One Piece: World Conquest Begins with Creating a Little Empress

Marco crossed his arms in front of him, raised his chin, and silently gazed at Shanks' pirate ship in the distance, saying softly, "Hey! There's no need for this kind of probing! Dad won't be defeated by such mediocre skills."

"Um?!"

Upon seeing this, Mihawk was initially taken aback, then muttered to himself, "It seems the rumors are true! Marco, the first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, the 'Phoenix', possesses the legendary Zoan-type Bird-Bird Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Phoenix form! Seeing it today, it truly lives up to its reputation!"

"Oh!!"

the other side……

After Marco neutralized Mihawk's power with his body, the Whitebeard Pirates erupted in cheers, shouting, "Don't be intimidated by the enemy's name! We have a division commander on our side!"

"Yeah yeah……"

"The captains are the strongest!"

"The enemy is nothing more than the world's greatest swordsman!"

In an instant, the pirates who had been terrified by Mihawk's attack and lost the courage to fight Shanks were once again filled with excitement.

"Kid, bring out your tricks, whatever else you have!"

Edward Newgate, with his white beard, stood on the deck, holding a naginata, gazing at Shanks in the distance. His voice, deep and resonant like a muffled bell, boomed as he spoke to Shanks.

"As expected of Whitebeard, your captains are quite skilled, managing to block Mihawk's attack so easily..."

Upon hearing this, Shanks smiled slightly at Edward Newgate.

Immediately afterward, Shanks' gaze passed over Whitebeard and landed on Marco behind him. He asked Marco directly, "Hey! Marco! Want to join my pirate crew?! Whitebeard is getting old, there's no future in him staying in his crew! Join my crew now, and I can make you a high-ranking officer right away."

"Huh?! Are you kidding me...?"

Upon hearing this, Marco raised an eyebrow slightly and directly rejected Shanks.

"Really? That's quite a shame..."

"In that case, I'm sorry, Edward Newgate the Whitebeard, but now you'd better hand over all the valuables on your ship!"

As Shanks spoke, he drew his Griffin from his waist, leaped off the deck, and transformed into a giant bird, or rather, a griffin, the sovereign of the sky, slashing directly at Whitebeard in the distance: "God's Dodge!!"

The instant Shanks finished speaking, a jet-black crescent moon shot out from the rapier in his hand, heading straight for Edward Newgate's head...

"Roger?!"

Whitebeard looked up at Shanks descending from the sky, and for a moment he seemed to see his dead old friend! But then he shook his head, knowing that the person in front of him was not Roger, but the little brat who had followed Roger all those years ago!

"You little rascal! Let's settle the score from back then!"

As Whitebeard spoke, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and the surging Conqueror's Haki within him was continuously released, transforming into endless black lightning that swirled around him. Then, he wielded the Murakumo Nagi, one of the twelve supreme weapons, and fiercely blocked the sky.

"boom!!"

In an instant, Whitebeard's naginata and Shanks' rapier collided! The two weapons, imbued with Conqueror's Haki, expanded violently in mid-air, enveloped by the black lightning!

The terrifying Conqueror's Haki, like the thunder of a ghoul, continuously struck the sea and soared into the sky, splitting the heavy clouds in two, as if the heavens themselves were being shattered by the collision of Whitebeard's and Shanks' Conqueror's Haki!

"The sky has been torn apart..."

Just as Whitebeard and Shanks were clashing with Conqueror's Haki...

Near Whitebeard and Shanks, the Whitebeard Pirates captains stared at the sky that was being torn apart, their pupils dilated, their expressions filled with utter shock.

"The last person who could compete with my father in a clash of Conqueror's Haki to this extent was Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King, right?! Has Shanks grown to this level?"

Marco was somewhat shocked. He knew that Shanks, in his earliest days, was just an apprentice like him—one on Roger's ship, the other a captain on Whitebeard's. Marco believed he was no less capable than Shanks at the starting line!

However, after all these years, although he has achieved his wish of standing by his father's side and becoming the de facto second-in-command of the Whitebeard Pirates, and can be considered a great pirate who is famous in the New World, Shanks has long since become a strongman who can directly talk to his father, Whitebeard.

"Comparing yourself to others is truly infuriating!"

Marco couldn't help but curse under his breath at this.

"Marco! Don't think you can get past me so easily..."

"Your opponent is me!"

Just as Marco angrily cursed Shanks as a pervert and was about to go up to help his father deal with Shanks, a sound of a trigger being pulled rang in his ears. A man with slicked-back hair and a cigarette in his mouth had appeared beside Marco at some point.

"Ben Beckman!"

Marco frowned slightly upon seeing this.

"Ding!"

On the other side, blocking Mihawk's path were Vista, the Whitebeard Pirates' greatest swordsman, who wielded two rapiers and was known as the "Floral Sword," and Thatch, the fourth division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, who fought with two kitchen knives.

"A swordsman from the Whitebeard Pirates?!"

Mihawk gripped the Black Blade Night in one hand, radiating a murderous aura.

"Come on! Let me see the magnanimity in your hearts!"

After Mihawk finished speaking, he raised his hand and unleashed a massive slash.

"hateful!!"

Seeing this, Vista stepped in and cursed as he blocked the way.

"boom!!"

In an instant, terrifying slashes and domineering auras were unleashed between the group!

"You're Diamond Jozu?!"

Meanwhile, Ratchet approached 'Diamond' Jozu.

Yasopp approached the Whitebeard Pirates, specifically the sixth and seventh division commanders, Bramanco and Rakuyo.

Standing in front of Hongo were Namur and Blenheim, the captains of the 8th and 9th divisions of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Before Bendick Snake appeared Curiel and Kingdo, the commanders of the 10th and 11th divisions of the Whitebeard Pirates...

Benk Bingge and Moshtar faced off against the captains of the Whitebeard Pirates' 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th divisions, namely Harta, "Buffalo" Atmos, Speed ​​Gil, and Fossa.

As for standing in front of Rem Jones and Roaring Gabu, they were Izou, Kikunojo, and Whitey Bay, a veteran member of the Whitebeard Pirates known as the "Ice Witch," who had previously left the crew.

Almost every commander on Shanks' ship required at least two commanders from the Whitebeard Pirates to stop them! Yet, even so, the Whitebeard Pirates seemed to be at a disadvantage when facing the Shanks Pirates…

It's not for any other reason than simply because the members of the Red-Haired Pirates are just too powerful! Each and every one of them is at the level of a high-ranking officer in a Yonko crew!

With the Whitebeard Pirates' current strength, they are simply no match for these powerful individuals!

To counter the current Red-Haired Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates would need to recover to their peak form, when Kozuki Oden was still alive...

Of course, even though Oden is gone! The Whitebeard Pirates are still full of hidden talents, such as a certain guy with long black hair, a jet-black beard, and a gap-toothed grin when he smiles...

At this moment, he was using his sinister eyes, which exuded a faint murderous aura, to glare fiercely at the high-ranking members of the Red-Haired Pirates from the shadows. He was waiting for an opportunity to strike, ready to make a dirty move at any time.

The man's name is Marshall D. Teach. He is a man with great ambition, who craves power and ultimately seeks out ONE PIECE to become the Pirate King.

"Wow! Shanks is really becoming more and more manly..."

"Presumably, as Father gets older and his hidden injuries worsen, it's only a matter of time before he surpasses Father!"

"But that won't do! The Whitebeard Pirates can't fall yet! At least not here, because I haven't found the Devil Fruit I need yet!"

"Until I find the Dark-Dark Fruit, or that Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, Whitebeard must continue to sit on the throne of the Emperor of the Sea! This is the only thing I will absolutely not allow anyone to shake..."

As the man spoke, he put on his steel claws, a ferocious smile on his face, and walked towards Ben Beckman.

"Captain Marco! Vista and Sachs are having a tough time! I'll take care of this guy, you go help them!"

Instead of interfering with the battles between Whitebeard and Shanks, or Vista and the others against Mihawk, Teach went to Marco's side, intending to take over Marco's position and have a good fight with Ben Beckman, the second-in-command of the Red-Haired Pirates.

Teach already knew Shanks' strength! For his future grand plan, he needed to thoroughly understand the strength of his enemies, and Ben Beckman was one of Teach's greatest enemies, second only to Shanks.

"Thank you very much!"

After hearing Teach's words, Marco was taken aback for a moment, then nodded slightly to Teach to express his gratitude before transforming into a ball of flame and flying into the sky!

Marco seemed to have a very good understanding of Teach's fighting abilities! In fact, at this moment, everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates was extremely aware of Teach's strength...

"Then it's our turn..."

"Your name is Ben Beckman, right?! I know you!"

"I hope you can demonstrate combat power that will astound this nobody!"

Marshall D. Teach spoke with a cold smile to Ben Beckman in front of him.

"Heh, you're no nobody, 'Blackbeard' Marshall D. Teach. Shanks' injuries are thanks to you..."

Beckman was naturally aware of Teach.

After all, they had once come to Whitebeard's territory to collect Teach's blood for Char!

That was the time when everyone was shocked by Teach's strength! This guy always liked to play dumb, but in reality, his strength was terrifying...

That was the day that everyone, both those on and outside the Whitebeard Pirates, came to know Teach! As a result, Teach's days of taking advantage of the chaos within the Whitebeard Pirates while waiting for the Dark-Dark Fruit came to an end.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"If it weren't for you lunatics who attacked my dorm in the middle of the night and insisted on drawing my blood! If it weren't for the members of your Red-Haired Pirates, how could I have exposed myself in front of my father and those trash from the Whitebeard Pirates?!"

"Enough with the nonsense, you despicable bastards, prepare to die!"

Teach's eyes were bloodshot, faintly gleaming. His heart was filled with rage, and he was determined to vent it all on Ben Beckman! Since he could no longer hold back, he would stop holding back—this was the path Teach had always followed…

"boom!!"