Chapter 845: Afterword
One month later, the new World Government, led by the Revolutionary Army, was officially established. The number of member nations in the new World Government expanded from the original 170-plus to over 210.
Revolutionary Army leader Dragon became the first Chief Executive of the new World Government, while the leaders of each member nation became members of the council. The first agenda passed during the inaugural New World Conference was the announcement of the revocation of all privileges of the World Nobles, the non-recognition of their existence, the abolition of the Heavenly Tribute tax, and the abolition of the slavery system, declaring any act of trafficking or keeping slaves as illegal.
Two months later, the trial of the Five Elders and the Celestial Dragons was publicly pronounced at the judicial island of Enies Lobby. Since all Celestial Dragons had been killed, the only ones ultimately thrown into prison were the Five Elders and numerous agents from CP, charged with racial discrimination, crimes against humanity, and assisting the Celestial Dragons in persecuting the world's people. They were eventually incarcerated on the sixth level of Impel Down prison, with a sentence of… forever!
The former holders of the world's highest power had now become the lowest prisoners in Impel Down—an irony indeed…
Three months later, the Marines and the Revolutionary Army were successfully restructured. The Marines merged with the Neo-Marines, with Aokiji appointed as the new Fleet Admiral to continue leading them. However, their duties had now changed; they were solely responsible for combating pirates worldwide, with the privilege of the Buster Call revoked. They transformed from a former military force into a police force. As for the Revolutionary Army, one part became a dedicated oversight organization, dispatched to various nations to establish independent World Government departments. These observers would assess the governance of each country and provide feedback to the new World Government to curb potential tyranny. The other part became military police, tasked with peacekeeping operations in various nations…
No system is ever perfect, and the new World Government was also feeling its way forward. But regardless, the beautiful yearning for peace and freedom is inherent in human nature. As long as the passion for this yearning is maintained, even mistakes can be quickly corrected…
Four months later, Whitebeard Edward Newgate, Red-Haired Shanks, Black Dragon Ian, and the newly ascended Emperor Buggy the Clown gathered once again at Mary Geoise, reaching a peace agreement with the new World Government. The agreement stipulated that the new World Government recognized the status of the Four Emperors and their authority over pirate management, but correspondingly, the Emperor crews were obligated to prevent their territories from expanding, reduce their scale year by year, and cooperate with the new World Government to fundamentally reduce the emergence of pirates, ultimately leading to the dissolution of their crews.
The influence of the Great Pirate Era had lasted over twenty years; ending and eradicating it would also require a long time…
During this period, Morgans' World Economy News Paper went wild, delivering these major headlines to the public one after another, capturing everyone's attention. However, for many, the truly fascinating and interesting news was something else.
Here was an unfamiliar and desolate sea area in the New World, where a pirate ship was currently sailing. The figurehead of this ship looked both like a lion and a sunflower…
Needless to say, this was the Straw Hat Pirates' Thousand Sunny…
Luffy lay limp on his special seat, utterly listless, his eyelids drooping, tongue hanging out, looking completely drained.
Zoro, who was drinking, couldn't help but speak up: "Hey, Luffy! Still brooding over that?"
"Can you blame me?" Luffy said gloomily. "Even though I got the map to Laugh Tale smoothly, it was given to me by Ian-aniki. It feels like charity—no fun!"
Mr. 2 danced ballet, spinning endlessly on the deck, and said, "Isn't that good? You've always wanted to find the One Piece, right? Ian-sama also needed this great treasure to be revealed. Without the lure of the great treasure, it can effectively reduce the number of pirates!"
"But, even though I really want to find the great treasure, this isn't how I wanted to get it!" Luffy replied. "There's no excitement at all…"
Sanji arrived with a tray of food and said, "Why think so much? Eat something first. By the way, where's Nami-san?"
Seeing food, Luffy finally perked up and energetically started snatching snacks with Usopp and the others. Only Brook answered Sanji: "Nami-san is in the cabin!"
So Sanji, carrying the tray of snacks meant for Nami, his legs wobbling like noodles, went to the cabin and found Nami. Just as he was about to show off, he saw Nami lying on the table, sighing deeply.
Sanji was startled and asked, "What's wrong, Nami-san?"
"Sanji, do you think I'm disliked?" Nami said weakly.
"How could that be!?" Sanji's eyes widened as he patted his chest. "A beautiful and lovely Nami-san like you could never be disliked!"
"But…" Nami handed Sanji a newspaper. "How do you explain this?"
Sanji took the newspaper and looked at it puzzled, while Nami continued: "If I weren't disliked, why would Ian-aniki suddenly drop such big news right when we're heading to the final island, Laugh Tale?"
By the time Sanji saw the content, he was trembling all over. After reading everything, he exploded, crumpling the newspaper and rushing out.
Seeing this, Nami quickly got up and chased after him.
Sanji burst onto the deck, grabbed Luffy by the collar, and shouted, spittle flying: "Luffy! Captain! Turn the ship around immediately!"
"Turn around for what?" Luffy said, baffled. "Aren't we going to find the great treasure?"
"I don't care, turn around!"
Zoro, startled by Sanji's agitation, had no idea what was wrong.
When Nami ran out, she picked up the newspaper from the deck and handed it to Zoro, saying, "Read it yourself!"
Zoro took the newspaper and read it, but soon he too was trembling…
"My golden turtle… ah, no, my prince charming!" Nami said melancholically, chin in hand, muttering to herself. "No, I have to go chase him back…"
"My Robin goddess…" Sanji said, tears in his eyes.
"And he didn't invite me!?" Zoro was furious. "Does he think my swords are rusty!?"
"What's wrong with you guys?" Luffy asked, frustrated, not understanding what was happening. Holding his straw hat, he said, "Let me be clear, I'm not going back. I'm heading to Laugh Tale!"
"Then hurry up and find it!!" the three shouted at Luffy. "Once we get to Laugh Tale, turn around and go back immediately!"
The Straw Hat Pirates resumed their usual daily bickering as the ship continued sailing, leaving a mottled white trail on the sea. A sea breeze blew, lifting the discarded newspaper, which swirled and soared into the sky. As it unfurled, a photo on the newspaper froze in place.
It was a picture of Ian smiling warmly, but unlike usual, he was wearing a very ornate and festive outfit. Beside him, the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock, Reiju, and Robin were also dressed in splendid attire. The three of them leaned close to Ian: Boa Hancock and Reiju held his arms, while Robin wrapped her arms around his neck from behind. Facing the camera, all four wore happy smiles.
The headline of the photo read: The Grandest Wedding of the Century…
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(The End)
Author's Afterword
Aaaaaaah! Finally finished!
After a year and a half, I've finally completed this book. Writing this afterword, I feel incredibly good and relaxed!
Well, for a summary, let me report the book's achievements: As of now, this book has 138,000 collections, an average chapter subscription of 10,360, and a highest single-chapter subscription of 25,193. It's the best-performing book I've ever written.
If I had to describe it in one sentence, it's the reward for dedicated effort. This book initially started as just something I wanted to write, and I was really surprised by its success. Having followed One Piece for so many years—it's the longest manga I've ever followed—and frustrated by never seeing the ending, I could only rely on my imagination to infer the later plot. That's how this book came to be.
As readers can tell, I really racked my brains to infer things. Writing this book, I reread the original manga dozens of times, searching for every small detail, combining earlier parts to deduce later ones, and presenting my thoughts on One Piece as logically as possible.
Of course, I might get slapped in the face later, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that I wrote with all my heart, hoping to make everyone happy!
Over this year and a half, thank you all for your unwavering support. I have a flaw in my writing that I've noticed: when I'm passionate in the early stages, I can update quickly, but when it comes to wrapping up, I tend to get stuck, and then I get lazy. So at the end of each book, updates become erratic… I'm sorry about that, but it's really hard to change o(╥﹏╥)o.
Thank you for your subscription support and tips, and for every recommendation ticket and monthly vote. Subscribing to the legitimate version means a lot to every author; it's what keeps us going.
Thank you to my editor, Loach-sama. This book was initially categorized as a game genre, but it turned into a fanfic, and since Loach is in charge of the game channel, he was at a loss. Old readers might remember the book's name change—that happened then. But even so, this book still received Loach's care and constant recommendations.
Thank you to my moderator, Qiqi, for helping manage the review section and Q group. The bunch of animals in the group tease Qiqi every day, but Qiqi never gets angry—just gives them a mute package. This shows Qiqi's great heart and character (。-`ω´-).
Also, I'll quietly tell you: it's not that I don't want to write some risqué scenes; it's about harmony being important. When I reviewed earlier chapters, I found that the chapter about giving Tina underwater mouth-to-mouth resuscitation was blocked. Even that little bit wasn't spared, so do you think I dare to mess around?
So now, I can only hint at things; the rest is up to your imagination…
Now that this book is finished, I'm not sure about a new book. As a part-time author, if I don't write, I don't write, but if I do, I need to find something I'm interested in, or I'll lose passion easily. Also, over this year and a half, due to writing, I've lacked exercise and gained weight. I need to take advantage of the break to work out, or I'll get sick later.
I also want to travel with my family and parents; writing often leaves me no time to accompany them.
So, if there's a new book, it'll be at least a month or two later. I'll notify everyone in the Q group then.
Finally, end with flowers!!!!!!