As everyone knew, the Whitebeard Pirates forbade infighting.
Teach had murdered Thatch, so the Whitebeard Pirates definitely couldn't remain unresponsive.
Sengoku keenly sensed an opportunity.
Sure enough.
Ace, the commander of the Second Division, left the Moby Dick and pursued the traitor alone.
However, Sengoku still didn't make a move.
Because Sengoku knew that now wasn't the time.
Sabaody Archipelago, inside Victor's villa.
Today, they needed to receive an honored guest.
So, starting in the morning, the maids in the villa had been busy.
They had to prepare the day's ingredients and ensure that the dishes were not only exquisite but delicious as well.
At six in the evening, Akainu entered the villa.
That morning, Victor had contacted Akainu and invited him to his home for dinner.
Under Stella's guidance, Akainu arrived at Victor's study.
After Sindori served the tea, she left the study.
"Did you call me here suddenly because something happened?"
Akainu had just sat down when he asked Victor.
Victor said, "Have you heard of Fire Fist Ace?"
Akainu nodded. "A supernova who debuted the year before last. The World Government even invited him, but I heard he refused."
"That's right." Victor tossed Akainu a cigar, then lit a cigarette for himself.
"You went to the trouble of calling me here just for him?"
Akainu asked with a frown. He considered Ace nothing more than a minor character.
They called him a supernova.
But supernovas appeared every year.
Take Cavendish this year, for example. The newspapers had been hyping him up like crazy.
When these supernovas debuted, each of them seemed destined to become the Pirate King.
But what happened in the end?
Before a year had passed, they would be forgotten.
Because they all had to enter the New World.
The New World was a paradise