"!?"
"puff!!"
On a deserted island in the New World, a red-haired man who was sitting on a rock by the sea drinking and looking at the sea was instantly stunned by a piece of news brought by his subordinates, so much so that he just drank The rum he drank was sprayed out, and it was sprayed all over the person's head and face.
"oh!"
"I'm very sorry, Beckman, I really didn't mean to..."
"Ha ha……"
Seeing the visitor looking at him expressionlessly and not wiping the drink on his body and face, the red-haired man had no choice but to laugh dryly and jump down from the stone, and then stood next to the man he called " Beckman's guy came forward and apologized.
That's right!
This figure is well-proportioned, with red hair, short stubble on his mouth, missing his left arm, wearing a white shirt, only half buttoned, revealing a muscular chest, and wearing a long black cloak behind him. The guy wearing patterned brown cropped pants, flip-flops on his feet, and a long sword on his waist is the captain of the red-haired pirate group and one of the 'Four Emperors' of the New World, the youngest and nicknamed The 'red-haired' Yonko - Shanks.
The person who just came to deliver the news, but was sprayed with alcohol, was the vice-captain of the red-haired pirate group. He was also the only vice-captain of the "Yonko" pirate group, and was known to have clear thinking. A powerful figure with a huge brain and extremely high combat power, whose strength is almost comparable to that of the red-haired Yonko—Ben Beckman!
"correct!"
"What did you just say?"
After first apologizing without any sincerity, the red-haired Shanks quickly frowned and asked about the incident that had just made him lose his composure, but now his mind was still a little confused and unbelievable.
"..."
Ben Beckman said nothing.
He first stared at the laughing face of his captain resentfully, and after confirming that the other party did not do it on purpose, he slowly reached out and wiped the wine droplets on his face that smelled of the other party's saliva, and then spoke expressionlessly. said:
"I just said..."
"After the naughty kid declared war on Kaido the Beast, yesterday, she also declared war on the Charlotte family!"
"and……"
"Now the two sides have come into contact and started fighting. This is the newspaper that was just delivered by today's newspaper delivery pigeon. You can take it and read it first!"
After briefly explaining the general situation, Ben Beckman did not continue to elaborate, but directly handed over the newspaper in his hand, and then stood aside silently and waited.
"!!"
"No, no way?!"
The red-haired Shanks exclaimed and eagerly grabbed the newspaper and read it at a glance.
The more I looked at him, the more frightened I became, and the expression on his face gradually became more and more exciting.
"this……"
"What's going on with that naughty kid? Is she crazy?!"
Soon, Shanks had finished reading the new content in the newspaper.
"……."
However, he first exclaimed and made a comment and then quickly shut his mouth. He just continued to stare at the newspaper closely and frowned in silence. His eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking. .
"correct!"
"And one more thing!"
"Wulao Xing has just sent an invitation and wants you to go to the Holy Land Marie Joa in person. Moreover, the other party has pointed it out in the phone bug and wants you to..."
"ASAP?"
Seeing that his captain seemed to have finished reading, Ben Beckman talked about another important thing without waiting for the other party to digest the explosive content.
"Five old stars?"
"They are looking for me at this time..."
"!!"
"Could it be..."
Shanks murmured to himself for a while, then suddenly raised his head and looked at his deputy captain in surprise.
"Yes!"
"You should be asked to take sides!"
"The world war started by the naughty kid is now inevitable!"
With a sigh, Ben Beckman said this.
He claims to have a clear-thinking brain, and that is not for nothing. As a strategist of the red-haired pirates, on the way here, he already roughly knew about the World Government and the one who happened to be at this moment. The general intention of the five old stars who issued the summons.
"..."
Shanks nodded, then turned his gaze back to the paper, looking at the content on it again and frowning tightly.
"captain."
"what are you thinking?"
Ben Beckman did not urge him, he just turned his head to look at the sea, and then, after a while, he turned back and asked softly.
"Beckman..."
"Besides what's in the newspaper, is there any other latest news?"
Shanks didn't answer, but after flipping through the newspaper one last time, he raised his head and looked at his vice-captain again.
"have!"
"Rumors say, the town of Nana Mits on Lockmits Island has been captured by the Golden Mothership Naughty Child with almost zero casualties. It was Naughty Child himself who took action, and Honey Minister Charlotte Flampe was captured alive. "
"Right now, a fierce conflict between the naughty kid and the Big Mom Pirates is inevitable!"
"It is reported that the Big Mom Pirates are in contact with the Beasts Pirates. It is expected that the two parties will reach some consensus soon?"
"besides!"
"The World Government and CP0 have gathered almost all the naval vessels in the New World, and have also recruited many small and powerful pirate groups. Their intentions seem to be obvious."
"As for the other side of the Red Earth Continent..."
"Because the phone bug signal is interfered with, the news is still lagging behind. Apart from what is in the newspaper, I don't know much about the rest of the situation yet."
"But I think it won't be calmer than here in the New World, right?"
"As you know, the Navy has long regarded Fishman Island, Impel Down City, and Nine Snake Island, which has a close relationship with the naughty children, as a thorn in their side. They will definitely take action this time."
Ben Beckman spoke out all the information he knew in a leisurely manner.
"So fast……"
"cough!"
"I thought those guys would take action at least until the World Conference is convened, but I never thought..."
Shaking his head, red-haired Shanks stopped mid-sentence and did not continue.
"really!"
“It’s really a bit unpredictable.”
"That naughty kid..."
"You never expected that she would act so wantonly and be so impatient, right?"
Ben Beckman seemed to have guessed what his captain wanted to say, and then asked directly with a smile.
"Yes."
"You also know that her background is still a little bit poor."
"Now we are rashly starting a war with two Yonko, and with the World Government and the Navy watching behind us, the outcome may not be good."
Shaking his head, the more he thought about red-haired Shanks, the more worried he became about that naughty kid.
Originally, he was quite optimistic about the other party, but now, the other party actually plans to start a war with all the strong men in the new world with the power of one person. That is too random!
Moreover, he simply couldn't figure out why the other party suddenly declared war on the Big Mom Pirates. According to the newspaper, it seemed that the other party suddenly declared war on the Big Mom Pirates after entering the waters of Totland, just like Are you coming here on purpose to find trouble?
That kind of weird thing made Shanks puzzled.
At the same time, he suddenly thought that if their sphere of influence was on the other side's route, would the other side suddenly start a war with their red-haired pirates?
Probably it will, right?
Although he was on top of the war flagship, he also made a special trip to Marineford, intending to dissuade the two warring parties and help each other. He had no ill intentions towards the naughty kid, but the other party would definitely not know. , and even if he knew, he probably wouldn't accept his favor.
"captain."
"The ending or something, that's not certain!"
At this time, Ben Beckman suddenly spoke, with a straight face and shook his head seriously.
"ah?"
"uncertain?"
Shanks couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Although he himself also knows that the naughty kid himself is very powerful, and now he is also assisted by Fish-Man Island, the Don Quixote family, and the world's richest man Gilder Tezolo, but compared to the Big Mom Pirates and the Hundreds, The Beast Pirates, the two senior Yonko forces in the New World, as well as the eyeing World Government and the New World Navy, are still a little too weak.
In his opinion, the current naughty pirate group is like a young pirate who has just gone to sea. It has the drive but lacks the foundation. If they can concentrate on running it for a few years, plus the Don Quixote family and the world's richest man Gil With the help of De Tezzolo and others, maybe it will be something big!
It's a pity that the other party is too impatient and hastily started a war with the two Yonko of the New World, giving the navy a chance. Just thinking about that kind of thing makes Shanks sigh with regret.
"That……"
"It's not necessarily true, you should tell me!"
After slowly sitting on the rock again and looking at the newspaper in his hand, red-haired Shanks pondered for a while and then suddenly asked strangely.
"It's easy!"
"Because there are naughty kids and a revolutionary army!"
Ben Beckman didn't mean to make any guesses and just said it openly.
"Revolutionary Army?"
"Well……"
"It's no use!"
"The strength of those people on the shore is indeed pretty good, but this battle will be decided at sea. They are too scattered. They may not even be able to form a decent fleet in their hurry, so it will be useless."
However, it was better not to listen. After listening, Shanks couldn't help but shook his head repeatedly. It was obvious that he was not optimistic about those revolutionary armies, especially the current revolutionary army.
When he thought about it, the power of the revolutionary army was really not of much help to the naughty children. Those people could only toss around various countries and islands during the war. But no matter how hard they toiled, the result would be certain. It will not affect the decisive battle at sea.
Those people are just the icing on the cake, and he is not very optimistic about them anyway.
"Indeed."
"but……"
"What if we add white beard?"
First, he looked at his captain for a while, and then Ben Beckman suddenly smiled and asked.
"!!"
"White beard?!"
"yes!"
"Why did I forget this!"
Shanks slapped his thigh hard, remembering such a thing.
Thinking about it, during the War on the Top, the naughty kid helped Whitebeard and others a lot, and even shared most of the navy's top combat power. It can be said that he personally saved the one who now inherits Whitebeard's legacy. Fire Fist Ace's life is at stake, so, logically and logically, their white-bearded remnants who are being reorganized will definitely not sit idly by this time.
"Thus……"
"Is it going to be a situation where the Kid Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates plus the Revolutionary Army vs the Big Mom Pirates, the Beast Pirates and the World Government?"
"Tsk!"
"I don't know if the World Government has contacted Kaido or the others..."
"The outcome is somewhat unpredictable..."
"If you don't count those insignificant little pirates and armed merchant forces in the new world, the only ones who haven't been involved so far seem to be..."
"!!"
"us?!"
"Yes, it's us!!"
Following red-haired Shanks' murmuring analysis, he and Ben Beckman both exclaimed in surprise and came to a common and shocking conclusion.
"It's clear."
"That's why the Five Old Stars can't wait for you to go to the Holy Land Marie Joa in person at this time!"
"Captain, what do you think?"
Seeing that the captain had also thought of this, Ben Beckman continued to ask.
"how to think?"
"What else could I think?"
"If possible, of course I don't want to get involved in this world war that is coming soon. What does this have to do with us?"
Shanks slumped his shoulders as if laughing at himself, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"It can't be helped."
"The world war has begun."
"and……"
"We've been involved."
With a sigh, Ben Beckman couldn't help but lower his eyelids.
He looked further and further, knowing that the development of things was no longer up to their captain.
And all they can do is to choose to join a certain party. It is obviously impossible to remain neutral, and it is even less likely for others to let one of the last four emperors in the new world and a powerful one. They stood by indifferently.
In this war, no one can be alone, either victory or destruction, and all they have left is choice. Presumably, at the end of the war, what will come will definitely be a big reshuffle of the world, right?
That kind of thing, even Ben Beckman himself didn’t expect to happen so quickly and suddenly!
"Well……"
The red-haired man did not refute his vice-captain's words. He just rubbed the stubble on his chin and lowered his head in thought.
"That is to say..."
"Now the strength comparison between the two sides is basically the same, and our decision..."
"Can it affect the tilt of that scale?!"
After thinking for a while, Shanks suddenly raised his head and looked at his expressionless vice-captain and concluded with an exclaim.
"I have no idea……"
"Captain, this matter can only be chosen by you, and we will unconditionally support any decision you make!"
Ben Beckman did not express his opinion.
Because he didn't want to easily influence any of the captain's decisions, especially this crucial moment that determined the life and death of the red-haired pirates.
"but……"
"The balance is probably tilted now. Maybe it has never been level?"
Suddenly, Ben Beckman lowered his head and sighed quietly.
"??"
"what did you just say?"
Shanks didn't seem to hear his first officer's sigh clearly, and then he couldn't help but asked in surprise.
"No!"
"I did not say anything."
"Captain, have you made your decision?"
"Would you like to go to the invitation from the Five Old Stars and the Holy Land Marie Joa?"
Ben Beckman stood up straight, and then asked with a straight face.
"go!"
"How can I not go?"
"Time is urgent, I'll go now!"
Shanks smiled and threw down the newspaper.
"but……"
"There's no rush to decide or anything right now."
“Let’s talk about everything after I come back from the Holy Land of Mariejoia!”
Then, turning around and looking at the vast sea, the blue sky and the beautiful scenery of the sea and sky in front of him, the red-haired Shanks put his one hand on his waist and said cheerfully.
At this time, the newspaper he just dropped was being covered by the rising waves. After the waves receded, the newspaper had been tightly attached to the beach, with only the end exposed. The picture of the naughty kid on the headline was grinning at the camera and sitting on a golden throne.
"..."
"The tide is about to rise, I'm going to order the ships to be prepared now!"
Ben Beckman didn't ask any more questions. He first looked at the newspaper that was gradually covered by the beach, and looked at the photo of the naughty kid thoughtfully. Then he nodded directly and left quickly. This beach.
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