boyutpedia Chapter 303 The Great Pirate Era
Chapter 303 The Great Pirate Era
Roger was stabbed through the body by two executioners amidst his laughter.
Crimson blood flowed down from the execution platform.
The golden lion, who had witnessed everything, stood there in a daze.
This man, who had always been his enemy, whom he hated to the core yet whom he genuinely admired, died so hastily.
In that instant, the Golden Lion suddenly realized that all his pursuits seemed to have lost their true meaning.
To rule the world? To reign supreme?
It seems like that's all there is to it.
So, when the executioner raised the blade above his head, his only thought was—the blood on the blade was Roger's.
puff!
The cold blade pierced his body, and the Golden Lion instinctively groaned before regaining consciousness.
He looked down at the audience below, who were stunned by Roger's words, and grinned.
"Sengoku, Garp, your decision to have me and Roger executed together was the biggest mistake you ever made!"
Softly murmuring this, the Golden Lion mustered his last strength and shouted:
"The way to reach Laugh Tale! Is to collect all four Red Road Poneglyphs!!"
After shouting, the golden lion laughed loudly for a while, and then died on the spot.
On the same day, two legendary pirates, Gol D. Roger and Shiki the Golden Lion, used magic together, which was a huge earthquake for the whole world.
Especially now, at the execution site in Rogge.
The eyes of countless people watching the execution were all unconsciously bloodshot and reddened, and one frenzied shout after another roared out of their mouths as if by instinct.
Bucky was squeezed in the crowd, tears streaming down his face.
Shanks hid in a corner at the edge of the square, gently pressing down his straw hat, two lines of tears streaming down his cheeks.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky, and heavy rain poured down, covering the tears on the faces of the two boys and washing away the blood that kept flowing down the execution platform.
Besides the two of them, several others showed different reactions.
Crocodile curled his lip in disdain.
"In the end, we still can't get around the Beasts Pirates."
"Well, my goal wasn't ONE PIECE to begin with, but I already have a new goal in mind!"
Doflamingo wore a wicked smile.
"Fufufufufu... The Beasts Pirates, Kaido, how intriguing!"
"What exactly is your goal, you who forcibly married a member of my clan?"
"Even though he had three red Road Poneglyphs in his hands, he let Roger become the Pirate King first."
"Fufufufufu, I feel like our collaboration has a chance to go even further!"
Jorah Mihawk watched the execution platform silently. Blood, washed away by the heavy rain, flowed down its sides like two lines of bloody tears.
"Is even the heavens weeping for you?"
"It's a pity that we've lost two opponents who could challenge us in kendo."
Monkey D. Dragon stood in the rain, wearing a hood, his eyes serious and resolute.
Although ONE PIECE was not his goal, the crushing defeat of Golden Lion made him clearly understand the power of the World Government.
The Self-Defense Force he established is not strong enough. If he wants to overthrow the current world government and establish a new order, he must become much stronger!
Like Kaido, an army of at least 100,000 should have at least three admirals, no, preferably more!
Compared to their differing thoughts, Sengoku at this moment truly wanted to tear Roger to pieces.
He wondered why Roger, that bastard, would turn himself in; it turns out he was waiting for him here!
And Golden Lion, he shouldn't have arranged for the two of them to be publicly executed together!
Wouldn't it be better to lock him up in Impel Down and imprison his Float-Float Fruit?!
Not only could it prevent Shiki from uttering his dying words, but it could also prevent the Float-Float Fruit from returning to the sea.
but……
It's too late to say anything now.
The deed was done, and no matter how disgusted he felt, the Warring States period had to handle the aftermath of the public execution properly.
After all, publicly executing the Pirate King and Shiki would be a major boost to the Navy's reputation.
Alternatively, consider it from a different perspective.
The person who currently possesses the most red Road Poneglyphs in the world is undoubtedly Kaido; he holds three, as the whole world knows.
Under this premise, any pirate who wants to pursue Laugh Tale will inevitably set their sights on Kaido.
They may not pose a significant threat to Kaido himself, but their constant harassment could definitely impact the overall development of the Beasts Pirates.
Zhan Guo let out a long breath. Now that things had come to this, this was the only way he could console himself.
………………
The public execution of the Pirate King caused a huge sensation worldwide, and its final effect far exceeded Sengoku's expectations.
One wave of pirates after another set sail, directly creating an era known as the "Great Pirate Era".
Of course, correspondingly, the number of people eagerly joining the navy is also skyrocketing.
This is partly due to the publicity effect brought about by the previous Naval Headquarters battle.
Sengoku and the Navy proved to the world that the Navy was not incompetent; it was simply that Kaido was too strong.
If the Navy can close the gap with the Beasts and suppress them like the Golden Lion, it is not impossible.
On the other hand, the rapidly growing number of pirate groups has also actually endangered more peaceful islands.
Whether it's to prevent pirate attacks or to seek revenge after being attacked, the number of people in this group is being forced to increase day by day.
An ordinary young woman from the East China Sea joined the navy, swept up in this wave and following her heart's impulse.
Of course, this massive wave that swept the entire world also affected all kinds of animals.
However, compared to those greenhorn pirates who have just set sail or the new recruits who have just joined the Navy, Beasts has been preparing for this day for several years.
The peace of those previous years wasn't solely due to busy domestic affairs; Kaido was also deliberately waiting for his prey.
After all, the New World had been basically divided up, and any attempt to expand would inevitably involve Shiki and Roger.
Rather than fighting them to the death, we might not even be able to seize a complete piece of territory in the end.
It would be better to wait a few years until they bring it upon themselves, and then take over their territory directly.
There's no need to elaborate on which of the two is easier.
So, almost the day after Roger and Shiki were publicly executed, the Beasts' fleet appeared in the waters near the island where Roger and Shiki's flags had once been flying.
And these islands, of course, were quite sensible.
Except for a very few hotheads, most of them only put up a token resistance before changing the island's flag.
A new era has officially begun in the world of One Piece.