Starting with Kengan beating up the Pirate King

Chapter 42 The Nemesis of the Seven Warlords

The New World, on a certain island.

The sandy beach, which was soft and fine not long ago, is now covered with crisscrossing ravines, bottomless, like a dark wound torn open in the earth.

Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, sat on a relatively intact rock, carefully wiping his sword with a handkerchief, looking rather listless.

"Hey, Captain, why do you look so unsatisfied?" Yasopp teased casually as the red-haired crew members approached him from a distance.

“Of course, it was not easy to get Hawkeye to come and spar with him, but after only a few moves, he left.” Bendick laughed: “There’s nothing we can do. Ever since the boss lost an arm, Hawkeye has been less willing to spar with him.”

"Captain, don't be sad, let's have a feast!" Lucky Roux tore into a chicken leg. "Let's celebrate the 13th time the captain has been rejected by Hawkeye!"

"Hahahahaha..."

Shanks glanced at his gloating crew with annoyance, then smiled helplessly: "Alright, let's have a feast!"

When faced with indecisiveness, they indulge in excessive eating and drinking.

goo goo-

Just then, a sound resembling a seagull's cry came from the sky not far away, causing the members of the Red-Haired Pirates to turn their heads in surprise.

"Newsbird?"

"They've even come to such a remote place, has some big news broken?"

Red-haired Shanks waved to the newsbird, then took out 100 Berries with the same hand and handed it to it, receiving a newspaper in return. He opened it and quickly revealed a surprised and interested smile.

"Another remarkable young man has emerged on this vast sea! Ian the Flame Tiger? He defeated Crocodile and Hanafza in succession. This level of skill can no longer be described as just 'rising star'!"

"Boss, he doesn't seem to be a pirate."

"Haha, the nemesis of the Seven Warlords of the Sea? I wonder what Hawkeye would think if he saw this."

The crew members crowded behind him, reading and discussing. Suddenly, Redhead's eyes lit up. He grabbed the newspaper and ran out, sprinting along the beach and shouting towards the horizon.

"Mihawk! Don't go yet! A 'Seven Warlords' nemesis' has appeared on the high seas, you have to be careful!"

The crew members looked at each other in disbelief. Their boss had really gone mad. No one needed to be careful of Hawkeye.

A few nautical miles away, Hawkeye Mihawk, the world's greatest swordsman, sat on a ship, also holding a newspaper, a smile playing on his lips.

……

"Ian has also come to the Grand Line, and he's made quite a name for himself!"

On an island in the Grand Line, Ace pointed to Guan Yi in the newspaper, hugged Deus and laughed: "They actually took down two Shichibukai in one fell swoop!"

Deus also had a smile on his face, happy for his friend to become famous on the sea. Several of his companions who had joined the Spade Pirates later were a little puzzled: "Captain, do you know this Ian?"

"Of course! He was the man who almost became the vice-captain of the Spade Pirates!"

"Not even close!" Deus thought to himself, but he didn't give Captain Bogo any face.

The others looked surprised: "First mate?"

"Really? The 'Seven Warlords' nemesis' must be quite a big shot, right..."

"Hey, now that you put it that way, what we're going to do is even more amazing!"

"Haha, yeah, yeah."

As a pirate crew that has been on the Grand Line for several months, Ace has become a pirate supernova, doing several great things, and his bounty is a whopping 135 million Berries!

Not long ago, Ace made a huge decision—to challenge one of the Four Emperors of the New World, Edward Newgate, the Whitebeard!

He adjusted his straw hat, a smile playing on his lips: "Ian, you beat me to it. Just wait, I'll catch up with you soon!"

……

On Fishman Island, Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea, read the newspaper and casually put it down.

The nemesis of the Seven Warlords of the Sea? More than that, he was concerned about a new pirate crew that seemed to be clamoring to challenge Whitebeard. He couldn't let anyone harass Whitebeard so easily!
In the Amazon Lily Kingdom, Empress Boa Hancock glanced at the newspaper, then casually tossed it aside, coldly remarking, "Boring man."

In the Devil's Triangle, Gecko Moria had not yet received the newspaper due to the delay in receiving information.

In Dressrosa, Doflamingo chuckled smugly: "Crocodile has been defeated by a rookie, huh... huh..."

As for the so-called 'nemesis of the Seven Warlords,' he didn't care, and even found it somewhat laughable. However, Hanafza was also removed from the Seven Warlords and imprisoned in Impel Down; Kaido must be heartbroken.

……

"Waaah... Waaah—" In Wano Country, after drinking a jar of sake, Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, was crying like a baby weighing tens of tons.

Tears of sorrow flowed like a river. He embraced the Ulti siblings, who were initially grief-stricken but now somewhat panicked, and howled, "The despicable navy went back on their word and actually imprisoned your father in Impel Down! We absolutely cannot let this go!"

"Hanafza is my best brother. Don't worry, I will definitely rescue him!"

As the arms tightened and the terrifying force squeezed, the two children burst into tears, feeling as if they were about to die.

"You must be heartbroken too..."

……

East China Sea, Xixicono Town.

The members of the Laborers' Gang cheered with joy, as if it were New Year's Day. They knew their leader was remarkable, but they never imagined he was this remarkable. The Seven Warlords of the Sea were all top-tier pirates on the sea, and their leader had actually become the 'Seven Warlords' nemesis'?!

Alvida was more concerned about something else: after causing such a commotion, would that guy still care about this company, or would he come back?!
In Loguetown, Smoker stared at Guan Yi's photo in the newspaper for a long time.

Ian the Flame Tiger, I've seen this person before. He came to Loguetown, shortly after I was injured by that mysterious man, during a pirate capture operation, I saw him near the plaza!
The more he thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed. He picked up the Den Den Mushi and dialed: "Hina, this is Smoker."

"What is it, Smoker?"

"You've had close contact with that Flame Tiger Ian. What kind of person do you think he is?"

“Mr. Ian?” Hina’s tone was a little strange. “How should I put it… a polite yet decisive and domineering young man? Smoker, why are you interested in him? By the way, Hina has heard him say that he is from the East Blue.”

Smoker paused, then said in a low voice, "Remember when I was injured by a mysterious man a few months ago? I suspect... it was him!"

"...What?!" Hina paused for two seconds, then exclaimed in surprise, "No, that's impossible. If it were him, I would be visiting your grave right now!"

Smoker's face darkened: "Hina, I'm not joking, I..."

“Smoker, I wasn’t joking. Hina has been very busy lately and hasn’t had time to joke with you. Okay, don’t overthink it, Smoker. Hina feels like you’re almost obsessed with investigating the mysterious man.”

The Den Den Mushi hung up with a beep, and Smoker fell silent—was I just overthinking it?

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Meanwhile, Guan Yi was also holding a newspaper, watching the number of life points in the plan steadily increase. This kind of single-jump increase in life points started yesterday, and so far there have been several thousand times, nearly ten thousand life points earned. Only after holding the newspaper in his hand did he roughly understand the reason.

He became famous, and very famous!

Individual fate influences the fate of the secret realm; many people may have made changes simply because they heard his name or knew his deeds.

Perhaps they want to recruit him, or perhaps they want to defeat him and take his place. Any person who dares to have such actions and thoughts, once they put them into action, can have a certain impact on the future.

Unlike the laborers' gang members, whose fates were changed but whose actions did not affect the overall situation in the slightest.

"An unexpected gain... but what's with the title 'Seven Warlords' nemesis'? Isn't that bird just trying to provoke me? Hawkeye Mihawk is far beyond what I can mess with right now."

Guan Yi was somewhat troubled. When did he deliberately hunt down the Seven Warlords of the Sea? He fought Crocodile because he had a lot of life points, and he fought Hanafza because Hanafza offered himself up.

The title you gave me has made my subsequent actions a bit ambiguous.

Well, since we're already here, this is the last vote!
Guan Yi reached behind with his left hand, propelled himself forward with flames, and boarded the small boat, diving into the Devil's Triangle!
……

A few days later, at Naval Headquarters.

Sengoku looked at the document in his hand and breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Tyrant Bartholomew Kuma has accepted the World Government's summons, so there is only one person missing from the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

The World Government's opinion is that it would be best to have Ian fill the vacancy, because Morgans' damned title of 'Seven Warlords' nemesis' has significantly reduced the Seven Warlords' deterrent power and disrupted the peace of the seas... But since Alabasta, we've completely lost contact with Ian; who knows where he went..."

Just then, a marine rushed in, knocking on the door. He said urgently, "Fleet Admiral! We've just received news that Shichibukai Gecko Moria has been defeated by Ian the Tiger! Ian claims that Gecko Moria tried to steal his shadow, forcing him to fight back!"

Warring States: "..."

He slung the documents he was holding onto the table, slumped back in his chair, and wearily closed his eyes.

tired.

　As pointed out by a reader, I have corrected two errors in the previous text: first, the time when Crocodile joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea has been changed to more than ten years ago; second, the content about Hanafza injuring Zephyr's arm has been removed.

　　The second point is a secondary interpretation. After all, Z is a theatrical film, so some things can be interpreted differently without much issue. For example, Zeff went to get his arm implanted, and no one had heard about Hanafza joining the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Hanafza died too quickly, so Zeff only found out many years later. But later I thought it was unnecessary. It was too different from what everyone generally knew, and it wouldn't affect the subsequent plot, so I deleted it.

　　Finally, it's the last day of the month, please vote for me!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)