"Karl, they've accepted the challenge!"
On the top floor of the Golden Hotel, a Den Den Mushi placed on a table simulated Morgans's excited expression and shouted loudly, "The pirate crews of those four overlords of the seas have all put out the word. They said to bring it on and that they accept your challenge."
"Then I'll leave the upcoming preparations to you and Doffy."
Karl, who had just come out of the bathroom, used As Big or Small as I Please to shrink, and while putting on his clothes, he said in a childish voice.
"Leave it to me with confidence!"
Morgans said excitedly, "I've taken Conqueror's Haki Infusion into consideration. I can absolutely guarantee that you can use your Conqueror's Haki without restraint, and it won't cause any problems for the broadcast..."
"But may I ask, who is your first target?"
"My first target? Then I'll choose my own kind..."
Hearing this, Karl, who had returned to his normal state, turned to face the Den Den Mushi. As Carina and Robin beside him helped him put on his knight's armor and blue cloak, a slight smile played on his lips, "BIG-MOM Charlotte Linlin!"
After the other four overlords of the seas had responded to Karl's challenge.
Morgans couldn't wait to spread this news all over the world.
In an instant, the gazes of the Four Seas and both halves of the Grand Line were all focused on the square screens in the prosperous towns.
Every moment, there were people squatting in front of the screens, waiting for the broadcast to begin.
At the same time, some people of the world on backward islands, if they had the means, also immediately sailed their galleons or boarded merchant ships passing by the islands, heading to the prosperous islands to watch the upcoming battle for the era.
Hype, hype, constant hype...
Morgans used his writer's imagination to continuously hype up the battle for the era with the World Economic Journal before the broadcast began.
Doflamingo, who had joined in, mobilized the power of the Donquixote Family, which was spread all over the world.
Taking advantage of the time before the broadcast began, the Donquixote Family opened a shop in every prosperous town, specially selling merchandise of the five emperors, to earn the Berries of those fan clubs.
For a time, this merchandise was instantly snatched up frantically by the people of the world and pirates.
Then, the people in front of the screens began to divide into factions.
There were neutral melon-eaters, those who supported Whitebeard's "Pops and Sons" group, those who supported Karl's "God-Slayer" fan club, those who supported the Four Emperors' pirate fan clubs, and so on.
As these factions continued to grow, the level of attention for this battle for the era quickly surpassed that of the Summit War in the original story.
In the original story, the Summit War was the world's strongest pirate crew, the Whitebeard Pirates, versus the true ruler of the seas, Marine Headquarters.
Now, it was a civil war among the five highest peaks standing at the pinnacle of the world. If the old era won, they would not only get 500 billion Berries but also declare that this era was still the Great Pirate Era (the Whitebeard Era) ruled by them.
If the new era won, it would declare the end of the old era, and the future would belong to Karl's new era.
Therefore...
Not only the people of the world and ordinary pirates were paying close attention, but even the gazes of the major powers were focused on the second half of the Grand Line.
They had all specially installed Visual Den Den Mushi in their respective headquarters, preparing to watch the upcoming battle for the era.
The Marines, in particular, had even organized an observation team, preparing to collect and analyze the abilities and strength of the five overlords of the seas through the upcoming battles.
Because Karl's challenge for the pinnacle of the world was not a war between overlord pirate crews, no matter if it was the ambitious pirate alliances, the Marines, or Mary Geoise, none of them planned to intervene in this battle for the era.
When the time reached mid-January, Sea Circle Calendar 1520.
"Zzzzzz...~"
One morning.
In the squares of various prosperous towns, the people of the world who had been taking turns to squat for over a week finally saw the giant Visual Den Den Mushi stick its head out of its snail shell. Its eyes faced the white screen used for projection and shot out a beam of white light.
As the white screen showed a field of static and the picture distorted slightly.
A bird face that the people of the world were extremely familiar with immediately appeared on the screen.
"Gentlemen and ladies from the Four Seas and both halves of the Grand Line, good morning to you all..."
The camera pulled back slightly, and the full body of Morgans, dressed in a black suit, appeared before the eyes of the world.
He held a microphone in his hand, stood in front of a billboard with pictures of the five emperors and the words "Battle for the Era," and with an extremely exaggerated expression, he shouted excitedly, "`I am your favorite 'Big News' Morgans, and I am the host of the 'Battle for the Era,' a worldwide broadcast authorized to all newspaper companies and sponsored by the World Economic Journal, the Donquixote Family, and Gran Tesoro."
"Next, please welcome my cameraman..."
"His Majesty the king of one of the over 170 member nations of the World Government, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea who balances the Grand Line along with the Five Emperors and Marine Headquarters, one of the kings of the underworld, one of the sponsors of this Battle for the Era, the head of the Donquixote Family, with titles such as 'Heavenly Yaksha,' 'Sea Rogue,' and 'Joker,' with a former bounty as high as 340 million Berries... Donquixote Doflamingo!"
"Fuffuffuffu..."
As Morgans's astonishingly fast series of lines fell, the picture on the screen panned slightly to the right.
A figure, exactly the same height as Morgans at 305cm, with a chilling, wicked smile on his face, immediately entered the eyes of the world.
"Gentlemen and ladies from all over the world, I am the photographer responsible for this broadcast. Please give me your best regards!"
Doflamingo's index fingers twitched slightly, the curve of his mouth stretched to its widest, revealing a wicked smile that would make a child cry.
With the appearance of Doflamingo, the comedic opening style that Morgans had brought instantly underwent a drastic change.
Looking at the wicked face on the screen, many people showed fear, while many others showed hatred in their eyes.
They were all losers at the feet of the Donquixote Family, or mortal enemies with a deep-seated hatred.
For example, at this very moment, a certain pirate who had formed the Heart Pirates wished he could kill Doflamingo with one slash through the screen.
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