Chapter 105 Rising Fame

When Kaguya returned to the dragon soaring ten thousand miles, he saw the sand-transformed Dezaya sparring with Tashigi and the other girls on the shore.

“Oh? So Dezaya ended up eating the fruit.”

Seeing Kaguya return, the group stopped their sparring.

“Captain! This ability is amazing!”

Dezaya waved her sand-transformed arm and spoke excitedly.

“Since you’ve obtained this fruit, don’t let it go to waste.”

“Develop it well; the potential of the Sand-Sand Fruit is quite vast.”

“Don’t neglect your physical techniques and Haki either, or else even the strongest Devil Fruit ability will be crushed by a truly powerful opponent.”

Kaguya reminded her with a smile.

“Understood!”

Dezaya nodded seriously.

“Why didn’t you eat the Sand-Sand Fruit?”

Kaguya ruffled Tashigi’s hair; in his mind, Tashigi was the most likely candidate to eat this fruit.

After all, Dezaya had arrived quite late and likely felt too embarrassed to compete with Tashigi and the others.

Kaya and Makino weren’t combatants, so they probably wouldn’t eat it either.

“The Sand-Sand Fruit doesn’t suit me. If I’m going to eat a Devil Fruit, I’d rather have a flying-type Zoan like Sister Nojiko’s.”

“A flying-type Zoan, huh? Alright, you’ll have one in the future.”

Although Devil Fruits were precious, they weren’t hard to find for the strong.

Moreover, with that secret room in Alabasta, Kaguya and his crew wouldn’t be lacking in Devil Fruits in the future.

“Everyone, get on the ship. It’s time to leave.”

“Leaving already? Where are we headed next?”

“We captured an eternal pose for Drum Island back at Whiskey Peak; that’s where we’re going.”

“It’s a Medical Country, so we can buy a collection of medical books for Kaya.”

“And while we’re at it, we can pick up a rather useful Devil Fruit.”

The girls followed Kaguya back onto the dragon soaring ten thousand miles.

Moomoo, who had rested for two days, surfaced from the sea and pulled the towline once more as the dragon soaring ten thousand miles slowly sailed away from the port of Nanohana.

Watching the desert kingdom gradually recede, Kaguya looked forward to the sight upon his next arrival.

As Kaguya and his group left Alabasta, far away in the New World, the World Economic News Paper, after investigation and rushed production, finally completed the news of Crocodile’s defeat.

The World Economic News Paper’s newspapers drifted like snowflakes to all corners of the world, with a very eye-catching headline on the front page: “Crocodile’s Crushing Defeat, the Reason Turns Out to Be a Woman.”

In the report meticulously arranged by Morgans, not only was the earth-shattering duel in the desert described in detail, but the cause of the battle was also clearly depicted.

In his newspaper, the reason Crocodile fought Kaguya was actually to fight over the devil child—Nico Robin.

This cast a scandalous and ambiguous light over the battle.

The newspaper also included a photo of Robin standing behind Kaguya, leaving readers with much to imagine.

However, Morgans still possessed some professional integrity.

After spending so much time investigating the truth, he certainly wouldn’t report only this slightly scandalous news.

He also reported the truth about Crocodile’s attempt to usurp the kingdom.

After all, King Cobra had held a public trial for Crocodile in the capital’s square.

Crocodile “personally” recounted the process of the usurpation.

He admitted his crimes before the people of Alabasta, and this shocking confession was skillfully integrated into the report by Morgans.

The second page of the newspaper used a full page to publish a photo of “Crocodile” kneeling in the square confessing his crimes, accompanied by a sharp editorial titled “Should the Shichibukai System Continue to Exist?”

“Hahaha, now this is going to be a good show!”

Morgans bit his cigar and excitedly slapped his desk.

The New World, the Moby Dick—

“Gurarara… That arrogant brat Crocodile has stumbled again.”

Whitebeard held the massive newspaper, glancing at Kaguya’s towering posture in the headline photo.

“This kid Kaguya has a decent presence.”

“However, to cause such a stir over a woman, he’s truly a hot-blooded young man.”

Marco yawned beside him.

“Well, Crocodile hasn’t made any noise for years; turns out he was plotting to take over the Alabasta kingdom.”

“His strength seems to have regressed quite a bit, actually getting defeated by a newcomer.”

“Gurarara… Crocodile has indeed weakened, but this kid Kaguya isn’t weak either.”

“I feel like I’ve heard this name somewhere before…”

“A while back, the East Blue Marine corruption incident caused quite a stir. This Kaguya killed Major Mouse and made the news.”

Marco, who had a good memory, offered a reminder.

“Gurarara… So it was him! I didn’t pay attention then, but now he seems like an interesting little fellow.”

Whitebeard casually set the newspaper aside and cast his gaze toward the distant sea.

“I have a feeling this sea is about to get lively again.”

The Red Force—

Shanks handed the newspaper to Beckman and smiled.

“That interesting little fellow from the East Blue made it to the Grand Line so quickly and even beat up Crocodile?”

“Was it for the scholar of the poneglyphs… It seems his goal and journey are more interesting than we imagined.”

Beckman took the newspaper, carefully examining Kaguya’s figure in the photo, and blew out a smoke ring.

“This kid isn’t simple.”

“Crocodile may have neglected his training over the years, but he is a Logia user after all.”

“Being able to defeat him means this Kaguya has at least mastered Haki.”

“A brat coming out of the East Blue who mastered Haki so quickly is either exceptionally gifted or has someone guiding him from behind.”

“Another powerhouse is about to emerge in this sea.”

“Hahaha, then it’s even more interesting!”

Shanks tilted his head back and downed a gulp of rum.

Totto Land—

“Mamamamama, a Giant… This kid named Kaguya is actually a Giant!”

“I want him to join my family!”

Charlotte Linlin’s massive body trembled with excitement.

She stared intently at Kaguya’s towering Law Phenomenon form in the photo, her eyes flashing with greedy light.

“Mama, according to intelligence, he should just be in a giant form created by some special ability, not a member of the true Giant Race.”

Perospero reminded her while licking his candy cane.

“Shut up! If I say he’s a Giant, he’s a Giant!”

Charlotte Linlin suddenly flew into a rage, her Conqueror’s Haki instantly sweeping across the entirety of Cake Island.

“Katakuri! Send someone immediately to bring this Kaguya back! I want him to be my 44th husband!”

“Understood, Mama.”

Katakuri responded in a deep voice, turned, and left to arrange for men to head to the first half of the Grand Line to search for Kaguya’s whereabouts.

Onigashima, Dressrosa, Hachinosu, Paradise, the Four Seas… The news of Kaguya defeating Crocodile swept through the entire pirate world like a storm.

Kaguya also leaped from being a nameless nobody in the East Blue to becoming a world-renowned rising star.

Countless factions began to secretly pay attention to this young man who had appeared out of nowhere; some wanted to recruit him, some wanted to eliminate him, and even more wanted to dig out more secrets from him.

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