Chapter 115

[1 year later

Sengoku P.O.V.]

I'm sitting in my office with my feet on my desk.

'I can finally relax after so long. These last 3 years were hell, but at least I won't have to suffer like that ever again. I bet that that coward already ran away after he heard about our upgrade.'

"FLEET ADMIRAL!!!"

My secretary came running in like he was getting chased by the devil.

"What happened!?"

"They're back! The Azure Pirates are back!"

I completely froze.

'Damn it! Here I was thinking they wouldn't dare to come back. And I was planning to take Amazon Lily out soon.'

"Where are they?"

"Risky Red Island. The people living there said that they fell from the sky."

"The sky!?"

"Yeah, they said that two people fell from the sky, and after that, 16 ships with thousands of people appeared on the sea."

"I'M SUCH AN IDIOT!"

I destroyed my desk.

'How could I have forgotten about the Sky islands. I'm such an idiot. I could've already taken care of them. But at least Garp and I won't have to worry about being punished anymore. After the marines grew so much, the Elders forgave us.'

"Purururu."

My secretaries Den Den Mushi went of, and he picked it up.

"Did they move?"

"Yes, they started moving, and they reunited with the Giant's ship, and…"

He stayed quiet.

"I'm with the Fleet Admiral, so hurry it up."

"T… th… there are 9 new giants, which means that there are 13 giants."

'Hm? Even though giants are strong, we don't have to fear them so much. We do have our own, and there are plenty of people that can take down giants. I just need to make sure that no one approaches them if they're too weak. I doubt that any of those giants are as strong as Vice-Admiral John Giant.'

"Do you have any more information?"

He stayed quiet.

"Hello, are you there?"

The head of the Den Den Mushi suddenly changed into that of a girl.

"Huh, who are you, idiots."

"How dare you talk like that to the Fleet Admiral! And who the hell even are you?" asked my Secretary

"Fleet Admiral? Ah, he is that weak old man that Ken once talked about."

'Wait! That face!'

I grabbed a stack of old wanted posters from my broken desk. I went through it and grabbed one.

"You're Perona, aren't you."

"Oh wow, the Fleet Admiral actually knows my name. Should I be honored or scared? Horo-horo-horo-horo-horo!"

She started laughing.

"Let me talk to that brat! I know that he is next to you!"

"Huh? There is no one here beside me. Did you really think that Ken would waste his time with these weaklings? Horo-horo-horo! I just came here to have some fun. Goodbye for now, old fool."

She hanged up.

'That bastard! Moria told me that she had no fighting ability! I should have known better than to trust a filthy pirate!'

"W… what should we do, Fleet Admiral?"

"Leave me alone for now."

"Yes, sir!"

He walked out of my office, and I slumped down on my chair.

'I need to find out how strong every one of them is before I make a move. Since they don't have an island, it will be easier to take them down. It's one of the reasons why Big Mom and Kaido are so hard to take out. They have a great advantage in their own territory. But I doubt that Ken will get his own territory anywhere in the near future.'

[3rd person P.O.V.

1 day later

Some unknown island in the New World]

Shanks and his crew were relaxing under the shades of some trees when a newspaper bird landed next to Beckham. Beckham paid the bird and started to read the newspaper.

"Ey Captain, wake up."

He threw the newspaper towards Shanks's face, who caught it. He read the headline.

[The Azure Pirates are back!]

He smiled.

"Took them long enough. I thought they had chickened out." said Shanks

"It was so boring while they were away. I hope that they can entertain us again." said Yasopp

"Hahaha, let's celebrate their return!"

"You use every excuse to party."

"You don't want to join?"

"Shut up and hand me some booze already."

And in their Red Hair Pirates style, they partied till they passed out.

[Wano: Onigashima]

The strongest creature in the world is chugging down barrels of sake like water when two of his underlings came walking in with today's newspaper.

"Captain, they're back. The Azure Pirates."

He finished his barrel of sake and looked at the newspaper. He crushed the barrel in his hand.

"That brat! Send Page One and tell him to recruit him no matter what!"

"Y...yes, sir!"

They immediately ran away.

'That brat is too arrogant, but he will be a good addition to my crew. I doubt that he can beat Page One. He is only good at using his head. His power is just barely good enough. And his over 10.000 crewmembers will also be a great addition.' thought Kaido

[Toto Land: Whole Cake Island]

"Mother." said Perospero

He is standing in front of his mother, Big Mom. Katakuri is also here.

"What is it, Perospero?"

He showed her today's newspaper.

"Hm? Why are you showing me this?"

"Because we should keep an eye on them, Perorin."

"They're just weaklings with luck. Nothing to be wary of." said Big Mom while stuffing her face with candy

"Kukukuku, they aren't weaklings with luck. That Captain of theirs is extremely smart. I got interested in them after they took down Impel Down, and I started to do some research. There is no way to raid the most secure prison in the world without anyone noticing if you aren't extremely smart, Perorin."

"If he is as smart as you make him out to be, then I'm sure he would have disappeared for 2 years because he knew that he was too weak for the New World. They must have all been training. So we shouldn't carelessly underestimate their strength." said Katakuri

"Exactly, little brother. They have two logia users, and from what I could find out. And they managed to recruit Catarina Devon from Impel Down who has a Mystical Zoan Fruit, Perorin."

The aura around Big Mom suddenly changed. Katakuri and Perospero started backing off.

"Mother, what happened?" asked Katakuri

"That ugly hag! She dared to say that I'm too ugly to be killed by her! How dare she call me ugly while her face is worse than that of a witch!"

She started leaking a lot of killing intent.

"Perospero." said Big Mom

"Y… yes, mother?"

"I don't care about those brats. Just keep an eye on that old hag."

"Yes, mother!"

[Somehere on the New World sea]

"So that brat decided to stop being a coward." said Marco

"Gurarara! If he was a coward, Jinbe wouldn't have joined him." said Whitebeard

"Oh yeah, Jinbe huh. When he came here to tell us that, I was really surprised. But to think that the reason he joined him is because he thinks you and Ken are similar. I still don't understand how he sees that."

"Caring about your crew like family and eliminating your enemies like they killed your family. Oyaji and Ken aren't that different if you look at it like that. And I still remember when Oyaji was as reckless as Ken." said Vista

"Sigh, don't bring up my past. It's embarrassing."

"What do you think his next plan will be, Oyaji?" asked Marco

"He'll probably let his new strength go to his head and go for one of the Yonko's."

"And what would you do?"

"I would find an island and slowly build up my strength. And then take one ship with my main crew and go on an adventure."

"Yeah, I doubt that he'll ever do something like that. Kids these days only want to adventure and don't care about anything else." said Vista

"It seems like all of you are underestimating him. I might not be the smartest, but I know a smart person when I see one." said Jozu

"We'll just have to wait and see. But I wouldn't mind if he came and attack us." said Marco

"Still mad that he made a fool out of you?" asked Jozu

"Shut up! Nothing of the sort happened."

"Hahahaha!"

Everyone started laughing at Marco's embarrassed face.

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Quotes:

"If you're sad, think about the poorest person."

"I'm sorry. I gave you everything I had without making sure if you wanted it."

"In life, experience is the hardest type of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward."