" Kid Kidd, we've arrived. Should we force our way through the Strait of God or take the underwater passage through Fish-Man Island?"
On the Sabaody Archipelago, in a small restaurant, the members of the Kid Pirates are gathered, discussing how to enter the New World.
Uya razed the former Holy Land Mary Geoise to the ground and also pierced through the entire Red Line. The strait that remained, connecting the first and second halves of the Grand Line, was called the Strait of God.
The Strait of God is vast. Even though the New World Government has deployed a large number of troops to guard it, and the Navy also has some forces to suppress Strait of God, there are still daring pirates who try to force their way through.
They are often discovered only halfway through their journey, but out of ten ships, a few manage to force their way through, after all, the Strait of God is far too vast.
"Of course, it's the Strait of God."
Kid took a sip of his drink, slammed the flask down on the table, wiped his mouth, chuckled, and gleamed with a strange light in his eyes.
"With such a major incident, the Navy will definitely have to withdraw all its forces. The Strait of God was never a dead end to begin with, and after the Navy withdraws its troops, it will become nothing more than their backyard."
"But... I really want to see what the next battle will be like."
Kid spoke, the strange light in his eyes gradually turned into a thrilling and terrifying excitement. Apart from Killer, who remained unchanged, the other pirates beside him couldn't help but tremble with fear.
"Captain Kid, do you mean Whitebeard will fight the Marine Headquarters?"
Who knows?
Kid chuckled and remained silent.
Just then, an unhappy voice came over.
" Eustass Kid? You also want to cross the Strait of God..."
Looking in the direction from which the sound came, one could see another group of strangely dressed pirates occupying the other side of the tavern. It was none other than Scratchmen Apoo and his pirate crew.
"What's wrong with you?!"
Kid's expression suddenly turned cold, and he stood up abruptly.
Tensions were high between the two sides, and a battle seemed imminent. For these rookie pirates who had just conquered the first half of the Grand Line and arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, it was a time when they were fearless and undaunted.
boom!!
Chaos erupted inside the tavern instantly. Apoo's figure flew out of the tavern, performed a graceful flip in mid-air, and landed steadily. Kid followed immediately afterward.
Although the Sabaody Archipelago is no longer the Celestial Dragons ' backyard, the Navy still maintains a strong presence there due to its extremely important geographical location.
Although they began to tighten their defenses because they had to face Whitebeard, the area was too close to Marine Headquarters, and the Marines could arrive in an instant. Therefore, the crews of both sides were urging their captains not to fight here.
And this was during the stalemate Kid and Apoo.
Meanwhile, the Mad Monk Urouge, who appeared out of nowhere, was fighting Killer, a combatant from the Kid Pirates, when he was intercepted by the Navy's defector Rear Admiral, now one of the Supernova, Red Flag X Drake.
"If you want to cause trouble, go cause trouble in the New World. I don't think any of you here would want to back down in the Strait of God and go around to Fish-Man Island."
Drake calmly surveyed the battlefield and said, "Let's get past the Strait of God first!"
"I'm really enjoying the show, Drake."
Another voice came from nearby, where Trafalgar Law was sitting, watching with interest and a smile on his face.
" The Strait of God isn't that difficult... Compared to that, I'm more interested in the formation of the Strait of God. Is that guy named Uya really a god?"
On another street.
A group of people, dressed in various ways, including men and women, were walking down the street when the leader suddenly stopped, and everyone else stopped as well.
This group of people was none other than Straw Hat Luffy and his crew.
Luffy stopped, and everyone else naturally stopped as well. The reason Luffy stopped was because of a newspaper that suddenly floated by and he caught it.
"..."
Looking at the newspaper, Luffy remained unusually silent.
Zoro, Sanji, and the others couldn't help but look over. After seeing the contents of the newspaper, their pupils suddenly contracted, and their expressions tightened abruptly.
"Unbelievable..."
"This is a huge problem!"
The newspaper headline read, " Fire Fist Ace is about to be publicly executed!"
Whoosh!
Luffy casually tossed the newspaper aside, and it rustled away in the wind, flying into the distance.
The next moment, Luffy withdrew the hand that had thrown away the newspaper and gently pressed down the straw hat on his head.
Luffy.
" Luffy!"
Everyone around looked over, their expressions showing worry and tension.
"Sorry to bother everyone, it seems we need to set off immediately..." Luffy, pressing down on his straw hat, looked up, about to continue speaking, when he was interrupted by a voice.
"No need to say anything, Luffy."
Sanji took a drag of his cigarette, tossed the butt to the ground, and said calmly, "Everyone here understands what you mean."
Zoro chuckled, showing no fear whatsoever, but rather a hint of excitement. Usopp was a little scared, but after being glared at by Sanji, he immediately pretended not to be afraid.
"Well."
Seeing Nami sighed helplessly and covered her forehead.
It's impossible to change Luffy's mind, and besides, no one wants to avoid this situation. Since they're not going to avoid it, they have no choice but to face it.
On another street.
Hawkins, one of the Supernova, is standing still, holding a stack of strange cards.
"According to my fortune, you will meet a very important person today."
Suddenly, Hawkins raised his head, a glint in his eyes, and spoke in a deep voice, seemingly surprised himself.
Such is my fate, it must be predetermined, but... what kind of important figures will I encounter in the Sabaody Archipelago?
Navy... Admiral?!
impossible!
At this time, the admirals were already on high alert at the Marine Headquarters, so it was impossible for them to make a special trip to the Sabaody Archipelago just because of these new recruits.
Who could it be?
Not only Hawkins, but also the crew members following Hawkins exchanged glances upon hearing Hawkins words, each showing a hint of nervousness.
Hawkins's fortune-telling is almost never wrong. Since he said that someone would meet a great person, then they definitely would. Naturally, this made everyone's hearts jump, and they nervously looked around.
Hawkins didn't look up, but stared at the cards in front of him, lost in thought.
Just as Hawkins was pondering and preparing to calculate whether he would face any danger or bloodshed today, some of the crew members behind him suddenly jolted, their eyes widening as if they had witnessed something almost unbelievable.