There was no doubt that this world was effectively ruled jointly by the World Government and the Four Emperors of the latter half of the Grand Line.
Because they possessed the strongest military power, every other country and faction seemed exceptionally insignificant in their eyes.
Sometimes, they only needed to dispatch a few experts to conquer an entire kingdom with ease.
Precisely because of this, a war between the World Government and the Four Emperors would often affect the whole world. No one could stay out of it.
At this moment, the Red-Haired Pirates' Red Force was floating along the only route leading to Fish-Man Island and the Red Line.
Shanks, the Captain, sat at the bow, drinking while asking without turning his head, "Who do you think will show up before us first? Allen, or Kaido?"
"Probably Allen. I can sense that he's been secretly planning something big." Benn Beckman took a deep drag from his cigarette before answering.
"If that's true, then we're in big trouble." Shanks smiled as if he did not care.
But Benn Beckman remained serious and said earnestly, "If the first ones to appear before us really are the Demon Pirates, I suggest you abandon your original plan. Hawk Eyes, who has been steadily growing stronger, is already a rather terrifying opponent. Yet there are at least four people like him in the Demon Pirates. Do you know what that means?"
"Yeah, I know. If we really tear things apart and go to war, we could be wiped out completely. That guy is a monster. I knew that from the first time we met. Honestly, if we really fight, I might be taken out in an instant." Shanks raised his cup and drained it in one gulp, a faint sense of desolation in his