On such short notice, the only people Sengoku could deploy were the Three Admirals. Anyone else would be far too vulnerable against an Emperor's pirate crew.
After some thought, Sengoku also called the World Government to inform them of the matter.
The World Government clearly attached great importance to the Pirate King's offspring, even more than the Marines did. The Marines wanted to end the Pirate King's bloodline only out of their sense of justice and desire to maintain peace at sea, but the Five Elders had their own considerations.
Then, when they heard that Whitebeard would also be coming, they were immediately alarmed. Ace was practically in their grasp-were they going to lose him just like that? No! They absolutely would not allow it!
So they directly dispatched several powerful fighters hidden within CP0. Together, these fighters could defeat an Admiral! This was also one of the most active shows of support the Five Elders had ever given the Marines...
A day passed in a flash. The weather in Water 7 was quite nice that day, with clear, sunny skies.
The island's residents began another day's work as usual, and the fine weather could not help but lift their spirits.
Just then, however, a whale-shaped ship slowly approached the quiet, peaceful island.
Slowly, the whale ship drew closer and closer, until it could be seen from the shore.
Blackbeard could not have been more familiar with this ship. He had lived aboard it for twenty years and suppressed himself for twenty years. Not long ago, he had even killed someone on this very ship and stolen a fruit, and its owner was the person he currently feared most.
Yes, although Su Yu had frightened him earlier, and reason told Blackbeard that Su Yu was stronger than Whitebeard, the person