"You feeling wronged?" Garp stared coldly at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen said nothing, only glanced at Garp briefly, then signaled to Osiris.
Ye Chen and Esdeath jumped onto Osiris's claws, slowly ascending.
Seeing Ye Chen about to leave, Sengoku clenched his teeth and shouted harshly, "Ye Chen, who exactly are you people?"
"Who are we?" Ye Chen stood on Osiris's claw, looking down on Sengoku and Garp. "In time, you'll find out. This is my gift to you—the Marine Headquarters and the World Government."
"A gift!!!!"
At these words, Sengoku and Garp's expressions immediately changed. "Ye Chen, what exactly do you want?"
"You'll know soon enough," Ye Chen's voice echoed from the sky.
"Go, Osiris."
With that, Osiris roared fiercely, his dragon aura combined with divine power bursting forth. All life below felt an overwhelming pressure bearing down; some weaker ones even lost consciousness, eyes turning white.
Osiris flapped his wings and turned into a red streak, vanishing at the horizon.
"Ye Chen, what do you intend?" Sengoku furrowed his brow, eyes fixed on the horizon.
...
Three days later, a piece of news shocked the entire world.
East Blue, West Blue, North Blue, South Blue, the New World, Grand Line—wherever the news could be received, everyone was stunned.
Ordinary civilians, pirates, even the Four Emperors were shaken by this news.
Zephyr, former Admiral of the Marine Headquarters.
Kizaru, current Admiral of the Marine Headquarters.
Garp, current Vice Admiral of the Marine Headquarters—though his rank was only Vice Admiral, most understood he refused promotion and his strength was on par with an Admiral.
The three traveling together was enough to make even the Four Emperors cautious.
But two of the Marine Headquarters' top three warriors were severely injured at the Sabaody Archipelago, nearly dying.
This was unprecedented in decades.
"Dragon Knight Ye Chen."
After this incident, the world's peak powers finally took Ye Chen seriously. Though he had caused several disturbances before, to the Four Emperors and the like, he was still considered a newcomer.
But after this event, they understood clearly:
This fourteen-year-old boy possessed immense strength—or rather, immense influence.
"Wahaha! The seas will churn again!" In a certain New World sea area, Whitebeard bared his chest, wielding his great sword as he laughed.
"Old man, what exactly does Ye Chen want? Will they enter the New World?" Marco sat on the deck and asked.
"Marco, what do you think they want?" Whitebeard smiled, drinking from a large bowl.
"I'm not sure. The only info we have about Ye Chen comes from the Celestial Gold incident," Marco shook his head. There was very little info on Ye Chen. All they had was that Ye Chen appeared in Wano Country and wiped out Celestial Gold.
"Have you investigated the Celestial Gold incident thoroughly?" Whitebeard asked.
"Yes. Everyone in Celestial Gold was killed, their treasure taken by Ye Chen. Also, three female slaves went missing... wait..." Marco's face suddenly changed; he looked shocked as he met Whitebeard's eyes. "Could it be that Ye Chen took Celestial Gold because of...?"
"Wahaha! My gut says those three female slaves have an extraordinary connection with Ye Chen. It's very likely he destroyed Celestial Gold because of them."
"If it's just for those three slaves, would he really wipe out Celestial Gold? Also, he destroyed the No. 76 Auction House—does that connect?" Marco asked.
"There are rumors that Ye Chen hates human traffickers deeply. Celestial Gold and the No. 76 Auction House were both under the Celestial Dragons' domain," Whitebeard said, raising his bowl for another drink.
"So you're saying next, Ye Chen might go after the Celestial Dragons themselves?" Marco's face was full of surprise.
Whitebeard put down his bowl, his expression serious. "Very possible."
Marco's mouth opened in disbelief. Finally, he said slowly, "That's insane."
He couldn't imagine anyone risking the World Government just for three slaves. Nothing could be crazier.
"If those three slaves are very important to Ye Chen, I would do the same," Whitebeard's eyes flashed strangely.
Marco felt a warm feeling inside—this was why they had gathered under Whitebeard's flag.
"So old man, do we want Ye Chen?"
"No need. We can guess what's behind him. There are others of equal power. Besides, I want to see just how deep Ye Chen's backing is," Whitebeard replied.
...
The entire world was in turmoil over Ye Chen's actions. Ye Chen himself returned to Daughter Country, briefly reported the situation, then secluded himself in his room.
Esdeath, new to this world and curious about its mysteries like Armament Haki and Observation Haki, was consulting warriors from Daughter Country.
Inside his room, Ye Chen's expression was grim as he stared at a Devil Fruit inside a treasure chest.
This time, he didn't plan to kidnap Celestial Dragons secretly—he intended to openly seize the Holy Land, robbing it right under the World Government's nose.
To ensure success, he planned to use the Devil Fruit inside the chest for a trade.
"System mission assigned: random exchange."
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