Whitebeard didn't want to say much about Kozuki Oden's death...
After Roger arrived at Laugh Tale, Kozuki Oden returned to Wano Country and was not heard from for the next twelve years, which had already prepared Whitebeard.
My previous encounter with Moria was merely to confirm my uneasy suspicions.
However, Moria had also been imprisoned by Kaido for the past ten years, and Moria was even less willing to talk about it. Moreover, he genuinely didn't know exactly how Kozuki Oden died.
Moria's invasion of Gennosuke Wano Country occurred a year after Gennosuke and his son left, and two years after Oden was tricked by Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi and began his Raid...
Even when Kaido was facing external enemies, Oden had no intention of taking the opportunity to launch a counterattack and continued to uphold his beliefs.
Sig did know that Kurozumi Orochi was using the lives of the people of Wano Country as a threat, promising Oden that he would release one hundred people each time he performed Raibou, and that after five years he would be able to release everyone in the country.
Sig couldn't understand this at all—if Kozuki Oden had never left Wano Country, it could be called "naive," but... Kozuki Oden alongside Whitebeard and Roger; what kind of despicable and shameless people hadn't he encountered on the high seas? How could he be so "naive"?
Because Shinobu told the people of Wano Country the truth before Oden died, when he was boiled in public, there are quite a few people who commemorate Oden. When Moria escaped, he heard some of this, but he didn't have time to find out the details of what happened!
Moria had only recently escaped, and before it even made the news, he ran into Whitebeard...
Moria, whose courage and ambition had diminished considerably, immediately revealed information that Whitebeard might be interested in.
Sig then realized that Whitebeard had learned of Kozuki Oden's death at this point.
In the original work, Ace once happened to end up in Wano Country. Out of sympathy for Wano Country's situation, he suggested that his Old Man attack Kaido. However... when Marco was persuading him, he mentioned that "the former second division commander died at Kaido's hands," telling him that Kaido was not so easy to deal with and that he should not think too much!
It is clear that the Whitebeard Pirates did indeed know the news long ago, but due to the lack of information about Wano Country and the fact that attacking Wano Country might result in more casualties, Whitebeard ultimately gave up on seeking revenge against Kaido.
Sig could understand that...
If they rush in blindly, with the Kaido, then for the Whitebeard Pirates in their current state, heavy losses are inevitable.
Furthermore, to be honest, Kozuki Oden was originally a member of Roger's crew and never rejoined the main force...
While there is another option, which is to bring along the "retired" veterans of Roger's crew, such as Rayleigh, and even Shanks, to fight Kaido, the stronger the pirates are, the less likely they are to choose to join forces. This option should not have been considered by Whitebeard in the first place.
Just like when Big Mom and Kaido announced their alliance in the original work, it caused a worldwide sensation and surprised everyone.
More importantly, "revenge" is not a mainstream theme in pirate culture.
Everyone here lives on the edge of a knife; if someone dies, it's simply because of bad luck or lack of strength.
If it had happened a few years earlier, before Oden died, and Moria had escaped and brought back Oden's weekly messages to Kurozumi Orochi, Whitebeard might very well have launched an attack...
But the person is already dead. To gather a gang to seek revenge is not in the "habit" of pirates. Otherwise, which of the rulers of the New World doesn't have a few enemies? If they were so fond of revenge, they would have all perished together long ago.
The only "revenge" battle in the original work was the "final battle" between the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Blackbeard Pirates after Whitebeard's death. The result was a complete defeat for the Blackbeard, which also became Blackbeard's battle to become an Emperor.
Sig had no interest in Wano Country and had recently expended a lot of energy, so he decided to eat his fill and drink heavily at the banquet.
The next morning, Sig heard Yasopp shouting "Retreat!" and rushed out of the icebreaker Denny's cabin, nimbly leaping back onto the Red Force, which was about to set sail...
Everyone just rolled their eyes at Sig's last-minute return and the place he arrived at; even Lucky Roo was too tired to even comment.
Whitebeard's fleet, on the other hand, "sent" some cannonballs to drive the Red Force away.
"Boss, what did you do to anger that old man?" Sig realized that Whitebeard was trying to get rid of him.
"I couldn't help but say a little more... Hahaha, as expected, Uncle Edward won't accept it." Shanks chuckled awkwardly.
When not addressing him directly, Shanks didn't formally address him as "Captain Edward."
The others were completely baffled, but Sig guessed something—most likely, it was during their private farewell that morning that Shanks couldn't help but warn Whitebeard to be careful of Teach, only to be kicked out by Whitebeard.
After all, Teach is still his Old Man's favorite son, so Whitebeard naturally can't stand hearing such things.
"Captain, where do we go next? Continue to Mayo Island?" Sig asked Shanks, looking at the Eternal Pose in his hand.
Mayo Island is Captain John's stronghold, and this Eternal Pose was stolen from Big Mom's sons, the Opera Five!
"No, go straight here," Shanks said, tossing another Eternal Pose to Sig.
Sig looked at the base and read out the name on it, "Elbaf?"
Sig certainly knew where "Elbaf" was—even in the New World, Elbaf had a very high profile and was considered "the most militarily powerful country."
The reason is simple: because... Elbaf is Giant Country!
Although not all Titans originated from Elbaf, and their concentration is even lower than that of the Fish-Man Race, at least one-third of the Giant Race originated from Elbaf or had parents who were from Elbaf.
As adults, the average height is 12 meters, the average lifespan is 300 years, and the average weight is 30 tons...
The Elbaf Titans, in particular, are culturally warlike; every single one of them is Warrior, and a strength of 10 tons is considered a level two disability...
Even though their large size makes them vulnerable to attack, the Giant Race's strength is still not to be underestimated. They can easily become notorious pirates, and if they join the navy, they can start as captains and eventually become Vice Admiral.
Considering Elbaf's large number of Giant Warrior and its influence among the Giant Race, its military strength is undoubtedly the greatest.
Sig, however, was puzzled as to why Shanks suddenly wanted to go to Elbaf.
"The Red Force also needs a major overhaul. Before, in the Sabaody Archipelago, it was only good enough to keep us afloat for diving..."
Shanks had previously stated that after arriving in the New World, he would go to Elbaf to overhaul the Red Force —judging from the style of the ship's prow decorations, the Red Force should have been built in Elbaf!
Shanks then added, "And... we might even run into Moria!"