NOVEL WEB Chapter 209: Roger Past
People lamented the cruelty of the Celestial Dragons, but they were even more shocked by the Marine's inaction.
Although they knew the Marine's duty was to protect the lives of the Celestial Dragons, such blatant disregard of humans life was the greatest insult to the justice they claimed to uphold.
Some young girls watching the live broadcast from Marineford felt a chill run down their spines.
Because the Celestial Dragons still existed, they didn't know if they might one day become the girls destined to become a sacrifece for celestial dragon as mentioned by Shiki.
After all, in this world, no one could guarantee their safety.
Not even the Marines!
Shiki, hovering in the air, looked down at the reactions of the people below and smirked disdainfully.
Then he pulled out a wooden box from his pocket and with two fingers, gently took out a cigar.
At the same time, he lightly flicked his other hand across his famous sword.
A small flame appeared on his finger and he lit the cigar, taking a deep puff.
As he blew out a smoke ring, Shiki felt the cells in his body become alive.
Just then, Kaido below couldn't stand his dawdling any longer and began the next part of the story.
His voice was like thunder and even without deliberately raising his volume, everyone could hear him clearly.
Following the timeline of God Valley, the next events were related to Roger.
"In the Battle of God Valley, our Rocks Pirates faced not only the Marine!"
"But also the Roger Pirates!"
"The Marine and Roger had already joined forces forty years ago."
"..."
As Kaido words came out one by one, the expressions on people's faces grew increasingly shocked, until the full story of Roger was revealed.
In Marineford, people from all over the world stared blankly at Shiki, still processing what they had just heard.
This news was even more explosive and shocking than the last!
It was as if they had heard something earth-shattering.
The Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, had actually teamed up with the Marine to take down another pirate crew.
At this moment, both the Marine and the pirates were utterly stunned.
For the Marines, pirates had always been their sworn enemies.
But for the Higherups, which prided itself on justice, to collaborate with pirates was an insult to the very concept of justice, especially for the younger recruits who had joined the Marine headquarters.
As for the pirates, it was even worse.
They simply couldn't imagine that the legendary Pirate King had such a stain on his past.
For a moment, the towering perfect image of Roger in the hearts of the pirates began to crack.
It's worth noting that while 'One Piece' is the reason for the Great Pirate Era, in this world, a significant portion of pirates didn't become pirates for the treasure but out of admiration for
For these people, Roger was a spiritual pillar of the pirate world.
But now, they felt that pillar was beginning to crumble.
"Roger actually teamed up with the Marine and it was to destroy another pirate crew!"
"He's the Pirate King! How could he do such a thing!"
"Isn't this a betrayal of all pirates?"
"How powerful was the Rocks Pirates? Even the Marine couldn't take them down and had to ally with pirates!"
"No wonder the World Government buried this incident. Its an insult for the Marines! A desecration of justice!"
"..."
Roger story was exposed to the world at Marineford.
On the execution platform, Ace hung his head low, listening to Kaido recount the deeds of his biological father.
He had always despised this so-called Pirate King, the man others spoke of as a legend.
Because he believed that his mother's death and his own upbringing were all caused by Roger.
But at this moment, a strange emotion stirred in his heart—an indescribable complexity!
"Damn you, Kaido!"
"Shut your mouth!" Shiki shouted at Kaido.
He had originally intended to skip over this matter.
After all, he held Roger in high regard, otherwise, he wouldn't have caused chaos at Marineford for three days and nights.
But now that this had been exposed, there was no doubt it would have a massive impact on Roger's legacy.
"Tch!"
"Then go on!" Kaido didn't argue further with Shiki.
He had achieved his goal.
Unlike Shiki, Kaido had no fondness for Roger.
Not only because Roger and Garp had teamed up to defeat Rocks, but also because Roger's name had been too prominent over the years.
In Kaido's eyes, only two people in the world deserved such fame: himself and Bob.
After composing himself, Shiki took a puff of his cigar and exhaled deeply.
"The World Government and the Marine are full of crap!"
"Claiming they killed Bob at God Valley! Hiding the past for your own good!"
"Every single one of those high-ranking Marine officers ganged up on Bob, but in the end, he defeated them all with a single punch!"
"The sky split, mountains vanished, the earth shook and God Valley itself was sunk!"
"..."
As his words fell, the crowd was stunned once again, everyone holding their breath as they looked at Shiki.
Then their eyes turned to Bob, who stood beside Whitebeard.
BOOM!
The news exploded like thunder, a lightning bolt striking their minds.
The sky split? Mountains vanished? An island sunk? Such feats were accomplished by a single person—and with just one punch.
They felt this was beyond human capability, it was the power of a god.
When Bob appeared and his identity was confirmed, they had speculated that the Marine likely lied about defeating him during the God Valley battle.
Otherwise, Bob wouldn't be standing here, alive and well.
But they never imagined that the God Valley battle had ended in such manner.
All the Marine's top brass—Kong, Sengoku, Garp and the three Admirals—were defeated by Bob with a single punch, completely different from what Sengoku said before.
At that moment, they truly understood the terror of that seemingly frail young man.
And they realized why the Marine allowed this truth to be revealed without lifting a finger.
It was fear—deep, primal fear.
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