Return Journey

"What an amazing kid!"

The man who was speaking sat in a large chair, his muscular chest exposed with several scars, but most striking of all was his crescent-shaped white mustache.

He is Whitebeard, the strongest Whitebeard in the Strongest in the World.

"That bastard Kaido, he's got pretty good luck."

"To be able to suppress Cracker at such a young age, and to team up with a girl named Yamato to instantly defeat Charlotte Linlin's numerous children—they're both monsters!"

A pineapple-headed man, sitting on the gunwale, dangling his legs and with his eyelids drooping, said in a rather lazy tone, "In that case, once these two brats grow up, along with Jhin and Queen, things will get very bad, Dad."

"Kurarararara! If that brat Kaido has the guts, let him come at me!"

Whitebeard laughed heartily.

Even eleven years later, when he was already old and plagued by illness, the Whitebeard was still fearless, let alone now, at only sixty-one years old, still on the tail end of his prime, with not even all his hair gone.

Marco couldn't help but shake his head when he heard his most respected father's words, then let out a wild laugh.

Yes, as long as you follow behind your father, there's nothing in this world to fear.

The others on deck burst into laughter.

Kaido is indeed very strong, but he's completely incomparable to Father.

That guy probably doesn't even have the guts to fight them head-on!

"Dad!"

Just then, a pirate hurriedly ran onto the deck of the Moby Dick, holding a Den Den Mushi in his hand. "BIGMOM contact!"

"BIGMOM?"

Marco was taken aback. How could that old woman have contacted them?

Is their intelligence capability really that exaggerated?

"Big Mom?"

Whitebeard was also taken aback for a moment.

Although we used to be partners, we haven't seen each other for many years. Why would we suddenly contact each other now?

He picked up the Den Den Mushi, and a voice immediately came from the other end, "Mother, Mother! Newgate! How long has it been since we last spoke?"

"I don't recall our relationship ever reaching that level."

Whitebeard snorted coldly.

The Rocks Pirates were once a powerful force, and it was a miracle that the members didn't fight each other; there was practically no camaraderie among them.

Whitebeard did not find what he was looking for in that pirate crew.

"Mother, Mother, that's really disappointing. It's a waste that I specially brought you news that you might be interested in."

"Spit it out."

Whitebeard was very impatient and reached for the sake jug that was placed to the side.

"Do you know where the Beasts Pirates are based, that brat Kaido? Mother, Mother, they're in Wano Country."

Kwak.

The wine jug fell onto the deck and shattered instantly, the clear liquid flowing across the deck and emitting an enticing aroma.

"What did you say?"

Whitebeard's eyes no longer held the indifference he had before.

Everyone on the high seas knows that family is the Whitebeard's Achilles' heel.

At the same moment, in a certain sea area at the forefront of the New World, a fleet of Beasts...

"Hehehe, so even those two little devils have bounties on their heads?"

Kaido, holding two wanted posters, laughed heartily, "Three hundred million? Looks like the government is quite wary of that kid, Sirius!"

"That kid deserves the bounty."

Standing to the side, Teacher King calmly said, "Although there are factors that can be countered, the fact that Sirius was able to suppress Cracker shows that he is top-tier even in the entire New World."

Teacher King's eyes also held a hint of admiration, "That kid has already become an important asset to our forces."

He had watched Sirius and the others grow up, and seeing Sirius grow to this level naturally filled him with admiration.

"So we absolutely cannot let him go to sea!"

Teacher King Jin's tone was extremely solemn.

Sirius himself is an important fighting force, not to mention that if he goes to sea, he will definitely not be alone. Yamato will definitely be with him, Jack and Black Maria will probably follow closely behind.

"Hehehehe!"

Teacher Kaido simply smiled and said nothing.

Then, quite abruptly...

"Brubrubrubru"

The Den Den Mushi rang, and Kaido lazily pulled Den Den Mushi out of his pocket and answered it.

"Mother, Mother! Kaido, I have some good news to tell you."

On the other end, came the energetic voice of an old friend.

"Big Mom?"

Kaido paused for a moment, then asked with interest, "Good news? You've just suffered a defeat, what good news could you possibly have?"

"It's precisely because I lost so badly that I have this good news!"

Charlotte Linlin laughed nonchalantly, "Kaido, your Beasts Pirates are based in Wano Country, right?"

Kaido's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately sat up straight, frowning deeply. How did this old hag know about this?

Wano Country is closed off from the world. Even if they do business with the government, how could the government leak this information to pirates?

But even if she knew, so what?

"What good news is this?"

"No, this is not good news!"

Charlotte Linlin laughed heartily, "The good news is, I told our old friend about it!"

"..."

Kaido crushed the Den Den Mushi in his hand, his face now incredibly grim.

"Big Mom!!!"

On deck.

Sirius was basking in the glory of his wanted poster. He was only thirteen years old and already had a bounty of over 300 million. Although it might not be as high as Charlotte Linlin at the same age, this was his first time having a bounty put on him!

And he's really handsome!

Suddenly, the overwhelming aura of Conqueror's Haki emanating from inside the cabin sent a chill down his spine.

What's going on?

What triggered Teacher Kaido's anger?

Soon, something surprising happened to Sirius: the large ship began to turn around.

"What happened? Are we going to turn back?"

Jack frowned as well. "Isn't the goal to conquer this sea area?"

Their doubts were quickly dispelled.

Teacher King hurriedly came out of the cabin.

"Teacher King, what happened?"

Sirius folded the wanted poster and put it away; it was a valuable keepsake. Then he blocked Ember's path and asked...

Jhin glanced at Sirius and said, "Get ready, kid, another war is coming."

Huh?

Sirius's eyes widened.

In terms of warfare, the only opponent worthy of such a description could be the Charlotte Family, right?

Has Charlotte Linlin led her troops to encircle us?

"This time, our opponent is the Whitebeard Pirates."

Leaving behind those words, Teacher King flapped his wings and flew to the other ships in the fleet. Soon after, the ships also began to turn.

The large fleet is heading back to Wano Country.

Sirius was still in shock.

Who are you talking about? Whitebeard?

That the Strongest in the World family hero?