The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

He may have already been arrested and dealt with by the Five Elders because of his family's affairs.

"The storm started in the East China Sea, and just as they entered the Grand Line, such a world-shaking event occurred..."

During the Warring States period, all this information and intelligence was given to the sheep around him, who used it as their food.

"Moreover, their overall strength is quite impressive. The first mate, Link, the 'Tool Master,' is said to possess many amazing tools..."

"This is a huge problem!!"

Zhan Guo looked pained and slightly aching. "They've almost become a force to be reckoned with."

"Not only them, but on other sea lanes, there are similar troublesome individuals: Captain Kidd, Surgeon Trafalgar, and Magician Hawking."

"These are all troublesome characters. In the past, one or two of them a year would be enough to give people a headache, or even less than one a year. Why are they all appearing in droves this year?!"

"Given the situation this year, it looks like we're in for a busy time..."

Despite his headaches, Zhan Guo did not forget to find the "root cause" and "culprit" behind all this trouble:

"Kapuna, you bastard, where did you go?!"

He stared menacingly at the naval soldier in front of him.

"Yes, sir! Vice Admiral Garp has returned from the East China Sea, and it is said that he brought back two promising recruits who are currently training them at his residence!"

The soldier quickly replied.

As a hero of the Navy, Garp's every move is almost always under the watchful eyes of others.

Especially those new recruits who joined the Navy because they admired him, they all wanted to be mentored by Garp.

Therefore, after Garp returned to port and brought Koby and Helmeppo back for training, the news spread throughout the entire Marine Headquarters in an instant.

"Two promising recruits?"

Upon hearing this, Zhan Guo raised an eyebrow.

"Then I'd like to take a look..."

With that, Sengoku stood up from his seat. "That guy caused me so much trouble with his family, I can't just let him get away with it!"

"Especially since this guy stole two bags of rice crackers from me a couple of days ago, I'm going to settle the score with him properly!!"

As he spoke, Zhan Guo angrily strode toward the door, his beard bristling and eyes bulging.

"What you really care about is the rice crackers, isn't it..."

The soldier muttered to himself, but he dared not say it aloud in front of Sengoku.

"Send the solution to the Alabasta incident and the Straw Hat Pirates' bounty posters to the Five Elders in Mary Geoise, and let them handle it."

At the main gate, the voice of Zhan Guo gave instructions.

The soldier immediately stood at attention and responded loudly:

"Yes!!!"

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126 The Five Elders' Decision! The Four Emperors' Reaction in the New World!! This is truly incredible news!

On the Red Line, on this magnificent continent stretching above the Grand Line, stands a structure.

It seems to be high above, overlooking the sea and the world below, like a god standing in the clouds.

This is the location of the world's highest power, the center of power, the holy land, Mary Geoise.

Pangaea Castle, also known as Pangaea City, is a place where power resides.

Inside the luxurious room, four men in suits and an elderly man in a kimono and wooden clogs sat facing each other.

"You mean, Whitebeard and Shanks, those two have made contact?"

An elderly man in a dark green suit, bald with a mustache shaped like the number eight and a birthmark on his forehead, asked a naval admiral who was kneeling on one knee below after reporting intelligence with a serious expression.

This stance alone is enough to show that the Navy is nothing more than a hunting dog kept by the World Government.

The person this naval officer was questioning was one of the world's most powerful figures.

One of the Five Elders.

Judging from his appearance, he bears an uncanny resemblance to G.E.B. Bachev, the leader of Suweir in the old days of Earth.

"Yes! Although the two sides have only started by indirectly sending envoys to each other, it is very likely that the contact between Whitebeard and Shanks will become more frequent."

"Furthermore, if the discussions between the two sides go wrong, they may very well meet, at which point the situation will become extremely dangerous!"

The naval admiral, kneeling on one knee, reported the intelligence and analysis with a respectful expression.

He buried his head deep, not daring to lift it at all.

"That's true. Although Shanks would definitely be a troublesome guy if he took action, he's not the kind of man who would change the world for his own selfish desires. Don't act rashly, observe for now."

"Right now, the more important issues are the Seven Warlords of the Sea and Alabasta."

Wearing a white Taoist robe and wooden clogs, and holding a long sword, the only one of the Five Elders who wasn't wearing a suit and had a beard pushed up his glasses and spoke.

This Five Elders had a cold face, and his appearance was unusually similar to that of Hideki Saijo, the war criminal who was executed in Japan.

Immediately, he pressed his hand to his temple again and said coldly:

"Alabasta is easy to handle. Although the Nefertari royal family didn't choose to move to the Holy Land and become Celestial Dragons with the other Twenty Kings, they were still one of the creators of the world. Moreover, the current monarch, Cobra, is a wise ruler. There are plenty of ways to quell their anger and accusations."

"The most crucial thing is to decide and appoint Crocodile's successor as soon as possible."

Standing there straight, dressed in a dark blue suit, with long, straight white hair and a long mustache, Wu Laoxing said in a deep voice, "A thousand-mile dike can be destroyed by an ant hole. Once the three major forces collapse, it will definitely have a direct impact on the world!"

"This is the same Elder Star who looks exactly like the former leader of the Great Eagle Empire, the Sunset Empire," he said in a deep voice.

"We must maintain a balance!"

The Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Four Emperors, and the Navy.

These three factors constitute a balance of power in the eyes of world governments.

Once the balance is disrupted, significant cracks or even holes will appear.

The world government has always attached great importance to this and will never allow this stable balance to be disrupted in any way, so as to avoid bringing unpredictable shocks to the world.

Crocodile's defeat and the news of his attempt to become a member state of the World Government will definitely cause turmoil in the world.

Whether it's the pirates and sea emperors who roam the high seas, or the member states of the world government that manipulate politics.

They will all write something about this matter.

"It really doesn't make people feel honest or at ease..."

Leaning on a cane, dressed in a black suit, with white curly hair, a bushy white beard, and a black flat cap, the Five Elders, with a scar on his left cheek, spoke without any emotion.

This is exactly the same as the appearance of De Gaulle, the former leader of the French nation, who is known for his everyday breastfeeding. The Five Elders glanced at the picture of Luffy on the table.

"Monkey D. Luffy... It's D again, but thankfully it's a D we already know."

"【Monkey】, also from the East Blue, this surname is most likely derived from Garp."

The other Elder, standing there in a dark red suit without a bow tie, with blond hair, a blond beard, and a scar on his chest, appeared strong and powerful. He spoke calmly.

"The Five Elders, whose former leader was similar to Lin Ken, spoke calmly and unhurriedly about the Eagle Empire, which was a bandit empire that could be described as the strongest troublemaker and cancer on Earth."

"If anything goes wrong again, let Garp handle it."

Among the many Five Elders, the youngest-looking middle-aged man, around forty or fifty years old, said:

"That guy's family always manages to do things that cause headaches."

Clearly, with their keen eyesight and the information they possessed, the Five Elders immediately guessed Luffy's origins.

However, with Luffy's grandfather and father as shining examples, the Five Elders are already getting used to the trouble caused by Garp's Monkey family.

Therefore, their reaction to Luffy defeating the Shichibukai Crocodile was... well, how should I put it? It wasn't that they didn't care, but rather that their reaction was rather indifferent.

It's unclear whether it's due to their inherent personalities or because they've become somewhat accustomed to being tormented by Garp and Dragon...

In short, the news that Crocodile's status as a Shichibukai had been surpassed by a rookie pirate must absolutely not be revealed.

Their public and internal Navy narrative was to attribute the credit to Smoker, the White Hunter.

Whether the other party is willing to accept it, and whether the outside world is trustworthy, are other matters.

Anyway, Crocodile was arrested by Smoker, that much is certain.

As for the skyrocketing bounties on Luffy and his crew, how do we explain that? The World Government, naturally, will pretend to be ignorant and bury its head in the sand.

The vacant positions of the Seven Warlords of the Sea also need to be filled by new members.

This needs to be discussed properly. The Navy has already summoned the other Shichibukai to the Navy Headquarters for this matter, but it is uncertain how many will return.

After all, pirates are all impulsive and reckless guys, right?

Thus, with the consent of the five, the matter was settled.

Along with the news of Crocodile's defeat, new bounty posters for the Straw Hat Pirates have been sent to every corner of the world.

The World Economic News, which boasts reporters and informants all over the world, finally got wind of the situation and obtained firsthand material on the entire incident.

Thus, despite the deliberate suppression by the world government, the newspaper staff worked overtime and with the help of delivery seagulls to ensure that the newly printed and revamped newspaper was delivered to all parts of the world.

Whether they were pirates sailing the high seas or residents living peacefully in various towns, they all received the same news.

"This is... no way?!"

"How is this possible? You're not kidding, are you?!"

"This is truly incredible news!!"

Ordinary residents didn't react much to the news, as the event was far removed from their world.

Those who frequented the high seas were all shocked by this news.

The photo of Crocodile being knocked down was printed in the most prominent position in the newspaper, catching everyone's eye.

The sea erupted in a roar and boil!

In the latter half of the Grand Line, somewhere in the New World.

A large, three-masted ship with a bow shaped like a whale was moored on the calm sea.

If there were any outsiders present, they would immediately recognize the origin of this large three-masted ship—the Moby Dick, the flagship of Edward Newgate, the world's strongest man with a white beard.

"Gurarararara, that little sand devil, he finally met this end~"

The white-bearded man, whose body was covered in bronchial tubes, glanced at the contents of the newspaper and Crocodile's photo, then casually placed the newspaper on the table beside him.

"He was overtaken by a newcomer; he probably never imagined that he would become a stepping stone for the newcomer."

"The kid who debuted from the East Blue, wearing a straw hat, is that Monkey D. Luffy? Monkey... it really is an unpleasant surname."

Whitebeard picked up the wine bottle on the table and, amidst the coquettish voices of the beautiful nurse beside him, poured the wine into his mouth.

"Ace's brother?"

Beside the white-bearded man, also engrossed in a newspaper, a man with a striking blond pineapple-shaped hairstyle looked up, stroked his chin, and said with a smile:

"When I see news about Luffy, this newcomer, I always feel like I just saw Ace's headline."

"Ace...?"

A group of burly men were drinking next door when Joz joined them and said:

"Now that you mention it, I think I have the same feeling. I remember... around this time two years ago, when Ace had just started to rise to fame."

"So, Ace's younger brother is just as amazing as his brother, and he's going to follow the same path to fame, right?"

"Will he challenge Daddy like Ace did?!"

"That's very possible!! Wouldn't that be perfect? ​​He could join us just like Ace, giving us another new family member and source of strength!!"

"Just like when Ace joined the Second Division... I wonder how Ace is doing with his pursuit of Teach."

"Tikki..."

The mere mention of that name seemed to lower the air pressure on the deck by a third.

"Who cares? Leaving it to Ace will definitely be fine~"

Marco shook his head, flicked the newspaper to ease the tension, and said:

"However, Ace's younger brother is even more powerful than Ace. Ace only refused to become a Shichibukai, but he actually defeated one of them."