Shanks' dissuasion of Whitebeard ultimately fails.

Whitebeard will not compromise with anyone, he is a man who does not even fear death.

Otherwise, when his body starts to have problems, he won't have to pour himself hard liquor every day.

"If I have to give up my favorite wine for the sake of my body, then life will be too boring!"

This is a popular "famous saying" of Whitebeard in his own pirate group.

If Whitebeard had any worries, it was Ace alone.

It's not that Ace is more important than the other sons.

It's that he has just met Ace, and he hasn't had time to train Ace into a generation of heroes, and it would be a pity if he left this world like this.

But Whitebeard won't let that hold back!

He is a warrior who does not have a scar on his back, he is a man who never takes a step back, and he is a king who will not bow his head to anyone!

"Imps, let me teach you another lesson!

Come on, bring the pen!

I'm going to personally make a war against the 'ghost' Karl! ”

Seeing Whitebeard's imposing appearance, a trace of imperceptible worry appeared on Marko's deep facial paralysis, but Ace and Titch's faces were filled with excitement.

Ace laughed because he was infected by Whitebeard's momentum, and he was only 18 years old when he saw Whitebeard's indomitable appearance.

Titch's smile looks as if he is as enthusiastic as Ace, but his personality is precocious, and what Titch, who is already 36 years old at this time, thinks in his heart - the era of Whitebeard is finally over!

But Titch was excited and worried.

What he was worried about was not Whitebeard, but whether he would be able to find the "Dark Fruit" after leaving the Whitebeard Pirates?

He joined the Whitebeard Pirates when he was a teenager, because he took a fancy to the power of the Whitebeard Pirates, and thought that following Whitebeard's side had the greatest possibility of finding the "Dark Fruit".

"Forget it, I've been the son of this old guy for more than 20 years, if I could find the Dark Fruit, I would have found it a long time ago, so I'll rely on myself in the future!"

Soon the smile on Titch's face became even brighter.

……

New World, within the territory of the "Beast Pirates".

Although Kaido refused the Charlotte family's request for cooperation, it did not mean that he did not care about the war that broke out between the "Whitebeard Pirates" and the "Onijin Pirates".

Kaido is recognized as a madman by the major powers, and he also looks a bit like a fool.

But Kaido is not stupid at all.

During the "Top War" period in the original book, Kaido, who knew that he couldn't defeat the Whitebeard Pirates, was ready to take advantage of the outbreak of war between the Whitebeard Pirates and the navy to attack the Whitebeard Pirates, but was later stopped by the redhead.

The current Kaido is a general who unites with Wano Country and forcibly captures Wano Country.

Although it is not enough to reach the level of "wise as foolish", there are actually a lot of little ninety-nine in Kaido's heart.

"The last time I went to the headquarters of the Oni God Pirates, I was worried that Carl would suddenly come back, so I retreated ahead of schedule.

This time, no matter who wins or loses between him and the white-bearded old man, he will definitely not be my opponent in the short term.

If I take advantage of the chaos and destroy their headquarters first, then I will have a chance to kill that imp.

Well, good idea! ”

Kaido laughed and shouted at his men to bring the wine up.

For the temperamental Kaido-sama, the servants who served him had long been accustomed to it.

They know very well that Kaido-sama will give him whatever he wants, don't say more, don't do more, just watch silently.

……

"Caro, your ability is very convenient for the troops to retreat, so this time to attack the headquarters of the Ghost God Pirates, your troops will be responsible for fighting the vanguard.

Rest assured, we will support you soon and will never leave you alone. ”

In the operations conference room of the Navy Headquarters, Marshal Sengoku was giving instructions one after another in front of all the admirals and vice admirals of the Navy Headquarters.

"Understood, guaranteed to complete the task!"

Carlo replied without hesitation.

In fact, among the admirals, marshals and heroes of the Navy Headquarters, Caro's favorites are the Sengoku Marshal and the Crane Staff Officer.

General Sakaski is too extreme, General Kuzan is too lazy, General Polusalino doesn't care about anything, he does whatever the task tells him to do, never too much, never more.

Originally, Carlo also had a lot of good feelings for the yellow ape.

But when the Warring States Marshal asked the Yellow Ape to "repel" the pirates, and the Yellow Ape really repelled the pirates and didn't catch any of them, Carlo felt that something was not quite right with the general.

Isn't that too "obedient"?

As for the naval hero Karp, Carlo really can't see anything worthy of being called a hero in this old vice admiral, is it because he fought with One Piece Roger for most of his life?

Carlo has learned that Roger was not caught by Karp at the beginning, but turned himself in.

Could it be that the Navy forcibly created the "hero" of Karp for the sake of face?

Thinking of all these people in his mind, Carlo thought of himself again.

In fact, as half of Carl's undercover agent, what qualifications do you have to criticize these admirals?

He really wished that Carl could be a Navy like himself.

In that case, he could work with Carl to become a general, and then change this somewhat sick Navy headquarters.

But reality does not allow him to make such fantasies.

Carlo had already sensed Sengoku's suspicions, and was well aware of Sengoku's intentions in making that arrangement.

But he didn't care, because he was not qualified to bear the word "justice" behind him.

He now just wants to do his part to reduce some casualties on both sides.

As for what the outcome will become, let's wait for fate.

……

"Whitebeard has a war letter against me?"

Looking at the letter that Kiruno handed over to him, Carl couldn't help but be stunned.

"Karl 'Ghost', I'm now challenging you one-on-one as Edward Newgate 'Whitebeard'!

Stop making troublesome and boring battles like those useless navies, and let's decide the outcome of this conflict in the pirate way!

I'll be waiting for you at the old place in a week!

This battle is not only a battle between victory and defeat, but also life and death!

I think you'll say yes! ”

Whitebeard's challenge is written in no form at all, short and capricious.

It's really Whitebeard's usual style.

"This guy, is he going to protect his sons in this way?"

Carl handed Whitebeard's challenge to Kirino and sighed.

"If you accept Whitebeard's challenge, whether you win or lose, the losses of Whitebeard's Grand Fleet will certainly be smaller than the losses of waging war;

If you refuse Whitebeard's challenge, then even if we win in the end, you will end up with a laughing stock of 'not daring to fight' in the future.

Whitebeard's move is so clever that it looks like you're already going to have to fight. ”

In a few glances, she read the short sentences in the challenge book, and quickly made her guess.

"You're thinking a lot."

Karl smiled faintly, and he looked at Kiruno, "Do you think I should fight?" ”

"Of course it's time to fight!"

Qiluno replied as if he hadn't even thought about it.

"Tell me why."

"Hasn't Sister Robin already investigated? Whitebeard's physical condition has deteriorated day by day.

But now you have become stronger than you were two years ago, will you still lose?

And most importantly, in addition to the Whitebeard Pirates, the Navy and Cipher Pol are also ready to deal with us, and if we can avoid a war with the entire Whitebeard Pirates, then we can draw more troops to deal with the Navy and Cipher Pol.

If we are to fight on two fronts, we will have to ask the revolutionary army for help. ”

"That's right, as I thought."

Carl nodded.

Although Kahlert is an ally of the Revolutionary Army, Carl is inwardly resistant to asking for help from the Revolutionary Army.

Tailwind allies can help, but headwind allies are not necessarily reliable.

The Draconians are the common enemies of the Revolutionary Army and Kalert.

But the Navy and the Whitebeard Pirates are not.

People, after all, still have to rely on themselves.

"It's a pity, the navy already knows that I'm not a Devil Fruit ability, and since the Whitebeard Pirates were tricked by the navy, then they must know about it."

Carl always thought that he would be like "Ultraman" until the end of the day when others discovered his secret, but it seems that the reality is not so bloody.

Kirino's eyes sparkled, and she thought Carl was going to explain what she was capable of.

As a result, Carl still didn't say anything, and Qiluno's gaze couldn't help but dim a little.

……

A week later, Carl arrived on Coney Island, where he had faced off against Whitebeard.

is different from the last "peak showdown", because this time it is a war between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Ghost and God Pirates, and there are very few people who come to watch the battle, and they are afraid that they will lose their lives after being involved in this war.

Hawkeye and Bloodseeker had already seen the power of Whitebeard and Carl, and the two of them were not pure swordsmen, so the two swordsmans lost interest and didn't come.

Big Bear has no interest in this kind of thing at all.

Klockdahl is concerned about Whitebeard, the Empress is concerned about Carl, Jinping is half of Whitebeard's son, and Smuge expects to see Carl killed by Whitebeard or wants to wait until Carl kills Whitebeard to kill the weakened Carl.

This time, only four people from the "Seven Martial Seas of His Majesty" came.

The "Empress" Boya Hancock's pirate ship is a red pirate ship that is particularly conspicuous.

On the deck of the pirate ship, the empress in a high-forked cheongsam is sitting on a special chair with her legs crossed, using a delicate small file to leisurely sharpen her nails.

Her two younger sisters got together out of boredom and whispered, "Why does my sister come to watch every time that Carl fights?" Is this the legendary 'love'? ”

Amazon Lily, the "daughter country" located in the windless zone, is a country with only women.

Because there are only women on the island, the vast majority of women have never seen men, except for the oldest former empress Granny New, and even the female warriors who have been on the sea with Hancock several times do not know what "love" is, so they can only guess by themselves.

The strange thing is that this "daughter country" is not like the "daughter country" in Journey to the West, which reproduces by drinking the water of the "Zimu River".

It is said that when the women of the Amazon Lily reach a certain age, they will leave the area and go outside to find a man to marry and have children.

But the question is, where did the women who became mothers go? Did you elope with your husband?

If it's elopement, why don't you take your daughter with you?

If they return to Amazon Lily with their daughter, how can the island have no knowledge about men and "love"?

It's impossible to rely on each generation of empresses to have children like ants, right?

Even "BIGMOM" can't give birth to so many.

The way the Amazon lily reproduces is truly a world-class unsolved mystery.

"Sandasonia, Marigorud, what are you two talking about?"

Seeing his sisters whispering, the bored Hancock couldn't help asking.

The second sister, Sandasonia, hurriedly waved her hand and shook her head: "No, no, no, we didn't say anything. ”

The third sister, Mary Gorud, ran to Hancock's side and asked boldly: "Sister, do you care so much about Mr. Karl, is it because you two are in love?" ”

"Huh?"

Hancock was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help blinking: "In love? No way? Don't talk nonsense! ”

"It's just that this man is different from everyone else, and I just care more about him."

Carl was very concerned about the conversation with Hancock in the Golden City, but she knew that she couldn't tell anyone else, not even her two younger sisters.

Being stared at by his two younger sisters, Hancock, who was aware of it, suddenly blushed: "Is this love?" It's as simple as that? No way! ”

Don't look at Hancock as the "empress" of Amazon Lily, in fact, she doesn't know what love is, in terms of feelings, she is just an extremely simple little girl.

"No, I'll have to ask Granny New what 'love' is when I go back...... Or I won't come next time......"

Margaret, the archer of the Nine Snake Pirates, ran over from the edge of the deck: "Coming, coming!" ”

"What's coming?"

"The 'Shark' of the 'Onijin Pirates' is here!"

The pirate ships of Whitebeard's Grand Fleet consciously made way for the Shark.

"Is this the steamship that guy invented?"

Lockdahl, who was holding a cigar and combing his big back, couldn't help but pout when he saw the "Shark" after another modification: "Bastard guy, didn't you say that you want to cooperate?" ”

"No sincerity at all!"