Not all the remaining pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates are concentrated in the Shampoo Islands. As the Yonko of the New World, they were at least once a large pirate group at the level of the Yonko. They have skilled coating craftsmen on board and can complete the coating themselves.
Moreover, the Shampoo Land is right under the Navy's nose after all, so gathering too many people is not a good thing.
It's just that the current navy is overwhelmed by the situation on the sea. Whitebeard's final announcement is like a depth bomb thrown into the sea, causing an uproar on the sea.
In addition, the Navy has previously mobilized elite troops from all over the world, and elite generals have also been concentrated in the Navy Headquarters. Other places cannot take care of them. Now the Navy in the Headquarters is frantically putting out fires.
Knowing that Kaido and Red Hair might not have left yet, they didn't want to provoke them at this time, and they turned a blind eye to the people who stayed in the Shampoo Islands, pretending not to see them at all.
Even the garrison in Shampoo hid back at the naval base, turning a deaf ear to what was happening in the outside world.
And one of the parties involved in the war on top - Fire Fist Ace was sitting lonely on the beach at this time.
"Mr. Reilly, don't you say something? He is Captain Roger's son after all."
"There's nothing to say, there are some things you have to work out on your own, and besides, isn't his brother there?
It's you, don't you go and see the boy who asked you to hand over the straw hat? "
"Having seen it, at least now he understands that the new world is still too early for him."
"Really, by the way, where's Bucky? I see he also appeared in the battle on the top."
"I invited him, but he said he had his own goals, so we parted ways after leaving Malinfando."
Shanks and Rayleigh just looked at the two brothers from a distance, and did not disturb their interaction, but talked about some past things.
The previous encounter only allowed Luffy to see the tip of the iceberg of strength, and the war on the top made him know how cruel the world is. Starting from Impel Down, he encountered countless powerful enemies.
General-level officers on the battlefield can pose a great threat to him. If he enters the new world like this, it will be no different from dying. Therefore, Luffy understands that they need to practice.
And now there was another problem, which was how to inform the companions who were beaten away by the bear. Luffy couldn't think of a way for a while, so he handed over this task to Helu, while he went to talk to Ace.
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"Dad..."
Looking at the sea in front of him, Ace's heart was not at peace.
Apart from Marco giving him a lecture in Marineland, the rest of the Whitebeard Pirates didn't say much, but Ace could see that they still had negative emotions about it.
When Ace was captured, the members of the Whitebeard Pirates were willing to risk their lives to save him, but after Ace was rescued, they also criticized Ace for causing the outbreak of the war.
This attitude is not contradictory. The reason for saving him is because he is family and a member of the Whitebeard Pirates.
It's his fault, it's also because of his impulsiveness that led to the current consequences.
Therefore, there are not many people from the Whitebeard Pirates to comfort Ace, and many of them themselves don't know what attitude to use to face Ace.
Although it was Blackbeard who caused this incident, Ace, who pursued and killed Blackbeard, was also responsible, and not to mention others, Ace himself could not forgive himself.
"Ace, actually when Uncle Whitebeard died, I felt very happy."
"Luffy, what are you talking about?"
"I want to say... Uncle Whitebeard has no regrets about leaving. His laughter comes from the bottom of his heart.
He wanted to save you, and he finally rescued you. He also had a lot of fun fighting with the man named Kaido... I'm not good at this kind of thing! "
As he spoke, Luffy rubbed his head with a headache, asking him to comfort others, which was really a bit embarrassing.
"In short, isn't Uncle Whitebeard's last order to let you all live? Then if you live a good life, isn't it a repayment to Uncle Whitebeard!"
"Really, is it your turn to teach me a lesson?"
Ace could tell that Luffy put a lot of thought into sorting out these words, and he understood what Luffy said, but there were some things that he couldn't just understand and let go of.
"Speaking of which, Luffy, when you finish training, do you want to join us?"
After thinking for a long time, Ace suddenly said this to Luffy.
"Ah? What did you say?"
"I mean to join the Whitebeard Pirates."
"But Uncle Whitebeard has already..."
"Dad is gone, but the Whitebeard Pirates are still there. This is the family that dad values most. I want to maintain it. If everyone is still willing to...accept me..."
"I will definitely do it, but I still won't join you. I have my own journey and my own goals!"
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While Whitebeard's remnants were still waiting at the Shampoo Islands, the people of the Beasts had already arrived at the Fish-Man Island.
The method of dividing the sea is much more convenient than coating, and there is no need to worry about the crisis under the sea. The Origin just followed the waterway opened by Arceus and arrived at the Fishman Island.
"Father, it seems this is your first time coming to Fish-Man Island."
With the light provided by Yang Shu Eve, Yamato admired the scenery on the bottom of the sea, but suddenly remembered something. Arceus seemed to have never been to the bottom of the sea.
"This is my first time. I'm not very interested in underwater."
With the ability of electromagnetic levitation, Arceus always takes a boat directly across the Red Continent when going out, which is much more convenient than diving.
In fact, not only Arceus, but also Kaido had not been underwater for a long time. Ever since he became an esper, he relied on flying clouds for everything.
If it weren't for the strategic location of Fish-Man Island and the significance of the Fish-Man tribe's current existence, plus there was an ancient weapon on Fish-Man Island, and they were still on their way after the war, Kaido might not have accepted Neptune's invitation. Such a thing Just sending a random cadre is enough.
They are just the kings of a country. They are nothing compared to the sea emperors of the new world. For most kingdoms, only one Shichibukai is enough to change their destiny.
Compared with the relaxation of the Beast Pirates, Neptune was much more nervous. He didn't even let his son come to greet him, but came to the entrance of Fish-Man Island and waited in person.
Now they have business dealings with the Beasts, but this does not mean that they can maintain a proper relationship in the future. Given the environment of Fish-Man Island, without the protection of the Four Emperors flag, the impact will be almost devastating.
"It's really a shocking appearance..."
Looking at the parting sea outside Fishman Island, Neptune became nervous again.
"Don't be so nervous. It was the master's handiwork. The master has always been very easy-going."
On Neptune's shoulder, Mana Fe patted him on the shoulder to signal him to relax.
