, the Marine Headquarters.

After Ace left, the entire Impel finally quieted down.

Deputy Warden Hannibal, Deputy Warden Domino, Chief Warden Sadie Jr., and all sorts of eccentric guards returned to their posts; Warden Magellan, as usual, went into the familiar toilet to release the energy he had been accumulating for an hour.

Just then, the alarm went off!

"Attention everyone!! Attention everyone!! Impel Down has been invaded!! The attacker is... ugh—!!!"

boom!!!!

Before the alarm could announce the attacker's name, a piercing scream came from the radio den Den Mushi, then the signal was lost, and all announcements came to an abrupt halt.

Immediately afterwards, all the pirates in the prison felt the prison shaking violently, and at the same time, huge roars and explosions came from the ceiling above their heads.

This phenomenon surprised all the pirates and prison guards in the prison.

Before they could react, three terrifyingly powerful auras merged together and rushed down through every crack in the prison, instantly engulfing the entire deep-sea prison.

Those pirates imprisoned in lower-level areas, whose strength was slightly weaker, were directly knocked unconscious by this domineering aura; the pirates in the middle level could withstand it and not fall into a coma, but they were still trembling and unable to move under this pressure; only those great pirates imprisoned in level 5 or level 6 could remain unharmed by relying on their own strength and the distance they were far enough away.

"...(has fallen unconscious)"

"What happened?! Why are you all down?!"

"Has someone attacked Impel Down?! Who would dare to do something so crazy?!"

"Hey, hey, hey... Really?! This is a commotion like the biggest in hundreds of years..."

"What's with this terrifyingly powerful aura?! I can sense it so clearly even on the fifth floor, is the person coming from Whitebeard?"

"It's terrible! Lord Ivan!! All our video Den Den Mushi left outside have been stunned by that unknown aura, and now all communications are down!!"

"That familiar domineering aura...it reminds me of those monsters from the New World!"

In no time, the entire Deep Sea Prison was in an uproar. Whether it was the old relics who had been imprisoned for who knows how long, or the transvestites hiding on the 5.5th floor waiting for their turn, they all began to stir.

The domineering aura above their heads didn't last long. Suddenly, everyone felt a jolt beneath their buttocks, followed by a slight feeling of weightlessness.