One Piece: Guilty Crown

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In an unknown sea area in the latter half of the New World.

On a massive galleon, as large as a whale, a pirate flag with a crescent-moon-shaped white beard unfurled in the wind, announcing to all that this was a pirate ship, and furthermore, it was the pirate ship of the Whitebeard Pirates, one of the Four Emperors of the New World—the Moby Dick.

Beside this extra-large pirate ship, there were several other pirate ships of similar appearance but slightly smaller, like stars surrounding the moon, following behind this large pirate ship.

"Old Man..."

Marco, the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' first division, had a grim expression. He quickly walked up to the tall man known as the world's strongest man, Whitebeard Edward Newgate, carrying a mix of anxiety and undisguised anger: "Jinbe had an accident!!!"

"Jinbe? What happened to that guy?" Whitebeard Edward Newgate, startled, put down the wine gourd in his hand and asked in a deep voice.

Although Jinbe was not a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, nor was he a pirate under his command, and nominally he was even one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea directly under the World Government, this fish-man, full of chivalry and known as the "Knight of the Sea," was very much to Whitebeard's liking.

Despite Jinbe not officially joining the Whitebeard Pirates for various reasons, everyone usually respectfully called him "Old Man" in private. In Whitebeard's heart, he was similarly treated as his own son.

And Marco's expression clearly indicated a very serious situation.

"Marco, what did you say?"

"What exactly happened? Explain it clearly..."

"With Jinbe's strength, ordinary pirates shouldn't be able to hurt him, right?"

The other captains nearby, hearing this, couldn't help but change their expressions and hastily opened their mouths to ask.

Jinbe himself usually had a very good relationship with the captains of the Whitebeard Pirates, often visiting the Whitebeard Pirates as a guest. Suddenly hearing about his accident, the others naturally felt worried and angry.

"That guy Jinbe had an accident?"

Ace "Fire Fist," who had just joined the Whitebeard Pirates and become a member of the second division, had once fought Jinbe for several days and nights without a clear victor. The two had compatible temperaments and could be said to be close friends. Hearing about Jinbe's accident, he couldn't help but run over immediately, asking somewhat anxiously: "Marco, what's going on? I remember he just left the day before yesterday, how could something suddenly happen?"

"Vice Captain Aladdin of the Sun Pirates just called, saying that Jinbe was found covered in blood, unconscious by the shore, barely breathing..."

Marco clenched his fist tightly, a suppressed anger on his face: "Although he miraculously escaped death, it's said his brain was injured, and the situation is quite serious. He hasn't woken up yet..."

"What!?"

"No way? That guy, perfectly fine..."

...making all the captains present think they misheard. They almost dared not believe it.

One must know that Jinbe had only just come to the Moby Dick a few days ago to participate in the Whitebeard Pirates' banquet.

For a time, the entire Whitebeard Pirates were filled with astonishment and anger.

"Gurarara..."

Whitebeard suddenly stood up, his brows furrowing tightly. He looked at Marco and said in a deep voice, "What exactly happened?"

An invisible aura swept across the surroundings, making everyone feel an immense increase in pressure.

"Marco, quickly tell me what exactly happened? Which bastard did it?"

"Fire Fist" Ace anxiously grabbed Marco's shoulders, urging impatiently.

"And that guy Jinbe's strength isn't weak. What kind of person could make it so he can't even escape into the sea?"

Vista, the captain of the fifth division, asked with some suspicion.

One must know that Jinbe is a fish-man, possessing extremely fast speed in the sea and at least several times his strength. If he could enter the sea, who could injure him like that?

"The specific situation is still unclear. I've already had the people on Banaro Island investigate. It's highly likely it was done by the Foxy Pirates, who stayed on the island for a while but left shortly after resupply..."

"Jinbe..."

Whitebeard's face darkened, his brows furrowed in anger, carrying a chilling coldness.

"Marco, you immediately go investigate thoroughly, and while you're at it, take the ship's doctor to check on Jinbe's condition..."

An invisible aura, like lightning, intertwined in the air, terrifying beyond measure: "If it really was that Foxy Pirates who did it, I'll directly wipe them out for this old man!!!"

...

And in a certain sea area.

A massive warship lay there. A pirate ship in front of it instantly turned into shattered fragments, engulfed by the sea waves.

Inside a vast hall.

"The layout is almost complete, so next..."

Lying on a long sofa, Im-sama slightly narrowed his eyes, muttering something.

And Imu gently pressed his acupuncture points, his movements very careful and gentle, fearing to interrupt his thoughts.

Imu was contemplating how to proceed with the next plan.

Marshall D. Teach. He must obtain him. Utilizing the technology of Germa 66 or the ability of Law's Op-Op Fruit, he must clarify the opponent's body structure to determine if he can truly become a dual Devil Fruit user, or even a Devil Fruit user of terrifying power.

As for the movements of the Whitebeard Pirates, even the omnipresent Cipher Pol under the World Government couldn't always get information in the first instance, let alone pinpoint the target to a specific person in the second division.

To quickly lock onto Marshall D. Teach's whereabouts, there were two methods.

The first: pay attention to the movements of the Whitebeard Pirates' second division and directly go looking for them;

The second: use the attraction of the Dark-Dark Fruit to Marshall D. Teach, luring the snake out of its hole!

Evidently, the second method was easier and could largely avoid conflict with the Whitebeard Pirates, but it was unknown whether it would truly succeed.

Although currently, with the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Im-sama was largely unafraid of the Whitebeard Pirates, or even the forces of any of the Four Emperors, if a direct conflict with a Four Emperors force like the Whitebeard Pirates truly occurred too early, he would have to expose some of his power.

At that time, it would inevitably attract the attention and vigilance of major powers, which would have some impact on Im-sama's subsequent development.

Time was tight. Im-sama didn't want to wait any longer.

Because he had to become as strong as possible in the shortest amount of time to be able to lead Germa 66 to gain greater benefits in the coming tide!