In the New World, Shanks and his crew had just driven back King the Conflagration.
Everyone lay sprawled across the deck.
"Those beasts just won't leave us alone!"
Shanks gazed helplessly at the sky.
In terms of strength, King the Conflagration was only slightly stronger than Aequus.
Jack was even weaker than Christa and Caris.
But the Beasts Pirates were all Zoan users.
Every last one of them was a top-tier damage sponge.
They were the perfect counter to the Red Hair Pirates, whose crew consisted mostly of fragile gunmen.
Especially since the crew had just fought the G-1 Branch and was already exhausted.
Still, thanks to their advantage in top-level fighters, the Red Hair Pirates had managed to drive King the Conflagration back.
It had simply left everyone utterly spent.
"But from now on, we can finally say we've secured a foothold in the New World! Hahahaha!"
Yasopp burst out laughing.
"Hahaha, that's right!"
Benn Beckman sat against the ship's railing, puffing smoke, and asked,
"Shanks, are we heading to the Sword Demon Pirates' territory next?"
Shanks was about to answer when a Den Den Mushi began to ring.
He stopped mid-sentence and fumbled around on his person.
Then he pulled out an unusually shaped Den Den Mushi.
The moment he saw which Den Den Mushi was ringing, his relaxed expression turned grave.
"Well, uh, I've got a call to take."
Shanks climbed to his feet and spoke with casual nonchalance.
Everyone was used to their captain occasionally taking mysterious calls, so no one found it strange.
Shanks went into the cabin and answered.
"Hello, hello. It's me."
Then, after hearing what the other side had to say, his expression changed immediately.
"What did you say?"
"Exactly what you heard. And you're not allowed to go rescue him!"
"How