Chapter 199: Lost Companions, Too Late to Say Goodbye! (Two-in-One)
While Tsugakuni Yoshiichi was happily talking with his new subordinates, General Sengoku was quite nervous at the moment.
After hearing the news of Barrett's death, Roger's mood became very abnormal. His domineering aura was completely out of his control and spread in all directions.
The terrifying domineering aura pierced through the prison cell, passed through the warship's deck, and quickly spread to the surrounding sea. The Marines operating the warship in the cockpit, as well as the Marines patrolling and looking out on the deck, were swept by Roger's domineering aura. Their eyes rolled back, they lost consciousness, and fell to the ground.
Roger's domineering aura directly enveloped the entire naval fleet. At this moment, all the warships became unmanned and stopped one after another.
In a cabin of Battleship No. 0, Garp, who had just laid down, was suddenly awakened by the sudden domineering aura. He quickly got up from the bed and hurried towards the cell where Roger was imprisoned.
"That Barrett kid was killed?!"
Roger, clutching the railing with both hands, looked solemn as he asked the question to the Warring States outside the fence. He had clearly heard everything Tsugakuko Yoriichi had just reported to Warring States.
But at this moment, Roger seemed to have not heard what Tsugakuin Yoshiichi had just said, and asked Sengoku uncertainly.
He was unwilling to believe this and expected to hear a different answer from Zhan Guo.
"ah!"
"If the person who reported it was Tsugikoku Yoriichi, then there is absolutely nothing wrong with this matter."
"The devil's heir, Barrett, should have been killed by Yoshikazu Tsugakuin!"
Zhan Guo had put down his hands that were behind his chest. He slowly walked to the front of the cell, looked at Roger, and said in a deep voice.
"Dead. Really dead!"
"How dare you."
Just as he said this, Roger suddenly shuddered, then covered his head and smiled bitterly:
“Hehehe.”
"Come to think of it, my pirate group has already disbanded! Barrett also left my ship a long time ago."
"Speaking of which, even though I'm a captain, I've been captured by your navy. I'm afraid it won't be long before I'm executed by your navy, right?"
"That guy Barrett. I was the one who killed him."
"Hehehehahahahaha!"
At the end of his speech, Roger actually covered his head and laughed out loud, his emotions somewhat out of control.
Zhan Guo was alert, but when he saw that Roger didn't seem to have any intention of attacking the cell, and noticed that the domineering aura emanating from Roger began to gradually dissipate, his expression relaxed a little.
At this moment, the cell door was pushed open, and Vice Admiral Garp hurried in. Seeing that Roger was still imprisoned in the cell, his solemn expression eased a lot.
Seeing Roger seemed to be "very happy", Garp couldn't help but complain to Roger:
"Hey, Roger, why are you acting crazy so late at night?"
"If you want to escape, do it now!"
"It's been a long time since we last competed, so it's a good opportunity for me to stretch my legs!"
As he spoke, Garp clenched his fists, and his fingers made bursts of bone-cracking sounds, looking like a reckless man ready to take action.
Sensing Garp's arrival, Sengoku turned around and looked at Garp, saying to him, "Tsugikuni Yoriichi killed Douglas Barrett."
When Garp suddenly heard the name Barrett, he didn't react for a while. He looked a little confused. Glancing at Roger, whose laughter was gradually subsiding, Garp suddenly realized who Barrett was!
"Douglas Barrett?"
"The guy who got off Roger's boat?"
As he spoke, Garp also looked at Roger. He suddenly realized that Roger's smile just now was probably not because of happiness.
"Ah! Yes!"
"That's Douglas Barrett, who was on my ship before."
"Your navy has produced a truly remarkable individual!"
In the cell, Roger responded in a deep voice.
At this moment, his eyes were full of bloodshot, and the dim kerosene lamp cast the shadow of the fence on his slightly pale face, making Roger look a little haggard. Roger was in a very bad mood.
The shadow of death has always been looming in his heart. Until now, he has even heard the news of the death of his former partner. The successive blows have made people like Roger feel a little confused.
After so many years of roaming the ocean, this is the first time someone close to me has died.
At this moment, Roger thought of a lot.
He knew very well how much some people in the World Government wanted him dead, and Roger also knew clearly how much hatred his title of "Pirate King" would attract for himself and his crew.
The World Government was unaware of the disbandment of Roger's pirate group. Therefore, after the failure of the Waterstar Island operation, the Navy did not take any further measures against Roger, the first "king" pirate group in history.
But this situation will probably be different in the future.
With Barrett's death, Roger could already foresee some future events. After the execution of the Pirate King, the World Government would probably not only investigate his movements but also eliminate any trace of his existence.
The World Government will probably start investigating the whereabouts of his crew members, and then find and kill them one by one.
To be honest, before today, Roger was full of confidence in his crew members. He believed that as long as his crew members were not stupid enough to attack the Navy Headquarters, their lives would not be in danger.
Even if we can't defeat the pursuing navy, escaping from them should be no problem.
But Roger realized that he might have underestimated the power of the navy. If the navy sent someone like Yoshiichi Tsugakuni to hunt down his crew members all over the world, then there would probably be no more than three crew members who could escape from Yoshiichi Tsugakuni.
At this moment, Roger suddenly felt that he had not made enough arrangements before surrendering to the Navy.
Before turning himself in, he had actually told his companions not to rescue him, but he had forgotten Barrett, who had already disembarked. It was because of his mistake that Barrett broke into the naval branch of Tsugikuni Yoriichi and was killed.
This is where his self-blame comes from.
Roger knew that he would definitely not survive, and what he was most worried about now was actually his family and companions.
"What an amazing guy!"
"If Yunyi knew that the Pirate King praised him so much, he would probably be happy too."
"Roger Barrett is a pirate, and Yoriichi Tsugakuni is a navy."
"He will die because he took the wrong path! If you want to blame someone, blame him."
"And you, too, took the wrong path."
Seeing the visible loss and haggardness on Roger's face, Garp actually walked to the front of the cell, sat cross-legged on the ground, and spoke to comfort Roger.
His relationship with Roger is very delicate.
Due to their positions, the two were enemies, but due to their personalities, they were also friends. Garp knew Roger better, as he remembered that Tsugakuin Yoriichi had once told him that Roger was seriously ill and didn't have much time left.
Combined with what he had seen of Roger and Yoshiichi Tsugakuin getting along in the Marine Branch before, Garp felt that Roger was probably not captured by Yoshiichi Tsugakuin, but had taken the initiative to go to Yoshiichi Tsugakuin's Marine Branch.
The life of Pirate King Roger is probably in the countdown.
Karp is a man who looks rough but is actually very careful. Relying on his intuition, he has already guessed most of the situation.
"Wrong way?"
"No! I'm not going the wrong way!"
"The wrong person is not me!"
Hearing this, Roger's eyes suddenly lit up and his face turned red. He seemed to have thought of something and felt more excited than ever before.
"What? Are you trying to tell me that being a pirate is still the right path?!"
"asshole!"
Garp was also a little confused by Roger's words and shouted angrily.
At this moment, Roger sat cross-legged on the ground and laughed again. This time, his laughter was full of joy and happiness.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Karp, if you live long enough, you'll see it one day!"
"It's not my fault!"
"The right person will eventually be guided by fate and walk on the right path!"
"You, your navy, can't stop it!"
“Hahahahahahaha!”
Roger laughed wildly, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were squeezed together, and there were even sparkling tears.
Seeing Roger like this, both Sengoku and Garp were a little confused, wondering what had suddenly gone mad on him. However, since he had no intention of escaping the prison, the two of them were relieved.
Just as Roger was being escorted back to the Navy Headquarters, Cyrus, Mihawk and Yixiao were driving a "merchant ship" towards Patrilla Island in the South China Sea.
Patrilla Island in the South China Sea has a standard temperate climate with four distinct seasons.
By the time Cyrus and others left the New World and entered the South China Sea, it was already late September.
On the azure sea, a crimson merchant ship was slowly sailing. On the deck, Cyrus sat cross-legged on the ground, carefully examining a nautical chart, holding it in one hand.
Patrilla Island is a tributary island of the Kingdom of Oran. There is only one small town on the island that is mainly engaged in farming. The permanent population is probably less than 10,000 people, which is a very small number.
"Only the Kingdom of Oran is marked on this nautical chart, not Patrilla Island."
"It seems that finding the woman the lieutenant general mentioned is not an easy task."
On the deck, Cyrus carefully examined the nautical chart, but was unable to find the destination of this trip. He couldn't help but scratch his head and mutter.
Mihawk, who was traveling with Cyrus, was currently concentrating on his training, holding the Black Blade Night in both hands. Meanwhile, Yixiao was lying on the railing, holding a fishing rod in one hand and playing with dice in the other, looking very content, not caring about Cyrus at all.
Cyrus would grumble, hoping that his two companions could give him some advice, but he didn't expect that these two guys were immersed in their own world, and the task assigned by Jigoku Yoshiichi seemed to have nothing to do with them.
"Mr. Yixiao, Mr. Mihawk, don't you two have any good suggestions for me?"
Cyrus asked, looking up at Mihawk who was training on the front deck and Yixiao who was fishing by the side of the ship.
Yixiao smiled when he heard this. He turned his head slightly and said to Cyrus, "Cyrus, you know, I am blind. I can't give you any advice on navigation."
As soon as Yixiao finished speaking, Mihawk said:
"Cyrus, you know, I've only ever been focused on 'this', and I can't give you any advice."
"Besides, isn't the Oran Kingdom already marked on your nautical chart? Since Patrilla Island is in the Oran Kingdom, you'll find out when you go there."
As Mihawk spoke, he raised the black knife in his hand towards Cyrus and said to him with a smile.
Hearing this, Cyrus couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile on his face. He raised the sea chart in his hand and said to Mihawk:
"You may not believe that the Kingdom of Oran belongs to that kind of United States."
"It's made up of more than a dozen island nations, and its territory is this large!"
Mihawk shook the chart, attracted by Cyrus' words, and turned to look over. Cyrus was holding a civilian chart of the South China Sea. As a civilian chart, it was not detailed, that was its "characteristic".
To avoid suspicion from the Navy Headquarters, Tsugikuni Yoriichi did not go to the headquarters to retrieve the South China Sea chart information. The South China Sea chart they had was purchased at a high price from a merchant passing through Dressrosa.
Sea charts are extremely precious things in this world.
In the absence of global satellites, anyone capable of charting the seas was a true genius. Of course, the navy and world governments possessed the richest collections of sea charts, while ordinary citizens were restricted from using them.
The purpose was to prevent more ordinary people from going out to sea. It cost Tsugikuni Yoriichi a lot to get the civilian nautical charts of the South China Sea.
The territory of the Kingdom of Oran is very large. If you really count it, it probably occupies 1/20 of the entire South China Sea.
Finding Patrilla Island in such a large area was no easy task. Cyrus and his companions left in a hurry, thinking it was a simple mission to pick someone up, but they didn't expect that this mission would actually hide such a huge pit.
"Well, let's take our time looking for it." Mihawk smiled and said casually when he saw the vast area of the Oran Kingdom in Cyrus's hand.
Cyrus sighed and nodded helplessly.
At this moment, a white news bird flew over the merchant ship, and a roll of newspaper fell from the sky and hit Cyrus' feet.
Cyrus casually picked up the newspaper and saw the headline on the front page. His pupils suddenly shrank and he muttered:
"It seems we can't find it slowly anymore!"
"Pirate King Roger will be publicly executed by our navy in Rogue Town on September 28th!"
The headline on the front page of Cyrus's newspaper was the Navy's "Announcement" to the world. On the 28th of this month, September 28th, the Pirate King Gol Roger would be publicly executed in Rogue Town in the East China Sea!
The Navy concealed the "D" in Roger's name, announcing that the Pirate King Roger would be executed soon.
This report also detailed the entire process of the Pirate King Roger's arrest. At the same time, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's photo was once again published in the newspaper as "the young legendary navy who personally captured the Pirate King Roger."
Not only that, the Navy also disclosed the fact that Douglas Barrett, a former crew member of One Piece, attacked the Navy branch and was killed by Yoshiichi Tsugikuni.
However, the popularity of this news was overshadowed by the public execution in One Piece.
"Number 28?"
"So it's only a week?"
Mihawk's expression turned serious upon hearing this and he said.
"Um!"
"After he was executed. No, perhaps even now, the World Government is already investigating his movements."
“If we move slowly”
At this point, Ichisho and Mihawk on the boat both realized the seriousness of the situation.
This was the first time that Yoriichi Tsugakuni had instructed them to take action alone. If the mission failed, Cyrus didn't know how to go back and face Yoriichi Tsugakuni.
(End of this chapter)
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