The Paper Fruit Among the Pirates

Wano country, the capital of flowers.

"I'm so happy today!"

"The annual 'Fire Festival' has begun~~"

In the only bustling place in the entire Wano country (the other is Huahua Town), there are festoons and festoons everywhere, brightly lit, children wearing masks laughing and running around, adults also put down the burden of life and have a drink , enjoy various performances on the street:

Huge ghost puppets allow people to stand on their arms and dance, 'Yamaba' with a ghostly face exhales flames to exorcise evil spirits, various snacks on the street exude fragrance, and there are traditional goldfish fishing games, etc... ··But behind this 'prosperity':

"If only time could stay on this day forever."

The older children who only have this day to be carefree have to start helping the house;

"After the sacrifice, you have to wait another year before you can drink."

Living in the capital is not easy. If you don't work hard, a large family may be driven away;

"Damn it...if it wasn't for Orochi having Kaido as a backer...!!"

The old warrior covered his face with his hands, but unstoppable tears rolled down his cheeks.

If it was just a simple black charcoal snake, this kind of perverse behavior and wanton sabotage of the country would have been punished by the warriors of Wano country. However, behind the opponent is Kaido, who is known as the strongest creature in the world. How many swordsmen of Wano country, All the great swordsmen fell under the opponent's mace...

Only today is the day to pay homage to the dead, so that everyone can relax, forget the hatred of the past, forget the difficulties of life, forget everything, put on the best clothes, sit at the door of the house and look at the lights of thousands of families in front of you, let the people in the sky Loved ones will not worry about themselves.

"It's very lively, Xiaoyu."

"Master, this place...is simply heaven!"

The tengu swordsmith who led Xiaoyu walked on the streets of the city of flowers. The bustling sight in front of her eyes made the little girl who had to work hard every day to weave a bamboo hat just to barely survive.

"Big brother, they said that as long as Kaido is defeated, the entire Wano country can be like—"

Oops, I accidentally slipped my mouth!

"Hahaha, beat Kaido?"

However, hearing Xiaoyu's words next to him, the expression of the man holding the flagon did not change as Xiaoyu expected. Instead, he raised the sake mixed with most of the water in his hand with seven parts drunk and three parts anticipation.

"The little girl's story is good, let me tell you more~~"

"Yes, only today."

Another old man with water took a sip of the liquid in the wine glass, "The big snake and his henchmen have to go to the island of ghosts to worship their master, so we can talk freely!"

"So, girl, tell your stories boldly. Let's all have fun—"

"It's not a story!!"

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"Brother Ace, Captain Luffy, Mr. Roman, many warriors from the open sea!"

"There is also a large group of samurai rescued by them. I saw with my own eyes that they assembled a huge fleet, and they are going to the island of ghosts to fight against Orochi and Kaido tonight!"

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All the people on the street were stunned for a second:

"Hahahaha~~~!!"

"I can't, I'm laughing to death..."

"This is the happiest thing I've heard this year, even though it's just a fantasy—"

However, the people around quickly laughed and cried,

"It would be great if there was a samurai who could kill Orochi and Kaido,"

"Speak out your dreams as much as you want, except that no one will die innocently today! Although it will be the same tomorrow."

"Little girl, it has been twenty years! I have seen with my own eyes 23 samurai who went to Oni Island to attack Kaido, but none of those strong men came back. But I still want to thank you for letting me This dead heart felt a throbbing again."

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Facing the crowd who 'comforted' her with kindness, the little girl felt unreasonable.

"Why are you all unwilling to believe me! What I said is clearly—"

"Forget it, Xiaoyu."

The swordsmith 'Tengu Mountain Feiche' next to him with a Tengu mask shook his head slightly.

"This country has endured too much suffering and despair too many times. Even dreaming is only today."

This is still the most "prosperous" flower capital, and the lives of ordinary people are already overwhelmed. In other areas, starvation is everywhere. Most people are poisoned by heavy metals and are skinny. Living to fifty is considered a "longevity".

"Today, just today, let everyone let go of everything and remember the past."

However, children like Xiaoyu don't have any impression of the "used" Wano country. The Wano country in their memory is filled with smog, poisonous water, and mutated creatures everywhere. Since there is no object of 'remembrance', there is only 'looking forward' to the future.

"Brother Ace, they will definitely win!"

"They can be one of the "Four Emperors" who were as famous as Kaido in the outer seas, and brother Luffy, who is also a samurai called the "Five Emperors" by the outer seas!"

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"The former four emperors?"

"I've vaguely heard of this. Two years ago, a 'Four Emperors' launched a war that swept across the open sea..."

"Could it be true this time—"

Just when the people on the street felt vaguely that this time the 'Crackdown on the Ghost Island' was different, there was a rumbling thunder in the sky, which even overwhelmed the noise of the entire Flower City, making everyone puzzled The heads up:

"what is that?"

"No matter how you look at it, it's an island, right?"

As the island with the rumbling thunder came closer and closer, the lightning and thunder, the radiance, the huge flying slash... and the voice that the people of Wano country will never forget :

"Oh lol lol~~ What can you do, little devils!"

Is it Kaido? !

In an instant, the familiar voice made the carnival civilians break out in a cold sweat! However, compared to the usual domineering and full of energy, his voice now seems hoarse and low, with insufficient stamina. But there is no question:

"It's Kaido himself!"

"Damn it, why did that guy come to the Flower City? Could it be that the island in the sky is..."

Ghost Island?

The Fire Festival in the entire Flower Capital was interrupted, and everyone looked up anxiously at the slowly approaching island in the sky. Even the bright moon in the sky was covered by the huge island, only the lightning, thunder, battle and firm voice could be heard.

"Kaido, today you are doomed!"

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"That's right, I'll go to sea with Ace, and leave after throwing you out of Wano! Kaido—"

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Along with the sound of shouting and fighting, there was an intermittent roar from above, which made the silent crowd below hear their brains go blank, as if they were in a dream.

Could it be that Kaido is really fighting against people above his head, and, it seems, probably, maybe:

Kaido at a disadvantage?

"Oh~~ Ignorant brats, for the sake of your hard work, let me tell you the 'truth' of this world!"

In the sky of Ghost Island, the scarred giant dragon looked down at several young men who were also scarred but refused to fall down. The huge mouth was split open, and several fangs were missing like two rows of sharp and huge knives.

"Do you think the throne of 'One Piece' is just a false name?"

"Whoever reaches Ralph Drew, whoever sits in that position, must take on the obligation to challenge the 'god' of the Tianlongren!!"

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Ace and Luffy below were stunned. After all, their dream was and is the laurels of "One Piece". But they didn't expect that this title also involved the Celestial Dragon... and what is the god of the Celestial Dragon?

"In other words, will it be besieged by the navy...or even the general?"

Facing Luffy's doubts, the giant dragon in the sky looked up to the sky and laughed wildly as if hearing something funny.

"Navy? Admiral?"

"It's just the dogs of the Celestial Dragons!"

"You don't think that the navy obeys those idiot Tianlong people because of the so-called 'descendants of the Creator' and other nonsense? And those generals who claim to be righteous, do you think they don't know what the Tianlong people look like? You don't I wondered why they didn't dare—"

"Rebel?"

In this world where great power is all in one body, a general can stand up to thousands of troops. If there are two or even three generals who can't understand what the Tianlong people are doing, then the so-called holy land Mary Joa should have ceased to exist long ago, right? but:

"Understood, Tianlong people are not all idiots, the 'God' standing behind them is the real reason why these pigs have been able to run amok for eight hundred years!"

Kaido squinted his huge longan eyes, looked at the little ghosts who were shocked by his 'reveal' below, and secretly seized the time to recover!

Even in the form of Yuyuguo, Phantom Beast, and Azure Dragon, under the attack of three domineering domineering entanglements and a double domineering compression, Kaido would suddenly give up the fight and begin to "explain" the truth of the world.

It's just a delay.

"In history, there have been many top-notch powerhouses like me who attacked the Red Earth Continent, but have you ever heard of their legends?"

···No, not a single one!

The only explanation is:

"The World Government Erases History,"

Robin, who defeated Black Maria, one of the six sons, with the "Avalokitesvara of Hundred Hands" in the duel, walked over. She had noticed a long time ago—there are many ruins in this world that show that those islands once had brilliant civilizations. Inexplicably turned into ruins.

"Oh lol, that's right. Nicole Robin—"

While the huge golden pupils were turning, Kaido's eyes fell on Robin.

"You are more important than what you realize! You, who can understand the text of history, are the key to Ralph Drew's hidden 'big secret treasure'!"

"Only by obtaining the great secret treasure of Ralph Drew and bringing the ancient weapons into the palm of your hand, will you be qualified to challenge the 'god' of the Tianlongren who has ruled the world for eight hundred years, and you will be able to return the real 'freedom' of this world!"

"Now, do you understand?"

"Compared to the battlefield I have to face, you are just a group of little devils playing with mud! Because of his physical problems, Roger can only use himself as a bait to kick off the prelude to the era of great pirates, and the person who will inherit One Piece must To break the 800-year-old shackles of this world! Of course—"

"It must be me!!"

The roar below interrupted Kaido's time-delaying words, and Luffy raised his head and looked at the dragon in the sky seriously.

"The only one who wants to be the One Piece is me! I don't care about the 800-year-old grievances, I just want to be the freest person in this sea!!"

"It's very courageous, brat..."

To become the most 'free' people in the sea, the Tianlong people are an absolute obstacle! And Luffy has already made it very clear, whether it is a Tianlongren or a "god", let them come! ——

"Everything that blocks me will be beaten to the ground by me!"

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A finger points to Kaido in the sky.

"Now, I'm going to beat you up!!!"

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As Luffy's domineering declaration spread throughout the island of ghosts, even the capital of flowers below fell into dead silence. Even if everyone didn't witness it, they seemed to see an indomitable figure.

"It's Brother Luffy!!"

Xiaoyu's cheers brought the people on the street back to their senses, and their dizzy brains finally connected a series of events together.

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Could it be that the dragon slaying warrior... no, in the words of people from outside the sea: the dragon slaying hero really appeared?

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And on the island of ghosts:

"I know you're stalling for time to recover, but—"

Roman, who was covered in diamonds, waved his hand, and pieces of 'blood bottle paper' that had conveyed their vitality flew back to his hands.

"Actually, we were hurrying to recover just now. If you continue to persevere, maybe we will be the ones who fell. Kaido~~"

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"Smelly brat!!"

"Everyone on-"