They could feel a slight corruption growing in their souls.
That little bit of darkness could eat away at their hearts, turning them into demons like Aatrox.
This is what the Thunder God meant when he said not to be their enemy.
He wasn't a Marine looking for trouble with pirates, he was only looking for trouble with demons.
"Hopefully,"
Rayleigh said noncommittally, "The fragile alliance between pirates, Marines, and demon hunters is coming to an end. Maybe we'll meet again."
He looked at Mumei, who understood and nodded.
After a while, all the pirates disappeared from the area.
Roger was seriously injured and they needed to find a safe place to recover, and Alabasta was definitely not safe.
It wasn't that they didn't trust Garp, but that they didn't trust the World Government.
Garp and the others understood what they meant, so they didn't say anything.
"The battle is over, even the Fleet Admiral is gone, so I should leave too." After the Thunder God finished speaking, he quickly left before Garp could say anything.
Garp was about to ask Makima what she was really planning, but the Thunder God had already vanished, and he cursed.
"He runs fast!"
So, only the original few people were left in Alabasta. It started with these Marines, and it ended with these Marines.
The only difference was that Alabasta was now a scene of destruction.
But they won!
Aatrox was taken away by the descendants of death, so he shouldn't appear in this world again.
But...
What about Roger?
Even without the green pyramid, Roger's power was unmatched. How could the Marines deal with such a pirate?
It was worrying...
They couldn't go back yet, because they had to represent the World Government and complete the post-war handover with Alabasta.
...…
The news of Aatrox's successful sealing quickly spread throughout the world.
The whole world was in an uproar. No matter their social class, whether they had been cheering or despairing about the end of the world, most people breathed a sigh of relief at that moment.
As the saying goes, it's better to be alive than dead. Even those who lived miserable lives felt a burst of joy when they saw this news.
In short, they rejoiced whether they saw Aatrox using his powers wildly or saw him being sealed. The former meant they could die with the rich and noble, and escape from their miserable lives, while the latter meant they could feel happy for having their lives saved.
In short, no matter what, they could win, they were winning big time!
And the nobles were even more excited than they could handle, indulging in revelry, especially those in the New World, because Aatrox could have arrived at any time.
Of course, when publicizing the news, the World Government deliberately erased the pirates' contributions, saying that the brave Marines had fought Aatrox to the death in Alabasta, and that the one-armed Marine hero Garp had risked his life to successfully defeat Aatrox.
Garp and Sengoku together had previously defeated Rocks, making Garp a Marine hero. Now, with Sengoku gone, Garp had defeated Aatrox, becoming the sole and strongest Marine hero. His popularity surpassed even his status within the Marines, and the whole world admired him.
Not to mention pirates, even The Black Order didn't appear much in the reports.
It could only be said that the news agencies of that era were still controlled by the World Government, who were stealing victories, especially Roger's.
It wasn't until the news king Morgans appeared that the World Government's monopoly on the news was finally broken.
They also ignored The Black Order for a reason. After all, The Black Order wasn't as easy to control as the Marines, and Makima had made some ambiguous moves at the end. The Five Elders had a real headache with Makima now.
To be fair, she was indeed a very capable person.
She deserved a lot of credit for being able to defeat Aatrox this time, but she had her own thoughts. The Five Elders didn't know what she was trying to do.
So, before they could fully control The Black Order, they could only give all the glory to the Marines.
And the seas were even more turbulent, because Aatrox's previous mass killings had killed countless powerful pirates, leading to a major reshuffle in the New World.
After the Alabasta incident ended, Genichi didn't do anything else, because people were excited, so he let them vent all their excitement for now.
He also needed positive emotional value. What excited him most about the battle of Alabasta was that the positive emotional value had increased a lot.
Maybe this time... he could reach the millions.
He hadn't seen a prop card worth millions yet.
According to the fact that positive emotional value being worth half as much again as negative emotional value, but still not exceeding the limit of this world, the prop card draw for millions will not be that different from the prop card draw for ten million.
If that's the case, it's better to draw now.
"Positive emotional value:"
"Negative emotional value:"
The negative emotional value was almost ten million again, while the positive emotional value was almost five million.
At this moment, a considerable amount of time had passed since the battle of Alabasta. After a brief period of celebration, the positive emotional value had slowed down again.
At first, he had expected to reach ten million positive emotional value, but now it seemed that people's positive emotions were indeed difficult to extract, but it was mainly because he had accumulated too little before.
"Oh well, anyway, in the prop cards, the difference between millions and ten millions won't be too much."
Genichi made up his mind and decided to use the positive emotional value.
He currently had the Doraemon item series and the Shikon Jewel series, and he could now perform four million-level draws. Even after using those two, he could still perform two extra draws.
There was definitely a shortage of Shikon Jewels now, so he could try to get more Shikon Jewel shards, maybe he could piece together the real Shikon Jewel.
"Shikon Jewel Shard*80: From the Inuyasha world, shards produced after the complete Shikon Jewel shattered. It can amplify the user's power. The more shards you have, the more abilities you possess. The complete Shikon Jewel can grant the user's wishes. (When drawing a card, holding a Shikon Jewel shard can increase your chances of drawing more Shikon Jewel shards.)"
"?!"
Genichi's pupils shrank. He never expected that he would actually draw eighty Shikon Jewel shards in this draw?
This thing...
Is it real?
Shikon Jewel...
It doesn't seem like there are eighty shards in total, right?
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