One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

A reporter mustered up the courage to approach: "Mr. Blackbeard, may I have an interview?"

Blackbeard had just won a big battle and was in high spirits, so he agreed to the interview.

"Mr. Blackbeard, you've won this decisive battle. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the pirates, the World Government, and the Navy will soon recognize you as the Emperor of the Sea. Do you have anything to say?"

"Hahaha! What's the title of Yonko? What I want is One Piece, the title of Pirate King, and even the title of King of the World!"

"Huh?" The reporter was startled. "King of the World? You can't publish that in the newspaper."

Ignoring the dozen or so hands holding Den Den Mushi in front of him, Blackbeard walked straight to the beach, followed by Burgess, Shiryu, and others. Countless pirates swarmed behind him, forming a vast and imposing crowd.

The man with the black beard stopped in front of Aaron and laughed, "Marine, now it's time to settle our score."

Aaron watched the fight scene for more than two hours, and also ate and drank for more than two hours.

Having eaten and drunk his fill, he stretched and yawned: "Blackbeard, what's the score?"

Lafayette said, "You killed Basque Chote!"

Aaron nodded. "Oh, that? I remember now. I did kill him. But it was after you abandoned him and ran away."

Lafayette said, "You don't need to sow discord. Admiral Teach won't fall for it."

Aaron scoffed, "Blackbeard, you guys just finished a big battle and haven't had lunch yet. Why don't you take a break?"

"You don't even need the admiral to deal with you; let me handle it!"

Burgess, Blackbeard's top henchman and enforcer, could no longer hold back.

"Wave Elbow Strike!"

Fempedi stepped forward and grabbed Burgess's elbow: "I'll play with you!"

Blackbeard narrowed his eyes and saw that Fombadi's right hand was already covered in pink dragon scales: "Burgess, stop!"

Bages said, "Admiral, what are we afraid of? There are so many of us!"

Lafayette said, "Keep your mouth shut. The admiral isn't afraid! We can wait until we understand the situation before we take action!"

Aaron said, "Blackbeard, your underlings aren't very obedient, are they?"

The man with the black beard said, "They are my partners, or rather, my associates, not my underlings."

Aaron grinned. "Partners? That's a bit interesting. You formed a pirate crew to steal One Piece?"

Blackbeard laughed loudly, "That's right. What kind of morality is there among pirates? My ship doesn't need this kind of thing."

There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. As long as we share a common goal, our cooperative relationship is unbreakable!

Aaron chuckled and countered, "If you get One Piece, will it be divided equally, or according to your contribution? Or based on your status, the bounty, and such?"

"If the distribution isn't fair, won't you fight amongst yourselves? Won't you all start fighting? If one of you is missing, will everyone get a bigger share?"

No matter how you divide the spoils, it will never be fair.

If the distribution is equal, those who feel they have made great contributions will feel it is unfair.

If distribution is based on labor, but there is no unified standard for measuring "labor", it will only cause more disputes.

Blackbeard paused, then squinted and said, "Marine, you're thinking quite far ahead, aren't you?"

Aaron said, "I was just saying. Besides, you might not even find One Piece. Oh dear, in that case, haven't you all followed the wrong people and wasted your time?"

Lafayette screamed, "Admiral, men, he's trying to sow discord among us! Don't fall for his tricks!"

Shiryu squinted, a cigar dangling from his lips, and simply exhaled a smoke ring without saying a word.

Katrin Deme, Avaro Pizarro, and San Juan Wolf had conflicting expressions.

Burgess cursed, "Damn marine! I'll kill you right now!"

Blackbeard called out to Burgess, who was already charging forward, and then shouted, "I promise I'll give you a satisfactory answer. But right now, the most important thing is how to deal with these marines."

"Hang them! Like you would hang pirates!"

"Beheading!"

"Burn them!"

The surrounding pirates were excited and offered various suggestions.

The black-bearded man smiled and said, "I always have great respect for those who are about to die. I'll give you a choice. How do you want to die?"

Aaron yawned: "I choose not to die."

The man with the black beard shook his head: "See, you've gone off-topic."

Aaron laughed and said, "Do you think you've got me cornered?"

"Isn't that right?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"Thief, hahaha!"

Aaron's laughter stopped abruptly, his eyes widened, and his Conqueror's Haki poured out, spreading outwards in all directions.

The sounds of "thump, thump" kept ringing out.

A mere ten seconds later, everything calmed down.

Fewer than a hundred people are still standing.

The man with the black beard laughed loudly: "What domineering Conqueror's Haki! Are you warning me?"

Aaron said, "Whether it's a warning or not depends on how you think about it."

Seeing that Aaron remained calm, Blackbeard guessed that he was confident and fearless.

Otherwise, why would he have brought only one warship to this den of thieves?

Moreover, the Conqueror's Haki he just displayed was already quite powerful.

Such a promising talent must be nipped in the bud!

Wouldn't letting him grow up pose a threat to me?

"Hahaha! Marine, you've mastered Conqueror's Haki at such a young age, your identity must be extraordinary, right? If I capture you, I can use you to blackmail Marine Headquarters..."

Aaron said, "Then you've miscalculated. You think you can use me to blackmail Marine Headquarters? You won't get a single penny out of me. I'm just a commodore at Headquarters. There are at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, of people like me there."

The man with the black beard said, "Do you think I'd believe that?"

Aaron smiled. "Believe it or not. But I do have what you're looking for."

"Oh? What is it?"

"The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit."

"What?!" The black-bearded man's pupils contracted sharply, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

It failed to obtain the Tremor-Tremor Fruit during the Marineford War a year ago. According to the timeline, it should have been reborn long ago, but there has been no news of it for the past year.

I never expected to find it here. It's truly a case of "searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to me effortlessly".

Blackbeard certainly didn't want to miss this opportunity.

"Hahaha! Did you hear what he said? The Tremor-Tremor Fruit!"

Bages, Shiliu, and the others were immediately invigorated.

Burgess said, "Hey, Admiral, I didn't expect you'd have a second chance to seize this ability!"

The man with the black beard laughed loudly, "Heaven is on my side! This time, I won't fail again!"

Several wisps of black smoke emerged from the black-bearded man's right hand, twisting and turning as if trying to suck everything around him in.

"Boy, prepare to die! Dark Water!"