What Are the Four Emperors!

"Hey, Xi Yan!"

"We can already see the Gate of Justice!" Luffy of the ship, looked excitedly at the Gate of Justice in the distance and said, "Once we pass through here, we'll reach Navy Headquarters, right?"

Xi Yan, who was chatting with Ivankov, turned to look at the Gate of Justice in the distance and said, "That should be true."

The Gate of Justice at Underwater Great Prison and the Gate of Justice at Judicial Island are not far from the buildings, so... the Gate of Justice at Navy Headquarters should be the same!

"Hahaha."

Hearing Xi Yan's words, Luffy laughed and said, "Ace!"

"I'm here to save you!"

Seeing Luffy's excited Luffy, Ivankov shook his head helplessly, then looked at Xi Yan and said, "Xi Yan boy, it's up to you now."

Only the Water Release Technique of Xi Yan can free them from this Basin Sea Current.

"Ah, I know, don't worry about leaving it to me," Xi Yan said with a smile.

Then, the man went to the bow of the ship, stared at the Gate of Justice in the distance, and said, "I wonder how such a huge Gate of Justice was built."

After shaking his head, Xi Yan activated his Water Release Technique.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!!"

As Xi Yan finished speaking, the seawater below suddenly trembled.

Then, an enormous Water Dragon rose from below, lifting the massive warship up!

"Flying... it's flying!!"

"No, that's the Ninja Bro's Water Release Technique!"

Leaning over the side of the boat and looking down at the prisoners, Ninjutsu Ninja! "

"So cool!!"

Upon hearing this, everyone ran to the edge and glanced down, then began to shout.

"Profound!"

"As expected of the Ninja Bro!"

"Ninja Bro, lead us out of this damned Basin Sea Current!"

"What an amazing man," Ivankov said. "He actually lifted the warship."

From this perspective, with Xi Yan's strength, there's absolutely no need to fear the weather in any sea area!

' The Ninja's Water Release Technique... I really envy that!'

"Hahaha, charge!"

Standing next to Xi Yan, Luffy excitedly exclaimed, "Let's charge to Navy Headquarters!"

Xi Yan smiled upon hearing this, then squinted and surveyed the situation in the distance, saying, "Let me see, the edge of the Gate of Justice is..."

Before Xi Yan could finish speaking, he heard a faint sound coming from the Gate of Justice in the distance.

"Um?"

"That voice is..."

As if struck by a sudden thought, Xi Yan's pupils constricted, and he said, "Could it be that someone has opened the Gate of Justice?"

Perhaps to prove Xi Yan's words true, the Gate of Justice are indeed slowly opening!

"Huh?!!"

"Why did the Gate of Justice open by themselves?" Mr. 3 exclaimed in shock.

"Didn't that navy officer just say the Gate of Justice wouldn't open? How come now...?"

"That's really strange," Jinbe said with a puzzled look. "Logically speaking, the control room should be in Marineford, so why did they open the door for us?"

"Maybe it's a trap?" Inazuma guessed.

"Who cares what happens?" Crocodile grinned. "Anyway, the opening of the Gate of Justice is to our advantage."

In this way, they can successfully pass through the Gate of Justice and reach Navy Headquarters!

' Whitebeard, I'm here!'

This time, he's determined to take Whitebeard's head with his own hands!

"Xi Yan."

Luffy pointed to the opened Gate of Justice ahead and asked, "Did you do this?"

"No," Xi Yan shook his head and said, "I didn't do anything unnecessary."

He merely used Water Release Technique to lift the ship up; that was all.

As for the Gate of Justice... he didn't know what it was all about.

'Could it really be a trap, just like Inazuma said?'

Xi Yan pondered for a moment, wondering if it was because the Navy knew he possessed Water Release Technique and understood that the Gate of Justice couldn't stop him, so they proactively opened the Great Gate.

Then, defeat them head-on?

It's not impossible.

"You didn't do it," Luffy scratched his head and said, "Then what happened?"

"I don't know," Xi Yan shook his head and said, "But since the Gate of Justice has already been opened, there's no need for us to take a detour; we can just go straight in through the Gate of Justice."

As he spoke, Xi Yan canceled the Water Release Technique and placed the massive warship back onto the sea.

"Boom!!"

The massive warship landed smoothly on the sea surface and then continued to move forward along the Basin Sea Current.

"That's true."

Luffy nodded, and then followed Xi Yan back to Ivankov and the others.

"Um?"

Xi Yan glanced at Buggy, who was standing on a high place with his hands raised, and a question mark appeared above his head.

What is this guy up to now?

"Hahaha!" Buggy laughed, raising his hands high. "Just as I predicted!"

"Could it be... that you did this?" the prisoner asked Buggy, looking at him incredulously.

"As expected of Captain Buggy!"

"You must be a messenger sent by God!"

"Eh, really?!"

Luffy stared at Buggy in shock and exclaimed, "You're actually a messenger sent by God?!"

"How could it be real?!" Mr. 3 roared, opening his shark-like mouth.

How could such a clumsy lie fool so many people?

This is outrageous, you bastard!

"What on earth is this guy up to?" Bon Clay said, speechless.

Xi Yan looked at Buggy speechlessly; this guy never misses an opportunity to show off in front of others.

The key point is that those idiots below actually fall for it.

After shaking his head, Xi Yan stopped looking at the guy and turned to look at the Gate of Justice ahead.

Soon, the Gate of Justice opened a huge gap, large enough for them to pass through.

"Everyone, hold on tight!!" Jinbe said.

As he finished speaking, the current noticeably accelerated, causing the warship to rock violently, almost throwing its crew overboard!

"What's going on?" Luffy, who was being held by Ivankov, looked at the scene in the distance with a puzzled expression and said, "Why did the speed suddenly increase?"

"Because the ocean current has been carried into the Gate of Justice," Jinbe explained. "The speed is naturally faster than before."

Luffy:???

What are you talking about?

After thinking for a while and realizing he couldn't figure Luffy, Luffy gave up trying.

Then the man said, "Never mind, we're almost there anyway, everyone get ready to go!"

"Profound!!"

"Boom!"

Under Jinbe's command, the warship safely passed through the Gate of Justice and headed towards the distant Navy Headquarters.

"We've finally made it through safely." Bon Clay breathed a sigh of relief, then said seriously, "We'll be arriving at Navy Headquarters soon. Everyone, prepare for battle."

"Don't worry, I'm ready!" Luffy grinned, showing his teeth.

"Hopefully, that old man with the Whitebeard has arrived by now."

Crocodile wore an arrogant smile, clearly looking forward to the upcoming battle.

"Whitebeard, huh?" Ivankov muttered, then turned to Luffy and said, "I wonder if your father will come here."

"Our father?"

"Hmm." Ivankov leaned closer to Luffy and whispered, "If Dragon knew his own son was going to be executed, he would never stand idly by."

I just don't know where that guy is now.

'With Dragon's strength, if he were to team up with Whitebeard...'

Perhaps as if a certain image had come to mind, Ivankov suddenly grinned.

"Ah, you mean that?" Luffy said, "My father and Ace's father are not the same person."

"Huh?"

Ivankov was stunned for a moment. So, he had made a mistake after all?

Is Ace Boy not Dragon's son?

So why did the Straw Hat Boy call the other person "brother"?

Thinking of this, Ivankov looked at Luffy with a puzzled expression, wanting to figure out what was going on.

"My father is Dragon, but Ace's father is Gol D. Roger," Luffy said.

"Ha?"

Ivankov was stunned by the answer.

The man about to be publicly executed... is actually the Son of the Pirate King?

The surrounding pirates stared at Luffy in shock, clearly not expecting that Fire Fist Ace would be the son of Pirate King Roger.

"How... how could we possibly know about something like this?!"

"This is absolutely shocking!"

"Oh, right, you guys have to keep this a secret~" Luffy said.

"He's actually the captain's son?"

Buggy, who had just finished his public display of divine power, immediately changed his expression upon hearing Luffy's words.

He never imagined that his captain would have any descendants left in this world.

After a moment of silence, Buggy turned to look in the direction of Navy Headquarters, a somewhat complicated expression on his face.

"Ace was Roger's son?" Xi Yan frowned as he looked at Luffy and said, "How come I've never heard you mention that before?"

If Uncle Rayleigh had known earlier that Ace was Roger's son, he might have come to join the battle.

That's a powerful figure who can hold off Marine Admiral!

"Ace told me not to say," Luffy said, scratching his head.

Xi Yan:...

I told you not to say it, but you still said it. I'm speechless.

Just then, Ivankov had a look of Satori realization and said, "I see, I understand now!"

Seeing that everyone else was looking at him, Ivankov said, "The Navy chose to publicly execute Ace Boy was Roger's son."

Why do you say that?

There are two reasons.

"Firstly, we can lure the Whitebeard Pirates to Navy Headquarters, allowing us to use our existing forces to deal with Whitebeard."

"With Ace Boy as a bargaining chip, Whitebeard wouldn't dare to easily use his power to sink Marineford, since that would harm Ace Boy!"

After saying that, Ivankov paused for a moment, then continued, "In this way, if we use all our forces, it's possible to keep Whitebeard at Navy Headquarters forever!!"

"This will effectively curb the arrogance of the pirates."

Secondly: By leveraging his status as the son of the Pirate King, we can further dampen the arrogance of the pirates!

"Publicly executing the son of Pirate King Roger will definitely deter many ambitious individuals!"

After all... even Roger's son couldn't escape being killed by the World Government, so what chance do the other pirates have?

"That's true." Jinbe nodded in agreement, then said seriously, "But I won't let them succeed!"

Although Whitebeard Old Man was a pirate, he was indeed a formidable hero!

And it was precisely because of this man that Fish-Man Island did not become Paradise for pirates.

It's safe to say that if it weren't for that flag, Fish-Man Island would be a hundred times worse off than it is now!

After all, Fish-Man Island is really weak!

As for Ace... the other party was a very good friend of his, so he wouldn't allow the Navy to kill that man.

"You really do idolize Whitebeard, huh?" Crocodile said, glancing at Jinbe.

"You wouldn't understand, Crocodile," Jinbe said, glancing at Crocodile. "A pirate like you has no idea what the flags of the Four Emperors mean."

"Oh."

Crocodile scoffed, too lazy to argue with this guy about such a topic.

"The flag of Four Emperors...?" Xi Yan looked at Jinbe curiously and asked, "What does that mean?"

"Let me explain, Ninja Boy," Ivankov said. "In the New World, there are four great pirates who rule the world; these four pirates are known as the Four Emperors."

"Each of the Four Emperors occupies some territory, using their reputation to protect the islands within their territory from other pirates."

"And the way they protect themselves is by planting their flag on the island." Ivankov paused after saying this, then looked at Jinbe and said, "I think Fish-Man Island is under the protection of the Whitebeard Pirates."

Based on what Jinbe said, and considering the situation on Fish-Man Island, the probability of this is very high.

"That's right, that's exactly it." Jinbe admitted, "If it weren't for Pops, Fish-Man Island would never be as peaceful as it is now."

It could be said that Whitebeard Old Man gave them a chance to live a peaceful life, which is why he didn't want that man to die in battle.

"So the Four Emperors would do something like this?" Xi Yan said with some surprise.

Is this... a kind of order amidst chaos?

"Yes," Ivankov nodded, "But in return, we need to collect some protection money."

"Hmm, that makes sense." Xi Yan nodded.

None of the Four Emperors are philanthropists; they can't just lend their flags to others for free. They always have to collect some compensation.

I just don't know how much this money is.

"That must cost a fortune!!" Bon Clay exclaimed.

He didn't know how big the New World was, but if there were only four great pirates collecting money in the entire New World, then... wouldn't they be making a fortune?

Upon hearing this, Ivankov considered the intelligence he had gathered in the past before replying, "In short... it's cheaper than Celestial Gold."

"Celestial Gold?"

Xi Yan was somewhat surprised; why was it still such a strange name?

It's as if this money... is offered to the gods in heaven.

Wait... in the sky?

'Could it be referring to those Celestial Dragons?'

Thinking of this, Xi Yan frowned.

"Ah, it's the money given to the Celestial Dragons," Ivankov said. "Each year, the Member States have to pay a large sum of money to the Celestial Dragons in exchange for their Member States."

"It's this money..."

Ivankov paused for a moment, then his expression darkened as he said, "It will leave many civilians unable to afford food."

This is one of the reasons why they hate the Celestial Dragons so much.

"An unimaginable tax..." Xi Yan murmured.

At that moment, he finally understood why there were so many pirates in the world.

The existence of the Celestial Dragons is definitely one of the most important reasons!