The Curtain Rises 3

Chapter 69 The Curtain Rises (Part 3)

The East China Sea is not always calm.

The sea near Loguetown is now quiet and oppressive, as if foreshadowing an impending storm...

Suzuki stood up from the small wooden boat.

Looking out at this town that will soon welcome countless influential figures and bear witness to the beginning of the great pirate era.

Loguetown itself is not a very famous island.

But because the current Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, was born here, he has become very famous.

Of course, the World Government now generally refers to Roger as Gol D. Roger.

Suzuki knew that the World Government deliberately concealed this fact because it feared the so-called "Will of D".

Regardless, the Pirate King's life began in this small town.

Furthermore, the life of this first Pirate King in eight hundred years will come to an end in this ordinary little town!

Suzuki glanced at the town of Logue, which they would soon reach, and then stowed the small boat away again.

He stood on the sea by treading water, and calmly walked towards the town of Loguetown.

At this moment, inside a house in Rogge Town.

"Garp!"

"You bastard! Where are you? Where did you go again? Why didn't you come to the scene?!"

"You arrested Roger, but you didn't come to Loguetown to participate in the execution. Is that acceptable?"

"Do you even realize how much morale you, the naval hero who personally captured the Pirate King, would bring to the Marines? How much of a deterrent it would be to those pirates running rampant on the seas?"

"asshole!"

"Anyway, wherever you are right now, get over here right now!"

At this moment, Sengoku, who was still a Marine Admiral, was shouting angrily at a Den Den Mushi.

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi was Monkey D. Garp, who was known as a Marine hero for defeating the arrogant Rocks Pirates and successfully protecting the Celestial Dragons!

Garp was born with exceptional talent, and after joining the Navy, he has consistently achieved numerous military exploits.

This naval hero recently accomplished another astonishing feat.

He captured Gol D. Roger, who became the Pirate King!

However, this naval hero always maintained a carefree and easygoing demeanor, with a forthright and unrestrained personality.

A rough and loud laugh came from the Den Den Mushi in front of Sengoku the Buddha:

"Hahaha, the Warring States period."

"Don't yell so loudly, it's not like I can't hear you."

"Why would I go to Loguetown? Aren't you there?"

"Wouldn't it be better if you were here?"

"And look, I don't want to be a general, right? I get annoyed just looking at that dog poop!"

"Hahaha, okay, okay, I won't say anymore... Anyway, that's the situation!"

"I don't want to make a scene, nor am I interested in watching an old adversary who has lost the ability to fight back face death."

"Weren't you aiming to become the next Fleet Admiral? This is perfect timing!"

"Anyway, I'm very busy right now; I still have so many senbei (rice crackers) I haven't finished eating!"

"It's hung up! It's hung up!"

"Wait...feed? Feed?! You bastard!"

"Beep beep beep beep."

Sengoku, dressed in a naval admiral's cloak, held a Den Den Mushi in his hands with a blank expression.

Even though it was a windless, enclosed room, his cloak inexplicably began to tremble.

He looked at the Den Den Mushi that Garp had hung up on, and was so angry that his mustache trembled slightly.

"Damn it, Garp!"

"You're disobeying orders again! And you're dumping everything on me!"

"How am I supposed to explain this to the Five Elders and my eldest brother?"

"Always like this, still want some senbei?"

"Hmph! When we get back, I'll eat all your senbei! Let's see what you do then!"

General Sengoku angrily threw the Den Den Mushi onto the table in front of him and uttered some terrifying words.

After realizing it was impossible to bring that bastard Garp back, Sengoku leaned back in his chair with a wry smile.

He frowned, pondering how to report this matter to the Five Elders and his elder brother, Steelbone Kong…

Whether considering Roger's own strength or his reputation as the Pirate King.

Successfully capturing the Pirate King is something the Navy and the World Government should be proud of, and something that needs to be widely publicized!

The World Government has published countless newspapers, printing news of Roger's arrest almost every moment.

He wished that every island in the sea, and every resident on that island, could know about this.

Let the arrogant pirates on the high seas know that even if Roger became the Pirate King, he was still like a mantis trying to stop a chariot in front of the World Government!

Let those powerful individuals who act recklessly because of their strength know that even the strongest being at the top of the ocean, whose strength surpasses even natural disasters, cannot escape the pursuit of the World Government!

Most importantly, the entire ocean needs to understand—

The World Government remains the same World Government that has ruled the seas for eight hundred years; it is the eternal and only ruler!

Therefore, Sengoku understood how much the World Government valued the execution of this Pirate King!

As far as he knew, the World Government had deployed a large number of video Den Den Mushi, spending a great deal of money and manpower, in an attempt to use this event to maintain or even enhance its prestige.

Moreover, the Navy Headquarters also attaches great importance to this!

However, because there are still many great pirates on the high seas who have not been captured, the Navy does not have many people to send to participate in Roger's execution.

Even so, the Navy still deployed a significant number of troops to guard the area around Loguetown, and the World Government also sent some members of the CP organization to assist.

This was to prevent anyone from coming to rescue the Pirate King when Gol D. Roger was executed.

Even though Roger declared that he had disbanded his pirate crew, the Navy still didn't quite believe it, and even thought that Roger's companions must still be hiding in the shadows, figuring out how to attack Loguetown and rescue their captain.

Just like Shiki the Golden Lion a few days ago, that arrogant flying pirate caused trouble at Marine Headquarters because of the news of Roger's arrest.

Fortunately, he and Garp were present at the time, otherwise any major problems would have occurred.

When the Five Elders and his eldest brother, Kong, entrusted him with this task, Sengoku readily agreed in order to compete for the next Fleet Admiral, and promised to make it a big and successful undertaking!

But, Garp...

Garp was the one who personally captured Roger, so if he appears during the live stream, the effect will definitely be even better.

Unfortunately, that bastard really can't be summoned.

Warring States period still frowned, and after a long while, he finally let out a soft sigh:

"Oh well, it's alright if it was close. I can handle this."

"At worst, I'll get a scolding from my brother, but when I get back to headquarters, I'll go and yell at Garp too!"

After calming his thoughts, Sengoku's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and he sat up straight again, beginning to carefully examine the other documents.

On the other side, at the edge of the island in Loguetown.

Suzuki witnessed two future Shichibukai confronting each other...

(End of this chapter)