"Captain Jozu, what do we do now?" someone from the Whitebeard Pirates asked aboard the ship.
"Captain Jozu, you can't just abandon us!" Before anyone could answer, a man in his thirties wearing extravagant clothes dropped to his knees with a thud.
This man was the prince of Marfal Island. His father had already been seized by the coup plotters within the kingdom—or rather, the rebels—and was being forced to surrender the throne.
Marfal Island was a large island, but it had never belonged to any pirate power. Because the royal family had some slight connection with Whitebeard, they had not suffered much harassment from pirate forces over the years.
But this time, it was an internal matter within their kingdom. If possible, the royal family did not want to invite Whitebeard over, because even if the rebellion was quelled, they would be brought under Whitebeard's sphere of influence.
However, it seemed the situation had taken a rather strange turn.
"Your Highness, please get up first. Since Pops promised to rescue your father and put down the rebellion, no one can stop him. Red Hair may have improved considerably over the years, but they're still far from being able to thwart Pops's will. Maybe if their captain came himself, it would be different."
Jozu spoke in a deep voice, his gaze shifting toward the enormous Redwood Pirates ship. It was still somewhat smaller than the Moby Dick, but compared to other ships on these seas, it was already a behemoth.
"Red Hair's captain?" Some Whitebeard Pirates and the others exchanged glances, clearly not understanding who Jozu meant.
They were all pirates who had joined after the beginning of the Great Pirate Era. In their minds, Shanks had already been a captain by the time he rose to prominence. How could