Shikkearu Kingdom

New World, Demon Island.

The shipwrights' vibrant working atmosphere dispelled the island's gloomy cold, making this forbidden place on the great sea the first time to become full of life and vitality.

In the magnificent king's palace;

Apophis sat on the throne and mused, "Even the World Government is eyeing Raftel? Moreover, they acted hundreds of years ago. Does that mean that there is also some unknown connection between Raftel and the Great Kingdom of eight hundred years ago?"

"As for being permanently lost, heh!" Apophis wasn't worried about that. With his body as the coordinates, he could also get out with the connection between the two bodies.

"But this is good, take this opportunity to explore the unknown sea, but also to reduce the World Government's attention to me, after all, I am indeed a little too active in the past two years."

While sending a large number of Treasure Tree Adam to the moon while under cover of others, Apophis uses the remaining Treasure Tree Adam to start the ship's main body to build.

Finally, three months later.

Apophis and Kaido officially entered the last part of the Grand Line under the attention of the world.

For a while, anticipation and agitation filled the entire sea, everyone is looking forward to the king's birth.

In this way, a month, three months, six months, or even a year has passed, the eerie misty sea is still as quiet as usual.

Like the gates to hell, the courageous who dare to challenge it all swallowed.

Over time, the world's expectations for the two Yonko have been reduced again and again.

"I'm really looking forward to it! I wonder who will be the real winner in the end of those two Yonko?"

"It's been three months, shouldn't even that kind of big shot be lost in that sea, right?"

"Six months, have they really brought enough food for six months?"

"The Yonko, it seems a bit familiar?"

When the time came to 1513 of the Age of the Kaien, this sea has few people in the discussion of the former Yonko, the New World's great power, and began to devour the territory that once belonged the Yonko gradually.

It seems that the era belonging to the Yonko has quietly passed.

...

Marine Headquarters, in the office of the Admiral;

Dang! Dang! Knock!

Longinus, who was subconsciously sketching some pictures, gave a slight pause and put away the unfinished chart on the desk, "Please come in."

The Commodore who walked into the room held his head high, did not look away, and said with the most enthusiastic and full posture, "Admiral Hitsujiza, the pirates you asked us to keep an eye out for have been spotted."

Longinus gazed slightly and asked with a straight face, "Has there been news? Where is it?"

"It's in the Kingdom of Shikkearu on the island of Kuraigana." The Commodore replied.

"The Kingdom of Shikkearu?" Longinus whispered, constantly feeling that the name had a familiar yet unfamiliar feel to it.

"That kingdom has been engaged in a bloody war, even the mediation of the marine does not work in the slightest, but it is such a protracted war, but the curtain suddenly came down the other day."

"At that time, the marine stationed in the nearby waters also felt very strange, such a long war, in the absence of external intervention is impossible to end so abruptly, so they decided to go to the island to find out why."

"Then, they found the image of the pirate named Edward Weevil killing spree in the residual image of a surveillance Den Den Mushi in some corner." The Commodore paused for a moment, his angry voice changing to sadness, "If I'm right, that sudden ending of the war was probably ended by him alone!"

"A vicious and cruel pirate indeed!" Longinus sighed, "Where is Weevil, is he still on that island?"

Hearing Longinus' question, the Commodore reported in an inexplicable tone, "Not sure, the marines on the island didn't continue deeper because a group of Humandrills with weapons defeated them!"

"Humandrills with weapons?" Longinus' eyes narrowed slightly, and he finally knew where that familiar feeling came from that.

"Although it sounds a bit outrageous, it is true."

"Is that so? I see, thank you for your hard work." Longinus smiled gently.

"It wasn't hard work!" The Commodore excitedly shouted as if he had been hit by a chicken, "It's our honor!"

...

The gloomy and treacherous island is full of ruins, mutilated bodies, and limbs, with a tall cross erected in the center, and it is hard to imagine how many bodies are buried beneath it.

This cold and dead environment makes Minos circling above the island emit a restless and shrill cry.

Longinus jumped off Minos' back, startling the surrounding scavenging vultures to flutter their wings and scatter, and the blood-curdling ominous cries echoed in the night sky.

"This environment, it is difficult for Mihawk that guy can stay." Longinus frowned slightly and walked deeper into the forest.

Not even taking a few steps, a large group of mandrills rushed out.

Wearing armor and holding swords in their hands, they surrounded him like an army, with mindless, strange shouts coming out of their mouths.

"Ahhhh!"

Seeing that the humandrills were about to rush up, Longinus' eyes were slightly rounded, and a terrifying aura erupted from him, instantly shaking these baboons out of their senses.

His Haoshoku Haki, naturally, is not something that some mandrills can withstand.

Longinus did not stay but continued to walk towards the castle in the center of the island, and in his Kenbunshoku Haki perception, there seemed to be two different auras in that direction.

Inside the Gothic-style castle, the uninvited guest sat on the chair, with a deep gaze, looking beyond the empty castle as if waiting for something.

Finally, the sound of light footsteps sounded.

"I said who is the one who is disturbing people's leisure by releasing his Haoshoku Haki on this island, so it is you, bastard." The man with eyes as sharp as an eagle, shaking the tall red wine glass in his hand, said slightly lazily.

"I remember that the owner of the kingdom of Shikkearu should not be you, right? Oka Shichibukai, Mihawk-sama." Longinus walked into the hall and made himself comfortable, and found a seat.

"It was not before, but now it is." Hawkeye said succinctly.

Just then, a tyrannical roar sounded inside the castle, accompanied by what seemed to be the sound of a little girl crying.

In this gloomy and eerie environment, the sudden sound of a voice that does not resemble a human being is indeed very ominous.

Only for the two people in the hall, there is never anybody else who fears them; even if there is a ghost, it is just one more option in their hunting options.

Longinus even smiled and said, "This master of yours, there seems to be little deterrence ah!"

Hawkeye's face did not change, "This castle has not yet had time to clear, it seems, the last owner still has a lot of trouble left."

Published in Qidian, August 24, 2019