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Holy Land, Mary Geoise
Room of Authority
The Five Elders convened again.
"Whitebeard, Red Hair, and The Destroyer!"
"I didn't expect the three forces to meet."
"Fortunately, Red Hair isn't an ambitious schemer like The Destroyer, attempting to control the world."
"Let's hold our ground for now!"
"The most important matter right now is the successor to the Warlords."
"First the Pirate Empress, and now even Crocodile has been defeated. If another Warlord falls, the balance of the three great powers will completely collapse."
The Five Elders' expressions were grim.
The Warlords are an important force to restrain the Yonko, but two consecutive Warlords falling has undoubtedly cast doubt on the Warlord system.
Without their power, the existence of the Warlords would be unnecessary.
Now that the Beast Pirates continues to grow stronger, the existence of the Warlords is even more crucial. There can be no more mistakes.
"And Straw Hat, who defeated Crocodile!"
"A Gum-Gum Fruit user."
In another conference room in the Holy Land
A special meeting was also being held.
Bartholomew Kuma, Doflamingo.
And Hawkeye!
Three Warlords were present!
On the Marines side, Fleet Admiral Sengoku presided over the meeting, the content of which was also to select candidates for the Warlords.
An uninvited guest arrived.
The ability to silently infiltrate the Holy Land and reach the conference room surprised all the big figures present.
Tsuru recognized the person at a glance.
"You're Laffitte, aren't you!"
"To think someone knows my name, I'm truly flattered!"
Laffitte adjusted his hat brim.
"Gentlemen, I'm here to recommend a candidate for the Warlords, who is our Captain."
"Blackbeard Teach!"
Over at Hachinosu
"It's Red Hair!"
"What is that guy doing here?"
"Didn't he leave the New World?"
The arrival of the Red Hair Pirates caused a slight panic. Even though Red Hair had lost his Yonko title, no one dared to underestimate Red Hair.
His crew was already an elite team.
"Gyagagaga!"
"Kababababa!"
Loud laughter came.
The pirates stared at the two towering Giants on Red Hair's ship, their eyes wide with disbelief, cold sweat dripping.
"Hey, are those two perhaps?!"
"No mistake!"
"Giant Warrior Pirates leaders, Blue Ogre Dorry and Red Ogre Brogy!"
"They're still alive!"
A hundred years ago, the Giant Warrior Pirates roamed the world, earning a formidable reputation, and their two captains were the two Giants on the ship.
They boarded Red Hair's ship!
Daichi glanced at the Red Hair Pirates.
They finally arrived.
Returning to the New World at this time, there's only one possibility: to find Whitebeard, and the recent banquet is the only opportunity.
"Welcome Captain Red Hair!"
The Red Hair Pirates had a steady demeanor and rarely clashed with other forces, so the captains did not show too much hostility.
Red Hair boarded the ship alone.
"Bang!"
The ship's railing cracked!
Every step he took seemed to be accompanied by an invisible impact!
Marco shouted a reminder.
"All the youngsters, get behind!"
"Huh? Why?"
Before the pirates could understand, they foamed at the mouth and fainted. Wherever Red Hair passed, no one around could remain conscious.
"What terrifying Haki!"
The captains' expressions were extremely solemn.
In front of Red Hair, if one was not mentally prepared, they would faint. His Haki was completely comparable to Whitebeard's when he was young.
In this era, no one could match it!
Marco angrily rebuked.
"Red Hair, are you here to cause trouble?"
"Yo, Marco, congratulations on having a child!"
Shanks greeted him with a laugh.
"I'm here to congratulate you!"
"Stop lying!"
Marco snorted coldly.
Any fool could tell that Red Hair was here to see Whitebeard.
Marco looked at Whitebeard.
"Pops, should we?"
"Gurararara, it seems he's not here to fight me, so let the three of us have some time alone!"
Three people.
And Daichi!
Daichi looked up at Red Hair and snorted.
"Your Haki has gotten much stronger."
"It's you, long time no see!"
Shanks greeted him with a smile, without any surprise or the awkwardness of having been enemies, as if facing a regular friend.
"It seems I arrived a step late."
"Not late, we just started drinking."
Daichi scoffed.
He clearly timed his arrival, but could not be earlier than Daichi, after all, his ship was at Hachinosu.
"Whitebeard, I have something to discuss with you."
Shanks also brought alcohol, poured himself a large bowl, and poured Daichi a large bowl, then threw the rest to Whitebeard, "You two, try the sake from my homeland!"
"Doesn't look like much."
Daichi and Whitebeard looked slightly disdainful, each taking a gulp.
"It's alright."
"Average."
Quite ordinary evaluations.
Daichi spoke truthfully. The alcohol Red Hair brought was only decent, definitely much worse than the alcohol he brought.
The alcohol he brought was carefully selected. That pot alone could sell for 5 million Berry, absolutely top-tier alcohol.
Shanks looked a little embarrassed.
"Gurararara~~~"
Whitebeard changed the subject.
"Time flies so fast, back then you were just a cabin boy on Roger's ship..."
They chatted about old times for a while.
Whitebeard proactively asked, "How did a man like you lose an arm in the East Blue? What kind of enemy took it from you?"
"Well..."
Shanks grabbed his empty sleeve.
"I bet it on the New Era!"
"Interesting!"
Daichi grinned.
"Red Hair, for me, the period of my existence is the New Era. I'm curious, what does the New Era mean to you?"
Shanks looked at Daichi.
For him, the New Era was the appearance of the person his Captain was waiting for, and that person would inevitably bring change to the world.
He also firmly believed this.
And he believed that person was Luffy.
But he could not tell Daichi these things, otherwise, with Daichi's ruthlessness, he might very well nip Luffy in the bud during his growth.
"The day the world welcomes change!"
"Jiehahahaha, indeed!"
Daichi laughed loudly.
A very smooth answer, which meant he said nothing.
But he really could not understand why he would bet on a fool. How could Luffy, with his meager political acumen, change the world? Even if he could truly defeat the World Government, what then?
Could he truly change the world?
Or would it be like the Ninja World, where Boruto: Naruto Next Generations would play out a decade or so later, and in the end, the world would still be the same, without any changes?
Shanks did not want to get too entangled with Daichi and turned to Whitebeard to explain his purpose: "I'm here for Blackbeard Teach!"
"Whitebeard, I've been through countless battles, and now only the scar on my eye aches faintly. That wound was caused by your subordinate, Blackbeard Teach!"
"Teach is very strong—"
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Whitebeard interrupted Red Hair.
"I've already discussed Teach's problem with Daichi. Just tell me directly, what do you want me to do?"
Shanks was silent for a few seconds.
"Call Ace back!"
"Gurararara, that's laughable!"
Whitebeard laughed in extreme anger, downing his drink and smashing the sake bottle next to Red Hair. "You snot-nosed brat still don't see things as clearly as Daichi. If you want to tell me what to do, wait another hundred years!"
Shanks was silent, grabbing his sake bowl and chugging it.
After drinking it all.
Shanks drew his sword.
Whitebeard pulled out his blade.
"This era will become uncontrollable!"
"So what? I am Whitebeard!"
"Clang!"
Blades clashed, and strong winds howled.
The sky... split open again!
Daichi watched the two clashing blades, calmly sipping his drink.
Composed.
Standard procedure, no need to worry.
"Crack!"
His sake bowl cracked, spilling sake all over him.
Daichi's eyes darkened. He silently stood up, drew his sword, and charged forward.
"I'll cut you two old guys down!"