Chapter 13

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013: The News Spread Like A Storm.

The time had come to the present.

A world noble, a Celestial Dragon, died in North Blue without a hint of sloppiness.

Whether it be the World Government or the Marine Government, neither knew until it was too late.

After all, in this sea, whether in the Four Seas, the Grand Line, or the second half of the Grand Line known as the 'New World', even a rookie pirate who has just 'debuted,' understands the significance of the title 'world noble' held by the Celestial Dragons.

They are a privileged class that dominates the World Government, which has stood for eight hundred years. They are behemoths no one dares to provoke, with the ability to ignore any rules and act recklessly.

If a Celestial Dragon is harmed, it isn't taken lightly.

The World Government will immediately issue a wanted notice.

Moreover, the Naval Headquarters, a subsidiary of the World Government, will dispatch the 'Marine Admiral', known as the highest combat power, without hesitation to address any 'hidden dangers' that dare threaten the safety of the Celestial Dragons.

Regardless of distance, time, location, or identity, a Marine Admiral will strike directly to neutralize any threats.

Thus, when one encounters a 'Celestial Dragon' at sea, it's best not to get closer.

Even the most ferocious pirates will subconsciously alter their course and avoid them from afar, fearing endless trouble.

The pressure behind the 'world noble' Celestial Dragons on this sea is terrifying.

This has led to no one daring to provoke the Celestial Dragons since the Rocks era ended in the Valley of the Gods thirty-eight years ago.

But now, nearly forty years after the Rocks era, the Celestial Dragons have been targeted again.

The incident didn't occur in the chaotic New World or among the supernova-studded Grand Line of pirates, but in one of the four seas: North Blue!

This person not only dared to act but did so without a moment's hesitation, killing a Celestial Dragon outright!

There wasn't even time for the World Government and Marines to react!

And this event occurred while the Marine Government and World Government were focusing most of their attention on the 'Whitebeard' pirate group.

They belatedly discovered that one of the Celestial Dragons' life cards stored in Mariejois had been burned.

The death of a Celestial Dragon became sensational news that was bound to spread uncontrollably from North Blue to the entire world.

After all, the albatross flies very fast.

From receiving the news to delivering it to the branch of the World Economic News Newspaper took no time at all.

Thanks to the fact that an albatross can fly for 4-5 years without landing, and even if it flies for 6 hours, it barely needs to flap its wings.

The albatross witnessed the entire process of the Celestial Dragon being killed and then transmitted the news to the World Economic News.

The whole process took less than an hour.

...

In the first half of the Grand Line.

"Hey, hey, hey! If today's newspaper has already been bought, why would it be delivered again?!"

"You birds are too foolish!"

At the port of an island, a pirate who received the latest newspaper couldn't help but curse at the albatross in the sky.

After all, paying twice for newspapers published on the same day seemed like a loss that no one wanted to endure.

Unfortunately, the one delivering the newspaper happened to be a real bird.

Despite this, the pirate couldn't do anything other than voice his complaints.

As for the contents of the newspaper, it was commonly known that the second captain of the Whitebeard Pirates had been arrested.

The whole world was closely watching to see if the Whitebeard Pirates would clash head-on with the Marine government.

This headline had been used by the bird couriers for almost a week.

Still, the newspapers were delivered.

The pirate thought, "I won't lose a piece of meat by reading it. Maybe I can catch up on this year's Supernova Pirate news."

With that in mind, the pirate opened the newspaper.

What he saw made him freeze.

His pupils dilated, and his mouth hung open, stretching wider.

Finally, it turned into a murmur.

"Hey... Hey, hey?! This can't be a joke, can it?!"

"That... that's... hiss!"

The pirate pinched his thigh, feeling the sharp pain and gasping for air.

He looked at the newspaper in his hands again.

His body trembled violently, nearly letting the newspaper fall to the ground.

"Is this really true?! Someone dared to provoke the Celestial Dragons at a time like this? No, no, it was a lunatic who killed a Celestial Dragon... oh my god!"

Fear was evident on the pirate's face.

Subconsciously, he raised his head and surveyed the port.

He noticed many ordinary people, pirates, and merchant ships with the same reaction upon getting their newspapers.

Meanwhile, the pirate was unaware that not only in the port of the island where he was,

In the North, South, West, and East Blues, and across the Grand Line, less than half a day had passed since the death of the Celestial Dragon.

The news spread rapidly around the world like a storm.

This unfolding scenario prompted the Marine government to temporarily suspend their meeting.