The samurai nodded, and said urgently, "Yes, Kaido captured our lord, forcing him to reveal secrets, but our lord is unwilling. Our lord knows that Kaido will not let him go, so he sent us out to ask for help. Originally, there were many people sent out by our lord, but most of them were killed by Kaido's people on the way. In the end, only I came here."
"Kaido of the Beasts!"
The people of the Whitebeard Pirates all had a change in expression after hearing Kaido's name. If it had been in the past, when Whitebeard was still alive, they naturally wouldn't have worried about Kaido.
But now that Whitebeard had passed away, and the Whitebeard Pirates' position was very awkward, with Blackbeard constantly playing tricks in the dark, and other forces coveting them, Kaido was someone they didn't want to provoke at this time.
Akira asked, "Does your lord hope that we will go and save him?"
The samurai replied, "Our lord said that if you can save him, that would be best. If you can't do it, he hopes that you can take care of his descendants. But, I beg you, you must save my lord. He's truly a great person."
Akira's brows furrowed slightly. His memory of Kozuki Oden had become blurred. Not only him, but even Marco and the others were about to forget him. This was naturally because they hadn't been in contact for more than twenty years.
He didn't know what Kozuki Oden was thinking, but after the Roger Pirates disbanded, he had gone to Wano Country, never returning to the Whitebeard Pirates during that time. So, the friendship between everyone had naturally faded a lot.
Akira waved his hand, and said to the samurai, "You should go down to heal your injuries and rest first. We need to discuss this."
"Please, please, you must save my lord."
But the samurai knelt on the ground, unwilling to get up, and kept kowtowing to Akira, begging him.
His attitude made Akira somewhat displeased. He wasn't a heartless person. He and Kozuki Oden had also been comrades in the past. Although their feelings had faded, the friendship hadn't disappeared.
However, the opponent was the entire Wano Country, and the pirate emperor Kaido of the Beasts. It wasn't something he could just agree to. After all, he wasn't alone now, but was shouldering the entire Whitebeard Pirates.
However, this samurai was using this method to force Akira, which naturally made Akira somewhat displeased. However, he naturally wouldn't show it, but had his subordinate pirates take the samurai out.
"What does everyone think we should do about this matter?"
Although he was the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, he didn't make arbitrary decisions on everything. Especially for such a big matter, Akira naturally wanted to ask everyone's opinion.
Hearing Akira's question, everyone was silent. This was a big matter. The Whitebeard Pirates had only just emerged from the shadows under Akira's leadership. It would be somewhat risky to face Kaido of the Beasts rashly at this time. But since it concerned a former comrade, no one was willing to take the lead.
"Ace, what do you think?"
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Akira didn't ask Marco and the others, but first asked Ace. Among these people, Ace was the last to join the Whitebeard Pirates, and had no relationship with Kozuki Oden. So, Akira wanted to hear his answer.
Ace scratched his head, and said somewhat hesitantly, "You all said that Kozuki Oden is a comrade. Since he's in danger now, we can't do nothing."
"But if we help him, we'll have to directly face Kaido of the Beasts. We haven't even dealt with Blackbeard yet. Wouldn't it be somewhat unwise to provoke another Kaido of the Beasts?"
After Ace opened his mouth, the others no longer held back, expressing their opinions one after another.
"That's right. Kaido of the Beasts is one of the four emperors. The Beast Pirates under his command are very powerful. He's more difficult to deal with than the Blackbeard Pirates. I think it's best not to provoke him, at least not at this time."
"If we don't care, then Kozuki Oden will definitely die at his hands."
"But if we do care, it's equivalent to putting our Whitebeard Pirates on the line. Then we'll have to face both the Blackbeard Pirates and the Beast Pirates, two major opponents. I don't think it's appropriate to do this for someone who has already left."
"Yeah, it's not that we don't want to save him, but we can't even protect ourselves right now. We can't harm ourselves in order to save someone."
Everyone was expressing their opinions. Some people thought that they should go and save Kozuki Oden, after all, he was also considered their comrade. But more people didn't want to go and save Kozuki Oden.
The reason was very simple, because going to save Kozuki Oden meant facing Kaido of the Beasts. Kaido was one of the four emperors, and was definitely a behemoth to the current Whitebeard Pirates.
"Marco, Jozu, what do you think?"
Akira didn't express his opinion, but asked Marco and them instead.
Jozu didn't speak. Marco, however, frowned, and said, According to him, Oden has already been captured by Kaido. If we want to save Oden, then we must face Kaido. But wanting to save someone from Kaido's hands, with our current situation, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to do.
Moreover, once we start a war with Kaido because of this matter, that guy Blackbeard will definitely not miss this opportunity, and will definitely take advantage of our misfortune. Then it will be more harm than good.
Although Marco's words were a bit realistic, they were supported by most people. After all, it wasn't like the time when Whitebeard was still alive, nor was it a time when they could do whatever they wanted with just a surge of blood.
The New World now was extremely chaotic, and the Whitebeard Pirates were in the eye of the storm. One wrong step, and they might face destruction. So, they had to be cautious and cautious again.
Thatch also opened his mouth, and said, "Our biggest enemy now is Blackbeard. I think it's not too late to deal with other matters after we've solved Blackbeard first."
At this time, Akira finally made a decision. He said, "Well, for now, we still need to respond to all changes with constancy. I'll send someone to negotiate with Kaido, and have him release Oden. If he doesn't agree, then we'll make other plans."
Hearing Akira's words, everyone was silent. Actually, who didn't understand that what Akira had said was just to save face? But they couldn't blame Akira for this either. After all, the Whitebeard Pirates' own situation was very difficult now. In addition, Kozuki Oden had left the Whitebeard Pirates for a long time. Everyone basically didn't have any feelings for him anymore.
Kozuki Oden wasn't like Ace after all. Ace had very good relationships with people in the Whitebeard Pirates, and Whitebeard was also there at that time. So, as soon as Whitebeard spoke, everyone had followed him to Navy Headquarters to save people without hesitation.
But Kozuki Oden, first of all, everyone didn't have any feelings for him. If they were to start a war with Kaido for him, at least 90% of the people wouldn't be willing. So, Akira's choice, although it had lost the brotherhood on the ship, was also a helpless move. He had to be responsible for everyone now.
"Everyone, disperse first. According to what I said before, everyone, go and integrate your teams. The real decisive battle is about to come."
Under Akira's words, everyone left, leaving only Marco behind.
"Marco, do you think I've changed? If it had been in the past, even if it was Kaido, I would have chosen to save people without hesitation. But now, I've become so hesitant," Akira sighed with a somewhat dejected expression.
Looking at Akira's appearance, Marco comforted him, "Akira, this isn't your problem. You're doing the right thing. You're the captain of the pirate crew now. Making this kind of choice is the most correct. Saving people is indeed what we should do, but now we should protect ourselves first, and then we can talk about saving people. Moreover, Kaido of the Beasts, we're indeed not suitable to provoke right now. Even if we violate the persistence in our hearts because of this kind of choice, it's also inevitable."
"Sigh."
Akira sighed softly. It wasn't that he was questioning his decision, but that he was lamenting. He hadn't understood the psychology of those in high positions very well in the past, but he understood it somewhat now. Having become the captain of the pirate crew, he couldn't do some things casually. Sometimes, sacrifices were also inevitable.
"Alright, let's not think about these things. What we need to do now is how to wipe out the Blackbeard Pirates."
Seeing that Akira had recovered again, Marco also felt relieved. Mentioning Blackbeard, he frowned, and said, "After fighting the Blackbeard Pirates several times, it can be seen that the Blackbeard Pirates' strength now is indeed extraordinary. However, they have a fatal flaw..."
"You've also discovered it?"
A glint flashed in Akira's eyes, and he said.
Marco said, "Of course. Although the Blackbeard Pirates are powerful, that's built on Blackbeard. Those people are all vicious guys. Once they lose Blackbeard's suppression, they will definitely collapse quickly. So, the most crucial thing is Blackbeard. As long as we can kill that bastard Blackbeard, everything will be fine."
Akira nodded, and said, "That's right. Blackbeard is the key. As long as we kill him, the others in the Blackbeard Pirates aren't worth worrying about at all."
The Blackbeard Pirates relied on Blackbeard's powerful strength for support. Moreover, the pirates in the pirate crew weren't good people at all. If they lost their head, they wouldn't be able to gather together at all. So, in Akira and them's opinion, as long as they could kill Blackbeard, everything would be equivalent to being resolved.
"But the problem is, how do we kill Blackbeard? That guy's strength can't be underestimated. Even you have a hard time killing him. We have even less hope."
Although he was very dissatisfied with Blackbeard, Marco still acknowledged Blackbeard's strength.
Akira narrowed his eyes, and said, "Blackbeard possesses the Yami Yami no Mi, and also Pops's Gura Gura no Mi. It's indeed not easy to kill him, but it's not entirely without a way. I've already figured out his ability during the last fight. If we fight again, as long as there's no one interfering, I'm confident that I can kill him."
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