"Dad's flag...is no longer there."
At the entrance of Fish-Man Island, a new flag stands on the flagpole. The intimidating power of the beasts makes the pirates who arrive at Fish-Man Island dare not have other evil thoughts. They must either pass through the border honestly or become a piao on the seabed.
But for the Whitebeard Pirates, this gap is still very big. A few days ago, when they passed through Fish-Man Island and headed to Marineland, the flag here was still their flag, but now everything has changed.
The same goes for the Whitebeard Pirates. After all, they are pirates who came together because of Whitebeard.
The composition of the Whitebeard Pirates is not like the original Rocks Pirates or the short-lived Blackbeard Pirates. There is no morality at all, but their composition is also mixed.
After Whitebeard's death, the pirates of this team did not disband and maintained their original status under the leadership of each captain.
But those affiliated pirate groups are different. Some captains died in the war at the top, and the remaining ones have their own thoughts. Some choose to continue flying the Whitebeard flag, and some have regained their independence.
Unless someone can carry up the banner left by Whitebeard, the Whitebeard Pirates will exist in name only.
Today, they are still a powerful force in the new world, but they have withdrawn from the first echelon.
Marco had expected that Fish-Man Island would change its flag. He also knew that Fish-Man Island had a certain connection with the beasts, but the speed at which the flag was changed was beyond his expectation.
"Marco, there is nothing we can do about it. Fish-Man Island needs to survive. I hope you can understand our approach. And to be honest, Newgate's last words... brought us a lot of trouble. "
It was still Neptune who received them. The king was quite busy during this time.
The help Whitebeard brought them was real. Even though the banner of the beasts was now hanging, Neptune was not so ruthless and still warmly received Marco and others.
After Whitebeard's death, Marco has become the acting captain of the Whitebeard Pirates. For the Whitebeard Pirates, there is always only one captain.
Whether now or in the future, the position of captain of the Whitebeard Pirates will probably be vacant.
If Whitebeard is still alive, his designated successor is likely to be Ace, but it is impossible for Ace to take over this position now. Neither he nor the other crew members can accept this kind of thing for the time being.
Listening to Neptune's explanation, Marco sighed, knowing that he had no reason to say anything.
"I know...but the future Fish-Man Island probably won't need us anymore."
"..."
Neptune did not reply, but everyone understood that Fish-Man Island, which had been protected by the beasts, no longer needed Whitebeard's remnants, and Whitebeard's remnants were unable to protect Fish-Man Island.
"Then we won't stay any longer, King Neptune, we are going back to dad's territory."
...
The territory was occupied by other pirates. This was something Marco and others expected. It was not surprising that Baijuu and Big Mom would take action. Now they had no ability to offend them, who had Yonko-level combat power.
And now they no longer need as much territory as before, so the Whitebeard Pirates' goal is Whitebeard's hometown - Sphinx Island.
This impoverished island couldn't afford the heavenly gold at all, so it was naturally not qualified to become a member country. As time went by, it became a lawless country.
Although Whitebeard went to sea and became a pirate when he was young, he has always missed the land where he was born and transported supplies here from time to time. Even though he has no friends and family on this island, Whitebeard still has a special feeling for his hometown.
What Whitebeard has always protected is also what Marco and the others want to protect, except this island, they don't want to give it to anyone.
Sphinx Island is far away from Big Mom's territory. The only ones at risk are the beasts, but the beasts just gave up this island. This is what Kaido and Arceus meant.
Sphinx Island was too poor, had a bad geographical location, and had no unique advantages. There was no benefit from occupying it. In this case, they directly left it to the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates.
It is much better to let these people have a fixed territory than to have them roam around the world.
After that, Shanks arrived on the island and participated in Whitebeard's funeral. As for the future of the Whitebeard Pirates, that was not a question he wanted to think about.
The Whitebeard Pirates also have reason in their actions. They can't afford to offend the beasts and big mom now, but they can still deal with the pirates who take advantage of the chaos.
Putting their grief into their hearts, they began to numb themselves with new battles.
...
On the other side, in the territory of the Beasts Pirates, the residents of most islands are full of joy. The relationship in the pirate world is generally deformed. In this case, the Somali pirate bank system of the Beasts has also been retained.
Many people have received investment dividends due to the victory of the beasts. As for those who are sad...
People will die in wars. Even if they are the attacking party, this situation cannot be avoided. Although pensions will be paid, relatives and friends will still feel sad, but there are not many such people.
Most of the pirates are alone. There are a smaller number of people like Manderfish who are focused on promotion and retirement. Hedonists like Drake are the norm.
Normally, the brothers would grieve for them for a while, but soon they would throw themselves into a banquet to celebrate their victory.
As the leaders of the Beast Pirates, Kaido and Arceus have not yet returned to Wano. Unless there are special circumstances, Arceus will not speed up the voyage and will only let the Origin sail at the normal speed.
Kaido couldn't bear the loneliness anymore and rode the eight-headed evil dragon to find someone to fight. To be more precise, he went to torture vegetables. He also heard the news that the sea was no longer calm, and planned to teach those brats who don't know the heights of the world a lesson. .
But before leaving, he announced the date of the banquet and said that he would return to Onigashima as scheduled.
During the voyage of the Origin, we would see some lifeboats from time to time, and the warm-hearted Yamato would often help them. At first, those people were grateful, but when they saw the pirate flag on her body, their faces changed. The expression on his face was replaced by fear.
"Father, I don't understand why these people think that the sea will be peaceful if Whitebeard dies?"
This is what she heard from the people on the shipwrecked ship.
[Whitebeard is dead, why doesn’t the sea stop? 】
Even she couldn't understand the statement.
"Yes, even you understand the truth, but most people still don't understand it. In other words, it's not that they don't know, but more people don't want to believe it."
"Really...wait, foster father, aren't you praising me with these words?"
