Graduation Ceremony

Chapter 73 Graduation Ceremony

Upon hearing the teacher's call, Suzuki calmly stood up from his seat.

While sensing the events in Loguetown in the One Piece world, he walked calmly toward the podium.

Roger has already come out? Suzuki saw this scene through the memories of his clone, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

Just as he was about to graduate, this Pirate King was also about to face death.

Suzuki felt a pang of emotion.

The teacher on the podium looked at Suzuki with a smile, hoping that this good student, who had always performed well at school, could add a new achievement to his record.

Back in her seat, Hanako's face was full of confidence. She knew that with her friend's abilities, even if it was just what she showed on the surface, she could easily pass the exam!

Meanwhile, in the world of One Piece.

The noise that had been building up in the square suddenly stopped, and the countless people who had just been making a ruckus all looked ahead with excited expressions.

Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King, walked step by step toward the execution platform.

Even as he faced imminent death, his face showed no fear, but rather an overwhelming aura of dominance.

Roger still wore a beaded necklace around his neck, almost identical to the one worn by his future son, Ace.

The straw hat that symbolized inheritance was no longer on his head, and his disheveled hair made him look very haggard.

Suzuki felt a pang of emotion seeing Roger in his current state.

This is the Pirate King who is about to offer a sacrifice to the old era and at the same time usher in a new one!

Is it finally time to start ringing the bell?

Just as he stepped onto the podium, ready to begin the graduation exam...

Pirate King Roger had arrived at the execution platform. He casually sat cross-legged on the platform, a smile on his face, quietly watching the many excited people on the platform.

The two executioners who had just come to the execution platform with Roger did not hesitate and quickly put their knives to Gol D. Roger's neck!

However, Roger appeared quite relaxed as he faced the sharp blade that was about to end his life; a slight smile even appeared on his lips.

The crowd below held their breath, excitedly awaiting the death of a great man.

Just as the two executioners were preparing to execute Gol D. Roger.

The once silent square was shattered by a shout that resonated throughout the era!

"Hello!"

"One Piece!"

"Where did you hide all the treasure you found?"

"So it really is the Grand Line?"

"!!!"

The crowd in the square was stunned when they heard this sudden question.

The two executioners on the execution platform seemed to be stunned for a moment by this unexpected turn of events.

At that moment, a smile appeared in Roger's eyes as he stood on the execution platform, laughing as he uttered the earth-shattering words that ushered in the Great Pirate Era:

"Do you want my treasure?"

"I can give you everything if you want it!"

"Go find it!"

"I've kept all my treasure there!"

"……."

"Execute them!!!"

The two executioners on the platform suddenly awoke with a start, their faces filled with extreme horror. Without hesitation, they plunged their two sharp blades into the pirate king's chest.

Gol D. Roger, the first Pirate King in eight hundred years to reach the final island!

The first and only pirate in history to conquer the "Grand Line", a sea monster with the world's highest bounty of 5.5648 billion Berries!

Captain of the Roger Pirates, a rare hero on the high seas.

Now, in the town of Logue, where he was born, he is officially declared dead in full view of everyone.

However, the death of this Pirate King is clearly not the end of the story; he has already ushered in a completely new chapter.

Human desires are endless.

Like a boulder rolling down a mountain, once it falls, it will never stop.

Since countless people heard Roger's dying cry, then...

The Great Pirate Era officially began at this moment!

Meanwhile, inside Class 3, Grade 6 at the Konoha Ninja Academy.

Suzuki also passed the exam at this time.

"Suzuki, congratulations on your graduation!"

"You're officially a ninja now, but don't relax too much. You still need to keep working hard. Good luck!"

The teacher on the podium looked at this consistently excellent student and offered encouragement, a rare occurrence for the teacher.

"Ah, thank you, teacher!"

Suzuki smiled gently and thanked his teacher for his blessing.

The next moment, the main body and the clone seemed to have merged into one.

The timing was exactly the same, and the movements were exactly the same.

Suzuki and his clone simultaneously bowed slightly to their congratulating teacher and to Roger, who was already dead on the execution platform, as a parting gesture of respect...

Thus, this exam, which used the death of a hero as a graduation ceremony, officially came to an end.

While watching Roger's gradually cooling corpse on the execution platform through his clone, Suzuki calmly walked back to his seat from the podium.

He and Hanako then walked out of the classroom together, but Suzuki stopped just before they were about to leave the classroom.

He turned around and glanced back at the classroom, which had felt like a cage where he had spent six years, and said with a gentle smile:

"Hanako, do you remember what I asked you about Gouketsu's death scene?"

Hanako tilted her little head, seemingly trying hard to think and recall.

Suzuki smiled and continued:

"The scene of the hero's death is indeed shocking, but the wave of the new era is also very exciting."

"Alright, let's go."

On the other side, the town of Loguetown on the sea instantly turned black and white.

The people in the square were stunned by the impactful words and stood there dumbfounded.

After a while.

The crowd below the execution platform, who had been stunned, suddenly erupted in unimaginable screams!

"The treasure of the Pirate King must be an unimaginably vast fortune..."

"Ahhh, I want to go out to sea!"

"Quickly, find a boat!"

"Count me in! I'm going to find the Pirate King's treasure!"

"Quick, go buy a wooden boat! I want to go to the Grand Line!"

"Don't push me, let me get to the dock!"

"Get out of my way! You trashy navy, don't block my path!"

"Going to sea..."

"I want treasure..."

"..."

The once completely silent square suddenly erupted into chaos!

The people in the square had an unprecedented excitement and elation on their faces as they greedily stared at Roger's corpse on the execution platform.

In an instant, an irresistible desire arose from the depths of my heart!

They were going to set sail, even if it meant becoming pirates, to find the Pirate King's treasure on the Grand Line.

The crowd suddenly became even more dense, with countless people rushing towards the port of Roggetown.

The sky over Loguetown seemed finally unable to suppress the layers of churning clouds, and a sudden downpour began...

(End of this chapter)