A few years ago, I visited the territory of Straw Hat Luffy, one of the Four Emperors. His territory was neither big nor small, but it was the smallest among the Four Emperors.
However, his territory also includes more than a dozen countries and dozens of islands with towns. These countries and towns do not need to pay tribute to the Heavenly Tribute or offer sacrifices to the Straw Hat Pirates!
Providing them with food only occasionally is a trivial matter for a country and town, and the people in those countries and towns greatly respect the Straw Hat Pirates!
Kizaru didn't state his opinion directly, but simply presented a fact.
Although Kizaru is like a machine that follows orders, he is also a person of flesh and blood, a person with thoughts and emotions. He also has friends he respects, even though his friends have different positions and make different choices!
His sense of justice is wavering and ambiguous; he has his own definition of justice!
Like Fujitora, he admired Straw Hat Luffy, but while Fujitora made it very obvious, he chose to keep it to himself, only revealing his goodwill unintentionally!
"I see!"
Akainu understood Kizaru's meaning and knew that Kizaru was on his side. Fujitora was irrelevant; he was definitely on the side of justice. As for Ryokugyu, he was clearly not of one mind. Akainu knew what choice he had to make!
" Ace! Your brother's in the spotlight again, just like before. But he's the Pirate King now, so this treatment is normal. Be careful from now on; do you see those greedy eyes?"
Marco looked on with a sigh, recalling the Battle of Marineford back then. Luffy was just a nobody who didn't even Haki. Thrown into a battlefield of tens of thousands of people, he would have been insignificant.
But Luffy managed to attract everyone's attention, even his Pops Whitebeard admired him greatly!
It's no wonder he's achieved so much now; his Pops's insight is as sharp as ever!
Blackbeard, who also attracted attention back then but was not recognized by his Pops, has long since become history!
" Luffy has always been like this; his personal charm is too strong. I have always firmly believed that he can become the Pirate King!"
However, his arrival is probably the signal for war. Once the fighting starts, ignore everyone except those from the World Government World Government. Just stop anyone trying to cause trouble!
Ace's perspective has changed drastically. He doesn't even consider ordinary pirates a threat. Only powerful figures like the Four Emperors deserve his attention, but even then, it's just a glance!
He had already set his sights on those immortal God's Knights that Luffy had mentioned; only these people could ignite his desire to fight!
"Mr. Dragon! Luffy and the others have arrived. What should we do here?"
Sabo and Ace had similar thoughts; they knew that Luffy was practically the countdown to the start of the great battle.
However, the people here are a mixed bag, and once the fight breaks out, it will inevitably be very chaotic. There will definitely be many people who will attack Luffy's pirate crew for the One Piece. Sabo wants to know what their strategic goal is!
"Our targets have always been the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, so in the meantime, you and I only need to keep an eye on the Five Elders and the Holy Knights."
As for the others and the Seraphim, their main task is to protect Luffy and his crew, and prevent them from being ambushed and injured!
Dragon isn't worried about Luffy's safety right now. He knows Luffy is very strong now and probably no weaker than him, so he doesn't need any special care from him.
However, not all of Luffy's crew members are very strong; some of them still need to be taken care of. Among the pirates present, there are quite a few powerful individuals!
Even if these people are no match for the Four Emperors Four Emperors, or even their subordinates, we still need to be prepared for the worst. Kuma and Seraphim more than capable of handling this!
" Straw Hat Boy! You've finally arrived? This time, I'll bury you all here!"
Upon seeing the Straw Hat Pirates arrive, Shamrock immediately transformed Cerberus back into a blade and sheathed it, preparing for the upcoming battle!
The Holy Knights and the Straw Hat Pirates have clashed many times, but because the Holy Knights have never deployed their full force, they haven't gained much of an advantage over the Straw Hat Pirates.
With the entire Holy Knights assembled, Shamrock is confident he can wipe out the Straw Hat Pirates!
Shamrock's idea was indeed correct; Straw Hat Luffy alone could hold him off, and if he weren't there, holding off two or three God's Knights wouldn't be a big problem either.
Former Marine Admiral Aokiji could easily hold off one God's Knights; if he had someone of similar ability to assist him, the two of them could easily hold off three God's Knights.
Pirate Hunter Zoro is someone who can work well with Aokiji; even if Zoro goes alone, he can easily hold off an enemy.
With Sanji and Jinbe working together, stopping one of them wouldn't be a problem.
Another one is Nami from Child of Weather With You, who grows incredibly fast. Every so often, she becomes much stronger, and later on, she can even control the actions of two God's Knights all by herself!
With just a few of them, they could stop half of the God's Knights, but that's pretty much the Straw Hat Pirates ' limit!
However, the Holy Knights weren't as free as one might imagine. If this mission hadn't been exceptionally special, the Holy Knights wouldn't have been able to gather, which is why the Straw Hat Pirates had managed to escape several times before. But this time was different!
However, Shamrock was oversimplifying things. This wasn't just a battle between their Holy Knights and the Straw Hat Pirates; other forces were bound to get involved!
For example, the three Five Elders who stand on the side of the Holy Knights, as well as the pirates who want to seize the One Piece, are all aids from the Holy Knights!
Of course, the Straw Hat Pirates is not alone. First of all, the Revolutionary Army and the Cross Guild are on their side, as are Kaido and Big Mom, two former Four Emperors, and some pirates who hate the World Government!
This is also a force to be reckoned with. As for the navy? It will most likely split into two factions.
Therefore, this battle is far more complex than the Paramount War, and even less so than the God Valley War. This great battle is destined to usher in a new era, regardless of who wins or loses!
" Straw Hat Boy! You've finally arrived! Did you really get the One Piece? Damn it! You got all the limelight again!"
Cavendish, the captain of the Beautiful Pirates and also the captain of the first ship of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, was with all the other members of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet at this moment.
They came to support the Straw Hat Pirates, so they were cautious and stayed at the very back of all the pirate crews, which is why the Holy Knights ' massacre didn't happen to them.
Upon seeing Luffy arrive, Cavendish didn't know whether to feel relieved or even more worried!
"Captain! It seems everything back then was fate's arrangement. We're now crew members of the Pirate King!"
" The Beheader!" Suleiman exclaimed excitedly. He was the second strongest man on the Cavendish ship, and usually had a stern face, looking very serious.
But now, excitement was also showing on his face. Those were the crew members of the Pirate King! How many were there in the entire ocean?
For him, whether it's Straw Hat Luffy or Cavendish becoming the Pirate King, he will always be a member of the Pirate King's crew!
So he was Cavendish. Although Cavendish had long since resigned himself to his fate, he still felt a little resentful, which could be heard from his tone!