One Piece Seat Void - Chapter 235
In the year 1497, at the end of the year, a piece of news shocked the entire world. Everyone who saw this news report was wide-eyed and in disbelief.
The reason for this was the headline, which read that Pirate King Gol D. Roger had been captured on an island in the New World by Vice Admiral Karp of the Navy.
One year after Gol D. Roger had conquered the Grand Line and become the Pirate King, he had been apprehended by the Navy. This news left everyone astonished.
In the New World, the whole world was abuzz.
“How is it possible? Roger, that scoundrel, was captured by the Navy!” Charlotte Linlin looked at the newspaper, incredulously screaming.
“That scoundrel, I hadn’t even had a chance to teach him a lesson properly, how could he be captured by the Navy!”
On this day, the entire Whole Cake Island could hear the enraged screams of Charlotte Linlin.
In Wano Country, chaos reigned.
Upon Kin’emon’s return to Wano, he discovered that Kaido, with the aid of the Beasts Pirates, had taken control of the country, leading to fierce clashes with Kin’emon and his retainers.
However, it ended with a five-year truce after Kaido and the Beasts Pirates threatened the lives of all Wano citizens.
During this year, Kin’emon could often be seen dancing naked in the streets of Flower Capital as a clown, and the isolated Wano Country remained oblivious to the events at sea.
The only person who knew about the events at sea was Kaido. Looking at the newspaper, Kaido’s expression was dark.
“A man like Roger, captured by the inept Navy!”
“Gulp, gulp.” After taking a few sips of his drink, Kaido suddenly burst into tears.
“Waaah! Roger, being captured by the Navy, just goes to show what kind of a man you really are!” In the New World, the Moby Dick slowly sailed the seas.
Whitebeard, Edward Newgate, silently read the newspaper in his hand. After a long while, Whitebeard looked up at the sky.
“Roger, is this the path you chose?” In the South Blue, Baltigo Island, Locke was silently reading the newspaper. Behind him stood a woman with a bulging belly, covering her face and crying.
“Locke, don’t be too sad. This is the path Roger chose, and you should have been prepared for it.”
Locke put down the newspaper and turned to the woman, speaking softly. “Sob, sob, I know, but, but, Roger, Roger…”
Locke sighed in helplessness and gently embraced the woman. “Roger, you scoundrel, you really are a complete and utter scoundrel.” Gently patting Locke’ back, he muttered an insult at Roger.
Aside from Locke and a few others, countless people in the world were discussing the news of Pirate King Roger’s capture.
All the former members of Roger’s Pirate Crew who had gone into hiding remained silent about it.
They seemed to have been prepared for Roger’s capture. On the Grand Line, on the Saboady Archipelago, Rayleigh sat by the sea, sipping his drink and gazing at the ocean.
“Roger, you scoundrel, you’re causing a commotion in this world even as you depart.” Rayleigh recalled the last words Roger had said to him before surrendering, and tears involuntarily welled up in his eyes.
In the deep-sea prison, Level Six of Impel Down. In a dimly lit cell, Roger sat on the cold floor with a smile on his face.
“Hey, Karp, you came, huh? Hehehe, did you bring some good wine for me?” Roger suddenly looked up and asked the person outside his cell.
“Stop joking, Roger! You scoundrel! You’re a criminal; how could I bring wine to a criminal!” Karp shouted angrily.
He felt extremely angry and helpless in his heart. After a lifetime of being rivals, the two of them had become friends who understood each other well.
“Roger, you scoundrel, why couldn’t you just retire peacefully and become a legend? Why did you turn yourself in?” Tears welled up uncontrollably as he spoke.
“Do you know, Roger, that there’s only one kind of judgment for you now?”
“Karp!” Roger let out a low growl and grabbed the iron bars of his cell.
“I’m Roger, the man who conquered the Grand Line and was known as the Pirate King. How could I choose to live in obscurity?
Besides, Karp, my life is already at its end. I’ve been diagnosed with a terminal illness.” As Roger spoke, he burst into laughter, showing no fear of death.
Hearing Roger’s words, Karp was stunned. He had never known that Roger was seriously ill and had little time left.
This revelation only made Karp even more furious. “By the way, Karp, I’m going to be a father, hehehe.” Seemingly reminded of something, Roger directly boasted to Karp.
“What? You scoundrel! When did you find a woman? Moreover, I’m a Navy officer. If you tell me this kind of thing, aren’t you afraid I’ll report it to the government?
You should know that the World Government will never tolerate your bloodline!” Karp clung to the iron bars with both hands and roared furiously.
“Hehehe, don’t worry, Karp. I’ve already entrusted them to a very reliable person. Did you think I would ask you to help take care of my wife and child? Haha, what are you thinking? Hahaha!”
“#” Upon hearing Roger’s words, Karp’s forehead turned blue, and he wished he could punch Roger in the face.
But when he heard that Roger had entrusted his wife and child to someone else, he breathed a sigh of relief. Although he would have helped take care of them if Roger had asked, it would have gone against his sense of justice.
“Karp, we’ve known each other for decades. In all these years of fighting, I’ve come to see you as my comrade.” Roger looked at Karp with the utmost seriousness.
“I have no regrets in my life, except for my wife and child.”
“If you ever meet them in the future, I hope you can pass on a message from me. I truly love them, and I’m not a worthy father or husband. Tell them I’m sorry.”
“…”
“Ah, I understand, old man.”
“By the way, your place of execution has been set in Loguetown in the East Blue.”
After struggling for who knows how long, Karp finally informed Roger of this decision.
“Loguetown, huh? It’s a place that brings back memories. But dying in your hometown is also a good thing, isn’t it? Hahaha.”
……
Karp left, filled with a mix of sorrow, sadness, and heartache, leaving the underwater prison and returning to Marine Headquarters, Mariejois.
Not long after his departure, Roger, escorted by several Navy admirals, also left the underwater prison and headed towards Loguetown in the East Blue.
The execution date for Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King, was set for a week later, in January.
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