The next day.
At the first light of dawn.
A major power arrived in Gold City, throwing open the windows of hotels all over town first thing in the morning.
"Hey, hey, hey!"
"What a surprise!"
"Edward Newgate really is still alive."
"The Four Emperor Whitebeard Pirates are here too."
"Isn't that Demon Heir Douglas Bullet?"
"And Charlotte Katakuri, Cracker, and the others."
"Phoenix, Fire Fist, Diamond Jozu, Flower Sword Vista."
The Whitebeard Pirates walked down the golden streets, drawing the attention of all sorts of shady characters.
First the Beasts Pirates, then the Blackbeard Pirates and the Navy. Now another major power had finally arrived. All the Four Emperors were here.
The only ones missing had been the Red-Haired Pirates, but the Richest Group had wiped them out not long ago.
"Trafalgar Law."
Among the Supernovas.
Bonney, Kidd, Becky, and Urouge stared at Law in the crowd in astonishment. Hawkins, Drake, Apu—and now Law too—had all fallen to the Four Emperors?
Law seemed to have been captured even earlier.
He'd been taken by Phoenix back on the Sabaody Archipelago.
"Zehahaha~"
"Pops!"
The only eight-star hotel in the world: Betty Hotel.
The top floors.
Blackbeard and his men looked down from above.
The Beasts Pirates and the Navy were on the same floor, all gazing out as well.
Perhaps sensing their stares, Whitebeard, Bullet, and the others looked up at Betty Hotel. Even from far away, they could see it clearly.
"Wororororo~"
"Red-Hair's already been taken out. Now that old Whitebeard's here, let's settle who the strongest Emperor is once and for all. Gold City is mine!"
Kaido radiated a savage aura, his presence blazing like the sun, utterly unrestrained.
"Clown."
Sakazuki's expression remained calm. Ignoring Kaido, he narrowed his eyes and looked toward Whitebeard and his group.
If the