Time flew by like a white colt flashing past a crack, and three years vanished in the blink of an eye.
Not only had the tide of the Great Pirate Era failed to subside, it had grown ever more turbulent. Forces from every side maneuvered across this vast, boundless sea, writing legends of their own.
On this ever-changing sea, Marshall D. Teach committed an atrocity that shocked the world.
Within the Whitebeard Pirates, he brutally murdered his own Captain and stole an unknown Devil Fruit.
The news caused an uproar across the world.
Afterward, he vanished as though he had evaporated from the face of the earth. Taking his newly recruited companions with him, he hid away in a dark corner of the world, carefully evading the relentless pursuit of Whitebeard's furious remnants.
After suffering such a devastating blow, Whitebeard seemed to age ten years overnight. He had grown so frail that he could only rely on IV drips to maintain his condition.
The king who had once stood at the pinnacle of the pirate world had also been worn down by time and pain, his edge dulled somewhat.
As for Luffy, the youth who had dreamed of becoming the Pirate King since childhood, he had resolutely chosen to set sail a year ago in order to fulfill the boast he had made before Shanks as a child.
With his unique personal charm, he successfully talked Roronoa Zoro, Sanji, Chopper, and the others into joining his ship, forming their own pirate crew—the Straw Hat Pirates.
However, the iconic hat on his head differed from the one in the Original Work in one rather laughable way.
The hat he wore was so green it practically glowed. Allen had given it to him out of pure mischief.
Because Shanks had not given