The World Government's Summons, Part Five

The turmoil within the Whitebeard Pirates had far-reaching consequences. After all, they were the Whitebeard Pirates, known as the most tightly knit pirate crew. Ever since the days of Rocks, Whitebeard had taken care to protect his people.

Anyone who laid a hand on one of them would face Whitebeard's thunderous wrath.

Buggy had said it before: you didn't touch Whitebeard's companions unless you wanted a disaster on your hands.

That was how the Marineford War had begun. Teach had committed the gravest crime a pirate could commit against his crew. Unfortunately, he hadn't gone as far as Rogge had. Rogge had killed his captain and everyone else, leaving only the three of them.

Come to think of it, we're the same kind of person. Rogge almost laughed.

"The Whitebeard Pirates have gone mad. All their allied captains in the New World have, too. They're searching everywhere for Teach. Second Division Commander Fire Fist Ace has also disappeared. It looks like he went to Paradise, and he even crossed the Red Line aboard one of our Airships." Carl handed Rogge the latest intelligence.

"I expected the Whitebeard Pirates to lose their minds. This is getting more interesting. What are the other pirate crews doing?" Rogge asked.

"Nothing so far. But there seems to be some movement from the Red Hair Pirates," Carl said after a moment's thought.

Rogge remembered that Red-Hair would go to Whitebeard and ask him to call Ace back. That would only make Whitebeard angry.

The entire New World was stunned by the sudden turn of events. Something like this had happened to the famously united Whitebeard Pirates. Whitebeard's lifelong reputation had taken a blow, and even the World Government was laughing at him.

To Rogge's surprise, he received a call from someone he knew.

"You want