The pride of a swordsman!

The Sabaody Archipelago.

The extremely fierce battle among the members of the Roger Pirates finally came to an end.

After the battle, the Sabaody Archipelago, which was originally composed of seventy-nine Yarukiman Mangrove trees, was almost destroyed, with barely thirty trees left standing.

To restore it to its former magnificent appearance, it would probably take decades, if not centuries.

And the number of people who died unjustly as a result of the aftermath numbered in the thousands, not to mention the immeasurable loss of property in this battle.

After all, the Sabaody Archipelago can be said to be the essence of the four seas and even the first half of the Grand Line, like a pearl embedded in the Grand Line. The Sabaody Archipelago is to pirates what New York is to America.

In the battle involving Silvers Rayleigh, Scopper Gaban, and the Devil Heir Douglas Bullet of the Roger Pirates -

Silvers Rayleigh and Gaban, the right-hand men of the Pirate King, suffered heavy injuries.

In contrast, Douglas Bullet's injuries were equally grim.

"It seems that this is your limit."

Bullet looked at Rayleigh and Gaban in the distance, revealing a grim smile. Although his situation was not optimistic, for him, who had been fighting on the battlefield since childhood, his condition at this moment was unprecedentedly good.

His strongest moment was just before he completely lost his combat ability!

Even though his muscles were almost uncontrollably convulsing at this point, Bullet's fighting spirit remained unshaken.

He quickly adjusted his breathing, then fixed his gaze firmly on Rayleigh and Gaban. Clearly, as long as he could take down these two guys, his next task would be to prepare for the wrath of the Pirate King.

And that was exactly what he had been dreaming of!

Without any hesitation, Bullet strode confidently towards Rayleigh and Gaban.

But just as he took two or three steps, a powerful and sharp aura suddenly emerged from not far behind him. The sharpness of this aura was like a blade unsheathing, causing him to involuntarily stop in his tracks.

Rayleigh, Gaban, and even some unknown pirates lurking in the distance all felt the arrival of this sudden powerful breath.

Bullet slowly turned his head, looking in the direction from which the aura came.

In the distance.

A figure with short stubble, wearing a black top hat adorned with white fluff, draped in a black cloak, wearing white trousers, and carrying a huge black sword on his back slowly emerged from afar.

The person who came was none other than the renowned swordsman of the Grand Line, Dracule Mihawk! The swordsman who, in his early twenties, cultivated his own exclusive black sword!

"Hawk Eye."

Bullet raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised.

Of course, he knew of Hawk Eye. In recent years, he had been challenging various great swordsmen.

After a moment of thought, Bullet guessed the purpose of Hawk Eye's visit to the Sabaody Archipelago. He probably came to challenge Rayleigh, after all, as the first mate of the Pirate King's ship, Dark King Silvers Rayleigh was a world-renowned swordsman.

"Kahahaha~ Unexpectedly, an interesting visitor indeed. It's getting more and more interesting.

I wonder if we'll get to see a battle between Hawk Eye and Bullet, who will prevail with their Haki, the supreme armament. "

Donquixote Doflamingo smiled as he watched Hawk Eye suddenly appear on the battlefield.

And as Doflamingo murmured to himself, the voice of Trebol suddenly rang out.

"Doffy, we've got word from Pica, our human trafficking venue was affected by the aftermath of the battle, and the losses are severe."

Upon hearing Trebol's voice, Doflamingo's original smile suddenly froze. It meant a lot to him and the Donquixote Family's future. Now that it had been destroyed, it meant they would have to work hard for a long time.

"Hey, Rayleigh, why do I feel like that cold-looking guy over there seems to be here to cause trouble for you?"

Gaban looked at Rayleigh, raising his finger and scratching his cheek.

Gaban was genuinely puzzled. He had come to ask Rayleigh a question, so how did he inexplicably get involved in so much trouble?

And Bullet, who was already prepared for battle, suddenly looked at Mihawk with an expression of astonishment on his face. He was surprised because Mihawk reached out and drew his black sword from behind, and the sharp aura was not directed at Bullet, but at Rayleigh, who was preparing to explain to Gaban that Hawk Eye was not here to cause trouble.

Rayleigh: ...

Obviously, Dracule Mihawk had come for Rayleigh.

But in Bullet's eyes, this behavior was no different from stealing someone else's prey.

He was counting on defeating Rayleigh to get a ticket to challenge the Pirate King. How could he let Hawk Eye pick the fruit?

"Hey, that guy is mine."

Bullet grinned, then released a fierce Haki, standing between Hawk Eye and Rayleigh.

Hawk Eye couldn't help but look at Bullet, who had intruded into his aura so unreasonably, exuding an astonishing momentum.

He had come here only to fight Dark King Rayleigh. He had no interest in anyone else.

"..."

Looking at Bullet, who stood in his way, Hawk Eye silently held the world's strongest black sword in his hand.

As if the world's greatest swordsman was born to cut, not to boast.

He had no interest in Bullet, who was proficient in Rokushiki and Haki.

But if Bullet wanted to stop him from fighting Rayleigh, he didn't mind seeing if his sword could cut down Bullet.

The gazes and auras of both sides collided in midair.

Neither spoke, but through the collision of their auras, they understood each other's intentions.

Watching the standoff between Bullet and Mihawk, Gaban looked at Rayleigh with a strange look on his face.

"I didn't expect to be so popular."

Apparently noticing Gaban's strange gaze, Rayleigh put away his long sword and muttered to himself with some emotion.

Gaban looked at him, wanting to tease him, after all, the guy was here to take you out, but in the end, he held back, after all, who knew what kind of nonsense Rayleigh would come up with.

"Rayleigh, you're lucky this time. I hope next time we meet, you can give me a bigger surprise."

After confronting Hawk Eye for a while, Bullet looked at Rayleigh and Gaban in the distance with a cold look, then turned and left with a stride.

For Bullet, although he wanted to fight and defeat the strongmen on the sea!

But he hadn't surpassed Roger yet, and he wasn't willing to stop here!

Perhaps he could have a thrilling battle with Hawk Eye, the greatest swordsman, but it wouldn't be so easy to leave the Sabaody Archipelago afterwards.

Defeat Roger!

With this simple and pure aspiration, Bullet left the Sabaody Archipelago aboard the Slingshot, continuing to search for Roger's trail on the sea.

"You are not in your prime state, and defeating you in such a state is of no value."

Watching Rayleigh, whose condition was clearly not at its peak after the fierce battle with Bullet, Mihawk also put away his black sword, then turned and left directly. Obviously, he didn't want to fight a swordsman who wasn't at his peak, as it didn't suit his swordsmanship.

"What a cold and arrogant guy. Is this how you swordsmen like to show off? I always thought that only captains like him play with swords."

Gaban, holding his two axes, looked at Mihawk's departing figure and couldn't help but nudge Rayleigh with his elbow.

And upon hearing Gaban's words, Rayleigh couldn't help but sweatdrop. Indeed, that guy, Roger, had lowered the style of swordsmen on the sea by several levels.

"Well, let's leave now. The Marines and the World Government are probably already heading this way due to the commotion."

After saying this, Rayleigh turned and left and Gaban quickly followed in his footsteps.

Over an hour later.

The reinforcements from the Marine Headquarters in Mariejois finally arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago.

And almost all of the Marines, without exception, were stunned by the sight before them.

Looking at the island full of ruins, as if it had been forcibly demolished, they doubted if they had come to the right place if it wasn't for the Eternal Pose indicating otherwise.

"What have those monsters done!?"

"Hurry up and go help rescue people!"

 [AN- If you guys have any question concerning plot holes or missing information, please comment on this paragraph and i will resolve them.]