Chapter 96 – [96] : Unconscious Celestial Dragons! Conqueror’s Haki Roars Through the Holy Land!

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“SKY SOVEREIGN’ ROWEN???!”

Hearing the name, everyone present reacted instantly.

The Marine HQ Vice Admirals participating in the meeting stared at the Transponder Snail in horror.

This entire meeting had been convened because of this very man…

The vicious pirate who killed Warlord Crocodile and attempted to overthrow the Alabasta Kingdom—had brazenly called into their high-level conference!

Sengoku and Tsuru’s expressions turned grim.

They hadn’t anticipated this man could bypass their signal jamming. They were using top-of-the-line Horned Transponder Snails for security!

Such technical prowess was rare even within the World Government. The only one who could easily achieve this was likely Vegapunk, the chief scientist.

This man’s capabilities were even more astonishing than they initially estimated…

Mihawk allowed a faint smile to touch his lips.

That voice… it had been some time.

‘Even more commanding than before… Sky Sovereign Rowen.’ Mihawk’s hawk-like gaze fixed on the Transponder Snail.

Laffitte, who had been observing, tensed. ‘Sky Sovereign Rowen—the head their captain intended to take to secure a Warlord position. He hadn’t expected Rowen to directly call into this very meeting.’

“Looks like that waste of space Bellamy has been eliminated,” Doflamingo sneered, veins bulging on his forehead.

He had just been boasting about the brat not being a threat. And now, Rowen had apparently dealt with Bellamy and called him using Bellamy’s own Transponder Snail!

Bellamy, Though useless, was still his subordinate. To be humiliated like this, in front of everyone… Doflamingo seethed with rage.

“Knowing this is a Warlord meeting, knowing this is the Holy Land Mariejois, and still daring to call… You have guts, Sky Sovereign Rowen,” Sengoku stated gravely.

As the World Government’s current number one thorn in the side, for this man to so brazenly intrude upon a top-level meeting convened because of him…

“Fleet Admiral Sengoku, is it? And Hawk-Eyes too. Been a while,” Rowen’s voice chuckled, completely ignoring Doflamingo.

“Is that Hawk-Eyes there too?” A fierce, beast-like voice (Zoro’s) came through.

“Roronoa??” Mihawk responded, a hint of a smile in his voice upon hearing the familiar challenge.

“And me! I’m the man who’s gonna be King of the Pirates—MONKEY D. LUFFY!” A loud, boisterous shout (Luffy’s) echoed through the conference room.

“…” Absolute silence fell.

The faces of the attending Vice Admirals turned incredibly grim.

‘Declaring his intention to become Pirate King—in the Holy Land Mariejois! What audacity! Straw Hat! Just a pirate whose bounty only reached 300 million because of Sky Sovereign Rowen!’

Sengoku and Tsuru exchanged exasperated glances. ‘Garp’s damn family! All of them are infuriating troublemakers!’

Sengoku’s face twitched.

Garp’s son, Monkey D. Dragon, became leader of the Revolutionary Army, the World Government’s most wanted criminal.

Garp’s grandson, Monkey D. Luffy, became a pirate, even gaining the acknowledgment of the troublesome Sky Sovereign Rowen!

And now, he was shouting his ambition to be Pirate King in Mariejois!

“Fuffuffuffu! King of the Pirates?! What a bunch of clueless brats!” Seeing Rowen completely ignore him, Doflamingo’s forehead throbbed with bulging veins, his evil grin turning savage.

“FLAMINGO. YOU DON’T GET A SAY HERE. YOUR ‘PIRATE BOUNTY’ ISN’T HIGH ENOUGH,” the voice from the Transponder Snail drawled, making Doflamingo’s expression freeze.

Flamingo?! Was he mocking his attire?! He loved his flamboyant pink feathered coat, but no one had ever dared ridicule him for it like this!

And his ‘bounty’ wasn’t high enough?!

“Arrogant brat! You—!” Doflamingo was about to erupt, but the next words from the Transponder Snail made his blood run cold.

“By the way… this whole ‘Seven Warlords’ system… I find it rather disagreeable. Hey, Sengoku, why don’t you just abolish it?”

Rowen’s casual chuckle left everyone in the room stunned.

Finding the Warlord system disagreeable—so he wants the World Government to abolish the Seven Warlords?!

“A mere pirate… you’re overstepping your bounds, QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY!” Sengoku’s expression turned dark.

“The Seven Warlords… are ultimately just a tiresome political tool of the World Government. And some filthy pirates use that title to engage in all sorts of shady dealings. For example, Crocodile. And then there’s this Doflamingo, involved in dirty underworld business. If you don’t want to abolish the Warlord system—then I’ll just have to administer some justice myself and dismantle this corrupt institution completely.”

The words from the Transponder Snail made the atmosphere in the conference room explode.

BANG!

“Don’t be ridiculous! A pirate has no right to speak of justice!!!” A Marine HQ Vice Admiral slammed his fist on the table and leaped to his feet, roaring at the Transponder Snail.

A vicious pirate, preaching justice in a Mariejois conference room!

What insolence!

What utter contempt!

“Fuffuffuffu! Bold words, Sky Sovereign Rowen. And how do you plan to dismantle this system?” Doflamingo was thoroughly enraged now.

This brat knew quite a lot, even about some of his dealings. But Doflamingo stared at the Transponder Snail with a mocking sneer.

‘Such arrogance clearly stemmed from ignorance of how the world truly worked! Dismantle the Seven Warlords?! Who does this brat think he is?! AN EMPEROR??!’

Even his backer, Emperor Kaido, couldn’t achieve such a feat…

The Warlord system was established by the World Government itself, with considerable effort! Without the World Government’s consent, the system could not be dismantled!

“How? Simple. Just ensure the Seven Warlords no longer have seven seats, right? Donquixote Doflamingo—your head is mine…” Rowen’s powerful voice declared.

“Fuffuffuffu! Interesting! I’d like to see how you plan to kill me. Clueless brat! Since you got this number from Bellamy, you must be in Mock Town, correct?”

Doflamingo’s expression was now incredibly dark, a terrifying killing intent flashing in his eyes.

He had initially planned to let this brat stir up more chaos, benefiting his own interests. But now… being so insulted and belittled—as a Warlord, as one of the Underworld’s kings—Doflamingo was filled with murderous rage.

“Mock Town?!” Laffitte’s expression changed. ‘No wonder their captain couldn’t find this man in Alabasta! He was in Mock Town!’

“Oh? Interesting! You’re coming for me? Then I’ll wait for you here for one day. The String-String Fruit’s power… is rather intriguing—Deliver that Devil Fruit power to me,” Rowen replied with a mocking sneer.

“You have your eyes on my String-String ability? We’ll see if you have the life to take it!” Doflamingo was thoroughly enraged now, glaring savagely at the Transponder Snail.

The fact that this brat could hunt Devil Fruit powers was now common knowledge across the seas—thanks to the World Government’s propaganda.

But for this brat to regard his String-String ability as already his possession, to say he was ‘delivering’ it to him—IGNORANT FOOL!

“By the way, Sengoku. There’s something I need you to do,”

Rowen’s voice from Mock Town suddenly shifted, ignoring Doflamingo, a tyrannical crimson-black light flashing in his eyes as he looked at the Transponder Snail in his hand.

(Rowen was seated on some steps—surrounded by Vivi, Nami, Robin, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, and Chopper—

The Transponder Snail in Rowen’s hand now had its eyes rolled back strangely. In reality, the Special Trait within the snail that enabled communication had already been plundered by Rowen. He was merely using the snail’s ‘number’ to directly connect to the snail in Doflamingo’s possession—

Transponder Snails were living creatures, communicating via a form of telepathic link over vast distances. Rowen, having plundered its communication Trait, was now directly using his own spiritual power—infinitely stronger than the snail’s—to utilize this Trait. The signal jamming by mere horned Transponder Snails was easily bypassed by Rowen. And now—for an even more interesting application of this power…)

Rowen’s eyes flashed with an astonishing crimson-black light.

Because he was directly using the communication Trait to link with the snail in Mariejois—Rowen could directly unleash his Haki through that spiritual connection!

“You can slander me all you want, but that title—’Princess of Malice’—CHANGE IT! CHANGE IT TO ‘DESERT PRINCESS’. UNDERSTOOD, NAVY??!”

Rowen’s demand made Vivi, standing beside him, cover her mouth in shock.

“Don’t be absurd! Since when do you have the authority to change titles?! The Navy doesn’t take orders from YOU!” Sengoku’s eyes narrowed sharply.

“Is that so? Well then…” The tyrannical crimson-black light in Rowen’s eyes flared violently. The next moment, he unleashed it through the established spiritual link!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

Terrifying crimson-black lightning instantly materialized within the Marine HQ and Warlord joint conference room in Mariejois!

An apocalyptic aura roared through the atmosphere!

The next moment, under the horrified gazes of Sengoku and the others, the Haki storm erupted outwards from the conference room, spreading throughout the entire Holy Land, Mariejois!

BOOOOM!!!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Many Marine soldiers guarding Mariejois, caught in the terrifying pressure, instantly went white-eyed and collapsed unconscious!

And at the heart of Mariejois resided numerous slaves… and the Celestial Dragons!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Struck by the wave of Conqueror’s Haki, some Celestial Dragons directly passed out, collapsing heavily!

Moreover, this terrifying Haki was already strong enough to cause tangible physical damage!

Many buildings in Mariejois began to tremble and crack under the force of the Haki storm!

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“WHO! WHO IS UNLEASHING CONQUEROR’S HAKI?!”

An enraged roar echoed.

The current Commander-in-Chief of the God’s Knights—the powerful force composed entirely of Celestial Dragons under the World Government—Figarland Garling Saint, burst out.

“That’s… the Marine HQ-Warlord conference room?! What in the world is that fool Sengoku doing?!” Garling Saint roared, his face grim as he saw the unconscious Celestial Dragons and slaves.

‘Having the audacity to unleash Conqueror’s Haki in the Holy Land Mariejois—and at this intensity…’ Garling Saint’s expression darkened further.

‘It’s already at the level capable of infusion! Whoever possesses Haki this strong is among the top powerhouses on the sea—And this Haki… isn’t Sengoku’s! Are the Warlords causing trouble?!’

But among the Warlords, only one should possess Haki of this caliber—Hawk-Eyes Dracule Mihawk.

That man wouldn’t act recklessly…

‘What the hell is going on!!!’ Garling Saint strode purposefully towards the conference room.

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Pangea Castle!

“BASTARD! WHO IS WANTONLY UNLEASHING CONQUEROR’S HAKI?!” The Five Elders, gathered to discuss the Warlord meeting, erupted in fury.

Saint Topman Warcury, his forehead birthmark pulsing, roared.

“This isn’t Sengoku’s Haki. Haki of this intensity… among the Warlords, only Hawk-Eyes possesses it—” the blonde Saint Shepherd Ju Peter stated gravely.

“What does Hawk-Eyes think he’s doing?!” Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro slammed his sword hilt on the ground.

“It might not be Hawk-Eyes. That man isn’t reckless,” the long-bearded Saint Marcus Mars mused.

“GO! Ask Sengoku! What exactly is happening?! Who is unleashing Conqueror’s Haki so brazenly?!” Saint Jaygarcia Saturn thundered towards the door, his face contorted with rage

“Yes, sirs!” Outside the door, a Marine HQ Vice Admiral, one of the few still conscious, responded loudly, his forehead drenched in cold sweat. He stared in terror at the continuously roaring Haki. Under its pressure, even his legs felt weak.

‘What a terrifying Haki!’

And the next moment—whether it was Garling Saint rushing towards the conference room, or the Five Elders—their expressions all changed dramatically…

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Conference Room.

“Conqueror’s Haki?! Doflamingo! Cut the Transponder Snail signal!” Sengoku roared, staring in horror at the snail continuously emitting Conqueror’s Haki.

At the same time, utter disbelief flashed in his eyes.

‘Able to unleash Conqueror’s Haki through a Transponder Snail?! And Haki of this intensity… It’s already at the level of infusion!’

Thinking of a certain possibility, Sengoku’s pupils constricted.

“C-CAN’T CUT THE SIGNAL!” Doflamingo, no longer able to even hold the Transponder Snail, had leaped several meters back, staring at it in horror.

‘This Conqueror’s Haki! It’s that brat’s?! What astonishing power!’ Cold sweat dripped down Doflamingo’s forehead.

‘I completely misjudged that brat’s strength!!’

“What a powerful Haki!” Even Mihawk looked genuinely surprised. He had clashed Haki with Rowen in the East Blue.

Rowen’s Haki was strong then, yes, but compared to now—it was like heaven and earth!

Haki of this caliber placed him among the true powerhouses of the sea!

Mihawk had thought Rowen might surpass Shanks in Haki in the future… but this rate of progress… was beyond his imagination!

“Can’t cut the signal?!” Veins bulged on Sengoku’s forehead. ‘This method—really is similar to Vegapunk’s!’

“STOP IT! SKY SOVEREIGN ROWEN! ARE YOU INSANE?! THIS IS MARIEJOIS! DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO UNLEASH CONQUEROR’S HAKI HERE?!” Sengoku roared.

“Oh? I’d like to know what it means. So—are you changing that title or not?!” Rowen’s powerful laughter echoed back.

“BASTARD!” The crimson-black light in Sengoku’s own eyes flashed violently.

“Stop, Sengoku! Are you planning to have a Conqueror’s Haki clash here?!” Tsuru quickly intervened, seeing Sengoku about to unleash his own Haki. With Sengoku’s power, if he clashed with Rowen here, things would escalate beyond control!

“Damn it! If we don’t exhaust his Haki, how do we stop this guy?!” Sengoku raged, utterly frustrated.

“A Conqueror’s Haki clash, you say? Since you want it so badly… I’LL OBLIGE,” Rowen’s voice came through, laced with a chilling, predatory amusement.

The next moment—what happened made everyone present freeze, their faces contorting in utter disbelief and horror.

VMMMM!!!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

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