Alex had been correcting Mihawk's flaws for by past half an hour. Mihawk saw various improvements in his swordsmanship, and he was left in awe.
As the world's greatest swordsman, he understood that fixing these flaws made him stronger, an even more fearsome foe than before, not to mention he received a new powerful sword.
"What do you want me to call you? Master, boss, captain?" Mihawk asked.
"Call me whatever you want, just not 'master' it makes it sound like I have slaves or something." Alex never liked the word slave, for certain reasons he doesn't like to mention.
"I'll just call you Anderson." Mihawk said.
"Fair enough."
"Wait? What about me?" Perona asked. She wasn't sure what she was gonna do.
"What about you?" Asked Alex. Why would he care about a third rate character like her?
"Are you two just going to leave me here?"
"I honestly don't care. I don't even know your name."
"It's Perona."
"I said I don't care. Mihawk, you can say your goodbyes to her, we will be leaving in a couple of days or weeks." Alex extended his wings and flew off to the next island.
There were many maps of the world in Mihawk's library, and the Library of Heaven's path copied it down.
He got a new feature out of it, Heaven's path Geography art. It served like a map in his head, which is neat.
Alexander decided to take it slow and enjoy the ocean breeze. He rarely gets days off, and he wants to enjoy this day.
He did not have any currency on his body, so he did what any other ordinary person would resort to hypnotizing.
Upon arriving into an island he wanted to see, he first entered a 5-star hotel, hypnotized the person on the counter and got himself a room for free.
He ordered many things with whatever room service could provide him, food, clothes. He also took a bath after so long, and was wearing loose robes. All of that for free.
He was currently wearing sunshades and drank some pina coladas.
"Free stuff is the best." Alex said to himself in delight. He never would have thought a relaxing day like this would ever come.
As much as he loves having the twins around, they still need their own little vacation from time to time.
Then, a newspaper suddenly fell from the sky and landed on his lap. It was those weird bird things in one piece where they carry letters and newspaper.
"Damn bird." Alex said softly.
"DA FUCK!"
"HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?!"
"KAIDO IS DEAD?!"
Alex noticed that the bird and his friends brought a bunch of newspaper and dropped it all over the town, everyone reacted to the sudden news.
Alex was curious. When he picked up the newspaper, he only smiled.
{An unknown bounty hunter, who goes by the name of Madara Uchiha, defeated Kaido in his own turf without receiving and casualties. He says that he brought him down all by himself.}
"That bastard went ahead and did something like this. Not bad." The front news was about Madara bringing down Kaido single handedly.
If this was before, Alex would have been as shocked as everybody else. But, Alex was way more powerful than any other Yonko, so this news did not faze him much. But, the fact that it was Madara that did this still shocked him a bit, but it wasn't unexpected.
Then, he read a small part in the article with huge bold letters, making it stand out.
{Madara Uchiha, a bounty hunter, is being invited by the five elders for unknown reasons. However, sources say that he might either become a high ranking marine official or a Warlord.}
Alex got bored after reading that, he could care less what the world government thinks. He is gonna destroy them all one day, so who cares?
Then, in the next page was something that also shocked him. There was a picture of Lu Linlin and Lu Lili, showing their sexy body.
{Two twins came out of nowhere and showed destructive power that could destroy a huge pirate ship with a single finger}
{However, what is most shocking is their beauty. I have interviewed over 100 people and told them who was prettier, Boa Hancock, Shirahoshi, or the twins.}
{Unbelievably, all 100 of them had answered that the twins were way more beautiful than Boa Hancock and Shirahoshi combined.}
{I had also asked 100 women and another 100 men the same question, and all of them thought the twins were way prettier. I have never thought something like that would ever happen.}
{Will these twins overtake the throne of the 'most beautiful' from the mermaid princess and the pirate empress? Only time will tell.}
{They have admitted to being part of a pirate group called 'The Ten Commandments' the captain's name is 'Alexander Anderson.'}
{There are no sources that prove these two exist.}
{A bounty is already being printed out, as marine officials are aware that they are strong.}
{Article was written by Charles.}
Alex only smiled. Indeed, the sisters are very beautiful that they can outshine even Boa Hancock and Shirahoshi leaving those two in their shadows.
Alex placed the paper away and took a nice, long nap.
"Wait? Won't the fall of Kaido affect Doflamingo? And won't that affect the tournament for the fire fruit? FUUUUUUUUUUUUU-"
-On a small island.
The sisters received the newspaper, and only smiled when they saw Madara on the front page.
"Not bad, right sis?" Asked Lili.
"It's okay." Linlin didn't care much.
-On a pirate ship.
The original MC's, Luffy and his nakama, all were sailing for Dressrosa to defeat Doflamingo. They were having fun as they always do, with Law feeling that he was in hell.
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Ceasar was there as a prisoner, but nobody cares about him.
A bird landed on their ship, handing Nami a newspaper, in exchange for some belli.
Upon reading the front page, Nami was dead struck. Her eyes and teeth popped out from her face.
"G-g-g-g-g-guy-gg." She tried to find the words to tell them, but couldn't. (She is trying to say 'Guys, look at this!)
"What's wrong?" Brook comes out of nowhere and took the newspaper, his eyes and teeth popped out from his face, of course, he doesn't have any eyes, yohohohoho.
"G-g-g-g-g-guys-ga-gu-gg." He too couldn't express his words.
"Give me that." Zoro snatched the newspaper, Luffy, Chopper, Ussop, Law, Franky and Robin all looked at the newspaper, and they too had the same faces.
"Ka-k-kai-kai-k-k-k-." All of them, even the composed Zoro and Robin, were beyond shocked. (They are trying to say 'Kaido is dead?!)
"What the hell is wrong?" Sanji came out of the kitchen, and he wasn't aware of what was happening.
Sani takes the newspaper, his cigarette falls out of his mouth and he showed the same expression as the rest.
Finally. The crew managed to calm down after a while.
"YES! Yes YES YES YES!" Usopp was crying tears of joy.
"Why are you so happy?" Asked Chopper.
"THIS MEANS WE WON'T HAVE TO FIGHT KAIDO ANYMORE! WE DON'T HAVE TO FOLLOW THE PLAN ANYMORE!" Usopp kept crying.
Chopper and Brook realized this, and they proceeded to hug themselves and cried and jumped in pure joy.
"YES YES YES YES YES!" They cried in joy. It was as if heaven was pitying them, and sent an angel to take down a Yonko.
As the most chickens of the group, it was natural that they acted this way.
Law sat on a corner. This is totally unexpected. A random guy pops out of nowhere and takes down a Yonko by himself.
"Oi, Law? Do you know this guy?" Asked a very serious Zoro.
Law shook his head. "No, never heard of him."
"To take down a Yonko is no easy feat. The government had tried numerous times, but the Yonko are far too strong." Robin added.
"I know."
"Robin, you have been with Dragon for years, don't you have an idea on who this guy is?" Asked Zoro.
"No."
"Ah, who cares. We won." Luffy popped out of nowhere with the grin on his face.
"Luffy, we didn't win. If anything, this could create more problems for us." Robin said, this was her usual carefree captain.
"If this 'Madara' does indeed join the marines, it could possibly tip the scale of balance." Law said.
"Uhhhh."
"In other words, Luffy, it could create another war."
"Oh. That's bad."
"WWHHHHAAAATT?!?!" Sanji cried out, his hands were trembling. He saw something unbelievable on the newspaper.
"Sanji, what's wrong?" Nami asked.
"LOOK!" Sanji showed them all a picture of the Lu sisters.
"WOAH-HO!" Usopp, Franky and Brook all couldn't believe the beauty of the twins, and it was just an ordinary picture of them.
"Can't you believe this?! These two twins are way more beautiful than Hancock-chan and Shirahoshi-chan." Sanji proceeded to cut off the picture with scissors very carefully, for 'obvious' reasons.
"Let me see that." Usopp took the newspaper after Sanji cut off the pictures.
"These sisters are considered strong, as one of them had taken out a pirate ship easily by exploding it with a ray of fire. Many say it was the work of a devil fruit power, though it is unknown just what kind of devil fruit it is.
The twins are part of a pirate group called 'The Ten Commandments' and their captain is someone named 'Alexander Anderson' though there are no pictures of this man or their pirate ship."
"What?! These two beautiful twins are taken by a man?! UNFORGIVABLE!" Sanji all of a sudden turned super saiyan. On that day forward, he swore to take down Alexander Anderson, and rescue the twins…
"Hey! The news about Kaido is way more important than some beautiful twins." Nami said angrily.
"Hm… these two twins don't look that strong." Luffy ignored Nami, he lost interest in Kaido in a manner of seconds.
"Luffy, remember, they are devil fruit users."
"Oh, right."
*SMACK*
All the men, except Zoro, were knocked out by Nami for ignoring her.
Law thought that he was going nowhere with this group of idiots. Had he known, he would have been on Zou with his crewmates.
-On another island.
Boa Hancock read the newspaper that was handed to her by her people, she started getting angry.
"These twins. How dare they say they are more beautiful than me!"
"Technically, it doesn't say that they said this." An elderly woman interrupted.
"I don't care! If some random bitches dares to come and take the throne from me, then they are asking for a beating." Hancock stormed out of the room, with the old woman following behind her.
"Hancock, what do you think you are doing?"
"If I can't hold down the title of the most beautiful, then how am I going to face Luffy? It's clear that these two are aiming for his love and attention, and I cannot let that happen!"
(That pretty much sums up her character.)
"According to the newspaper, the island is not too far from here. We must set sail at once!" Hancock rode on her ship, then her ship started to sail to the direction of the sisters.
-On another place.
"That bastard." Doflamingo sat in his room as he stared at the newspaper in front of him. He started laughing maniacally, to think that someone could actually bring down Kaido.
"Boss, what should we do? This will affect our smiley's, and most importantly, the protection we receive from Kaido is gone!" Trebol said very worried.
"Don't you think I know that!" Doflamingo tapped his cheek furiously. Out of all the outcomes he expected, he did not think Kaido dying was possible.
"Boss, what about the coliseum? Should we cancel it or…"
"No. Many people have already begun arriving for the prize. Just stick to what we had planned."
"Okay." Trebol left, leaving Doflamingo alone.
"Madara Uchiha. I will be seeing you real soon." He cut off Madara's picture into several pieces, just to vent his anger.
Several other powerhouses had the same expressions, the Yonko, Dragon, marines, pirates, everyone in the whole world now knew the name "Madara Uchiha."
Which is weird, because it is usually the MC who gets the praise. Not this time.
Alex got over it, and slept like a little baby.
As for Madara, he got showered with praise, which was a weird feeling for him. And it made him feel disgusted.
He would have left the island, but the marines pressured him to stay until someone from HQ would pick him up.
He declined at first, but they made him stay with food and various other services. Madara stayed, it's been a while since he too has eaten anything.
After coming back from the dead, fighting a great ninja war, having his body being taken over by a god. It has been quite a long day for Madara as well.
Hours later, a majestic ship appeared on the island. It had the sign of the marines. It was even bigger compared to a warship.
On top of the ship, appeared the new fleet admiral Akainu.
(I know that his real name is 'Sakazuki' but I prefer Akainu because it's easier to write it.)
Akainu was a difficult man to understand. His view on justice is high, but he is willing to kill his own men if they flee from a fight.
Akainu did not view Madara as a hero, or anything like that. If anything, he viewed him as a threat to mankind.
A random person pops out of nowhere, with terrifying power, and takes down a Yonko without anybody else knowing.
That is power that even Akainu doesn't possess.
The five elders sent Akainu to pick him up, as if he were some kind of chore boy. But, Akainu was curious to know how exactly Madara brought down such a monster.
"Madara Uchiha." Akainu said in a low tone.
Madara ignored Akainu, and he just continued to eat and drink to his heart's content.
Akainu was getting pissed? How dare he ignore a fleet admiral? Even if you brought down a Yonko, don't look down on the marines!
"Are you deaf?" Akainu said in a loud tone, his hand and feet turned to magma. It's clear that he has zero patience.
Madara noticed him long ago, but he continued to ignore him. Why would he bother paying attention to someone who is weaker than him?
Seeing this, the people nearby began fleeing for their lives. They all knew too well just how terrifying Akainu can get when he gets angry.
As Akainu was about to attack with his magma abilities, Madara made the first move.
"Water style: Water dragon jutsu!" Madara fired a water dragon directly at Akainu.
Akainu did expect an attack, but not a water attack. The water that Madara released was so strong and dense that it even cooled off his magma off.
Since the water was not from the sea, Akainu did not suffer the effect that devil fruit users have.
Akainu looked at Madara in shock. He knew he had a devil fruit, but water?
"You have a devil fruit powers based on water?" Akainu couldn't believe it.
For many years, there have been rumours of a water-logia type devil fruit. But, no one has ever been able to find one.
Just like there is a fire devil fruit, it is only natural for there to be earth, water and air devil fruits.
A water devil fruit is considered by many the most powerful devil fruit, and the most fearsome to devil fruit users. Which makes a lot of sense if one thinks about it.
Madara did not respond. He merely went back to eating.
"That explains why you defeated Kaido. No wonder." Akainu got up, still pissed, but at least he knew how he defeated Kaido.
Madara did not bother explaining. Not once did he use any water jutsus on Kaido.
"However, tell me something, Madara Uchiha. Which side are you on?" Akainu asked.
"Which side?" Madara did not understand that part.
"Are you on the side of justice, or not?"
"Hm… does this answer your question?" Madara put Akainu in a genjutsu, then proceeded to stab him in his heart with a lightning ninjutsu cladded in haki.
Akainu died instantly. A fleet admiral, known as one of the strongest men in the marines, died just like that.
At that point, Madara was done. He did not like to be praised. He did not want to be a hero. All he wanted is the power to change the world.
The old man that Madara met when he first entered the small island, was beyond shocked, he might have a heart attack.
"Tell this to your HQ. I am Madara Uchiha, I will not be anybody's pet dog. I am a member of the Ten Commandments. The leader is Alexander Anderson." He could not say much about the Ten Commandments, as he has been with that group for less than a day, and he still did not know much about them either.
After making his statement, Madara left the scene, he even took all the wine the place had. The wine made from the One Piece world tasted better than his own world.
The marines were silent, not even moving a muscle.
"The hell just happened?" John asked. This was not how it was supposed to go.
"I'll tell you what happened." The old man added. "I believe that this is the start of a new era." He did not seem happy about this, not one bit.
But, deep inside he felt respect for Madara for being free. But now he felt hatred for killing the fleet admiral.
"I'll report this to Hq. John, and the rest, just go home."
"Yes, sir." The marines left, leaving the old man behind.
The whole day went by, and another major event happened. Now EVERYBODY knew name Madara Uchiha.
The man who was renowned as a hero for a day is now considered one of the most wanted men of the whole world, next to Dragon and Blackbeard.
There is even a bounty on his head, 4,400,000,000$
After killing a Yonko and a fleet admiral, it was a wonder why his bounty isn't higher than Dragon's, who has a bounty of 5,000,000,000$
Alex woke up by the reactions of several people reading the newspaper.
"Honestly, people. What the hell is so important that you have to scream?" Alex said in anger, until a newspaper flew right into his face.
He picked it up, and was somewhat shocked to see Madara on the front page again, this time a little bit more 'wanted' than yesterday.
"First you kill Kaido, and now you kill Akainu… I am so glad I recruited you, Madara." Alex smiled. He burned the paper to ashes not caring about anything else.
"Now… what to do?"
-On a ship again.
The straw hats looked at the newspaper again, this time just as shocked or even more so than yesterday.
"Madara Uchiha, went from being a hero of the world to a wanted man with a bounty of 4,400,000,000 in a single day. He disappeared shortly after killing fleet admiral Akainu, leaving no traces behind." Usopp began reading the newspaper to everybody.
Even Luffy, who is usually carefree, is listening attentively. It makes sense, as Akainu is the one who killed Ace, his brother.
"Before he left, he made a statement that he is part of a pirate group called 'The Ten Commandments.' His leader is Alexander Anderson."
"Anderson?" Sanji interrupted. "Isn't that the same guy who the beautiful twins mentioned?"
"Yes. The paper says that people are looking into this Anderson guy. Some say he doesn't exist, while others say he is in hiding. Nobody knows for sure."
"No, he exists." Sanji added.
"How do you know?"
"Because… there is no way that two beautiful twins would ever lie."
"..." Usopp and the rest.
-Back with Linlin and Lili.
They too read the papers, and only smiled. Before they threw the paper at the trash.
"It seems like it'll be a matter of time before the marines come for us." Lili said.
"Yup."
Mihawk was practicing his sword techniques. Perona watched him and spend more time with him than usual. She will not be seeing him for god knows how long. She did like him, but could not express her feelings.
One of the apes brought in a newspaper. Perona read it, and was beyond shocked. After regaining her senses, she showed it to Mihawk.
He read it, and showed not one bit of an expression.
"Interesting." is all he said. He threw the paper away and continued to practice.
"That's it?" Perona asked.
"What?"
"It says here that Madara is part of the Ten Commandments!?"
"So?"
"SO?! Didn't you just met the Anderson guy? He is the leader AKA even stronger than this Madara Uchiha guy. Aren't you shocked to say in the least."
"There is no need to get worked up about this."
"..." Perona was this close to pulling the hairs off her head. It was as if Mihawk expected all of this to happen.
However, Mihawk was indeed shocked. Which is why he wants to get stronger. According to the various worlds Alex showed him, Mihawk can only be considered cannon fodder in those worlds.
That is why he made a new vow 'to become the greatest swordsman in the multiverse.'
And now, with the news of Madara, he found the passion to become stronger once again, to break the limit beyond what a human is capable of.