Lord of the Stars of the Grand Line

In the sky above the sea near Wano Country, there is a terrifying-looking skull island called Oni Island.

This is the residence of another Yonko—Kaido of the Beasts!

Inside the residence, Kaido, whose physique was no less imposing than Big Mom's, sat at the head of the table, holding a huge gourd of sake and continuously pouring sake into his mouth.

'boom'

Suddenly, Kaido slammed his gourd of sake down onto the wanted posters on the table in front of him, wiped his lips, and, slightly drunk, roared, "That bastard Shanks, he's infuriating me!"

"If it weren't for this bastard stopping me, that old man's territory would be mine now!"

Kaido roared wildly, acting crazy in his residence. Clearly, Shanks' earlier obstruction had infuriated him!

Among the Four Emperors who previously dominated the New World, Whitebeard's territory undoubtedly had the richest land and the best geographical location.

Especially their stronghold, which even Kaido, another of the Four Emperors, coveted.

After learning that Whitebeard was going to fight the Navy, he planned to take advantage of the situation to steal Whitebeard's house and take it for himself.

Unfortunately, they encountered another Yonko, Shanks, midway through their journey. The two engaged in a brief battle, neither able to gain the upper hand.

Left with no other choice, Kaido had to give up and return to Wano Country.

If things had only gone this far, it would have been fine; we would have just suffered a loss in silence...

However, not long after, news of Whitebeard's death at Marine Headquarters spread, which infuriated Kaido!

If the enemy survives and successfully returns to his base in the New World, that would be fine. But Whitebeard is dead, which means that his territory will definitely change hands!

Damn it, this is infuriating! A rich land that could have been obtained effortlessly is now completely ruined because of Shanks' meddling!

"No, we can't give up like this!"

"Jack!"

Kaido grew increasingly unwilling to accept this and looked down at Jack, the "King of Ships," who had been waiting there all along.

"What are your orders, Governor?"

Jack strode forward, his enormous, ridiculously large tusks protruding from his body.

"Take men to Beehive Island, I want to take that place back!"

"Yes, Governor."

Upon hearing this, Jack accepted the order and, without saying a word, headed straight for the exit of the Ghost Island residence.

Unlike Perospero, Jack had no doubts whatsoever, didn't consider the possibility of encountering Godfall's group, or even Marco and his crew...

After all, the place he was going to was Beehive Island, Whitebeard's home base. It was foreseeable that after the remnants of Whitebeard's crew escaped Marineford, they would definitely return to Beehive Island!

BUT…0.9…Thinking about it, this is the famous shipping magnate who is not afraid of even Zunesha. With Sengoku, Tsuru and Admiral Fujitora in charge, he dares to charge forward and fight head-on. What are 'mere' people like Luo Feng and Marco?

To be fair, compared to Jack, Perospero is somewhat lacking.

'Gulp... gulp...'

After Jack left, Kaido gulped down a few more mouthfuls of sake. After putting down his sake gourd, he glanced at the wanted posters on the table again out of the corner of his eye.

The wanted poster clearly identified them as the Godfall gang!

"Oh ho ho ho... You're still wet behind the ears, the title of emperor is far too early for you!"

"However... with such strength, he is qualified to join the Beasts Pirates!"

As soon as he finished speaking, wisps of flame appeared on Kaido's body, completely incinerating the wanted posters!

Chapter 246 Shanks Heads to Mary Geoise

After burning the bounty poster, Kaido, without looking back, strode out of his residence, still drunk.

After leaving his residence, Kaido's already enormous body began to expand wildly. A moment later, a gigantic blue dragon appeared above the entire Onigashima!

The next moment, Kaido, transformed into his dragon form, flew towards Wano Country...

It's clear that another place in Wano Country is about to suffer; this is a sign of Kaido's drunken rage!

It's clear that the attitudes of Kaido and Big Mom, the two Yonko, are quite obvious. Upon learning of this major event, their first reaction is to intervene in the struggle for Whitebeard's territory!

One acted for the sake of sweets, and the other purely for territory.

As expected, the two men had a surprisingly consistent attitude towards the main figures in the report—the Godfall Pirates and Luo Feng—and hardly took them seriously at all.

Despite killing Whitebeard with his own hands, sinking the Marine Headquarters, and even being hailed by the world as the new generation of the Four Emperors.

Even so, it couldn't change the minds of these two incredibly arrogant sea emperors from 08. There was no way around it; this 'new' sea emperor just looked far too young.

He was clearly around the same age as the current generation of Supernovas, making it difficult for Kaido and Big Mom to take him seriously.

Kaido, on the other hand, seemed to be considering recruiting Luo Feng into the Beasts Pirates...

Little did they know that Teacher Kai had always considered it his duty to 'educate' newcomers, but he simply hadn't yet put it into practice.

……

In a certain sea area of ​​the New World, the iconic Redford, with its dragon head as its prow, is sailing here.

It was none other than Shanks and his crew, who had returned to the New World from the former Marine Headquarters!

After leaving that ruined area, they sailed towards their own base camp and haven't had time to return yet.

At the bow of the ship, Shanks, draped in a black cloak, was flipping through a series of wanted posters.

Like the other two Yonko, he held in his hand a bounty poster for the Godfall Pirates.

However, as one of the only three remaining Emperors of the Sea after Whitebeard's death, Shanks' attention was clearly different from the other two, and he did not set his sights on Whitebeard's territory.

At this moment, he was staring at the bounty poster in his hand, deep in thought...

"Could it really be that fruit?..."

Shanks' expression was extremely solemn, and what he was looking at was not the most attention-grabbing bounty poster for Luo Feng.

Instead—Vivi!

"What's wrong, boss?"

As always, Lucky Roux, whose fleshy legs seemed never to have broken, walked up and looked at Shanks, who had a solemn expression, and asked.

"Change course and return to the vicinity of the Red Line!"

Without responding to Lucky Roux, Shanks turned and gave the order to the helmsman.

The red earth continent in this sea area is the place that separates the first half of the Grand Line from the New World!

"What? Boss, didn't we just come from there not long ago? Why go back?" Lucky Roux asked Shanks, puzzled.

On the other side, Ben Beckman, the undisputed first mate of the Red-Haired Pirates, known for his exceptional intelligence, seemed to have sensed something. His gaze deepened as he looked at the bounty poster held in Shanks' hand.

"I'm going to... Mary Geoise!"

Before he could even return to his base camp, Shanks had to turn back again, heading back to the border between the two seas.

Their purpose was to go to Mary Geoise!

This place is the supreme holy site of the World Government, the residence of the Celestial Dragons, and is known as the place with the highest power in the world!

For pirates and revolutionaries, this place is clearly an absolute no-go zone, far more dangerous than the three major naval institutions: Enies Lobby, Impel Down, and Marineford...

One can imagine that it is heavily guarded, and almost all of the World Government's top combat forces are gathered here!

Today, the navy's peak combat power is also temporarily stationed here.

For pirates, especially at times like this, this place is undoubtedly a true hell. Compared to it, Impel Down's so-called endless hell is nothing.

But at this very moment, Shanks is going to Mary Geoise...

His identity has always been a mystery. He had been to this forbidden area of ​​pirates before and was received politely by the Five Elders and others, even better than they had been treated by Akainu, one of their own.

At this time, his decision to go to Mary Geoise despite the danger must have been to meet the Five Elders.

The reason for meeting him was quite simple...

That's Vivi! Shanks actually guessed the exact details of her abilities!

Although he couldn't be sure yet, he had a strong premonition.

This fruit is of great importance. Whether it is in the hands of the Godfall Pirates or may fall into the hands of the World Government in the future, Shanks must go and find out.

The reason for this is still unclear, and there are too many possibilities...

But one thing remains the same: Shanks's schemes, or rather his goals, are far-reaching, and the impact they bring will inevitably be enormous!

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"Let CP0 do it. Stop all their operations and start investigating the backgrounds of those two people."

"Regardless of the circumstances, we must find out the truth about both of them!"

In the Supreme Council Chamber of Mary Geoise, five people are gathered here, and 097 is none other than the Five Elders, representing the highest power of the World Government!

These five people were all very old; they were truly five old men.

On the table in front of them were nine wanted posters, all for the Godfall Pirates!

At this moment, all five of them focused their attention on two of the bounty posters.

It was Luo Feng and Weiwei!

“Yes, it’s time to send them…”

An elderly man with a white beard and curly hair spoke up, saying, "The Sengoku people have confirmed that it is undoubtedly the Dark-Dark Fruit. Now that such a thing has appeared, we must not let it wander outside."

"It's unusual, and it even appears on pirates!"

This old man was clearly a radical; he spoke with a strong voice, and his aged yet powerful gaze was fixed on Weiwei on the wanted poster.

"Besides this girl, there's also this little guy who actually possesses a legendary fruit that has never been seen before—the Meteor Fruit."

"Not a single one can be spared!"

Opposite him, a bald old man with glasses took over the conversation, his long sword pointing directly at Luo Feng's bounty poster.

Just then, an old man with blond hair glanced at the wanted posters and then looked at the people around him.

"No rush... Let's go pay our respects to that esteemed person first. I think he'll be very interested..."

Chapter 247 This guy's ship is full of dangerous people!