One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy!-Chapter 495 - 493 - The news began to spread.

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Third Person POV

Alabasta.

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The newspaper of that day had finally been released, and the first news came as a shock to the world.

The battle that everyone had been waiting for had finally happened, and Onigashima had turned into a war zone between Monkey D. Luffy and his crew against two Yonkous and their troops.

Photos of explosions, filmed by Morgans from the sky, were seen while it was possible to observe a dragon on one side—Kaidou—and a giant beast on the other, engulfed in roaring flames, being none other than Luffy himself transformed into Ifrit, leaving everyone fascinated by the colossal war.

Morgans seemed to have witnessed the entire battle, and even though Luffy, Usopp, and Enel had already spotted him from a distance, Luffy ordered them to attack as long as he didn't interfere in the fight.

However, the battle went far beyond what the spectators imagined. Besides Luffy fighting Kaidou and Big Mom battling Yamato and Lucy at the top of Onigashima, a new enemy intervened.

Bullet had entered the battle, surprising not only those present but also the readers of the newspaper, especially those who knew his strength and origin very well. Morgans made sure to emphasize that he was one of the most powerful members of Gold Roger's crew.

Luffy had to leave Kaidou to handle his sister and face Bullet alone. Meanwhile, Yamato continued his fight against Big Mom.

If that alone wasn't enough to shock the world, those reading the newspapers were left wide-eyed. It didn't matter their position—even the Yonkous themselves raised their eyebrows upon seeing the battle's summary. In the end, four individuals, each considered extremely dangerous, were almost in a kind of Battle Royale in Onigashima, wondering what kind of battlefield Onigashima would become from that moment on.

But what came next was even more surprising.

Yamato, fighting alone against Big Mom, awakened his mythical beast power and managed to defeat the great pirate, securing the first victory for the Straw Hats.

Soon after, the battle continued with Luffy against Bullet, and the two distanced themselves from Onigashima. Both unleashed their most monstrous forms within Wano. Even a photo of the fight between Luffy and Kaidou—transformed into their mythical beasts, each standing at 1,000 meters—appeared in the newspaper. Compared to the initial colossi—the dragon and Ifrit—these two now seemed like ants compared to Bullet and Luffy's monstrous forms.

The world began to wonder: Who was the true titan of the Straw Hats? Hugo or their captain?

Then, Luffy used an attack that devastated the entire sky, which explained the purple sun in the middle of the night's darkness. The explosion was so intense that it shattered windows in multiple regions worldwide due to the force of the impact.

The devastation in the New World was immense.

The image of the explosion, captured by Morgans, was featured prominently in the newspaper, spreading quickly across the world. Once again, the name of Monkey D. Luffy and the fear he instilled by demonstrating his monstrous power had become the center of attention.

The news ended with an even more shocking detail: Bullet's body was never found. This indicated that the legend of the "Monster of Ancient Ages" had been completely vaporized.

In the newspaper, the image of the two colossi was printed alongside the explosion on a highlighted page.

Shortly after, the report of the third and final battle followed: Lucy was facing Kaidou in a different form. Ever since Luffy had saved her from the World Government agents before heading to Wano, she had awakened Nika—not that everyone could know that.

Her image was printed in the newspaper, captured in a frame where she was laughing, showing her Nika awakening. But even Morgans couldn't quite explain what it was. They only wondered whether it was somehow her own Rubber-Rubber Fruit or if she had acquired a second fruit, just like her brother.

Of course, the World Government did not take that image lightly, but it was too late. The newspaper had already been published, and people began questioning why government agents had been present in the battle. In the days prior, it had been established that the government would not interfere in the war. However, their presence had been confirmed, attempting to kill both Luffy and Lucy.

The fight continued between Lucy and Kaidou, and once again, the world was astonished to see Kaidou defeated in a one-on-one battle by a member of the Straw Hats who was not their captain. Everyone had expected Luffy and Kaidou to have a final showdown.

Many across the world had sided with Luffy, due to his unmatched strength and performance. But no one had anticipated that his sister, someone who had abandoned the Marines to become a pirate, would possess such power to achieve that victory. For the first time, all eyes turned toward Lucy.

A crew capable of defeating three Yonkous in one-on-one battles...

"How is this possible? No crew should be capable of this!"

People spoke and discussed, astonished by what they had read in the newspapers.

"You may not know, but there was once a crew in the past that had this same level of power," said an old man sitting in a bar, watching some men drinking and talking at the counter.

The men exchanged glances, and one of them asked, curious:

"What do you mean by that, old man?"

"I'm saying that a long time ago, there existed a crew so powerful that it had members on the level of a Yonko," the old man replied, pausing to take a sip of his drink.

Everyone fell silent, waiting for him to continue. After finishing his drink, he went on.

"They had among their ranks none other than Rocks D. Xebec. Moreover, these very same names in the newspaper—Big Mom and Kaidou—were part of that crew. And besides them, there was also Whitebeard, Shiki, and many others. They were all part of the infamous Rocks Pirates. He was the most feared man of his era, even before Garp and Gol D. Roger joined forces to defeat him."

The younger men at the bar, who were in their twenties, didn't know much about Rocks. In fact, almost the entire world had forgotten his name.

"You're saying all of them were part of a single crew?!" Someone swallowed hard among the listeners, unable to believe that all those legendary figures had once served under the same captain.

"Yes, they were feared..." the old man continued.

"But wait! Even though they were so powerful and were defeated by the Marine Hero and the Pirate King, doesn't that mean the Straw Hats have finally surpassed them?" one of the men suddenly asked.

The old man remained thoughtful for a moment before answering.

"You're not wrong. In a way, the Straw Hats have surpassed them and have become the most powerful crew in the world in this era—there's no doubt about that. There is no question that this battle has proven it to everyone."

The men in the bar started murmuring, amazed by what they had just heard.

The old man, however, smirked and said, "But this game is far from over... The silent race for the last island has only just begun. Now, the race to the pinnacle of the world is about to start. I wonder who will get there first? After all, this isn't just about strength."

The men exchanged glances and, excited, began to laugh and celebrate. Bets were placed. Who would find the clue to becoming the true King of the Pirates?

After all, they were far away and could hear about the final battle in the New World from a safe region, which gave them a great topic of discussion without worrying about their kingdom or city being destroyed—unlike the people of the New World.

Besides, even though the Straw Hats were now the favorites, Shanks and Blackbeard were still in the game.

Shanks had spent a long time at sea, and his true power remained a mystery. He had been part of the crew of someone who had already reached the pinnacle alongside Gol D. Roger.

Meanwhile, Blackbeard possessed two incredibly powerful Devil Fruits and had grown even stronger in recent years.

It seemed that even though the new era had begun only about two years ago, it was already on the verge of ending, and a new age would soon emerge with a new ruler of the seas finding the greatest pirate treasure of all. The battle for the top was only just beginning.

The old man watched them laughing and celebrating but remained silent, staring at his glass.

"You never found the One Piece, Captain... But after all these years in hiding, you still don't want to reveal yourself? I just wonder... when will you? After all, that moment must be approaching. When you return, you will shock the entire world... and once again, everyone will fear your name as they once did."

He murmured these words as he drank, ignoring the noisy chatter around him, where people discussed the race for the One Piece.

Meanwhile, the entire world was also debating the same topic, asking the same questions that arose in that bar in the West Blue.

But the news of the day wasn't over yet. A few hours later, a new edition of the newspaper arrived, and the world, already in a frenzy over recent events, was once again shocked by new information.

First came the news that the Shichibukai program had been officially terminated. The World Government declared that the Shichibukai were no longer part of the system and that they would deal with all of them in the coming days using new weapons alongside the Navy.

But the second piece of news was even more impactful.

The newspaper declared that the World Government had sent a massive fleet against the Straw Hats—both in Wano and Dressrosa. This made people begin to question the supposed neutrality that the government had declared over a month ago.

Moreover, the outcome of this assault was even more shocking. In the end, the government suffered a humiliating defeat.

A total of 800 ships were sent to Wano and 200 to Dressrosa, with the goal of eliminating the Straw Hats after their battle against the Yonkous. But in the end, that same force fell.

"Would the government really act like this?"

People wondered as they flipped through the newspapers, searching for answers.

The world knew little about the true extent of the World Government's power, but everyone understood that the government would spare no effort in trying to defeat the Straw Hats. They quickly deduced that it was not a weak force—after all, how could the government possibly deal with a pirate crew capable of facing two Yonkous?

Even with its overwhelming strength, the government's fleet was ultimately destroyed.

On the other hand, the Straw Hats emerged victorious, although no one knew exactly what had happened to them afterward. But it was evident that, at that moment, they were likely celebrating in Onigashima.

What no one imagined was that Luffy was already on the move.

While the world was still trying to catch its breath and process everything that had happened, he was already in Alabasta, putting his plans into action.

In the coming days, he would remain there, organizing the vast desert kingdom and also Whiskey Peak, preparing to move them directly to the New World and take them away from this side of the sea—where Luffy could no longer protect them.

-------------Nexts Chapters ----------------

Chapter 498 - The four Yonko of the New World.

Chapter 503 - Prison Project.

Chapter 513 - One month later.

Chapter 522 - The Meeting About the One Piece and the End of the Journey.

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