New World.
In a certain stormy sea area, the somber sky split open with thunder, illuminating the area below shrouded in rain and darkness.
A ship drifted on the sea, the people on deck were struggling to lower and raise the sails, and at the bow of the deck, a red-haired hedgehog head grasped a newspaper with one hand. In the flash of thunder, a photo of Sage on the newspaper was revealed.
The red-haired hedgehog braced against the wind and rain, gritting his teeth and shouting: "The Four Emperors... truly formidable!"
Rumble!
The lightning flashed again in the sky, illuminating a larger area, revealing his missing left arm.
"Hey, Kid..."
A blond man wearing a mask approached from the rear, stood behind him for a while, and then said:
"We still owe him money, right..."
"Tch! That kind of thing is not important at all!"
Kid squeezed the newspaper tightly with one hand, crumpled it, and threw out a pile of scraps against the wind, rain, and thunder, saying viciously:
"Just wait, I will be the second to make a name for myself!"
...
Elsewhere in the New World, 'Sea Sound' Scratchmen Apoo let out a rhythmic howl and tossed away the newspaper in his hand.
"Yo-ho! The Four Emperors, huh? They're really something."
He extended his long arm, thumping his chest twice, laughing: "But I'm not afraid of you, after all, you can't find the bounty on my head."
If worst comes to worst, he would just go back.
Meanwhile, in a corner of Wano Country, Drake sat on a wooden box, just finished a call, raised his hand to glance at the newspaper in his hand, pondered, and muttered:
"If they come over, maybe it will have unexpected effects..."
Inside a semi-submerged submarine, wearing a spotted hat and holding a long sword, Law sat on a windowsill, watching the fish swimming past in the sea.
"Captain! Captain! Big news!"
Bepo ran in, holding a newspaper, "That guy from your batch..."
"Alright, Bepo, I've already seen it."
Law pointed to a newspaper on the ground, saying: "This guy is progressing the fastest among us."
"Eh? You've seen it... Sorry, I thought I was the first to know."
Bepo lowered his head, looking dejected.
"Why are you discouraged at a time like this."
Law sighed, gazing at the photo of a wildly grinning face on the newspaper on the ground, a bit worried.
"Eh? Captain, why do you look so down too?"
Bepo raised his head, looking at the distressed Law, curious.
Law didn't reply.
What he was worried about was Doflamingo...
Currently, what needed to be investigated was mostly clear; this guy not only had dealings with Kaido but also had an in-depth transaction with this new Four Emperors.
And unlike with Kaido, this guy seemed to have a good relationship with Doflamingo.
It's challenging...
"But it's not impossible."
Law said and turned to Bepo, "How long until we reach Punk Hazard."
"Hmm... Three days," Bepo replied.
Law nodded, not speaking further.
His current status was also not ordinary.
Using this status, a true Four Emperors' fight might be triggered. By then...
Doflamingo could be brought down faster!
Bepo looked at the furrowed-browed Law, thought for a bit, and said:
"Is it because of the debt? Fifty-two billion Belly is a lot. If you don't mind, I still have a hundred thousand Belly of private funds..."
"Idiot! That's not it!"
Law rolled his eyes, "We're pirates! Who would take such a thing seriously!"
...
"I paid the money."
In Big Mom's territory, Capone Bege, biting a cigar, read the newspaper and turned to his subordinate beside him, saying:
"Now that we have joined Big Mom's ranks, he can't come after me anymore."
Among the Super Rookie lineup of that time, aside from Urouge who joined temporarily, only he gave the money.
Unlike those foolish guys, he was very smart.
Look now, others have already become Pirate Emperors. Such a crazy guy, forming a grudge over a little Belly wasn't worth it at all.
Piracy is also a business of interests.
Currently, he was lurking under Big Mom...
...
"Robin, is this your brother? Quite remarkable."
New World, on a white island named Baldivo.
A blond girl with goggles on her hat held a newspaper, found Robin who was reading, shook the newspaper, and said:
"Norton Sage, the new 'Four Emperors', has reached such a level now!"
"Ah... Sage, huh?"
Robin put down her book, took off her glasses, and smiled: "By blood, he is indeed my brother, but... we've only met a few times. Comparatively, I still believe Luffy will become stronger in the future."
"Sabo's brother?"
Koala tilted her head, smiling: "Ever since he regained his memory, he's always mentioned wanting to meet him. You can't say, he wants to give Luffy a surprise."
Robin chuckled lightly, "That should be a good thing..."
"Robin."
Suddenly, a gust of wind rose from the side, with a voice, revealing a long-haired man with tattoos on his face, draped in an open coat.
"Leader." Robin responded.
The person before her...
Was currently the Government's most wanted criminal, even more so than pirates, the one the Government wanted to eradicate.
Revolutionary Army's leader, Dorag!
Dorag said gravely: "There's something I need to ask you, and only you can do it..."
Robin was a bit startled, her gaze shifted to the newspaper Koala placed on the table, "Is it about Sage?"
"Yes, over there at Calamity, is currently supplying 20% of the world's weapons. We hope you can represent us to buy a batch of sufficient weapons over there."