The Four Emperors meet! Shanks: Roy is too dangerous. We must never let him enter the New World

While everyone remained unaware, King the Conflagration, one of the Beasts Pirates' All-Stars,

had secretly rendezvoused with Katakuri, the leader of the Big Mom Pirates' Four Sweet Commanders, each bringing their own men.

The two sides were not at odds. They were merely discussing something.

But what they discussed was destined to remain unknown.

Elsewhere, the Whitebeard Pirates had actually crossed paths with the Red Hair Pirates, the crew of the youngest of the Four Emperors.

Somewhere at sea, two pirate ships... the Moby Dick and the Red Force slowly drew alongside each other.

Even more astonishingly, Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, boarded the Moby Dick alone, carrying nothing but a large jug of wine.

The sight put the pirates on Whitebeard's side on edge.

"Hey, hey, hey, what exactly does the youngest of the Four Emperors want, coming aboard our ship?"

"Don't panic. He's probably here to discuss Roy and his people. As long as he doesn't cause trouble, we don't need to bother with him."

"Of course, if he dares make a move, I don't care if he's the youngest Emperor. Cut him down!"

Compared to Roy and the others, Red-Haired Shanks had seemed more like a true darling of the seas over the years.

In just over a decade, he had risen forcefully beneath the might of the three Four Emperors and become one of the New World's Four Emperors himself.

Even the Whitebeard Pirates had to admire such a journey.

After all, becoming one of the Four Emperors was far too difficult.

One either had to sweep aside everything or survive endless challenges and hold on to one's domain.

Crack!

Just as the Whitebeard Pirates were talking, a tremendous presence suddenly swept over them.

Cracks began appearing across much of the ship's deck, the