Chapter 142: Mad Pursuit! Yandere Kaido?
On the Moby Dick.
A grand banquet was in full swing.
Lotte and Whitebeard, however, stayed inside a room. They raised the sake cups in front of them, drinking heartily. After exchanging a glance, both grinned widely.
At this moment, Lotte
Finally dispelled his mask form, revealing the same face unchanged from ten years ago.
Whitebeard looked at this scene and couldn't help grinning as he asked.
"Lotte, where exactly did you disappear to during these ten years?"
"And disappearing for ten years is one thing, but you haven't changed at all in appearance—and your strength has even regressed."
"What exactly happened?"
Whitebeard asked gravely.
From any perspective, Lotte was the most gifted pirate he had ever seen. Yet shortly after the God Valley battle, he had vanished for a full ten years.
Along with that change
Came the World Government's dramatically increased bounty.
Clearly, whatever caused this change was tied to the World Government. But what kind of figure
Could possibly possess such capability?
Even back then, taking down Lotte had been nearly impossible for the CP0 chief. Whitebeard truly couldn't imagine who else had such ability.
Could it be that behind the World Government
There was a hidden powerhouse? Why hadn't they appeared when dealing with Rocks?
Back then, the Rocks Pirates had threatened the entire world. If not for Roger and Garp teaming up with the full force of Marine Headquarters,
Rocks alone would have been extremely difficult to handle.
Lotte raised an eyebrow slightly.
He narrowed his eyes calmly at Whitebeard Newgate.
"You don't need to dig too deeply into this matter. But I can still tell you some information."
"The reason I still look this young is because I traversed these ten years of time. That's why my strength didn't improve."
"As for why my strength declined—it's related to one person."
Lotte couldn't reveal much more information.
After all, while he planned to change parts of the plot, Whitebeard Newgate's connection to the future storyline was simply too significant.
Changing too much
Would absolutely not be good news for Lotte.
Seeing that Lotte wouldn't say more and only revealed the time-travel part, Whitebeard Newgate couldn't help frowning.
"This is the first time I've seen you be this cautious, kid."
"But if you traversed ten years, it makes sense that your appearance didn't change. I never expected there was such an ability."
"Is there anything I can help with?"
To Newgate,
Lotte was one of his extremely rare true friends.
As an old friend, he naturally wanted to see if he could help Lotte now—after all, the other had fallen into such a difficult situation.
His strength hadn't progressed at all in ten years.
One could imagine
Just how terrifying the person who forced Lotte into this state must be.
Lotte frowned slightly.
"To be honest, I don't want you getting involved. But since you've said that, first tell me about the current situation of the Shadow organization."
"I already know the surface-level intelligence."
"But a lot must have happened in these ten years, and there should be some internal changes in Shadow now. I need to regain full control of that information."
Lotte wasn't in a hurry to state what help he needed.
After all, he still hadn't figured out Imu's full ability intelligence. Rushing in recklessly would definitely not make him a match for that person.
But Lotte also had sufficient confidence.
Even if Imu—this final boss—could reverse time.
That didn't mean the other was omniscient and omnipotent. It just meant there was temporarily no way to defeat them head-on. Once the secret of that ability was fully exposed.
For Lotte,
He would already possess the formula to achieve victory over Imu.
Whitebeard frowned slightly.
"If you're talking about Shadow, then under the protection you entrusted to me and Roger back then, it now has quite a few branch points."
"Across the four seas and even in the New World."
"But there are fewer in the New World—after all, Charlotte Linlin is there. Shadow's biggest weakness right now is the lack of top-tier experts."
"That means it still can't rank among the absolute top forces."
He spoke slowly while thinking.
For the now fully developed Shadow organization.
Neither funds nor connections were lacking. But to confront Charlotte Linlin head-on, it needed sufficient strength of its own.
Even with Whitebeard and Roger's protection now,
If Charlotte Linlin went berserk, even the two of them would find it extremely troublesome.
Lotte narrowed his eyes slightly.
This point was something he had already speculated on when gathering surface intelligence earlier. It seemed his predictions were correct.
Lotte said calmly.
"You can rest assured on that. Soon, a top-tier expert will emerge within Shadow."
"At that time, Charlotte Linlin will no longer be a threat."
The reason he said this
Was because he planned to wear several disguises during the upcoming voyage.
As the saying goes—
Kill and burn like Li Feiyu; revered by all as Han Tianzun!
Whitebeard Newgate raised an eyebrow and laughed.
"Looks like the BIG MOM Pirates are in for trouble soon. But let me remind you—Charlotte Linlin's strength has grown quite a bit now."
"If you underestimate her, you'll suffer greatly."
Lotte nodded in agreement and smiled.
"Don't worry—I'm not the type to act without confidence."
Charlotte Linlin's strength had now reached her peak. Compared to ten years ago on the Rocks Pirates ship, she had definitely improved greatly.
Whitebeard Newgate narrowed his eyes slightly.
"And that's not all."
"Right now, the Beasts Pirates' Kaido has a close relationship with her. Kaido's strength has progressed at a terrifying speed over these ten years."
"If it weren't for you, Kaido's talent would rank among the strongest in pirate history."
"More importantly—that guy seems to have set you as his target."
During these ten years.
Both Whitebeard Newgate and Roger had tried searching for Lotte.
But after all, each had their own goals,
So they hadn't put all their energy into finding Lotte.
But Kaido was different… In these ten years, the number of villages destroyed just in the process of searching was countless.
Lotte's mouth twitched.
This Kaido… could he have turned yandere?
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