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Big News Morgans didn't quite know what to say about an Emperor visiting him.
He was currently in the process of hiding a bit near the Red Line, as he planned to investigate a few recent events related to the world government, and he didn't want them interfering.
Enel appearing was so outside of his expectations that he didn't even know how to react to it.
But when thinking about it, it somewhat made sense for him to show up.
'As an Emperor of the Underworld, I am the one that should be able to spread the news around the world the fastest... He doesn't mean any harm, otherwise, my blimp would already be destroyed...'
Morgan had already run plenty of scenarios through his mind, and in the end, only one made sense.
'He has some dirt dug up, and needs someone to spread it.'
It was no secret in the underworld that Enel was going against the World Government, so Morgans easily put two and two together.
"So... What news do you have for me?"
'I'm already annoying the World Government by snooping around... Publishing bad things about them won't change my situation much.'
In that situation, Morgans knew that he had nothing to lose at all. Even better, he'd gain a favour from an Emperor, which was always a life-saver in his profession.
There was always the fear that the World Government would start feeling that his existence's bad points outweighed the good ones, but Morgans knew that he wouldn't be killed as long as he hid properly for enough time.
There was also something else bugging Morgans.
'The World Government has been in power for too long. They've also made plenty of enemies... Maybe this time around it's truly coming to an end.'
"Well, let's start with the incident at Dressrosa... I'm sure you have heard about that, right?"
Enel said as he smiled a bit, Morgans touching his beak with a thoughtful look.
"Hmm, yes. The story ended really quickly, most of the information I received was when the situation had already concluded.
I did manage to spread a video of you winning against Doflamingo, as I figured it would make for great news back then."
Enel simply nodded when hearing Morgans.
"Indeed, well, I have actual evidence of the World Government covering up the situation, planting evidence and taking away Doflamingo's body," Enel said as he put down the recording snail he had used to capture all of that on the table.
Morgans's eyes widened when hearing that, his feathered fists clenching as if in excitement.
"Astonishing News! BIG NEWS! Certainly will make for good ratings. But... I don't think this will create quite the stir you want to cause..." Morgans said as he stroked his beak(chin?) once more.
Enel raised an eyebrow at that, he knew that the news of the Dressrosa Coverup alone wouldn't be enough to do it, but he had planned to reveal that and take some physical action as well.
"It's not that difficult to figure out. What you need is a distraction! A revolt, something to keep them occupied and distract them from their current endeavor..."
Morgan's seemed to be thinking about something for a few seconds, so Enel gave him a bit of time as he tried to think of some other news he could give Morgans.
Meanwhile, Morgans's mind was not exactly on the same issue.
'If I do help him... Then I will basically side with him... Although I hope he'll succeed, do I really have any assurance?'
Morgans looked at Enel with a serious gaze, studying the Emperor with a sceptical gaze.
'No... Even if he fails, my days are numbered. If I want to succeed, I must do as I've always done.
My intuition tells me that this man will reach far... And I've always trusted my intuition. Even now that my life is on the line, with him at least there is some chance of me surviving.'
Morgans he tapped the brim of his tophat, his serious gaze turned somewhat different, as he started looking at Enel with excitement.
"You see... I am willing to help you, and spread some rumours in the underworld as well.
People will certainly scowl upon the deeds of Celestial Dragons worldwide, I have plenty of physical evidence and recordings of them torturing the populace... Not even slaves, just regular civilians"
Morgan's beak shined as he spoke, making Enel sweat a bit.
'So he does have a lot of dirt on them... Why is he willing to give it away just to help me?!'
"I see, that would certainly cause a larger stir in plenty of places... But why are you doing this for me?" Enel asked as he crossed his gauntleted arms together, staring at the Bird/Human in front of him with narrowed eyes.
Morgans merely chuckled, the presence of an Emperor not affecting him even slightly as his smile widened in a devious manner.
"Someone like me can easily notice the hints... Enel. Your actions haven't exactly been subtle to anyone even slightly involved in this.
You are starting a War, this war only has two sides... Let's just say I am picking my side."
"I see... I appreciate the vote of confidence. I assure you that I will give my best." Enel said with a serious nod.
"Kuwahaha, I appreciate the fact that you are not lying... There can be no assurance of winning in this war, but as long as you vow to give your best, I am willing to aid you."
Morgans smiled as he looked towards the door of his office.
Enel also smiled, studying the office he was in a bit more, looking at the walls as he started thinking more and more about his abrupt alliance with Morgans.
'I guess his position with the World Government is a lot more fickle than I had thought.
They really must've pissed him off with their interference in his business, otherwise, I don't know why he would agree to this...'
Then, Enel's smile retreated a bit, as he figured that he should also show Morgans that he was right in his choice.
"Morgans, I am glad that we came to an understanding, I will gladly accept any help.
But I feel I should warn you, the Queen of the Pleasure District is not someone that you should be making deals with..."
Enel said as he remembered Stussy, another Empress of the Underworld that Morgans was in a business relationship with.
"I am surprised you know about my associates... I guess you also did your homework before coming here." Morgans smiled even more when saying that.
"Of course, I know about her... I don't make deals or alliances with people I can't trust." Enel said as he gave Morgans a sly look.
The Bird Human simply cackled a bit, his confidence in Enel raising a bit more.
'It's better that the person going against the World Government is intelligent rather than a bumbling fool asking for help from all sides.'
"Stussy is a CP0 agent, likely one of the highest ranks in the entire Chiper Pol. Her speciality is espionage and information gathering." Enel said as he tilted his head, one of his earlobes stabbing a photo of her into Morgan's table.
"... That's..." Morgans's eyes widened when he heard that, his beak turning downwards into a frown.
"That would explain quite a few things." Morgans then touched his beak thoughtfully once more.
Enel simply smiled at that.
'I guess he also suspected her, he probably noted some of her suspicious behaviour in the past. Maybe that's why he doesn't feel the need to ask about proof... Which is a good thing, as I don't have any.'
Enel knew that digging up proof of Stussy's link to the World Government would be extremely difficult and time-consuming, so he was basically relying on his reputation as an Emperor to give that piece of news.
Since Morgans didn't hear any evidence from him either, the bird-human also assumed the same, so he didn't press the issue.
After that, their meeting didn't last much longer, with Morgans agreeing to publish the dirt he had on the world government the following days.
He also agreed to cut all ties with Stussy, trusting Enel's words and his own intuition once more.
Before leaving, Enel also did him a favour, snapping the necks of the CP agents that he had on board.
They weren't all that hard to spot, at least for Enel, who had already killed hundreds of them.
He could tell how they carried themselves, the methods they used to hide their abilities were also obvious to him, an actual master of Observation Haki.
It wasn't just that he could discern them due to their personal strengths though. There were plenty of factors and hints that Enel was able to pick up.
The spies were good at what they were doing, the problem was that they were too good. They were doing their work in an almost robotic way.
They were too methodic, their interactions with others too perfect.
So, Enel picked all of them off. The majority of them didn't even get the chance to think about fighting back.
Only the last one got the chance to release a Rankyaku, which would've cut the ship a bit had Enel not just casually blocked it with a blackened palm.
Enel sighed for a job well done, ignoring the shocked and scared looks of the other employees as he continued to walk off while whistling.
The reaction of the employees was understandable though, as they had just watched 6 of what they thought were their own people die in front of them.
Enel wasn't bothered with them, Morgans would handle the explanations.
Morgans appreciated Enel's efforts to clean his News Station of CP agents, which basically solidified Morgans's confidence in the side he had chosen.
But the fact that the World Government had placed that many agents in his HQ angered him quite a bit... So.
'If they are willing to go that far... Then I should also go all out!'
Morgans was just going to publish some random facts about Celestial Dragons, coupled with a bit of evidence. But now he was angry, and just that much simply wouldn't cut it.
'They'll always find excuses about things related to World Nobles, they will always be able to explain everything with the fact that the World Nobles have all the right to do whatever they want...'
'Little shits! Let's see how they explain away this one!'
And just like that, Morgans started brewing a storm, the perfect piece of news that could both destabilize the government and give Enel a chance to do what he wanted with the Poneglyphs.
The name of that piece of news? Well...
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_________ POV Narration_________
Big News Morgans didn't quite know what to say about an Emperor visiting him.
He was currently in the process of hiding a bit near the Red Line, as he planned to investigate a few recent events related to the world government, and he didn't want them interfering.
Enel appearing was so outside of his expectations that he didn't even know how to react to it.
But when thinking about it, it somewhat made sense for him to show up.
'As an Emperor of the Underworld, I am the one that should be able to spread the news around the world the fastest... He doesn't mean any harm, otherwise, my blimp would already be destroyed...'
Morgan had already run plenty of scenarios through his mind, and in the end, only one made sense.
'He has some dirt dug up, and needs someone to spread it.'
It was no secret in the underworld that Enel was going against the World Government, so Morgans easily put two and two together.
"So... What news do you have for me?"
'I'm already annoying the World Government by snooping around... Publishing bad things about them won't change my situation much.'
In that situation, Morgans knew that he had nothing to lose at all. Even better, he'd gain a favour from an Emperor, which was always a life-saver in his profession.
There was always the fear that the World Government would start feeling that his existence's bad points outweighed the good ones, but Morgans knew that he wouldn't be killed as long as he hid properly for enough time.
There was also something else bugging Morgans.
'The World Government has been in power for too long. They've also made plenty of enemies... Maybe this time around it's truly coming to an end.'
"Well, let's start with the incident at Dressrosa... I'm sure you have heard about that, right?"
Enel said as he smiled a bit, Morgans touching his beak with a thoughtful look.
"Hmm, yes. The story ended really quickly, most of the information I received was when the situation had already concluded.
I did manage to spread a video of you winning against Doflamingo, as I figured it would make for great news back then."
Enel simply nodded when hearing Morgans.
"Indeed, well, I have actual evidence of the World Government covering up the situation, planting evidence and taking away Doflamingo's body," Enel said as he put down the recording snail he had used to capture all of that on the table.
Morgans's eyes widened when hearing that, his feathered fists clenching as if in excitement.
"Astonishing News! BIG NEWS! Certainly will make for good ratings. But... I don't think this will create quite the stir you want to cause..." Morgans said as he stroked his beak(chin?) once more.
Enel raised an eyebrow at that, he knew that the news of the Dressrosa Coverup alone wouldn't be enough to do it, but he had planned to reveal that and take some physical action as well.
"It's not that difficult to figure out. What you need is a distraction! A revolt, something to keep them occupied and distract them from their current endeavor..."
Morgan's seemed to be thinking about something for a few seconds, so Enel gave him a bit of time as he tried to think of some other news he could give Morgans.
Meanwhile, Morgans's mind was not exactly on the same issue.
'If I do help him... Then I will basically side with him... Although I hope he'll succeed, do I really have any assurance?'
Morgans looked at Enel with a serious gaze, studying the Emperor with a sceptical gaze.
'No... Even if he fails, my days are numbered. If I want to succeed, I must do as I've always done.
My intuition tells me that this man will reach far... And I've always trusted my intuition. Even now that my life is on the line, with him at least there is some chance of me surviving.'
Morgans he tapped the brim of his tophat, his serious gaze turned somewhat different, as he started looking at Enel with excitement.
"You see... I am willing to help you, and spread some rumours in the underworld as well.
People will certainly scowl upon the deeds of Celestial Dragons worldwide, I have plenty of physical evidence and recordings of them torturing the populace... Not even slaves, just regular civilians"
Morgan's beak shined as he spoke, making Enel sweat a bit.
'So he does have a lot of dirt on them... Why is he willing to give it away just to help me?!'
"I see, that would certainly cause a larger stir in plenty of places... But why are you doing this for me?" Enel asked as he crossed his gauntleted arms together, staring at the Bird/Human in front of him with narrowed eyes.
Morgans merely chuckled, the presence of an Emperor not affecting him even slightly as his smile widened in a devious manner.
"Someone like me can easily notice the hints... Enel. Your actions haven't exactly been subtle to anyone even slightly involved in this.
You are starting a War, this war only has two sides... Let's just say I am picking my side."
"I see... I appreciate the vote of confidence. I assure you that I will give my best." Enel said with a serious nod.
"Kuwahaha, I appreciate the fact that you are not lying... There can be no assurance of winning in this war, but as long as you vow to give your best, I am willing to aid you."
Morgans smiled as he looked towards the door of his office.
Enel also smiled, studying the office he was in a bit more, looking at the walls as he started thinking more and more about his abrupt alliance with Morgans.
'I guess his position with the World Government is a lot more fickle than I had thought.
They really must've pissed him off with their interference in his business, otherwise, I don't know why he would agree to this...'
Then, Enel's smile retreated a bit, as he figured that he should also show Morgans that he was right in his choice.
"Morgans, I am glad that we came to an understanding, I will gladly accept any help.
But I feel I should warn you, the Queen of the Pleasure District is not someone that you should be making deals with..."
Enel said as he remembered Stussy, another Empress of the Underworld that Morgans was in a business relationship with.
"I am surprised you know about my associates... I guess you also did your homework before coming here." Morgans smiled even more when saying that.
"Of course, I know about her... I don't make deals or alliances with people I can't trust." Enel said as he gave Morgans a sly look.
The Bird Human simply cackled a bit, his confidence in Enel raising a bit more.
'It's better that the person going against the World Government is intelligent rather than a bumbling fool asking for help from all sides.'
"Stussy is a CP0 agent, likely one of the highest ranks in the entire Chiper Pol. Her speciality is espionage and information gathering." Enel said as he tilted his head, one of his earlobes stabbing a photo of her into Morgan's table.
"... That's..." Morgans's eyes widened when he heard that, his beak turning downwards into a frown.
"That would explain quite a few things." Morgans then touched his beak thoughtfully once more.
Enel simply smiled at that.
'I guess he also suspected her, he probably noted some of her suspicious behaviour in the past. Maybe that's why he doesn't feel the need to ask about proof... Which is a good thing, as I don't have any.'
Enel knew that digging up proof of Stussy's link to the World Government would be extremely difficult and time-consuming, so he was basically relying on his reputation as an Emperor to give that piece of news.
Since Morgans didn't hear any evidence from him either, the bird-human also assumed the same, so he didn't press the issue.
After that, their meeting didn't last much longer, with Morgans agreeing to publish the dirt he had on the world government the following days.
He also agreed to cut all ties with Stussy, trusting Enel's words and his own intuition once more.
Before leaving, Enel also did him a favour, snapping the necks of the CP agents that he had on board.
They weren't all that hard to spot, at least for Enel, who had already killed hundreds of them.
He could tell how they carried themselves, the methods they used to hide their abilities were also obvious to him, an actual master of Observation Haki.
It wasn't just that he could discern them due to their personal strengths though. There were plenty of factors and hints that Enel was able to pick up.
The spies were good at what they were doing, the problem was that they were too good. They were doing their work in an almost robotic way.
They were too methodic, their interactions with others too perfect.
So, Enel picked all of them off. The majority of them didn't even get the chance to think about fighting back.
Only the last one got the chance to release a Rankyaku, which would've cut the ship a bit had Enel not just casually blocked it with a blackened palm.
Enel sighed for a job well done, ignoring the shocked and scared looks of the other employees as he continued to walk off while whistling.
The reaction of the employees was understandable though, as they had just watched 6 of what they thought were their own people die in front of them.
Enel wasn't bothered with them, Morgans would handle the explanations.
Morgans appreciated Enel's efforts to clean his News Station of CP agents, which basically solidified Morgans's confidence in the side he had chosen.
But the fact that the World Government had placed that many agents in his HQ angered him quite a bit... So.
'If they are willing to go that far... Then I should also go all out!'
Morgans was just going to publish some random facts about Celestial Dragons, coupled with a bit of evidence. But now he was angry, and just that much simply wouldn't cut it.
'They'll always find excuses about things related to World Nobles, they will always be able to explain everything with the fact that the World Nobles have all the right to do whatever they want...'
'Little shits! Let's see how they explain away this one!'
And just like that, Morgans started brewing a storm, the perfect piece of news that could both destabilize the government and give Enel a chance to do what he wanted with the Poneglyphs.
The name of that piece of news? Well...
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