After Morgans completed his interview with Roger, he immediately spent the night rushing the printing of a special edition of the World Economy Newspaper!
By the third day, a storm of public opinion had swept across the entire sea.
The World Economy News Paper had published the very first interview with Roger after he claimed the title of Pirate King!
"Want My Treasure? I Left Everything There, Go Find It!!!"
On July 12, Sea Circle Calendar 1490, the Pirate King's crew, the Roger Pirates, who had disappeared from the seas for more than five months, suddenly raided Hachinosu in the New World. Joining hands with the former Pirate Empress, the world's most beautiful woman, Shakky, they powerfully killed the Pirate Patriarch, Wang Zhi, whose bounty stood at 324 million berries, and looted the whole of Hachinosu, obtaining a huge amount of wealth.
By a twist of fate, the president of this newspaper, Mr. Morgans, happened to be present on Hachinosu and recorded this conflict at the very first moment...
What followed was a long description of the battle, accompanied by all kinds of photos. The wording praised the Roger Pirates from beginning to end, saying how every member was powerful, how they had easily killed Wang Zhi, and how they were truly worthy of being the Pirate King's crew.
However, none of that was the main point.
Very soon, the World Economy News Paper announced the Roger Pirates' earth-shaking news.
"According to an interview conducted by this newspaper's president, Mr. Morgans, with His Excellency the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, it has now been confirmed that the Roger Pirates will disband on the spot at Hachinosu!
Roger-sama stated that the common goal of this crew when they set out to sea was to complete the great dream of sailing around the world. Now, they have already conquered this sea. They have sailed a full circle around the world through the most dangerous Grand Line. His life no longer has any regrets!
The members of the Roger Pirates each still have their own goals in life. This first shared journey of their lives ends here.
As for the final island of the Grand Line, Laugh Tale, Roger-sama also had something to say.
"That is an island filled with romance. The people from hundreds of years ago left behind a treasure there powerful enough to shake the world!"
We, the Roger Pirates, planted our flag on that island, but we did not touch even a single bit of the treasure buried there!
"In fact, out of respect for those people from the ancient past, this captain even left all of his treasure on that island! Every last Berry I owned — a total of 64,777,827,342 Berries — was placed there!"
So, you lot, do you want my treasure?
If you want it, then go find it. I left everything there!'
Roger-sama, the Pirate King, has thrown more than sixty billion berries in cash onto the final island, Laugh Tale. After this newspaper repeatedly confirmed the matter and actively checked with the World Bank, there is no doubt that this is the truth!
Greatness needs no further words!!!
Fame, power, wealth, status—the final island holds everything in this world. So, heroes of the sea, take action!!!!"
At the very end of the report, there was a printed photo of Roger's bright, beaming smile as he gave a thumbs-up. He even had one arm around Morgans, the president of the World Economy News Paper. This single photo was enough to prove just how real the news was.
Morgans had truly interviewed Roger face-to-face!
The moment this newspaper came out, it sold like crazy. Even though Morgans had already gone all out and kept the presses running overtime, demand still far exceeded supply.
The main reason was that there were simply too many explosive points in this issue.
A fierce and beautiful photo of Shakky, the world's most beautiful woman!
The official announcement of the Pirate King's crew disbanding!
The fall of Hachinosu, and the death of the Pirate Patriarch, Wang Zhi!
The confirmation of the final island, Laugh Tale!
And finally, Roger's claim that the great treasure left behind by the ancients — a treasure enough to shake the world — along with all the wealth he had possessed before becoming the Pirate King, more than sixty billion Berries in total, had all been left on that island!
This sent the whole damn sea straight into madness.
And it was not just ordinary people or the pirates roaming the seas.
Adventurers, national fleets, civilian masters, and every force in the underworld all began to move.
Because of the massive sum of more than sixty billion in World Bank cash, even Marine Headquarters was shaken.
Countless Marines were howling with excitement, itching to set sail and hunt down the fortune. Many high-ranking officers openly declared that such an enormous sum rightfully belonged to the cause of justice!
In an instant, manic enthusiasm ignited across the ocean. Ships raced across the waves in a frenzy of competition. The already chaotic and lively sea erupted into a level of fervor never seen before!
Some enthusiasts even named it the "Great Pirate Era's Frenzied Expedition"!
The Pirate King Roger's more than sixty billion in cash, the mysterious final island, and the treasure of the ancient people had become the hottest topics across the seas.
...
North Blue, on a certain island.
The base of the Donquixote Family.
The young Doflamingo looked at the newspaper in his hand, his eyes shining with excitement and thrill.
"Uncle's pirate crew is going to disband? Pirate King Roger's fortune of more than sixty billion berries... and that great treasure that can shake the world? Fufufufufufu..." Doflamingo laughed wickedly.
In front of him, Vergo said softly, "Young Master, should we also start taking action? This sea has already begun to go mad."
"Fufufufufufu..." Doflamingo laughed a few times before saying, "Action? Of course we take action. I said long ago that our business in North Blue was only to build up some foundation. A real man should become a pirate! Now the tide of the times has already begun to surge, and the leading roles of the next era will be pirates!!! We're going to the New World. I'm going to join my Uncle!"
It was obvious that after two years of being beaten down by the real world and living as an underworld boss, the still-young Doflamingo had long since shed the foolish arrogance of his former Celestial Dragon days. He had grown tremendously.
Unlike the original timeline, he had not been dragged down by his father Homing. Instead, he had dragged the entire family down from Mary Geoise. Yet Homing had never abandoned him to return to the Holy Land. He had stayed by Doflamingo's side through every hardship, keeping them a close, loving family with no resentment between father and son.
All of it ultimately traced back to the influence of his uncle Jaygarcia Valthior—the man he had met only once.
The more Doflamingo came to understand the brutal, surging nature of these seas, the more he worshipped that Uncle he had seen only once.
A core crew member of the Pirate King!
A bounty of 2.164 billion berries; setting aside the Roger Pirates, that was a bounty level standing directly at the top of the sea!
That was what a true hero and real man looked like!
So Doflamingo had decided long ago that he would become a pirate, and now, perhaps, this was the beginning of a great era. He believed that in this era, his own strength and talent were not enough to reach the very top.
Therefore, he had decided to choose a great ship that was destined to break through the times and become one of its members.
And that ship was, without question, his uncle—Jaygarcia Valthior!
"Huh? Join that lord?" Vergo said in surprise. "But didn't the Roger Pirates announce their disbandment? Now that that lord's journey is over, shouldn't he return there?"
"There," without question, referred to the Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
It was just that Vergo could not say it too clearly in front of Doflamingo.
"Fufufufufufu, impossible, Vergo. Uncle Valthior will never return to that filthy, rotten, boring Mary Geoise. Can't you see it yet? He is a madman, a Celestial Dragon even crazier than our Donquixote Family. This sea is where he belongs. From the moment Uncle put up the money to help me build a new family, I already had a feeling. After building up enough experience and standing in the Roger Pirates, his next step will be to form his own pirate crew!!!" Doflamingo said with wild laughter.
At this point, Doflamingo suddenly raised his fist and roared in anger, "I will make him the king of the world! With his power, sooner or later, I'll be able to kill every last one of those damned Nerona bastards!!!"
Doflamingo did not hate all Celestial Dragons. The only ones he truly hated were the Nerona Family.
His ambition was that one day, he would return to Mary Geoise openly and proudly, then slaughter every Nerona on that land!
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