Three days later, Golden Lion called Carlos to tell him he was about to reach Sun Moon Island.
Carlos summoned the Asura Path of Pain. With a thought, the Asura Path left his residence and shot through the air toward the outskirts of Sun Moon Island, where he waited at the island's edge.
Two minutes later, Golden Lion arrived at the edge of Sun Moon Island. The Asura Path rose into the air, and Golden Lion used the power of the Float-Float Fruit to carry him toward Whitebeard's territory. Traveling through the air with the Float-Float Fruit's power was far more convenient and effortless.
Two days earlier, Golden Lion had publicly announced the appointment of a mysterious powerhouse named Asura as the vice-captain of the Flying Pirates. The news caused quite a stir in the New World and even spread beyond it.
The position of vice-captain of the Flying Pirates was not something just anyone could attain. A starved camel was still bigger than a horse; the Flying Pirates remained one of the major powers in the New World. Naturally, the vice-captain of such a force would attract enormous attention.
Ever since Carlos had saved Golden Lion, the course of history had diverged from the original story. Golden Lion had not left the New World in dejection, nor had he become obsessed with external things, much less entertained such a pointless idea as destroying East Blue. He was still fighting in the New World for his dreams—or rather, his ambitions.
With Golden Lion stirring up trouble in the New World, no one knew whether the so-called Four Emperors from the original story would still emerge. Even if they did, they might not be the original four. There might even be one or two more emperors of the sea...
Carlos had