Chapter 52: Chapter 50 Shakky’S Rip-Off Bar
During the time when the Sky Shadow Pirates arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, news that Gekko Moria, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, had been killed by "Thor" Amber spread throughout the world.
Originally, the World Government would definitely block such important news. Just like in the original story, it blocked the news that the Straw Hat Crew defeated Gekko Moria, allowing him to continue as a Warlord.
Although it is unclear why they sent Doflamingo to eliminate Gekko Moria after the Summit War, it happened nonetheless. By coincidence, among the group of people Amber rescued, there was an unlucky reporter whose shadow had been taken by Gekko Moria. Following his reporter's instinct, he took a photo of Gekko Moria's defeat.
After being rescued, the reporter returned to work only to find that, because he had disappeared for so long, his position had been taken by his former good friend. This good friend also kindly took care of his beautiful wife, who had been missing for three years. When the reporter came back, the child was three years old.
So, the reporter went to great lengths to find the legendary news king, Morgans, the president of the World Economic News. Morgans was shocked when he saw the photo and, after careful consideration, decided to release it. After all, nothing is more important than money. As for the blame from the World Government, it has always been easy to use ignorance of the inside story as an excuse. The news had been released anyway. The reporter was then reused by Morgans and became the editor-in-chief of a certain region, reaching the pinnacle of his career.
Naval Headquarters, Marineford.
"Marshal Sengoku, calling us all back like this must mean something really important happened!" said a middle-aged man who looked very casual and like an ape, with his legs on the table, not caring at all about the gloomy face of Akainu opposite him.
This middle-aged man was none other than "Kizaru" Borsalino, one of Marine's three most powerful Admirals. A user of the Logia Glint-Glint Fruit, he has the speed of light and can attack at light speed. His catchphrase is "Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?" He upholds ambiguous justice, possessing both Armament Haki and Observation Haki, but is weak in physical skills, as his teacher Zephyr evaluated him as "over-reliant on fruit abilities."
"Borsalino, please be serious. This is the Marine Supreme Council. Put away your cynicism," Admiral Akainu, who was sitting opposite, said with a serious face. Akainu, whose real name is Sakazuki, is a user of the Logia Magma-Magma Fruit. The terrifying high temperature of the magma gives him the strongest attack power among the three Admirals. He hates pirates deeply and pursues "absolute justice," willing to sacrifice everything to maintain it. He has a dark history of attacking refugee ships during the Ohara incident 20 years ago and is an extreme person.
"Yo yo yo, so scary, Sakazuki!" Kizaru said, still careless and not taking Akainu's words to heart at all. As one of the three Admirals, Akainu couldn't do anything to him. The three Admirals also have conflicts with each other.
"If I'm not mistaken, it must be related to that "Thor" Amber!" Admiral Aokiji Kuzan, sitting next to him, said lazily. Aokiji, whose real name is Kuzan, is a user of the Logia Ice-Ice Fruit. He is the only one among the three Admirals who is not afraid of seawater. The Ice-Ice Fruit can freeze the sea at any time, and he pursues "lazy justice."
"Aokiji is right. The target of this meeting is "Thor" Amber, who has a bounty of 800 million beli. According to the latest news, Gekko Moria has been killed by "Thor" Amber, and the Shadow-Shadow Fruit is now in his possession," Sengoku began to explain. "Including Crocodile, two Warlords have died at his hands. We don't know his purpose, but his actions have seriously affected the stability of the sea."
"It's just two pirates," Akainu said contemptuously. To Akainu, Warlords are just a few relatively powerful pirates. If he were serious, he could kill them all.
Sengoku shook his head. "The Warlord system is meant to maintain the balance of the sea. We don't know if "Thor" Amber's purpose is to hunt Warlords. The most important thing is that, according to Aokiji's intelligence, "Thor" Amber has at least three different abilities. We can't be sure whether it is a Devil Fruit ability. If so, "Thor" Amber may be the first person in history to wield multiple Devil Fruit powers!" Sengoku looked serious.
(Blackbeard: ???)
"What!"
"This is impossible!!!"
The Marines in the meeting who were unaware of the situation were all surprised.
"According to intelligence, "Thor" Amber has arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, and an order has been issued requiring us to capture "Thor" Amber alive. The secrets hidden within him seriously affect the safety of the world!" Sengoku slowly revealed the core part of the meeting...
In the following meeting, all Marines were extremely serious, and even the usually casual Kizaru was serious for once.
Island No. 13 of the Sabaody Archipelago.
After parking the ship in a remote area of the lawless zone, Amber and the others set out to land on the island. Amber went to "Shakky's Rip-Off Bar" based on the address Crocus gave in the letter.
Arriving at the bar door, he pushed it open and entered. There was not a single customer in the bar, only a mature lady with short black hair, wearing a spider-patterned top, and a cigarette in her hand, standing at the bar. This was Shakky!
Shakky looked very young, only in her 30s, but Amber knew she had been a crew member on the Rocks Pirate ship decades ago! She is still the queen of Nine Snake Island, who knows how many generations ago. No one knows how old she is, but she is probably much older than Rayleigh.
Shakky's main job is as an information dealer, specializing in selling information. The bar is just used to cover up people's eyes. When she saw Amber and the others come in, she just glanced at them casually. She probably already knew their identities.
Amber calmly sat at the bar and ordered a glass of wine. Shakky took out a bottle of wine from the wine cabinet and said as she poured it, "Why did the famous "Thor" appear in my small shop?"
Amber raised his glass, took a sip, and smiled. "As expected of a famous intelligence dealer!"
"No, it's because your reputation as "Thor" is too great. Within half a year of going to sea, you defeated a Vice Admiral, a Warlord, and drew with a Marine Admiral. Some people even compare you with the four monsters of the New World."
"I have tried my best to defeat Warlords. The draw with the Marine Admiral was purely a rumor spread by the Marines for flattery. In fact, I just relied on some special abilities to delay Aokiji. If I continued to fight, I would definitely die," Amber responded modestly.
"Oh! There are actually sober pirates like you. If ordinary pirates had a reputation like yours, they would have recruited troops and gone to the New World to challenge Whitebeard."
Amber shook his head. "My original goal was not to be a pirate at all, so why would I care about this?"
(Haha, you are so hypocritical! Who asked Cobra to launch a nationwide propaganda campaign when he defeated Crocodile?)
Shakky poured herself a glass of wine. "I've read your information. You became pirates because you killed Marine scum who wanted to harm ordinary people, and you have never attacked ordinary people since going to sea. I knew it when I saw this. How false the Marine reports are! After all, the World Government has always done these ugly things to maintain its rule!"
"So, what is your purpose?