That day, Foosha Village was just like any other day.
The fishermen went out to sea.
The villagers hung their clothes under the sunlight.
Everyone was busy with their own daily lives.
"Good morning, Village Chief."
"Oh, Makino. Good morning."
Makino smiled and nodded.
Then she continued.
"Village Chief, are you going to pick up today's newspaper?"
"Yes. I want to see what major events have happened on the sea recently."
"Remember to share the news with everyone."
"Hahaha, I know, Makino."
The Village Chief laughed and exchanged greetings with the villagers before walking toward the pier.
Not long after, a pure white news bird flew down and landed in front of him.
The bird extended its wing and made a gesture.
The Village Chief immediately widened his eyes.
"Fifteen Berries?!"
"Why did the price increase again?!"
The news bird glanced at him with a look of disdain.
Its expression seemed to say:
"If you want it, buy it. If you don't, get lost."
The Village Chief became furious.
"Fine, fine! Here you go!"
"You greedy little creature!"
He tossed fifteen Berries toward the news bird.
Only then did the bird pull out a newspaper from the bag hanging in front of it and drop it into his hands.
After that, it spread its wings and flew away.
"Damn World Economy News Paper..."
"Nothing but a bunch of bloodsucking parasites..."
The Village Chief muttered while opening the newspaper.
"Forget it. Let's see what kind of news there is today."
Looking at the newspaper in his hands, which only had two pages, his expression became serious.
The bigger the event...
The fewer words were needed.
The Village Chief understood this very well.
Without hesitation, he quickly opened the newspaper.
And sure enough.
The enormous headline immediately caused his pupils to shrink.
"This... this is..."
"This is terrible!"
The Village Chief swallowed nervously.
Then he hurriedly rushed back toward the village.
"Everyone gather!"
"Everyone gather immediately!"
"Something huge has happened!"
"Go to Makino's bar!"
The Village Chief ran toward the bar as fast as he could while shouting for the villagers along the way.
"Huh? The Village Chief is announcing something again?"
"I don't know, but judging by his expression, it doesn't seem like good news."
"Ah, why bother guessing? We'll know when we get there."
"That's true. Come on, let's go. If we're late, the Village Chief will complain again."
The villagers quickly gathered inside the bar.
They sat on chairs, whispering among themselves.
Meanwhile, the Village Chief stood behind the counter.
He kept pacing back and forth.
His heart was filled with uneasiness.
"Where is she?"
"Village Chief, Dadan isn't here!"
"Quickly, send someone to bring her down!"
"Uh... yes, Village Chief."
Seeing the anger on the Village Chief's face, the villagers quietly discussed among themselves.
Not long after.
Dadan finally came down from the mountain.
"Village Chief!"
"What happened?"
After a night of heavy drinking, Dadan still had a headache.
Naturally, her mood was not good.
"Village Chief, what exactly happened?"
The Village Chief looked at everyone who had gathered.
Slowly, he pulled out the newspaper he had received earlier.
"Something big has happened!"
Seeing his serious expression, everyone became silent.
They focused their attention on him.
The Village Chief opened the newspaper.
The massive headline and photograph immediately appeared before everyone's eyes.
[The Straw Hat Pirates Completely Captured! Execution Will Be Announced Soon!]
Below the headline was a picture of the entire Straw Hat Pirates wearing Seastone handcuffs.
And standing at the very front...
Was none other than Monkey D. Luffy.
Bang!
The entire bar erupted.
"What?!"
"What is this?!"
"Luffy was captured?! Are you joking?!"
"No way!"
"Where is that old man Garp?!"
"What is Shuu trying to do?! Why would he capture Luffy too?!"
Everyone was confused.
Why?
Why did he have to capture Luffy?!
Wasn't everything else already enough?
Why did even Luffy have to be arrested?!
"Silence!"
The Village Chief shouted, forcing everyone to calm down.
"Dadan..."
"Are you alright?"
Only after hearing the Village Chief's voice did everyone turn their attention toward Dadan.
If there was anyone suffering the most at this moment...
It was definitely Dadan.
After all...
Both Ace and Luffy had been raised by her.
Dadan's face was pale.
Her right hand rested on the table, tightly clenched into a fist.
"Shuu..."
"Luffy..."
Dadan gritted her teeth.
A low growl escaped from her mouth.
The Village Chief slowly walked beside her.
"Dadan..."
"Things have already reached this point. You need to calm down."
"Calm down?!"
"How am I supposed to calm down?!"
"That's Luffy!"
The Village Chief fell silent.
Then he sighed.
"But even if you lose control..."
"What can you do?"
"Can you really attack Marine Headquarters?"
Dadan froze.
Her anger instantly disappeared.
Like a balloon that had been deflated.
"Yeah..."
"How could I possibly attack Marine Headquarters?"
Hearing her words, the Village Chief sighed helplessly.
"Alright."
"I'll contact Garp."
"I'll ask him what exactly happened."
Everyone nodded.
But every person present felt heavy-hearted.
Because...
That was Luffy.
After calming everyone down, the Village Chief took out a Den Den Mushi.
He had to ask Garp.
He needed to know the truth.
Meanwhile, in Shimotsuki Village.
After finishing his morning swordsmanship lessons, Koushirou also noticed the news bird flying across the sky.
After purchasing a newspaper, his usually narrowed eyes suddenly opened.
A sharp glint flashed through them.
Because on the newspaper...
He saw Zoro's figure.
"In the end..."
"You were still captured?"
Koushirou sighed softly.
"This is the fate of a pirate..."
Out on the vast sea.
Dracule Mihawk was also reading the newspaper in his hand.
His expression remained unchanged.
Even though he had trained Zoro for two years...
He had only done so to nurture a truly outstanding swordsman.
"Zoro..."
"Your journey..."
"It seems to have reached its end."
Everyone connected to the Straw Hat Pirates reacted the same way.
They could only sigh.
But what could they do?
Nothing.
Even if the Straw Hat boy had once helped them...
They could only silently pray for Luffy and the others in their hearts.
How ironic.
Meanwhile, inside the Kamabakka Kingdom, also known as the "Pink Paradise".
This place had become the new headquarters of the Revolutionary Army.
Emporio Ivankov hurriedly rushed toward Dragon while holding a newspaper.
"Dragon!"
"This is terrible!"
"Calm down, Ivankov."
"No!"
"I can't calm down!"
"It's Luffy!"
"Luffy has been captured!"
Dragon's expression remained unchanged.
After all, he had personally witnessed everything that happened.
"I know."
"Is there anything else?"
Ivankov swallowed nervously.
Then he handed the newspaper to Dragon.
"Luffy..."
"Luffy is going to be executed!"
The moment those words fell.
Boom!
An overwhelming wave of Conqueror's Haki suddenly erupted from Dragon's body.
The entire room trembled.
Dragon's eyes became filled with fury.
"Ezra D. Vale!"
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