Chapter 452 Kaido: The World Government Is so Brave
The new world is somewhere in the unowned sea near Elbaf.
Pirate ships lined up on the sea level. Naval battles of this scale were rare even in the New World.
The air was very heavy, so solemn that the sea kings in this area seemed to sense some kind of danger and fled one after another, so that the sea surface seemed very calm, and even the leaping fish could not be seen.
There are fewer ships in the western waters, and they are generally small pirate ships. Only the Redfors, as the main ship, looks larger.
A red-haired man wearing a black cape, a white open shirt, cropped harem pants, and huge slippers was standing on the bow of the Redfors, across the sea from the main ship on the other side. men looking at each other.
"Kaido, no matter whether we win or lose this battle with Marinefodo, I don't want to see any further turmoil."
The red-haired Shanks spoke with a heavy tone, looking at the man opposite who was known as the strongest creature, "Give me some face and retreat now."
He led the fleet to block Kaido's only way to travel, just to prevent Kaido from encroaching on Whitebeard's territory. This is his greatest respect for Whitebeard.
Although he had heard that Kaido had changed his gender over the years and managed the countries under him very well, this was not the reason why he could take advantage of people's danger to invade Whitebeard's territory.
"retreat?"
Kaido's voice was loud and angry, and he looked at the red-haired new Yonko, the new Yonko in recent years, with strange eyes, "Son, did you misunderstand something?"
The red-haired man was also a little puzzled when he heard this, because his men heard news that Kaido was heading this way, and thought that Kaido was coming to seize the territory, so he hurriedly set off from Elbaf to block the road.
But from Kaido's tone, it seemed as if there was something inside that he didn't know about.
“Isn’t the Governor of Beasts here for the land behind me?”
The red-haired man asked. There was a small island named Whitebeard not far behind him. There was a country on it that was not very big, but it also had good production capacity.
Because he did not join the World Government, he was often persecuted before. It was only after Whitebeard covered this place that the people's lives got better.
"I am indeed here for the country behind you, but I am not here to invade, only to receive."
Kaido said that his temper has improved a lot over the years, mainly because the big sign Fujitora often nags in his ear, and Yamato often persuades him, which makes his hot temper calm down a bit.
If it were ten years ago, he would have been too lazy to fight with a junior like Shanks, and would just greet him with a thunderous gossip with a big stick.
"Accept? That's really what the righteous Ling Ran said."
The red-haired man had a hearty smile on his face, but his words were a little sarcastic.
Kaido frowned, stepped towards the bow of the ship, raised his mace, obviously wanting to take action.
"Red Hair, you misunderstood. This is Whitebeard's deal with us."
At this time, seeing that his governor couldn't keep his temper, Fujitora came forward and said.
In the past ten years, he has witnessed the development of Kaido's power in Wano Country. He has firmly believed that this is true justice and the way for the future of the world. In addition, he has become familiar with everyone and has fully integrated into the Beast Pirates. Naturally, he considers Kaido loyally.
"You've always loved to talk a lot in your life."
Kaido looked dissatisfied, but he didn't refute. After all, Fujitora was already his strongest boss, and his strength was not even inferior to him.
"oh?"
Shanks was surprised when he heard this, but he also knew that people like Kaido would disdain lying, and he also knew the character of Fujitora, the fifth most important person.
Because everyone was hanging out in the new world, Fujitora, as an important representative of Kaido's power to the outside world in recent years, also had conflicts with the red-haired pirates, but in the end it just turned into everyone sitting together and drinking.
"This is a secret deal between Whitebeard and the Governor. He knows that it may be difficult to win this battle, and wants us to take over his islands as soon as possible when he is defeated."
Fujitora explained, "Whitebeard is an unparalleled hero with a broad mind and an extraordinary pattern. If it's you, red hair, you should understand why he made this arrangement."
The red-haired man was silent after hearing this. Of course he understood what Whitebeard was thinking.
The Whitebeard Pirates are a family pirate group. To be honest, it is Whitebeard's reputation that supports this organization. To be honest, few of his captains are good at it.
Including Marco, the captain of the first team, he is not considered to be the strongest among today's emperor and deputy masters, and the others are even less impressive.
Once Whitebeard falls, his sons alone will not be enough to defend so many islands. Without the absolutely intimidating Whitebeard, pirates from all walks of life in the New World will definitely invade those islands.
At that time, life will be ruined, and it is impossible to defend it just by defending it. After all, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the defeated soldiers who returned from their pirate group will never be able to disperse and defend the islands everywhere.
It can only be said that prestige is sometimes more useful than actual guard power.
In order to avoid tragedies around the world after his death in battle, Whitebeard held secret talks and transactions with Kaido. The red-haired man could understand Whitebeard's good intentions.
But...Daddy Whitebeard, why don't you leave this matter to me?
The red-haired man felt quite strange. He felt that his character was very secure and he could definitely help Whitebeard deal with the aftermath...
After thinking about it carefully, he could only attribute the matter to Kaido's reversal of reputation in recent years, and the friendship between Whitebeard and Kaido as "comrades-in-arms" who had been on the same ship.
"I see, but... Whitebeard hasn't been defeated yet, are you here too early?"
The red-haired man asked the second confusion in his heart.
"Foolish question, this is something I can understand."
Kaido's tall figure, even across the sea, can slightly look down at Shanks, "If you think Whitebeard can win, will you still appear here to stop me?"
The red-haired man was silent again. Although he didn't want to see the tragedy of Whitebeard's death, he knew deep in his heart that Whitebeard would definitely lose this battle.
There was no other reason, just because Whitebeard was too old. At the age of 72, coupled with a lot of illness, he had already lost his peak strength.
And the only high-end combat power he had to attack Marinford was his captains. The captains might help him fight against the opponents of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and clean up the vice admirals and major generals, but how to deal with the admirals?
Are those three admirals vegetarians? If Aokiji and Kizaru don't slack off and attack Whitebeard together with Akainu, how long can Whitebeard's old body hold out?
People and pirates all over the world are watching this war, and everyone is extremely nervous, but most people don't think Whitebeard will be optimistic.
Because this is equivalent to facing the whole world with the power of a pirate group.
"If you understand, get out of the way before my mood gets bad."
Kaido said in a muffled voice, and he was not in a very good mood.
Because compared to taking over the territory behind this, what he really wants to do is to kill directly in Marinford and have a good fight.
He mentioned this proposal when he met Whitebeard last time, but the hateful guy Whitebeard actually said, 'Saving my son is my business, don't interfere. '
In short, he has no position to go to Marinford to join the war at this moment.
His subordinates Fujitora, Jin, and his daughter Yamato, who has become more and more reliable in recent years, all persuaded him not to be impulsive, because their ancient weapon, the King of Heaven, is about to be completed, and they should not directly conflict with the World Government at this juncture. It is better to accumulate strength and complete the ancient weapon before overthrowing the World Government in one fell swoop.
In order to take the overall situation into consideration, even Yamato, who had a little friendship with Ace who came to Wano Country for a tour, did not stubbornly say that he would go to Marinford to help.
Whitebeard is such a hero, doesn't he know that the two Four Emperors really have a hope to rescue Ace and get out of it?
Of course he knows, but as he said, saving his son is his own business.
Just to save Ace, he has to involve his entire family in the pirate group, which makes him feel a little guilty. If he needs outsiders to help, he can't pull that face.
It's not easy for everyone to fight for the status of the Four Emperors. Why should you work hard for your son and lose your own men and partners?
So even when Red-Haired Shanks expressed his intention to help, he was rejected by Whitebeard.
He thought that he was old and a remnant of the old era. He felt relieved to be able to hand over the New World to a fresh force like Shanks and a solid veteran Four Emperor like Kaido who was gradually becoming reliable.
As for his own son, he and his family had to save him.
"Is that so... What a stubborn old man."
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Red-Haired sighed and understood Whitebeard's determination to die. It turned out that the old man had even arranged his funeral.
Just as the tension between the two pirate groups was resolved and the crew members were slightly relieved, someone on Kaido's main ship rushed out of the room.
It was a woman wearing a sleeveless kimono with a light color. The lapels were lightly gathered at the waist, which further highlighted her exquisite curves.
Her flowing white hair was tied into a high ponytail, revealing a bit of youthful vitality. Her face without makeup seemed to bloom with amazing beauty. Everyone who first knew her identity would be surprised at how Kaido gave birth to such a daughter.
However, at this time, this beautiful face was filled with shock and excitement, "Dad, a message just came from the public channel of Den Den Mushi. It was Lu Li. He is still alive. It was Lu Li!"
"What!?"
Kaido turned back in surprise. Not to mention him, everyone who knew Lu Li on the ship opened their mouths wide.
Even Jin, who was always aloof, was excited at this time and rushed to Yamato, "Is it true!? Mr. Lu contacted us? Where is he?"
In the battle of Sky Island, he was late, which led to Lu Li being chased and killed by Green Bull. This has always been a knot in his heart. He has been upset for many years and often drank to relieve his sorrow.
Now he heard Yamato say that Lu Li was not only alive, but also sent them news. How could he not be excited?
"Is it Mr. Lu?"
"I was saying that Mr. Lu looked so tough, how could he die so easily?"
The siblings looked at each other and smiled.
Ten years ago, they were still young and could do nothing. They were hidden in the cellar by Lu Li, and he led the Green Bull away to give them a chance to survive, which made the siblings remember it forever.
Now that they heard that Lu Li was still alive, they were also very excited.
Yamato did not have the bad habit of keeping things in suspense. He took out the Den Den Mushi and tuned it to play Lu Li's message repeatedly.
It was just that the distance was too far, the signal was extremely poor, and the words were too vague and discontinuous, making it difficult to judge what the complete words were saying.
"Moses, Moses... I'm Lu Li from the Beasts Pirates, and I've... entered the city... Don't start a war with the other Four Emperors... If you want to come to Marinford, no... I, I... won't... come back...."
When everyone heard this message, they looked at each other. They were all standard pirates with poor brains, and they couldn't figure out the missing parts of these words for a while.
"In short, Mr. Lu should have been secretly detained by the World Government before, right?"
Jin thought for a while and said, "And now, maybe he is being escorted to Marinford? He has an urgent matter over there, and it's difficult for him to come back by himself?"
As soon as he tried to complete the reasoning of the information, he felt the burning gazes of everyone in the pirate group.
"World Government..."
Kaido's voice was low, like a volcano about to erupt. People who are familiar with Kaido know that he is extremely angry at this time.
Imagine that he wanted to attack Marinford directly back then. If it weren't for Lu Li's "last words" to persuade him, he would have rushed over long ago.
After ten years of settling down, he finally managed to control his emotions a little bit, but now he knows that Lu Li has never died, but has been secretly imprisoned by the World Government.
This deception of the World Government made him furious.
At the same time, he now urgently wants to rescue his big boss, the real "brain trust" of the Beasts Pirates
"Dad, let's go and save Brother Lu!"
Yamato said excitedly and angrily. Knowing that Lu Li is still alive makes her happy and excited, but when she thinks of Lu Li being imprisoned in the dark city of Impel Down and suffering for ten years, she feels distressed and angry.
The World Government deceived the whole world with this operation, and also concealed their Beasts Pirates, but when the truth came out, it was like igniting a volcano that was about to erupt.
At this time, the Beasts Pirates were excited, and they all shouted to kill Marinford to save people.
Red Hair, who was across the sea, hadn't figured out what was going on. Seeing the morale of the Beasts Pirates soaring and the pirates shouting constantly, he almost thought Kaido was going to fight him.
When Kaido turned around and looked at him with an angry face, Shanks subconsciously touched the knife on his waist.
"Red Hair, I changed my mind. Let's borrow a road from Elbaf. I owe you a favor."
Kaido knew that Elbaf had a way to allow the pirates to quickly cross the New World and land in Marinford.
"What!? Do you want to join the war!?"
Red Hair said in shock, and Kaido had already jumped up strongly and landed on Red Hair's ship, facing Red Hair.
As the saying goes, kings don't meet kings. The two Four Emperors faced each other head-on. The domineering auras of both sides collided with each other, making the weak pirates in the fleet sweat and have difficulty breathing.
"Now that things have come to this, why is this happening? Didn't Whitebeard hand over the territory to you to prevent the war from expanding?"
Red Hair wanted to try to persuade him. If the two Four Emperors confronted the World Government head-on, it would be a devastating war.
Kaido's voice was low and full of unparalleled domineering. "It's the same reason as Edward. If the World Government touches my people, they must be prepared to be killed."