Both start in hell: but their talents are multiplied a hundredfold.

"You know," Shen Jue said casually, as if telling an old joke, "Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors of the Sea, lost his left arm forever in the East Blue because of an attack by the Lord of the Coast."

Shen Jue paused, his gaze sweeping over Kizaru's dejected face, and continued teasingly, "Some people say that Shanks did it on purpose to gamble on the new era."

"Some people say that's Oda... oh no, it's a foreshadowing of fate."

Shen Jue slowly said, "But I must say, a naval admiral who is seriously injured."

"If attacked by the king of the near seas, he would unfortunately disappear on the vast ocean."

"That sounds reasonable in the World Government's report, doesn't it?"

Kizaru remained silent. He didn't speak, but slowly raised his head and stared intently at the heartbreakingly blue sky above him with an extremely resentful look, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Shen Jue's lips curled up as he crossed Kizaru off his mental list.

The Sabaody Archipelago, the setting sun like blood.

When Sakazuki, the Marine Admiral Akainu who champions absolute justice, arrived in this area with the massive fleet of the Marine Headquarters, he was met not with the fierce battle he had anticipated, but with utter silence.

The Sabaody Archipelago, once a bustling and vibrant bubble island teeming with crime and extravagance, now resembles an abandoned ghost town.

The massive roots of the Yarchiman mangrove cast menacing shadows in the twilight. The shattered auction house was reduced to ruins, the air thick with the smell of gunpowder and burnt flesh, but there was no trace of any living person left.

Even the port was empty of ships.

It's all over.

"The Fallen Beast Howling Sky and the Revolutionary Army have run away completely..." Akainu stood at the bow of the ship, the veins on his forehead throbbing.

Shen Jue, the Xuanxie general who had always been at odds with him, even carried away another heavily injured general, Huang Yuan, without leaving a trace.

What made Akainu even more humiliated was that Sentomaru, who was in charge of the on-site command, actually led the naval science unit and two giant guards who were severely damaged in the battle and were staggering away from the battlefield in a sorry state.

The words "mission failed" struck Akainu's face like a slap in the face.

Sentomaru and the others actually want to go back to Marine Headquarters to report this shameful news!

Meanwhile, Junko, a member of the Knights of God who symbolizes the highest authority of the World Government and who is very arrogant, had already quietly withdrawn in the chaos and returned to the holy land of Mary Geoise, leaving this mess to him.

Now, Akainu is the only one left in the entire Sabaody Archipelago, facing this messy mess.

"You bastard!!!"

Akainu roared, suddenly looking up with piercing eyes, staring intently at the dozen or so giant warships in the distance that symbolized the Buster Call.

That was a destructive force summoned to completely eradicate all the evil in the Sabaody Archipelago.

There should have been hundreds of warships surrounding the Sabaody Archipelago, but now only a handful of warships brought by Akainu are present.

The largest-ever Buster Call became a joke.

Just now, the Buster Call fleet suffered a series of unexplained attacks and disappeared.

What Akainu found even more unacceptable was that the Buster Call fleet led by Admiral Aokiji Kuzan had vanished without a trace, as if it had evaporated into thin air.

Having been stood up, Akainu felt utterly abandoned by the whole world.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

The pent-up anger finally erupted at this moment. Akainu's arms instantly turned into boiling magma, and he raised his fists, aiming them at the innocent sea.

"Meteor Volcano—!!!"

Countless enormous magma fists, carrying an aura of annihilation, soared into the sky, tearing through the air, and then crashed down on the sea like a meteor shower.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Violent explosions erupted one after another, seawater was instantly evaporated, and white steam enveloped the entire sea area, as if even the ocean was mourning the general's anger.

The Marines following behind Akainu were terrified by this sudden outburst of anger, their faces turning ashen. They looked at each other, completely bewildered.

What's wrong with Admiral Akainu?

Where is the enemy?

Who should we attack?

Enveloped in this deathly silence and steam, Akainu's figure appeared both furious and lonely, like a kindergarten child abandoned by his companions, who could only vent his anger on the sand.

The second half of the Grand Line, the New World, Dressrosa.

This country, full of love and passion, is now filled with the joyful smiles of its people.

The people of Dressrosa, who were once turned into toys by the Childhood Fruit, have long since returned to human form, and the people have regained their freedom and peace.

However, the original Riku royal family failed to regain its throne.

This country is now jointly governed by Cyrus, the former military commander of the Liku royal family, and the navy under Shen Jue.

The depraved beast Xiaotian is revered as a hero in this country.

Xiaotian resolved a series of tragedies in this country simply because he did so.

Several years ago, Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the Underworld Emperor, usurped the throne of the Riku family in Dressrosa through a conspiracy and established a cruel dictatorship.

Sugar, a member of the Donquixote Family under Doflamingo, uses her Paramecia-type Hobby-Hobby Fruit ability to turn anyone in Dressrosa who knows about the rebellion against the dictatorship into toys and completely erase their existence from the memories of all the citizens.

This is not only physical enslavement, but also the eradication of a nation's history and memory.

With a few sword strikes, Xiaotian shattered Doflamingo's glasses, while Enel's Lightning Bolt wiped out most of the Donquixote Family's officers.

With his life hanging by a thread, Doflamingo, with all his might, led the remaining members of his family to flee into the deeper reaches of the New World to seek refuge with the Yonko, Kaido of the Beasts. Thus, the nightmare of Dressrosa came to an end.

Subsequently, Shen Jue's navy participated in the reconstruction of the country and destroyed the underground factory that produced SMILE fruits, liberating the Tontatta tribe.

When Shen Jue arrived at the port of Dressrosa, travel-worn and exhausted, the port presented a strange sight.

The warships captured by the Whitebeard Pirates and the Revolutionary Army were densely packed along the shore, and the naval soldiers gathered blankly on the deck, receiving orders from the navy under Shen Jue's command.

The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder and the saltiness of the sea, mixed with a sense of chaos and unease that came after a catastrophe.

Kizaru stood quietly behind Shen Jue, his entire body wrapped in layers of thick, supreme bandages.

He gazed at the busy artisans in the harbor and the large, brightly-flagged naval fleet in the distance, and finally let out a long sigh.

"Whatever," Kizaru muttered under his breath, his tone tinged with a resigned laziness, "as long as I'm not a pirate."

Just then, a huge warship slowly entered the harbor, and the figure standing on its bow instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Shen Jue stood tall and straight, with his usual smile on his face. The sea breeze fluttered the hem of his clothes, like a ray of light piercing through the gloom.

The port fell into a deathly silence.

The craftsmen repairing the warship stopped hammering, the busy naval soldiers put down their ropes, and everyone's eyes were focused on that smiling figure, as if time had stood still.

"That's Brother Shen Jue!"

Someone shouted first, their voice filled with unbelievable surprise.

Immediately afterwards, cheers erupted like a tsunami.

"It's General Xuanxie!"

"Great! The ocean is saved!"

The sailors waved their hats excitedly, the craftsmen hugged each other in celebration, and even the previously bewildered naval prisoners regained their hope.

Shen Jue's appearance was like a reassurance, instantly restoring order and direction to this chaotic port.

Drake wore a relieved smile as he solemnly held up a brand-new cloak of justice with both hands.

It was no ordinary standard cape; the epaulets and collar were embroidered with intricate gold patterns symbolizing the supreme commander, and the words "New Admiral" shone brightly in the Dressrosa sunshine.

With Hina and Smoker working in perfect harmony, the two carefully draped the cloak over Shen Jue's shoulders, one on each side.

Chopper happily wiggled his body, his hooves making a cheerful rhythm on the deck.

Shen Jue let them do as they pleased without the slightest resistance. He simply lowered his eyes and watched the golden thread, a symbol of power, sway before his eyes. Finally, he sighed helplessly.

"What are you doing?" Shen Jue's voice was soft, carried on the sea breeze.

Hina's fingers deftly tied the ties at the collar of Shen Jue's cloak, her movements gentle yet firm, as if she wanted to firmly lock this heavy responsibility onto him.

She took a half step back, staring intently at him, saying nothing, yet her words spoke volumes.

Shen Jue sighed again, his shoulders slumping slightly, and said with a hint of resignation in his voice, "What's going on here...?"

"This has caused me great distress."