One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"Dad! The World News Agency has a new newspaper."

"Any interesting news?" the white-bearded man asked, looking down.

"let me see."

Marco smiled and began to read the newspaper.

Then, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his expression changed.

Whitebeard noticed the change in his expression and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? What big thing has happened in the New World?"

"This is indeed a major event." Marco took a deep breath and said in a solemn voice, "The Heavenly Demon Doflamingo is dead."

"Doflamingo?" Whitebeard's expression shifted slightly. "Is that the Shichibukai who replaced Big Mom? Gurarara, defeated so quickly? It seems not just anyone can easily secure the position of one of the Four Emperors. How did he die? Has a new person risen to power?"

Marco shook his head, and just as he was about to speak, Ace, who was walking from a distance, reached out and took the newspaper from his hand.

“Let me see, Marco.”

Behind him, a group of captains surrounded him.

Clearly, they had also heard about the big event Marco was talking about.

The moment Ace saw the contents of the newspaper, his expression changed just like Marco's.

The shock on his face was even greater than Marco's.

"Vice Admiral Rorschach, commander of the G5 Marine base, single-handedly stormed the Donquixote Grand Fleet's headquarters and slaughtered 30,000 pirates under the command of the Four Emperors, including the newly enthroned Donquixote Doflamingo, who had been in power for less than three months, leaving no trace of his body..."

"hiss……"

Upon hearing Ace read the news report aloud, a collective gasp rippled through the deck.

Dozens of people inhaled at the same time, as if trying to suck all the air out of the Moby Dick.

"Doflamingo is dead? Didn't that guy get Kaido's recognition and secure his position as the Fourth Emperor of the New World?"

"Big Mom's lucrative territories were all divided up by him and the Beast Pirates. And now she's dead? Or completely wiped out?"

"Lieutenant General Lan Lin, is it that guy again? The man who removed the golden lion's head!"

"That's terrifying! That guy is an absolutely dangerous individual! He single-handedly destroyed a newly established Yonko crew? The Navy has just too many monsters."

The deck was in an uproar.

Even more than a dozen team leaders were discussing it.

"Mythical Zoan abilities... are they really that powerful?" Teach muttered to himself amidst the noisy crowd, then shook his head. "No, the ability I want is the most powerful. Once I obtain that ability, I will be able to subdue any ability user, regardless of their type. Moreover, I can use the special properties of that ability to..."

Marco handed a newspaper to Whitebeard, sighing and remarking, "That Rorschach is really... really a formidable guy. In the past year or so, he's appeared on the front page of newspapers more times than the Marine Admirals. Shiki, Jack the Drought, Katakuri, and now Tenyasha—one after another, he's trampled on these big shots."

Rorschach.

Whitebeard looked at the ruins of the Dressrosa Colosseum in the newspaper, and the young naval officer who appeared on the front page.

Suddenly, he noticed that the young naval officer was wearing a pair of sea stone handcuffs on his wrist.

This discovery stunned Whitebeard.

"Marine Rorschach, for repeatedly undermining the Seven Warlords system established by the World Government, resulting in the deaths of Crocodile, Edward Weevil, and Donquixote Doflamingo, seriously affecting world peace and stability, is hereby arrested and will be publicly tried on Enies Lobby on September 10, 1518 of the Sea Calendar."

Upon seeing this line of small print, Whitebeard remained silent for a long time before slowly shaking his head and putting the newspaper aside.

This is exactly the usual style of the World Government.

Even outstanding individuals in the navy will eventually be eliminated by their own people if they disobey orders.

Soon, Ace, Marco, and the others also saw this line of very small text, and their expressions became extremely interesting.

"Rorschach was arrested by his own people in the Navy?" Ace asked incredulously.

"Such a powerful guy, just because he killed too many pirates, he was captured by his own people? Wait, what's there to regret! Isn't it a huge good thing for us pirates that such a dangerous guy was captured?"

Marco sighed repeatedly, and then a thought suddenly popped into his head that he couldn't suppress.

Arrested and imprisoned by his own people, Rorschach must be completely disillusioned with the Navy's sense of justice by now, right?

If we can rescue him, we might be able to recruit him into our group.

With such a terrifying guy joining, even the Whitebeard Pirates will experience a huge leap in overall strength, just like the Beasts Pirates who got a great deal a few days ago.

Marco became more and more excited the more he thought about it.

But soon, he gave up.

The newspapers said that Rorschach had been taken back to Marine Headquarters, and rescuing him from there would be virtually impossible.

Chapter 558 Red Hair

An ancient and eerie castle stands deep within a desolate and ruined forest. The gloomy sky is shrouded in a misty fog, and on the dark earth, pairs of blood-red eyes faintly appear, looking toward the red dragon ship slowly approaching the harbor.

"Sigh, I really don't understand why Mihawk would like living in such a gloomy place. Apart from some monsters, you can't even see a ghost on the island. If you want to buy alcohol, you have to go to the neighboring island dozens of miles away. If you want to have fun, there's nowhere to go. He's such a stubborn guy. I told him to come on my ship and I'd take him to eat, drink, and have fun in the new world every day, but he just won't come."

Shanks, wearing slippers and with a relaxed smile on his face, jumped off the Redford and landed on the shore of Klaigana Island.

"Your intentions are all too obvious, Shanks."

Yasopp, carrying a sniper rifle, Lackey, eating a chicken leg, Beckman, smoking a cigarette, and others disembarked from the ship one after another, following Shanks toward the ancient castle ahead.

Suddenly, from the depths of the dark forest beside them, blood-red eyes lit up, radiating fierce hostility, and looked this way.

At the same time, the ground trembled slightly, as if many people were running on the ground, rapidly approaching.

Shanks and the others seemed completely oblivious to this, continuing to chat and laugh as they made their way through the dark forest.

The trainee pirates on the Redford noticed their surroundings and cautiously drew their swords, carefully looking around.

After a while, when everyone had entered the depths of the forest.

Suddenly, huge humanoid black shadows pounced out from the surrounding dense forest.

These hunched-back, humanoid shadows moved incredibly fast, swiftly traversing the dense jungle, and soon appeared around the Red-Haired Pirates.

"Oh dear, we're surrounded." Shanks chuckled as he looked around at the dense array of dark figures.

The trainee pirates were dumbfounded as they stared at the hundreds of humanoid black figures that appeared before them.

"baboon?"

"A baboon wielding swords, how strange."

"What's wrong with these baboons? Are they planning to gang up on us?"

The interns exchanged glances, their faces showing mocking smiles.

"These baboons are really audacious. Can't they see how powerful we are? Even without the red-haired boss, I, Riat, can take care of them all by myself."

A burly pirate pulled out two axes from behind his back and walked toward the baboon in front of him with a smile.

"Hehe, if you're careless, you'll lose badly." Yasopp had a strange smile on his face.

"Yes, baboons! If you're careless, you'll lose badly... Oops!"

Before the pirate named Riat could finish speaking, he was attacked by several baboons, sent flying backward, his axe falling from his hand, his face bruised and swollen, looking quite disheveled.

"What? How are these baboons so strong? Riat is a newcomer with a bounty of 50 million Berries, and he was defeated so easily by a few baboons? Am I seeing things?"

The pirates were in a chaotic uproar, while the baboons around them were yelling and waving their rusty swords and clubs, rushing into the crowd behind Shanks and causing a ruckus.

Shanks, Yasopp, and the others ignored this, instead watching with great interest, occasionally bursting into laughter and offering their comments.

"Red-haired boss! Quickly, take down these damn baboons!"

"Help! My golden egg!"

The pirates let out a series of howls and wails.

Several powerful rookie pirates took action and drove off most of the baboons.

But soon, they were horrified to see a giant baboon, seven or eight meters tall, holding a familiar-looking black broadsword, slash down at them with a sharp blade of light dozens of meters long, scaring the pirates into scrambling away.

The blade sliced ​​into the ground, creating a long crack.

The pirates were dumbfounded. "It's Hawkeye's black sword! This baboon actually knows Hawkeye's swordsmanship!"

"Hahaha, you're really useless. You can't even beat a baboon?"

Shanks watched his pirate crew members being chased and running for their lives by baboons, and he laughed until tears streamed down his face.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he looked at the baboon king and exclaimed excitedly, "Hey! Baboon! Want to come aboard my boat for a feast? Excellent treatment!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was struck on the head with a flintlock pistol.

"You want to bring it aboard and have it sleep with you? Idiot." Beckman looked at him as if he were caring for a mentally challenged child.

“Don’t say that, Beckman. This baboon king is very strong. Isn’t Bingge very good at training monkeys? Let him train this guy. Hmm, let it be Mengshida’s little brother.”

Shanks was still unwilling to give up.

Lakiru rolled his eyes. "This thing is too big. If we put it on the ship, we'd have to dismantle the Redford. Besides, isn't this Mihawk's underling? Hmm, look, it doesn't seem too happy about it."

Lucky Lucky tore at the chicken leg in his hand, watching the baboon king howl as it raised its massive black sword and slashed at Shanks.

"Interesting, then let's duel, Baboon King."

Shanks grinned, his eyes narrowed, and his right hand had already reached for the hilt of Griffin's sword at his waist.

But at that moment, the baboon king, who was wielding a knife and slashing at them, suddenly showed a very human-like look of terror on his face. He stood up straight, hid the giant black knife behind his back, and stood obediently in place without moving.

Shanks paused for a moment, then turned his head and saw a man wearing a leather hat and carrying a black broadsword walking towards him from the depths of the forest.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Shanks' face immediately broke into a bright smile again. He strode forward to greet him, and despite the newcomer's disapproving look, he casually put his arm around the person's shoulder.

"Haha, Mihawk, are you here to welcome us? No need to be so polite. What kind of relationship do we have? This place feels just like my home. Come on, let's go to the banquet."

Mihawk shook off his hand and scoffed, "I didn't welcome you here, so what are you talking about?"

"Oh, don't be so formal. Come on, I brought some good wine, it's from my family."

Shanks clung to him again, grinning, showing no trace of the imposing presence he had when he fought Kaido in the New World.

Mihawk dodged his hand again, looked out of the island, and said calmly, "You can have the banquet, just don't make a mess of my house. I'm going out for a bit."

"Huh? You're going out? Where are you going?" Shanks was taken aback.

"To Enies Lobby," Hawkeye said succinctly.