Fleet Admiral Sengoku! Shichibukai Bartholomew Kuma has been discovered in Dr. Vegapunk's secret research lab. He was transformed by the doctor and appears to have lost consciousness. It appears the Blackbeard Pirates have not found him, - the soldier hurried to Sengoku and reported.
Sengoku groaned softly and looked at the giant who was slowly approaching from afar.
Even though he had completely lost consciousness, the courage that belonged to a Shichibukai-level master in the past still exudes a slightly dangerous aura. Why would such a person willingly agree to this kind of operation?
Although he had his doubts, Sentomaru from the Science Corps soon intervened:
- Before Dr. Vegapunk was kidnapped by Blackbeard, he once said that he had a deal with the World Government and an agreement between him and Bartholomew Kuma.
"Hmm... indeed," Sengoku thought quickly, and finally shook his head and said nothing more.
"Blackbeard Marshall D Teach, who stole the Celestial Dragon Saint Charlos, has been released by the Marines!"
"Blackbeard has attacked the World Government's secret scientific forces and kidnapped Vegapunk!"
"A detailed description of the fierce battle between the Blackbeard Pirates and the Marines"
"The Blackbeard Pirates are no weaker than the Four Emperors!"
"Champion Burgess was able to block the Marine hero Vice Admiral Garp!"
"Sheriff Demon Laffitte single-handedly blocked Marine Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Admiral Akainu!"
Countless appearances erupted across the mainstream media, especially Toutiao's headlines, which spared no effort to explain the situation of the battle at the time, further convincing Sengoku that the Blackbeard Pirates were indeed in close collusion with Alabasta.
In reality, Ezekiel really wanted to mislead Sengoku into believing that the Blackbeard Pirates were to blame. But the entire Blackbeard Crew was locked up in Alabasta Prison.
The execution was approaching, but the storm had already stirred up the sea ahead of time.
Some even predicted that Whitebeard would be arrested or even killed by the Marines in this war, and Blackbeard would become the new Emperor.
This news also silenced Whitebeard for a long time.
He really didn't know this Teach guy was capable of such a thing.
Thinking about Red Hair's warning, Whitebeard got a headache.
The battle was exciting and almost all the pirates were wounded, but the Blackbeard Pirates crew also gained a reputation.
The warriors of Alabasta were secretly treated in the Royal Palace in a medical bay connected to the Royal Academy of Sciences.
Fujitora's injuries were a little more serious than the others, but compared to his achievements, the injuries were minor.
The main difficulty of this battle was how to simultaneously hide their identities and give Vegapunk 2 hours to complete the operation.
Ezekiel could have taken Vegapunk and Kuma to complete the operation in Alabasta. But Vegapunk made a demand: to complete Bartholomew's transformation on the research island, and Alabasta cannot take Kuma.
But then what is the point of Bartholomew's transformation? Regardless of what agreement exists between Vegapunk and Kuma, that agreement is based on the condition that Kuma transforms and remains in the World Government.
If Ezekiel had ignored Vegapunk's request and taken the two by force, it would have made Bartholomew's efforts completely in vain, and Vegapunk would never have forgiven himself for it.
...
Alabasta Palace, the whole palace smells strongly of blood.
- Faster! Prepare for a blood transfusion!
- Admiral Smoker, don't move, your wound is open again!
- Wa-ha-ha-ha-ha! You look so ugly, Fujitora! - Roger pointed at Fujitora's wounded face and laughed, and Fujitora grimaced in pain.
- You idiot! If you could stop the enemy, this old man wouldn't be so injured! - A blue vein bulged on Fujitora's forehead.
- No way, after all, I faced that monster Garp, and don't call yourself an old man in front of me! I'm older than you! - Roger took a sip from the bottle. But in reality, this young cloned body was only 30 at best, and Roger wasn't that old when he died, like Fujitora.
- You can't drink this! This is medical alcohol! - the head nurse screamed.
"Don't worry, Fujitora will have enough too," Roger smirked at her and threw the bottle at Fujitora.
Fujitora grabbed the bottle and set it aside, ignoring the idiot's suggestion.
Ryuma calmly held his sword and waited for his wounds to be treated. Compared to his comrades, Ryuma's injuries were not serious.
The actor who played Celestial Dragon Charlos had several bruises on his face. A nurse applied ointment to him.
- Zephyr, is that him? - Ezekiel looked surprised when he found out that Zephyr beat up Charlos with his own hands.
"Marshal Zephyr said that he wanted to experience what it was like to hit a Celestial Dragon a long time ago." Kuro's face was expressionless as he said this, but he actually felt a strong sense of indignation. He knew very well that Zephyr had his own opinion about what he did as a pirate in the past, and the strength of his blow depended greatly on that.
It's hard to say that Kuro had changed, but he did regret what he had done in the past.
After working in Alabasta for a year, he gradually integrated into the country. In the past, he did not want to wander the sea, so he planned to find a rich man who would provide him with money for life.
But this is all because he did not come across a suitable scene.
If Alabasta is a big machine, then he is an indispensable part of that big machine.
When a person realizes that his own role can influence the work of such a giant, his ineffable motivation also increases. This is the place where he will serve all his life, and also the place where he can fully display his wisdom.
But most of all he regrets his past personality.
"Charlos's identity can no longer be used, at least not in the same way it was before," Ezekiel groaned.
The patience of the Marines has no limits because they are just an organization under the control of the World Government, but the patience of the World Government has limits.
The status of the Celestial Dragon is extremely respectable, but that does not mean that they can dominate the Five Elders or even those who are above the Five Elders. The World Government may react, they will at least understand the fact that Saint Charlos actually went against them long ago.
Therefore, it is not surprising that at some point the enemy will no longer treat Charlos as a Heavenly Dragon.