The Straw Hat Crew Three Years Later

A smile...

Although his swordsmanship, Haki, and abilities are not top-notch. After all, while his swordsmanship is at the Grand Swordsmanship level, it is still a notch below that of Hawkeye and Red-Hair.

While his Haki was strong, it was only at the second level, on the same level as Charlotte Katakuri's Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki.

The Devil Fruit Ability has not been developed to the Awakening level.

However, his overall strength should not be underestimated. This is because he can completely integrate his various abilities. Combining his skills, swordsmanship, and Haki... the power is directly doubled.

But

The strength of Issho, Enel, Shiryu, King, Weevil, Gizas Jesus Burgess, Charlotte Katakuri, and Charlotte Snack is formidable, each one stronger than the last.

However, defeating Marco and Ace will not be an easy task.

Unless they are besieged.

However, Moke wants them to subdue Marco, Jozu, Vista, and Ace, so a group attack is unlikely. But one-on-one... subdue them?

Tsk tsk!

This is incredibly difficult!

Whitebeard seemed to already see how interesting the period that followed would be.

"Pops..."

Marco, Jozu, Vista, Ace, and the other captains panicked because Whitebeard's words were tantamount to admitting defeat. From then on, even if the Whitebeard Pirates still existed, they could no longer exist as one of the Four Emperors' pirate crews.

It's even less likely that they'll occupy a quarter of the New World's territory.

Whitebeard looked at Marco, Jozu, Vista, and Ace, his expression complex, but he said quite frankly, "Pops getting old... I'm planning to go back home and enjoy my retirement."

He looked into the distance, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.

He was the king of this sea, but now it's time for him to step down. Besides, this era is no longer the one Roger lived in. Back then, Roger was still needed to lead.

Now, there are leaders.

His quiet "disappearance" would be the best catalyst for this era.

Whitebeard looked at Moke and laughed meaningfully, saying, "Gurarara... I'm really looking forward to your fight with Red-Hair. That kid is only six months old, unlike me, who's already old and frail, riddled with ailments. I can't even manage a proper fight with you."

Upon hearing this, Moke narrowed his eyes.

In the original manga, Whitebeard died three years prior in the Marineford War. At that time, his body was already on the verge of collapse.

Whitebeard's health has deteriorated further, and he can barely manage to stay afloat.

Therefore, he chose to have Ace fight in his place.

Unexpected, yet expected.

But as Whitebeard said, Red-Hair is at the peak of his life and there's absolutely no way he'd choose to retire. He could already foresee that the Red-Haired Pirates would be facing a fierce battle.

"Um???"

Just then, Moke turned his head to look to the side.

Moke's unusual behavior immediately caught the attention of the entire Whitebeard Pirates. Instinctively following Moke's gaze, they saw a pirate ship on the sea heading towards them.

The guy in the lead was wearing a straw Straw Hat.

"Luffy?"

Ace's eyes widened in disbelief; he never expected Luffy Straw Hat Crew.

Moke also looked surprised.

To be honest, he's already at the pinnacle of this world. He's long since forgotten about Luffy, the chosen one of this world... After all, since he arrived, all other chosen ones have to step aside.

But the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven.

Moke's Observation Haki clearly detected a powerful aura emanating from this group. It was obvious that their strength far surpassed their previous encounter.

"Interesting..."

Moke's interest was piqued.

"Ace..."

Just then, Luffy shouted loudly from his pirate ship.

Suddenly, Moke had a bad feeling.

"Guo Mo, Guo Mo Nuo..."

"Luffy, you're messing around again... Ah!!!!"

With a scream, Luffy like a slingshot, taking Roronoa Zoro and the unfortunate Usopp with him.

"Rumble..."

The next second, to everyone's astonishment, the three of them slammed heavily onto the deck of the Whitebeard Pirates' ship. If their pirate ship hadn't been built with the finest materials from Kimura, it would have already been riddled with holes.

"Luffy..."

Ace was also at his wit's end, rubbing his forehead with one hand. He had absolutely no way to deal with his younger brother!

My temper has never changed from childhood to adulthood.

They've always been this reckless.

"Ace..."

Luffy had already stood up, looking at Ace with excitement. "My strength has greatly increased, this time I will definitely knock you away, hahahaha!"

It turns out that for the past three years, Luffy had been leading a group to challenge Ace.

Roronoa Zoro also stood up at this moment, but his gaze first fell on Vista. Because for the past three years, Luffy had been challenging Ace, while he was challenging Vista, the Great Swordsman.

However, they immediately sensed that something was amiss, even the usually oblivious Luffy.

"Tsk tsk!"

Moke chuckled, then said with amusement, "Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, long time no see."

"Ah?"

Upon hearing Moke's voice, Luffy and Roronoa Zoro both looked at Moke. Moke were initially stunned, then their eyes widened in surprise. Clearly, they hadn't expected to see Moke here.

If they weren't absolutely certain that this was the Whitebeard Pirates, they would have thought they had gone to the wrong place.

After regaining their senses, the expressions on their faces immediately changed. Especially Roronoa Zoro, who, after all, had fought Moke when he first set sail!

However, three years ago, Moke shone brightly at the Marineford War and became one of the four emperors of the New World.

Then, with a strange power, he annihilated two emperors who had once existed but whom no one could remember. He also successfully gathered all the subordinates of the two emperors.

He became the most powerful ruler in the New World.

Even the Whitebeard Pirates are far inferior. He alone occupied half of the New World.

Even Hawkeye, one of the new Four Emperors, chose to avoid a direct confrontation. Instead of fighting the Moke Pirates in the New World, he went to the South Blue... This is probably the first time in 800 years that such a situation has occurred!

But it was precisely this that made Roronoa Zoro question his life. After all, he was about the same level as Moke back then, but now... Moke has already reached the top, while he has only just entered the ranks of Great Swordsman.

The target of the challenge was merely Vista, the Great Swordsman under the command of the Whitebeard Pirates.

But Moke was on par with Whitebeard.

"Call..."

Roronoa Zoro took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.