"Red-Haired brat, it seems you know quite a lot. But I hate smart people because they know too much, it's best for all of them to die."
Kaido's upper body began transforming into his human-dragon form, and a pair of horns had already grown from his head.
Shanks still looked relaxed.
Unlike Kaido, he wasn't filled with killing intent.
Instead, he smiled and said, "I know what you're thinking, but I still have to tell you: fate isn't impossible to change. Your fate can also be changed. If you don't join forces with us against the Navy now, your true death might very well arrive."
Hearing Shanks' half-threatening words, anger rose in Kaido's heart.
But he had no choice but to admit that Shanks' words made sense.
He caused trouble at the Marine headquarters many times before, but every time, the Marines could do nothing to him.
At most, they tried all kinds of methods to kill him.
Kaido even treated those experiences as his own glory.
Until he met that man who could only be described as a demon.
In that man's hands, Kaido suffered endless humiliation.
It was even more frustrating than dying at the hands of the Marines.
During that period, Kaido wanted every single moment to kill that man and that group of insane researchers as revenge for their experiments on him.
Unfortunately, in the end, Kaido could only find the right opportunity and flee miserably from the Marines.
From then on, he never again mentioned attacking the Marines alone.
"Don't be nervous, King. They should be done soon." Beckman's right hand held his pistol, angled toward King's head, while a mysterious flame formed in King's hand.
Boom!
With an explosive sound, Kaido and Shanks separated to opposite sides.
"Stop." "Stop."
Two different voices rang out at the same time, causing the members of the Beasts Pirates and the Red Hair Pirates, who already prepared for battle, to freeze for a moment before silently putting away their weapons.
Since their bosses already spoken, there was no need to fight the other side.
Beckman and King both looked toward the place where the two clashed.
An enormous crater appeared between them.
"Hey, Beckman, look at the sky," Yasopp suddenly reminded him.
Then everyone's gaze turned toward the sky.
The thick dark clouds that originally covered the sky were forcibly split into two halves by a mysterious power.
From the perspective of those below, it looked as if the entire sky had been cleaved in two.
"So this is the strength of the Emperors?"
Both Beckman and King's eyes were filled with excitement.
They were now only one step away from Emperor level themselves and were known as Emperor's right-hand men.
If they took one more step forward, then perhaps their own clashes would produce a scene like the one in the sky.
"Think it over carefully, Kaido. The next time I come, I should bring definite news." Shanks had no intention of continuing the conversation.
For now, he was only planting a seed in Kaido's mind.
When he came again, he'd be confident in persuading him.
"Men, we're leaving." Shanks turned around and left without hesitation.
Kaido didn't say anything.
He merely looked at the backs of Shanks and his group as they descended the mountain.
"Kaido-san…" King looked at Kaido with concern.
Kaido suddenly laughed loudly. "Wororororooro! Interesting. Too interesting. I didn't expect there to be such an interesting scene in this world. It seems fate isn't something that can't be changed."
Afterward, Kaido told King to find someone to repair the giant crater, then turned around and flew back into the hall, continuing to pour wine into his mouth.
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"Shanks, where are we going next?" Beckman asked.
Shanks' gaze gathered in another direction across the sea as he said, "Since we already met one of the Three Emperors, we might as well go meet another one of the Three Emperors—Charlotte Linlin. Men, turn the rudder and set sail! Destination: Totto Land. Move out!"
Following Shanks' order, the Red Hair Pirates quickly left Wano and headed toward Charlotte Linlin's territory, Totto Land.
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"What are they planning to do?"
Inside the Marine base in the New World, Sakazuki looked at the intelligence in his hand and voiced his doubts.
According to the latest intelligence he received, one of the Three Emperors, Red-Haired Shanks, went to the island of another Emperor, Kaido of the Beasts, for unknown reasons.
He also exchanged blows with Kaido, though it hadn't caused serious consequences.
But after Shanks left, Kaido's Beasts Pirates stopped many of their businesses.
At the same time, Kaido's forces began withdrawing, while he also started recruiting large numbers of pirate members.
After leaving Wano, Shanks headed straight for the territory of Charlotte Linlin.
Although Sakazuki didn't know what they were secretly plotting, he believed striking first was better than defending passively.
Therefore, he began attacking pirates near the Navy base.
When the news reached Marineford, Sengoku was startled.
Right now, he didn't want to concern himself with the pirates' situation, but he couldn't openly oppose Sakazuki's idea either.
After all, Sengoku himself proposed at the meeting that an Admiral should guard the New World to prepare for reclaiming it in the future.
Although Sakazuki took the initiative to attack, Sengoku didn't dare say anything against it.
The Marines clearly held the advantage now.
If they still didn't dare launch attacks against pirates and expand the Marine's territory in the New World under such circumstances, then who would believe the Marines could capture pirates?
However, when he looked at the intelligence concerning the pirates' movements, he felt worried.
The Beasts Pirates already began moving.
Charlotte Linlin's pirate crew would probably start moving soon as well.
The Red Hair Pirates seemed to have been on the move the entire time.
No matter what, even if Sakazuki made a mistake this time, Sengoku wouldn't allow the pirates to force the Marine's power back into Paradise.
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