News (It is the title of the chapter)

The four boys separated after the fighting.

Asdrerd returned home and painted Dadan, who was amazed to see herself in the portrait. She decided not to sell it and keep it hanging in her home.

The days passed, the routine was always the same. In the morning the fights, once finished, Luffy, Ace, and Sabo would do their thing, and Asdrerd would train on his own, both in art and in the physique.

In the evening Asdrerd read the newspaper and thought of techniques for the future. Ace and Sabo also began to read the newspaper, remembering Asdrerd's words "Knowledge is power!".

In this day's news arrived that shook the world:

— The appearance of the mysterious painter Spered, with an attached photo of his painting present in the Goa museum.

— Asdrerd's accession to Shichibukai and the cancellation of his bounty. Besides, the government has freed a good number of children enslaved by World Nobles.

— The death of the Millennium Cyborg, Mysha Ranfeld.

Ace and Sabo were surprised; the boy in front of them had a bounty of 533 million, now they understood many things.

"But he sold himself to the navy." Ace said.

"Yes, but he did it to save his friends held captive, he was forced to." Although not at those levels, Sabo understood what it meant to be a prisoner, he began to respect Asdrerd for what he had done.

Seeing Ace unconvinced, Sabo continued to speak.

"See it this way! The navy was afraid of its strength and had to compromise."

Dadan was also surprised by the news and hugged Asdrerd crying.

"You are a kind child! Working for those bastards for the sake of others!" She said crying louder and louder.

The next day Ace, Sabo, and Luffy took an oath of brotherhood, drinking alcohol from the same cup.

After becoming brothers, they talked about Asdrerd and decided to accept him as a teacher.

That evening the three poured some liquor into the same cup and gave it to Asdrerd saying, "From today you are our master!"

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Meanwhile, in the rest of the world, most people had only been interested in Asdrerd's article, not so much because of his membership in the Shichibukai; they were surprised that the Celestial Dragons freed slaves.

Some of these people had dead eyes, but seeing the photo of the freed children, they brightened.

"My son!" "My daughter!" Some people said kneeling and crying for happiness.

In their hearts Asdrerd had become the savior not only of their children but also of themselves, he had given them a reason to live again.

The nobles, however, were only interested in the article on the painter. They wanted his services.

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[𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐈𝐆𝐎]

A group of members of the revolutionary army was preparing to sail for the kingdom of Goa.

None of them knew that Mysha was part of their group, only a few members knew about this fact.

Kuma was already on the ship and was looking at the horizon.

"Master Mysha..." Kuma was crying thinking about his past. He was the king of Sorube, later he became a ruthless pirate. Mysha made him understand the value of life and brought he to the revolutionaries. He owed everything to the teacher, gave him a family, a purpose in life, but above all made him human.

"Kuma! Her death saddens all of us, but it was her decision." Dragon approached trying to cheer up his partner.

"As for her last wish, it's up to you to decide!"

"...."

After a moment of silence, Kuma promised himself to make Mysha proud.

"The teacher personally asked me to do it, later I will become a member of the Shichibukai."

"Mh, take your time, for now, leave that task to Asdrerd." Dragon nodded before turning around and checking out the rest of the party.

Kuma stood there, staring in the direction where her teacher had left for the last time.

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[𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐉𝐎𝐀]

The five elders had met again.

𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗘𝘆𝗲𝘀: "A member earned and a member lost, we have returned to the starting point."

𝗖𝗮𝗽: "It is thanks to the information that Cyborg gave us that we managed to keep the emperors in check. Her loss cannot be bridged so easily."

𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱: "She lived for millennia; did she have to die right now?"

𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗱: "Do you know anything about her death?"

𝗖𝗮𝗽: "Not yet, her body was found all damaged, she was probably being chased by someone looking for information."

𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗱 & 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲: "We hope at least she died without leaving information intact."

𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗘𝘆𝗲𝘀: "Where is her body currently?"

𝗖𝗮𝗽: "Imu-Sama explicitly asked to take her to the Flower Room and to look for Spered."

𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗱: "Information on this Spered?"

𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗱 & 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲: Another painting of his came up, also on Dawn Island, the chances of being on that island are high.

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[𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐄 — 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌]

A figure in a long dress and a crown was looking at a ruined and cutout robot.

He had been there staring at that "lifeless body" for hours, without saying words.

Numerous butterflies circled that destroyed piece of metal.

Imu decided to immortalize this moment, so he asked the Five Elders to bring the painter Spered in front of him at all costs.

He recognized the talent of the painter; Spered was the only one worthy of being able to draw Mysha, he and this room.

He did not know exactly how to feel at this moment, sadness for having lost the one who raised him?

Happiness to be able always have her close to him?

Anger towards those who killed her?

He did not know it either, the only thing he wanted was a memory with her, and that memory would have been a painting of the two in this room, where they spent most of their time together.

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Time passed and one day Garp returned to see how the brats were doing.

He saw a new brat but did not ask too many questions; to surprise him was the behavior of Dadan, who followed with a smile Asdrerd.

After training the three brats, Garp said he had to go with Asdrerd to one place.

"Huh?! Mr. Garp, please do not take it away! I want to adopt him as my son!" Dadan acted like a little girl and clung to Garp's leg.

Knowing that it would happen eventually, Asdrerd had already prepared mentally, although obviously, he was a little worried.

'If they set me a trap to catch me, I won't be able to do anything; I still don't have enough techniques to escape.'

'Of course, it's also a good excuse for not saving Sabo from the events that will happen soon.' He thought before heading to Garp.

Seeing Asdrerd move, Dadan left Garp's leg thinking, 'Poor boy, you see that he is going unwillingly, surely he is thinking that if he does not show up, they will harm the slaves.'

Asdrerd and Garp greeted everyone and then left.

During the trip, Garp told Asdrerd that their destination was Marijoa, in addition to introducing himself; he would attend a meeting with Sengoku and the other members of the Shichibukai.

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In Marijoa in a room with a large round table, Sengoku and Drakul Mihawk were seated while they waited in silence.

Mihawk was a nearly 2 m tall man; he wore a black hat with a feather used as a decoration. He had eyes similar to those of a hawk, a thin beard with a mustache and sideburns facing upwards. A well-trained body could be seen, as he wore an open black coat, with nothing underneath. He wore a crucifix-shaped pendant around his neck. Leaning behind the chair, there was a large sword.

Normally Mihawk would have refused the invitation, but he had heard from Shanks of Asdrerd and therefore had a little interest.

After receiving news from a subordinate, Sengoku said, "It appears that Boa Hancock and Gekko Moria have declined the invitation, Asdrerd is coming."

Moria was not interested in the matter, while Hancock did not want to set foot in Marijoa again despite being interested in seeing the Naked Angel, especially after seeing the children freed.

The room remained silent as time passed…