"This Expo will be held in a month. The winner will get both Devil Fruits all to themselves."
"Any powerhouse looking to strengthen their Pirate Crew will definitely attend. Even following an Eternal Pose from here, it'll take at least twenty days."
"Basically, by the time we arrive, the Pirate Expo will be starting."
John tilted his head back and drank his wine.
"I imagine the others will get the news at different times and set out from different directions. Once everyone gathers, a huge battle is inevitable."
"More than who organized this banquet, I want to know their purpose. Maybe the greatest treasure lies behind those Devil Fruits!"
Hearing what John said,
Shane felt something stir as well. So far, the Dragon Emperor Pirates seemed to be the only major Pirate Crew that hadn't received an invitation.
Yet he had an intuition that something was drawing him there.
Ever since he entered the New World, the Marines' pursuit and blockades had vanished, along with the pressure from the Five Elders.
Had the Celestial Dragons really swallowed that insult?
The only people capable of setting a trap at a time like this were the Celestial Dragons' elite.
But Shane knew their strength. Unless the Holy Knights acted, how could anyone else have the strength left to contend with the Dragon Emperor Pirates as they were now?
Could it really be those butchers among the Celestial Dragons?
"Just as I thought. They've been setting things up since I left Fish-Man Island, collecting Devil Fruits from around the world to hold the Expo!"
"They didn't invite me because they knew there was no way I wouldn't go."
"A bunch of scum. This time, I'll scatter your ashes too!"
Shane wanted to see who would make a move this time.
It would be