"Lord Karl, sending me here is enough."
Inside the different dimension, Jinbe, who had followed Karl out of the great undersea prison, said.
"Jinbe, are you planning to intervene in this Summit War?"
Looking at the serious-faced Jinbe, Karl asked.
"Yes."
Jinbe nodded and said, "Pops Whitebeard is a man who values relationships. With Brother Ace being publicly executed, Pops will definitely go to save him."
"Pops Whitebeard has shown great kindness to Fish-Man Island. Since I cannot stop the Summit War from breaking out, I must help Pops Whitebeard save Brother Ace."
"...In that case, I'll say goodbye here."
Karl did not stop Jinbe. He had Marguerite open an air door, and looking at Jinbe, who was about to walk out, he reminded him, "Jinbe, be careful, don't die."
"Thank you for your help, Lord Karl."
Jinbe's steps paused slightly, then he turned and performed a deep bow of apology to Karl, saying in a deep voice, "If I survive this war, I will definitely repay your kindness today, Lord Karl."
After finishing, Jinbe jumped into the sea and quickly swam towards Marineford.
Sensing Jinbe's presence quickly moving away, Nami couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of the Knight of the Sea, this is the first time I've seen such a loyal Fish-Man."
"Let's go."
Retracting his gaze, Karl had Marguerite close the air door and returned the way they came.
"Karl, aren't you planning to intervene in this war?"
Floating beside Karl, Nami asked curiously.
"I'm not a pirate, nor am I an ally of the Marines. Why would I intervene in this war?" Karl asked with a smile.
"But..."
Nami looked puzzled, "Isn't your goal to defeat Whitebeard and become the World's Strongest Man of the new era?"
"Yeah..."
Karl nodded, "That was indeed my goal at the beginning of the year."
"And now?"
"Now my goal is still to become the World's Strongest Man, but not through a challenge."
Looking in the direction of Marineford, Karl replied.
If at the beginning of the year, Kaido hadn't flipped the table and quit playing.
Karl's plan to reach the top was to first challenge the weakest, Charlotte Linlin, then truly defeat Kaido, then challenge Shanks, and finally challenge Whitebeard...
Defeating the four of them, before Luffy set sail, to start a new era and become the unquestionable World's Strongest Man of the new era.
This was the Battle for the Era, one of Karl's four great dreams.
But now, Karl didn't want to step on Whitebeard's head to ascend to the throne of the World's Strongest.
Because that would be a bit too bullying.
It wasn't that he looked down on Whitebeard, but attribute countering was a very fatal thing in this world.
If Whitebeard's body wasn't so clumsy, and if he had even one-third of his agility from his peak, Karl would also play the role of Red-Haired Shanks, save Whitebeard's life, and finally step on his head to become the world's strongest.
Now, Karl felt that Whitebeard's best ending was, just like in the original story, to fall in the Summit War.
Rather than dying of old age, or having his head stepped on by a junior, ending the era he had ruled for twenty years.
It was better to let him die on the ruins of Marineford, holding the title of the World's Strongest Man of the old era, to protect his family.
Just like Jiraiya in the world of Naruto.
Whitebeard dying in the Summit War was a heroic sacrifice.
His last words would be the key to starting the new era.
The Great Pirate Era started by the Pirate King would be completely ignited by the World's Strongest Man.
Such an ending, for Whitebeard, one of the last living legends of the three, was the best ending.
So, Karl would not intervene in the Summit War.
Defeating the 72-year-old Whitebeard gave him no sense of accomplishment.
The title of World's Strongest obtained by defeating a 72-year-old man was not something he coveted.
Now that the new era was beginning, Karl only needed to overthrow all the highest peaks to become the unquestionable World's Strongest Man of the new era.
Just as Karl had said.
He was not a pirate, nor was he an ally of the Marines.
After no longer seeing Whitebeard as a target, Karl did not plan to intervene in this Summit War that would start the chaotic new era.
Hearing Karl's words, Nami asked no more.
Next, the five of them left the Calm Belt. After coming out of the different dimension, Karl summoned the Blue-Eyes White Dragon from the Golden Island.
Riding the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Karl's group returned to the Golden Island in less than an hour.
For the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, who could fly from the New World back to the Four Seas in a day, the first half of the Grand Line was just a small place.
After returning to the royal palace, Karl's group disbanded on the spot.
Nami took the stone coffin full of hearts and put it in the golden warehouse.
Baccarat took out two Devil Fruits and handed them to Karl.
These two Devil Fruits were the ones taken from Byrnndi World and Catarina Devon: the Paramecia More-More Fruit and the Animal-type Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Nine-Tailed Fox.
Taking the two Devil Fruits, Karl handed them to Marguerite. After giving a few instructions, he teleported and appeared in a large hall.
"Karl, you're back!"
Seeing Karl appear, Carina and the other girls, who were watching the live broadcast in the hall, immediately said with pleasantly surprised faces.
"Yeah... has the live broadcast started?"
Catching Perona who pounced on him, Karl sat down in the space Carina and Hancock made for him, placing Perona on his lap.
While asking, Karl's gaze turned to the screen hanging on the wall.
On the screen, the Whitebeard Pirates were fighting the Marines.
Not only that, but even Whitebeard himself had joined the battle.
"It started long ago. You missed the most exciting part."
Carina held Karl's arm, leaned on his shoulder, and said excitedly, "You may not know this, but Fire Fist Portgas D. Ace, who was as famous as you three years ago and challenged you, is the son of the Pirate King, Roger."
"Because of this, there was infighting in the Whitebeard Pirates just now. Whitebeard was stabbed by one of his sons and is now fighting with serious injuries."
"Not only that, but this year's NO. 2 Supernova, Monkey D. Luffy, also brought his pirate crew and intervened in the war as a third party. He is Fire Fist Ace's sworn brother, and also the son of the Revolutionary Army leader, Dragon."
"So that's it, has the war entered a white-hot stage..."
After hearing Carina's words, Karl immediately became interested and watched the live broadcast seriously while holding Perona.
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