The Straw Hat Crew's Visit: I'm the Man Who Will Become King of the Pirates

Under Teach's orders, many pirates in charge of the cannons lit the fuses, and in an instant, the sky above the Straw Hat Pirates' Thousand Sunny was filled with a hail of cannonballs!

"What's going on? Isn't this the Whitebeard Pirates' headquarters? And Luffy's brother is standing on the shore too! Why are they attacking us?" Usopp, the sniper, said, trembling. The barrage of shells could easily tear their Thousand Sunny to shreds!

"No time to think! Get out of the way!" Franky hurriedly ran back to the helm, frantically maneuvering the Thousand Sunny to dodge the powerful cannonballs!

However, there were simply too many shells!

Even a genius helmsman with decades of experience couldn't completely dodge this barrage of cannonballs! At this point, Luffy and his crew had no choice but to shoot them down!

"Gomu Gomu, Gomu Gomu no Balloon!"

"360 Pound Phoenix!"

"Diable Jambe!"

The Straw Hat Pirates' three main fighters launched a frantic attack on the cannonballs from the sky. Fortunately, the cannons on the shore only fired one volley before stopping!

"Luffy!" Ace, Luffy 'Ace sworn brother, didn't look too happy!

"Ace! Why did you attack us?! We meant no harm, we just came to visit you!" Luffy was both happy and confused as he looked at his brother whom he hadn't seen in so long.

"Idiot! Showing up at someone else's base with a pirate flag, do you know what that means?! It means you're challenging the Whitebeard Pirates!" Ace gritted his teeth, looking at his younger brother. Unlike in the original story, this was the first time the two had met since setting sail. The brothers' reunion should have been joyous, but that idiot Luffy didn't understand the rules of the New World!

"Huh? We didn't mean that! Besides, now's not the time to challenge you! We have to defeat the other Four Emperors first, then it's your turn!" Luffy's words undoubtedly reignited the anger of the Whitebeard Pirates. What do you mean, we have to defeat Big Mom first before we get a turn? So we're the final boss, right?

Unlike in the original story, Fish-Man Island did not become Big Mom's territory because Whitebeard was still alive. However, it may be fate that the Straw Hat Crew Big Mom Pirates who were slaughtering people after failing to get their sweets when they were resupplying on another island. This led to a feud between the two sides, and Big Mom undoubtedly became their first target to challenge!

As for Kaido the Four Emperors, they also defeated Doflamingo and destroyed Kaido's Artificial Devil Fruit base. Therefore, this ship full of new blood had just entered the New World when they offended two of the Four Emperors at the same time...

And now, because they don't know the rules, they've run into the Whitebeard Pirates again. Hmm, the future looks promising!

"Zoro, quickly put our pirate flag away!" Nami said to Zoro, who was standing beside her, after realizing what was happening. Just as Rayleigh had said, facing the Whitebeard Pirates with their current strength would be suicide! Not to mention anyone else, the 16 division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates alone would probably be enough to wipe them out!

After seeing the Straw Hat Crew put away their pirate flag, the expressions on the faces of the people on the shore softened a bit. They were no longer enemies, but rather a younger brother leading his companions to visit his older brother; they were guests!

"Hahaha! You brats, I'll teach you a lesson today! If you suffer because of this later, don't blame anyone else! Alright, let's go to the island!" Teach stood beside Ace, looking helplessly at the young faces in front of him. According to the news reports, this group had just defeated Doflamingo, and their bounty had reached the amount in the original work!

How to put it? Luffy's current strength has reached the level of the elite Whitebeard Pirates (the first 5 divisions)! And which of these division commanders didn't grow up through countless battles of blood and death? Luffy has only been at sea for a short time! This achievement is undoubtedly astonishing!

"Alright, that's Ace's brother! Welcome these guests to our Whitebeard Pirates!" Marco stepped forward and instructed the other members to prepare a banquet. Of course, he also had the idea of recruiting these young pirates into the Whitebeard Pirates, since with their strength, they could easily become the 17th division of the Whitebeard Pirates!

"Alright! Brothers, let's dock and disembark!" Hearing their captain's order, the group slowly brought the Thousand Sunny to a stop on the pier. Then, with curious expressions, they stepped onto Crescent Moon Island, constantly looking around at everything.

"Hey, Usopp! Those guys look really strong!" Chopper nervously sized up the members of the Whitebeard Pirates, silently marveling at the powerful aura they exuded.

"Of course! They're the so-called kings of the New World, the elite of the Whitebeard Pirates! These pirates are nothing like the enemies we've encountered before!" Usopp, naturally cowardly and afraid of death, knew a great deal about those powerful and famous enemies! In his view, these pirates were very likely involved in the Paramount War! And those who survived that war were all elites among elites! Their strength was even equivalent to pirates with bounties of tens of millions!

"Hahaha! Don't be afraid! Although they look fierce, they have good hearts! They just think you are arrogant challengers, which is why they are hostile!" Teach reassured the two, his calm tone easing their tension slightly.

"You're already this strong, would anyone still want to challenge you?" Usopp couldn't help but ask.

"Of course! After all, there are always some arrogant fools who want to make a name for themselves in a single battle! And our Whitebeard Pirates are naturally their best stepping stones! We get a lot of those guys every month, but their fate..." Marco finished speaking and pointed to the sea behind them. "We throw them all into the sea to feed the fish!"

Although Marco wore a smile, his words sent a chill down the spines of the group. After all, since the Straw Hat Pirates were formed, they didn't seem to have actually killed anyone...

"Those overconfident guys are all clamoring to challenge Pops, what a bunch of idiots! Even any random captain could tear them to shreds. There's a limit to overconfidence!" Teach shook his head.

"But there's one advantage to their challenge! After all, they came in pirate ships, so they'll naturally have some treasure they've accumulated!" Thatch added from the side. He might be the most gentle-looking member of the entire pirate crew, like a kind uncle, but how could the Straw Hat Crew not know that the man in front of them was the captain of the 4th Division!

"Alright, that's where Pops lives! I'll go get Pops, you guys wait a moment!" Marco, who had the intention of recruiting him, said and got up to walk towards Whitebeard's room. Under the expectant gazes of the Straw Hat Crew, a huge and imposing figure appeared before them!

"Gurararara! Let me see what level the fresh blood in this area is at!" The Whitebeard held the Murakumogiri and looked at the young brats in front of him with great interest.

"You're Whitebeard, right? I can sense how strong you are! But the one who will become the King of the Pirates is me!" Luffy shouted at Whitebeard, hands on his hips, and an eerie silence filled the air...