Meeting Kaido Again, Anecdotes of Whitebeard and Kaido / The Whitebeard Pirates Want to Join the Battle

He had fought alone against the world's peak combatants of that era: Garp and Roger.

If not for the sneak attack by that secret weapon of the Celestial Dragons, the outcome would truly have been hard to predict.

The battle at God Valley had shown him that after a Devil Fruit ability awakened, there was another realm beyond it. Rocks D. Zebek had called it the Divine Realm.

That was not all. Haki also possessed such a special realm.

Divine Realm Armament Haki.

The Marines had a freak like that—the Marine Vice Admiral whose rank had never changed, Iron Fist Garp.

He could produce the effect of splitting the sky with nothing but his fists. If Dongze had not witnessed it with his own eyes, he would never have dared believe that Armament Haki and physical strength could become so powerful.

"Pops?"

The Whitebeard Pirates' division commanders and crew members all froze, turning toward their captain.

Whitebeard burst out laughing.

"There's someone there—a very, very powerful person. He stopped Kaido. If we don't go, Kaido will definitely die!"

Very powerful. Extremely powerful.

Everyone froze. The "very, very powerful" person Whitebeard spoke of was nothing like the "very powerful" people they knew.

They could not even imagine what earth-shattering scene Whitebeard had sensed.

"Pops! Since the other side is so powerful, why don't we—"

At that moment, a pirate suddenly spoke up.

Whitebeard laughed heartily. "Tayo Schmidt, you little brat. You always like hiding in the back whenever there's a fight. But who am I? I'm Whitebeard! How could I run away in disgrace without even seeing the other side's face?!"

Whitebeard's words shook everyone to the core. He was their backbone, the anchor of their spirits. Hearing his bold declaration, their courage gradually returned, and the fear in their hearts