"Those two are terrifying. What exactly happened between them? Newgate wasn't some kind of jerk, was he?"
Shane knew nothing about their past. After all, there were so many rumors about great pirates that no one could tell truth from fiction.
"Those two, uh, first she depended on him, then she wanted to do research and experiments, and after that, who knows."
Kaido was completely lost. He had only been an apprentice crew member, thinking about getting stronger all day. How could he have had time to worry about romance?
"Who knows? But with Newgate showing up here, could he be participating in the Pirate Expo too? Two Devil Fruits shouldn't be enough to stir up this frenzy."
Captain John took a sip of strong liquor from the North Blue.
He seemed to suddenly remember something.
One of Golden Lion's islands flying away earlier had been rather intriguing in itself.
And now they had run into Whitebeard's Moby Dick.
The outside world claimed the two were mortal enemies, but back in the Rocks Pirates, no two people had been closer.
Calling them inseparable friends might have been going too far, but they were certainly men who could fight back-to-back and trust each other.
One could say that they still embodied a little of a pirate's code.
Most pirates killed without blinking and had long since lost any trace of a conscience.
"Shiki must have fought Newgate, right? Looks like we have another good show coming."
No sooner had Captain John finished speaking than he toppled headfirst to the ground and fell fast asleep.
"This guy sleeps so well. I'm jealous!"
Shane truly wished he could sleep soundly every day.
Now, even when he wasn't training, he could only rest with his eyes closed at night. He couldn't fall asleep at