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[NARRATOR] This is the time known as the Great Pirate Era.

A countless array of pirates go to battle across the seas

in search of the One Piece,

the legendary treasure left behind by Gold Roger,

King of the Pirates.

Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body turned to rubber

after eating the Gum-Gum Fruit,

sets sail to become the next King of the Pirates.

As Luffy and his crew conquer numerous obstacles,

they capture the unwanted attention

of the World Government,

which will use any means necessary to stop them.

[LUFFY] Now this is exciting!

I can't wait to see what kind of adventure's up next!

[NARRATOR] With a charted course awash in danger and intrigue,

the crew will cut a path across the Grand Line to the New World!

[NARRATOR] Luffy grieved over the loss of his brother, Ace,

in the War of the Best against the Navy.

After recovering thanks to Jimbei's encouragement,

he met with Dark King Rayleigh.

Well, then, that's it.

If you think I should, I'll go back... to Marineford!

[NARRATOR] One by one,

the rest of the Straw Hats learned of the big news.

No way! I don't believe it!

Luffy!

[gasps] Luffy!

Oh, good. He's safe.

[SANJI] It's in today's paper?

[gasps] Whoa!

[LUFFY] "Unexpected Relanding! Luffy, to Marineford!"

[NARRATOR] At Navy Headquarters, located on the Grand Line.

[BRANDNEW] It's incomprehensible!

During the War of the Best, it was revealed that Straw Hat

is the late Portgas D. Ace's adopted brother,

on top of also being the son of the Revolutionary, Dragon.

Which would make him the grandson

of our own Vice Admiral Garp, if you're paying attention!

So, tell me,

how did all of this slip past us?

After the war, he went missing,

but lo and behold, he was alive, as we expected.

Now, after everything that's happened,

he has the gall to come to Marineford again!

[NARRATOR] A few days ago...

The damage is unreal!

[REPORTER A] What did you expect?

It was an all-out war between the Navy elite

and the world's greatest pirate.

It's a miracle that the island is still standing, isn't it?

So, what brings you out to this pile of rubble?

A story, of course!

I came from Alabasta to cover Crocodile and Straw Hat.

Though, supposedly, Straw Hat could already be dead.

I'm sure the Navy wants you to think that,

but right now there's no way of knowing,

what with everything else that's going on.

I mean, look at what they're dealing with here.

[REPORTER F] That's true.

[WHITEBEARD] The One Piece!

The One Piece is real!

[REPORTER F] With his dying words,

Whitebeard inspired pirates all over the world.

They're committing crimes more often than before.

Every able-bodied Navy soldier available

has to deal with the increase in pirate activity.

Well, how unfortunate for them!

Huh?

Speaking of which, here come some Navy soldiers now.

Huh?

What's wrong with them?

How come they're still out there instead of docking?

Hey! The ship is acting funny.

[REPORTERS gasp]

[CROWD gasping, screaming]

A blank shot?

[MARINE B] What's going on?

Have they contacted us?

[MARINE I] No, sir!

He came back! But why?

Is that kid out of his mind?

Who came back?

[MARINE C] Look! It's Straw Hat Luffy!

You've got to be kidding me!

[MARINE J] He must've stolen that ship!

[MARINE K] He's out for revenge!

[MARINE B] Pirates never learn. Sink the ship!

[JIMBEI] Fishman Jiu-Jitsu!

Ocean Current Shoulder Throw!

[gasps]

[MARINE B] It's Jimbei! That traitor!

There's someone else!

Uh-oh. This could get ugly, men.

They've got the first mate of the Roger pirates with them,

Dark King Rayleigh.

[MARINES, CROWD gasping]

[REPORTER F] Look!

It still hasn't come any closer to the shore.

They circled around the island once.

It's like a funeral at sea!

It's a taunt. Without our main forces here,

they think they can bury us alive.

Enough! Barrage them from all directions!

Fire at will!

[CROWD gasps]

[MARINES gasp]

[LUFFY grunts]

You've made it this far, might as well get to work.

Right!

[CROWD murmuring]

Don't let him get away!

[JIMBEI] If you want someone to fight, I'm ready and waiting!

Not too fancy to fight an old man, are you?

[gasps]

[LUFFY] Gum-Gum...

--[MARINES groan] --...Whip!

What is Straw Hat doing?

It seems like he's looking for something.

That, or he came back to bring the whole island down!

[MARINES yelling]

He's up at the Ox Bell. What is he up to?

[LUFFY grunts]

[bell tolling]

[CROWD gasping]

[MARINE F grunts]

[MARINE F whimpers]

[MARINES gasp]

--[MARINES] Huh? --Flowers?

[REPORTER F gasps]

[CROWD gasping]

Now this is gonna make for a great photo!

[CROWD gasping]

[MARINES gasp]

[MARINES gasp]

[MARINE L] Don't let him get away!

And now he's leaving?

What was that all about?

[REPORTER E] Dark King Rayleigh, the Warlord Jimbei...

Are they forming an alliance?

Rayleigh used to be a crew member of Gold Roger's.

Could Straw Hat be Roger's successor?

Straw Hat may be Ace's brother, but he's not Gold Roger's son.

This whole thing is weird.

Wow, no matter how you spin it,

this story's gonna be huge!

This article's already been circulated

throughout the entire world!

Those journalists are so starved for attention,

they even mentioned how Straw Hat escaped!

This is humiliating!

If we take this appearance of his at face value,

all Straw Hat did was pay tribute

to his brother Ace, Whitebeard, and all the other people

who died in the war.

The moment of silence and trip around Marineford

support that notion,

but he rung the bell not twice, as is customary,

but a whopping 16 times!

Sixteen bell tolls!

There's no doubt in my mind that this is a challenge to us!

Oh, honestly! For such a rookie,

this Straw Hat Luffy is certainly controversial.

But the boy is Garp's grandson,

so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.

I'm curious as to how he and Rayleigh know each other.

I highly doubt Rayleigh intended to rejoin the fray.

A pity Jimbei decided to turn against us.

His allegiance to the World Government

as a Warlord acted as a symbol of intertribal peace.

It's disappointing to lose him.

Thanks to this turmoil,

the Three Great Powers are completely unbalanced.

Also, how should we take care of

the vacancies among the Seven Warlords?

First we need to observe what will unfold in the New World.

Relationships and hierarchies among pirates

are sure to change.

We must take great care in ensuring we pick

the most powerful ones.

[ELDER STAR D] Blackbeard already made

his first move in the New World, by the way.

He knocked off a promising rookie--

one that had a bounty of over 100,000,000 berries.

[ELDER STAR A] And thanks to his time with Whitebeard,

he knows all about the old man's territory.

[ELDER STAR E] He certainly has a lead over any other pirate

who's aiming to become one of the Four Emperors.

[ELDER STAR E] No one else in history

has ever eaten two Devil Fruits,

yet he seems to have absorbed Whitebeard's.

[ELDER STAR B] The only ones with the power to stop him

are other Emperors.

Actually, perhaps Marco the Phoenix

and the other Whitebeard survivors

have a small chance as well.

It's always the D's who stir up the most trouble.

First Roger, then Portgas, and now, with Monkey D. Luffy,

those names are exposed to the public

far more than they should be.

[KONG] I tried to talk him out of it,

but as far as we're concerned, Garp is practically retired.

[KONG] Though he does technically hold his title,

so he's still a Navy officer.

We need him to stay onboard to train our young soldiers.

If you intend to resign from your position as fleet admiral,

could you at least do that for us as well,

Sengoku?

Yes, sir. I can accept that offer.

It's not the worst way to spend retired life.

[sighs]

[KONG] The two central figures who have led the Navy

since Roger's era are finally stepping down.

This will make quite a splash I fear.

Needless to say, you'll be missed.

Including the prisoners that were set free

from the sixth level of Impel Down,

there's still a mess of dangerous pirates on the loose.

[SENGOKU] Before his death,

Newgate was at the top of the list.

[SENGOKU] The Great Pirate Era is in a period of transition.

Old Navy officers shouldn't keep clinging to power.

The basis for justice changes from era to era.

It sounds like you're ready to step down.

Oh, Kong, while I'm here, I would like to recommend Aokiji

to take my place as the next fleet admiral.

He'd do a fine job.

[sneezes]

[COBY panting]

[FISHBONEN] They call this power "Haki."

[FISHBONEN] I'm certain that's what you've got.

[FISHBONEN] Perhaps it was awakened by the trauma

you experienced during the war.

Normally, the only way you can obtain the power of Haki

is through vigorous training.

Haki? Are you sure, Doc?

You're pretty lucky, kid!

It's the same power that the Navy vice admirals

have in their possession.

Really?

[COBY whimpers]

[MARINES chattering]

[COBY] I can feel all those people echoing in my head.

I can't make it stop!

You two are apprentices to Vice Admiral Garp, right?

Ask him about it.

Hey, Doctor!

You think I might pick up some Haki, too?

I doubt it.

[HELMEPPO grunts]

[COBY chuckles]

It's not fair! Damn it!

We were partners

and all of a sudden you're way cooler than me!

I don't know how to feel about all this.

[COBY] But I do know how I feel--weird!

It's like I'm a completely different person!

But if this thing that happened to me really is Haki,

I might be able to use it to get stronger.

Much stronger than I am right now.

Maybe even as strong as him, for real this time.

I'm sorry, Admiral Aokiji! We couldn't hold the fort!

--[AOKIJI] Huh? --[MARINE B cries]

[AOKIJI] Uh...

[AOKIJI] It's fine.

Huh?

[AOKIJI] Alive after all.

Would you look at that!

You hear about Straw Hat going back to Marineford?

Crazy kid.

Yeah.

The War of the Best is still fresh in everyone's minds,

and now Straw Hat rings the bell 16 times.

Is he trying to send some kind of message or what?

[SMOKER] Beats me.

Anyway, did you ask them about my transfer?

Not yet, but I'll be sure to bring it up with Sengoku

when I have the chance.

Are you serious about this?

Not really the sort of thing

somebody would make a joke about, is it?

[AOKIJI] No, especially not you,

but either way, people aren't exactly clamoring to join G-5.

I'm sure you've heard the stories.

It's not pretty.

So, transferring to the fifth branch on the Grand Line, huh?

The New World. You realize how wild things get over there.

[SMOKER] For me, it's better, to be closer to my target.

[NARRATOR] The news about Straw Hat Luffy

quickly spread through countless waters.

[NARRATOR] Word even spread to the New World.

Straw Hat Luffy.

Turns out the punk is still alive!

"He rang the bell 16 times to mark a new era in Marineford."

So, what the hell is this Ox Bell thing?

[KILLER] A relic, you might say.

It's a sacred bell from the Ox Lloyd,

a Navy warship that was quite impressive back in its day.

At year's end, they ring the bell eight times to signify

the passing year, then eight more times

as a sort of good omen for the coming year.

So, that's the meaning of 16 rings.

Some crusty old Navy custom.

Nothing special.

[KID] Heh.

[KILLER] But since the year hasn't ended yet,

maybe Straw Hat did it to announce

the end and beginning of a new pirate era.

He came outta Marineford pretty cocky.

Whitebeard's era is over

and he's acting like he's in charge of the next one.

Let the brat do what he wants.

Everyone knows his brother's death hit him hard,

so he's gotta make a good showing

before people think he's washed up.

[KID chuckles]

He's gonna be a real pain in the ass!

His bounty's through the roof

and it's only going up if he keeps pulling stunts like this.

Well, that's his plan, I'm sure.

Too bad!

I'm gonna teach him the hard way

that he can't do whatever he wants! Not here!

[KID] The New World.

From how they talk place up, I thought it'd be more fun.

Not full of cowards like you.

What's the big idea, huh?

Untie us right now! We didn't cause you any harm, did we?

This place is a living hell, we were trying to sail away!

Please let us go back to Paradise alive!

Paradise, ah?

Do you mean your boring home that's pirate-free?

You just got here,

so you don't know how horrible this sea really is!

Free us and leave while you can!

Straw Hat, huh?

Yes, Faddah. He's cookin' somethin' up again.

No need to bother over that fool.

If he keeps playing his cards so early,

he'll burn out before the end of the game.

[rumbling]

--What is it? --[FIRETANK PIRATES gasp]

Boss, come quick! It's the ship!

It's not in the water. It's in the air!

[CAPONE] What do ya mean?

What's goin' on? How's this possible?

Control the ship, damn it!

Look, Faddah! Something is coming down from the sky!

[gasps]

[FIRETANK PIRATES gasp]

[FIRETANK PIRATE A] It's not comin' down.

We're goin' up!

[FIRETANK PIRATES screaming]

[HAWKINS] Wait, who are you?

I'm sorry, could you say that again?

I wasn't really listening to you.

I'm Brownbeard!

There's a bounty of over 80,000,000 berries on my head!

Are you listening now?

This is my territory, so when you hear my name, you bow!

You think you can sit your ass on my men and get away with it?

You gotta pay for that with your own blood!

[HAWKINS] I see. I thought I had misheard you,

because it's such a stupid name.

I'll tell you two things.

Number one is I do not appreciate your jokes.

Is that so?

[HAWKINS] As for number two...

[HAWKINS] ...I can see the shadow of death

crawling upon your face.

[gasps]

[BROWNBEARD PIRATES gasping]

[UROUGE] And you're absolutely certain

that's the island the Log Pose is pointing to?

Just look at it!

It's raining lightning!

This isn't going to work.

[FALLEN MONK PIRATES gasp]

Uhh...

How the hell do we get to the shore?

[NARRATOR] There is a realization that comes

to all men who set foot in the New World.

[FALLEN MONK PIRATE A] High Priest! Somebody is approaching!

[UROUGE] Huh? Who goes there?

[NARRATOR] All their struggles in the first half

of the Grand Line suddenly seem petty.

Is that a young man waiting to greet me?

What do you want from us, old lady?

[NARRATOR] Because compared to this,

those waters were like paradise.

Would you like an umbrella for your journey?

[PIRATE A] I'm telling you, if we stay here, we'll be dead!

Every last one of us!

Let us sail back to paradise!

I promise we won't get in your way! I beg you!

Man, this guy's a real wet blanket.

Didn't you choose the life of a pirate?

If you're not prepared to die for that...

[gasps]

...maybe you should've stayed away from the New World!

[KID yells]

[screams]

[thud]

You wanna throw down the gauntlet, Straw Hat,

that's fine!

But don't cry when I come for you, 'cause it won't be pretty!

[KID cackles]

[NARRATOR] Luffy's latest incident in Marineford

quickly becomes worldwide news.

Although his exploit was a sucess,

it seems to cause little but bewilderment to all who hear it.

His strange message has met its target,

but will his friends understand the next stage of his plan?

[LUFFY] On the next One Piece!

"With Hopes it Will Reach My Friends!

Big News Spreading Fast!"

I'm gonna be King of the Pirates!