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With the aggressive dissemination efforts of the “Big News” Morgans, the news quickly spread across the sea, making the headlines widely known.
“Soryu (Azure Dragon)…”
“Soryu (Azure Dragon)!”
“Soryu (Azure Dragon)!!!!”
“You really killed Linlin!!!”
In the New World, on a rugged and desolate island, Yonko “Hundred Beasts” Kaido alternated between laughing and crying, eventually roaring at the sky in anger.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The ground exploded as if it were filled with hundreds of pounds of dynamite. The terrifying Haoshoku Haki spread out in all directions, creating a gale that blew away rocks and made the sea and sky tremble.
“King Sama, a call from General Orochi…”
A pirate from the Hundred Beasts Pirates, who did not dare to approach the raging Kaido, trembled as he approached the Three Disasters… no, the “Two Disasters” King the Conflagration, and spoke hesitantly.
“Tell him to call back later. The Captain has no time for calls now.”
“Uh, yes!”
Watching the pirate leave, King looked up at the newspaper pinned to the cave wall, flames erupting from his body.
“Marine Soryu (Azure Dragon), come to the New World! We are waiting for you!”
In the New World, in Paradise, in East Blue, West Blue, South Blue, North Blue, on the Red Line, and in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise…
As the news spread, the vast ocean fell silent.
Two Shichibukai, the right hand of the Pirate King, the Revolutionary Army Leader- a major threat to the government – and then a Yonko… The Yonko, considered the backbone of this era, had fallen!
Defeated by the iron fist of the Marines, it became a stepping stone to the fame of Soryu (Azure Dragon).
On the seemingly calm sea, an invisible storm was brewing, one that existed only in the hearts of the people.
The era had changed!
As news spread of Marine’s official takeover of Totto Land, even those most hostile to Marines had to reluctantly accept the reality.
The era of the pirates was over.
Now was the time of the Marines!
…
Red Line, Mary Geoise.
After being in this world for many years, this was the first time Rowen came to the core of the World Government, the “Holy Land” of Mary Geoise.
He had had the opportunity to visit when he defeated the Crab on Hell Island, but back then he didn’t want to get too involved with the Celestial Dragons, so he “low-key” took the benefits: the rank of Rear Admiral, and ignored everything else without comment.
But today, he couldn’t help it.
The world-shaking achievement of eliminating a Yonko from the Pirate Era required the Gorōsei (Five Elder Stars) to summon him, if only to show their recognition and importance to the matter.
“Vice Admiral Soryu (Azure Dragon)… wait, wait for me!”
From the other end of the street, an elderly man dressed in British clothes shouted repeatedly, catching the attention of the onlookers who turned their heads to cast curious glances at the young man in military fatigues with a flat top haircut.
“Vice Admiral Soryu (Azure Dragon)? Could he be the Marine Soryu (Azure Dragon) everyone’s been talking about lately?”
“Besides him, who else could be Vice Admiral Soryu (Azure Dragon)?”
His companion shook his head with a wry smile. “Does it surprise you that he is so young?”
“Actually, I thought a monster capable of dueling a Yonko would be about the same age as the three Admirals, but… he’s still just a kid!”
Hearing this through the Heart Network, Rowen’s mouth twitched.
Ah… right!
Who isn’t just a baby?!
Hmph ╭(╯^╰)╮!
Seeing the old man panting as he ran over, Rowen tilted his head slightly, “You’re…?”
“Let me… let me catch my breath.”
The old man tried twice but couldn’t speak, swallowing his saliva and catching his breath a few times before continuing, “I’m here to escort you to headquarters, Vice Admiral Soryu (Azure Dragon)… by the way, why didn’t you take the bubble elevator up?”
“Oh, that! It’s too slow, so I just flew up directly.”
The Holy Land is only about five thousand meters above sea level. Rowen can reach Angel Island in just a few seconds, so getting to the Holy Land was incredibly easy for him.
The bubble elevator is nice for sightseeing, but for traveling… Rowen could only scoff.
The feeling of suddenly going from high-speed rail to walking is uncomfortable for anyone.
“……”
Speed is everything.
The old man was speechless for a long time before he finally gave a wry smile, “Well, it’s good we found you, no matter how you got here.”
With that, he stepped in front of Rowen and gestured, “Vice Admiral Soryu (Azure Dragon), this way, please. My job is to escort you to the headquarters, so please don’t make it difficult for an old man.”
“Oh?”
Rowen’s lips curled, “Interesting.”
When he arrived in the Holy Land, Rowen noticed that many places had become “black holes,” rendering his Heart Network useless.
Is it necessary for the Celestial Dragon Residences to install Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki) jamming devices in each house? These devices are extremely complex, and even the large naval headquarters have only about three to five of them.
But here, the numbers start at twenty.
The expected scene of Celestial Dragons causing trouble didn’t happen. For some reason, there were no Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise today, leaving the clean streets full of ordinary people.
The old man explained these things to Rowen as he led the way. Rowen silently took note and then stood in front of a huge, white cloud-patterned stone door.
Twenty meters high and ten meters wide, the huge door frame was embedded into the wall, seamlessly integrated. Normally, such a large entrance would be segmented, like the glass doors in large shopping malls.
But here, it was filled with ordinary double doors.
The giant door panels opened inward, making passersby appear so small in front of them. Anyone who passed through would inevitably feel as if they had entered the realm of a giant, thus fostering more awe towards the government.
“Vice Admiral Soryu (Azure Dragon), please!”
Seeing the same bored expression on Rowen’s face, the old man’s eyes narrowed slightly.
A talent!
Neither the potential threat from the Celestial Dragons nor the grand scene of the government headquarters’ building disturbed this man in the slightest.
He was curious, he was amazed, but his heart remained unaffected.
It wasn’t a pretended calm, it was genuine indifference.
“It seems we don’t need to warn Orrick not to cause trouble?”
The old man smiled bitterly. Even if trouble came, they wouldn’t get what they wanted.
They walked all the way to the elevator in the football-field sized interior. Seeing Rowen, the waiting government officials were merely curious, but when they saw the old man with him, their expressions changed.
“Lord Vic, please go ahead!”
A chubby official smiled obsequiously and stepped back, leaving the two of them standing directly in front of the elevator.
“Does the old gentleman have a high position in the government?”
Rowen asked at the right moment.
The person sent by the Gorōsei (Five Elder Stars) to pick someone up might not necessarily have a high status, but anyone sent to pick him up was definitely not ordinary.
This was something Rowen had already noticed on the way.
“I’m just a servant…”
Old Vic shook his head and didn’t say much.
Ding!
The elevator opened and the former stepped aside and gestured with his hand, “I will use my Devil Fruit ability to take the elevator directly to the top floor where the Gorōsei (Five Elder Stars) reside. As a humble person, I hereby extend my congratulations in advance to Vice Admiral Soryu (Azure Dragon)!”
“Congratulations?”
Rowen silently furrowed his brows, then chuckled, “Looks like it’s a good thing!”
(End of this chapter)
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