"The Battle of Edd War?"
In the Kronos Kingdom, Hades lay on a sofa and murmured with his eyes closed.
Ever since the Roger Pirates had entered the Buffer Zone between the Flying Pirates and the Kronos Kingdom, he had kept them in sight.
As though fate had ordained it, the waters where the Roger Pirates now sailed were called the Edd War Waters.
"Surely history won't repeat itself?"
Hades still wasn't certain. The Flying Pirates were so powerful now, and they knew Roger had a special ability to influence nature. They had surely prepared for it.
They even had a clever second-in-command like Reinhardt.
Most people expected the Flying Pirates to win, and Hades leaned that way too, but he wouldn't bet everything on it.
If the Flying Pirates still lost, Hades would begin to wonder whether fate really was at work.
If it pushed him that far, it couldn't blame him for taking ruthless action.
He would eliminate the future "Nika" outright. After all, even Vegapunk had been killed ahead of time. What did Hades have left to worry about?
For now, the Flying Pirates had made the right choice. At least they wouldn't lose most of their forces in one stroke.
Hades would never allow the Flying Pirates to be crippled before they had fulfilled their mission.
To prevent that, Hades had already sent Titan.
If it came to that, Titan would transform into Taotie and devour even the weather.
"What do we do? Shiki's already headed this way. We're right on the edge of the Flying Pirates' territory. He won't take long to get here."
Through their friends in the Underworld, the Roger Pirates had also learned that the Flying Pirates were on the move.
A heavy mood hung over the entire crew.
Every one of