Chapter 206 Epilogue (Part 1): The Flame-Flame Fruit and the Shadow Throne (Bonus Chapter with Nutrient Solution)
Thirty-one years have passed since Dragon witnessed the brutality of the Celestial Dragons in God Valley and realized that the Navy could no longer fulfill his ideal of justice. He resolutely chose to leave the Navy and form the Revolutionary Army.
In the year 1515 of the Sea Calendar, which was also the fifth year since Violet entered this game world, she launched an attack on the leader of the Celestial Dragons who resided high in the clouds and controlled the direction of the world. Using the items left to her by Im, she forcibly teleported Im to the final island. Relying on the special features of the final island and the remaining [phantoms], she defeated him and broke the immortality ability that Im had bestowed upon the Five Elders and the Knights of God.
Meanwhile, the pirates who were famous throughout the seas, either to repay favors or because they had a blood feud with the World Government, led by Rocks, stormed Mary Geoise and dragged those who claimed to be descendants of gods off their thrones.
Taking advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the revolutionary army led by Long ignited sparks around the world, overthrowing the tyrannical rule of the nobility.
1515 was destined to be a turbulent year, and also an exceptionally busy year for media outlets like Morgans that controlled the flow of information.
Every minute, every second, shocking news emerges, only to be quickly overshadowed by an even more shocking piece of news.
Without the immortality granted by Im, the Five Elders and the Knights of God were utterly powerless to stop the pirates' advance, and Mary Geoise fell completely within days. With Mary Geoise and the World Government paralyzed, the already unpopular nobles and kings, under attack from the Revolutionary Army and the rebellious populace, perished one by one.
When they first learned that Mary Geoise had been attacked by pirates, the people at sea had a sense of dread, as if the sky was about to collapse. The World Government's rule was indeed brutal, and the annual Heavenly Gold they had to pay was suffocating. But they had become accustomed to living under this order—they had too little ability to resist danger under such exploitation, and therefore feared all changes and the unknown.
But as one brutal noble after another was overthrown from the throne, and one group of slaves after another were freed, the people on the sea gradually realized that this might be a good change, and at the same time, they gradually became accustomed to such things.
For them, discussing which Celestial Dragons the Revolutionary Army had tried and executed that day during their leisure time had become an essential part of their daily entertainment!
"When I was a kid, the Celestial Dragons were...blah blah blah..." has become the most common opening line for people over ten years old at sea.
The Marines, who were supposed to protect the Celestial Dragons, did nothing after they had a token encirclement of R'lyeh. No matter how many emergency calls were made from Mary Geoise, Fleet Admiral Sengoku answered politely and said, "We are carrying out the Buster Call on the orders of the World Government. However, R'lyeh is too dangerous and terrifying. It is normal that our manpower was tied up with them for a while."
The main characteristics are a good attitude, always ready to help, but never taking action.
Two of the three admirals were dispatched, and the third remained in Marineford. During this turbulent time, Tsuru needed to organize the massive amount of intelligence coming from the entire sea, while Sengoku, as the Fleet Admiral, needed to control all the movements of the navy.
"...So there are actually some people who are available, namely Garp, um, the one who formed the Revolutionary Army and overthrew your rule, the father of the dragon Garp."
"If you need, I can send Garp to Mary Geoise as well."
The Celestial Dragon who called for help: "..."
Garp was known for his terrible attitude towards the Celestial Dragons, and he even single-handedly saved Dragon, who had defected from the Navy.
If this father and son were to reunite in Mary Geoise, it remains to be seen whether Garp's iron fist would land on his beloved son's head or on the Celestial Dragon's face.
The Celestial Dragon who hung up the phone looked ashen-faced. Even the most foolish person would have realized something was terribly wrong from Sengoku's attitude at this point.
The Navy has completely betrayed the World Government!
The Five Elders were killed one by one by Rocks and the Sea Emperors. The Knights of God were completely scattered and rendered powerless. When the escaped slaves were led by Fisher Tiger and Jinbe, who had reappeared at some unknown time, to set fire to the Holy Land, the Celestial Dragons finally realized that they were not descendants of gods at all.
They are just ordinary people, capable of fear, bleeding, and being killed...
They were no different from the lowly people they looked down upon and the slaves they played with and amused.
In the year 1516 of the Sea Calendar, the Celestial Dragons gave up resistance, and Mary Geoise was occupied by pirates. Edward Newgate, known as Whitebeard, used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to completely destroy the city that had stood on Mary Geoise for hundreds of years.
In the same year, the World Government announced its dissolution and reorganization. The Revolutionary Army, new business giants, representatives of different races, and even representatives of slaves became one of the new power structures of the World Government. The first decree issued by this new organization was to conduct retroactive trials of the surviving Celestial Dragons and nobles. The trials and executions were broadcast live worldwide through the new media industry developed by Morgans.
Those nobles who were above morality and law, who could harm slaves and even commoners with impunity, lost all their former arrogance and nobility after their crimes were read out one by one. They could only weep and wail as they faced their deserved end.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku participated in the entire trial process. During his tenure, this naval leader assisted the World Government in completing more than one Buster Call mission, and also acted as an accomplice to the oppressive actions of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.
However, at the same time, the navy he led still maintained basic order at sea, and was the only force that ordinary people around the world could trust and rely on. The navy he led could not be called the light, but it was still the only candle in that dark time.
He silently faced the pleas and insults of the nobles on trial. After the trial ended, the live broadcast camera focused on him, as if trying to get from this man who had witnessed the rise and fall of an era a message no less powerful than the words Roger left behind before his execution and abduction.
But Sengoku remained silent, silently rising and silently leaving.
The following day, Sengoku announced his resignation, and after completing the handover of his duties as Fleet Admiral, the new Fleet Admiral would be former Admiral Kuzan.
In 1517 of the Sea Calendar, the R'lyeh Fruit and Vegetable Supply Line and the Science Department led by Begabank jointly announced that their collaboratively developed high-yield, high-growth-rate seeds had achieved stable production and could be purchased by everyone through the R'lyeh Fruit and Vegetable Supply Line's sales points. Thanks to the emergence of the new seeds, the food shortage on the sea farmland was greatly alleviated, and R'lyeh quickly became the wealthiest power on the entire sea.
In the same year, Violet purchased a third of Mary Geoise and converted it into farmland, planting the stone fruit trees and fig trees she had brought back from the final island. The Rocks Pirates reunited for an underground expedition, unraveling the mystery of the conflict between the World Government, the D. clan, and the David clan. The events that occurred underground hundreds of years ago were explained, and the final piece of the puzzle regarding this world's history was completed.
The last woman to go to the Underworld Online sacrifice was a descendant of the two races. After Im took over her body and sat on the Shadow Throne, Im, who controlled the Shadow World, then controlled the Shadow creatures, taking over the bodies of one person after another based on the bloodlines of the two races.
As for the D clan, they were originally moon people who worshipped the phases of the moon. In the past, they possessed extremely powerful technology and magic, and they used the symbol "D," representing the waxing and waning crescent moon, as their clan's title.
Unfortunately, their once glorious technology and achievements have been completely destroyed by disasters and the Celestial Dragons' deliberate sabotage, leaving only some underground ruins that allow people to glimpse a corner of the once prosperous race.
“Now that Im is dead, the Shadow Throne should be empty again.” Violet glanced at the World King beside her, who had just left the Underworld and still carried that cold, damp smell. “Would you like to sit on it?”
Sit on it and you'll have the power to control the entire Shadow World and even reshape it.
"That sounds tempting." Lox stroked his stubble. "But in the end, will I be the king of the world, or will that chair be it?"
"Heh, the title of King of the World isn't something given to me by someone else, like some heroes do." It was something that Rocks earned through his own hard work and battles.
"It's just a chair. If you like it, you can have it."
Violet chuckled, "It seems we all dislike it quite a bit, so let's just leave it underground."
As long as the Shadow World exists, the power of the Shadow Throne will not disappear, and it cannot be destroyed.
Perhaps one day in the future, someone will overcome all difficulties to stand before the Shadow Throne and become its new master, bringing about a new round of changes to the world.
But at least while Rocks, Shanks, and the others were still active on this sea, before Vale, Law, and the new generation had left the world stage, and before the seeds planted by the Revolutionary Army in people's hearts had sprouted and withered, it was impossible for a second Im to be born.
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"Island owner?"
Luo looked at Vera, who had suddenly stopped moving and tilted her head slightly as if listening to something in the wind, and his heart suddenly began to pound violently.
Even though Vera was standing right beside him, Luo inexplicably felt at that moment that he and Vera were separated by an impenetrable, transparent barrier, becoming people from two different worlds.
This prompted Luo to instinctively step forward and grab Wil's wrist.
The warmth and presence emanating from his palm slightly alleviated the panic in Luo's heart that Violet was about to disappear.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, it's just that it's been a while since I've been back to R'lyeh, and I wonder how the fig tree that the island lord planted next to it is doing."
"Ah, I have indeed been running around a lot lately." Putting aside the currently hottest seed business on the high seas, just considering the land that Violet bought in Mary Geoise, it will take a lot of effort to reclaim it into fertile fields after it has been abandoned for hundreds of years.
So, are you going back? Or are you staying here?
Vera turned to look at Luo and slowly smiled, "Then let's take a break for now."
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"Wait a minute, what's that?"
On some unknown island, Ace, who had secretly gone on an adventure without telling his parents, took off the hat that was covering his face to block out the sun, nimbly grabbed a vine and swung up to a tree, looking at a small wooden box that had been brought up to the tree by some animal and was stuck between the branches.
"interesting."
Ace reached out and brushed away the dead leaves and moss on the wooden box, looking at the beautiful patterns on the box and the hardware that hadn't been completely corroded with interest.
As a descendant of the great man who conquered the final island and the even greater woman who conquered the Pirate King, Ace's bloodline was naturally imbued with a thirst for adventure.
Looking at the beautiful treasure chest in front of him, Ace couldn't help but recall the various interesting adventure stories his father, Roger, had told him.
What could it be? Gold coins, jewelry?
If it were jewelry, that would be perfect. If I gave it to my mom, she would probably be less angry about him secretly going to sea without telling anyone.
With anticipation, Ace slowly unhooked the clasp on the front of the box and gently opened it.
Ace only caught a glimpse of red before a large black bird suddenly appeared from among the leaves and swooped down towards him. Startled, Ace grabbed the wooden box and stumbled as he fell awkwardly from the tree.
"Ah! Ah! Ah..."
Ace tumbled down the tree, and the wooden box opened completely during the fall, from which the fruit with flame patterns rolled out and fell straight into Ace's mouth.
Before Ace could spit out the bright red fruit, which he didn't know was poisonous, a protruding branch suddenly shot out and slapped him across the face!
Incidentally, I also stuffed the fruit completely inside him.
Ace: "Waaah!"
Ace, who had fallen to the ground, didn't even have time to rub his aching body. He painfully reached out and scratched at the air in front of him.
I can't breathe, help, help me...
The pain of oxygen deprivation prevented Ace from thinking about whether the strange fruit was poisonous. He swallowed it down with a painful gulp.
His teeth pierced the fruit's skin, letting the juice spread in his mouth. Ace had barely tasted a little bit of it when his face turned green, and he clutched his chest, gagging against the tree trunk with one hand.
vomit!
It was sour, bitter, and astringent, with a strange metallic and soot-like taste. Ace thought it must be the most disgusting fruit in the world.
He felt like he was about to vomit his insides out!
With a "poof," Ace spat out a small ball of blazing flame, scorching the moss on the tree black.
Ace: "Huh?"
Ace: "Eh?! Eh?! Eh?!"
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"Why can't I find it? It should be here! Dad's logbook is all here... Why can't I find it?!"
In the dimly lit cabin, Teach furtively rummaged through the chests in Old Man Rocks's storage room. Rocks had always had the habit of recording his adventures, and those casually scribbled notes contained unimaginable secrets, priceless treasures for any pirate.
Unfortunately, Locke simply wrote them down without ever taking the time to review or organize them. At most, he would just fold them into a stack and put them in a box to keep them dry.
This caused Teach, who had sneaked into Lox's room to look for information, a lot of trouble.
"Damn it, where is it?"
While Rocks and his mother were on the ship, Teach would never dare to sneak into the room where Rocks kept his logbook; Rocks' Observation Haki was no joke! However, Teach knew that today was the anniversary of his parents' relationship, and the two true lovers had long since left the Sword of Giebeck to enjoy their time together, leaving Teach, the unexpected guardian of the ship.
Therefore, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Teach.
"Found it!"
Teach's eyes lit up, and he pounced on the box containing stacks of manuscripts like a hungry tiger, quickly and clearly searching for the clean, well-marked papers.
Because Teach's target was the manuscripts that Rocks had taken notes on when he went to explore the underground caves six months earlier.
As an ambitious pirate, Teach firmly believes that the underground world holds the secret to the Celestial Dragons' eight-hundred-year rule over the world.
Although they have now been overthrown by the combined efforts of Old Man and Violet, the fact that they were able to rule for hundreds of years before Violet appeared shows that they did indeed possess secret weapons sufficient to maintain their rule.
Suddenly, Teach's gaze was drawn to one of the manuscripts.
There was a black throne drawn with charcoal pencil, filled with charcoal lines. It was a very simple line drawing, but Teach was deeply attracted to it the moment he saw it.
A desire called ambition swelled within him, and Teach held his breath as he carefully traced the black throne with his hand.
Teach felt the throne calling to him, calling for its next master, the next one to conquer the world!
And that person was Teach!
Otherwise, why would it be his father, Rocks, who went to the underground cave? Otherwise, why would Rocks have the habit of keeping a voyage log and have found this piece of paper? Otherwise, why would he be able to feel the call of the throne to him based on just a simple hand-drawn picture?
This means that, after Im, he was the second person chosen by the throne!
He, Teach, will become the second Im, and he will lead the David family to become the new Celestial Dragons and rule the world!
Having learned from Im's mistakes, he will rule the world with even more cruel and violent means. He will become the true king of the world, and he will remain so forever!
"That's right, I didn't realize you had such big ambitions."
"Of course, I am..."
Before Teach could finish speaking, he realized something was wrong. That voice... it was his father!
He turned his head sharply, but before he could think of an explanation, a sharp pain shot through his ears.
Alice grabbed Teach by the ear and pulled him up. She frowned even more when she saw the paper in Teach's hand and reached out to Rocks.
Rocks immediately understood and took off his sword and placed it in Alice's hand.
Alice didn't draw her sword; instead, she struck Teach with force, scabbard still attached.
"So you want to be the king of the world, huh!"
"Mom, let me explain!"
"You're ambitious, aren't you!"
"No, I... I was..."
"You sneaked in to peek, huh!"
"Ouch! That hurts! Wait, Mom..."
Although Alice stopped being a pirate after confirming her relationship with Rocks, it didn't mean she neglected her training. On the contrary, sparring with Rocks was a fun way for the couple to strengthen their bond.
With Rocks as her sparring partner, Alice's skills are now much better than when she retired.
With Rocks standing by with his arms crossed watching, Teach knew that if he just covered his head and let his mother scold him, that would be fine, but if he dared to resist even a little, what would fall on him next would not be a sword sheath.
After Alice vented her anger, she straightened up, and Teach quickly said that he knew he was wrong.
Alice watched as Teach, with his missing teeth, feigned pitifulness towards her: "..."
Alice couldn't understand it. She was able to win over Rocks back then not only because of her good skills and personality, but also because, although she couldn't compare to Shakky, the most beautiful woman at the time, she was definitely a top beauty.
Rocks was quite handsome.
How did Teach end up looking like this?
Alice stood beside Teach, looking down at his messy beard, thick limbs, and beer belly, then frowned deeply.
He was quite cute when he was little, how did this happen? It must be because Rocks spoiled Teach too much that Teach grew up to be so awful!
Alice turned around and glared fiercely at Lox.
Looking bewildered after being glared at by his wife, Rocks glanced at Teach's belly and gestured for Rocks to look.
Rocks: "..."
Rocks was speechless. Teach's father was still in good shape with eight-pack abs, so how did Teach, as his son, gain weight?
Rocks couldn't help but recall the various idiotic offspring of the Celestial Dragons he had seen in Mary Geoise, and he quickly shook his head vigorously.
No, no, we can't let Teach continue like this, otherwise Teach will ruin Rocks's reputation.
Thinking of this, Lockes bent down without hesitation, grabbed Teach by the collar, pulled him up from the ground, and dragged him outside.
"You want to be the king of the world? Come on, let me see if your skills match your ambition."
Teach, sensing the anger emanating from Rocks, was speechless.
Help! Help!
He's just a little too eager to learn, is it wrong to read the navigation log?!
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Ace was chosen by the Flame-Flame Fruit, but you, Teach, were chosen by your parents' combined efforts.
Before pursuing your ambition to conquer the world, you should focus on losing weight first. [doge emoji]
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