Whole Cake Island
Whitebeard chuckled upon hearing this, "This world definitely belongs to you young people..."
He paused for a moment, then changed the subject. "But even if I, Whitebeard, am going to retire, I'll retire in style. I can't possibly lose to Roger!"
"Gurala la la..."
In the end, Whitebeard couldn't help but burst into laughter.
At the same time, he involuntarily swept his gaze over Marco Phoenix, Portgas D. Ace the Fire Fist, Jozu the Diamond, and Vista the Flower Sword.
He's getting old and should retire.
Of course, he should go to that place too.
But most importantly, he had seen through Moke. This kid was different from him, different from Roger, Red-Hair, and Charlotte Linlin.
This guy is more like Shiki and Rocks, both harboring ambitions to overthrow the World Government.
The key point is that Moke is with both the Shiki and Rocks. The first two were too impulsive. But Moke is different; he plans carefully before making a decision.
They didn't rush blindly towards the Holy Land.
Instead, they weaken their opponents while continuously strengthening their own side.
He could even foresee that the Moke Pirates would seize this opportunity to take over the Big Mom Pirates and bring Big Mom Pirates territory under their control.
They will also recruit members of the Great Pirate Crew.
At that time, the strength of the Moke Pirates will increase once again. At that time... he and Red-Hair will inevitably be the next targets.
He didn't believe that the connection between the Whitebeard Pirates and Moke would make Moke let the Whitebeard Pirates go.
Moke is definitely not that kind of person; he wouldn't abandon his ambitions for such a sentiment.
He wants to withdraw.
Firstly, he's truly getting old; no one knows his own body better than him.
It won't last more than a few years.
Since that's the case, it's better to retire gracefully and give his sons a way out... After all, if he doesn't retire...
His sons would undoubtedly insist on fighting to the death with the Whitebeard Pirates. This was the last thing he wanted to see...
At the same time, he also wanted to help Moke.
He wanted to see how far this guy would go after truly merging the power of the entire New World... whether he could really overthrow the World Government and become the new world ruler.
Even Moke himself probably never imagined that Whitebeard would value him so highly.
The Red-Haired Pirates were having a joyous banquet.
But when Ben Beckman, armed with the newly acquired intelligence, stood before Red-Hair, everyone's expressions froze...
Because the first time, Ben Beckman brought over intelligence during the banquet.
Something big must have happened.
Often, even banquets couldn't proceed because Ben Beckman would avoid these situations due to general intelligence.
Red-Hair, who had already picked up his glass, put it down again, raising an eyebrow. "What big thing has happened now?"
The main crew members, Yasopp, Lucky Roux, Hongo, Bendick Snake, Benk Bingge, Monster, Limejuice, and Roar Gabu, all looked over.
With a touch of curiosity.
Ben Beckman, with an expression he had never shown before, said, "It's a huge deal, so huge it's like tearing a hole in the sky."
"What?"
Red-Hair couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Knowing Ben Beckman as he did, he knew he would never joke about something like this.
At the same time, my curiosity grew even stronger.
I'm curious what kind of thing Ben Beckman described as "poking a hole in the sky."
Not just Red-Hair, but also Yasopp, Lucky Roux, Hongo, Bendick Snake, Benk Punch, Monster, Limejuice, Roar Gabu—every single one of them.
They were all very curious.
So, when Red-Hair took the intelligence and opened it to read, they all crowded around.
Just one glance, and his eyes widened involuntarily.
Some of them even had their jaws almost falling to the ground.
Especially Lucky Roux, who even dropped the chicken leg he was holding... which shows how shocked he was.
Celestial Dragons Saint Rosward and Saint Charlos were killed on the Sabaody Archipelago near the Holy Land.
Shalria, also Celestial Dragons, was kidnapped.
As Celestial Dragons and one of the world's highest authorities, Saint Peter, one of the Five Elders, was trampled underfoot. In fact, he was directly crushed to death.
These three incidents were all more outrageous than the last.
Any one of these three things, if thrown out, would be a bomb.
But now all three things are being done by one person.
Most importantly, that's Saint Peter...
Yasopp exclaimed, "This is madness! This world has truly gone mad!"
Lucky Roux finally realized what was happening, grabbed another chicken leg from the table, stuffed it into his mouth, and mumbled, "They've really gone mad. Killing a Celestial Dragons is one thing, but they even took down the Five Elders... This is outrageous!"
Bendick Snake and Benk Bingge exchanged a glance, then looked at Ben Beckman.
Finally, he looked at the Red-Hair: "Captain, this guy has gone a bit too far."
Ben Beckman nodded subconsciously.
He felt the same way; the New World was so "stable" for one reason: the Four Emperors, when united, did indeed have the strength to resist the World Government and the Navy.
But...
Another reason is that they have never crossed the final line of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons. Otherwise, the World Government and the Navy would have taken them down at all costs.
Now, this is the last line of defense.
Moke treated it like bullshit.
"The world is about to change..."
Red-Hair and Luffy are the same type; you could say he's stupid!
Can!
But if you truly believe him to be stupid, you'll be the one who suffers in the end. Because they always grasp the crux of a matter...
Ben Beckman frowned. "Captain, what should we do?"
They had all realized that if things continued like this, a battle between them and Moke's group was inevitable.
"Hahaha..."
Suddenly, the Red-Hair into laughter, saying with great magnanimity, "What does it matter? We can always have a fight! Come on, let's continue our banquet!"
Red-Hair and Whitebeard are different; he's in his prime.
He won't leave so easily.
Whole Cake Island.
Shiryu had already appeared in the town, but only on the outskirts, not at the very top of the cake...
Even so!
He was quickly discovered, because Shiryu was too conspicuous. Besides, this guy didn't even try to hide.
The mirror was taken out and placed on the ground.
Then, I gently tapped the mirror three times.
Moke, Jhin, Queen, "Drought" Jack; Shiryu, Weevil, Gizas Jesus Burgess, Ape King Burns, Katrin Dermi, Jinbe; Ashura Doji, Denjiro, Kawamatsu... all stepped out from among them.