One Piece Talk King: Starting with Commentary on Devil Fruits

"Mr. Corazon, can't I avenge you?" Law thought of being humiliated by Doflamingo like a dog five years later, with no chance to fight back. The two were not on the same level. It would be too presumptuous for him to step in front of a strong person like Tenyasha.

The past few days of watching Skyfall have left Trafalgar Law somewhat depressed. For this man, it's been nothing but bad news from beginning to end—his sister Rami, Ellen and Ada, and so on. Thinking about all this has kept him awake at night. The destroyed white town of Flevance has completely enveloped him like a nightmare.

The other crew members tried to talk to their captain, but Trafalgar Law refused to listen. He believed that some practical problems couldn't be solved with words, and that talking would be futile.

Since Gear Fourth Luffy is no match, who will ultimately defeat Doflamingo? Even the five old men in Mary Geoise, who love holding meetings, have pondered this question for a long time.

Luffy, trapped in a cage in the sky, tried everything he could think of: blowing air to make his rubber body bigger and open the cage, using his arms covered in Armament Haki to pry it open, and using his Strength-Strength Fruit to kick it open. In short, he tried every trick in the book, but he still couldn't get rid of the caged bird. Even a falling meteorite couldn't break the cage.

White-haired Doflamingo watched from outside the cage as his prey struggled within. Ever since he perfectly developed this ability, locking someone up alive and then letting them slowly fall into despair over time perfectly suited the perverse tastes of Tenyasha.

"Tsk tsk... Straw Hat Boy, look at you. You're still the same as you were five years ago. Nothing has changed. Last time you had Fire Fist Ace to save you, but this time you don't have a good brother."

Faced with his mortal enemy's hurtful words, Luffy could only glare angrily from inside the cage, continuing to do futile things with his rubber body. "If you have the guts, let me out and I'll fight you head-on!"

Faced with Monkey D. Luffy's almost idiotic remarks, Doflamingo could only shrug helplessly. Although he was a strongman, he lacked martial ethics. He would never do something as stupid as releasing his opponent. In addition, he wanted to strengthen the Straw Hat Luffy. "I have some bad news for you. As time goes by, the Birdcage will slowly tighten and shrink. In the end, the internal space will shrink to the size of a fist. You can just watch the show inside and wait to die."

A white line forked from the top of the birdcage, and Doflamingo then lifted it off the ground and hung it on the bones of the Founding Titan, so that Garp's grandson could enjoy the view, as his life would end today.

Gear Fourth Luffy felt the birdcage trapping him tightening little by little. He tried to resist the inward force with his body, but the result was that he could only delay it slightly. Even if the Straw Hat Luffy did his best inside, he could only live for a few more minutes. Seeing his nemesis lift his leg and leave, he shouted in the direction he left: "Doflamingo, don't go! Your opponent is me! Your opponent is me! I, Monkey D. Luffy, am your opponent!"

Annoyed by Luffy's noise, Doflamingo conjured a white net in his right hand and hurled it, hitting Luffy precisely in the mouth. The net sealed the prey's upper and lower lips together, leaving Luffy only able to whimper in the cage. The Heavenly Demon felt the world was much quieter.

With a bewitching smile, Tenyasha approached Gin, the Marine Admiral cloaked in the guise of Marine justice. Doflamingo's faction knew very little about Gin's strength, at most only that he was one of the twelve Marines.

"Gin, what are you doing as a Marine Admiral? This is really too funny. I really don't know how the Acting Fleet Admiral convinced the Marine high command." Doflamingo had found Gin's wanted poster in a pile of old papers through his Celestial Dragon connections. And coincidentally, this guy was from the East Blue, just like Straw Hat Luffy. He had been the second-in-command on a small pirate ship with a bounty of less than 100 million, and years later his strength had ballooned to the level of a Marine Admiral. This made Tenyasha somewhat suspicious that Gin's strength was largely exaggerated.

Two Admirals with dark circles under their eyes stared intently at Doflamingo's arrogant and domineering face. Doflamingo had been recruited into the Navy by Acting Fleet Admiral Artoria Pendragon, and the only person he could talk to was Admiral Smoker, the White Horse. After all, the two were from the East Blue and had become good friends over time.

Before leaving, Smoker told Gin about the dark side of this naval mission. Because Admiral Blue Serpent had a dirty past, he was perfect for dealing with the former Celestial Dragon Doflamingo. The naval high command had given him the task of bringing back the head of the Celestial Dragon. As for what the Five Elders would say afterward, at worst, they would demote or dismiss Gin to take the blame. The entire naval force was trying to test the Celestial Dragons' bottom line.

"Before I left, I went to see the former admiral. I took on the revenge for his adopted son. Today you have no chance to surrender. I'm going to take your head back to Marine Headquarters." Akin's calm words were filled with intense killing intent. On the other hand, the Marine Admirals were completely corrupted by a female demon. The idea of ​​collecting the heads of their opponents to show off their achievements began to circulate within the Marines.

Doflamingo received an important piece of information from Gin: the former Fleet Admiral Sengoku might not be dead? This surprised him: "I thought that old man Sengoku was dead during the Marineford War after the Buddha Fruit was taken from him. I didn't expect that the old man in his eighties is still alive."

A naval admiral reduced to a cripple is worse off than someone who died in that unprecedented war. Death at least preserves a shred of dignity in life; surviving only makes one a laughingstock for posterity.

Chapter 224 Trinity

Former Admiral Sengoku enjoys a relatively positive public image at sea. He was able to keep the ships, which brought together various conflicts, running smoothly for decades. It can be said that his merits outweigh his demerits, as he dedicated his life to the naval cause.

This elderly man, well past his eighties, conveyed the melancholy of his later years to viewers of the Sky Screen through fragments of General Akin's memories.

In a secluded ward at the Navy Headquarters, a man covered in bandages lay on the bed, his face the only thing visible, weathered by time. The man in a vegetative state had large wounds on his face, but it was impossible to tell that he was the former Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

Admiral Akin, draped in a naval justice cloak, pushed open the door and entered the room. In addition to the now-dead Sengoku, there was an elderly woman standing near the window. She was using scissors to trim the excess branches and leaves around the flower. This pot of flowers was recently brought by her and was blooming with vibrant red vitality.

"Oh, it's you, Akin. I really didn't expect you to come," the old man put down the scissors in his hand and turned to look at the newly appointed naval admiral. He was indeed a rare guest.

Character Notes: Former Chief of Staff of the Navy - Tsuru, user of the Paramecia-type Wash-Wash Fruit.

"Chief of Staff Crane..." Before Akin could finish speaking, he was stopped by the elderly woman. She had already resigned from her position in the navy and had not retained any rank. She was no longer qualified to be called Chief of Staff.

"Don't call me that, Akin. I'm retired now and an old lady. Just call me Ms. Tsuru. I heard you took on the mission to eliminate the Shichibukai Doflamingo. It must have been quite a challenge for you." Although Ms. Tsuru's hair was white and her face was covered with wrinkles, and if you looked closely you could see some age spots, she was getting younger and younger in spirit. At her age, she had already seen through many things.

Since Artoria Pendragon became acting admiral, she has received widespread support from radicals and carried out a large-scale purge within the navy in order to maintain the purity of the force. Many bureaucrats of the old era have fallen from power, and corrupt officials within the navy have been imprisoned or executed in droves. The acting admiral has completely controlled the entire navy through various means, and her power has reached its peak.

In contrast, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, an elderly man, became a vegetable after the war after his Devil Fruit was taken away. In the past two years, his old subordinates often visited him in the ward. In recent years, due to the support of the twelve admirals, the acting fleet admiral has a superior status. Now the entire navy is closer to Artoria Pendragon, and Sengoku, this old man, has slowly faded from the mainstream navy's view and become dispensable and no one mentions him anymore.

Fortunately, the acting marshal was not the kind of person who would forget the past. In terms of treatment, the Warring States Marshal continued to treat him as before. He himself did not have any children or lovers, and his only expense was in this ward.

Previously, a female caregiver had been recruited to take care of Sengoku, who was unable to take care of himself. However, after a thorough inspection by Tsuru, it was discovered that the female caregiver was not attentive in her care. Ms. Tsuru rarely lost her temper and drove the female caregiver away. After that, she took over the task of changing Sengoku's excrement and urine. Anyway, she had nothing to do after retiring with the acting marshal, so she was willing to take care of her old friend and did not think it was a dirty thing. Her own Wash-Wash Fruit was very convenient for taking care of people.

"I guess it's Artoria. I told you about the entanglement between Doflamingo and Sengoku. His adopted son, Corazon, is a good boy, but unfortunately, good people are destined to die young on this sea. When you fight Doflamingo, don't hold back. If you can finally take him down, it will also fulfill one of my wishes." Tsuru had chased Doflamingo for many years, chasing the Heavenly Demon on the sea. Unfortunately, in the end, he relied on his status as a Celestial Dragon and the evil deed of intercepting the Celestial Gold, which combined to make him a Shichibukai. The Navy completely lost its reason to arrest him.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea are allies of the Navy. The World Government established this system solely to maintain a dynamic balance on the high seas, preventing the pirates from becoming too powerful and the Navy from losing control. The two sides have both a cooperative relationship and a relationship of mutual restraint. The Celestial Dragons' methods of maintaining balance have always been terrible, which has long aroused dissatisfaction among the Navy.

Now, the acting admiral is determined to overthrow this distorted system of appeasement and gain more support from the navy in a short period of time. The Shichibukai system is a trampling on the navy's justice and is simply used to disgust the navy. If powerful pirates are given legal licenses, will they repent and stop doing evil?

In reality, it's impossible. Pirates, having obtained a license to legally rob, would intensify their oppression of their own territories, and the theft of countries would happen frequently. Ordinary civilians on the high seas have long suffered under the Shichibukai system.

Sweeping the Shichibukai system into the dustbin of history is in line with the righteousness of the entire navy. Each Shichibukai is to be eliminated by a Navy admiral. The acting fleet admiral can be said to have taken this large-scale operation very seriously.

Akin turned his gaze to Sengoku, the once-powerful naval admiral. He never expected that he would end up in such a state; life is truly unpredictable.

"Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach has been quite active on the seas lately, hunting down several Devil Fruit users in the latter half of the Grand Line. The power of the Four Emperors is still rapidly expanding. Who knows when he will be able to avenge his former Fleet Admiral Sengoku?" Speaking of this great pirate who has stirred up the storm, Akin couldn't help but sigh. After taking over all of Whitebeard's territory, the newly crowned Four Emperor Marshall D. Teach has been rapidly expanding and seizing territory on the seas, showing signs of surpassing the other Four Emperors.

Tsuru thought of Blackbeard's evil face. The other party's cunning and treachery had cost the Navy a huge price. The biggest beneficiary of the Marineford War was Marshall D. Teach. Before the war, no one expected that this fat black man would have the last laugh. Everyone involved was completely fooled by him.

“I suspect that Blackbeard may have some secret contact with Doflamingo. You’ll have to be extra careful then. No one can defeat a trinity of beings,” Ms. Tsuru said, recalling the Devil Fruit that the old man possessed. The old man felt a chill of fear, wondering how much disaster Blackbeard would bring to the new Marines in the future.

"Trinity? That's quite an apt name. Currently, he has the Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit, the Paramecia-type Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and the Mythical Zoan-type Great Buddha Form. I really don't know what kind of structure his body has that can accommodate three Devil Fruits. Living in the same era as such a legend is simply a nightmare." Arkin knew that Blackbeard could strip others of their Devil Fruit abilities, and his Logia-type Rain-Rain Fruit might become one of his targets.

Currently, almost everyone in Blackbeard's faction is a Devil Fruit user, making them a far greater threat on the seas than the other four emperors. The Navy is powerless to change this situation.

Chapter 225 A New Maritime Landscape

Through Ms. Tsuru, Gin learned that Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, was secretly colluding with the other Four Emperors, and they all had business dealings with each other to varying degrees. If the Navy suddenly took action against him, it was hard to guarantee that other great pirates wouldn't get involved. This trip to Dressrosa was quite risky.

The decision to assign this difficult task to Admiral Gin was a well-considered one by the Navy's high command. On the one hand, it would alleviate the political influence from the Celestial Dragons, and on the other hand, it would prevent the other side from feeling guilty about sending a former pirate to kill another pirate. Gin was the best candidate to deal with Doflamingo.

After several closed-door meetings, Acting Admiral Artoria Pendragon approved the plan. As a follower of the Admiral, Akin had no complaints about the order to carry out the operation. He wanted to do a better job so as to gain a better reputation within the Navy and solidify his position.

"Your Logia-type Devil Fruit might become a target for Blackbeard Teach. If you can't defeat him, you'd better leave as soon as possible and don't let the Rain-Rain Fruit fall into Blackbeard's hands," Ms. Tsuru said earnestly. She was afraid that if her own Devil Fruit fell into the enemy's hands, it would become a sharp sword in Blackbeard's hand, stabbing the newly established Navy.

Marshall D. Teach, this pirate whose looks aren't exactly on point, is someone the Navy has to admit is the only one who truly does what a pirate should do. Compared to him, what other pirates do is like playing house at sea. The real pirates of the second half of the Grand Line are still Blackbeard.

Whitebeard underestimated Blackbeard's ambition, and Sengoku underestimated Blackbeard's cunning. Both of these powerful figures from the old era suffered greatly at Teach's hands. Therefore, one should never underestimate anyone on the high seas, as a slight misstep could lead to total defeat.

Looking back over these five years, Blackbeard, as the sole winner of the Marineford War, not only took over all of Whitebeard's territory, but also had many conflicts with Kaido and Charlotte Linlin in the New World. Moreover, Teach always managed to gain the upper hand. This guy's existence not only gave the Navy a headache, but also made the other four Yonko even more uncomfortable.

Before coming here, Admiral Akin made a special trip to the Navy's intelligence office. Through the careful organization of the intelligence personnel, he was able to find out where Blackbeard Teach was located and get a general understanding of the Blackbeard Pirates' recent activities.

You wouldn't believe it until you see it; the Blackbeard Pirates have grown to the point of being completely unmanageable. They hunt down a large number of Devil Fruit users across the four seas, and Teach has even personally assembled a Devil Fruit army.

"Bartolomeo's Barrier-Barrier Fruit, Eustass Kid's Magnet-Magnet Fruit, Capone Bege's Castle-Castle Fruit, Baccarat's Lucky-Lucky Fruit, Gaspard's Malt-Candy Fruit, Sweet Queen's Paste-Paste Fruit, and the Poker Card Pirates' captain, Kuma,'s Steel-Steel Fruit..." Admiral Arkin rattled off a string of names, all victims of Blackbeard Teach's Devil Fruit theft, a future death list.

Since Ms. Tsuru had resigned from all her positions in the Navy, she was unaware of some confidential information. However, upon hearing Kin recount a list of victims today, she couldn't help but be alarmed. "Among them are pirate supernovas, as well as people from the other four seas. Blackbeard Teach's ambition is definitely not something that a mere Yonko can satisfy."

In fact, there is a consensus within the Navy on this point: compared to the other four emperors, Marshall D. Teach is more ambitious in his actions. He declared his ambition to become the Pirate King early on, and many people suspect that he wants to control the entire world by becoming the Pirate King and enslave all the living beings on this planet. His burgeoning ambition is obvious to everyone.

Because the Navy took the initiative to attack, the Red-Haired Shanks Pirates, one of the Four Emperors, were wiped out, with only Shanks himself escaping unscathed. This explosive news was not widely spread. The fact that a Four Emperor's crew was wiped out did not even make the news. This shows the composure of the new Navy. Honors do not bring real benefits. The acting Fleet Admiral values ​​strengthening the Navy's hard power more.

The Red-Haired Shanks Pirates have been missing for a long time and haven't appeared on the seas for a long time. Small pirates have started causing trouble in the territories they used to be protected from. Even when burning the flags of the Four Emperors was tantamount to starting a war, this Four Emperors crew did not show up.

As people gradually learned about the latter half of the Grand Line, the Red-Haired Shanks Pirates might never appear again. They were probably secretly eliminated by some force without a word being leaked. Only the Navy could do something like that on the high seas. However, the new Navy did not come forward to admit it, causing panic among the other pirates.

The Four Emperors system, originally designed by the Five Elders, was merely intended to maintain the balance of power at sea, preventing various forces from uniting against the Celestial Dragons. The Celestial Dragons were not strong enough to collect protection money from the heavens on the chaotic seas, and the Navy would occasionally protect member states.

However, the new navy under the acting admiral's rule does not need this false peace. Rashly destroying the weakest of the Four Emperors' crews would plunge this region of the Grand Line into chaos, for chaos is the only ladder to advancement.

Just as Artoria Pendragon had predicted, after Shanks disappeared at sea, Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and Blackbeard all took action, causing a lot of friction due to their territorial disputes, making the New World, the pirate paradise, even more turbulent.

Every day, a large number of people die in the latter half of the Grand Line, which can further weaken the war potential of the three Yonko. As long as the Navy blocks the entrance to the latter half of the Grand Line, without new pirates to replenish the ranks, large pirate crews will decline sooner or later.

However, this open scheme was thwarted by one person: "Doflamingo deserves to die. He actually built a ship that can cross the Calm Belt, making the Grand Line route unnecessary."

Doflamingo, the most trustworthy businessman on the Grand Line, would naturally sell ships capable of crossing the Calm Belt at high prices, and most of the buyers are Yonko (Four Emperors). The new Navy's strategy of trapping and beating the enemy has failed.

The technology of this type of ship is not particularly advanced. It simply involves adding seastone to the hull of a cast ship so that it is undetectable to sea kings when passing through the calm zone. The largest supplier of seastone in the ocean is none other than Kaido, one of the Four Emperors. Doflamingo accepts any business as long as it can be done, which directly creates a logical loop.

The Navy wanted to eliminate Doflamingo so quickly for one reason: they couldn't let this former Celestial Dragon continue to be a lifeline for the Four Emperors. Otherwise, sooner or later the Navy would be unable to control large pirate crews, which would be a disaster for the entire world and a nightmare for all Celestial Dragons. In short, Doflamingo had to die.

Chapter 226 Having the Intention to Kill

After Admiral Kin's brief recollection, the scene returned to his confrontation with Doflamingo. However, the audience outside the camera was already overwhelmed by the massive amount of information. Regarding that earth-shattering battle of the century, everyone originally only knew the name but not the outcome. But no one expected that the Navy would pay such a heavy price, with even the former Fleet Admiral losing his life in it, becoming a living dead in bed for the rest of his life.

The concept of the Trinity corresponds to the three skulls on Blackbeard's pirate flag. Ace was the first to discover this and understood for the first time that Teach's pirate flag had such a purpose. But why did the Devil Fruit on the old man appear on that traitorous son? Could it all be related to the Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit?

There are only three types of Devil Fruits on the sea, and the ambitious Marshall D. Teach possesses them all: the Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit, the Paramecia-type Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and the Mythical Zoan-type Great Buddha Fruit. Each one is a top-tier Devil Fruit in its category; none of them are ordinary or useless. With the enhancement from these three Devil Fruits, Blackbeard's true strength five years later is unimaginable to anyone, because such a person has never appeared on the sea before.

As Admiral Kin said in the sky, living in the same era as such a legend is a nightmare. After he mentioned a list of deaths, all the Devil Fruit users at sea were in a state of panic. This turbulent future left no hope in sight, and even Devil Fruit users had no way to protect themselves.

In the main timeline, after the Blackbeard Pirates stole a pirate ship near Drum Island, they left the area relatively smoothly. After resupplying in the Alabasta Kingdom, they did not choose to stay, and Teach and his crew continued sailing on the sea.

When he saw himself explode five years later in the sky on his cramped pirate ship, this ambitious man was both happy and sad. At the same time, he hated the person behind the sky for revealing such a future to everyone at sea. It was like putting Blackbeard Teach on the fire and making him the target of everyone's hatred. Now, how could he quietly develop his strength?

The fat, dark-skinned man couldn't help but sigh, "I never imagined that I would achieve this in the future with the Trinity. The fruits of my father's and the fruits of the Warring States Marshal, plus the Dark Fruit I ate myself, I have indeed become a legend."

It is estimated that in order to prevent this terrible future from happening, many people are already secretly on guard against Blackbeard Teach. Before he has even started any schemes or tricks, he has already been put under the spotlight by other forces. It will be even more difficult for him to achieve his future success. This sky is simply making things more difficult for him.

Laffitte, the former West Blue Security Officer, wore a black top hat and stood beside his captain. The information on the sky screen greatly shocked him. He felt that he had not followed the wrong person. Captain Blackbeard Teach would definitely achieve future success. That kind of trinity was simply invincible. Who could shake the Blackbeard Pirates in the future?

"Captain, I think you don't need to worry too much. On this vast ocean, as long as we act carefully, no one can find us." Laffitte scoffed at the Navy's control over the seas. He could enter the Holy Land Mary Geoise as he pleased. As long as the crew and ships stayed on the Grand Line, the Blackbeard Pirates would eventually rise to prominence. The magic of the Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit was truly irresistible. He was somewhat looking forward to the arrival of the Devil Fruit army.

Now that their hunting of Devil Fruit users at sea has been exposed, the Blackbeard Pirates should stop hiding it and accept any Devil Fruit user they come for, as each Devil Fruit they obtain will increase the crew's strength.

"Haha, I've figured it out. Who wants Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit? It's a Logia-type!" Now that the other party's identity as the son of the Pirate King has been exposed, Blackbeard Teach has lost his bargaining chip of first-hand information. If he hands him over, the Navy might not benefit from it.

He thought the Flame-Flame Fruit was better digested internally. He didn't think much of this fire-playing fruit. Among the pirates in the New World, it was possible to play with fire without relying on Devil Fruit abilities. The Logia-type Flame-Flame Fruit's temperature wasn't high enough, so it was only considered mediocre.

Hearing their captain's words, the officers who had never eaten a Devil Fruit were eager to try. It was the Flame-Flame Fruit that gave them the Fire Fist. Even the most useless pirate could get a bounty of over 100 million in the Navy if he ate it. This was the natural advantage of Logia-type Devil Fruits. In terms of initial destructive power, no one could compete with Logia-types.

Ace continued his pursuit of Blackbeard in his small boat. This stubborn and hot-blooded man ignored Whitebeard's advice and insisted on cleaning up his father's mess. This obstinate boy gave Edward Newgate a real headache.

As the flagship of Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors, the Moby Dick was filled with a heavy atmosphere at this moment. Edward Newgate's adopted sons, who had taken him in over the years, loved their father dearly. But no one expected that one of them would become a traitor. This traitor had actually climbed to power by stepping over the corpses of the Whitebeard Pirates, not only seizing his father's territory but also stealing his father's Devil Fruit. Blackbeard Teach was truly a heinous criminal.

Edward Newgate, dripping with fluid, reads Admiral Akin's summary of the rebellious Blackbeard and can't help but sigh, "I misjudged Teach. I didn't expect your ambition to be so great. Perhaps being one of the Four Emperors is no longer enough for you, and Roger is definitely not waiting for you."

Edward Newgate recalled his old rival Roger, who had refused to tell him the truth about One Piece without much thought. Newgate preferred to build a large family so that orphans at sea could have a home, and he wasn't very interested in the legendary treasure.

In his drunken state, Roger said he was waiting for someone to reach the final island, Laugh Tale, but this early-dead man would never see it, and perhaps even Edward Newgate himself wouldn't.

Marshall D. Teach, this rebellious son consumed by ambition, was someone Whitebeard believed Roger was definitely not the one he was waiting for. This was the first time a father had considered killing him. Whitebeard had a vague feeling that the large family he had built up must have been destroyed by Blackbeard's interference after five years.

The loss of one son should not lead to the deaths of the others. Edward Newgate, who loved every adopted son in the family, took the initiative to say, "Marco, go to the first half of the Grand Line and bring Teach back, dead or alive. Bring Ace, that stubborn boy, back with you too. The Navy will never let him go once they know his true identity."

Marco obeyed his father's orders, though he harbored a burning rage that he didn't show on his face. He was determined to seek justice for his father from Blackbeard Teach; such a dangerous and ambitious man was better off dead so the Whitebeard Pirates could rest easy.