Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

Even the ship itself seemed to groan slightly under this domineering pressure.

"Tsk!"

Marco rubbed his throbbing temples, looked at the group of young crew members who had collapsed, and said helplessly, "Is it too late? Red-Haired Shanks is still the same as ever."

Third Division Captain Diamond Jozu crossed his arms and calmly said, "A half-baked mental fortitude won't allow you to stay clear-headed in front of that man."

Some of the Whitebeard Pirates' veteran members couldn't help but exclaim, "It's been so long since we've felt such a strong Haki."

"It's even better than before."

"Excuse me."

With a deep, steady voice, Shanks, the Red-Haired, stepped onto the deck of the Moby Dick alone, carrying a huge jug of liquor.

He wore a hearty smile, yet with a hint of apology: "I'm truly sorry for giving the enemy ship such a hard time as soon as I arrived."

Whitebeard's deep eyes fell on Shanks, especially the three distinct scars around his left eye, as if stirring up some memories. He chuckled softly.

"Gurarara, seeing your face makes the wounds that bastard left me start to ache again."

"I'm sorry, but I have no intention of fighting."

Shanks placed the wine jar in his hand in front of Whitebeard: "I brought healing water from my home in the West Blue."

"With such an overwhelming aura of dominance, you still say you have no intention of fighting?"

Whitebeard sneered, but then burst into a hearty laugh, "You bastard, gurarara!"

Not far away, Marco looked at the stunned crew members and the somewhat messy belongings on the deck and couldn't help but yell, "Red, you bastard, look what you've done! Pay us to fix the deck!"

Shanks chuckled, completely oblivious to his own amusement, and said, "It's Marco from the First Division. It's been so many years. How about joining my ship? We're pretty short of a ship's doctor."

"Get lost!" Marco replied without even thinking.

Soon, everyone else left, leaving only Whitebeard and Shanks, along with the huge jar of sake.

"What kind of wine is it? It doesn't look like high-quality stuff."

“It’s from my hometown, the West Blue. It tastes very good.” Shanks poured himself a bowl and then tossed the jug to Whitebeard.

The white-bearded man opened the bottle seal, and a rich aroma of wine instantly filled the air. He tilted his head back and took a big gulp, praising, "Not bad wine."

"It's a pity that there were far fewer people familiar with the sea back then, like Roger, Garp, Sengoku...

“Yes,” Shanks also took a sip, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes, “twenty-two years have passed in the blink of an eye.”

Whitebeard looked at the composed and dignified man before him, and couldn't help but sigh:

"You've made something of yourself, Shanks. Back in Roger's ship, you were just a trainee kid."

At that time, the Whitebeard Pirates and the Roger Pirates often clashed, and he was deeply impressed by this red-haired kid on Roger's ship.

He even thought of another one, "Oh right, what about that red-nosed brat who was always with you? Is he dead?"

Shanks chuckled. "Buggy? We parted ways after Captain Roger was executed. I heard he's still a pirate in the East Blue, probably doing alright."

Shanks' smile was somewhat subtle.

"I see."

Whitebeard shook his head. For someone like him, more than twenty years seemed like just a blink of an eye.

Many of those once-powerful and legendary names have now faded away.

"The news of your duel with Hawkeye only reached my ears recently. Anyone would be shocked that a man like you would lose an arm in the weakest East Sea."

Shanks touched his empty left sleeve, a meaningful smile appearing on his face. "I've staked this arm on the new era."

"As long as you don't regret it."

"However, that's not what I came here to talk about."

"Oh?" The white-bearded man put down the wine jar, gesturing for him to continue.

"It's about Teach."

Shanks said in a deep voice, "I hope you can recall Ace and stop him from hunting Teach. That man is extremely dangerous!"

"Gulala lala".

Upon hearing this, Whitebeard was silent for a moment, then burst into a deafening laugh: "Shanks, are you trying to teach me how to do things, kid?"

Teach has violated the most inviolable rule on this ship! Murdering a comrade is an unforgivable crime! As the captain of the Second Division, it is Ace's duty to hunt him down!

Chapter 235 The Legendary Pirate Makes His Debut

As the topic deepened, the atmosphere of their conversation gradually became heavy and tense.

The once clear sky suddenly became covered with thick, dark clouds, and the light quickly dimmed, as if foreshadowing an approaching storm.

On the other side of the Moby Dick, the Whitebeard Pirates' captains and the Red-Haired Pirates' executives tacitly remained in their respective areas, not approaching each other.

They felt the heavy oppressive atmosphere emanating from the conversation between the two emperors, and when they looked up, the clouds in the sky were rapidly changing.

Raki Lu, biting into a large piece of meat, mumbled:

"It seems the talks didn't go very smoothly."

Ben Beckman exhaled a smoke ring, his eyes sharp:

"After all, it involves matters of principle concerning family members."

Just then.

Click!

It was as if the sky itself had been torn apart.

A massive bolt of lightning ripped through the dark sky, followed by a deafening clap of thunder.

"It seems the negotiations have broken down."

Marco looked up.

To everyone's horror, a huge crack visibly split open in the thick, dark clouds above them. It was as if the sky itself could not withstand the intense clash of wills and domineering power between the two emperors.

The sky has cracked open!

......

A few days later, the Seven Capitals of Water.

Amidst the reluctant yet blessing gazes of the iceberg and the Carrera Company shipwrights, the Straw Hat crew finally ushered in the moment of setting sail.

A brand-new, streamlined, and technologically advanced giant sailboat is moored at the harbor.

Thousand Sunny!

This is a dream ship designed by Iceberg, with Franky pouring a lot of effort and ideas from the Battle Frankly series into it. It incorporates precious materials such as the Adam Tree and is tailor-made for the Straw Hat crew.

Next to the Sunny Horizon is the Going Merry, which has been remodeled and appears smaller and more exquisite.

The two ships, one large and one small, have been welded together side by side.

Little Merry was the most excited of them all. She flew happily between the two ships, her little face flushed, and announced loudly:

"I will get along well with Sonny, and together we will take everyone to farther places!"

"Let's go to even farther places together!" Luffy said with a smile, then bid farewell to the people on the shore.

Frankie was naturally among those who boarded the ship.

It wasn't just Merry who was attractive; Franky also had a bounty on his head, and staying in Water Seven was too dangerous.

Franky stood on the edge of the boat, adjusting his sunglasses with his fingers:

"A bunch of idiot henchmen!"

"Franky, they don't seem to be here." Luffy looked up, pressing his straw hat down.

"Hmph, they're probably worried I'll change my mind."

Franky crossed his arms and struck a cool pose, saying:

"There's no need to be sad about parting; we'll meet again someday."

"That's a very poetic way of putting it."

"Of course!"

Franky turned around and saw a serious face behind the sunglasses, with two lines of tears streaming down his face.

Everyone: "..."

Luffy stood atop the lion-headed bow of the Thousand Sunny, arms outstretched, welcoming the sea breeze. "Everyone, let's set sail!"

"Oh!"

All the partners echoed in unison.

But the next second.

boom!

Boom!

Several shells, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, suddenly struck from the distant sea, landing precisely on the surface of the water near the two ships, creating towering columns of water.

"Whoa, what's going on?!"

Usopp was so frightened that he ran away with his head in his hands.

Everyone turned around and saw a dog-headed warship carrying a bone in its mouth slowly approaching. Standing at the bow was Garp, wearing a dog-head mask and laughing with his hands on his hips!

"You old geezer! Didn't you say you wouldn't arrest us?!"

Luffy was so angry that he jumped up and down on the bow of the ship.

"Puhaha,"

Garp laughed heartily on his warship, his loud voice carrying over: "Times have changed, you brat!"