"Ugororororo!" Kaido laughed so hard his dragon-scale tattoo trembled. "Did you see that? Even Red Hair himself admitted it! Isn't that a Devil Fruit ability? Kurorororo!"
What was even more outrageous was that this was no longer a coincidence! This was a causality weapon!
In the live stream, various Pirate scholars and Devil Fruit research experts jumped out to analyze:
"The Face-Face Fruit, suspected to be a Paramecia type, its ability is to forcibly make the target accept one's request!"
"Upon awakening, it can even influence World Government decisions! The Gorosei might have fallen for it!"
"No wonder Red Hair could freely enter and exit Mary Geoise; he used the Face-Face Fruit to 'brush his face'!"
....
On the deck of the Red Hair Pirates, the air suddenly solidified.
Lucky Roux's chicken leg "plop"ped onto the deck, grease spreading on the wood. His eyes wide, his chubby cheeks trembled slightly: "Cap… Captain…" His voice had changed pitch, "You've kept this from us for so many years?!"
Yasopp's sniper rifle cleaning cloth slipped to the ground. He mechanically rubbed the stubble on his chin: "No wonder… no wonder every time we negotiated with other pirate crews, they always inexplicably agreed…"
He suddenly widened his eyes, "Wait! Last time we clashed with the Big Mom Pirates, you said 'give me some face,' and Katakuri actually retreated with his people?!"
Benn Beckman slowly exhaled a smoke ring, his gaze as sharp as a knife.
He silently walked up to Shanks, extinguishing his cigarette on the ship's rail: "So…" His voice was low and dangerous, "Back on Roger's ship, when the Captain suddenly decided to go to Laugh Tale a year early… was that also your 'face'?"
All the other crew members on deck held their breath. The new recruit, Rockstar, didn't even feel the pain when the rum bottle in his hand "clanged" against his foot.
Shanks' red short hair swayed gently in the sea breeze. He slowly raised his right hand to his forehead, his expression hidden by the shadow. This simple action made everyone on the ship's heart leap to their throats.
"..."
The silence lasted a full ten seconds.
Suddenly, Shanks' shoulders began to shake.
"Pfft… Hahaha!" He suddenly looked up, tears streaming from his eyes from laughter. "You idiots, you actually believed it!"
"Huh?!" The entire crew exclaimed in unison.
Shanks wiped away tears from the corners of his eyes: "That Kaido guy was clearly joking! When have you ever seen a Devil Fruit that can make the Marines stop a war just by 'giving face'?"
Beckman's mouth twitched: "But at the Marineford War…"
"That was by strength and deterrence, deterrence! And that was just a novel! Where is there a Marineford War in reality? Whitebeard is also alive and well." Shanks waved his hand helplessly, "Besides, 'give me some face' is just a polite way of speaking…"
Lucky Roux picked up the dropped chicken leg, looking aggrieved: "But Captain, every time you say that, it really works like magic…"
Yasopp suddenly pulled out a small notebook: "Let me calculate… In the past five years, you've said 'give me some face' 78 times, with a 100% success rate…"
"Hey, hey!" Shanks was torn between laughter and tears. "You're making me really troubled!"
The entire crew: "..."
Beckman silently lit another cigarette: "It seems… you still admit it."
...
Inside the live stream, Kaido was completely unaware of the farce happening on Red Hair's ship. The Four Emperors was currently sitting cross-legged atop Onigashima, facing the live stream.
"Hmm… you've all seen the first half. The Red Hair brat's single phrase, 'give me some face,' ended the entire Marineford War."
He suddenly lowered his voice, a dangerous glint in his eyes, "But do you know… what is the price of this ability?"
The live stream's bullet comments instantly exploded:
"What price?!"
"Does using it too much shorten one's lifespan?"
"It couldn't be sacrificing teammates, right?!"
Kaido bared his teeth, revealing a ferocious smile: "Kurorororo… I don't know either, but according to my in-depth research, anyone who refuses to give Red Hair face…" He deliberately paused for three seconds, "will ultimately suffer."
Inside the live stream, the air seemed to solidify.
Kaido slowly stood up, his ferocious face shrouded in shadow. He placed one hand on his chest, his deep voice carrying an undeniable authority:
"I, Kaido of the Beasts, swear—every word I am about to say is true!"
—Boom!
The live stream instantly exploded!
"Holy crap! Kaido just swore a deadly oath?!"
"This is a world-class secret exposé!"
"Quick, record it! Record it!"
The bullet comments scrolled wildly, the server almost crashing. Everyone held their breath, staring intently at the screen, afraid to miss a single word.
Kaido bared his teeth, revealing a dangerous smile: "This matter… involves unreleased content from the latter half of One Piece." He deliberately paused, his dragon eyes sweeping over the camera, "So… I'll swear an oath first, so you small fry don't doubt me."
—The more he spoke like this, the more the audience felt a chill down their spines!
Could it be… that Red Hair's "Face-Face Fruit" really had such terrifying backlash effects?!
Kaido slowly raised a finger: "At the Marineford War… what did that brat Aokiji Kuzan do?"
The screen suddenly cut to a description from the novel:
Aokiji's body erupted with cold air, ignoring Red Hair's request for a ceasefire and insisting on pursuing the heavily injured Luffy!
"He refused Red Hair's face." Kaido's voice suddenly turned cold. "And what happened? Two years later…"
Crack!
Kaido suddenly made a breaking gesture, and the live stream seemed to hear the sound of bones shattering!
"His leg was broken by Akainu, he lost his Admiral position, and left the Marine!" Kaido roared with laughter. "Kurorororo! Is this a coincidence?!"
The entire live stream instantly fell silent!
The bullet comments paused for three seconds, then completely exploded:
"I'm getting goosebumps!"
"Terrifying when you think about it! Did Aokiji really get his comeuppance for not giving face?!"
"Red Hair's ability is too terrifying, isn't it?!"
....
Marineford,
In the Marineford Fleet Admiral's office, the heavy atmosphere was almost tangible.
In front of the huge projection screen, all the high-ranking Marine generals sat neatly, each with an exceptionally vivid expression.
Just a few minutes ago, when Kaido mentioned that "Red Hair is a Face-Face Fruit user," the entire office had erupted in laughter.
Kizaru, with his legs crossed, drawled in a sarcastic tone: "Oh~ how scary~ So the Four Emperors rely on face to get by~"
Fujitora, who had come to Marineford to report on his work, quietly stayed to attend this meeting.
Although he was blind, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up. "What does that old man Kaido want to do? But it is a bit interesting."
Even the usually serious General Tsuru lightly coughed to hide her amusement.
However, at this moment, everyone's smiles froze on their faces.
"Akainu crippled Aokiji's leg? Really?!"
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