Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 220 Eregia, the Red-Haired Pirates appear.

New World Front

Several warships are resupplying on an island.

Admiral Fujitora Issho was sitting on a wooden crate at the dock, holding a bowl of ramen in his hand, eating with his mouth full of oil.

"Admiral Fujitora." A naval vice admiral with bandages on his body walked up to Ichisho and greeted him.

Although he couldn't see, Yixiao still accurately called out his name, saying, "Flying Squirrel? Thanks for your hard work. What's up?"

Since there is no intention to wage a full-scale war against the Big Mom Pirates for the time being, the fleet led by Issho is here to intercept some of the Big Mom Pirates' actions. As an admiral, he naturally needs to maintain a certain level of decorum and cannot personally join the battle all the time.

In this situation, the vice admirals he brought with him would need to step in.

Currently, Issho is gradually taking over the power of the dove faction's navy, and Momonga is also a key member of the dove faction's navy. This time, he will fight alongside Issho.

The injuries on his body were sustained a few days ago when he fought Cracker, one of the Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates.

"The Big Mom Pirates' fleet has begun to retreat; it seems they are abandoning the rescue of Wang Zhi," the flying squirrel reported.

This time, the Big Mom Pirates' fleet is led by Katakuri, and includes Cracker, making a total of two Sweet Commanders.

Katakuri launched several probing attacks and even fought Issho himself for a while, but he didn't achieve anything. It's estimated that he took into account the presence of a Marine Admiral here, and it was unlikely that if he continued, he could break through the defenses and reach Beehive Island to help Wang Zhi retreat.

After much deliberation, Katakuri decided to give up on Wang Zhi.

This also shows that although Katakuri is very strong and is known as the Charlotte Family's greatest masterpiece, with the reputation of being the perfect man, he is still somewhat outmatched when facing a top-level expert like Issho.

"This was expected." Yixiao wasn't surprised. After slurping a few mouthfuls of ramen, he continued, "But we shouldn't let our guard down. Until the battle on Beehive Island is over, everything is still uncertain. We must continue to hold this position."

"Yes," the flying squirrel replied immediately.

Without continuing the topic, Yixiao quickly asked, "How's the fighting going on Beehive Island?"

"It's said to have gone very smoothly. Mr. Aramaki is incredibly strong, and he twice thwarted Wang Zhi's breakout attempt head-on." Momonga first reported on Aramaki's situation, then added with a smile, "Admiral, you want to ask about Major General Zoro and the others, right? Half an hour ago, a battle report came from over there saying that Major General Zoro and Major General Fubuki joined forces to kill Wang Zhi's top officer, Tiger Sorenk, on the island."

"Hahahaha!" Upon hearing this news, Issho was overjoyed and laughed loudly, saying, "It seems that Zoro and Fubuki have improved their strength again. They truly deserve to be recognized as potential admirals."

Wang Zhi's strength may not truly reach the level of Charlotte Linlin or Kaido, but it is not far off. Otherwise, Aramaki should have killed him long ago, instead of only managing to thwart his breakout attempts twice.

While Wang Zhi was slightly less capable, his lieutenant was widely regarded on the high seas as having the strength of a high-ranking officer in a Yonko-level pirate crew.

In other words, this guy named Sorenk possesses at least the strength level of Jack the Drought and Snag the Sweet Commander.

As a result, he was killed by Zoro and Fubuki in a short time, and he didn't even get to retreat back with Wang Zhi.

"Looking at them, I really feel ashamed. I feel like I haven't made much progress over the years," the flying squirrel said with a smile.

He fought against Cracker, and if it weren't for Fire Mountain's timely support, he would have almost been defeated there. As an elite lieutenant general, compared to the other two major generals, he was indeed somewhat ashamed.

However, Yixiao clearly didn't intend to criticize the flying squirrel. After offering some words of comfort, he asked, "What has General Bane been up to lately?"

"I really haven't looked into this before. Should I ask them?" the flying squirrel asked, slightly taken aback.

Upon hearing this, Yi Xiao waved his hand and said, "No need."

Since they both took up their posts as generals, they have been responsible for different areas and shoulder different responsibilities, so it has been a while since they have had a proper get-together.

Thinking of Bane now, Yi Xiao really does miss him.

To be honest, he had never been to Melville. When he occasionally contacted them via Den Den Mushi, he only heard that things were progressing smoothly and very well. But if he didn't go and experience it for himself, Yi Xiao always felt something was off.

It was as if he was becoming disconnected from his like-minded friends.

Thinking of this, he smiled and swallowed all the broth at the bottom of his ramen bowl in one gulp, then put down his chopsticks and said, "After this war is over, I'll also go and take a look at Melville."

Meanwhile, on the edge of the sea near Eregia.

A pirate ship flying the flag of the Red-Haired Pirates is sailing here. If you look closely, you can see that this ship is the flagship of the Red-Haired Pirates, the Red Voss!

At this moment, Shanks, the One-Armed Swordsman, was wearing flip-flops and standing at the very front of the deck, looking at the faintly visible Islegia Island on the horizon in the distance. His expression was somewhat wistful, and his eyes seemed to be lost in memories.

"Are you reminiscing about the old days?" Ben Beckman, looking handsome and dashing with a cigarette in his mouth and exuding the charm of a mature man, walked up to Shanks and asked.

Eregia was once visited by the Red-Haired Pirates. When they took Uta on a sea voyage, they arrived at this land of music. Here, Uta's talent was admired by countless musicians, and he was known as a musical prodigy. Later, by accident, Uta released a demon that was sleeping in Eregia, destroying the country and causing the deaths of countless people.

To prevent Uta from bearing a heavy burden of guilt, the Red-Haired Pirates announced that they had destroyed the place. In order to conceal the truth and also to allow Uta to become a true musician, they chose to leave Uta there.

In fact, in Bane's view, the disaster in Eregia that caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people was the fault of the Red-Haired Pirates. Why bother to say that they were responsible? Uta was an official member of the Red-Haired Pirates at the time and was recognized by them as the ship's musician.

Whether it was intentional or unintentional, she did it anyway, so it must have been the Red-Haired Pirates who did it.

Shanks was interrupted by Beckman's voice. He came back to his senses and sighed softly, "Yes, I was indeed reminiscing. So many years have passed. Uta has grown up, and Eregia has regained its prosperity."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Beckman remained silent for a long time after hearing this, then exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "This time, we can't let the tragedy repeat itself."

"Hmm!" Shanks' expression turned serious as he said, "That's exactly what I was thinking. That girl Uta is really too reckless. Others may not know what she's trying to do, but how could I, as her father, not understand? This concert absolutely cannot take place. We must take Uta away before it even starts."

"What if she doesn't listen?" Beckman suddenly chuckled.

Shanks' expression turned sour as he rubbed his head and said, "Of course she won't listen, but even though I'll definitely get a good scolding, I'll have no choice but to take her away by force."

"Back then, when you chose to leave her in Aregia, she must have harbored extreme resentment towards us all. To be honest, I don't even know how to face her anymore," Beckman said with a hint of helplessness.

"Let's talk about asking for forgiveness later." Shanks couldn't think of a good solution either. He sighed and then asked, "The World Government and the Navy haven't noticed anything, have they?"

"Logically speaking, this kind of thing should have been discovered, since the Song-Song Fruit is recorded in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia. However, according to various intelligence reports, it seems that they really didn't notice this time? Perhaps the battle on Beehive Island has attracted their attention. That's good, though. Without the Navy and the World Government causing trouble, it will be easier for us to do our work," Beckman said.

"That's true." Shanks smiled, his expression no longer so troubled.

Unlike the original story, at that time, both the World Government and the Navy discovered some clues, so all forces gathered in Eregia, making the surrounding seas very complicated. When Shanks and the others arrived in Eregia, Uta's concert had already begun to "take effect".

Simply put, they arrived a little too late and were blocked by the navy.

And now, perhaps as Beckman said, because of the battle on Beehive Island, it seems that no one in the world government has noticed the concert on Eregia's side, and the Red-Haired Pirates have successfully arrived at the vicinity of the island and can land on it at any time.

Because the situation is different now, Shanks decided to take action and forcibly take Uta away before the concert even started, to stop this farce.

As for the impact of this?

What impact would that have? He's a pirate, and the one who destroyed Eregia. Now, years later, he's kidnapped a famous singer in Eregia, causing her concert to be ruined. Isn't that a reasonable thing to do?

Anyway, the Red-Haired Pirates don't need a good reputation, so there's no need for them to care about these kinds of effects.

Having made up his mind, Shanks said in a deep voice, "Speed ​​up. Get to Eregia as fast as you can. I can't wait to see Uta, even if she's sure to slap me, right?"

"I won't help you then," Beckman chuckled, self-deprecatingly adding, "After all, we're barely able to save ourselves. That girl's always had a fiery temper, hasn't she?"

"Hahahaha!" Shanks and everyone else on the ship laughed along with him.

Yeah, that girl used to have a fiery temper, but that's fine, since they're a bunch of pirates.

(End of this chapter)