"Divine Departure!"
"Ikoku Sovereignty!"
Boom!
The collision between the two shook the island.
Everyone else had already stopped fighting and was watching the two on the island.
There was no way to keep fighting.
The longer those two fought, the louder and more violent the battlefield became. The others could not continue at all.
Who knew whether a stray slash would suddenly fly over?
Some could dodge, but their opponents were not fools.
So both sides tacitly stopped and watched to see who would be the final winner.
Katakuri was wrapped in bandages, watching Shanks fight his mother.
He clenched his fists.
"Damn it. Others have already grown to this level. Why still haven't I mastered Conqueror's coating?
"Mama already told me the essentials. Why haven't I grasped it yet?"
The others also looked terrible.
They had thought that group would shatter in one blow like before.
Unexpectedly, not only could their captain fight their mother until now, but their crew members were also terrifyingly strong.
This time, the Big Mom Pirates had lost a lot of face.
All they could do was hope Mama defeated that red-haired brat.
"Maser Cannon!"
Shanks slashed apart the incoming beam, his eyes fixed on Big Mom.
After fighting until now, both of them understood something.
Killing the other side was impossible.
Defeating the other side would be extremely troublesome.
At their level, without ten days and ten nights, there was no way to decide the outcome.
Charlotte Linlin's face was ugly.
She had not expected this brat to grow this far. Even after fighting for so long, she still had not taken him down.
What made her most uncomfortable was that his Conqueror's Haki faintly showed signs of surpassing hers.
And when she looked at Shanks' face, she found it somewhat familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before.
Unfortunately, she could not remember.
"Still fighting, Big Mom?"
Shanks held his sword and looked at her calmly.
Charlotte Linlin's face darkened even further.
"Mamamama! You gain a little strength and dare talk so big? Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"
"Maser Saber!"
A combination of lightning, flame, and sword. An energy ring gathered around her blade as Charlotte Linlin angrily slashed down.
Clang!
Shanks blocked her sword and spoke calmly.
"If we continue, it'll be hard for either of us to decide victory or defeat. We may even let others benefit. How about we stop here?"
"Mamamama! You step on me to rise, and now that your goal is achieved, you want to stop? What do you take me for?"
Charlotte Linlin attacked him again and again.
At this point, she no longer bothered using flashy abilities.
Because they were useless.
For people at their level, those techniques were only decoration.
Clang, clang, clang!
As Shanks fought, he said, "At this point, you can't do anything to me either. You attacked me once back then. This time, I took back my face. We're even."
Clang!
Charlotte Linlin knocked him back with one slash, then jumped up and chopped down with all her strength.
Boom!
Shanks gritted his teeth and blocked. The two stared hard at each other.
"Mamamama! Even? Not enough. Roger, that thief, stole something from me back then. That account still hasn't been settled!"
Boom!
Shanks borrowed the force and pulled away, looking at her.
"Captain Roger obtained it through his own ability. How does that count as stealing?"
"Mamamama!"
Big Mom pointed her sword at him.
"If you want to stop, that's fine. Hand that thing over, and I can forgive your rudeness this time."
Shanks shook his head.
"I don't know where that place is. I didn't follow them to the end back then."
"You think I'll believe that?"
Charlotte Linlin wasted no more words and continued fighting him.
In the sky, on a hot-air balloon, Morgans was broadcasting.
Ever since he discovered how effective live broadcasts were, he started one whenever he had the chance.
He held two drafts in his hands.
One said the Red Hair Pirates had been defeated again, fleeing like homeless dogs and disgracing the Celestial Dragons.
The other said that a new Emperor of the Sea had appeared.
Now it depended on Shanks' performance, and which newspaper Morgans would send out.
Morgans was not the only one who thought this way.
Everyone who had come to watch thought the same.
Shanks already possessed the strength of the Three Emperors.
The New World was about to have another Emperor of the Sea.
All over the world, people watched this "battle for the emperor's seat."
Sabaody Archipelago, Shakky's bar.
A group of pirates watched the live broadcast, all of them with bloodshot eyes.
How many years had it been?
How many years had they been suppressed by those three?
Now, finally, someone had appeared who could stand against them.
Bang!
A pirate slammed his cup down hard, staring at the screen with red eyes.
"Red Hair Pirates, huh? Brothers, we're setting out. I'm taking you to join them."
"Roar!"
Several pirates began howling like wolves, each of them excited.
"Boss lady, here's the drink money. Keep the change."
The pirate captain boldly dropped a small bag of gold coins and led his men out.
Shakky played with a coin in her hand, the gold spinning nimbly between her fingers. Watching the pirates leave, she smiled.
"That little one from your ship back then looks like a big figure now."
Rayleigh, who was acting as the bartender, cleaned up the mess. Hearing that, he looked up at the broadcast.
"They've been suppressed for too long. These people saw hope, so some people should make room."
Shakky looked at the screen, where Shanks pushed Big Mom back with one slash. Her expression turned playful as she looked at Rayleigh.
"Once one Emperor appears, the New World will welcome the Four Emperors. Then when will that fifth Emperor enter the New World?"
Rayleigh finished tidying up and poured himself a cup of wine.
"Some things cannot be stopped. That man's strength is already terrifying.
"Of course, some other things also cannot be stopped."
After Rayleigh finished speaking, his glasses reflected light, making it impossible for Shakky to see his eyes.
Shakky did not mind.
She knew who Rayleigh was talking about.
She only provided them with information. As for the rest, she would not interfere at all.
Elsewhere, several black-robed figures were also watching the live broadcast.
The first black-robed figure said, "Originally, the plan was to wait until the time was ripe and wipe out the Big Mom Pirates in one move. What a pity."
The second black-robed figure replied, "There's no choice. That man's strength exceeded our imagination. Under the circumstances, Shanks had to move ahead of schedule."
The third black-robed figure said, "Taking an Emperor's position first is also fine. It will be very useful for us.
"At the very least, we can use this identity to handle many things."
The fourth black-robed figure said, "The Four Emperors position is already his. After that, we can arrange many things and wait for that man to set sail."
Garp pulled off his cloak and kicked off the ground.
Sakazuki and Borsalino both looked over.
"Hey, hey, Vice Admiral Garp, what are you trying to do?"
The others faintly sensed that things were about to get serious.
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