These words, spoken by Shanks in a slightly younger voice, carried a profound weight, as if a tidal wave was sweeping across the world.
This was a declaration to the entire world.
Shanks intended to display his strength, because only a voice that could contend with the world's hegemon, the Navy Family, would not be ignored by the world.
The cries of the weak like those in Alabasta would be swallowed by the yellow sand.
Only the strongest, only the power etched into everyone's hearts, could tear through the gloom and reach the depths of every person's soul.
Therefore, even when trapped in a desperate situation, even when targeted as the Navy's primary objective, Shanks did not retreat a single step.
At this moment, Shanks's flesh and blood began to melt.
His body, which was not as sturdy as most people in the Pirate World perceived it to be, was enveloped by ice, magma, and golden flames, revealing his stark white bones.
He looked like a terrifying demon that had crawled out of hell.
Crack.
Space continued to shatter, and countless wave eyes transformed into the purest wave energy, completely exploding the wave world that had been projected into reality.
The territory of the Navy Family was swallowed by the shattered space.
The world seemed to turn into a giant glass curtain wall, and after shattering, only an invisible, chaotic scene remained.
The entire sea surface, like a watermelon scooped out with a round spoon, showed a deep indentation.
The iron wall barrier erected by five hundred Navy Giants disappeared, and they lay scattered across the ruined family territory, most having fainted due to the overload of Giant power.
The stone tablet, protected by countless Navy personnel, was covered in cracks.
Its durability was already low, probably unable to withstand even a single attack from an ordinary player.
The golden quality Lock Monster Tower was also marred by scratches from space consumption, requiring a large amount of precious materials to repair.
"Is that fake? Withstanding the attacks of The Three Admirals and shattering the Navy Family?"
The scene was deathly silent.
It was only after a long while that someone couldn't help but ask their question blankly.
Shanks, standing on the sea surface by virtue of his wave power, was gaunt and skeletal, like a demon from hell whose soul had been overdrawn, as if a gust of wind could blow him into the depths of the sea.
But in everyone's eyes, this hellish demon who had made the declaration seemed more like a herald of a new era.
Very unfamiliar, yet with a strange sense of familiarity.
The source of that familiarity was...
Pirate King!
How similar!
Pirate King Roger, after accomplishing the feat of sailing around the entire ocean and reaching Laugh Tale, was captured by the Navy and then made his final declaration to the world.
He ignited the grand and unprecedented Great Pirate Era, which had not appeared during the eight hundred years of World Government rule!
Countless ambitious individuals dissatisfied with the status quo, dreamers with aspirations, and ordinary people who refused to be enslaved all set sail to become pirates because of Roger's declaration.
It has continued to this day, and the world is still influenced by the lingering power of the Great Pirate Era.
Even the strongest, like Whitebeard, with his enormous Pirate Kingdom of Torant, Kaido, the Pirate Emperor who ruled Wano Country for countless years and was connected to the underworld, and Navy Headquarters, which patrolled the four seas and had countless strong individuals—
In terms of prestige, all were inevitably overshadowed by Pirate King Roger.
Regardless, islands ravaged by pirates, kingdoms stolen, or countries saved by pirates, slaves whose shackles were broken by pirates.
Under the influence of the Great Pirate Era, there was good and bad, pain and blood, but also redemption and hope.
All could not escape this legendary figure.
And now, a new light finally appeared, tearing apart the ideological imprint that Pirate King Roger had once branded upon the Pirate World, which should have been unbreakable.
Adventurer!
Such a brief word, which in other contexts might even provoke ridicule.
Spoken by Shanks in front of everyone, it was like a sharp blade, deeply piercing into everyone's chests, breaking the shackles of the Great Pirate Era.
People went from confusion to incomprehension, and finally enlightenment.
This is how it should be.
Even now, the mainstream pirates are still scoundrels who burn, kill, and loot.
Those who gathered in Moguro Town, mocking dreams and openly ridiculing pirates like Luffy, represented the typical mindset of pirates on this ocean.
However, these people should not be ridiculed.
Freedom, dreams, salvation, friendship... these beautiful qualities etched into the human heart are not what pirates should possess.
Most people who initially set sail with dreams would be ridiculed by the Pirate World, this giant Moguro Town, then gradually fade into obscurity, eventually becoming numb and joining the ranks of pirates.
But from now on, they are no longer pirates, but Adventurers!
Red-Haired Shanks is the pioneer who broke the curse, the one who vindicated Adventurers!
"Oh no!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru frowned, listening to Shanks's speech, unable to immediately judge whether it was good or bad.
Beside her, Sakazuki, who was out of energy and panting, cursed, "What an arrogant statement! This sea will probably become even more chaotic now!"
This statement would definitely ignite the entire sea; even some people who originally despised the evil of pirates would now be unable to resist setting sail.
It was simply too shocking, too tempting.
Even Sakazuki, known for his iron will and righteousness, felt a momentary tremor in his heart.
Having failed to stop Shanks's declaration, Aokiji returned to his lazy demeanor and said, "Pirates being divided and a new group of Adventurers emerging, isn't that a good thing?"
"If that happens, those pirates who once had some scruples and dared not go too far, once completely separated, will probably turn into irrational beasts!"
"Those pirates were beasts to begin with, and even without the appearance of Adventurers, they deserve to die!"
The Navy generals could not reach a consensus; their ideologies diverged.
However, most Navy generals viewed this matter negatively.
Because the Navy's justice required order, not chaos, and the order and justice they protected would ultimately become more difficult to maintain due to Shanks's words.
The outcome of the world's fervor could no longer be changed at this point.
They could only try to compensate.
In any case, the fact that the family tablet was not destroyed was a blessing in disguise.
"Hmph hmph hmph hmph..."
On an island, the Flamingo Corps players guarded outside a castle.
Doflamingo, as if stimulated, muttered crazily, "Shanks! Shanks! Shanks! Shanks!"
"What astonishing charisma! Is this why those guys from God's Knights are willing to let you return to Mariejois?"
He had deserted not only because he saw the situation turn dire, but also because he deliberately wanted to oppose Red-Haired Shanks.
After all, they were both Celestial Dragons who had left Mariejois.
Why should Shanks be valued by the Five Elders while he himself, even after killing his father, couldn't be reaccepted?
So that's it!
Doflamingo feared many pirates: Kaido of the Beasts Pirates, Big Mom of the Torant Kingdom, Whitebeard.
No need to hide it, he was very simple and easy to understand: strength was everything; the weak would be devoured by him, and only powerful strength could earn his fear.
And it was just fear.
But strangely, Red-Haired Shanks evoked a very unfamiliar emotion in him.
This emotion had vaguely appeared once before, when he witnessed Pirate King Roger's execution.
At that time, he was too young to fully grasp the emotion before it quickly vanished, but this time, his feeling was very real.
Admiration.
Admiration for the pioneer of a new era!
"Can someone like me actually admire someone from the bottom of my heart?"
Doflamingo took off his flamingo glasses, clutching an unopened bottle of red wine, lost in deep thought.
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