All Sides Stirred

Watching Ace's face suddenly blaze with excitement, Marco fell silent.

Ace was both Roger's son and the number-one Supernova.

At first, as the strategist of the Whitebeard Pirates, Marco, like Whitebeard himself, had valued Ace as fresh blood.

Unfortunately, Ace's current manner and conduct left him somewhat uncertain.

Especially after Whitebeard chose Laxus as Ace's new stepping stone, Marco felt a clear sense of unease.

What if it turned out like the encounter with the Skeleton Archfiend—defeated before even entering battle?

For a newcomer like Ace, that would be nothing short of a nightmare.

"Gurararara!"

The Transponder Snail suddenly rang, shattering the atmosphere on deck.

Before they could react, a hurried voice sounded from the Transponder Snail.

"Captain Marco, this is bad! Kaido of the Beasts led his forces in an attack on the Marine fleet escorting Jack the Drought. They clashed in the Sas Sea!"

What?

Marco and the others' expressions changed drastically.

They had expected Kaido would not let the matter rest.

But they had never imagined that he would attack the Marine fleet so quickly.

"Uss, isn't the Sas Sea within Red-Haired Shanks' territory? What was his reaction? If the Marines deliberately chose that route to make the Four Emperors fight among themselves, that madman Kaido definitely won't let this go!" Marco urgently asked.

The existence of the Four Emperors was one of the main factors keeping Marine Headquarters in check.

And one must not forget the mysterious World Government standing behind Marine Headquarters.

Though the World Government was currently entangled with the Revolutionary Army, a newly risen force.

Still, the Celestial Dragons had controlled the World Government for over eight hundred years. None of them believed they lacked any hidden trump cards.

It could be said that, as the strategist of the Whitebeard Pirates, Marco still