One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Sengoku pressed his brow and lowered his head.

Kizaru was startled and almost dropped his nail clippers.

Garp, his face contorted with undisguised anger, roared, "Which eye of yours saw that Rorschach didn't go all out? If he didn't go all out, where did all those injuries come from? And it's been three days, and that kid still hasn't woken up! And you call that not going all out?"

After saying that, Garp leaned forward, getting closer to Gringu's stern old face, "If that's the case, then back then you didn't just not give it your all, you were practically cheating..."

"Garp! Do you want to die? Do you really think I wouldn't dare to touch you?"

Grimm's face was as cold as ice.

"Is that so? Then this old man is indeed a little scared."

As he spoke, Garp pulled a bag of senbei from his pocket, leaned back in his chair, and began to munch on them right in front of Grimm's livid face.

"Garp, you bastard, would it kill you to say less?"

Sengoku quickly stepped in to smooth things over, swiftly snatching the senbei from Garp's hand and stuffing it into his own pocket.

Then he tapped the armrest of the chair and said seriously, "Grimm, Garp is a man of few words, don't take it to heart. But..."

"He's right."

"I dare to guarantee with my years of experience and integrity that Luo Xia is definitely not the kind of person who would cheat or shirk responsibility."

"Although he is still very young and has only been in the Navy for a short time, his determination to uphold justice is evident to all."

"I believe that he did his best in stopping Dafilons."

Upon hearing what Zhan Guo said, Green Ancient Saint's expression softened considerably.

Seeing this, Sengoku immediately picked up where Heima left off and said, "Of the seven anomalies that Tensei pointed out, we can first rule out the first and second points."

"We can tell from the weather monitoring data from Mary Geoise that Sabaody was indeed very likely to experience heavy rainfall in the past few days."

“The occurrence of thunderstorms is purely coincidental. We cannot suspect Rorschach just because he has the ability to manipulate electricity.”

"He's not a user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. The electricity he controls is just electricity generated from his own body. It doesn't have the power of a thunderstorm."

"And after the thunderstorm, nothing bad happened to the Roswald family."

"Then, the fourth point is that we can confirm the truth of the matter through Diamante outside. So we can rule out anything unusual. At most, it just means that Roswald Saint harbors resentment towards Doflamingo."

"Sixthly, Dafilons' power suddenly surged. Dafilons is a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, so it's not impossible for him to do something like this. In this world, there are techniques that can briefly stimulate the body to unleash maximum power, or even consume life potential to greatly increase one's strength in a short period of time."

"so……"

Sengoku glanced around and said in a deep voice, "In conclusion, apart from the possible unexplained impact of Rayleigh, there are probably no special hidden circumstances surrounding the murder of the Roswald family, nor is there any interference or instigation from other forces. The cause of all this stems from..."

He remained silent for a while before continuing, "From Baterila Island in the South China Sea."

"Baterira Island..."

The moment the word was uttered, the entire room fell silent.

Garp's lips moved, his eyes dimmed, and his fingers clenched into fists reflexively.

“The brothers Aristotle and Daffylons are from Valerilla Island.” Sengoku looked at Grimm, “Back then, in order to investigate the possible bloodline of Roger, the World Government, together with the Navy, carried out a purge on Valerilla Island, executing hundreds…”

At this point, Zhan Guo sighed and could say no more.

To this day, it remains unknown whether Roger's widow or descendants were among the pregnant women and infants who died on Baterila Island.

This incident became a stain on the World Government and Navy, much like the Ohara incident, and was strictly censored, with no one allowed to investigate it later.

But no one could have imagined that one day this island, which was almost forgotten by the world, would reappear in their ears in this way.

This is revenge from history.

Revenge from the innocent pregnant women and babies who were implicated.

but……

The lives of three World Nobles and three Celestial Dragons are not something that a mere pirate supernova like Daffy Lons could be responsible for.

If the whole world knew that a pirate with a bounty of only 2 million Berries dared to kill a supreme world noble, the World Government would be utterly disgraced.

This could even lead to more unforeseen events.

Therefore, the death of the Roswald family must be attributed to a person or force of sufficient importance.

This person cannot be Dafiron, the raider from Baterila.

It can't be some bloodthirsty avenger like Aristotle.

They are both too low-class to be worthy of seeking revenge against the supreme divine race.

Of the people present, who wasn't a shrewd and calculating individual?

I had already thought of this.

That's why Dark Horse gave that answer yesterday.

As for the so-called mastermind, whether it's true or false, we can only assume it's true.

In the Sabaody Archipelago, among all the important figures who had contact with the Roswald family during the attack, only Rayleigh, the Dark Lord, was qualified to bear this responsibility.

Therefore, the final conclusion is obvious...

Black Horse coughed lightly at the opportune moment, drawing everyone's attention.

"Gentlemen, the final conclusion regarding this matter is..."

"Because of the incident that happened on Baterilla Island in the South China Sea, Rayleigh, the god of the underworld, took his anger out on the Roswald family and ordered the Dafilon brothers to attack the Great World Noble."

"Does anyone have any other opinions on this conclusion?"

He looked at everyone present.

Especially Grimm.

However, this time Greene Guss did not deny the conclusion that the dark horse was the winner.

In reality, everyone knows that this conclusion might be the best one.

As for Greene's personal doubts about Rorschach's full involvement, they became trivial matters.

"Since no one has any objections, I will report this conclusion to the Five Elders as soon as possible."

Sengoku stood up and, without hesitation, pulled a Den Den Mushi from his pocket.

Green Ancient Saint nodded lightly, got up, and left alone.

……

A few days later, news that had occurred on the Sabaody Archipelago, which had been strictly blocked by the World Government and the Navy Headquarters for several days, swept across the seas like a hurricane and spread to every corner of the world.

On an unnamed island in the Grand Line, Rayleigh and Shakky watched the grateful slaves leave, preparing to set sail towards the Calm Belt where Amazon Lily is located.

Both he and Xia Qi have some connection with the Women's Kingdom.

With nowhere to go now, I might as well retire in a quieter, windless sea area.

"Xiaqi, do you have any change? The newspaper delivery seagull is here, buy a newspaper and take a look."

Rayleigh leaned back on the ship's railing and waved to the seagulls flying overhead.

Wearing a hat and with a roll of newspaper tied to its body, the seagull landed obediently on his hand, letting Rayleigh take a newspaper from it, then stuffing a 50-Berry coin into the seagull's money pouch, and also feeding it some jerky.

"Let me see if the major events that happened on Sabaody Archipelago have been reported."

Reilly smiled and opened the newspaper.

His smile froze after just one glance.

The front page of the newspaper featured a photo of him standing at the bow of the Oro Jackson, steering the ship.

Two lines of eye-catching text were printed in bold black font above.

"The Golden Jackson reappears on the sea, and Rayleigh, the King of the Underworld, attacks the world's nobles!"

"A legend reappears! Rayleigh, the Dark Lord, has a bounty of 39 billion Berries!"

Chapter 155 Whitebeard, Shanks

The New World, Sphinx Isle.

A pirate ship shaped like a giant white whale rested quietly on the shore. At the top of the cliff overlooking the sea, a pirate crew of several hundred people was holding a banquet.

The banquet was filled with laughter and merriment as the burly, powerful pirates drank and chatted, creating a lively atmosphere.

"Speaking of Shanks, he's really something else. Who would have thought that he, who was just a lowly apprentice on Roger's crew, would one day stand shoulder to shoulder with the old man and become the Emperor of the New World! Life is unpredictable, it's truly amazing."

Lacjo, the captain of Team 7 with dreadlocks, held a bottle of liquor in his hand, his face full of emotion.

He is a veteran member of the Whitebeard Pirates, with more seniority than Marco, the first division commander.

"Captain Lacjou! Shanks is strong, that's true, but we won't agree that he's on par with Old Man Shanks now."

"That's right, that's right! Old Man is the strongest! Whether it's Kaido, Big Mom, or Shanks, they're all just juniors compared to Old Man! Old Man is a legend of the sea who's on par with the Pirate King Roger!"

The pirates, who had drunk too much, were somewhat unconvinced and began to grumble.

"Of course I know Dad is the strongest! There's no doubt about it. I'm just feeling a bit sentimental. By the way..."

Lacjo, holding his bottle of liquor, clinked it against that of a burly, dark-skinned man sitting opposite him, who was missing several front teeth.

"Speaking of which, Teach, back when our Whitebeard Pirates fought against the Roger Pirates, Shanks and that red-nosed brat were always your opponents. Now that you hear that your former rivals have become one of the Four Emperors, don't you have any feelings about it?"

Dichi grinned, gulped down several mouthfuls of wine into his large, bearded mouth, and then picked up a cherry pie and stuffed it into his mouth to chew.

"Hehehe, Captain Lacjo, after all these years, don't you know my personality? I don't have that kind of ambition. I'm content just being on Dad's ship with everyone."

"You should at least show some of your abilities. The position of captain of the second division has been vacant for years. I think with your qualifications and strength, you are fully qualified for it. How about I talk to Dad? I don't think anyone would object, right?"

"That's right! Teach, if you were to become the captain of the Second Division, none of us would have any objections!"

"Yes, yes, speaking of which, Diqi has saved many lives. He himself is quite strong and works exceptionally hard, spending so much time cultivating every day."

Hearing his companions' voices, Diqi still grinned sheepishly, his cheeks bulging as he chewed on the cherry pie in his mouth.

"Don't put me on the spot. I really don't have that ambition, and I'm not strong enough at all. The position of captain of the second division is not something that just anyone can take on. Everyone knows that, right?"

Lakyo saw Teach's reaction and couldn't help but shake his head.

Diqi is good at everything, except he lacks ambition.