A few days later.
A massive whale-shaped pirate ship slowly approached Amazon Lily.
It was the Whitebeard Pirates' iconic vessel—the Moby Dick.
The whale figurehead at the bow gleamed beneath the sunlight. Its enormous sails slowly unfurled, the iconic skull emblem fluttering in the wind.
"Old man, Amazon Lily is right ahead," Marco said from the deck.
His gaze swept over the distant island, and beneath his excitement lay a trace of concern.
He was excited because their opponent was Lin Ye.
He was worried because their opponent was Lin Ye.
Whitebeard sat firmly in his enormous chair, studying the distant island.
Even while sitting still, he radiated an intimidating presence.
"Gurarara..." Whitebeard let out his signature laugh. "That brat really is waiting for us."
Ace followed Whitebeard's gaze and saw a young figure floating in the air above the island.
His heartbeat quickened unconsciously.
"Is that Lin Ye?" Ace clenched his fists, battle intent flashing in his eyes.
As the commander of the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division, he could not wait to witness the strength of the youngest of the Four Emperors.
"Flying through the air... is that the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's ability?" Vista said thoughtfully.
He had already heard the rumors that Lin Ye possessed multiple Devil Fruit abilities.
"No, it's the Float-Float Fruit." Marco shook his head. "I heard he took that ability from Shiki."
The moment those words fell, everyone sucked in a cold breath.
To seize a Devil Fruit ability from Shiki's hands—such strength was beyond their imagination.
Even though the old man's Tremor-Tremor Fruit was incredibly powerful, against the Float-Float Fruit, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and the possibly existing Dark-Dark Fruit...
It seemed somewhat lacking.
What was more, there were rumors that Lin Ye had caused trouble in the North Blue some time ago and obtained