One Piece: Lord of Disaster.

Chapter 357 Aftermath
It should be said that the whole world has quieted down.

Although they were white newspapers, at this moment, these fluttering papers resembled moving dark clouds, sprinkling across every corner of the world.

There were no cheers, no celebrations. When people picked up the newspaper with trembling hands, a deathly silence filled the world, followed by an overwhelming sense of horror and despair.

"World, pledge your loyalty to the birth of a king!"

This is the headline on the front page of this newspaper.

The picture below was taken from a low angle.

At the very top of the image is Roya, seated high on his throne.

Below, the monsters of the pirate alliance lined up on both sides, and at the very bottom were the highest-ranking officers of the Navy kneeling down!
In the East Sea, in the Kingdom of Goa, in Windmill Village.

The village had already been destroyed in the previous Sea King attack.

The surviving villagers evacuated urgently and hid in the mountains behind the village.

In the temporary settlement.

"How could such a thing happen!"

Leaning on his cane, the white-haired village chief cursed repeatedly, "What the hell is Garp up to! How could he submit to that scumbag Roya!"

"That bastard just destroyed Windmill Village!"

Beside her, Makino held a newspaper, her hands trembling slightly. She forced a smile, but it looked more like a grimace. "Mr. Garp must have his reasons..."

Even so, the woman found it hard to imagine what kind of situation Mr. Garp, who always upheld justice, would have to face to grovel before that monster, Roya.

"Does that mean... from now on, the whole world belongs to that guy?"

The plump, orange-haired bandit woman slumped to the ground, her face pale. "Even the Navy... surrendered!"

That's the navy!

The navy represents justice and protects the people!
Garp, what the hell are you doing?!

The last symbol of order and hope has collapsed!

Wouldn't the whole world be doomed if that happened?
While everyone else was filled with fear and despair, Makino gripped the newspaper tightly with both hands, her eyes filled with anxiety.

Luffy, are you still safe and sound?

Although the child didn't live here for very long, she really liked that lovely child.

Also in the East China Sea, in Cocoa West Village, in a messy orange grove.

"How could this be! How could such a thing happen?"

The pink-haired woman unconsciously dropped the cigarette she was holding onto the ground, and the cigarette butt landed on the newspaper in her hand, instantly burning a hole in it.

But the woman seemed oblivious, muttering to herself, "That's the navy! It must be that bastard Morgans making things up!"

She had served in the Navy and knew better than anyone what the World Government meant—it was the true ruler of this world!
Even though they've been put in a very difficult position by the pirate alliance these past two years, they shouldn't be defeated so easily, right?
Beside the woman stood the eldest daughter of the family, a stunning beauty with beautiful sea-blue hair. Nojiko's face was somewhat pale. "It shouldn't be fake. There's no point in lying that can be so easily exposed..."

"..."

The parent, Bellemere, moved her lips twice, but couldn't say anything.

She only has one thought right now.

Is this world doomed?

It was at this moment that the door was suddenly pushed open.

A figure rushed into the orange grove, backlit. "Belmel, Nojiko! Is what the newspapers say true?"

The vibrant orange hair looked exceptionally lively under the sunlight, but at this moment, the owner of the hair spoke with a tone full of panic.

Bellemere suddenly awoke.

She turned around and saw her eldest daughter's eyes filled with undisguised panic. Then, as her gaze shifted, she saw her second daughter's flustered face.

I was terrified, but the two children, who had never experienced hardship before, were even more frightened.

Therefore, I need to calm down.

"Don't be afraid! Nami, Nojiko!"

Bellemere waved to her two daughters.

When her daughters came closer, she opened her arms and hugged them both tightly. "Don't be afraid! Such a big shot wouldn't care about a poor, remote place like ours."

"It will be alright, everything will be alright."

The two daughters immediately hugged their sister and beloved mother tightly, and the family of three embraced each other, using this close embrace to provide courage and strength to their family.

but.

The woman with orange hair, Nami, had a very serious expression.

Everyone already knows what that monster Roya did in the other half of the world on the Red Line!

What will the world face next?
In a certain area of ​​the South China Sea.

On the deck of a seagoing vessel.

"What a joke! That bastard has already defeated the World Government, and now he's going to take over the whole world? How could it be so fast! How could the World Government be so useless!"

The red-haired man screamed in disbelief.

"Isn't this a good thing, Kidd!"

Beside him, a masked man with long blond hair said in surprise, "If Roja rules the world, then the true era of pirates will have arrived!"

"I refuse to accept some bullshit world king standing above me!"

The red-haired man, Eustass Kid, captain of the Kid Pirates, roared angrily, "You bastard! King of the World? I don't acknowledge that!!"

You don't admit it?

His companion, a man named Kira, paused for a moment.

The World Government has been defeated by that monster Roya, so it seems pointless for country bumpkin pirates like us to admit it or not.

"very good!"

Kidd suddenly grinned, "Then there's only one goal left! Head to the Grand Line, find the Catastrophe Company, and then take down that guy Roya!"

"King of the world? He deserves it, but I don't?"

Kira remained silent.

North Sea, West Sea, New World.

Although the people in these three sea areas were equally shocked by this event, overall, their level of acceptance was the highest.

After all, Roya has already ruled half of the world on this side of the Red Line, so it doesn't seem strange that he would take over the other half.

Even the people living in these three sea areas harbor a strange sense of schadenfreude.

They've been tormented by Roya for so long, and now it's finally the turn of those who were living good lives to fall into hell!
The first half of the Grand Line is this sea area known as Paradise.

Alabasta.

royal palace.

The current King Cobra put down his newspaper, his eyes filled with unspeakable worry. "How could things have developed to this point? It's unimaginable that the World Government could be defeated, and even the high command of the Navy has knelt before Roja."

"Father,"

Behind him, the little princess with blue hair looked equally worried. "If the whole world falls into Roja's clutches, Alabasta will not be spared either!"

Will this country also become like those countries on the other side of the Red Earth, turning into a living hell?

For the past two years, in order to incite hatred among the people against the pirate alliance, the World Government has been making every effort to spread propaganda about how miserable the people are in the areas ruled by Roja.

"..."

Cobra took a deep breath. "At this point, all we can do is try our best to protect this country!"

Fortunately, the pirate alliance will not take the initiative to attack the countries within their territory.

As long as the taxes can be paid, the only enemies of this country are the pirates who have completely lost control because of Roya!
"..." The little princess bit her lip and remained silent.

What else can I say at this point?

“However, Vivi,”

Cobra picked up the newspaper again, placed the photo next to his daughter's face, and looked at it from side to side. He said with some surprise, "There's a woman in this photo who looks just like you."

"I noticed it too!"

Princess Vivi, equally astonished, asked, "Father, do we have relatives who have joined the pirate alliance?"

"I've never heard of that before!"

The world was indeed terrified by the news in the newspapers.

Who could have imagined that?

The World Government was defeated so easily by the pirate alliance.

Although anyone with even a slight understanding of the world situation had already foreseen that the war between the World Government and the pirate alliance would not last long.

But this is too fast!

So fast that the world didn't even realize the war had begun before everything was already over.

This world has a new master, the most brutal, the most vicious, and the most evil master!
The aftershocks of the Sea Kings' attack haven't even subsided yet.

"What will this world become?!"

People screamed in utter horror.

Besides ordinary citizens, the navy was also among the hardest hit.

Navys around the world were completely bewildered when they first saw the newspaper.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Vice Admiral Garp, and all the Admirals—have they all surrendered to the pirates?"

"How could that be? How could those adults kneel before a pirate!"

Somewhat unbelievable.

"What a joke! Those bastards betrayed justice!!"

At a naval base, a man with a cigar in his mouth roars angrily.

Furious.

Tina doesn't believe it!

At a naval base near Alabasta, a pink-haired woman gritted her teeth, "What exactly did Roya do to them?!"

Some people think there must be something fishy going on.

However, some naval personnel—

"Great! That means we don't have to fight the pirate alliance anymore!"

"Hahaha! If we can join the Natural Disaster Company, we can really do whatever we want!"

Such a navy does exist.

Besides the navy, the World Government still retains a considerable amount of power.

In a large prison within the amusement park.

"Director! What do we do now?! The World Government is finished, the Navy has surrendered to Roja, what are we going to do?!"

The entire prison was now in complete chaos.

The tall man was sitting on the toilet, sweating profusely.

Yes, so what should we do now?

With the world government now completely collapsed, their prison is like a rootless plant; a slight breeze could cause it to vanish completely!

What should they do?
While he was defecating, he didn't notice that an unprecedented storm was blowing into the prison, in a cell on the bottom floor.

"Hehehe, such a thing actually happened?"

A low laugh echoed from the dark cell. "Then what are you hesitating for? Why don't you release me now?"

Outside the prison, a pale-faced jailer hesitated, "But, Warden Shiryu—"

"Stop talking nonsense. You came to me because you know that idiot Magellan won't surrender to the pirate alliance, right?"

The man locked in the cell said coldly, "Following him will only lead to death, but for me, it's a different story!"

The jailer then gritted his teeth fiercely.

That's not all; the World Government still has other remaining forces.

On a deserted island in the park.

"Is it really over just like that?"

Crocodile flipped through the newspaper. "More than two years ago in Mary Geoise, wasn't Roya getting beaten up badly by that guy named Im?"

"That's why that's the true nature of the natural disaster, Roya, which is forever beyond our imagination."

Hawkeye casually replied as he chopped vegetables with a kitchen knife on the counter, "That guy's strength is probably beyond anyone's imagination."

After the Battle of Mary Geoise, the two of them started yo-yoing together.

To avoid being called back to fight the Cataclysmic Company, they simply went into seclusion and lived a life of their own. They basically ignored the messages from the World Government. After witnessing the epic battle in Mary Geoise, Crocodile even gave up his ambition to seek Hades.

Given the strength those monsters displayed, even if he obtained the ancient weapons, he wouldn't be able to protect them.

Fortunately, the World Government did not intend to conscript them after that, so the two of them have been able to live comfortably under the title of Shichibukai until now.

"Hahaha! He actually became the King of the World."

Crocodile put down his newspaper, lit a cigar, and took a satisfying puff. "Hey, Mihawk, what do we do next? Should we try to fight them?"

"if you can,"

Hawkeye slowly spoke, "I would like to fight Roya."

"Guhahahaha! Even if that guy hasn't gotten any stronger than he was back in Mary Geoise, you still couldn't withstand one of his sword strikes!"

Crocodile laughed heartily.

"That's precisely why I want to see his sword!"

Hawkeye said, "I don't care if I die at his hands."

"Tsk."

In the sky above the park, a jet-black dragon descended from the heavens.

"Grandpa! Uncle Zeff! Uncle Sakazuki! Uncle Kuzan! Uncle Borsalino! What's wrong with everyone?!"

The black-haired boy in a navy sailor uniform screamed repeatedly while holding a newspaper.

Beside him, Shanks took a deep breath. "It's probably Roja's ability! He's controlling everyone in the Navy!"

Just like Mr. Jabba!
"Manipulation?"

The black-haired boy suddenly turned around, then said loudly with a knowing look, "So, as long as we get rid of that guy Roya, everyone can go back to normal, right!"

"Take care of Roya?"

Even at this moment, Shanks couldn't help but find the boy's words somewhat amusing: "If we could get rid of Roya, the whole world could be back to normal."

"understood!"

The boy clenched his fist tightly. "Then I'll be the one to beat that Roya guy!"

Dragon gazed at the boy, slowly exhaled, and said solemnly, "If anyone can truly defeat that monster Roja, it can only be you! Luffy!"

Perhaps, fate is truly looking out for them.

(End of this chapter)