Zephyr smiled and said,
"Tidy up."
Sot nodded and waved his right arm forward.
The ground began to shift and reform, and the craters and rubble from the battles in the arena all disappeared.
In a few seconds, the ground was pristine again.
Zephyr looked at the perfectly flat ground:
"That old man Shiki's ability is indeed useful."
"For the elite class's practical training three months from now, you'll be leading the team."
"After that, you can go out."
Sot was also a little excited:
"Yes."
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The Grand Line, Ileka Island.
On a blood-stained ship docked at the shore, a petite old woman, dressed expensively and wearing sunglasses, disembarked.
Behind her followed a man with slender legs and a thick upper body, sporting a crescent mustache, who looked like an imbecile.
The petite old woman was none other than the one who claimed to be Whitebeard's woman.
"It's him!"
"He's seized your father, the legendary pirate Whitebeard's inheritance!!!"
"And discarded it. It was difficult for me, Mother, to finally find you again."
"We absolutely cannot let him go!!!"
She also looked around with a hint of boastfulness.
However, the people around them looked at the two like idiots and suddenly burst into laughter:
"Hahahahaha!!"
"Are these two idiots pirates too?"
"Grandma, you're old, go home and play with your grandchildren."
"At your age, you're still sailing?"
"Chasing dreams?"
"Hahahahaha!"
"Exactly, and what do you mean Whitebeard?"
"Never even heard of him."
Miss Bakkin's expression turned grim:
"Weevil...."
"Kill them!!!!"
Weevil blinked and immediately brandished his naginata:
"Yes, Mother!"
Despite looking like an imbecile, his burst of combat power was such that no one could resist him for even a moment.
The bar collapsed in moments, leaving behind rubble and blood.
Miss Bakkin stood before the ruins and snorted coldly:
"Is Whitebeard someone you can insult?"
She then looked at Marco's photo with a wicked smile:
"This guy is the only remaining son of Newgate, and he later followed Roger."
"Newgate's immense inheritance... it must be with him!!!"
She, who had sailed with Whitebeard, knew that Whitebeard would secretly transport his collected treasures to a certain location during his leisure time.
He would often look wistfully in a certain direction.....
And as Marco, his last son, would surely inherit Whitebeard's legacy, therefore... his whereabouts.
It must be where Newgate secretly hid his treasure!
"Let's go! Good boy!"
After destroying the bar, Weevil, covered in blood, said blankly:
"Yes, Mother!!!"
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Marine Headquarters, Marine Academy.
In the elite class nearing graduation, everyone was diligently absorbing knowledge,
preparing for this final moment.
A tall, thin figure in a Marine uniform, looking somewhat comical, ran in:
"Big~~~ incident~~~"
"This year's internship~~~"
"Will be led by upperclassman Sot!!!!"
Everyone was somewhat surprised and pleased, as peers were easier to talk to.
Moreover, Sot was a very kind person, never refusing to guide his juniors.
Ain, with her naturally blue hair, said with a hint of joy:
"Really? Binz!"
The tall and thin Binz smiled proudly:
"Of~~~ course!"
"Instructor Zephyr just told me!"
"How could that be false!"
A huge cheer erupted in the classroom:
"Long live the King!!!!!"
On the training ground.
Zephyr looked at the brightly lit classroom and chuckled:
"Brat, you're much more popular than I am."
The tremendous cheers could not be contained by the classroom at all...
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The New World, Wano Country, Onigashima.
BOOM—
A dragon descended from the sky and slammed into the ground, causing an earthquake.
Kaido transformed into human form, shook his head, and walked out.
King had appeared at some point and looked at Kaido, who was in low spirits:
"He was difficult to deal with, Brother Kaido."
The battle at Hachinosu had already spread throughout the New World.
Kaido snorted:
"Mmm...."
"I didn't expect a kid from Roger's crew."
"To have grown to this extent."
"Coupled with the people around him, they were much stronger than Oden's samurai, and I couldn't keep them."
"The New World is about to get lively."
He took the sake gourd handed to him by King and gulped down several large mouthfuls:
"Hoo—"
After a moment of silence, he suddenly burst into laughter:
"Hahahaha, let the chaos begin quickly."
King looked somewhat speechless...
"This..."
Kaido said with a sinister grin:
"In terms of territory, that old woman has the most."
"In terms of power, that insidious fellow has the most."
"If this kid stirs things up, the biggest losers will be those two."
"Keep a close watch on Shanks' movements."
"After all these years, it's time for him to make a move."
"Achieving dreams solely by selling weapons is still too slow."
"Not to mention that insidious fellow is also occupying half of the market."
King nodded:
"Yes."
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The Grand Line, on a deserted island outside Drum Island.
White snow filled the entire expanse, and at a glance, there was no place to land.
It was as if stepping anywhere would be a transgression against this scene.
SWOOSH—
Carol's figure suddenly appeared in front of a huge snowdrift.
But just as Carol appeared and her feet had not yet touched the ground.
A dark hand suddenly broke through the snowdrift...
and lunged towards Carol!