Super Card System

Although Ian and his crew had each gone their separate ways, the effects of their actions were far from over…

On the sea, a Navy warship was sailing steadily, with a Navy soldier observing the waters through a telescope.

Suddenly, a black dot appeared in the soldier’s field of vision. He was puzzled for a moment and then adjusted the focus of the telescope, trying to get a clearer look at what the black dot could be.

It was… a ship?

The Navy soldier stared blankly through the telescope. The distance was still quite far, so while he could make out that it was a ship, he couldn’t clearly see the flag or determine whether it was a pirate ship or a merchant vessel.

However, as time passed and the ship continued to approach in their direction, the Navy soldier finally got a clear view of the flag flying on the ship.

But then, the soldier suddenly let out a terrified scream, nearly dropping the telescope from his hands. He stumbled back onto the deck and shouted at the top of his lungs, “Alert! Alert!”

His cries sent a wave of panic throughout the entire warship. The Navy crew scrambled out of their quarters, weapons in hand, rushing onto the deck.

“What’s going on!?” demanded a Navy captain as he hurriedly approached the soldier who had raised the alarm.

“It’s… it’s the Whitebeard Pirates’ ship!” the panicked soldier replied. “At ten o’clock!”

“What!?” As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of all the Navy soldiers on the ship turned pale. The captain, alarmed, quickly snatched the telescope from the soldier and looked in the direction of ten o’clock, exclaiming, “Impossible! How could there be a Whitebeard Pirates’ ship here?”

When the Navy captain finally managed to see the flag on the ship clearly through the telescope, he became furious. He immediately kicked the soldier who had raised the alarm, sending him flying, and yelled, “Nonsense! It’s not the Whitebeard Pirates! Couldn’t you look more carefully?”

The other soldiers didn’t pay any attention to the unlucky one who had been kicked. They were all stunned by the captain’s words. So, it wasn’t the Whitebeard Pirates’ ship after all?

At that moment, a voice from behind them asked, “What’s going on here?”

The Navy captain turned around, and upon seeing who it was, he quickly saluted and said, “Admiral Arest, my apologies. There was a false alarm just now! The lookout mistakenly identified the flag on that pirate ship as the Whitebeard Pirates’ flag.”

“Oh, a mistake?” Admiral Arest said with some surprise. “What kind of flag could be mistaken for the Whitebeard Pirates’?”

“Hmm…” The Navy captain lifted the telescope again for a closer look, trying to match the flag he saw with the ones in his memory. After a moment, he finally remembered and said, “Admiral Arest, that must be the flag of the Weevil Pirates! Their flag does bear a resemblance to the Whitebeard Pirates’.”

“The Weevil Pirates?” Arest frowned. “Since they’re pirates, there should be a bounty on their heads, right? How much is it?”

“I believe it’s over 400 million!” the Navy captain replied. “In the New World, that’s already quite a substantial bounty!”

Arest chuckled. “If we’ve come across them, then let’s capture them. A bounty of over 400 million is worth my effort…”

The Navy captain hesitated, saying, “But Admiral Arest, aren’t we headed to Golden City? We’re almost there. Shouldn’t we avoid unnecessary complications?”

“Golden City is already lost!” Arest sighed. “Just moments ago, we received an urgent call from the World Government. The Dragon Hunters Pirates, the Big Mom Pirates, and even former Navy Admiral Aokiji raided the Golden City’s treasury. The operation to capture the revolutionary Dragon has also failed. Golden City has been engulfed by a tsunami, and most of its buildings have been destroyed. We won’t make it in time…”

“Ah!?” The entire crew of the ship was stunned by this news.

No matter how fast they had rushed, they were still too late.

At that moment, Arest felt an overwhelming pressure. He hadn’t anticipated that such a major incident would occur just after he had taken office. There were also some details he hadn’t shared with the Navy captain. Fleet Admiral Sakazuki had called him earlier to inform him that, according to reports from surviving World Government intelligence personnel, the noble Celestial Dragon they were supposed to protect had been killed. The culprit was none other than Ian, the former Warlord known as the Black Dragon. Countless witnesses had seen the Celestial Dragon’s death.

With five hundred billion Berries stolen and the Golden City completely destroyed, the entire World Government and Navy were now furious!

The Golden City had been a significant source of revenue for the World Government. They had granted special privileges to Tesoro, who, in return, provided them with vast sums of money each year. Now that the city was in ruins, not only was the Heavenly Tribute for the Celestial Dragons gone, but the World Government had also lost a major source of income.

Although Arest had just taken office and was not directly involved in this disaster, he had been given orders by the World Government, and his failure to arrive on time would likely mean bearing some of the responsibility.

When Sakazuki, the Fleet Admiral, had called earlier, he had made it clear that Arest needed to make a show of action—at the very least, to provide some form of explanation to the Celestial Dragons and the World Government.

He had even hinted that Tesoro must be apprehended, no matter what.

The implication was clear: the Golden City was Tesoro’s territory, and it was precisely due to his inadequate protection that the World Noble was killed…

Arest’s instincts told him that capturing Tesoro alone wouldn’t be enough to quell the anger of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons. So when he spotted the Weevil Pirates and heard about their bounty, he immediately recognized it as a valuable opportunity.

He turned to the Navy captain and said, “Judging by their course, it looks like they might be coming from the direction of the Golden City. There’s a chance they know something about the incident there…”

The Navy captain immediately understood Arest’s thinking and agreed with his assessment.

The sailors on the battleship quickly sprang into action, turning the cannons to aim at the Weevil Pirates’ ship.

Edward Weevil was on his ship, clumsily trying to steer it. After being deceived by Ian in the Golden City, he had left the place early. However, the Weevil Pirates consisted of only two members: Edward Weevil and his mother, Bakkin. Now, because of Sugar’s Devil Fruit ability, all of Edward Weevil’s memories of Bakkin had been erased, leaving him to manage the ship entirely on his own.

Sailing alone is impossible, especially for someone like Edward Weevil, whose intelligence is sorely lacking. Ian, at the time, had tricked him into heading towards the Navy headquarters but had overlooked this fact. In the unpredictable climate of the New World, it was likely that Edward Weevil would be shipwrecked long before he reached the Navy headquarters.

But fate works in mysterious ways. Edward Weevil’s course happened to intersect with that of the new Navy Admiral, White Wolf Arest, which led to their encounter before Weevil’s ship had the chance to capsize.

And most importantly, Arest had the intention to capture him…

If the surviving World Government intelligence officers in the Golden City had taken just a little longer to relay their message, the situation might have been different. Had Arest not learned that he was too late, he might have rushed to the Golden City and let Edward Weevil slip by. But now…

Poor Edward Weevil, he never made it to the Navy headquarters at Marineford to show off his power in exchange for roast pork. While he was still struggling to control his ship, it had already entered the range of the Navy’s cannons, and what awaited him was a barrage of thunderous cannon fire…

The most immediate consequence of this event was that when Aokiji and his group arrived in this area, tracking down Weevil, all they found were pieces of wreckage floating on the sea!

Though surprised that Dragon and Ian knew each other, Aokiji hadn’t forgotten about Edward Weevil after leaving. This was the man who had cut off one of Admiral Zephyr’s arms, his former teacher. Although Aokiji didn’t know what Ian had said to him that made him flee so quickly, he understood that Weevil, sailing alone, would be easy to catch up with. So, Aokiji didn’t rush at first, waiting until he had time to pursue him.

However, by the time Aokiji, Smoker, and Kuina followed the trail to this location, they saw the Weevil Pirates’ flag among the wreckage, and Aokiji’s expression immediately darkened.

“What happened here? Did that guy run into a shipwreck?” Aokiji frowned. “Or did he encounter an enemy?”

Smoker picked up a broken plank they had salvaged and examined the marks on it. “It was hit by cannon fire. His ship was destroyed!”

“So, does that mean he’s already dead?” Aokiji asked uncertainly. “I remember that Edward Weevil is a Devil Fruit user. If he fell into the sea, he might not have survived…”

“Who knows?” Smoker shrugged. “At least we haven’t seen any sign of him here. Should we send someone to dive in and check?”

At that moment, Kuina interjected, “Earlier, we saw a Navy ship heading towards Golden City from a distance. Could this be related to that ship?”

“If he was captured by the Navy on their way to assist at Golden City, that wouldn’t be too bad,” Aokiji said. “The Navy will avenge Teacher Zephyr!”

After saying that, Aokiji didn’t dwell on the matter any longer. “Alright, let’s go.”

With that, Aokiji and his group also departed. However, Aokiji was unaware that handing Edward Weevil over to Zephyr himself and having him captured by Arest to be handed over to the World Government along with Tesoro were two entirely different outcomes…

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