Thump, thump.
Heavy footsteps, a burly figure clutching Cong Yun Cut, slowly ascended the gangplank, step by step, onto the deck.
"Pops, your treatment hasn't even finished, and you're already causing trouble again!"
A yellow pineapple-haired figure followed behind, voicing a displeased accusation.
"Whitebeard, is it?"
"As unreasonable as ever, unleashing his aura on our ship!"
First Mate Beckman felt his body being oppressed by the aura; he frowned, barely able to remain unaffected.
But the weaker crew members were all sprawled about, struggling even to stand up.
"Red Hair Pirates, Whitebeard Pirates!"
Two Pirate crews, reigning as kings in the New World, appeared simultaneously in the East Blue.
"It's not surprising; after all, no one can refuse the Reincarnation Game."
"Quickly, spread the word, hurry!"
Morgans roared at the flying albatrosses.
Two of the Four Emperors had arrived, and Navy Headquarters, excluding Fleet Admiral Sengoku, had all its members participating.
This grand spectacle was no less significant than when the Rocks Pirates attacked God Valley.
If he missed reporting this, he wouldn't encounter such an event again for decades.
"Seriously, another stubborn old man."
There was no tense, sword-drawn atmosphere as imagined.
Shanks looked at his crew with a hint of resentment, feeling that he had very little authority as a captain. He stood up and retrieved two more jars of fine wine.
Bang.
Whitebeard, like Garp, sat on the deck.
Their gazes met.
Garp's aura surged, colliding with Whitebeard's.
Around them, waves surged, and even the sky split open with a fissure.
"You two, give me some face, have a drink first."
Red Hair rubbed his hair, looking utterly speechless.
He should have gone aboard a Navy warship or Whitebeard's ship; these two old scoundrels were somewhat scaring the Red Force.
"So that's it, is this the power obtained in the Reincarnation Game?"
Whitebeard reined in his aura, picked up the wine jar, and drank it all in one gulp.
Garp, on the other hand, pulled out the senbei he carried with him, threw it into his mouth, and said, "You are no longer the World's Strongest Man."
"Hahahahahahaha..."
Whitebeard burst into laughter and said, "Are you talking about the Revolutionary Army Leader?"
He didn't care about the belittling in Garp's words and nodded, "Indeed, that last move, the ability called 'Word Spirit,' even I couldn't withstand it!"
Just through the Den Den Mushi, the aura of that high-level world had already made him tremble.
The Quake-Quake Fruit developed to its limit, and his Haki abilities, which allowed him to dominate the entire Pirate World, yet this was the first time he felt such a hair-raising power.
Garp didn't forget his identity as a Navy Hero and asked, "So, are you also here for the Reincarnation Game?"
"At first, my children dragged me to the East Blue, wanting to cure my illness."
Whitebeard tilted his head, guzzling wine, laughing heartily, and said, "I also thought about recuperating so I could spend more time with my children."
"Abandoned by the new era, I don't possess the same powerful spirit as the Revolutionary Army Leader."
Undoubtedly, Whitebeard, who could be called the World's Strongest Man, was incredibly powerful.
However, the injuries sustained in his youth, as he aged, turned into chronic ailments, constantly tormenting this World's Strongest Man.
"And now?"
Garp didn't speak, but the constantly vibrating Den Den Mushi, which he reluctantly answered, relayed a voice from Navy Headquarters.
"Hahahahahahaha... Is that Sengoku?"
"Still the same as before, always wanting to gather intelligence and play schemes."
Sengoku's cold voice rang out, "No matter what you say, I protect the people of the Four Seas, unlike you pirates who cause trouble everywhere."
"I really want to go to Navy Headquarters and pull off your goatee!"
Whitebeard laughed indifferently and said, "Now, that family token is very appealing. I need to fight you and seize a family token."
"You want to oppose the Navy?"
Sengoku's brows furrowed.
After years of pursuit and combat, he knew Whitebeard's character very well. Since he said such a thing, he would definitely join the subsequent battle to hunt the Contaminated Lord.
Navy Headquarters, with the combat power of five Admirals, even if two Admirals had to be diverted to contain the Revolutionary Army Leader,
still held the upper hand.
However, if the World's Strongest Man, Whitebeard, was added to the mix, everything would be unpredictable.
"Are you a player, Whitebeard?"
"No."
Upon hearing the answer, Sengoku breathed a sigh of relief.
The contract fruits had already been completely divided. Although there was a continuous stream of fruits appearing, just like Devil Fruits, one needed some luck to find them.
In the short term, Whitebeard had no opportunity to increase his combat power.
"A contract fruit?"
Red Hair uncovered the deck, took out a contract fruit that had been placed in a box, and threw it to Whitebeard.
"Red Hair!"
Sengoku was so angry he nearly jumped up, his tone dark, "You came to the East Blue and even gave Whitebeard a contract fruit. What exactly do you want to do?"
All this time,
the Red Hair Pirates had never had a direct conflict with the Navy.
As pirates, they were more like a group of like-minded Adventurers, not attacking islands or countries, nor plundering treasures, simply drifting along on the high seas.
Some intelligence reports even indicated that the Red Hair Pirates had secretly attended commoners' weddings under assumed identities...
Therefore, among the Four Emperors' crews, Sengoku trusted the Red Hair Pirates the most.
"Do what?"
Shanks shook his head quite helplessly and said, "At first, I indeed wanted to come to the East Blue and ask the mysterious Game Merchant to give me some face and end this chaos."
That was his initial goal.
However, after seeing the Game Merchant's terrifying strength in the Den Den Mushi broadcast, Shanks abandoned that idea.
To persuade the other party, it had to be based on equal terms.
There was no 'Face-Face Fruit' in the Pirate World that could compel a target to give him face.
Moreover, even if he really were a Face-Face Fruit user, the Game Merchant could probably immunize against the Face-Face Fruit's ability.
"This turmoil cannot be ended now."
Sengoku also shook his head helplessly. He also didn't want to see a situation that would shake the Navy's power, but there was nothing he could do.
Even Imu was eager to purchase the goods sold by the Game Merchant,
what could they do?
However, since the Red Hair Pirates were not here to cause trouble, he could persuade them to leave. If one less of the Four Emperors was involved, the success rate of Navy Headquarters hunting the Contaminated Lord would greatly increase.
"So, I changed my mind."
Shanks smiled and sighed, "Since the turmoil cannot be ended, then we can only resolve the source of the turmoil!"
"Whether it's the Navy and the Shichibukai, or the Four Emperors, none of you will stop after killing the Contaminated Lord."
"Therefore, this matter will be handled by the Red Hair Pirates!"
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