Prelude

"The opponent is the Whitebeard Pirates?"

Teacher King has been gone for quite a while, Sirius is still in a daze.

What's going on?

Why is war suddenly about to break out?

Sirius concluded that there was only one reason.

That is, Whitebeard found out that the Beasts Pirates had taken over Wano Country.

Everyone knows that Whitebeard valued his family most.

Kozuki Oden was part of Whitebeard's family. Although he chose to leave the Whitebeard Pirates with Roger, he remained Whitebeard's only sworn brother and one of his most cherished family members.

When he learned of what happened in Wano Country, he was naturally furious.

That would make things complicated.

The Whitebeard Pirates at this time were even more powerful than the Charlotte Family!

This is the world's strongest pirate crew, led by the world's the Strongest in the World World's Strongest Man. There should be no pirate crew in the pirate world that can defeat them.

Did the two pirate crews actually fight this battle in the original work?

Sirius wasn't sure; he only remembered that after Ace joined the Whitebeard Pirates, he said he wanted to defeat Kaido, but Whitebeard refused.

But by then, the Whitebeard was already seventy years old and on an IV drip.

But now, the situation is clearly different.

The next battle will be extremely difficult, many times more severe than the previous battle against the Charlotte Family!

In any case, the large fleet began its return voyage, aiming to return to Wano Country as quickly as possible to gather all its forces.

As the fleet returned, Sirius and his companions gathered to discuss what to do next.

"The Whitebeard Pirates?"

Jack exclaimed in surprise, "Is that the Whitebeard who took Kozuki Oden to sea?"

He had also heard Sirius and Yamato recount Kozuki Oden's adventures.

"Whitebeard, Edward Newgate, the legendary World's Strongest Man," Black Maria exclaimed. "I wonder if Mr. Kaido could defeat him?"

That's the strongest in the world, by all accounts.

"Father probably can't win, right?"

Yamato showed no favoritism towards Teacher Kaido, and simply stated earnestly, "Oden said that Whitebeard, like Roger, was the strongest man on the sea!"

The point isn't whether Teacher Kaido or Whitebeard wins or loses.

Sirius sighed inwardly.

Teacher Kaido is no longer the Teacher Kaido who fought Kozuki Oden. His strength has undoubtedly improved significantly. Even if there is still a gap between him and Whitebeard, it is definitely not that large.

The focus isn't on his fight with Whitebeard, since even if Teacher Kaido couldn't win, he certainly wouldn't be easily defeated.

The real difference between the two sides lies in the cadres.

Teacher King and Marco traded kills, Teacher Queen and Jozu traded kills, so who's going to deal with the remaining dozen or so captains? The Numbers? Well, there's a monster like Vista among them!

Not to mention Blackbeard, that guy who pretends to be weak while actually being strong.

Compared to the Beasts Pirates' small, insignificant force, the Whitebeard Pirates' side could only be described as having a strong and well-equipped army.

If the two pirate crews were to clash head-on, Sirius truly couldn't imagine any possibility of victory for his side.

That's probably why Teacher Kaido rushed back to Wano Country; he hoped to use the terrain to his advantage to limit the Whitebeard Pirates.

After all, most of the Whitebeard Pirates, including Whitebeard himself, cannot fly.

The terrain of Wano Country was an insurmountable barrier for them.

If the Charlotte Family tries to forcibly land in Wano Country in the future, that will be their fate.

The fleet returned at full speed, with no further intention of expanding its territory.

On his way back, Sirius also saw a news item in the newspaper.

New World famous pirate Shanks, the Shanks the Red-Haired, is currently dueling with the world-renowned swordsman Dracule Mihawk on an island.

This must be the duel that Whitebeard later referred to, a duel that, even after more than ten years, still felt like yesterday to him.

After the battle, Red-Haired should go to the East Blue and trade an arm and a hat for a future Pirate King.

Sirius was very interested in this duel, but it was impossible for him to join in now; he could only express his interest from afar.

The high-intensity, rapid-movement fleet advanced swiftly, with Teacher Kaido even transforming into a dragon and manipulating Flame Cloud to carry the entire fleet along. Soon, they arrived at Wano Country.

Teacher Kaido didn't even consider using the Submerged Port; he directly used his Flame Cloud to fly the fleet back to Onigashima, showing how anxious he was.

As soon as Sirius and the others disembarked with Teacher Kaido, Teacher Queen rushed up to them, saying, "Boss Kaido, all the manpower has been assembled, and Orochi is also concentrating his forces."

Kaido nodded, grinning, "Hehehehe, very good! I can't wait any longer. Although it's outside the plan, it's not bad either. Let's use this war to decide who is truly the strongest!"

Sirius watched from the side.

Teacher Kaido is indeed very anxious.

However, he wasn't in a hurry because Whitebeard was about to attack; he was eager to fight Whitebeard as soon as possible.

Sirius noticed two small heads peeking out from behind Teacher Queen, who was waving at them with a grin.

"Big brother!"

Page One ran over happily, her eyes narrowing into slits with her smile.

His sister followed closely behind, seemingly reluctant to come but coming to give him face.

"How have you been lately, Pay-tan?"

Sirius patted his little brother's head.

"Kindness!"

Page One nodded emphatically, "My sister and I are training hard every day, hoping to be able to set sail with you all as soon as possible, big brother!"

"When you're not around, my sister feels very lonely. Sometimes I even call your names in my dreams."

"Who would know how?!"

Ulti angrily grabbed Peggy's neck, "I wish they would never come back!"

These two siblings are as energetic as ever.

Sirius couldn't help but smile.

Yamato eagerly leaned closer, pulling out her precious nautical logbook. "Hehe, Little Ulti, want to hear the nautical stories of Sirius Yamato, Jack, and Maria? I've written them all down in here!"

"Who wants to hear that! Besides, the name is way too long!"

Little Ulti didn't hesitate at all.

Very good, as arrogant as ever.

However, it's not wrong for Yamato to say that everything was recorded in the ship's logbook; it was truly everything, even detailing how many games of chess Sirius lost to Maria each day and how many fish Jack caught each day.

That's why she kept burying herself in her books.

Is it long?

Yamato frowned slightly. "I'm also planning to add Pay-tan and Little Ulti later, and call it, 'Pay-tan The Adventures of Cyrus, Sirius Yamato, Jack, Maria, and finally Little Ulti.'"

"Why are you so sure we're going on this adventure with you?" Little Ulti was so angry her hair stood on end. "And don't call me Little Ulti!"

"But sis, I want to go on an adventure with my brother," Pay-tan said.

Ulti, her eyes red and gleaming with ferocity, leaped to her feet. "Pay-tan!! Are you going to leave your sister?!"

This time, it's an armbar.

"But, but, sister, you can come too!"

After the playful fighting, they eventually listened to Yamato's story.