"Newgate, Marco, what are you looking at?"
Just then, a tall man with phoenix eyes, thick eyebrows, and long, wild black hair that gathered at the top into a large, round, flat shape leaned over.
The man was none other than Oden Kozuki, dressed in an orange kimono with both thighs exposed.
Oden Kozuki was currently the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division.
Not long ago, the Whitebeard Pirates had officially established the division commander system.
Whitebeard looked at Oden Kozuki, then at Toki Kozuki behind him.
Toki Kozuki was holding her son, Momonosuke, in her arms.
Momonosuke had only recently been born and was lying in his mother's arms. However, Oden Kozuki's voice was so loud that it woke him up.
When Whitebeard saw that Oden Kozuki had woken Momonosuke, he could not help frowning.
He was a man who valued his family.
Therefore, he was very displeased with Oden Kozuki's behavior.
At the same time, Thatch, Vista, and the others gathered around as well.
They were curious too.
Whitebeard handed the newspaper to Oden Kozuki. "Read it yourself."
Oden Kozuki took the newspaper, then sat cross-legged on the deck and began reading its contents.
Thatch, Vista, and the others also formed a circle around him.
"Count Red was actually captured alive by a Navy Colonel!"
"That can't be possible!"
"Victor? I've never heard that name before."
"Have any of you heard of him?"
Thatch, Vista, and the others looked at one another, their faces filled with shock.
"He's only twenty."
Whitebeard drank his wine, his deeply furrowed brows revealing his concern for the future. "The young people these days are truly something else."
At that moment, the twelve-year-old Teach also came over to take a look.
Ten days ago, Colonel Victor had captured the Great Pirate Count Red alive.
I'll avoid him as much as possible in the future.
At that moment, Whitebeard looked at everyone on the ship. "From now on, whenever you encounter the Navy, avoid them if you can."
Whitebeard had always advocated avoiding the Navy.
He did not want to confront the Navy head-on.
It was not because he feared the Navy, but because he did not want to invite trouble.
Now, a monster like Victor had appeared among the Navy's new generation.
This only strengthened Whitebeard's conviction.
Whole Cake Island, the capital of Cake Island.
Inside Cake Castle.
As Charlotte Linlin's eldest son, Charlotte Perospero had a strong sense of responsibility and mission.
He was clear-headed, highly capable, and skilled in strategy. Within the Big Mom Pirates, he served as their strategist and had his own ideas about the crew's development.
At that moment, Perospero was reading that day's newspaper.
"What?!"
After Charlotte Perospero saw the headline, he nearly bulged his eyes out of their sockets.
His incredulous expression drew the attention of his younger brothers and sisters.
The eldest daughter, Charlotte Compote; the second son, Charlotte Katakuri; the third son, Charlotte Daifuku; the fourth son, Charlotte Oven; and the others all came over.
When everyone saw the contents of the newspaper, they were just as shocked as Perospero.
"Mamamama."
Charlotte Linlin happily ate her sweets. Seeing her children's reactions, she asked with a laugh, "What happened?"
"Mother." Perospero said to Charlotte Linlin, "Count Red was captured."
"Mamamama." Charlotte Linlin said disdainfully, "Being captured only proves that he was too weak."
Charlotte Linlin had never taken Count Red seriously.
Although Count Red was indeed powerful, anyone who was defeated was a loser of the sea and not worth sympathy or attention.
"Mother, he was captured by a twenty-year-old Navy Colonel."
Perospero was twenty-two years old, but he did not believe he could capture Count Red.
Katakuri stared intently at Victor's photograph.
Victor was the same age as him.
He wondered who was stronger between himself and Victor.
"Twenty years old?" The smile disappeared from Charlotte Linlin's face and was replaced by a serious expression. "Bring me the newspaper."
Perospero immediately brought the newspaper before Charlotte Linlin.
Charlotte Linlin looked at Victor's photograph.
If Garp, Sengoku, or someone like them had captured Count Red, Charlotte Linlin would not have been surprised in the slightest.
However, Victor was only twenty years old and was a newcomer to the Navy.
If the Navy gained another combatant at the level of an admiral, it would have a tremendous impact on the order of the sea!
Charlotte Linlin said seriously, "Pass down my order. Do not clash with the Navy for the time being."
"Yes." Perospero and the others answered in unison.
There was nothing shameful about temporarily avoiding the enemy's edge.
Charlotte Linlin was no reckless brute.
Thirty-three years ago, after Kaido and King escaped from the laboratory, they began constantly recruiting new companions. Their forces gradually grew, and their reputation spread far and wide.
At that time, the Beasts Pirates were entrenched on an island called Beast Island.
Giant beasts could be seen everywhere on Beast Island.
Elephants, lions, and tigers dozens of meters tall could be found everywhere.
And at the center of the island,
giant skeletons could be seen everywhere.
These skeletons were the bones of ferocious beasts.
Inside a cave, Kaido held a roasted elephant leg and devoured it in great bites.
Just then, a lackey entered carrying a newspaper.
The lackey handed the newspaper to King.
After King finished reading its contents, his pupils contracted, and the hand holding the newspaper trembled slightly.
"What's wrong?" Kaido glanced at him from the corner of his eye and noticed King's unusual reaction.
King said in a deep voice, "Count Red was captured."
"Isn't that normal? There's no need to make such a fuss." Kaido was unconcerned.
After the Rocks Pirates fell, Kaido had ventured out alone and had been captured by the Navy several times. Once, after he was captured, Dr. Vegapunk extracted the Bloodline Factor from his body and created the first artificial Devil Fruit.
King shook his head. "He was captured by a twenty-year-old Navy Colonel."
"A twenty-year-old Navy Colonel!" Kaido was shocked.
Forty-four years ago, when Kaido was fifteen, he first worked with Rocks D. Xebec, becoming an apprentice pirate of the Rocks Pirates and meeting Charlotte Linlin.
From that point onward, Kaido's growth accelerated faster and faster!
However, Kaido did not believe that he could have captured Count Red alive in a one-on-one fight at the age of twenty.
Charlotte Linlin might have been able to.
After all, Charlotte Linlin was a natural-born monster!
King said in a deep voice, "We should avoid clashing with the Navy for the time being."
King was Kaido's right-hand man. He was steady, exceptionally courageous, both intelligent and brave, and utterly loyal to Kaido. He always considered Kaido's interests first.
In King's view, the Navy now had a young combatant with admiral-level strength.
Moreover, Victor was in the New World!
If they provoked the Navy, it could mobilize its forces at any time to deal with them.
Therefore, they should keep a low profile and let the Navy deal with those who attracted attention.
For example, Golden Lion.
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