Arceus' Pirate Journey

Warm up for Yamato for a month before fighting Arceus. This is the idea from Kaido. In terms of brains, he is still ahead of Yamato.

Chapter 1006: Changing the flag, the red-haired people affected

Fight, become stronger, find stronger people to fight, and become stronger, Kaido has been repeating this process.

He has been fighting since he was a soldier of the kingdom.

From first becoming a wanted criminal, to becoming a trainee on Rocks' ship, and then to the current emperor of the sea, Kaido's goal has never stopped.

The Battle of Marineford allowed him to see more powerful weapons and naturally gave him more goals for the future.

In order to make Yamato willingly serve as a sparring partner, he prepared this conspiracy for Yamato. Although Yamato saw through the conspiracy, he could do nothing about it, and he never thought about what Kaido would think next.

"Uncle Quinn, why are you crying?"

Yamato gave up arguing with Kaido. It was meaningless anyway. If she took the initiative to fall into the trap, Arceus would not choose to rescue her. Instead, the tearful Quinn attracted Yamato's attention.

"I am touched. Those bastards of the World Government finally behaved like human beings this time. The bounty has only increased by 500 million."

This amount was within Quinn's acceptable range, and the resurrection grass that restored Whitebeard's youth and blocked attacks from unknown moves was not placed on him.

The report of the attack was vague, and the issue of the resurrection grass became the matter of the medical department of the Beast Fruit. The smoke screen at the time did work.

The genius medical team that didn't even exist successfully shared Quinn's pressure.

Because he had suffered so much persecution, the severity of this persecution was a little lighter, which made Quinn feel a lot more comfortable.

"You are such a loser, you are so easily satisfied. Is this enough to satisfy you?"

"What are you talking about, you torturer? Oh, I see. You are jealous that my bounty is higher than yours, right?"

"Heh, Quinn, you'd better know where your bounty comes from. If you really don't accept it, I don't mind fighting with you."

Looking at the cocky Quinn, he quickly took out Yama and blocked Quinn's mouth with force.

......

The quarrel among his subordinates did not disturb Kaido's mood, and the Origin began to dive after reaching the designated location. They were going to Fishman Island.

Because they can fly and have the ability to fly with ships, Kaido and Arceus rarely go to Fishman Island when they travel, but this time is different.

Whitebeard’s death was just the beginning, and there would be many chain reactions caused by territorial issues.

Previously, due to Neptune's entanglement, Fishman Island had always been flying Whitebeard's flag, but now times have changed.

After Whitebeard's death, his deterrent power plummeted.

The dead Whitebeard did not have enough reputation to protect the island with a flag, so for Fishman Island, changing the flag became the only option.

There is also good news for Fishman Island, that is, the pirate flag of the Beasts is ready. Through Tiger's relationship and previous business dealings, Neptune is ready to change the flag.

This time he just invited Kaido as the king, intending to let him participate in the banquet on Fishman Island to make himself familiar to him. After all, Neptune's relationship with Whitebeard is better than Kaido's.

When the War of Marineford broke out, Neptune also gained sufficient understanding of the war through the messages from the people of Beast Mining.

Although Whitebeard died at the hands of Kaido, it can be said that Whitebeard had no regrets. Moreover, as a king, he could not mix too many personal feelings at the national level. Completely hanging the flag of the Hundred Beasts is the most advantageous choice for Fishman Island.

Under the influence of Arceus' power, the sea split apart, and a special water staircase appeared on the sea. The pirates of Hundred Beasts also successfully went to Fishman Island.

The coating takes too much time, and Arceus and Kaido don’t have three days to waste here, so Arceus directly used his own power.

However, in the Sabaody Archipelago, some people are still waiting for coating, such as the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates.

They gathered near the Sabaody Archipelago, preparing to return to the New World.

It's just that they need coating. After all, they are not driving a submarine. Even Shanks is no exception. Coating is a disposable thing and sometimes it is very inconvenient.

However, when looking at the new bounty, Shanks' expression was very complicated.

He could understand why the Beasts increased the bounty. Kaido and his men had turned the war at the top upside down, so it would be strange if they didn't increase the bounty.

The same goes for the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates. Although Whitebeard is dead, these remnants still have some strength, and an increase in bounty is inevitable.

But Red Hair didn't understand why his bounty increased.

The leader of the Red Hair Pirates - Red Hair Shanks - 43 billion berries.

"Strange, I didn't do anything..."

In a sense, Red Hair really didn't do anything, but his appearance was just too coincidental.

He appeared before the final battle between Whitebeard and Kaido, just like they had agreed.

Moreover, all the beasts listened to his proposal to end the war. There had been rumors before that Red-haired Shanks was running between the two sides, but no one knew what he had done. There were even rumors of the Three Emperors Alliance.

The World Government is now somewhat suspicious that Red Hair and Kaido actually reached an agreement with the purpose of getting Whitebeard to withdraw, which led to the increase in Shanks' bounty.

Now that Whitebeard is dead, the sea is simply not qualified to fill this vacancy. Even the Five Elders of the World Government have begun to doubt Shanks's purpose. Letting the Four Emperors' era return to the Three Emperors' era is not a good thing for the order that the World Government needs.

......

"Shanks, long time no see, you have become the emperor of the sea."

While the red-haired man was struggling, Rayleigh appeared behind him.

"Mr. Reilly? Do you still live here?"

"Yeah, I'm used to living here. If I don't, I won't be able to see these juniors. Do you have any arrangements for them?"

"Not at all, Mr. Reilly."

"Luffy came to me before and hoped that I could train him, and I agreed."

Rayleigh mentioned that not long after Luffy and his friends arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, Luffy witnessed the cruelty of the war and realized the shortcomings of his own strength.

Not to mention his domineering aura, even his physique and skills are far inferior to those of the pirates in the New World. He is unable to protect his companions, so he wants to stay and practice.

Thanks to the straw hat, Rayleigh agreed to this and began his teaching career as a world-renowned mediocre teacher.

"I see, where's Ace?"

"He hasn't gotten over it yet. Whitebeard's death had a huge impact on him."

Ace has been in a daze these days. Whitebeard's death has dealt him a heavy blow, especially what Marco said when he beat him, which has been engraved in his body...

Chapter 1007: Luffy and Ace, the Origin on Fishman Island

The remaining pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates were not all concentrated in the Sabaody Archipelago. As one of the Four Emperors of the New World, or at least a large pirate group that was once at the level of the Four Emperors, they had skilled coating craftsmen on their ships who could complete the coating themselves.

Besides, Shampoo is right under the nose of the navy after all, and gathering too many people is not a good thing.

However, the navy was now overwhelmed by the situation on the sea. Whitebeard's final declaration was like a depth bomb thrown into the sea, causing a huge uproar on the sea.

In addition, the navy had previously drawn elite troops from all over the world, and elite generals were also concentrated in the naval headquarters. Other places were unable to take care of them, and now the navy at the headquarters is frantically putting out fires.

Knowing that Kaido and Red Hair might not have left yet, they did not want to provoke them at this time, and turned a blind eye to the people who remained in the Sabaody Archipelago, pretending not to see anything.

Even the garrison in Shampoo and Prison hid back in the naval base, turning a deaf ear to what was happening in the outside world.

And one of the parties involved in the war of Marineford, Ace the Fire Fist, was sitting lonely on the beach at this time.

"Mr. Rayleigh, won't you go and say something? He is Captain Roger's son after all."

"There's nothing much to say, some things have to be dealt with on their own, and besides, isn't his brother there?

But you, why don't you go and see the boy who asked you to deliver the straw hat?"

"He has seen it. At least now he understands that the new world is too early for him."

"Really? By the way, where's Buggy? I saw he showed up at the war at the top, too."

"I did invite him, but he said he had his own goals, so we parted ways after leaving Marinford."

Shanks and Rayleigh just watched the two brothers from a distance, without disturbing their interaction, but talked about some things in the past.

The previous encounter only allowed Luffy to see the tip of the iceberg of strength. The Battle of Marineford made him realize how cruel the world is. Starting from Impel Down, he encountered countless powerful enemies.

The generals on the battlefield could pose a great threat to him. If he entered the new world like this, it would be no different from committing suicide. Therefore, Luffy understood that they needed to practice.

But now there is still a problem, which is how to inform the companions who were slapped away by the bear. Luffy couldn't think of a solution for a while, so he gave this task to Hercule, and he went to talk to Ace.

......

"Dad..."

Looking at the sea in front of him, Ace's heart was not calm.

Other than Marco giving him a lecture in Marinford, the other members of the Whitebeard Pirates didn't say much, but Ace could see that they still had negative emotions about it.

When Ace was captured, the members of the Whitebeard Pirates were willing to risk their lives to save him, but after Ace was rescued, they also had complaints about Ace for causing the outbreak of the war.

This attitude is not contradictory. We save him because he is family and a member of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Blame him, it was his impulsiveness that led to the current consequences.

Therefore, there are not many people from the Whitebeard Pirates coming to comfort Ace, and many of them themselves don’t know what attitude to use towards Ace.

Although it was Blackbeard who caused this incident, Ace, who insisted on hunting down Blackbeard, was also responsible. Not to mention others, Ace himself could not forgive himself.

"Ace, in fact, when Uncle Whitebeard died, he was very happy."

"Luffy, what are you talking about?"

"I want to say... Uncle Whitebeard left without any regrets, his laughter came from the heart.

He wanted to save you, and he finally saved you, and he had a lot of fun fighting with that guy called Kaido... I'm not good at this kind of thing!"

As Luffy was talking, he rubbed his head with a headache. It was really difficult for him to comfort others.

"In short, wasn't Uncle Whitebeard's last order for you all to survive? Then isn't it your way of repaying Uncle Whitebeard by living a good life?"

"Really? Is it your turn to teach me a lesson?"

Ace could tell that Luffy had put a lot of thought into putting together these words, and he understood what Luffy was saying, but there were some things that could not be let go just by understanding them.

"Speaking of which, Luffy, when you're done with your training, would you like to join us?"

After thinking for a long time, Ace suddenly said these words to Luffy.

"Ah? What did you say?"

"I mean joining the Whitebeard Pirates."

"But Uncle Whitebeard has already..."

"Dad is gone, but the Whitebeard Pirates are still here. This is the family that Dad cares about the most. I want to keep it going. If everyone is still willing... to accept me..."

"Of course I will. But I still won't join you. I have my own journey and my own goals!"

......

While Whitebeard's remnants were still waiting in the Sabaody Archipelago, the Beastmen had already arrived at Fish-man Island.

The sea division method is much more convenient than coating, and there is no need to worry about the crisis under the sea surface. The Origin followed the waterway opened up by Arceus and arrived at Fish-Man Island.

"Godfather, it seems like this is your first time to Fishman Island."

With the light provided by the sun tree Eve, Yamato admired the scenery under the sea, but suddenly remembered something. Arceus seemed to have never been to the bottom of the sea.

"It's my first time, and I'm not very interested in being underwater."

Possessing the ability of electromagnetic levitation, Arceus always takes his boat to fly directly across the Red Earth Continent when he goes out, which is much more convenient than diving.

In fact, not only Arceus, but even Kaido has not been underwater for a long time. Since he became a special ability user, he has relied on flying in flame clouds for everything.

If it weren't for the strategic location of Fish-man Island and the significance of the Fish-man tribe's existence today, plus the fact that there was an ancient weapon on Fish-man Island and it would be convenient for them to go there after the war, Kaido might not have accepted Neptune's invitation. For such a matter, it would be enough to send any cadre.

They are just the kings of a country. Facing the sea emperor of the New World, they are really nothing. For most kingdoms, just one Shichibukai is enough to change its destiny.

Compared to the Beasts Pirates who were relaxed, Neptune was much more nervous. He didn't even let his son come to greet them, but went to the entrance of Fishman Island himself and waited.

Now they have business dealings with Beasts, but this does not mean that they can maintain a proper relationship in the future. Given the environment of Fishman Island, without the protection of the Four Emperors' flags, the impact would be almost devastating.

“What a stunning appearance…”

Looking at the sea that opened up outside Fishman Island, Neptune became nervous again.

"Don't be so nervous, that was the master's work. The master has always been easy-going."

On Neptune's shoulder, Manaphy patted his shoulder and signaled him to relax.

Chapter 1008: Do you recognize this flag?