The times had changed!
"Golden Lion" Shiki!
"Demon Heir" Bullet!
"Lord of the Five Peaks" Ochoku!
"World Destroyer" Byrnndi World and others.
After Whitebeard's death, old veterans who had been active twenty years ago emerged one after another, each more outrageously arrogant than the last.
The rookies of the Worst Generation could not be underestimated either.
If Golden Lion could take over Hachinosu, the Flying Pirates' prestige would soar, and his position among the Four Emperors would be secure.
But the same would hold true for any of the other silver medalists.
Everyone coveted Hachinosu!
Now that Hachinosu was in the Beasts Pirates' hands, none of the various powers dared act rashly, however much they coveted it.
Had it been the old Beasts Pirates, the silver medalists would probably have made their move long ago. But the Beasts Pirates were different now-they had the Hoenn Government behind them!
That terrifying organization dared confront even the World Government head-on, and its deterrent power had already surpassed that of the Beasts Pirates.
Especially Hoenn's supreme commander, Good!
Just yesterday, the World Government had issued a new bounty.
"God of the Earth" Good, bounty: 5.12 billion Beli!
It surpassed Whitebeard's 5.046 billion and ranked second in pirate history, behind only Pirate King Roger's 5.5648 billion!
Kaido took a swig of liquor, his gaze straying to Good's wanted poster on the table. The glaring figure of 5.1 billion made him uncomfortable all over.
A hundred million higher than his own bounty!
At their level, a difference of a few hundred million in bounty meant little. A higher bounty only meant someone posed a greater threat to the World Government.
But he was the captain!
How could the captain's bounty be lower than a crewmate's?
Besides, he was not giving Shiki the cold shoulder. He