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

Lightning and flames collided fiercely in the sky, like a second dazzling sun rising in the heavens.

Amidst the clash of flames, the roars of dragons and the thunder of thunder echoed continuously: "Get out of the way!"

Yu desperately blew the flames off his body onto Enel's body, but Enel, empowered by Thor Mode, moved at speeds comparable to the speed of light, dodging each flame in an instant.

He even managed to conjure the Thunder God's Spear and hurled it at the pirates on the ground, causing massive casualties.

Enel said with a cold smile:

What's wrong? It's just using the methods you usually use to deal with you, why are you so angry?

King looked down at the pirates who had suffered heavy casualties, his eyes filled with rage.

Most of these were pirates brought from Wano Country, and they were already considered the main fighting force of the Beasts Pirates. Now they were being slaughtered like this.

He felt frustrated that even as the leader of the three calamities, the Fire Calamity, he couldn't change the outcome.

Unable to defeat Enel, King turned his attention to Mihawk, who was relentlessly slaughtering people on the ground, and a ball of flame formed from his mouth.

boom!

Xinping sensed that Mihawk, who was originally in the crowd, suddenly raised his greatsword to his chest and charged towards the weakest point in the pirates' defenses.

Rumble!

A mushroom cloud tens of meters high rose from where the flames fell, and all the pirates at the center of the explosion died under Jin's flames.

Mihawk tossed the corpse off his greatsword to the ground, his hawk-like eyes fixed on the flying Ember!

Their gazes then returned to the pirates in front of them.

He raised his long sword and began a new round of killing.

Just as Jhin was about to launch another attack, a flash of lightning appeared before him, and Enel appeared in front of him, holding a thick spear of thunder in his hand.

A deadly sense of threat emanated from Enel's hand.

Enel, whose eyes had turned silver-white, also wore a grim expression and said in a deep voice:

"I won't give you another chance to make a move, Jhin."

Click! Click!

Enel's spear sparked brilliantly in the air and arrived in front of Jhin almost instantly.

The flames on Jin's body reignited, and he flapped his wings forcefully through the air, narrowly avoiding the attack before turning and flying away into the distance.

Enel pointed his mithril trident at Jin's back, and bolts of lightning fell from the sky in the direction of Enel's finger.

Jin seemed completely at ease amidst the successive lightning strikes.

Enel's attacks were temporarily ineffective against him, and the two sides remained deadlocked.

Until Mihawk's longsword slit the throat of the last pirate, he sheathed his sword and looked up at the sky.

Enel's Observation Haki covered the entire island. After sensing that there were no more pirates, he withdrew his lightning and landed in front of Mihawk.

He grabbed Mihawk's shoulder.

"Let's go."

It swaggered past the rotten creature and flew towards the navy.

King landed on an island littered with pirate corpses. At first, his face showed immense anger, but then his expression changed, becoming as calm as still water, as if the dead around him were not his subordinates.

He took out the Den Den Mushi he had prepared beforehand and dialed the number.

blublublublublu.

The Den Den Mushi was answered instantly, and Kaido's voice came through it:

"Jin, how's it going over there?"

Jin looked around and said calmly:

They encountered Enel, a major general under Raleigh's command. Although he was only a major general, he was as difficult to deal with as a senior lieutenant general, and he also brought a strange humanoid weapon with him.

In less than half an hour, all the pirates we recently recruited were wiped out by that humanoid weapon. If I'm not mistaken, it was the same humanoid weapon that killed the Marine hunter Mihawk a long time ago.

Kaido asked, puzzled:

Mihawk was turned into a humanoid weapon? Is he very strong?

"You can't handle that Major General Enel?"

He said in a very calm tone:

In a life-or-death battle, I'd be evenly matched with Enel, about 70/30. However, he's a user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, making him faster than me. If I avoid direct combat, it'll be very difficult for me to get close to him.

This Mihawk is roughly equivalent to a Marine Rear Admiral to a Vice Admiral. I feel it hasn't yet unleashed its full power. Furthermore, if it were a mass-produced humanoid weapon, it would deal a devastating blow to pirates in the New World.

Kaido remained silent for a long time.

He could understand the meaning behind the "rotten" implication. Since the Navy could produce Mihawk, they could naturally produce other powerful pirates as well.

As someone who had once been captured and studied by the Navy, he naturally knew how perverted Dr. Vegapunk was in the Navy.

If it were just Mihawk, it would be fine, but if the Navy also fielded powerful figures like Whitebeard and Golden Lion, the pirates would really have no way to fight them.

"I understand. Come back now. I'll have a good talk with Shanks and Charlotte Linlin about this."

The call ended with a sound coming from the Den Den Mushi. Yu put away the Den Den Mushi expressionlessly, and then a ball of flame spread from his body, landing on the bodies of the pirates.

As the fire raged, Yu flew towards the direction of Wano Country.

In the New World, near the Charlotte Family's territory of Treasure Kingdom, a ship with a completely gold and red hull and a red dragon-headed ramming horn is heading straight into the area.

After its master ascended to the throne of one of the Three Emperors, this ship became one of the most famous pirate ships in the New World.

Redford.

No one knows how it appeared in this sea area, but it just appeared.

The sky above rumbled, seemingly foreshadowing an unpleasant journey.

Beckman, with a cigar in his mouth, walked up behind Shanks and said:

Shanks, I don't understand why we're getting involved in this mess. Charlotte Linlin and Kaido's territory is right in front of us; if the Navy attacks, they'll be the first to fall.

"With only these people, not counting the Red-Haired Grand Fleet, we can survive without territory."

Shanks shook his head and said that this time it's not just for us, but for the benefit of the entire pirate crew.

Of course, pirates are inherently opportunistic and treacherous, so even if we help them, we won't benefit from it. But there are compelling reasons why we have to do this.

"I'm sorry, Beckman. If you have any concerns, you can leave. I will ensure your safety."

Beckman seemed frozen in place, the cigar in his mouth.

He scratched his head, then slapped Shanks on the shoulder:

"What are you thinking? I just wanted to ask you what you're thinking. I'm not leaving the Red-Haired Pirates."

Yasopp and the others behind him also came closer and said in unison:

"Captain, let's just do it. We're not going to back down."

"I've been wanting to do something big for a long time, and then throw a grand bonfire party!"

"Yeah, they're just a few admirals and marines, right? Our Red-Haired Pirates aren't afraid of them."

The members of the Red-Haired Pirates did not decide to leave the crew and go their separate ways just because of their difficult circumstances, which was completely different from the choice made by the Rocks Pirates at the time.

Shanks turned to look at his group of partners, whom he had personally recruited from scratch, and a deep sense of emotion slowly welled up in his eyes.

"Alright, after we finish this battle with the navy, we'll have a grand bonfire party!"

Kama!

Before they could continue in this atmosphere, a bolt of lightning struck straight down from the sky and hit the sails of the Redford.

A gift!

Griffin was instantly drawn from its sheath at his waist, and a golden sword beam severed the lightning flying down from the sky.

"Um?"

A woman's voice came from the sky, followed by an overwhelming aura pressing down from the heavens. Under this pressure, the entire ship creaked and groaned, as if it were about to sink to the bottom of the sea at any moment.

Shanks leaped onto the dragon's head, unleashing his Conqueror's Haki and charging relentlessly into the sky.

boom!

Two streams of black and red Conqueror's Haki clashed in the sky, stirring up the seawater and the dark clouds above.

As the dark clouds dissipated, a fat figure appeared before the Red-Haired Pirates.

"It's her, Charlotte Linlin, one of the Three Emperors!"

Yasopp aimed at Charlotte Linlin's head from the deck immediately, while simultaneously alerting his companions.

Some people, including Beckman and Rakiro, aimed their pistols and firearms at the approaching Charlotte Linlin.

"Red-haired Shanks, why aren't you staying on your own turf? What brings you to my Whole Cake Island? Or do you want to be Momom's son?"

Charlotte Linlin completely ignored the muskets on the ship that were already aimed at her, and started flirting with Shanks.

You have a great figure and are good-looking, it's just a pity you're missing an arm, otherwise Momom would really like you.

Shanks was not affected by Charlotte Linlin's words, and instead said to Charlotte Linlin:

I'm not here to oppose you, but to form an alliance against the Navy.

"Hahahaha? An alliance? When have pirates ever had anything like that?"

Charlotte Linlin is a great pirate who emerged from the chaotic era of pirates. Back then, she believed in the principle of "better to die than die yourself." Alliances were merely for survival, and if there were greater benefits, they would not hesitate to betray their comrades. This was the basic survival rule of pirates.

If those captains hadn't betrayed Rocks back then, he might still be ruling the New World today.

Therefore, in Charlotte Linlin's view, covenants are the most useless things.

Shanks was not swayed by Charlotte Linlin's attitude, and continued to speak in a serious tone:

"This matter originally had nothing to do with our Red-Haired Pirates, but for the safety of the pirates in the New World, we had no choice but to get involved."

The reason the navy was able to have an island as a base in the New World is because of the exchange you made with them, which I understand.

However, the Navy's strength is simply too great now. If they aren't driven out of the New World before they're ready, once they suppress the Revolutionary Army, the pirates of the New World will be sitting ducks.

According to the intelligence I have, Fleet Admiral Sengoku has dispatched a second Admiral—Rayleigh—leading another group of elite troops who are on their way.

"Kaido and our pirate crew can't defeat two admirals and a group of vice admirals. Do you think they'll turn on you then?"

Shanks explained it very clearly, and Charlotte Linlin understood it very well, but she was unwilling to be told what Shanks meant.

She waved the Napoleon in her hand and said, "The matters between our Charlotte family and the Navy will naturally be resolved by ourselves. Your current offer will not sway me."

"If you want to fight, I'm ready to fight you."

In the distance, the Charlotte family's large ship slowly approached. Standing at the bow was Charlotte Katakuri, the most outstanding son of the Charlotte family, with Charlotte Perospero and Charlotte Cracker standing beside him.

Shanks shook his head and said to Charlotte Linlin;

"What do you want in order to send troops?"

Charlotte Linlin immediately said, "Give me Fishman Island and Lamiwen Port, and I'll agree to your terms."

Beckman said with anger on his face:

If the Charlotte family remains obstinate, we can withdraw to the latter half of the New World and not participate in the Navy's anti-piracy operations.

"We won't lift a finger even if your Charlotte family dies at the hands of the Navy."

Shanks suppressed his anger.

"Fishman Island is not something you can trade. If you agree to send troops, then we can discuss things at Lamiwen Port."

Charlotte Linlin readily agreed.

She had originally thought that even if she couldn't get the two islands, she would at least try to get some money out of Shanks, but now it seems like she's made a killing.

In contrast, the members of the Red-Haired Pirates all had expressions of incomprehension.

Shanks didn't explain in detail, only saying that he would talk about it when they got back.

Shanks knew in his heart that Charlotte Linlin was completely short-sighted and had no sense of the big picture.

She and Kaido are completely different. After becoming one of the Three Emperors and trading with the Navy for territory, her goals changed.

Instead of thinking about conquering the world, they keep collecting souls and eating all kinds of sweets. For such people, you can only offer benefits, not reason.

Having received benefits from the Red-Haired Pirates, they will inevitably have to go to the front lines of the battle against the Navy, at which point the Charlotte family will no longer have the opportunity to slack off.

Because neither Sakazuki nor the soon-to-arrive Raleigh are easy to deal with.

Every time they make a move, they slaughter a huge number of pirates. Who can guarantee that important figures from the Charlotte family aren't among those who die? As more and more people die, Charlotte Linlin will be forced to fight even if she doesn't want to.

This is Shanks' plan.

Despite its many flaws, it was ultimately achieved.

According to the intelligence he possessed, Kaido had actually accepted the plan and dispatched his three calamities to garrison the islands near the Navy.

The final intelligence was that the Navy had won a minor victory, and Kaido of the Beasts retreated after losing some of the pirates he had recruited.

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