Among the three Emperors currently in the New World, even Kaido and Big Mom had little to say.
Both of them had sensed that the seas were undergoing drastic changes.
The slightest misstep could trigger an upheaval comparable to the decisive battle at God Valley all those years ago.
So, besides having King the Conflagration, one of the Beasts Pirates' All-Stars, speak with Katakuri, one of the Big Mom Pirates' Four Sweet Commanders, the two also spoke over the phone themselves.
"Hey, Linlin, how have you been? Don't tell me the coming age of turmoil has scared you senseless? Of course, if you beg me, I might save you."
"Kaido, you little bastard, don't get too full of yourself! You were just an apprentice on the ship back then. What right do you have to make me beg? Besides, you still owe me a huge favor!"
But neither of these two proud people, unwilling to bow their heads, would take the initiative to form an alliance.
They couldn't swallow their pride.
Still, given their relationship as card-playing friends, they would certainly act if a life-or-death crisis truly came.
Apart from Kaido and Big Mom, Whitebeard remained calm.
Naturally, he had heard the talk in the New World. He simply didn't care.
Whether it was the World's Strongest Man or the foremost of the New World's Four Emperors, he had heard such titles for decades.
He also knew that he carried old injuries and had long since passed his prime.
Now, his greatest dream was simply to spend his remaining years in peace.
As for Roy, currently the most talked-about person on the seas, as long as he didn't provoke the Whitebeard Pirates, they wouldn't act to suppress him.
But while Whitebeard himself didn't care, the members of the other divisions