"That's right! This all-out war will require a great deal of powerful fighting strength!"
"This is also their chance to earn their freedom."
Xia Le nodded with a smile.
"Besides them, the Red Hair Pirates, the Holy Knights, and the Straw Hat Pirates are all involved as well."
At that, he sighed again.
"Some of them have rather complicated relationships with me."
Hearing this, Whitebeard burst out laughing.
He naturally knew about Xia Le's complicated relationships with certain members of the Straw Hat Pirates. His laughter was genuine, but it also reflected his feelings about how even a man invincible throughout the world could be driven to distraction by family matters.
Xia Le shook his head and looked ahead.
As Pluton sped forward at full speed, the Red Line drew ever closer.
They could already faintly make out the immense landmass towering ahead, like a reclining dragon stretching across the sea in rolling ridges.
The Red Line!
The ring-shaped continent that divided the entire pirate world in two.
Its soil was red, hence the name Red Line. Its length even encircled the entire planet, giving it two intersections with the Grand Line.
The first intersection was Reverse Mountain, the entrance to the Grand Line, while the second was the Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
Their destination was the second intersection.
Pirates entered the Grand Line through the first intersection, Reverse Mountain, then passed either above the second intersection or beneath it through Fish-Man Island to enter the New World.
It was said that upon reaching the end of the Grand Line, Laugh Tale, one could also see the Red Line.
It had to be said that this was one of the pirate world's unique sights.
"We're almost there!"
Xia Le raised his head, gazed at the distant red continent, and murmured.