Hakunnos's fierce battle exhausted the clouds in the sky...
Theoretically, the collision between the Conqueror's Haki coating should tear apart the clouds in the sky—this is not only due to the direct impact, but also because the Conqueror's Haki coating affects the Seastone Factor in the air, thus indirectly influencing celestial phenomena.
With Whitebeard, Shanks, Big Mom, Beckman... and others fighting one after another on Hakunnos Island right now, the sky should be clear and cloudless by now.
However, the Awakening user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit could not withstand the constant changes in the climate and the continuous summoning of thunderclouds...
As a result, the sky now looks like a pockmarked face, with scattered patches of thunderclouds.
However, the great battle is now nearing its end, and in two of the three largest battlefields, the momentum has already waned.
More than half an hour has passed since Shanks and Whitebeard first split the sky.
Big Mom and Kaido's battle hasn't ended yet; they're really being held back by Beckman and Siegfried...
This makes people overestimate the Red-Hair Pirates' high-end combat strength even more -- Morgans was writing furiously at this moment... Even though he couldn't see anything and could only hide far away, it seemed like he had endless things to write about!
Whitebeard and Shanks were the first to stop fighting, and... they even made a condition to Shanks: the Whitebeard Pirates every year.
Shanks readily agreed...
Although the Red-Hair Pirates often return empty-handed from their adventures, overall, the rewards are actually quite substantial!
After Whitebeard stopped, Big Mom used "Hakai" again, but still couldn't finish off Beckman, and could only stop in frustration.
If the fighting continues, it will turn into a full-scale war with the Red-Hair Pirates —although in a "pirate vs. pirate" scenario, the Big Mom Pirates have an absolute advantage, but... Whitebeard and Kaido will definitely covet her territory!
In terms of both the quantity and quality of their territory, the Big Mom Pirates are superior.
As for the Red-Hair Pirates... they didn't have any territory to begin with, so they didn't have anything to worry about.
After the fighting ceased at both major battlefields, Sig instantly returned to the place where the open-air banquet was being held, and Kaido immediately gave chase.
However, Kaido patted his face, sobered up a bit, and while his heart was heavy and he became more wary of Siegfried, he also understood that even if he was unwilling, this was the end for today.
Kaido knew in his heart that even if he wanted to join forces with Big Mom now, she wouldn't agree unless... Kaido willingly became her subordinate!
Given the current state of affairs in the New World, any major changes are likely to occur only when one of the Four Emperors collapses.
Even if it's Shanks who "collapses"—while it won't free up much territory, without this troublemaker to keep them in check, the three emperors would find it difficult to coexist.
The others were undoubtedly even more surprised Kaido!
At this moment, this "Strongest Creature" had several wounds on his body. Although none of them were deep, some of them were quite long. One wound on his shoulder seemed to be a stab wound, and it was still bleeding faintly.
Judging from the condition of the wound, it should heal quickly and may not even leave a scar, but the scene looks... a bit messy?
In contrast, Siegfried was not injured at all!
This result surprised many people. Those with poor eyesight had already underestimated Sig and Beckman, while those with good eyesight... had already noticed that there was no clash of Conqueror's Haki coating Sig and Kaido!
Sig is the only one among the six who hasn't mastered Conqueror's Haki coating slightly weaker in pure attack power.
But now it seems Kaido looks the most disheveled?
Of course, everyone present knew that Sig was still at a disadvantage—otherwise, there would have been no need for him to rush back so soon after the initial indication of a ceasefire.
However, Kaido's appearance on the field was not very good.
This can only be attributed to the method of combat...
"Captain Kaido, please rest for a bit... Captain Edward, could we borrow your medical team? Captain Kaido is badly injured..." Yamato seeing this, Yamato immediately showed her "concern".
Until Kaido rudely interrupted him, "Shut up! Foolish son! When we get back..." Kaido muttered something afterward, seemingly referring to Kuri's words. Although Yamato showed an expression of dissatisfaction and even a growing desire to fight, he did not continue to publicly humiliate Kaido.
After a negotiation process unique to pirates, the four parties were finally able to sit down again and decide to have a proper talk!
In addition to the "tribute" of 10,000 barrels of fine sake per year proposed by Whitebeard, BigMom also put forward conditions at this time...
The condition was no longer the impractical requirement of "accompanying" on adventures; instead, it was changed to requiring Sig to spend at least one month each year in Whole Cake Island, since Sig was, after all, a member of the Charlotte Family!
Sig...
And just like that, without any explanation, she became half a member of the Charlotte Family!
Although Sig was still somewhat apprehensive, Sig his teeth and agreed in order to find One Piece, making a huge contribution to the Red-Hair Pirates.
As for Kaido, he was extremely firm, refusing to make any promises to the Red-Hair Pirates, and then...
Sig and Yamato exchanged a glance, then nodded to each other. Sig then looked at Shanks and gave him a thumbs-up—as if to say, "When it comes time to search for treasure in Kaido's territory... we'll find a way."
The shape of a well is about to pop out from Kaido's head...
Of course, no matter how much they clamor now, Kaido will hardly have the courage to easily start a war just because Red-Hair and his crew entered his territory. Otherwise, the other two factions will just take advantage of the situation.
Similarly, despite Big Mom's current agreement, if she were to find out beforehand that One Piece was the target of a treasure hunt, she would absolutely not abandon the "tracking" or even the attempt to steal it just because of the current agreement.
The core areas of the other three parties, such as Whole Cake Island and the Wano Country waters, will definitely not allow the Red-Hair Pirates to enter!
Sig and Shanks weren't bothered by this, because... of the three points that could be confirmed, one was in Wano Country, while Whole Cake Island was outside the "triangle area," only near Elbaf, another point.
The probability of needing to enter their core territory is very small!
Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Morgans quickly said, "Captain, I believe that today's decision will determine the order of the New World and even the entire sea for a long time to come... Would Captain all be willing to let me announce your decision to the whole world?"
If we're talking about written words...
Unless you strip him bare right now, his statement will definitely be "released"!
Morgans' current request concerns the live broadcast announcement, and he has indeed prepared Live Broadcast Den Den Mushi) – if all four parties agree, he will broadcast this agreed-upon moment live.