In the New World, a massive ship sailed across the sea.
Aboard the Moby Dick, a burly man standing 6.66 meters tall was hooked up to all kinds of IV drips. As he drank, he studied several Bounty Posters in his hand.
"Pops, this Monkey D. Luffy is Ace's little brother, right?"
Beside him, a man whose head looked like a pineapple explained this to Whitebeard.
One of the Four Emperors, the world's strongest man, Whitebeard—Edward Newgate, with a bounty of 5.046 billion Beli—laughed heartily.
"Marco, keep an eye on this pirate crew. Those who carry the Will of D. will never be ordinary."
"Yes, Pops. By the way, Red-Hair said he would come discuss Ace with you personally after some time. What do you think?"
Marco the Phoenix, first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, with a bounty of 1.374 billion Beli, was visibly worried.
Whitebeard took a huge gulp of wine and flashed a confident smile.
"That brat Shanks has apparently become a little too full of himself since becoming one of the Four Emperors."
"If he thinks he can influence my decisions, Whitebeard's decisions, he's still far from it!"
Marco glanced at his old man. Though he agreed with Red-Hair's concerns, no matter what happened in the future, there was nothing the Whitebeard Pirates could not handle.
So what if it was a conspiracy by Marine Headquarters?
The Whitebeard Pirates were the strongest rulers of these seas.
At this moment, the Merry was sailing across a calm, sunny sea.
It had been two days since the Straw Hat Pirates left the nameless island.
For those two days, everyone had been training hard.
After witnessing Aokiji's bizarre freezing ability, everyone had shifted their focus to Haki training.
As long as they could master the advanced Armament Haki