Chapter 222

This man was not a weakling to be trampled upon, but a strong man who could stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

Kaido's chest heaved violently, but the anger on his face gradually dissipated.

"Ha--"

The dragon-man floating in the sky slowly exhaled.

After a long silence, Kaido finally spoke, "This time, I'm the one who's wronged."

Kaido is usually unreasonable, but he has no choice but to talk to the man in front of him.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Naito burst into laughter, a rare occurrence for him.

Well, that's why it's called the ultimate technique.

Even a man like Kaido will back down when faced with a threat of sufficient magnitude.

"..."

Kaido gritted his teeth so hard they were about to break, and the wounds in his mouth started bleeding again from the force of his grip.

The man glared at Naito fiercely, then turned to leave.

What's the point of staying? To admire that bastard World's smug face?

"A verbal apology is hardly sincere."

Naito called out to his retreating figure with great interest, "At least send me a batch of Seastone."

Kaido glanced back at Naito, "You just wait."

Then, he transformed into a blue dragon and rode away.

This should mean "agree," right? You can't say anything harsh in this context.

Naito watched his departing figure silently, thinking that this could be considered a reconciliation.

However, you have to break off relations first, Kaido, so don't accuse me of being treacherous later.

In any case, the crisis caused by Kaido's sudden attack has come to an end.

On the navy's side.

The World Government was completely unaware of Naito's battle with Kaido.

After switching back to his main account, Naito casually waited with the others for World and his gang to appear.

However, instead of news about World and his group, they received another piece of news.

"Golden Lion?"

Kizaru flipped through the newspaper with interest. "What's this guy doing here now?"

"Mass conscription?"

Chapter 151 Public Recruitment! Let's Pick the Peaches! A Storm is Brewing

"Conscription?"

On the deck of the massive warship, everyone's attention was immediately drawn to Kizaru.

Gion, Gion was quietly polishing her beloved sword, couldn't help but turn around in surprise, "What do you mean by 'Golden Lion is conscripting soldiers'?"

"Oh, it's what the newspaper said."

Kizaru, lounging leisurely in his deck chair, adjusted his sunglasses and held up the newspaper in his hand. "That Golden Lion guy placed a recruitment notice in the newspaper."

"Although that's not the exact wording, that's probably the gist of it, right?"

"Huh?"

Binz stopped exercising, his tone filled with surprise and astonishment, "A pirate is recruiting too?"

"They probably don't have enough power right now, so they want to expand their influence."

Kizaru said slowly, "Of course, they're not recruiting ordinary soldiers. That guy Golden Lion invited pirates from the New World to join his crew in the newspaper, saying he'd lead them to the pinnacle of the seas."

"Is this even acceptable?"

Binz couldn't help but click his tongue, "Leading pirates to the pinnacle of the seas, what kind of nonsense is that? Will any pirates actually join his crew because of this? It's just empty promises and wishful thinking!"

"That's hard to say."

Kizaru's smile was meaningful, and his tone was as slow as ever, "In the previous era, when Golden Lion was at the height of his power, countless pirates dreamed of joining his crew."

Even in this era, Shiki the Golden Lion is a legendary pirate.

"That's true."

Ain nodded in deep agreement, "Golden Lion was once considered a great pirate on par with Whitebeard and Roger. Just for that alone, countless pirates would admire him."

In the world of One Piece, reputation may seem meaningless, but it can be incredibly useful.

In the original work, the fake Straw Hat Pirates recruited a large number of subordinates simply by leveraging Luffy's fame, including many pirates with considerable strength.

If Luffy bounty was only 400 million at the time, was already like this, then the influence of the legendary pirate Shiki the Golden Lion is self-evident.

"Wouldn't that be very troublesome?"

Binz grinned, "That Golden Lion is already terrifying enough. If he recruits another group of pirates, it'll be far too dangerous!"

"World and his gang haven't even calmed down yet, and the Golden Lion has already jumped out again! This sea has too many disasters!"

And it just so happens to be at this very moment when we are delving into the New World!

Can we go back?

It feels like a bunch of unexpected situations are hindering our return journey.

Naito,

Vice Admiral Gion looked at Naito, who was silently throwing punches at the large Tekkai, and asked, "What do you think?"

"I don't care."

Naito showed no reaction on his face.

"Doesn't matter?"

Binz said in surprise, "This is a major event that will undoubtedly affect the New World order, and you're saying it doesn't matter?"

"Well, Naito probably meant..."

Kizaru said with a smile, "How to handle this matter is not up to us. We just need to obediently carry out the decision made by headquarters."

Naito gave Kizaru a thumbs-up.

"Hahaha!"

Kizaru burst into laughter.

However, that Golden Lion guy really has some ingenious ideas.

The navy hasn't even started a major recruitment drive yet, but that guy has already started.

No, in the original movie, Golden Lion did indeed gather a group of pirates for a grand event, but the Straw Hat Straw Hat Pirates easily wiped them out. It just goes to show how valuable Luffy's movie was.

This matter originally had nothing to do with Naito; let Golden Lion do whatever he wants.

Until.

"Um?"

Kizaru, still reading the newspaper, was somewhat taken aback. "This is really interesting. Golden Lion has chosen this sea area as the meeting place."

"Right in this area?"

Gion paused for a moment, then her eyes widened. "Doesn't that mean it's inside World's territory?"

"Oh?"

Naito raised an eyebrow slightly.

What is that Golden Lion guy trying to do?

Provocation or a test?

"Is that so!"

Binz immediately got excited, "World and the Golden Lion fight?!"

"Very likely!"

Gion said, "No matter how you look at it, there's no way World could accept the Golden Lion gathering such a powerful force within his territory, right?"

Indeed.

Naito wholeheartedly agreed.

Although they are allies with the Golden Lion, they cannot allow him to act recklessly.

Tsk, why do both allies seem to want to cause trouble?

How can we defeat Imu, even with these insects around?

"That,"

Ain tentatively asked, "Should we go over there?"

A moment of silence fell over the deck.

Everyone fell into deep thought.

Only Naito calmly said, "Headquarters should be calling soon."

Almost simultaneously, at the Marine Headquarters.

"Is that Golden Lion guy starting again?"

Sengoku felt a headache coming on. "Didn't we learn our lesson from Naito and the others last time?"

"It's because they suffered losses at the hands of Naito and his group that they want to expand their forces."

Sitting on the sofa opposite his desk, Vice Admiral Tsuru, the Chief of Marine Headquarters, said calmly with his arms crossed, "On the other hand, he was probably also provoked by World's actions."

"During the era when the Golden Lion was active, the unremarkable World had already become a dominant force in a corner of the New World, and the Golden Lion naturally wouldn't be content with that."

"But why would the Golden Lion deliberately provoke World?"

Sengoku said, somewhat puzzled, "His strength should be far inferior to what it was back then, yet World easily dealt with Ochoku! He was just asking for trouble!"

Who knows?

Vice Admiral Tsuru shook his head. "What we should be considering now is whether the Affiliated Nation in that sea area will be affected should these two groups go to war."

"..."

Sengoku nodded slightly.

World and his gang alone had already put the Affiliated Nation in that sea area on edge, and now with the Golden Lion added to the mix, tsk.