Zero Division Captain? A Discussion Among the Four Emperors

On Onigashima in the New World, lightning continuously flashed across the sky, making the enormous skull-shaped structure on the island look even more eerie and terrifying!

Inside Onigashima, Kaido took huge gulps from his sake gourd. After listening to the messenger read out the latest news, he wore a look of utter disdain.

"Hahahaha! What Zero Division Captain? He only killed a newly appointed Warlord, and they're already hyping him up to the heavens? Those bastards at the news agency are getting more and more outrageous with their stories just to make money!"

"Ye Yu, was it? Come try your luck on Onigashima if you've got the guts. You're still far from good enough, brat!"

The pirates around him stood frozen in terror, not daring to move. Their Lord Kaido went on drunken rampages several times a day on average, and every one of them left their hearts trembling!

One careless moment, and they could be accidentally killed by Lord Kaido's spiked club!

On Whole Cake Island, Big Mom had received the news as well.

She stopped chewing.

"Hmm? Is this brat really as powerful as the news claims?" Big Mom wore a suspicious expression.

Perospero, wearing a colorful top hat, came before Big Mom.

"Reporting to Mama, I have already spoken with Morgans over the phone. It is absolutely true. At the very least, this brat is at the level of an Emperor's commander," Perospero said respectfully.

"Mum~ mum~ mum! What an interesting brat. Not even twenty years old, yet already this powerful!" Big Mom laughed loudly, and the fat on her greasy, plump face jiggled wildly.

It was clear that Big Mom was quite curious about Ye Yu.

"Say, Perospero, if this brat is so powerful, could he be some new race? Send someone to bring him to Totto Land. We need new races in Totto Land!"

A light sheen of sweat formed on Perospero's forehead. Who could possibly bring over such a powerful brat?

Still, he did not dare disobey Big Mom's orders.

"Yes, Mama. I'll arrange it right away." With that, Perospero gave a respectful bow and left the room.

Out at sea, a pirate flag bearing a single-eyed skull fluttered in the wind.

It belonged to the main ship of Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors of this world.

Early that morning, Shanks had been woken by Benn Beckman. Red-Haired Shanks yawned, his face still heavy with sleep, and complained, "Hey, Beckman, are you seriously not going to let me sleep? I was drinking until two in the morning yesterday. What time is it now that you're waking me up?"

Benn Beckman did not answer. His expression was grave as he took a deep drag from his cigarette, then slowly exhaled. In an instant, smoke filled the air.

"Hey, Shanks, I think you'll be very interested in this news. It concerns Blackbeard Teach."

The moment he heard the name Blackbeard Teach, Red-Haired Shanks's expression turned icy. He snatched the newspaper away.

"What? That bastard Blackbeard Teach... is dead?!" Red-Haired Shanks's eyes filled with utter shock.

Others might not have understood Blackbeard Teach, but he understood that man very well!

Teach was no ordinary person. He was a deeply calculating monster with two lives!

Even he had been left scarred during his battle with Blackbeard Teach!

He had warned Whitebeard long ago to stop Ace from hunting Blackbeard Teach. Whitebeard had refused to listen, which was why Blackbeard Teach had captured Ace and handed him over to the Marines!

But... this man named Ye Yu had actually... single-handedly wiped out the entire Blackbeard Pirates... How terrifying!

Benn Beckman crushed out his cigarette and looked toward the sea. "Red-Hair, this sea is getting more and more interesting, isn't it?"

Red-Haired Shanks also looked out over the sea before him. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly, and an imposing aura suddenly erupted from him. "I really want to meet this Zero Division Captain who killed Blackbeard!"

"Looks like a new era is coming. Are you ready, Beckman? Don't let the younger generation leave you behind, hahaha!"

Unaware of all this, Ye Yu spent two hours finally catching up to the Marine warship.

By the time Ye Yu rushed alongside the Marine warship, his little boat was already in tatters.

Ye Yu looked at his battered, nearly disintegrated boat and scratched his head awkwardly.

He had been too hungry and used a little too much force... He had tossed the little boat around until only its frame remained.

But fortunately, there was a ready-made large ship right in front of him! Ye Yu immediately activated his Conqueror's Haki. The manifested Haki directly carried him into the air.

Without any effort, Ye Yu relied on his Search-Search Fruit and quickly found the cafeteria.

It was not mealtime yet, but lunch had already been prepared.

Because of Marine training, all the Marines were drilling on the deck. At the moment, Ye Yu was the only person in the entire cafeteria.

He lifted the pot lids. Damn, there were braised prawns, seafood, foie gras, chicken legs, duck legs, sushi—everything imaginable.

"Looks like Marine Headquarters is seriously rich! These are just ordinary Marine Headquarters soldiers, yet their meals are this good!" Ye Yu rubbed his hands together and said excitedly.

"Then I won't hold back, hahaha! Let's eat!"

At that moment, Ye Yu turned into Luffy and began eating with exaggerated enthusiasm.

Even while eating, he did not forget to comment. "Damn, these prawns are unbelievably delicious. I want to kidnap this chef and have him cook just for me from now on, hahaha!"

"This duck leg is so fragrant. Did they use some special seasoning?"

"The variety of seafood here is way greater than on the Whitebeard Pirates' ship."

With his mouth stuffed full of food, Ye Yu kept muttering to himself as he ate.

After stuffing himself full, noon had arrived. The Marines finished training and came to the cafeteria, rushing in like a swarm and wolfing down their food.

Ye Yu was somewhat dumbfounded by this. He had thought that when the Marines entered the cafeteria and discovered him, a pirate, another fight would break out.

He had not expected to be completely ignored...

It was not really the Marines' fault. Mainly because Ye Yu did not give off the impression of being a strong fighter. He looked more like a new recruit who had just joined the Marines!

"Hey, rookie, you were selected into Marine Headquarters yesterday, right? If an officer sees you without a uniform, you'll be severely punished!" an old soldier said to Ye Yu.

Ye Yu found it even more amusing.

"I'll go back to the dorm and change into my uniform." Not intending to cause trouble, Ye Yu only wanted to quietly enjoy this well-fed, well-rested life.

Ye Yu chuckled and activated his Search-Search Fruit, locating the nearby dormitories. He picked a private single room and immediately flopped onto the bed.

"Hmm, this dorm room is pretty nice. The window faces the sunlight."

After stretching lazily, Ye Yu did not think about anything else and went straight to sleep.

He had passive Absolute Defense. Even while asleep, no one could hurt him!

He pulled the blanket over himself and slept soundly.

Until his Den Den Mushi rang.

Blerp blerp blerp...

Blerp blerp blerp...

Who is it... interrupting my beauty sleep? Awakened by the call, Ye Yu was full of morning grumpiness.

The moment he answered, praise from the Whitebeard Pirates came flooding at him!

"Captain Ye Yu, you're incredible! I never thought you'd wipe out the Blackbeard Pirates so quickly! That's badass!" Marco said as he danced around excitedly among the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Yeah, I saw Blackbeard's miserable state in the newspaper. That felt so damn satisfying!" Diamond Jozu added excitedly.

"Hahahaha! As expected of the Zero Division Captain! On behalf of Ace and Thatch, thank you!" Vista's face was filled with admiration.

Then Whitebeard's hearty voice came from behind them. "Move, move, move! Stop getting in the way of my conversation with Ye Yu."

Whitebeard snatched the Den Den Mushi away.

"Hey, brat Ye Yu, you're on your way back now, right? We'll throw you a welcome feast!"

It turned out that the Whitebeard Pirates had also received newspapers delivered by the News Coo at noon.

When the entire Whitebeard Pirates saw the report about Ye Yu wiping out the Blackbeard Pirates, they all jumped up in excitement and scrambled to speak with Ye Yu over the Den Den Mushi.

Ye Yu realized it as well. His deeds had actually been photographed. In the pirate world, only the World Economy News Paper could do something like that!

"I'm not back yet, Pops. I found that Marine food is actually pretty good. I'm freeloading food and sleeping on a Marine warship right now!" Ye Yu said with a smile.

What?

He had just killed Blackbeard, and now he was going to provoke the Marines?