Ryuma stared at his hand, but thankfully, he had survived.
Ryuma said with excitement, "I... I actually defeated Kaido. It's unbelievable, right?"
Ryuma said, his heart filled with excitement.
However, Ryuma knew that things weren't that simple.
After eliminating Kaido, it meant that the entire world's balance would be thrown into chaos. One less Yonko, that was a huge deal!
Outside, Jack, Queen, and King looked at each other, their eyes filled with excitement!
"How is that possible... How could this happen?"
Queen said, equally surprised.
Although they had all been hoping for Kaido to meet his end, seeing him actually die in front of them, they couldn't quite believe it.
It wasn't because of anything else, but because Kaido was too strong!
Kaido had never lost before. They had followed him for years, and they had never seen him so defeated.
This time, "defeated" didn't even begin to describe Kaido.
He had been killed by someone stronger than him, Ryuma.
At this time, Ryuma walked out of the General's Mansion.
It was clear that Ryuma's left arm was almost completely disabled!
Ryuma took a deep breath, his face filled with embarrassment. Then, he slowly said, "Don't worry... I'm fine. You guys, hang Kaido's head on the gates of the Flower Capital for three days, for all to see. I want the world to see what happens to those who defy Wano Country."
Hearing this, the three of them looked at each other, unable to calm down for a long time.
"What? Don't tell me... you want to disobey?" Ryuma said. Although his body was trembling, the three of them still didn't dare to move him.
It wasn't because of anything else. The three of them knew that they could easily kill Ryuma if they wanted to, but they saw a bright future in him!
They quickly nodded and divided the tasks.
Ryuma watched them go about their business, then sighed. He thought to himself, at least he hadn't betrayed his own intentions.
Ryuma knew... that he had won against Kaido today by pure luck. He might not have another chance like this.
Ryuma thought to himself... since he was the dragon-slaying samurai of Wano Country, he had no choice but to temporarily take Wano Country under his control.
The Kouzuki family was now in ruins and had no ability to govern. If anything unexpected happened, they wouldn't be able to protect Wano Country.
Ryuma had now merged with the ancient dragon-slaying samurai Ryuma. In other words, Ryuma now had all the memories of Wano Country.
Ryuma swore to himself that he would protect Wano Country!
The black blade Shusui was in his hand. Although it was just a sword, it was his only old friend. Wano Country was the same. Although his old friends were gone, Wano Country was his homeland!
How could he not protect his homeland?
...
At the same time, in a different place.
In Marineford.
A man wearing glasses was leisurely drinking coffee, looking at the newspaper in his hand, and sighed, "That guy Roger... he's about to be executed. We can't let this drag on."
The man, of course, was the Fleet Admiral of the Marines!
Sengoku!
Sengoku, also known as "Buddha Sengoku," was the Fleet Admiral of the Marines. He was from the South Blue and was an old rival of Whitebeard, Shiki, and other great pirates. He later became the Fleet Admiral of the Marines, leading the Marines. As the commander of the Marines, he carried out "the justice that reigns over the world," and was the highest authority in the Marines.
Next to Sengoku was an old man eating crackers.
The old man was smiling. His black hair was mixed with white, and he was full of vigor. He was clearly a man of character.
The man laughed loudly, "Roger being captured... is a good thing, right? At least, executing the most powerful pirate will reduce the number of pirates, right?"
After saying that, the old man picked up another cracker and put it in his mouth.
Sengoku was expressionless. He turned to look at the old man and said word by word, "Garp, I don't think you think that."
Hearing this, Garp's pupils contracted, and the cracker in his hand fell to the ground.
The old man, of course, was Garp!
Monkey D. Garp, Vice Admiral of the Marines and a new recruit trainer, a legendary figure in the Marines, nicknamed Iron Fist Garp.
He single-handedly blocked the advance of the Rocks Pirates, who were unstoppable, in God Valley, and joined forces with Roger to destroy the entire pirate crew. He was therefore known as "the Hero of the Marines."
Even though his position was not as high as a Marine Admiral, the Admirals still respected Garp very much.
In terms of seniority, Garp and Sengoku were actually the same, but Garp had refused promotion many times!
Garp just wanted to be a Vice Admiral honestly. He didn't have any other thoughts.
Of course, Garp's strength had actually surpassed that of a Vice Admiral. Besides that, it could be said that Garp's Armament Haki was the best in the entire Marine Headquarters!
It was rumored that Garp's Armament Haki was ranked number one, and no one could match it!
Garp snorted coldly, his expression becoming very strange.
"No matter what, he was an old rival." Garp finished, clenching the cracker tightly, and the cracker turned to dust in Garp's hand.
"Sigh... Recently, because of Roger's matter, the entire Marine Headquarters has been in a state of chaos. There's no order. Other matters have been put on the back burner. This isn't a good sign." Sengoku said.
"Oh, oh, oh... The Fleet Admiral is the Fleet Admiral. You're really sensitive to intelligence."
Just then, a man wearing a white coat walked in. The man was wearing a yellow striped shirt under his white coat. He had a mustache and a goatee, short curly hair, and a pouty mouth. He looked a little strange.
And on the back of his white coat were two large characters!
Justice!
Without a doubt, he was Kizaru!
Kizaru was one of the three highest-ranking admirals of the Marine Headquarters, a Logia type user of the Pika Pika no Mi.
Kizaru's personality was unpredictable. He adhered to the concept of "ambiguous justice" and possessed powerful swordsmanship, kicking skills, and shooting abilities.
Kizaru was holding a report in his hand. He slapped it down on the table.
Looking at this report, Garp narrowed his eyes. He felt that Kizaru was definitely up to something!
"What is this?" Sengoku said, slowly picking up the report.
The moment Sengoku picked up the report, he was completely stunned, like he had turned to stone!
Kaido was dead?
How is that possible?
How could Kaido, one of the Yonko, die so easily?
On the newspaper, Kaido's head was severed and hung on the gates of the Flower Capital, the capital of Wano Country!
Sengoku took a deep breath and continued to read.
The man who killed Kaido was a young man named Ryuma!
Ryuma?
Sengoku thought about this name countless times, but he had never heard of this man...
Sengoku was extremely puzzled!
What kind of existence was Kaido?
The three admirals combined could at best fight Kaido on equal footing... Of course, this was a bit of an exaggeration, but they had never fought before, so no one knew what would happen.
Garp looked at the newspaper, remained silent for a moment, and said, "I didn't expect... the one who defeated Kaido to be a newcomer?"
Garp felt that Kaido being killed wasn't a good thing.
The World Government's Shichibukai, including the three Marine Admirals, and all the combat strength of the Marine Headquarters, were all there to create a delicate balance.
But once this delicate balance was broken, it wouldn't be good news. Who knows what kind of terrifying things might happen then.
Sengoku took a deep breath, looked at Kizaru, and said, "Kizaru... do you have any information about this guy named Ryuma?"
Hearing this, Kizaru's lips curled up, "Yo... I didn't expect that there were still things that Fleet Admiral Sengoku didn't know. Alright... since you've said so, I'll reluctantly tell you... Ryuma is also from Wano Country, but he's an ancient person, a dragon-slaying samurai from hundreds of years ago. It is said that Ryuma, by himself, slew a dragon! He never lost in his entire life. After his death, he was buried in Ryumazuka."
Sengoku's head buzzed when he heard this.
"But if he's an ancient person, he should be dead now. What's going on?"
"Tsk tsk... I'm not sure about that. But according to the newspaper, he has more than one Devil Fruit in his body. It's said that he has several. I don't know if it's true."
Hearing this news, Sengoku felt like he had fallen into a whirlpool and couldn't calm down for a long time.
Devil Fruits are something that a person can only eat one of. Eating too many can easily cause the body to explode!
This isn't something that can be solved by scientific research. It's simply a human limit, a human ceiling. Even after a thousand years, no one can change this fact.
After a long silence, Sengoku said calmly, "These newspaper people, they really dare to report anything... Anyone with a brain could tell that this is impossible... But then again, he's an ancient person. If he can be resurrected, he must have eaten some kind of Devil Fruit."
After saying that, Sengoku thought for a moment, then quickly said, "Alright... don't think about it too much. Kizaru, take Akainu with you and go to Wano Country!"
Hearing this, Kizaru frowned, "What are we going to Wano Country for?"
"To see if the news about him having multiple Devil Fruits is true. If it is, we need to investigate it clearly. Although he's not our enemy in the Marines right now, he's extremely dangerous, even more dangerous than Kaido by a hundredfold... Wano Country has never been a member state of the World Government. You and Akainu go there, one to see if he really has multiple Devil Fruit abilities, and the other to make Wano Country join our World Government member states." Sengoku said calmly.
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