Sailing: I Open Treasure Chests in the Pirate World

Whether it's the older generation like Sengoku, Garp, or Zephyr.

Or perhaps it's Akainu or Aokiji in their prime.

Even younger ones like Momousagi and Chaton...

No one can do it better than Kizaru!

After listening to Kizaru's report.

Sengoku fell silent instantly.

What could be more terrifying than encountering a "second great pirate"?

Of course, it's about encountering two "second-generation great pirates"!

Moreover, these two "second-generation great pirates" are actually on the same ship!

Whitebeard II, Golden Lion II.

Even setting aside all other abilities, these two titles alone are enough to scare a large number of people.

And these two people have more than just "names"!

Whitebeard Jr. ate the invincible Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

The Golden Lion II obtained the Flying-Floating Fruit.

Two already incredibly powerful and unique Devil Fruits encountered an equally powerful and unique master.

These are two monsters!

"Borsalino, did the Golden Lion II ever tell you... who his captain is?"

The admiral remained silent for a long time before asking the question with a heavy heart.

Perhaps to ease the atmosphere, or perhaps to relieve his emotions, Sengoku deliberately adopted a relaxed tone.

"Could it be...Lox II?"

The problem that Kizaru is worried about.

The Warring States period could also have realized this.

If "Whitebeard Jr." and "Golden Lion Jr." were on the same ship at the same time.

Moreover, both of them were classified as "crew members," not the highest-ranking "captains."

That can only mean one thing—

On that ship, there was a monster even more terrifying than Whitebeard Jr. or Golden Lion Jr.—or rather, the "King of Monsters"—ruling over the other monsters!

Looking at the entire ocean.

During the Warring States period, there was only one man who came to mind.

It wasn't Gol D. Roger who later became the Pirate King.

Instead, it was Rocks D. Xebec, the former captain of the Rocks Pirates!

Upon seeing Whitebeard Jr. and Golden Lion Jr., Sengoku immediately thought of Rocks D. Xebec, the Rocks Pirates, and other potentially existing but yet-to-be-revealed great pirates with second generations of power...

The admiral's imagination took a wild leap at that moment.

Is the Rocks Pirates about to make a comeback?

"Golden Lion Jr. did not answer this question, so the only information we have is that Golden Lion Jr. and Whitebeard Jr. are pirates on the same ship."

Kizaru leaned back in his office chair once more, looking utterly exhausted.

"Since they are pirates on the same ship, they must have a 'pirate captain'."

"As for whether that 'pirate captain' is 'Rocks II', I don't know."

After Kizaru said those words...

There was also no movement from the Warring States period.

The Den Den Mushi between the Fleet Admiral and the Admiral were still maintaining normal communication, but neither of them spoke for a long time.

To be honest.

Even if the Rocks Pirates, who once dominated the seas, were to truly "rise from the ashes."

Sengoku and Kizaru's moods are not that heavy yet.

Because when the Rocks Pirates dominated the seas, there were indeed many monsters on their ships.

But many others have yet to reach their prime.

Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Big Mom, the Beasts...

If all the "senior officers" and "trainee pirates" of the Rocks Pirates back then had reached their peak strength, they would have become beings comparable to the current Four Emperors...

Then the outcome of the "God Valley Incident" back then would definitely be changed directly!

Did the Pirate King and the Marine heroes join forces to destroy the Rocks Pirates?

If the Rocks Pirates were that strong, they could easily crush the Pirate King and the Marine heroes, along with the rest of the World Government forces that were guarding God Valley back then!

Rocks D. Xebec, Edward Newgate, Shiki, Charlotte Linlin, Kaido...

That makes five pirate emperors already!

Even if these people split up to fight Roger and Garp.

Roger and Garp each get two opponents, and one more!

Fortunately, while the Rocks Pirates were strong back then, they weren't so strong as to be incomprehensible.

But it's different now.

Based on the two who have already appeared—Whitebeard Jr. and Golden Lion Jr.

These two "second generations" are not much weaker than Whitebeard and Shiki at their peak!

Kizaru had fought against both Whitebeard Jr. and Shiki Jr., but he was unable to defeat them.

This shows that Whitebeard Jr. and Shiki Jr. are at least on par with Marine Admirals and Pirate Emperors!

Both Whitebeard Jr. and Golden Lion Jr. are like this.

How strong can their captain be?

The answer to this question remained unknown during the Warring States period.

But there is one thing he can be sure of.

If these "second generation pirates" continue to emerge, such as "BIGMOM II" and "Beast II", then...

The combined strength of this "Second Generation Pirates" will definitely be more terrifying than that of the "Rocks Pirates" back then!

The new world order is characterized by the division and fragmentation of the empire by the Four Emperors.

However, this "Second Generation Pirates" is already close to the strength of two pirate emperors just by its apparent strength!

How terrifying?

As the Fleet Admiral of the Navy, Sengoku felt uneasy even just thinking about the potential power of the "Second Generation Pirates" that seemed to be hidden beneath the surface of the water.

A thought similar to Kizaru flashed through Sengoku's mind.

Why is it only pirates who have a "second generation"?

But why doesn't the Navy have a "second generation"?

Why aren't these people in the navy?

At a time when the Warring States period was filled with melancholy.

Kizaru's voice suddenly came through the Den Den Mushi's receiver.

"Marshal of the Warring States Period, don't you think these two 'second-generation' figures are a bit strange?"

Sengoku snapped out of his daze, picked up the Den Den Mushi's receiver, and asked in confusion.

"What's wrong?"

"I mean..."

Kizaru spoke slowly, carefully organizing his thoughts.

"If only one Whitebeard Jr. had appeared, we could have considered his appearance as an accident."

"But in a short period of time, another Golden Lion II appeared."

"These two people, one ate the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the other ate the Float-Float Fruit, both of which have been absent from the sea for many years. They are incredibly powerful Devil Fruits."

"Just collecting these powerful Devil Fruits requires a lot of effort."

"Not to mention that these two Devil Fruits just happened to appear on 'Whitebeard Jr.' and 'Golden Lion Jr.'!"

Listening to Kizaru's analysis.

Zhan Guo frowned, vaguely sensing something.

"Borsalino, what exactly are you trying to say?"

"I mean……"

Kizaru stroked his chin, and the image of a friend flashed through his mind—a man known as "the world's greatest mind."

"What 'Whitebeard Jr.', 'Golden Lion Jr.'..."

"They are very likely not born naturally, but rather...man-made!"

"Only in this way can we explain why two 'second great pirates' appeared on the sea in such a short period of time."

Sengoku's expression turned completely serious.

"Borsalino, what are you implying? What are you doubting? What are you trying to express?"

Sengoku had already discerned the hidden meaning in Kizaru's words.

Hypothesis.

The so-called "Whitebeard Jr." and "Golden Lion Jr." are both artificially created powerful figures.

That would allow us to create two "Great Pirate IIs".

At the same time, the two rare and powerful top-tier Devil Fruits, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Float-Float Fruit, can be freely bestowed upon the forces of these two "second-generation great pirates".

Are they at sea?

Of course!

There might be only one!

A world government that ruled the seas for eight hundred years.

A world government that gathers the most powerful forces, the richest resources, and the most brilliant minds in the entire ocean!

Whitebeard Jr. and Golden Lion Jr. are actually "artificial humans" created by the World Government.

The Warring States period wanted to say that this conjecture was completely nonsense.

But he couldn't bring himself to say it.

As the Fleet Admiral of the Navy Headquarters.

Sengoku understood the terrifying darkness hidden beneath the light of the World Government even better than ordinary people!

Ordinary people might think that the Celestial Dragons, the world's nobles, represent the limit of "evil".

But actually.

The Celestial Dragons are merely the outward manifestation of evil within the World Government!

Don’t say anything else.

The world government has been secretly conducting "human gigantification experiments" for hundreds of years.

Sengoku could not completely deny Kizaru's speculation.

"Don't you find it strange, Warring States Marshal?"

Kizaru said in a strange tone.

"Leaving aside the intelligence provided by that kid Ian."