Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

The New World, Onigashima in Wano Country.

This was the first time the Red-Haired Pirates had set foot in this place. Before they became a Yonko-level pirate crew, they were hunted down simply for passing through Kaido's territory.

Now, I can set foot on Kaido's territory based on my own strength.

Shanks, Kaido is not someone to be trifled with.

Beckman wiped the pistol in his hand and said,

Shanks looked up at the dark clouds looming over Ghost Island, his eyes filled with determination.

"The time for Lantern to appear hasn't come yet. If we don't suppress the navy's development, we might not be able to wait for Lantern's awakening."

Before coming to Wano Country, he went to the East Blue alone and saw the life of "Lantern".

All I can say is that the current lamp is still very immature, and Shanks needs to buy him more time.

I don't know why, but I always feel that the changes in this world are not as predicted.

Shanks fell into deep thought.

When did it start?

It seems that the world order changed after Whitebeard died at the hands of the Navy.

According to Roger's original calculations, the four seas and the Grand Line should still be under the rule of the Navy, while the New World would be divided up by pirates. The oppressive rule of the World Government would force some people to choose to go to sea and become pirates, while others would choose to rebel against the World Government.

But why? Why has the world become like this?

The four seas have almost fallen into the hands of the Revolutionary Army, and the Navy has extended its reach into the New World. The pirates in the New World have not achieved a balance and are unable to fight against the pirates.

Apart from the World Government maintaining its consistent high-pressure tactics, nothing else has changed.

In any case, it's very difficult to get things back on track.

Shanks was determined to join forces with Kaido to drive out the naval bases stationed in the New World, no matter the cost.

If it were just an ordinary naval base, that would be one thing, but the current naval base has three thousand elite soldiers and an admiral.

No faction in the New World can ignore his existence.

Before any pirate takes action, they need to consider the Navy's influence, which has prevented them from extricating themselves from the chaotic situation. For this reason, Shanks came to Onigashima in Wano Country, hoping that Kaido would give him some face.

brush!

A figure flew down from the sky and landed in front of Shanks with a leap.

"Red-haired Shanks, what are you doing here?"

"Wearing a mask, Jin asked in a deep voice; no one could see his expression behind the mask."

For the survival of pirates in the New World, and to drive the Marines out of the New World.

"Jin, the situation of the pirates has reached a critical point of life and death. At this time, fighting among ourselves will only lead to us being defeated one by one by the Navy. I don't want to be locked up in Impel Down."

Shanks said calmly.

Jhin nodded, then used his ability to fly into the sky again.

"This guy is very strong."

Beckman, with a cigar in his mouth, walked behind Shanks and said that King gave him a strange feeling, as if it wasn't simply because of the Devil Fruit that his aura had changed.

It's more like a race that has disappeared long ago.

Shanks shook his head:

Beckman, we're here to seek an alliance with Kaido against the Navy, not to fight Kaido head-on.

"Everyone has their own secrets, and no one wants their secrets to be known by others. Anyone who tries to find out about a secret will become a mortal enemy."

Beckman didn't say anything, but took a puff of his cigar and slowly exhaled.

Yasopp, however, brandished his spear and glanced a few times in the direction where Jin had flown away, saying;

Although I don't know this guy's specific abilities, I'm confident I can hit him.

Everyone agreed with Yasopp's shooting skills, and naturally no one objected; instead, they laughed and praised Yasopp.

On Onigashima, Kaido was drinking heavily from a wine jar, while King, who had just flown in, stood beside him.

Just after King finished telling Kaido everything he had to say, Kaido finished drinking a jar of sake.

.

Kaido threw the wine jar, smashing it to pieces. He said, his face flushed with drunkenness:

That brat, even if he becomes one of the Three Emperors, so what? He chickens out at the mere presence of a Marine Admiral; he's a disgrace to us pirates.

Upon hearing Kaido's words, King assumed that Kaido was going to refuse the cooperation and prepared to turn around and fly to inform the Red-Haired Pirates.

Kaido waved his hand and said:

"Jin, call them up."

"Okay, Brother Kaido, I'll make them leave right away."

King thought he had misheard; Kaido had told them to leave, not to come up.

Kaido's lips curled into a mocking smile:

"If a newly promoted Third Emperor can see through this situation, then I can naturally see it too."

The navy has played a very big game, trying to wipe us out in one fell swoop.

Nowadays, there are almost no new pirates from the Four Seas or Paradise in the New World; most of them are pirates who set sail directly from the New World.

Those people across the four seas either became revolutionaries to rebel against the World Government's rule, or were eliminated prematurely by the Navy and the Paradise Navy.

As far as Kaido knew, none of the Seven Warlords of the Sea that Raleigh had ever met dared to disobey the World Government's orders; each of them was frantically killing pirates.

He used to have a mafia family with whom he had good dealings, but Raleigh destroyed it all himself.

All the Donquixote Family's officers died on the way to Impel Down, and the status of the Seven Warlords of the Sea didn't seem to matter much to Raleigh. Those who failed to complete their missions were sent to prison. Kaido didn't care whether Doflamingo was dead or not; what he cared about was that the Donquixote Family had received a large deposit, and the goods hadn't even been delivered before Raleigh eliminated them.

This enraged Kaido, who wished he could kill Doflamingo.

But right now, the most important thing is to figure out how to team up with Shanks to fight the Navy.

Before long, Shanks and his crew arrived at Kaido's location, led by King.

King stood still, gesturing for Shanks to go in and talk to Kaido alone, while the others remained where they were.

Shanks didn't think much of it and confidently walked up to Kaido alone.

"Heh, red-haired brat, I'm curious how someone with your strength could have lost an arm?"

When Kaido last saw Shanks, he had two whole arms, but now he only has one arm, which is really hard to believe.

Kaido, we are all insects in the web of fate, and sooner or later we will all be preyed upon by fate. However, I am a little luckier than you, and I have seen hope of escaping this web.

Shanks shook his severed arm and continued;

I know why you keep trying to commit suicide; it's because you know about that prophecy, which says you'll be defeated by someone before you die.

"In order to fight against this fate, you have chosen to do all sorts of things that challenge your limits. Although you will be seriously injured, you will never truly die until that person appears."

Click!

A bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, landing directly between Kaido and Shanks.

Amidst the lightning and thunder, Kaido somehow managed to grab the Eight Treasures and hurled it forcefully at Shanks opposite him.

Shanks was not surprised at all. He drew his Griffin sword from his waist with his right hand, the blade pointing directly at Kaido.

clang~

The Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki clashed with all their might, and black and red lightning continuously danced in the air.

The atmosphere on the scene suddenly became tense. Members of both the Red-Haired Pirates and the Beasts Pirates drew their weapons, staring intently at each other while keeping an eye on their captains out of the corner of their eyes.

"Red-haired brat, it seems you know quite a bit. But I hate smart people the most, because they know too much, so they'd all be better off dead."

Kaido's upper body began to transform into a dragon-like form, and he had already grown a pair of tentacles.

Shanks appeared relaxed, unlike Kaido who was filled with murderous intent.

Instead, he said with a smile;

I know what you're thinking, but I still want to tell you that fate isn't unchangeable, and your fate can be changed.

If you don't join forces with us now to fight the Navy, your real death may very well befall you.

Hearing Shanks's half-threatening words, Kaido felt a surge of anger, but he had to admit that Shanks had a point.

He had caused a great disturbance in the Navy many times before, but the Navy could never do anything about him. They could only try to kill him by various means.

Kaido even considered these experiences as his glory.

Until Kaido encountered that man who could be called a demon, Kaido suffered endless humiliation at that man's hands, which was even more frustrating than when he died at the hands of the Marines.

During that time, Kaido constantly wanted to kill that man and the group of researchers who had changed the world, as revenge for their research on him.

Unfortunately, Kaido could only seize the opportunity and slink away from the Marines. He never mentioned fighting the Marines alone again. "Don't be nervous, King, they should be done soon."

Beckman pointed his pistol at Jhin's head, while a mysterious flame was generated in Jhin's hand.

boom!

With a loud bang, Kaido and Shanks appeared on opposite sides.

"Stop."

Stop.

Two distinct voices rang out simultaneously, startling the members of the Beasts Pirates and the Red-Haired Pirates, who were already prepared for battle. They then silently sheathed their weapons.

Now that their leader has spoken, they naturally don't need to fight the other side.

Beckman and Jhin both looked toward the spot where the two were fighting, where an enormous crater had appeared between them.

"Hey, Beckman, look at the sky."

Yasopp suddenly spoke up to remind everyone, and then everyone looked up at the sky, where the thick dark clouds had been forcibly split in two by a mysterious force.

From the perspective of those below, it looked as if the sky had been split in two.

"Is this the power of the Three Emperors?"

Beckman and Jin's eyes were filled with excitement. They were now only one step away from becoming Emperor-level and were known as Emperor Vice-Presidents.

If they were to take it a step further, their battle would likely take place in the sky.

"Think it over carefully, Kaido. When I come back next time, I should bring definite news."

Shanks will undoubtedly continue talking to Kaido, now he's just planting a seed for Kaido, so that when he comes back he'll be confident he can persuade Kaido.

"Men, let's go."

Shanks turned and left without hesitation.

Kaido, who witnessed Shanks' departure, did not say anything, but simply watched Shanks and his crew descend the mountain.

"Kaido's older brother, King, looked at Kaido with a worried expression."

Kaido suddenly burst into hearty laughter:

"Hahahaha, that's hilarious, so hilarious!"

I never imagined there was such an interesting scene in this world. It seems that fate is not unchangeable.

After telling King to find someone to fix the crater, Kaido turned and flew into the hall, continuing to pour wine into his mouth.

Shanks, where do we go next?

Beckman asked.

Shanks focused his gaze on the other side of the sea and said:

Now that we've met Kaido, one of the Three Emperors, why not meet the other one – Charlotte Linlin?

"My men, change course and set sail! Destination: the world! Let's go!"

With Shanks's order, the Red-Haired Pirates quickly left Wano Country and headed to Charlotte Linlin's territory, Whole Cake Island.

"What are they trying to do?"

Sakazuki looked at the intelligence in his hand at the New World Naval Base and asked a question.

According to his latest intelligence, Shanks, one of the Three Emperors, has landed on the island of Kaido, another of the Three Emperors, for unknown reasons.

They also clashed with Kaido, although it didn't cause any serious damage.

However, after Shanks left, Kaido's Beasts Pirates ceased many of their operations, his forces steadily dwindled, and he began recruiting a large number of pirate members.

After leaving Wano Country, Shanks headed straight for the territory of Charlotte Linlin, another of the Three Emperors.

Although Sakazuki didn't know what they were secretly plotting, believing that a preemptive strike was better than a passive defense, he began attacking the pirates near the base.

When the news reached Marineford, Sengoku was also taken aback.

He didn't want to concern himself with the pirate situation right now, but he couldn't openly oppose Sakazuki's ideas either.

It was Hua who proposed at the meeting that a general be stationed in the New World to prepare for its future recapture. Although Sakazuki had taken the initiative to attack, Sengoku really didn't dare to say anything.

How so? Right now, the Navy clearly has the upper hand. If they don't dare to attack pirates under these circumstances, and the Navy is expanding its territory in the New World, then who will believe that the Navy can capture pirates?

However, he was somewhat worried after looking at the intelligence report regarding the movement of pirates.

The Beasts Pirates have already started moving, and Charlotte Linlin's Pirates will probably be moving soon as well. The Red-Haired Pirates have always seemed to be on the move.

Regardless of the circumstances, even if Sakazuki made a mistake this time, Sengoku would absolutely not allow the pirates to force the Navy's power back into Paradise.