Chapter 21

On the Grand Line, a majestic red pirate ship was sailing across the sea.

A fearsome pirate flag fluttered in the wind, featuring a skull marked with three claw marks.

It represented its identity—Red Force!

This was the vessel of the Yonko, Red-Haired Shanks.

"Captain! Big news!"

Lucky Roo shouted, his body fat yet surprisingly agile as he searched the ship for Shanks.

"What's going on, why you make such a fuss?"

On the deck at the bow of the ship stood a one-armed young man with a full head of red hair, draped in a black cloak and three scars across his face.

He responded with a look of exasperation.

"It's a Big News!" Lucky Roo exclaimed, pulling a newspaper from his pocket.

"Look at this!"

"Oh?"

Shanks took the paper and opened it. But soon, his expression shifted from surprise to awe!

"What happened, Shanks?"

Beside him, a handsome man with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, the stoic first mate Ben Beckman, inquired.

"It's definitely a big news!."

Shanks grinned widely.

"Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords, was secretly trading artificial Devil Fruits with Jack the Drought, under Kaido command."

"And the Marine sent out Vice Admiral Momousagi to directly disrupt the transaction."

"Oh?"

A look of surprise appeared on Beckman face, quickly followed by a smile.

"Well, that's good news for us!"

Doflamingo and Kaido's deal involved the former acquiring a large quantity of weapons while the latter received numerous artificial Devil Fruits.

Only they would benefit from the trade and their strength would increase as a result. Now that they couldn't trade, it was naturally good news for Shanks.

"But that's not the real big news."

Shanks shook his head, his expression filled with astonishment.

"The real big news is that the Marine had a direct confrontation with Doflamingo and Jack."

"Did they end up in a stalemate?" Beckman asked slowly, taking a puff of his cigarette.

Based on his speculation, while Vice Admiral Momousagi was no weakling, both opponents were seasoned fighters.

Plus, with the elite Marine forces she brought along, it was highly likely they would end up mutually injured and retreat.

However, the outcome was beyond Beckman's expectations.

"No! The Marine… achieved a great victory."

"Not only that, Jack and all his subordinates were captured and taken to Marine Headquarters."

Beckman was momentarily stunned, shock washing over his face.

His hand holding the cigarette froze mid-motion.

Then, his brow furrowed and his expression grew serious.

"What's going on?"

"The Marine deployed a new Humanoid Weapon, the Seraphim!" Lucky Roo interjected eagerly.

"A new Humanoid Weapon?" Beckman's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Let me see."

He took the newspaper and focused on it, unable to suppress the awe his voice.

"Lunarian? No, the Seraphim developed based on them!"

"They look quite similar to the young versions of the Seven Warlords, as well as Akainu and Kizaru…" Beckman muttered to himself.

"From this picture, it's clear they possess Laser Beam attacks like the Pacifista and one of the Seraphim is even holding a sword, indicating they likely have impressive swordsmanship…"

He took a puff of his cigarette, his eyes narrowing further.

"Moreover, there are two more Seraphim and their movements… suggest they've mastered the Marine Rokushiki!"

"So, overall, it can be deduced that the base strength of these Seraphim should be significantly stronger than the Pacifista and they've mastered exceptional swordsmanship and the Marine Rokushiki! Remarkable!"

A look of astonishment crossed his face. But the next moment, he seemed to realize something.

"Wait, if that were the case alone, it shouldn't be enough to defeat Jack!"

"And it seems Momousagi didn't even engage, at least from this photo, it appears they could contend with Jack…" Beckman pondered.

"Though it sounds absurd, eliminating other possibilities leaves the truth: these Seraphim also possess Haki!"

One couldn't help but admire Beckman, a top-tier intellect in the pirate world.

He analyzed so much information from just a single photo.

Upon hearing Beckman analysis, Shanks and Lucky Roo were equally taken aback.

"Can robots uses haki?" Lucky Roo bit into the meat he was holding, unable to restrain his curiosity.

"I'm not sure, after all I don't understand technology, but based on the current analysis, the likelihood of them possessing Haki is quite high." Beckman replied slowly.

Shanks contemplated for a while before speaking solemnly.

"Let's send someone to investigate, we should know soon enough."

"However, I suspect the results of the investigation will likely align closely with Beckman' speculations."

"Hmm…"

Lucky Roo nodded "Then I'll go!"

With that, he took off like a whirlwind, quickly disappearing from their sight.

"Shanks…"

As Lucky Roo left, they fell silent for a moment. Beckman finally spoke gravely.

"Hmm?" Shanks looked at Beckman with a smile.

"The world is about to change."

Taking a deep drag from his cigarette, Beckman slowly continued.

"The Marine's actions this time came completely out of the blue, it's clear they just developed the Seraphim and wanted to test their strength."

"With Jack captured, it's enough to prove the Seraphim's power."

"So, it's reasonable to assume the Marine is already preparing for mass production of the Seraphim. When a large number of them are produced, it might be time to hunt down countless pirates on these seas, including us and the other Yonko crews!"

"Hahaha, really? It seems the world is indeed about to change."

Shanks laughed heartily

. A flicker of worry crossed his eyes, but it quickly transformed into nonchalance.

Before long, Lucky Roo returned.

He shared the information he had gathered, most of which closely matched Beckman speculations…

However, what shocked Beckman was that the one who developed the Seraphim was not the world-renowned scientist Vegapunk, as he had assumed.

But rather, it was the younger brother of Admiral Kizaru, a mere eight-year-old child!

"Lucky, are you serious about this?" Shanks questioned, his face filled with skepticism.

"Captain, this news is absolutely true! I was shocked when I heard it too!" Lucky Roo nodded earnestly.

Upon hearing this, Shanks exchanged a glance with Beckman.

They could see the shock in each other's eyes.

"So this is the truth…"

After a long silence, Shanks finally sighed.

In this day and age, even an eight-year-old child possesses such terrifying scientific prowess!

Having developed a Humanoid Weapon even more fearsome than the Pacifista, this suggests his scientific level might even surpass Vegapunk!!

How could they not be astonished?

"This kid is something else…"

At that moment, Shanks and the others realized.

The future world order would undergo a monumental shift because of this child…