"By the way, Marco, has Kaido of the Beasts made any moves recently?" Thatch, captain of the Fourth Division, asked.
At that question, even Whitebeard, who was already somewhat drunk, opened his eyes.
The current New World was utter chaos. The "Four Emperors" of later generations had yet to rule these seas.
This was the golden age of the great pirates. Roger had yet to earn the title of Pirate King, and his reputation had not even truly reached Whitebeard's level.
By the timeline, it would be about a year before Roger reached his peak prior to becoming the Pirate King. It was only then that people would call Roger, Golden Lion, and Whitebeard the three legendary great pirates.
But that did not mean the other pirate crews were weak. It was simply that, compared with those three, the rest were ultimately a little inferior.
Kaido of the Beasts was known as the fiercest pirate crew in the New World. They had also taken part in the previous siege against Whitebeard.
In terms of age, Kaido was a few years younger than Whitebeard. Yet his strength was not necessarily much weaker. Behind his savage style lay absolute power.
Even Whitebeard could not help but frown when this fellow was mentioned. No one wanted to face a madman, even if that madman looked perfectly normal before a fight.
Whitebeard had seen plenty of people who fought without defending themselves, gambling their lives against their opponents'. But someone who could take it as far as Kaido? There was truly no second one on these seas.
Especially since Kaido's entire crew consisted of Devil Fruit users, and he only recruited Devil Fruit users.
Pirates like Whitebeard and Golden Lion privately disdained that approach.
Though the pirate world placed Devil Fruit powers above all