"I will hold a Grand Line gathering at Marineford." Rosen said, "At that time, I will invite the Marine, the World Government, the Four Emperors, and the Shichibukai to attend this grand event, so I hope you can be there on time."
"Do you think you can make decisions for them? Marineford is the Marine Headquarters."
"Their opinions are not important."
"When?"
"The day Ace is executed."
"What!? What did you say?" Whitebeard looked at Rosen with Killing Intent.
"It's your good son Blackbeard's plan. He captured Ace, intending to lure you into rescuing him, and then, through the Dark-Dark Fruit, devour your Tremor-Tremor Fruit. By then, he will be the only dual-fruit user on the World."
"Why do you know all this?"
"Me? I am a Prophecy-Prophecy Fruit user. I know many, many secrets."
"So what exactly do you want to do?"
Rosen shrugged: "Because I think such a good opportunity should be used to determine the strongest pirate crew."
"I will go, but not to attend your so-called grand event, but for my son Ace."
"No matter the reason, as long as you come, it's good." Rosen said indifferently, "Oh, by the way, do you mind shaking my hand?"
Whitebeard extended his hand, and the moment his palm met Rosen's, he suddenly saw Rosen's palm glowing green.
Whitebeard thought Rosen was trying to harm him.
But the next moment, he felt his old injuries healing at an incredible speed.
Over the years, because his early injuries were not properly treated, his old injuries would flare up from time to time, and as he aged, his physical condition was far from what it used to be.
But now, it was healing at an astonishing speed, and the scars on his chest were healing visibly.
"Cough, cough, cough…"
The moment Rosen let go, Whitebeard suddenly coughed up mouthfuls of blood.
Seeing this, Marco and the others immediately rushed to Whitebeard.
"Father!" Marco looked at Rosen furiously: "How dare you harm Father!"
Marco angrily moved to attack, but Whitebeard suddenly pressed down on Marco's shoulder.
"Marco, who told you he was going to harm me?"
"But you're spitting blood."
"Idiot son, this old man isn't injured, his injuries are healing." Whitebeard waved his hand, and his gaze towards Rosen held a hint of goodwill.
Marco looked at Whitebeard, and he noticed that Whitebeard's complexion had indeed improved a lot.
"Do you know where Red Hair Shanks is now?"
"He usually patrols his territory most of the time, so his exact location cannot be determined. However, if two wanted criminals with bounties over a billion Berries like you enter their territory, they will find you themselves."
The territories of the Four Emperors are incredibly vast, spanning dozens of islands, and even including several countries.
So, even a single patrol takes a long time.
And once unfamiliar pirates enter a Four Emperors' territory, it will attract attention.
Especially super wanted criminals like Rosen and Bullet, with bounties exceeding one billion Berries.
If they entered any sea area and indiscriminately killed people without restraint, the damage caused would be incalculable.
Just as Whitebeard said, as soon as Rosen and Bullet entered Red Hair Shanks' territory, they were already targeted by the Red Hair Pirates' affiliated pirate crews.
However, they did not immediately make contact with Rosen, but instead went to report the news.
Three days later, a pirate ship appeared in their sight.
The pirate flag of that ship had two swords crossed behind a skull, with three bloodstains on the skull's left eye.
The Red Force, the Red Hair Pirates!
Rosen and Bullet both stood on the deck, watching the Red Force gradually approach.
When they were still a hundred meters away, a figure on the Red Force glided across the sea and landed on Rosen's small boat.
Bullet looked at Shanks; he hadn't expected that little Kid from back then to have grown to such a height.
Shanks' figure seemed to merge with Roger's.
"Haha… Bullet! Long time no see." Shanks laughed heartily, patting Bullet's arm.
He originally wanted to pat Bullet's shoulder, but he couldn't reach it.
"It has been a long time. That little fellow from back then is now one of the Four Emperors." Bullet looked at Shanks with a very complex expression: "Let me see what level the Captain's successor is at now."
The next moment, Bullet suddenly unleashed his full aura, fiercely throwing a punch at Shanks.
Shanks immediately raised his fist to meet it. Although their physiques were vastly different, their strength was evenly matched.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa… Are we going this hard right from the start? If we keep fighting, this boat under our feet will sink." Shanks easily blocked Bullet's attack.
Shanks was top-tier in strength, speed, and Three-color Haki.
And he hadn't even drawn his sword, yet Bullet was already going all out.
Just then, the small boat beneath their feet was directly covered by Armament Haki.
"You guys can fight however you want." Rosen said.
Shanks raised an eyebrow, secretly surprised.
This guy is White-Haired Ghost, with a bounty of one and a half billion Berries!
He could cover the entire ship with his Armament Haki.
Although Rosen's ship was small on the sea, it was still thirty meters long. How much Armament Haki would it take to cover the entire ship?
And the intensity was too high, wasn't it?
This guy's Armament Haki was not inferior to his own, and in terms of quantity, it was even greater than his own.
Armament Haki is converted from Qi and blood. Such a massive amount of Armament Haki indicates that this guy's Qi and blood are extremely vigorous, and vigorous Qi and blood also mean astonishing physical strength.
At this moment, the strength of the entire ship was comparable to the toughest weapon.
Destroying this ship was almost impossible, unless Rosen could be defeated.
Bullet attacked Shanks even more recklessly.
On the Red Force, Benn Beckman and the crew were all on the deck, watching the small boat in the distance with interest.
They had no intention of interfering.
Although Bullet and Shanks were fighting fiercely.
Neither of them had Killing Intent.
Moreover, such sparring was commonplace for strong individuals of their level.
Just like Hawkeye, who would come to spar with Shanks every now and then.
Of course, ever since Shanks lost an arm, Hawkeye only drank and no longer sparred.
And they had absolute confidence in Shanks' strength.
Indeed, the current Shanks could be said to be in his Prime, with everything at its Peak state, except for his left arm.
Of course, Bullet was not a weakling either.
His physique was that of a humanoid monster.
Shanks also got more and more into the fight, gradually becoming immersed in it.
Rosen, meanwhile, was sitting on the cabin roof, yawning.
Just then, Benn Beckman landed beside Rosen, holding a sake gourd in his hand.
Benn Beckman was completely unfazed by his Captain fighting in front of him.
Rosen could sense that Benn Beckman's strength was also terrifyingly powerful.
He could even fight Bullet to a draw.
"Bored? Want some?" Benn Beckman tossed the sake gourd to Rosen.
Rosen took the sake gourd and took a few sips: "Good sake, truly good sake."
"You are White-Haired Ghost?"
"Haven't your intelligence reports already confirmed that?"
"Then what are you here for this time?"
"I will be holding a grand gathering and inviting the Red Hair Pirates to attend."
"What kind of gathering?"
"Probably a gathering that will overturn the World Government, Marine, Four Emperors, and Shichibukai power structure."
"Are you plotting something?"
"No, of course not plotting anything, but war! An unprecedented war."
"Heh heh… We, the Red Hair Pirates, do not participate in any wars."
"That's not up to you. This gathering, this war, no one can avoid it." Rosen said.
"No one can force us to do something we don't want to do."
"I think you've got one thing wrong. I'm not forcing you, but because of the scale of this war, no one can be exempt."
Just then, Shanks suddenly exerted force, pushing Bullet back, and charged towards Rosen. At the same time, his saber, Griffin, was drawn and slashed towards Rosen.
Divine Departure! Shanks unleashed this sword strike at Rosen without reservation.
Divine Departure! As the name suggests, it is a move that even gods must avoid.
And Shanks had used this sword strike to destroy the Kid Pirates.
Rosen raised his right arm, directly using his arm to block Shanks' world-destroying sword strike.
Shanks' face showed shock.
Why would such a strong individual appear on the Grand Line!?
Shanks had already confirmed that Rosen in front of him was definitely a strong individual of his level, or even stronger.
"With just this much strength, you can't defeat me, and you certainly can't stop me."
Suddenly, Rosen, without warning, grabbed Shanks' neck.
Shanks and Benn Beckman were both startled. Benn Beckman immediately moved to draw his weapon.
But just then, Bullet suddenly blocked Benn Beckman's path.
Shanks immediately unleashed all his strength to resist Rosen.
But Rosen's strength seemed endless.
Bullet's strength, compared to Rosen's, couldn't even be mentioned in the same breath.
The next moment, Shanks felt a mysterious power enter his body, and then he found his empty left arm growing back in an incredible way.
A moment later, Rosen released his hand. Shanks raised his newly regrown left arm.
"How did you do that? Why did you do that?"
"Why?" Rosen thought for a moment and said, "To make the game more fun. The gathering place is Marineford, and as for the time, you'll soon find out when from the newspaper."
"If you want to disrupt the peace of the Grand Line, I will definitely stop you."
"Words alone can't stop me, and you're not qualified to do so yet. While there's still time, work hard to improve yourself."
Shanks' expression did not show joy because his left arm had regrown; instead, it revealed an unprecedented solemnity.
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