Whitebeard Pirates Poised for Battle

"Old man, the Demon Pirates have gone to war with Kaido again."

Marco the Phoenix casually tossed the newspaper he had just bought from a News Coo to Whitebeard, a faint disappointment in his voice.

After all, he had originally planned to contact Allen privately and see if he could borrow a few people from him to deal with the coming all-out war against the Navy.

But now, that possibility had clearly been completely cut off.

"Hmph! That brat Allen has really been getting bolder and bolder lately. Not only did he force the World Government and the Navy to back down in the first half of the Grand Line, but from the looks of it, he even wants to unify the entire New World." Edward Newgate glanced at the contents of the newspaper and sighed.

Because he understood that as Allen and the Demon Pirates grew stronger and stronger, this era that should have belonged to him was slowly being replaced by the other side.

Just as when Pirate King Roger had been executed, he had risen with the tide and become the strongest man standing at the pinnacle of the era.

It would be a lie to say he felt no sense of loss or unwillingness.

But Whitebeard had fought Allen before. He knew that he was a terrifying humanoid monster, capable of instantly recovering even after his chest and heart had been shattered.

Together with multiple Devil Fruit Abilities and alchemy capable of concocting all sorts of unimaginable potions and forging magical equipment, it was only a matter of time before Allen replaced him as the strongest.

Compared to being replaced by juniors like Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, or Shanks, he was undoubtedly more willing, emotionally speaking, to accept being replaced by Allen.

It was like facing defeat