In the New World, in a perfectly ordinary town.
"Even Dragon fell into that man's hands. It looks like his position in the World Government is getting higher and higher!" the pineapple-headed man sighed.
"It really pisses me off to see the man who killed Old Man enjoying such glory!" the man gripping a meteor hammer said unhappily.
"Lao G, you don't need to hate him so much. Dying in a fair duel was also a form of release for Old Man. In a sense, the fact that Ace and the rest of us are still alive is thanks to him keeping his promise!"
"Marco, are you saying we don't need to avenge this grudge?" Lao G asked unhappily.
"Of course not." Marco shook his head. "One day, we will settle things with him, but there's no need to remain immersed in hatred. I believe Old Man wouldn't want to see you living forever in painful memories!"
Jozu, standing nearby, was even more blunt. "Do you think this is something you can do just because you want to? Even Old Man and Dragon were defeated by him. That man's strength simply isn't something we can stand against! Rather than wasting time on such pointless fantasies, we might as well think about how to deal with our true enemy!"
The pirates around them fell silent. After that battle two years ago, they all knew in their hearts that the man's strength truly wasn't something they could handle!
Lao G, who had been sharply rebuked by Jozu, wasn't angry. He merely said in a low voice, "You're right, Jozu. That bastard Teach is the enemy we should really be thinking about!"
"I heard that after his great fleet was destroyed, he remained active in the first half of the Grand Line. Although