One Piece: Fist of the World.

Chapter 164: Aftermath, the Flame of the East China Sea
"This is the historical text!"

In the mausoleum of Alabasta, Robin looked at the historical text in front of her, gently touching it with her palm, and complex emotions flashed in her eyes.

Because of this, O'Hara was destroyed by the World Government with the Demon Killing Order, and all traces of its existence were completely wiped out.

"Can you understand?"

Cobra looked at Robin.

This was the day after the dinner. As agreed, Cobra brought Robin and Neylu to the Alabasta mausoleum to let them observe the secret passed down from generation to generation in the Alabasta royal family.

"Yes."

Robin gently stroked the historical text. Through the words in front of her, she seemed to travel through time and space and see the O'Hara family.

"What is written on it?"

Cobra looked at Robin curiously.

Although they have been guarding the historical text, they have not mastered the skills to interpret this ancient text and do not know what is recorded in it.

"Some history about this country."

Robin finished interpreting the words on the stone tablet in front of him and gave Cobra a dangerous smile.

"And some other things."

"Do you want to know?"

"forget it."

Kobra shook his head.

Some things are better not to know.

"Let's go!"

Robin turned and left, and Nelu followed behind him in silence with Cobra.

The World Government, which holds the greatest power in this ocean, is actually worried about the contents written on those tiny stone tablets.

Even he couldn't help but feel curious about that period of history.

···
"asshole!"

Smoker hung up the phone with gritted teeth. The cigar in his mouth was burning fiercely. A large cloud of smoke came out of his nostrils, filling the whole room with smoke.

Before or now, he had clearly reported the complete situation, and emphasized Crocodile's conspiracy to "usurp the country", but the headquarters had not given him the order to capture Crocodile.

Now that Crocodile has escaped, he contacted the Navy Headquarters again, but only received the reply "Received, waiting for orders."

Those bugs at headquarters!
How can we practice [justice] by joining them?

"Hahahaha, just wait for orders calmly, Smoker boy."

Karp laughed, then picked up the snacks on the table and continued eating.

"The snacks in Alabasta are really unique. Are they made from cactus?"

"Lieutenant General Garp!"

Smoker looked towards the marine hero.

Although he had always heard that Vice Admiral Garp was an eccentric person when he was in the headquarters, it was not until the first time he performed a mission with him that Smoker truly realized his eccentricity.

It was obvious that if Vice Admiral Garp had taken action, he would have been able to stop Crocodile, but he chose to turn a blind eye, and as a result, the other party escaped.

Now, if Vice Admiral Garp came forward to report the situation here to Marshal Sengoku, there would probably be a different result.

"Smoker, our mission is to keep an eye on the Shichibukai 'Lord', not Crocodile."

Garp glanced at Smoker who was completely surrounded by smoke. The kid had smoked countless cigars.

"As a marine, it is also an important quality to understand your mission."

"As a marine, I must practice the justice in my heart!"

A gleam of determination flashed in Smoker's eyes.

While reporting the situation, Smoker also applied to join the operation to capture Crocodile.

Crocodile, who committed such a crime, will definitely not be able to continue to serve as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. If such a guy is allowed to stir up trouble on the sea, who knows what country will be harmed.

As the first person to know Crocodile's true identity, Smoker regards capturing Crocodile as his own mission.

However, two days have passed since the incident, and until now, there has been no news of Crocodile being removed from the list of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, nor has there been any arrest order received from the Marine Headquarters.

What on earth are those guys in headquarters thinking about?
Smoker puffed on his cigar irritably, then pulled out a Den Den Mushi from his arms.

This is the Den Den Mushi that contacts Admiral Aokiji.

···
Naval Headquarters, Marineland

"Really!"

Zhan Guo looked at the materials in front of him with a headache.

After Smoker initially reported Crocodile's situation, the Navy quickly compiled all the relevant information, and the Criminal Investigation Department sorted and analyzed it before reporting it to Marshal Sengoku.

The materials in front of him recorded Crocodile's information in great detail, from his arrival in Alabasta to his years of business in Alabasta, and even his identity as the behind-the-scenes boss of Baroque Works was recorded.

The most eye-catching ones are the words that are marked out.

Ancient weapons!

"These scums of the sea!"

Zhan Guo let out a light sigh and began to rethink the current situation.

The fourth sea emperor was born in the New World. Although there were hatreds among the four parties, the existence of the four sea emperors gradually stabilized the pattern of the New World.

The pirates who were originally in chaos and attacking each other gathered together around the "Four Emperors", and the power of the pirates became unprecedentedly strong.

As for the navy, although they have three admirals and are much more powerful than before, they do not have much advantage over the pirates.

Not to mention the revolutionary army hidden in the dark. Although they have not taken many actions in recent years, there are still some news about them from time to time, and every time they take action, they will cause an uproar.

Although they are not satisfied with the policy of the Seven Warlords, under such circumstances, the Seven Warlords are an indispensable part of maintaining the balance of the ocean.

Some time ago, Gekko Moriah suddenly left the Devil's Triangle area and entered the New World. Although no news has been received yet, Zhan Guo still felt uneasy.

Not long after, Crocodile happened again.

Fortunately, not many people know about this matter, and the navy still has time to respond.

"As for ancient weapons, let the Five Elders take care of this."

Zhan Guo stuffed the materials in front of him into the mouth of the goat beside him, letting it eat the secret information, and then took out a Den Den Mushi from a drawer.

"Moshi Moshi, this is the Warring States period!"

After the Den Den Mushi was connected, Zhan Guo's face turned serious.

"I have something to report to you."

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Holy Land Marie Gioia
"That little brat is really not a quiet person!"

As soon as the Den Den Mushi hung up, the bald Five Elders spoke immediately.

"He has only been a Shichibukai for a short time, and he has already had conflicts with two of them."

"Even CP0 doesn't know the whereabouts of Moonlight Moriah, and now something like this has happened."

"Rode can't be blamed for this. After all, it was Crocodile who had evil intentions."

The bald Five Elders remained expressionless and looked at the curly-haired Five Elders.

"Crocodile's goal is ancient weapons!"

"Hmph, wishful thinking!"

The curly-haired Five Elders sneered.

"Ancient weapons are not something a guy like him can get."

"Compared to that brat Crocodile, I care more about this brat Nott Rod."

"He's been chasing after something from the past!"

At this point, a shadow flashed in the eyes of the Five Elders.

After CP0's investigation, it was found that there were some secret transactions between the Rod Pirates and Tesoro.

After the incident on Lavis Island, Tesoro has been searching for things from the past, no matter if they are swords, guns, or other things. As long as they are of some age or left behind by famous and powerful people in history, Tesoro will buy them at a high price.

And all these things collected by Tesoro through the channels of the underground world finally fell into Rhodes' hands.

Although he had been trying to cover it up by claiming that he liked collecting, Saint Satan still keenly noticed something unusual in his actions.

He likes to collect things from the past, and recruits Nico Robin, who can read ancient characters.

All of Nott Rod's actions were irritating the Five Elder Stars.

"A blank hundred years?"

The bald Five Elder Stars Nasujuro Saint looked at Satan Saint.

"Don't rule out this possibility!"

"Let CP0 investigate secretly."

"It is not appropriate for the Shichibukai to have large-scale changes right now."

"Yes."

The bearded Mazsan nodded.

"What about Crocodile?"

"The news hasn't been spread yet. Tell the navy and Rhode not to talk too much. Let the kid with the Sand-Sand Fruit continue to bear the title of Shichibukai."

"Also, have CP0 look for other suitable Shichibukai personnel. Once they find suitable personnel, they will eliminate Crocodile."

"Second!" The Five Elders decided Crocodile's fate with just a few words.

As the highest ruling class of the world government that holds the world's greatest hegemony, the five of them can decide almost all things in the world.

···
"Martha, do you want any news?"

"Lord Rhodes!"

A flattering voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

Her heart was still in the other person's hands, so Martha didn't mind being extremely flattering when she called.

Not to mention, the other party is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and now he is about to bring big news to himself.

"I'm in Alabasta."

Rhodes spoke directly.

"This is absolutely big news. If you are slow, it will be gone."

"tomorrow!"

A decisive voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

"I'll be in Alabasta tomorrow morning!"

Although she did not sail with Rhodes and his party, Martha had been closely following their itinerary.

After all, she originally wanted to follow Rhode and his team to uncover the news, but she was discovered later on Magnetic Drum Island and turned from a paparazzi into a posed photographer.

During the time when the Rod Pirates were not sailing, she was just relaxing and vacationing on the surrounding islands.

"Very good. I will meet you at the palace tomorrow morning."

The corners of Rhodes' mouth curled up slightly.

Three days have passed since they landed in Alabasta, and two days have passed since Smoker reported Crocodile's situation.

But until now, Rhodes had not seen any relevant records in the news, let alone the news that Crocodile was stripped of his status as a Shichibukai.

I'm afraid the world government doesn't want such news to be exposed, so it has been suppressing it.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea were established by the World Government to balance the power of pirates, but they have ulterior motives and are plotting under the banner of the World Government.

Whether it is secretly exploring ancient weapons or coveting the throne of a member country of the World Government, any incident that is exposed will cause an uproar around the world! It will also cause a sense of crisis in the member countries of the World Government.

Perhaps it was precisely because of such concerns that the World Government chose to suppress this matter.

However, Rhodes would not let things develop according to the ideas of those old men.

I just don't know if Big News Morgans has the courage to do so.

···
"asshole!"

Smoker suddenly shouted at the Den Den Mushi in front of him again.

He thought that the call from headquarters was asking him to pack up quickly and capture Crocodile, but he didn't expect that it was asking him not to reveal the situation here.

Can the World Government turn a blind eye to a pirate who threatens the king with the lives of the people in a country's capital and wants to obtain the legendary [Ancient Weapon] to subvert the world?

How can such a navy be called just!

Smoker's eyes were spitting fire.

"Haven't I already reported the situation? Crocodile wants to destroy this country and even subvert the world!"

"We already know what you reported."

A dull voice came from the Den Den Mushi.

"I must emphasize once again, Captain Smoker, that the intelligence you reported earlier is naval secrets. You must not disclose the relevant information to others without the permission of this headquarters."

"Damn you, can you call this justice? Why don't you cancel Crocodile's status as a Shichibukai, arrest him, and offer a bounty again?"

"Colonel Smoker!"

The voice from the Den Den Mushi remained calm, but the emphasis was placed on the word 'Colonel'.

"This is an order from the Navy Headquarters."

"asshole!"

Smoker hung up the phone angrily, the cigar in his mouth burning wildly.

"Bulu Bulu~~"

The sound of a Den Den Mushi sounded from in front of Smoker. Smoker blew away the smoke around him and picked up the Den Den Mushi.

"Hey?"

"Smorg!"

The Den Den Mushi imitated the person on the other end, with a cigarette in its mouth, and the crisp sound reached Smoker's ears.

"Did you have a quarrel again?"

"ha--?"

Smoker drawled in disapproval.

"Hina has told you many times not to argue with the people in the headquarters so often."

On the side of Den Den Mushi was one of Smoker's few friends in the navy, Hina Kurokan.

"Those guys are so abominable!"

When Smoker mentioned what happened just now again, there was still a fire burning in his heart.

"I heard some news that your position may be transferred."

"Are you planning to throw me into some corner and turn me out of sight? It just so happens that I don't want to see those guys' disgusting faces either."

"It's the town of Roge in the East China Sea."

"East China Sea?"

Smoker paused for a moment, then exhaled a puff of smoke nonchalantly.

"That's fine. I won't let anyone from the East China Sea enter the Grand Line!"

Even if he was exiled to the so-called 'weakest sea', it would not affect his practice of justice in his heart.

At least as long as I'm here, I will never let the pirates enter the Grand Line from Rogue Town!
···
"Hahahahaha, I can go back to the East China Sea with you."

On the deck of the warship, Garp patted Smoker on the shoulder and laughed.

Not long after Hina hung up the phone, Smoker received a transfer order from above, asking him to go to Rogge Town in the East China Sea to serve as the commander of the naval base.

After learning the news, Garp boarded Smoker's warship directly and prepared to return to the East China Sea with him.

"It's been a long time since I last saw my lovely grandson."

Garp pinched his nose and thought of his grandson who was far away in the East China Sea.

"Come to think of it, I should be an adult this year."

"The grandson of Lieutenant General Garp?"

Although Smoker was still full of dissatisfaction with the navy's top brass, he had already accepted the reality and spoke after hearing Garp's voice.

"Now that he's an adult, is Vice Admiral Garp planning to bring him to the Navy this time?"

"That's right!"

Cap laughed.

"They have grown up under the iron fist of my love. They will definitely become excellent navy officers!"

"I want to meet you now, the future star of the navy."

Smoker said sincerely.

Regardless of his personality, Vice Admiral Garp is a 'naval hero', a strong man who once chased Pirate King Roger around the world. A young man who grew up under the training of his iron fist will definitely become an important cornerstone of the navy's future.

"Pfft hahaha!"

Hearing Smoker's sincere words, Garp laughed again.

···
In the East China Sea, on an unnamed island.

"It's burning!"

A young man wearing a mask looked at his companions in front of him, and flames burned quietly on his body.

"what?"

The pockmarked boy seemed unaware of what was happening to him as he swallowed a strangely shaped fruit in his hand.

"Eh?"

The young man suddenly looked at his arm in surprise. There was also a ball of fire burning on his arm. The next moment, his whole body was surrounded by a ball of blazing flames.

The raging flames illuminated the coast and also illuminated the masked boy.

"I seem to understand."

The flames gradually dissipated, revealing the pockmarked boy.

The young man stretched out his palm, and a ball of flame appeared in his hand with a "whoosh". The young man put his index finger and middle finger together, making a pistol gesture, and balls of flame shot out from his hand like bullets.

"This is the power of the Devil Fruit!"

The flames ignited on the boy's body again, but he could not feel the slightest heat, as if he had become the incarnation of fire.

"It seems that the power of fire is more suitable for combat than rubber!"

Thinking of his younger brother who also ate a devil fruit, a smile appeared on the boy's face.

"Next time we meet, I'll let you see my abilities, Luffy!"

(End of this chapter)