I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

"If your abilities disappear, with your physique, I'm afraid you won't even be able to get past the first level of Impel Down."

Beckman's words are truly those of a master.

Bai Yun couldn't help but smile. Although the Beckman in the outside world was intelligent and had sophisticated schemes, the Beckman he knew was just like this: sharp-tongued, womanizing, loved to smoke and drink, and never got a perm.

"Don't worry, Master, I'm not going to my death. I've grown over the years."

........

Why not let Whitebeard and Shanks attack Impel Down to rescue Ace?

That's easy for you to say. Have you considered Magellan's feelings?

Upon seeing the spectacle, Magellan exclaimed: "Have I violated the laws of heaven?"

just kidding.

From a broader perspective, Whitebeard prevented Ace and Blackbeard from meeting in order to save their lives, as everyone knows the outcome of the Marineford War.

This was to prevent the Marineford War from starting and to prevent Blackbeard from having the opportunity to seize the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and greatly increase his strength.

The Navy and the World Government are constantly observing the actions of the Four Emperors' crews. For example, the Five Elders and the Navy Headquarters already know about the meeting between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Red-Haired Pirates.

Furthermore, the warships at the Navy Headquarters are always on alert.

It's fine if they fight each other, but I'm afraid they'll unite.

If Whitebeard and Shanks were to lead their pirate crew to Impel Down to rescue Ace, the Marine Headquarters would undoubtedly raise a large army to welcome them upon learning their location. This would be similar to the Marineford War, only not on Marineford.

Doesn't that make no difference? Doesn't this also give Blackbeard the opportunity to fish in troubled waters?

Therefore, Bai Yun hoped that they would infiltrate Impel Down themselves to rescue people.

Success would be best.

If they fail, then let fate decide. The Marineford War begins. Even with a scripted scenario, Whitebeard's luck can't guarantee victory, but it can at least increase the survival rate of Whitebeard and Ace.

........

After hanging up the phone, Bai Yun watched from his vantage point as Luffy performed his chopstick dance by the central swimming pool.

Bai Yun couldn't help but laugh at the comical appearance.

"Yeah, this is a banquet, Bai Yun, you better be happy."

"Ace won't arrive until tomorrow, so we can deal with tomorrow's problems tomorrow... How am I supposed to tell Luffy this?!"

Bai Yun could no longer deceive himself; he was very annoyed.

All he wanted to do now was slap Blackbeard across the face with his severed arm.

After Robin returned to the center, Bai Yun started making phone calls. Robin originally wanted to eavesdrop using her flowery ears and arms, since everyone has curiosity, but she was afraid that Bai Yun would find out, so she didn't.

But now, Bai Yun was troubled, scratching his head and looking at her, and she saw it all.

But she didn't make a fuss, planning to ask Bai Yun later.

Since Bai Yun isn't going to tell everyone, it would be incredibly tactless and a downer for her to ask him about it at the banquet. Obviously, Nico Robin wouldn't do something like that.

After all, she's a 28-year-old adult.

If it were Luffy, he would have asked right away.

But Luffy isn't lacking in emotional intelligence; he's just naive and simple-minded.

Chapter 554 This matter concerns the world

"Dudududu..."

On the Whitebeard Pirates' side, Bai Yun hung up the Den Den Mushi and heard a dial tone.

Beckman put away the Den Den Mushi. He didn't need to speak; he wasn't the captain, Shanks was.

"This kid named Bai Yun... is quite interesting, gurararara!! No wonder Ace often mentions his brothers."

"Of course, it doesn't matter whose apprentice it is."

Beckman looked proud.

Whitebeard glanced at him and said, "The only shortcoming is that you're a disciple of that little gun-wielding brat."

Because of this, it became even more difficult for him to adopt her as his son.

"Uh..."

Beckman choked on his words.

"Hmph, how dare you say that, Whitebeard? It's one thing for your son to be arrested, but you're dragging my disciple into it too."

Upon hearing this, Whitebeard laughed loudly, "Gurararara, Teach's crime is the most unacceptable on a pirate ship!"

"He murdered his comrade! He committed a grave offense!!"

"Once you're on my ship, even if you're a fool, you're still my son. How can those crew members he killed rest in peace?!"

"Ace did the right thing!!"

"Those who are unrighteous and immoral do not deserve to live in this world!"

"Isn't it my responsibility to teach Teach this lesson?!"

“Ace was captured because he was inferior to others. His brother Bai Yun helped him out of brotherly affection.”

"You two did the right thing! Even if you couldn't save them from Impel Down, you don't need to cause trouble! I'll go save them myself! I'm Whitebeard, for goodness sake!!!"

Whitebeard spoke with an air of dominance, as if nothing in his path could stop him.

Shanks silently finished the large bowl of wine.

"Hahaha, Bai Yun is Ben's apprentice and our friend. We can't just ignore him because of what you said, Whitebeard!"

"Huh? What's wrong, kid? You have a problem with what I said?!"

Shanks drew his sword Griffin with one hand, remarking, "Yeah, it sounds like something out of a relic."

As Whitebeard stood up, he casually pulled out the sword beside him, Kumogiri.

"Gurgle, how arrogant! You snot-nosed brat!!"

Marco and Beckman retreated in unison, but Beckman only took one step back, while Marco took more than ten steps.

The next second, Whitebeard and Shanks clashed weapons.

A red lightning bolt shot out.

Cracks were visible on the deck of the Moby Dick, but the most shocking sight was the torn sky.

When kings clash, the sky splits open—that's a basic occurrence.

On the Red-Haired Pirates' ship, the Red Voss, everyone was more curious about what they were talking about.

"They still went ahead with it; is war about to break out?"

Laki asked while chewing meat.

Yasopp narrowed his eyes. "The boss said he won't fight. Let's wait for orders."

On the first deck of the Moby Dick, the crew is now led by Captain Joz.

A captain shouted angrily, "What are they going to do to Old Man?!"

Joz crossed his arms.

"Don't worry, don't you know how strong Dad is? Besides, Shanks and Beckman aren't the kind of people who would do something stupid."

"It seems that, at worst, the negotiations have broken down."

At this moment, someone exclaimed in surprise, naturally exclaiming that the sky had cracked open.

........

According to the Navy, the meeting between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Red-Haired Pirates ended with the two men exchanging sword blows and then firing cannons at each other.

The Navy couldn't overhear what the two talked about, but they were quite happy to see the outcome, which was neither a full-blown fight nor a real battle.

At the very least, this suggests that the matter the two were discussing was probably in serious trouble.

That's what people who aren't very smart think.

Sengoku couldn't possibly have guessed the conversation between the two, so the Navy increased its attention to the two pirate crews during this period. Whether the negotiations between the two had really broken down or were just putting on an act, it was always better to be cautious.

.........

The evening after the banquet ended.

As the banquet progressed, it grew larger and larger until eventually the entire town came to attend.

The large number of dirty plates and other debris at the pool area were naturally not something the Straw Hat crew needed to deal with; the townspeople volunteered to help clean them.

Luffy, with a belly that looked like he was ten years pregnant, was fast asleep on the ship.

The others were asleep too.

There are enough beds.

Nami and Chopper were sleeping normally in bed.

Sanji was asleep, lying on the table.

Zoro sat directly on the ground, leaning against the wall under the window to sleep, with the moonlight shining in and landing right on his legs.

Only Bai Yun and Robin were still awake.

Bai Yun sat in the chair watching Bai Yun, waiting for Bai Yun to arrive tomorrow.

It sounds strange, but it's perfectly normal when applied to Bai Yun.

Robin appeared at the window outside the house, placed his hands on the windowsill, crossed his arms, and extended one arm from the chair, poking Bai Yun with his finger.

As Bai turned his head, he saw Robin leaning forward against the windowsill, his right hand raised to cover his right cheek, a smile on his face.

She didn't say anything, but Bai Yun understood what she meant. During the day, Robin's gaze kept falling on him, so it was impossible for Bai Yun not to know.

Bai Yun nodded, then suddenly transformed into a white snake, leaping over Robin's head to the window, landing on the ground, and transforming back into human form.

Robin turned around and looked at Bai Yun, who remained silent but pointed to a tree not far away, indicating that they should talk there.

Robin, naturally, nodded and walked away.