Red-Hair looked at Ren. "Hey, Ren, aren't you the strongest person in the New World now? How do you think we should divide it up?"
Ren sipped his red wine and chuckled. "The islands in the latter half of the New World, near Laugh Tale, are all mine. You can split the first half among yourselves."
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"Heh..." Red-Hair smiled faintly, though helplessness filled his eyes. "Ren, isn't that asking a little too much?"
With one sentence, Ren had claimed half the New World—and the half closest to Laugh Tale. That wasn't merely a big appetite. It was outrageous!
Ren grinned brazenly. "What, you don't agree? As soon as the No Return Island War ended, I ordered my people to those islands. Every island I just mentioned already flies the Ren Pirates' flag."
Red-Hair fell silent.
After a moment, Big Mom said, "I don't need much territory. Totto Land is mine. Give me the islands that can make perfect desserts, and you can divide the rest yourselves!"
Big Mom was being accommodating—or rather, she had never cared much about territory. She loved desserts and only sought out islands connected to them, so the size of her domain meant little to her.
Kaido spoke up too. "Nobody wanted those islands anyway, and they aren't within my territory. I don't need them!"
Kaido already held plenty of territory, mostly primitive islands teeming with wild beasts. Nothing pleased him more than fighting his way through their packs. His followers were the same: they believed Zoan powers were the strongest and transformed into animals to fight the beasts. Kaido had no interest in the territory Ren wanted.
Before the No Return Island War, the islands Ren wanted had been scattered among several pirate crews. Those crews were gone now. Some