Chapter 8: Marine Recruit, Lucas!

Pirate King Roger: "Poor Shiki..."

Roger sighed dramatically.

Pirate King Roger: "The fleet he spent the first half of his life building was wiped out by a storm… The grand plan he spent the second half of his life preparing was also ruined by a storm…"

Whitebeard: "Gurarara! Looks like you and storms are destined to be together!"

Golden Lion Shiki: "Hmph! This is God's will to destroy me, not the fault of war!"

Shiki snorted coldly, but deep inside, he had finally come to terms with it.

It wasn't that he, the great Golden Lion, lacked ability.

It was simply that the heavens themselves were against him!

Whitebeard: "Alright, let's stop rubbing salt in Shiki's wounds. Let's move on to another topic. @Lucas, have you found your evidence yet?"

Lucas: "Hold on, I'm still looking."

Whitebeard: "Alright then. In the meantime, let's talk about the Four Emperors. Roger, the last of the Four Emperors is also someone you know quite well."

Pirate King Roger: "Oh? Who is it?"

Whitebeard: "It's that trainee pirate who used to be on your ship. The red-haired one—Shanks. He's all grown up now."

Pirate King Roger: "Shanks? I see! That makes sense. He was a kid I had high hopes for. I even entrusted my straw hat to him… It's only natural that he would achieve great things."

Lucas: "Really? Then let me ask you this—did you know that Shanks has already passed your hat on to another young man?"

Pirate King Roger: "What?"

Whitebeard: "Gurarara! That's right. The boy Shanks entrusted with the Straw Hat is the same one who defeated Golden Lion Shiki—Straw Hat Luffy."

Golden Lion Shiki: "No wonder I hated that hat so much! It turns out it's your hat, Roger! No wonder I wanted to crush that brat the moment I saw him!"

Pirate King Roger: "*Hahahaha! This is fate, Shiki! You and the owner of that hat are destined to be incompatible!"

Whitebeard: "And there's more. The boy who inherited your hat, Roger? He's none other than Garp's grandson."

Golden Lion Shiki: "WHAT?!"

Shiki's eyes almost popped out of his skull.

Golden Lion Shiki: "I knew there was something annoying about that kid! So not only is he the grandson of that old bastard Garp, but he also wears Roger's hat?!"

Golden Lion Shiki: "Damn it! If I had known this from the beginning, I would have crushed him the moment I saw him!"

Pirate King Roger: "Garp's grandson? Hahahaha! This just keeps getting better! I can only imagine the look on Garp's face when he found out his own grandson became a pirate! I would have loved to see his reaction!"

Whitebeard: "That family is truly something else. Garp is a hero of the Marine, his son Dragon is the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and his grandson wants to be the Pirate King. That bloodline is a disaster waiting to happen!"

Pirate King Roger: "Wait, what? The Revolutionary Army? What the hell is that?"

Whitebeard: "A group of people dedicated to overthrowing the World Government. Maybe they're the ones you were hoping would come along."

Pirate King Roger: "What?! There's actually a movement like that? Then I really want to meet Garp's son! I never expected my dreams would be carried forward… by Garp's own flesh and blood! What irony!"

Lucas: "Honestly, I'm just curious how Garp of all people ended up with a revolutionary son and a pirate grandson. Roger, did you say something to him before you died?"

Pirate King Roger: "Huh? No, this has nothing to do with me!"

Lucas: "Found it!"

In the real world, Lucas finally pulled out an old newspaper from a pile of documents in the Marine's library.

The moment he enabled perception sharing, the chat group exploded with reactions.

Whitebeard: "What's going on?"

Golden Lion Shiki: "What is this place?"

Lucas: "This? It's the Marine's library."

Fire Fist Ace: "Marine library? Wait… who are you to be able to access that place?!"

Lucas: "Marine recruit, Lucas!"

Fisher Tiger: "WHAT?! YOU'RE A MARINE RECRUIT?!"

Lucas: "Of course! Being a Marine recruit is just one of my identities. I'm also the owner of this chat group."

Pirate King Roger: "Unbelievable… I got dragged into this chat group by a Marine recruit? This feels ridiculous!"

Lucas: "Less talking, more reading! Here, look at this newspaper."

Lucas spread out the newspaper, which documented the causes and events of the Battle of Marineford.

Golden Lion Shiki: "What's this? A member of the Whitebeard Pirates, Marshall D. Teach, killed Captain Thatch of the Fourth Division and defected?! What kind of madness is this?!"

Golden Lion Shiki was shocked.

He knew the Whitebeard Pirates well. Unlike most pirate crews, they operated more like a family. Their internal harmony was legendary—betrayals were unheard of!

Whitebeard: "Hmph! I was deceived. I never expected that bastard Teach to be so ambitious…"

Golden Lion Shiki: "Hahaha! This is rich! As far as I know, the only iron rule on your ship is to never harm a crewmate. And yet, this brat Teach not only broke your rule—he completely shattered it! Looks like you are getting old, Whitebeard! Your grip on your crew isn't as strong as it used to be!"

Shiki wasted no time mocking Whitebeard.

He hadn't forgotten how Whitebeard had teased him earlier.

Can't beat a Marine Admiral?

Well, you can't even control your own crew, old man!

At least his subordinates had never dared to betray him.

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