Pluton Emerges! Shanks and the Five Elders!

An emergency meeting was underway at the shogun’s palace in the Flower Capital.

Dragon informed Kozuki Hiyori of the decision to destroy the walls.

She was the heir recognized by everyone, the current shogun of Wano Country. Only she could decide Wano Country’s future.

After learning of this, the Kozuki family’s retainers all urged her to stop the Revolutionary Army’s actions.

In their eyes, this was an act of destroying Wano Country.

If necessary, they were even willing to go to war with the Revolutionary Army directly.

The two groups, who had originally gotten along quite harmoniously, fell into a deadlock because of this.

Both sides were on edge.

If a conflict broke out, the alliance they had worked so hard to establish might dissolve on the spot, with everyone going their separate ways.

The choice was placed in Kozuki Hiyori’s hands.

The girl looked extremely nervous. Her lips had gone pale, and even her body was trembling slightly.

Yet under such circumstances, she nodded in agreement without hesitation.

There was only one reason.

Opening the country had been her father Kozuki Oden’s lifelong wish!

Kozuki Hiyori did not know whether destroying the walls could achieve this so-called "opening of the country," but at the very least, it was a beginning and a direction.

She was willing to give it a try.

Once Kozuki Hiyori made the final decision, the voices of opposition immediately quieted down considerably.

The tide had turned.

There was no point in continuing to insist.

After reaching a consensus, the wall-breaking operation began in full swing.

Wano Country mobilized the entire nation. Men, women, young, and old all joined in, gradually wearing away at the mountain walls.

Chu Yang alone was responsible for the area near the great waterfall. That was his territory, making things easier to handle.

Queen, Judge, and Caesar were responsible for moving everything from the laboratory onto the mainland. Once the walls were destroyed, the attic would cease to exist as well.

Chu Yang used Wood Release, summoning a hundred-meter-tall Treant to begin wreaking havoc. The violent tremors even triggered a tsunami.

A day later, the waterfall entrance collapsed first, exposing a massive breach. As seawater continuously drained away, the water level of Wano Country’s inland sea dropped, revealing more mountain walls.

As a result, everyone else’s speed in destroying the walls increased greatly as well.

Wano Country’s grand "opening of the country" immediately drew the Marines’ attention, and the news was reported to the World Government at once.

No one knew what Wano Country was doing. Even the Five Elders were utterly baffled.

Could it be that the Revolutionary Army intended to surrender, so they were voluntarily destroying this natural barrier that was easy to defend and difficult to attack?

It sounded impossible no matter how they thought about it.

Unless those people had water in their brains, there was absolutely no reason to do such a thing.

The World Government held meeting after meeting, analyzing the matter over and over, but still could not find a reasonable explanation. In the end, they could only order the Marines to keep a close watch.

News spread across the world, and for a time, countless people turned their attention to Wano Country.

The Red Force.

"Yang and the others seem to be doing something pretty interesting. Should we go take a look?"

"Whatever you want. You’re the captain, so you decide."

Red-Haired Shanks lay on the deck basking in the sun, while first mate Ben Beckman stood nearby with a cigarette in his mouth, exhaling smoke.

"If we head over, the Marines probably won’t just sit and watch. They’ll definitely follow us."

Lucky Roux held the leg of some unknown creature in his hand, eating with great delight.

"Those Marines are really annoying. They’ve been chasing us for so many days and still won’t give up. Why don’t we stop and give them a beating?"

Yasopp gazed into the distance and spoke with dissatisfaction.

"That’s Garp’s warship. We’d better not provoke him for now. He looks at me like I’m his mortal enemy these days, so it’s better to stay far away."

Shanks rolled over and sat up, stretched lazily, then yawned. "Forget about them. Let’s go! To Wano Country! I haven’t seen that kid Yang in a long time. I wonder what level his Conqueror’s Haki is at now?"

Ben Beckman’s lips curled upward as he said with satisfaction, "After all, he defeated Kaido. His Conqueror’s Haki probably isn’t any weaker than the captain’s!"

"If that kid comes back, I’ll probably have to give him my position as first mate."

Everyone burst into laughter.

No one thought that Chu Yang would cease to be a member of the Red Hair Pirates just because he had grown stronger.

Shanks looked toward the horizon, his face filled with anticipation.

"I really want to get to Wano Country soon!"

Days passed one after another.

Other than digging through mountains every day, Chu Yang and the others basically did nothing else. Even the Revolutionary Army members active outside became much more low-key.

This strange calm left the World Government restless, like the oppressive stillness before a storm.

The Marines were too occupied suppressing rampaging pirates around the world to spare any manpower.

The World Government could only rely on CP0 as its eyes to monitor Wano Country. Even if they wanted to launch an attack and stop Wano Country, they could not gather sufficient combat power in a short time.

Compared to the Celestial Dragons, who were stuck in a bind, Chu Yang was in high spirits because he was about to see the legendary Ancient Weapon Pluton.

By the time half the mountain walls had been destroyed, the inland sea had nearly drained away, and the Wano Country of eight hundred years ago gradually revealed its true form before everyone.

It was an even more magnificent complex of buildings, lavish and varied in design. Every district was as luxurious as the Flower Capital.

Rainwater was not seawater and was far less corrosive to buildings. Even after eight hundred years, the structures here did not feel particularly dilapidated.

Chu Yang was the first to walk down the wet streets, surveying everything around him with an appreciative gaze as he searched for traces of Pluton.

Considering Pluton’s size, if it really was here, it should have been easy to find.

After a while.

Chu Yang found the shogun’s palace from eight hundred years ago and entered with the intention of trying his luck.

The place was large, but not large enough to contain Pluton.

Looking at the empty shogun’s palace, Chu Yang suddenly recalled that the later shogun’s palace had a secret passage leading underground, where a Poneglyph was hidden.

Could this shogun’s palace also have a secret passage?

Thus, over the next few minutes, Chu Yang smashed the magnificent golden floor into pieces.

Heaven did not disappoint those who put in the effort. He really found a passage.

Following it downward, Chu Yang entered a dark, damp underground cave. The farther in he went, the wider it became.

A massive, ferocious warship rested silently upon an underground river.

Pluton was even larger than Chu Yang had imagined, more than a hundred times the size of the Red Force.

It was also far larger than Gild Tesoro’s giant ship, Gran Tesoro.

Rather than a warship, it was more like a fortress capable of sailing freely across the seas.

"It wouldn’t even need to fire its cannons. Just ramming into a Marine fleet would be enough to sink it, wouldn’t it?"

Chu Yang looked down at Pluton below and sighed sincerely.

"The cannon barrels are almost as big as an entire ship…"

"With one shot, wouldn’t it be easy to destroy an island?"

"No wonder there are legends that Pluton can destroy the Red Line. There’s a reason the Five Elders fear it so much."

"I wonder how many shots I could withstand?"

Chu Yang flew directly onto Pluton’s deck and kept marveling at the bottomless cannon barrels.

After making a round of the deck, Chu Yang heard footsteps in the distance. Looking up, he saw that Dragon, Tiger, and the others had found the place as well.

Everyone’s reaction upon seeing Pluton was even more exaggerated than Chu Yang’s. They stood frozen in place like statues.

"Don’t just stand there! Hurry down and figure out how to operate it!" Chu Yang shouted at the petrified crowd above.

Dragon and Tiger snapped out of their shock, then followed the stone steps through the cave all the way down until they reached Pluton.

Seeing Pluton from the front was even more terrifying than looking down on it from above.

Pluton was entirely black, as though it had been molded from a single piece of steel. Its form was seamless, without a single trace of cutting.

Chu Yang went to the side and lowered a rope ladder so they could climb aboard from below.

Just climbing the rope ladder took nearly half a minute.

"There should be another entrance. We need to go to the control room and look at the layout, or we’ll be exhausted climbing up and down every day."

"It would be great if there were a shipwright here who was familiar with Pluton’s design."

Tiger could not help complaining to Chu Yang after climbing onto the deck, which reminded Chu Yang of something.

He could go to Shanks and ask for the legendary shipwright Tom.

As long as Chu Yang asked, Shanks and Tom surely would not refuse.

Everyone boarded one after another. Aside from the Revolutionary Army members and the Fish-Man Pirates’ crew, Wano Country’s samurai also appeared on the deck.

Naturally, their current shogun, Kozuki Hiyori, was among them as well.

Chu Yang led Dragon and Tiger into the control room located in the rear half of the ship.

Unlike most pirate ships, Pluton’s layout was closer to that of a modern vessel. Things like the helm were all inside the control room.

Chu Yang did not rashly activate Pluton. After observing for a while, he led the others into the ship’s interior.

The lounges and storage rooms were not important. They would have plenty of time to inspect those later. What Chu Yang wanted to see most right now was Pluton’s power room.

The Thousand Sunny was a pirate ship Franky had built based on Pluton. At critical moments, it could use cola as energy for attacks, defense, and escape.

Chu Yang felt that Pluton should have a similar design.

Besides, the cannons outside were so huge that ordinary cannonballs could not possibly fit them. There should be something else used as ammunition.

Dragon went to the armory.

Tiger led the fish-men around aimlessly.

Only Chu Yang went to the power room alone.

Pluton’s power source stood quietly in the deepest part of the room like a giant heart.

Chu Yang even had the illusion that the power source was beating.

He walked closer and examined it carefully, discovering that its surface was made of an unknown metal.

Then he reached out and touched it. It did not feel particularly hard. When he squeezed it with his fingers, it even had some give to it.

Its texture resembled cartilage…

"Could it really be the heart of some enormous creature?"

Chu Yang was startled by his own thought.

After observing it for a little longer, Chu Yang left the power room and returned to the lounge area.

At this point, Dragon and Tiger had finished investigating as well.

Everyone turned their eyes toward Chu Yang, waiting for his further instructions.

"I just checked. There’s no exit at the end of the river, so we’ll still need to get this ship up to the surface."

"The wall-breaking operation also needs to continue at the same time. Once we get Pluton out, we need to be able to enter the sea immediately."

"The World Government and various other forces are waiting outside. The moment Pluton emerges is the moment the great battle begins. Prepare yourselves for combat, and don’t let your guard down."

After Chu Yang finished speaking, Dragon, as the Revolutionary Army’s leader, added a few more words. Then Tiger and Kozuki Hiyori spoke as well.

They were basically all words of encouragement.

After returning to the surface, everyone worked even harder. Pluton’s appearance greatly boosted their morale.

Chu Yang was considering going to find Tom. Only Tom was truly familiar with Pluton.

Otherwise, letting a group of complete amateurs operate it would be an utter waste.

The sea was vast, and finding the Red Hair Pirates would not be easy.

When Chu Yang left before, he had not left behind a Flying Thunder God mark as a coordinate. Looking back, that had been somewhat careless.

"Now that Wano Country no longer has its natural defenses, my real body definitely can’t leave lightly. I can only send Shadow Clones out to search."

Shadow Clones were too fragile, and there were too many uncertainties. Chu Yang could only send out a large number of them at once to increase the margin for error.

The next day.

When the CP0 agent assigned to monitor Wano Country saw countless Chu Yangs flying out of the skies above Wano Country, he was utterly dumbfounded!

He shakily took out a Den Den Mushi and reported to the Five Elders, only to get cursed out by the other side, who asked if he had been drinking too much.

He put down the Den Den Mushi, his eyes dull.

"What am I supposed to do now?"

After sending out the Shadow Clones, Chu Yang led Queen and the others in moving the laboratory onto Pluton, taking up most of the lounge area.

The remaining space was more than enough to accommodate everyone else.

In any case, they would not live aboard Pluton for long. Once they defeated the Celestial Dragons and the whole world was liberated, who would care about this warship when there was no more war?

Time continued to pass, and another week went by.

The mountain walls around Wano Country had almost been completely cleared away, and the architectural complex from eight hundred years ago reappeared before the world.

Because of the strange activity beforehand, quite a few forces had gathered around Wano Country. The news bird boss Morgans circled in the skies above Wano Country, preparing to seize an exclusive firsthand report.

Before people could even marvel at the grandeur of the buildings, their attention was drawn to an enormous warship.

Only then did the World Government understand what Chu Yang and the others had been doing.

Although no one had ever seen Pluton’s appearance before, the moment it emerged, everyone who saw it knew…

That gigantic warship was Pluton!

Morgans was utterly shocked!

He hovered in midair in a daze for a long time. Then excitement flashed through his eyes as he soared into the sky and vanished.

"This is the real news that can overturn the world!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha!!!"

His wild laughter echoed through the skies above Wano Country.

News of Pluton’s emergence was carried by news birds to every corner of the world. Even the World Government could not suppress it.

East Blue, Foosha Village tavern.

The village chief held a newspaper, and after seeing the news on the front page clearly, his whole body began to tremble slightly.

"Chief, you’re not old enough for dementia yet, are you? Why are you shaking?"

The villagers drank and teased the village chief until he cracked each of them over the head with his cane. Only then did they sullenly shut up.

"Chief, are you feeling unwell?"

The tavern owner, Makino, asked worriedly.

"It’s not me who’s unwell. It’s this world that’s about to become unwell…"

The village chief sighed, his face clouded over. "Ever since the Revolutionary Army placed bounties on the Celestial Dragons, the whole world has been swept into a raging current. And now that current has turned into a tsunami. Who knows how many people will die in this disaster?"

Makino smiled faintly. "I think you’re overthinking it. With heroes like Mr. Garp in the Marines, nothing too serious will happen."

The village chief drained the rum on the bar in one gulp and said with a bitter smile, "I don’t know whether I should hope Garp proves useful or hope he doesn’t."

Makino looked utterly confused. Why did the village chief seem so strange today? She could not understand a word he was saying.

The village chief muttered under his breath, "The world has longed for a new order for far too long…"

Shimotsuki Village, dojo.

Shimotsuki Koushirou was also reading today’s newspaper. The bold words "Wano Country" in the headline gave him a complicated expression.

That was the homeland he had never seen.

"Teacher, what are you reading?" A green-haired head suddenly appeared in Koushirou’s field of vision.

Koushirou smiled. "Zoro, why aren’t you practicing your swordsmanship? What are you doing here?"

Zoro clutched the large bump on his head and said nothing about how he had challenged Kuina earlier, only to get beaten up instead.

Koushirou knew what had happened at a glance. He shook his head helplessly. Zoro would never give up, and any advice would be wasted on him.

"Teacher, what is Pluton?"

Zoro pointed at the newspaper and asked curiously.

"It is something very terrifying. Its power is enough to destroy this world."

Koushirou spoke with a grave expression.

"Huh? Is it going to destroy the world now? But I still haven’t beaten Kuina. What am I supposed to do?"

Zoro asked in a panic.

Koushirou patted his head and said softly, "Pluton can not only destroy the world. It can also change it…"

West Blue, Ohara ruins.

Ohara, once revered by countless scholars as a holy land of knowledge, had been reduced to crumbling ruins by a single Buster Call order.

A young man rode a bicycle across the sea, using ice to clear his way, before stopping here.

His expression was complicated.

"Does anyone still care about the truth of history?"

"In this battle, victory or defeat, everything will turn to dust in history."

Twin Cape.

The lighthouse keeper Crocus lay on a sun lounger reading the newspaper, while not far away, Laboon continued ramming the Red Line.

Seeing the news of Pluton’s emergence, Crocus froze for a moment and sighed. "Roger, it seems the era you spoke of is about to arrive ahead of schedule."

Alabasta.

King Cobra sat upon his throne, listening to his subordinates report the latest intelligence from Wano Country.

Beneath the palace still slept the Poneglyph recording Pluton’s location. Now that Pluton had truly emerged, Cobra’s feelings were extremely complicated.

"Your Majesty, the World Government has sent a summons, ordering us to bring soldiers to Mary Geoise and defend the Celestial Dragons."

"The other allied nations have received similar orders."

Igaram, captain of the royal guard, reported the news respectfully.

"I heard the Revolutionary Army’s power has expanded rapidly. I never expected the situation to reach such a critical point that Mary Geoise would need outside help to respond!"

"This is something that has not happened in centuries."

Cobra rose to his feet and paced constantly before the throne, as though making an extremely difficult decision.

"It is time for the Celestial Dragons’ rule to come to an end…"

Water 7.

Iceburg and Franky were fighting over the latest newspaper because it contained news about Pluton.

To shipwrights, Pluton was an extraordinarily special name.

It represented the pinnacle of shipbuilding craftsmanship.

It was the ultimate goal pursued by shipwrights throughout their lives.

No shipwright dared pound their chest and claim they had no interest in Pluton at all.

"I was the one who got it first!"

"Bullshit! I paid for it!"

The two fought until their faces were bruised, their heads bloodied, and their clothes torn to shreds, yet neither would let go. In the end, Franky, who fought more often, proved more skilled and snatched the newspaper away.

Staring blankly at the colossal object in the newspaper, Franky felt as if his soul were about to leave his body.

Pluton!

So this was what it looked like!

It would be amazing if he could see it with his own eyes!

If possible, let me touch it too…

Franky wore a lovestruck grin, drool spilling everywhere.

Taking advantage of Franky’s daze, Iceburg snatched the newspaper back and saw Pluton’s true form.

His expression turned excited as he stroked the photograph with his fingers.

"Should we go take a look?"

"That big guy’s final destination seems to be Mary Geoise."

Hearing Franky’s suggestion, Iceburg was tempted. For the first time, he felt that he and Franky were actually on the same wavelength.

At the same time.

Many people all over the world took the "Holy Land" Mary Geoise as their destination.

Some wanted to become witnesses to history, while others wanted to become participants in it.

Chu Yang’s luck was not bad.

Just as all the Shadow Clones he had sent out were wiped out, the Red Force appeared in Wano Country.

Seeing Shanks again.

He still wore that familiar smile.

Sincere and warm.

The crew was the same.

First mate Beckman was the first to come out and welcome Chu Yang.

To welcome Chu Yang back to the crew.

Then came Lucky Roux, Yasopp, the ship’s doctor Hongo, navigator Snake, and the others…

It was as though Chu Yang had never gone far and had always been by their side.

Everyone was happy and clamored to hold a banquet.

The Marines’ forces were gathering, yet no one paid them any attention. It was as if they were not even worth noticing.

The banquet was held in the old Wano Country.

Night.

The banquet began.

Music and the sound of roasting meat rose together.

Kozuki Hiyori also brought samurai and commoners to join in.

Everyone sang and danced.

Under the glow of the firelight.

Shanks and Tiger chatted happily, hitting it off at once. One revered freedom, while the other brought freedom to others.

Yet Shanks and Dragon did not exchange a single word, only simple glances.

Everyone knew they were not on the same path and valued completely different things.

At the height of the banquet, countless Marines could only stare helplessly from outside. No one dared make a move.

Shanks sat beside Chu Yang, with no one around them.

The others had either passed out drunk or were dancing wildly in a drunken frenzy.

Shanks smiled. "From the first day you came aboard, I could feel your hatred for the Celestial Dragons. Back then, I had a feeling you would eventually reach this point."

"If you need me in this battle, I will be your companion."

Shanks had close ties to the Celestial Dragons.

Imu, the king of the Celestial Dragons, had a mysterious personal guard known as God’s Knights.

The members of God’s Knights held status far above ordinary Celestial Dragons and even possessed the authority to judge Celestial Dragons.

Because they represented Imu.

The Figarland Family within the order of knights was precisely the family Shanks came from.

The current supreme commander of God’s Knights was named Figarland Garling, and in his youth, he looked almost exactly like Shanks.

The two had an extraordinary relationship.

This also explained why the Five Elders’ attitude toward Shanks was clearly different from their attitude toward other pirates.

However, the Five Elders were not simple either.

They oversaw the World Government’s five most important departments and, due to their strength, bore the title of Warrior Gods.

Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, the "Warrior God of Finance" who oversaw the financial department, had a V and Nusjuro in his name which combined to form Venus, representing the planet Venus.

Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, the "Warrior God of Agriculture" who oversaw the agricultural department, had Ju and Peter in his name which combined to form Jupiter, meaning Jupiter.

Topman Warcury, the "Warrior God of Justice" who oversaw the legal department, had Warcury in his name, referring to Mercury.

Marcus Mars, the "Warrior God of Environment" who oversaw the environmental department, had Mars in his name, representing Mars.

Jaygarcia Saturn Saint, the "Warrior God of Science and Defense" who oversaw the science and defense department, had Saturn in his name, representing Saturn.

The so-called Five Elders referred to the five ancient planets—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—that revolved around the sun.

By linking the term Warrior God to their respective duties, one could see Imu’s ideology of ruling the world through overwhelming military force.

Every one of the Five Elders was a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit User, and all of them had reached the level of Awakening.

Among the Five Elders, Jaygarcia Saturn Saint, who oversaw the scientific department, took on a form resembling a bull-headed, human-bodied demon after transforming.

The others each had different forms.

Marcus Mars’ transformed form resembled Marco’s phoenix.

Saint Shepherd Ju Peter’s transformed form resembled Big Mom’s soul incarnation.

Although the exact names of their Devil Fruits remained unknown, when they stood together, they looked like demons from hell.

Imu was also a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit User, and her transformed form resembled a gigantic salamander.

Considering the salamander’s powerful regenerative ability, perhaps after this Devil Fruit awakened, its host gained a nearly immortal constitution.

Under such circumstances, if Imu then underwent the Op-Op Fruit’s "Perpetual Youth Surgery," she could easily achieve eternal life.

Living for eight hundred years would be nothing. Even eight thousand years would pose no problem.

Even now, Chu Yang could not determine what level the world king Imu’s strength had reached!

Of the original twenty kings, aside from Queen Lily of Alabasta and Imu, there were eighteen others.

Those eighteen were not fools either. Without overwhelming power to intimidate them, how could they have willingly submitted to another?

After eight hundred years, even a pig would have become Marshal Tian Peng by now.

There was no doubt that Imu was stronger than the Four Emperors and Admirals.

The question was, just how much stronger?

Could she even be stronger than Ryomen Sukuna with five times the combat power?

Imu’s strength was a mystery. Within Pangea Castle, there was also a powerful weapon comparable to Pluton, capable of destroying an entire country in an instant.

After an island was destroyed, the void left behind could not be filled, and the seawater overflowing into it could raise sea levels.

If that weapon were used repeatedly, it could even flood the world!

This was also why Mary Geoise had been built atop the Red Line.

One day in the future, if the situation spiraled completely out of control, Imu would activate that weapon, flood the world, and eliminate her enemies.

God’s Knights were also a mystery. They might possess the combat strength of several Admirals.

There were too many uncertain factors…

This was why Chu Yang insisted on finding Pluton.

With Pluton, it could bear a large part of the pressure for him.

In the end, it was still because he lacked sufficient intelligence. Chu Yang had been busy researching the Lineage Factor and had not paid attention to these matters. If he had enough intelligence, he would have stormed the Holy Land alone long ago.

As for Shanks’ promise, Chu Yang did not respond. If Shanks truly had close ties to God’s Knights, there was no need to drag him into this.

Just like Garp’s dilemma during the Summit War: on one side was Marine justice, and on the other was Ace, whom he had treated like his own son.

Facing Shanks’ sincerity, Chu Yang could only shake his head and refuse. "This is my own matter."

Shanks stared at him in stunned disbelief, clearly not expecting Chu Yang to answer that way.

"Then what about them?"

Shanks looked toward Dragon and Tiger.

"The Revolutionary Army was founded to overthrow the Celestial Dragons’ rule. You already know the Fish-Men’s situation without me needing to explain it. Their goals have been aligned with mine from the very beginning."

Chu Yang did not look at Shanks’ face, afraid he would see disappointment in the other man’s expression.

Every member of the Red Hair Pirates was like family to one another. They treated each other’s problems as their own. Chu Yang’s attitude would definitely disappoint and hurt them.

Sure enough, Shanks hesitated as though he wanted to say something, his expression dejected. As captain, when a crewmate said they did not need his help, his feelings were often the most complicated.

But just as Chu Yang had said, this was his own matter. Shanks could not make the decision for him.

"You want to challenge the Celestial Dragons? Fine. But before that, you have to beat me first."

Shanks spoke with conviction.

The only thing he could do now was make sure Chu Yang had what it took to challenge God’s Knights.

Chu Yang smiled easily and even winked at Shanks. "You’ve been holding yourself back for this moment all along, haven’t you?"

"You want to see what level my Haki is at, if it was enough to defeat Kaido."

"But let me tell you first, I didn’t beat Kaido entirely through Haki. You’d better prepare yourself."

Shanks said confidently, "I know your swordsmanship is formidable, but mine isn’t bad either. Don’t let it scare you!"

Chu Yang rose to his feet, dusted himself off, and headed toward the shore.

Shanks followed him.

Seeing this, the Red Hair Pirates’ crew began whispering among themselves.

"What are they doing?"

"No idea. They were whispering to each other over there just now."

"What were they talking about?"

"You dare go over and listen? Aren’t you afraid the captain will beat you up? I certainly wouldn’t!"

"This looks awfully familiar."

"No way… The banquet isn’t even over, and those two are starting again?"

Tiger suddenly shoved his face into the crowd and asked the others, "What’s starting again?"

His enormous Fish-Man face startled the pirates around him.

Yasopp nearly shoved the barrel of his gun into Tiger’s mouth.

Beckman said helplessly, "Just wait and watch. You’ll find out soon enough."

Curious, Tiger stared at Chu Yang and Shanks’s retreating backs.

Meanwhile.

The CP0 member assigned to monitor Wano Country had already begun nodding off.

There was nothing worth watching on the other side as they sang and danced.

One more look, and jealousy would practically drown him. Here he was without food or drink, while they were having the time of their lives.

Not to mention that the Five Elders had given him a vicious scolding not long ago.

What kind of job was this?

There were no longer any signs of activity aboard the nearby Marine warships. Those who should have been asleep were asleep, leaving him alone to stand watch from daylight until nightfall.

Just as he was about to start cursing, two terrifying bursts of Haki erupted. Vast storm clouds instantly gathered across the sky, and thunder roared with overwhelming force.