The Maritime Guild governed all seas, restraining everyone who sailed upon them from acting recklessly or committing crimes.
Its president was Crocodile, and its vice president was Kisame Hoshigaki.
The appearance of Pirate King Roger and Rocks once again reversed the situation on Cursor Island.
The Four Emperors carried immense prestige. They were the four strongest great pirates of the New World. But no matter how formidable a pirate might be, they would pale in comparison to Gol D. Roger. It was Roger's death that had ushered in the Great Pirate Era. Countless people regarded Roger as their lifelong goal, and becoming the next Pirate King as the goal of their lives.
No one could compare to Roger. On this island, no one's words carried greater weight than his.
Countless people were stirred with excitement and surged forward, declaring their willingness to join the Maritime Guild.
Shanks remained where he was, completely motionless. Looking at the man who had once been his captain, he felt little sense of familiarity.
"What's wrong?" Beckman asked.
"Wasn't that your former captain?"
"..."
Shanks fell silent. After a long while, he said, "I'm a captain myself now... The Maritime Guild is a foregone conclusion. I only hope the Empire won't become like the World Government."
Then he led his people forward as well.
"We, the Red Hair Pirates, are willing to join the Maritime Guild."
He was the first Four Emperor to take the initiative, and even more pirates were roused into excitement, shouting one after another that they wanted to join the Maritime Guild.
A faint smile appeared on Shisui's lips. "Once you join the Maritime Guild, you're no longer pirates. You're navigators exploring the seas. Red-Haired Shanks, Luffy has always wanted to see you."
Shanks's gaze shifted slightly at those words. "Where