Through the Den Den Mushi projection, a Marine judge finished reading Roger's lengthy list of crimes. Two executioners, holding spears, stood on either side of Roger.
Suddenly, from the countless onlookers below, an actor gathered his courage and shouted, "Pirate King, where is your treasure buried? That legendary treasure, One Piece!!!"
Roger, kneeling on the execution platform, his bangs covering his eyes, curved his lips into a wide arc. "My treasure? If you want it, I'll give it all to you. I've put everything there!"
Roger, gravely ill, unleashed his final burst of strength, ensuring that everyone present, as well as those watching the live broadcast via Den Den Mushi, heard him clearly.
The world was shocked.
"Roger, you bastard!"
Kong, below the execution platform, Garp on the warship, and Sengoku in the Marine Headquarters office, all roared in unison.
The Navy era? What Navy era? This is the Pirate Era!!!!!
Kong shouted the order, "Execute!"
Swish!
Two spears pierced Roger's body simultaneously. In reality, Roger had already died of illness before he could finish his declaration.
To his last breath, a wide smile remained on Roger's face. He had no regrets in this life, except for his wife and child.
"Oh!"
"Waaaaah!"
"I'm going out to sea, right now!"
"To find the legendary Pirate King's treasure!"
...
In an instant, the tens of thousands of people in the plaza erupted. And in front of television screens worldwide, millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions cheered…
Suddenly, the winds and clouds changed, and a torrential downpour began. Was this in response to Roger's words?
In the New World, in the backyard of Big Mom's Cheese Island, Grimm clenched the cross on his chest, his lips twitching slightly. While Charlotte Linlin and Kaido remained silent, Grimm thought to himself: Roger, your great life has ended. This world will end and be reborn in our hands. D…
At the execution site!
Shanks, still in the plaza, pressing his straw hat down on his head, kneeling on the ground with tears streaming down his face, murmured to himself: "Don't worry, Captain. I will pass on your will through this straw hat."
And in various directions around the execution platform.
A blond man with spiky hair, wearing sunglasses and a cape made of countless feathers, wore a devilish smile.
On the other side, a man with a slicked-back hairstyle, a cigar in his mouth, stood stunned in place.
A swordsman with sharp eyes like a falcon, standing on a high platform.
And closest to the execution platform, a man with a bloated, tall physique, a grotesque grin, and eyes filled with longing and fanaticism.
And another man, wearing a black cloak with a sole-of-the-shoe tattoo on his face, clenched his fist tightly: "The plan has begun…"
At the end of the first half of the Grand Line, at the entrance to the New World, in a tavern on Sabaody Archipelago, the Pirate King's second-in-command, with tears in his eyes but a smile on his lips.
Below the execution platform, at Marine Headquarters, and even in Mary Geoise, the Holy Land, sighs of sorrow were heard. The high-ranking officials of the Navy and the World Government, knowing that the world was about to change drastically.
And…
In the backyard of the New World, Grimm, who had silently prayed for Roger for five minutes, finally opened his eyes after a long while and said in a hoarse voice: "See? This is the new era. Roger is dead, but he lives on. This is the Great Pirate Era."
Charlotte Linlin was also shocked by Roger's final words. If pirates were previously just robbers seeking ill-gotten gains, or ambitious individuals with the most friction with the World Government, then what would pirates become in the future? Would they all be seeking One Piece? To become the next Pirate King?
"This is truly unexpected. That Roger fellow, I never thought he would completely change the world's landscape in the end!"
"Soon, hordes of pirates will enter the New World to challenge me, won't they? They're all just playing pirate make-believe!"
After Kaido finished speaking, he stood up and walked outside. A Big Mom pirate immediately asked, "Lord Kaido, where are you going?"
"I'm going to the first half of the Grand Line to teach these brats playing pirate make-believe a lesson!" Kaido walked away without looking back, followed by the other Kaido Pirates.
"Hehehe… The new era has arrived, and Kaido can't wait!" Grimm said in a low voice.
Charlotte Linlin glanced at the chaotic Loguetown plaza on the Den Den Mushi projection and said, "Pope, what will you do next?"
Grimm also stood up and walked towards the exit. "Soon, countless ignorant pirates will flood the Grand Line. Of course, I'm going to find some amusement and broaden their horizons, let them understand the cruelty of the pirate world! What is Holy Light…"
After Kaido and Grimm left, Perospero walked up to Charlotte Linlin and asked, looking up, "Mom, what should we do now?"
Charlotte Linlin thought for a moment and then said, "Mwahahaha, don't rush. The Navy is the one with a headache now. We can't be hasty. Let's take advantage of the great chaos Roger created to expand our territory, mwahahaha!"
"What about Kaido and Grimm?" Perospero asked again.
"Don't worry about them. We'll be enemies in the future, but not now."
"Yes!"
...
Grimm walked to the large iron ship parked outside. A man who looked extremely decadent, semi-naked, wearing a strange scarf, holding a wine jug and a katana, said, "Captain, where are we going now!"
"To kill people!" Grimm said expressionlessly!
"Killing is a bad habit, but I don't seem to be able to break it!" The decadent man's eyes suddenly became incredibly sharp!
...
The tide of the new era has arrived. Countless pirates have begun to flood the Grand Line. The Pirate King's last words have caused many ambitious individuals or those on the brink of death to set sail.
Even ordinary people are doing the same.
In just one day, how many pirates have appeared worldwide?
Tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands? Even millions?
No one knows.
The Whitebeard Pirates, currently at the pinnacle of piracy, have not yet made a move. But once they do, they will be an unstoppable behemoth. No one can contend with them anymore.
On the other hand, the Three Monsters—Grimm, Kaido, and Charlotte Linlin—have already begun their actions.
Kaido has gone to the first half of the Grand Line, deciding on a whim to teach some lessons to the rookies who dare to challenge him.
If you act as a lone wolf, you will inevitably be targeted. As long as you stay in one place, pirates will come to challenge you.
...
"Let's target the Great Pirates first. If we take their heads, we can become famous overnight."
"Who is the most suitable?"
"Whitebeard, as the World's Strongest Man after Roger's death, is naturally out of the question. Kaido and Charlotte Linlin have many subordinates, so it won't be easy to deal with them. The most suitable targets are naturally the lone wolf Redfield, and that Grimm who wanders around alone!"
"Grimm usually acts alone. His two subordinates, the Scourge of the Sea and the Frost Witch, have been missing for almost a year. So, in essence, he's alone now. And according to intelligence, he has left his base—Sanctuary!"
"Although he fought Whitebeard and Kaido to a draw, I think it was just luck. As for Redfield, he even has a better record than Fleet Admiral Kong. I think we should go after Grimm!"
"That's right. If you want to become famous overnight, going after Grimm is the most suitable choice!"
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