Chapter 200

The full name of the hero Kapu is Monkey D. Kapu!

"I-it's Captain Kapu!"

"Good heavens!"

"So that means—"

"That Mr. Lu En…"

"Is actually Captain Kapu's descendant?!"

"Holy crap! This is an insanely powerful background!"

"No wonder even Vice Admiral Kizaru felt fear and unease toward Mr. Lu En's background."

"Now everything makes sense."

"That Mr. Lu En, who annihilated the Demon Man Pirates at just four years old—he very likely is Captain Kapu's grandson!"

A group of marines were utterly shaken.

The more they speculated,

the more stunned they became.

"No wonder Mr. Lu En possesses the king's potential—one in a million—and can wield the terrifying power of Conqueror's Haki at such a tender age."

"So Mr. Lu En carries Captain Kapu's bloodline! That's the very faith of our marines! Our strongest marine!"

"I never imagined Mr. Lu En had such a formidable lineage!"

"Across the entire Marine force, I doubt anyone dares provoke Mr. Lu En?"

"Moreover…"

"Mr. Lu En doesn't even need to rely on his background—his own astonishing genius alone is enough to make every marine in the fleet fear to cross him!"

"After all, Mr. Lu En is a once-in-a-century prodigy!"

The marines grew increasingly excited and energized as they spoke.

Beside them,

listening to the marines' chatter, Mizu's eyes glazed over. He stared in the direction where Lu En and Kizaru had departed, opened his mouth, and whispered softly.

"Mr. Lu En…"

"I never thought he was the hero's grandson!"

"This terrifying background—how many people on this sea could match it?"

"No wonder even Vice Admiral Kizaru dared not treat Mr. Lu En lightly!"

"With the status of the hero's grandson, Mr. Lu En could walk freely through the Marines! I'm sure few would dare provoke him!"

Mizu was filled with awe.

The most terrifying part is…

Mr. Lu En doesn't just possess an extremely noble and illustrious background.

Moreover,

he also harbors an astonishingly incredible talent and potential!

At just four years old, he annihilated the Demon Man Pirates!

He even killed three great pirates with bounties of millions of Berries each.

"This, truly, is a monster of the sea!"

Next,

under Mizu's orders,

over a thousand elite marines began processing the pirates lying on the ground.

They shackled each pirate's wrists,

and locked chains around their ankles.

Only then could they ensure these pirates couldn't cause havoc upon waking.

As for the two pirate captains with Devil Fruit abilities?

They had already been fitted with Seastone handcuffs; even if they woke up, weakened by the Seastone, they'd be more fragile than ordinary people and posed zero threat to Mizu and his men.

Gradually,

over three thousand members of the Demon Man Pirates were lined up into a single column and marched toward the Marine branch prison.

Each one wore handcuffs and leg irons,

closely watched by a group of elite marines armed with firearms.

Thus, a long chain of over three thousand pirates was formed.

Under strict Marine guard,

the pirates accepted their fate.

They dared not resist, only bowed their heads in shame, stepping one after another toward the Marine prison.

Among them,

including the two barely conscious Demon Man Pirate captains.

Yet…

Their treatment was clearly far stricter!

Not only were they bound with Seastone handcuffs and leg irons, but also guarded by over a hundred elite marines, all armed with firearms, watching with tense expressions and sharp, alert eyes.

This measure was clearly to prevent any possible incident.

Finally…

it was the Demon Man Pirates' captain, Demon Man Oren,

Mitz dispatched several dozen navy soldiers, and even sent a carriage, just to barely transport this ice sculpture of the frozen Demon Person Orlen to the Navy branch's prison.

On this day.

The Navy's grand operation of escorting a group of members from the Demon Person Pirate Crew to the naval prison — such a massive commotion naturally could not escape the close attention of the several hundred thousand residents of Chuanliu Island.

The Navy's movements were far too big.

Ever since the Navy dispatched over a thousand elite troops to the Demon Person Pirate Crew's territory, this piece of news could no longer be hidden, spreading like wildfire across the entirety of Chuanliu Island.

Letting all the residents living on Chuanliu Island catch wind of it.

Even before the Demon Person Pirate Crew was completely annihilated, the eyes of several hundred thousand residents were already closely watching every move on this chaotic street.

Everyone was waiting.

For the result of this battle!

Did the Navy win?

Or did the Demon Person Pirate Crew win?

And now.

With the defeat of the Demon Person Pirate Crew, the Navy has imprisoned this entire group of pirates and sent them off to the naval prison.

It is not hard to imagine…

This piece of news, naturally and uncontrollably, swept across the entirety of Chuanliu Island in an instant!

Just like,

Paper cannot wrap fire.

Furthermore.

Regarding the destruction of the Demon Person Pirate Crew, the Navy also had absolutely no intention of deliberately suppressing the news.

This kind of thing…

They would have been in a rush to publicize it widely.

How could they possibly suppress the news from spreading?

The Demon Person Pirate Crew's destruction at the hands of the Navy could give the Navy a fierce boost of goodwill from the populace, and earn greater recognition and admiration from more residents of Chuanliu Island.

All benefits and no harm to the Navy!

One might ask,

How could the Navy possibly refuse such a good thing?

At this point.

The atmosphere of Chuanliu Island was completely ignited!

A full several hundred thousand common folk, one after another, revealed expressions of wild jubilation.

"Big news! Huge, wonderful news!"