Sudden Decision

"Whitebeard, you..."

Shanks was at a loss. Had his reputation become worthless? Sengoku, that Marine, was ignoring the casualties, and Whitebeard was showing him no respect either. He wanted to act, but he lacked the absolute strength to do so.

The Red Hair Pirates were being held up in the outer seas by Kaido of the Beasts' forces. Alone, he couldn't cow all the forces present.

The Marines, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the group brought by his own little brother Luffy, Blackbeard, Whitebeard—so many people were locked in a chaotic battle, and reinforcements from the World Government were about to arrive.

Kaido's Beasts were watching from outside. No one knew what had gotten into him. After being suppressed and defeated by Shanks, he had instead summoned even more troops, going so far as to call in the forces from Wano Country. It was an all-out mobilization, and it had even stirred up the other Four Emperor, Charlotte Linlin, as well as the Revolutionary Army.

What was this mess? Wouldn't it be better to cherish their lives and maintain the situation? Did these people really have to fight to the death today? What exactly were they trying to gain by turning everything into such a chaotic brawl?

Gu Sheng naturally didn't know about Shanks' complaints, and even if he had, he wouldn't have cared. By this point, a series of twists and turns had arisen through a combination of chance, and both the Marines and pirates were caught in an awkward position.

The Marines had to fight to avoid losing all their prestige. The World Government had already mobilized a large force to eliminate the threat. Even if the battle ended, the Marines couldn't simply stop fighting. Otherwise, if the reinforcements arrived and the enemy had fled, who would