Just then, Luffy suddenly stretched out his arm and grabbed Joseph and Johnny: "Wait! My two Blade Emperor sirs, don't be impulsive!"
The scene froze at the moment Hawkeye took a half-step back, with the subtitle:
"If Luffy hadn't stopped them, one of the Shichibukai, the Worlds Greatest Swordsman, would have fallen in the East Blue today!"
The comments section was going crazy with laughter, flooding the screen:
- "Hawkeye: I almost died here..."
- "Luffy saved Hawkeye, a Four Emperors giving face to a Shichibukai?"
- "Now I know why Zoro acknowledged these two as his big brothers!"
"East Blue's Twin Fiends, Peak of Swordsmanship!"
The video ended with Joseph and Johnny striking a cool pose back-to-back, with burning effects and text:
"East Blue's Sixty Emperors' Final Survivors -- Blade God Joseph & Sword Saint Johnny!"
"If they set sail, the New World will be reshuffled!"
The comments section went completely wild:
- "I suggest Hawkeye quickly give up the title of Worlds Greatest Swordsman!"
- "Zoro: Luckily I didn't fight them back then, otherwise the grass on my grave would be three meters high by now."
- "Now I know why Red Hair didn't dare come to the East Blue after losing his arm."
The video's likes soared, and followers increased by nearly hundreds of thousands. Others, seeing this, also began to delve into the novel One Piece, planning to make a living from these people's mouths.
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On this day, the originally calm world of pirates suddenly experienced an unprecedented frenzy. The novel One Piece, after a long period of silence, updated dozens of chapters at once!
The content directly progressed from the Marineford War arc all the way to the Dressrosa arc!
The news swept across the entire world like a storm. Whether it was pirates from the Four Seas, merchants from the Grand Line, or soldiers from Marineford, everyone was in an uproar!
In taverns, people crowded together, staring at projection screens; in streets and alleys, newsboys waved videos of the latest issue of the World Economic News on their phones, with the title prominently displayed: "One Piece Epic Update! Dressrosa Plot Revealed!"
Even more exaggerated, countless people became so engrossed that they forgot to eat and sleep. Some sat in toilets, holding their phones and reading the novel, even forgetting to pull up their pants;
Some, after ordering food in restaurants, didn't bother to eat even when their food got cold, only frantically flipping pages. There were even pirates who, during intense battles, took out their phones to glance at the latest plot during lulls in cannon fire!
"So the New World arc isn't entirely Kaido's main stage!" someone shouted excitedly, "The author finally remembered the rest of us!"
"Hahaha, it looks like it's only a matter of time until the final chapters."
"Exactly! We can also see the follow-up content of One Piece!"
And creators with keen senses immediately realized—this was a once-in-a-lifetime traffic opportunity!
"Quick! Immediately make a 'One Piece Latest Plot Analysis' video!" a self-media person slammed the table, "Whoever releases the video first now will capture the attention of the entire world!"
Sure enough, within a few hours, major video platforms were flooded with One Piece-related content.
Some analyzed Doflamingo's subsequent plans; some speculated on the possibility of Luffy awakening Gear Five, as Gear Four had defeated Doflamingo in Dressrosa;
Others made cool edits of the Admirals' new moves. The most exaggerated was that a small streamer, simply by reading the latest chapters, had millions of people flock to his live stream, and the Belli donated piled up into a small mountain!
"Earning half a year's worth of Belli from one video? That's nothing!" a newly popular analyst said proudly, shaking his wine glass, "Now, any content related to One Piece, even if it's just a parrot reading lines, can become popular!"
In this craze, a new profession even emerged—"Update Hunters."
They specifically monitored One Piece's update dynamics, and once new content was discovered, they immediately produced quick report videos. Some joked: "Now, scrambling for One Piece's popularity is more active than scrambling for ONE PIECE!"
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In the top-floor office of Marineford, Fleet Admiral Sengoku was frowning at the mountain of reports on his desk. The bright sunlight outside streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, but it couldn't lighten his gloomy expression.
"The crime rate in the New World has dropped by 80% these past few days?! But the reason is actually..." Sengoku pushed up his glasses, reading the words on the report in disbelief, "Because pirates are all following the One Piece novel?"
The Marine staff officer in front of him timidly added: "Yes, Fleet Admiral, according to CP0's intelligence, even members of the Four Emperors crews are discussing the latest plot now.
Also, yesterday the Red Hair Pirates almost fought Kaido, but because the One Piece novel updated, Red-Haired Shanks left first, just because they wanted to read the latest chapters."
"Pfft ha ha ha! It actually stopped a fight between two Four Emperors." Vice Admiral Garp, sitting on the sofa, suddenly burst into laughter, scattering the senbei in his hand all over the floor. "And isn't this great! It's better to have them read novels than go out burning, killing, and looting!"
A vein throbbed on Sengoku's forehead: "Garp! What's so funny about this!" He slammed his hand on the table, "A dignified Fleet Admiral now has to rely on a novel to maintain peace in the sea? What kind of talk is that to spread!"
Garp casually picked his nose: "What does it matter~ If you ask me, we should give the author a'Special Contribution Award for Maintaining Sea Peace'. Look, even my troublesome grandson has calmed down a lot."
As he spoke, he pulled out his phone, and the screen displayed Luffy's latest video: "Going into seclusion for training! After mastering Gear Four, I'll go defeat CP9!"
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While the two Marine high-ranking officials were arguing, on an inconspicuous small island in the New World, a "self-media war" was unfolding.
"Hurry up! Mr.3!" Captain Buggy shouted, stepping on the table, his bright red nose appearing even redder due to excitement. "We must release the video before that Morgans guy does!"
His temporary studio was in chaos. Alvida held up a fill light, Mohji and Cabaji were responsible for editing and music respectively, while Mr.3 was sweating profusely adding special effects to the video.
"But Captain," Mohji weakly raised his hand, "we haven't even met Doflamingo. Is it really okay to analyze blindly like this...?"
"Idiot!" Buggy slapped him on the head, "Who cares about the truth now? We need a hot topic! A hot topic, understand!" He snatched the phone, striking an exaggerated expression at the camera: "Families, who understands this! Doflamingo's shocking conspiracy is actually for..."
Suddenly, Buggy's eyes lit up as if he had thought of something: "Right! Change the title to'Shocking! The Untold Secret Between Doflamingo and the Gorosei!' And buy a trending topic on Douyin!"
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