Chapter 380 Heirs

After hearing the news, the most shocked person was Straw Hat Luffy who was still seriously injured.

He was enjoying the meal prepared by Sanji with his two sworn brothers at the dining table.

Except for Nami and Robin, everyone else was wrapped in bandages.

"The Red Hair Pirates..." Luffy's eyes gradually shrank to the size of a needle, and he spoke in disbelief:

"Shanks…Robin is Shanks?"

Facing Luffy's sudden question, Robin responded with a cold sweat on her face while holding the newspaper:

"Although the newspapers say that they are missing...but the statues in these photos...

It's more like the entire Red Hair Pirates were completely defeated...

I only know one person in the world who can do this."

Robin's tone was very nervous, and he felt guilty all over at the thought of Arthur.

His mind recalled the time twenty years ago when he had tried his best to defeat the Demon Slayer Navy fleet and a terrifyingly powerful undead creature head-on.

That extremely tragic and bloody back is still vivid in my mind.

"Dad..." Usopp ran to Robin with a desperate look on his face and carefully checked the newspaper in her hand:

"You must be kidding...! Hey! That's the famous Red Hair Pirates!

My father Jesus, how could he be turned into stone!

He is my idol, he is very powerful, a sharpshooter who never misses a shot!"

In the newspaper, a photo taken with extreme farsightedness caught everyone's eye.

The huge naval warships were completely petrified and frozen under glaciers visible to the naked eye.

And beneath the clearly visible glacier are stone statues of the Red Hair Pirates’ leaders.

"Hehe~" Nami didn't believe the facts in front of her, and asked with a panicked smile:

“This must be an exaggerated news release by the Navy, right?

But these are the Four Emperors, the unique Four Emperors in the New World, the Four Emperors that even the World Government fears.

It's impossible to be defeated so easily, right?

Isn't that right? How long has it been? We have experienced such pain and despair from the Aurora Islands...

How come just a day or two later... another big shot at the top of the world fell?

This is obviously impossible, this news is not credible, right...?

Just yesterday, the World Government announced that it would... summon all the righteous people in the world to fight against Arthur..."

Nami said, suddenly realizing that something was wrong.

Why did they resort to such terrible means to conquer Arthur?

"No!" Robin trembled and shouted, "This must have been done by Arthur...

He started to act towards his goal! "

"Robin, could it be that... a lot of people helped him defeat the Red Hair Pirates?" Chopper asked curiously, hoping for the best:

“If no one helps him, then the Four Emperors, who symbolize strength and power, will be defeated in one day. Isn’t this too absurd?

But the Four Emperors!"

"Within twenty years..." Robin looked surprised and continued:

"Arthur is defined by the World Government as a being who is capable of rivaling the Four Emperors.

This is not ridiculous, guys. We should...reconsider our next trip carefully."

The Straw Hat Pirates, who had been listening attentively, thought it made a lot of sense.

In just a few days, they experienced the separation of life and death, and the cruel force crushed the results of their two years of hard training.

This is worth reflecting on for anyone present.

"I'm going to take revenge!!" Luffy's roar broke the silence:

"Usopp! Turn the ship around and head for the place where the incident happened in the newspaper at full speed!"

The captain's words were met with inner opposition from everyone present.

Sabo, who had been silent all this time, spoke up:

"Luffy, don't do this. You should know in your heart that going like this is a death sentence.

After two years of hard training, your strongest form lasted less than five seconds in front of that man.

For the sake of your companions' lives, as the captain's duty, please be reasonable."

"But...!" Luffy looked very sad and stammered:

"Shanks is my savior, I can't just stand by and watch him die... I... I don't want to lose any more family members and friends!"

"Then listen to everyone's opinions, Luffy. Don't act rashly against Arthur." Seeing Luffy was sad, Ace suddenly spoke:

“Being reckless will have no effect on that man. He is not someone who can be defeated by impulse.

The old man with white beard said that the man... had been enduring the pain alone for forty years and had survived till now.

It is not something we can defeat easily."

As brothers, Ace and Sabo don't want Luffy to die.

The experiences of these days have affected them, Luffy, and Luffy's companions.

They all experienced unprecedented despair and displayed their strength for the first time after two years of training.

They were so easily crushed by one person that they felt a little unbalanced.

Zoro: "That's right, Luffy, we have to take a long-term view."

Chopper: "Luffy..."

Nami: “Why did we make such a terrifying and powerful enemy? That feeling is so powerful that it is incomprehensible!

However, even so, I will unconditionally support your decision, Luffy."

Usopp: "My father is dead! Luffy...! You should think carefully about your friends' lives!

This is not the adventurous life we ​​had two years ago, but it can really kill people!"

Sanji smoked a cigarette, "You've just been through so much, it's time to grow up, Captain."

Robin turned her back to everyone and stood in the corner without saying a word, her mind filled with guilt.

Everyone's words also calmed Luffy down a bit.

He looked at everyone seriously, his last memory of the Aurora Islands emerging in his mind.

Even my grandfather and father who were as strong as monsters were killed. What can I change now?

"I understand." Luffy forced himself to calm down and said to everyone calmly:

"I'm sorry I wasn't calm. Let's talk about our next trip."

Seeing Luffy's attitude change drastically, his reckless behavior also calmed down.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Sauron took the lead in proposing:

"Luffy, I understand your determination to seek revenge.

But you must first learn to be a great ninja!

You have to grow up little by little from your previous experiences.

The captain's awareness is not just an emotional one.

You who have been crying in pain for so long.

We should understand from the grief that it is impossible for us to defeat that man now."

As a swordsman, Zoro knows the swordsman's fighting style best.

A swordsman who didn't even hold a sword in his hand.

It was such a terrifying thing that he could easily defeat them with pure fighting skills even though they had tried their best.

If the other party picked up the black knife, it would only take a moment to kill all of them.

Perhaps only the nature-type Fire Fist Ace can hold on for a while.

After saying and thinking, Zoro looked towards Robin in the corner.

The relationship between this woman and that man is very special. If it weren't for her, I'm afraid everyone present would have died.

"We still need to become stronger..." Luffy took Zoro's words to heart, clenched his fists and seemed to have made up his mind:

"It's decided. We will challenge the Four Emperors first. Thank you all for almost being consumed by hatred and acting impulsively, which ended our adventure.

I swear, I will never do that again."

While the Straw Hat Pirates were seriously discussing their next itinerary, Robin in the corner was already thinking.

Should I leave this pirate group?

Only she knew that when Arthur entered a real fighting state, it seemed that no one could defeat him.

Not to mention Arthur, who has become a complete stranger after losing Cooper.

She was frightened, trembling, horrified.

"Then let's set a goal. Red Hair is Luffy's benefactor, and the news of his defeat should be true." Sabo took out a map of the forces in the New World and placed it on the table:

“We have a lot of goals.

First, there are only three of the most powerful Four Emperors pirate groups left, and it would be too risky to challenge them directly."

Listening to Sabo's words, Ace beside him also felt that it made sense.

Four years ago, when I was young and ignorant, I tried to challenge Kaido, the King of Beasts. Now, after going through so much, I finally understand.

He simply couldn't do it at that time.

“The second is the powerful guys who followed Arthur after the end of the war two years ago.

Douglas Barrett, former crew member of One Piece, fusion man.

Thunder God Enelu, the one who was defeated by Luffy and the others on Sky Island, relied on his abilities to become a powerful presence in the New World.

And some old-time guys we freed from Impel Down.

Miss Barkin and a woman who was previously the captain of the Rocks Pirates and the Golden Lion Pirates' 7th Division, a force composed of the Animal-type Cat-Cat Fruit and the Black Panther Form. "

"what?"

"Miss Barkin?"

"Who?"

Everyone looked confused, having never heard of the two people Sabo mentioned.

But for Sabo, the former second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army, he had very clear information about them.

"Just reading the name may sound unfamiliar to you." Sabo pointed to an unknown area on the sea chart and continued:

“Don’t underestimate them.

Miss Bakin was Whitebeard's young lover. Although she is old now, she relies on the power of Whitebeard's bloodline genes to rule the New World.

Her son, Wilbur, is a monster with extremely terrifying power.

Luffy, even if you activate Gear 4, it may be difficult to defeat him.

The revolutionary army suffered a lot at his hands."

"Really?" Luffy responded seriously, without the confidence on his face.

It’s amazing to think that after two years in development, the proud Stretch Man was defeated in five seconds by a legend from the old times.

He understood that there are always people better than you.

"The other animal-type devil fruit user is the woman who left three claw marks on Arthur's left cheek.

Her name is: Ginny, she is nine years older than Arthur, has been imprisoned for decades, and is very powerful.

If there is a need for intelligence, we can contact them, and of course there are some illegal activities.”

"To be able to leave a scar on that guy's face... pretty powerful, right?" Luffy speculated. It was hard to imagine that someone could leave a scar on Arthur.

In his heart, he already had a shadow over Arthur's strength.

Little did people know that this happened more than 30 years ago at the Battle of Sphinx Island, when Arthur had just entered the world.

I didn’t know that Arthur’s strength was actually honed through fighting.

At first, he was just a weak ordinary person who needed to hunt for a living.

“Also, the rebuilt Shichibukai need to hand over 100 pirates to the navy every week as proof of their strength to maintain their status.

This also solves the problem of insufficient manpower in some navies. "

Journey, decision, adventure, and training have become the current goals of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Hatred was an absolutely unshakable force, so they could only put it behind them for the time being.

No one knows who will die the next time they meet Arthur.

Luffy, who has experienced the pain of losing his loved ones, doesn't want to lose anyone again.

The news of the Red Hair Pirates' defeat spread widely around the world.

Their territory was invaded by other pirates, sparking new wars one after another.

……

noon.

New World, near the G.12 Naval Base Port Ocean.

The Cooper was sailing slowly on the sea.

The boat swayed gently, and the corridor led to a clean and tidy room.

Arthur sat beside Yana's sleeping bed, staring expressionlessly at her face, which for some reason had magical power to suppress his murderous urges at a glance.

……

"Giving birth to the baby will affect all my actions. Do you understand whose child you are pregnant with?"

"Your actions have always been about killing! If the birth of a daughter can make you stop taking revenge on the world, I will give birth to her without hesitation."

"You have no idea what I'm going to do! You have no idea what this world has turned me into with its lies!"

The tip of the knife, which was as sharp as a knife, was placed on Gion's neck, and the sound of Arthur and her quarreling emerged.

"What are you going to do with the knife at my neck? Kill me? Can you do it? You act like a pathetic child as you unbridledly vent your emotions, stress, and your bestial sexual desires on me."

Twenty years ago, in the quiet night, in the office of the chief of G.12 base.

Arthur held a knife to Gion's neck and was arguing with her.

"You can't bring weakness to me, Gion, you absolutely can't."

"Others may not be able to see you clearly, but I know everything about you." Gion took a step forward, gradually bent down and let the tip of the knife pierce into his neck.

Seeing the blood flowing from Gion's neck, Arthur gritted his teeth and quickly stepped back, deeply afraid of hurting her.

Then he put away the knife, turned around and jumped into the window, looking at the moonlight with a worried look on his face:

"Let's go, Cooper, and leave this place forever."

Seeing Arthur choose to escape when facing the birth of his child, Gion ran forward to stop him, but saw Arthur jump down and was carried away by Cooper.

So she yelled, “You should pay for the mistakes you made to me.

It's easy to get involved with me, but if you want to cut off ties with me, I tell you it's impossible!

I will not avoid everything I have to face after having a relationship with you, you bastard!"

Cooper's flying speed disappeared in the blink of an eye, and Gion was so angry that he smashed the window hard.

Alone in the room where Arthur and I had all kinds of beautiful memories and deep physical communication.

"Cooper?" (Did I...make her angry? Why don't we go back, Arthur)

Cooper, flying in the moonlight, glanced at Arthur lying on his back.

It was the first time I saw him like this, arguing so fiercely over the feelings between humans.

“Cooper, women affect me…but I am also a man who needs to be released, and I cannot leave women.

I was completely... controlled by her."

"Ku... Kuber!" (Humph... If I had a female eagle like this, I would definitely be controlled by her!)

"So, we must stay away from such women!"

"Cooper!" (That's not what you did when you were making out with her, asshole!)

"That's different. That's releasing the desires in your heart. Who knew that you would overindulge...?"

"Cooper?" (Where do we go next? Go back and admit our mistake.)

"Am I the kind of person who would make a mistake? You must be kidding. The most important thing now is to hunt down those old immortals of the Knights of God.

They used my life card to hunt me, so I will also treat them as hunting targets.

And we will do whatever it takes to get the user of the Operation Fruit to fall into our plan."

"Kuber!" (Whoever stands in our way will die!)

"Those who stand in our way will die!"

Memories of twenty years ago emerged in Arthur's mind, and he seemed to have returned to the past relying on his memory.

Just then, a hand grabbed his wrist and brought him back to reality.

"Dad?" Yana woke up and called to Arthur, "Have you been watching over me all this time?"

Arthur shook his head, took a deep breath and asked:

"I haven't had time to ask you, Xiaona, before Cooper was hacked to death...did he say anything to you and that kid?"

"Dad, Uncle Cooper has it, but I can't understand what it says. It wrote a line of words on the ground..."

Yana responded, her voice fading.

"What does it say...! What does it say?" When Arthur learned that Cooper had something to say, the calm atmosphere was instantly broken and he asked hurriedly.

"Let Dad save it and the word Beihai..."

"Arthur, save me"

Hearing this, Arthur stood up suddenly, and the normal expression on his face disappeared.

The sudden change in the atmosphere brought about a wave of dark clouds and strong winds to the weather outside the Cooper.

The sea is churning and the waves are gradually boiling.

The creatures on the sea floor began to migrate, frightened by the murderous aura emanating from him.

"Leave me alone for a while... just a moment... Hancock will take care of you."

In front of his daughter, Arthur suppressed his murderous intent, opened the door to the soul cage and walked in.

Disappeared out of thin air in front of Yana's sight.