Although back then, Kaido had only been an apprentice on Rocks' ship, and he himself had been his senior, at their current level, all of that from the past was already irrelevant.
The two just looked at each other like this, while both sides' officers stood behind their respective captains, weapons in hand, smiling as they stared at the other side.
At this moment, two of the New World's Emperor crews met like this.
Even though the two Emperors of the Sea did not make the first move and merely stood on their respective bows holding their weapons and looking at each other without any other actions, between the two of them... It was as if a sharp and terrifying aura swept outward in all directions.
Clearly, neither of them made any movement, yet at this moment, the sea surged…
Countless huge waves were stirred up, as if roaring, and even the sky became several degrees more oppressive.
No one knew how much time passed before, after a giant wave fell with a boom, Whitebeard finally spoke, saying calmly, "I didn't come to look for you, and I'm not in the mood to fight you right now. Have your fleet move aside. I came to find the boss of the Umbrella Corporation!"
"Worororo, is that so? That's really a pity."
Hearing Whitebeard's words, Kaido also put away his spiked club and continued to say with a grin, "Forget it, I'm in a good mood today."
With a big wave of his hand: "Move aside!"
As Kaido's voice fell, the Beasts Pirates fleet did not hesitate at all and immediately moved their ships aside, making way for the entrance to the port.
Seeing that Kaido actually agreed so readily today, a trace of surprise appeared on Whitebeard's face, but it quickly disappeared. He simply said: "Thanks!"
And then had his sons sail in as well.
However, although the two captains had already reached an agreement, the crews on both sides still did not lower their guard, each staring at the other's crew, until the Whitebeard Pirates' ship successfully entered the port.
Only then did both sides let out heavy sighs of relief.
Next, Whitebeard lifted Murakumogiri and was about to lead his sons down.
"Worororo, Whitebeard, are you planning to take these playhouse sons of yours inside?"
Kaido, who had already jumped onto the dock, grinned. "Looks like your sons still haven't grown up, actually needing you, their father, to lead them?"
Everyone: "..."
These words caused everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates to fall silent, their faces ugly as they stared at the captain of the Beasts Pirates.
But before they could say anything, Whitebeard reached out, soothing everyone with a fatherly smile. "Gurararara, don't mind what that guy says. You are all my most beloved children. The family being together, what's laughable about that?"
After saying that, he looked again at Marco. "Marco, watch over everyone. I will go in alone."
"Pops, your body..."
"Don't worry. I haven't gotten so old that I need my son to support me!"
Before Marco could finish speaking, Whitebeard seemed to have guessed what he wanted to say and directly stopped him, then laughed loudly. "Making the children worry so much, this is really my dereliction of duty!"
As he spoke, without waiting for his sons, who wanted to speak but hesitated, to say anything further, he directly stepped forward and walked ahead.
After seeing this scene, Kaido grinned again, then leapt into the air and transformed back into a dragon. He did not say anything more, only leaving behind a sentence: "I'll be waiting for you at the royal palace. The banquet is about to begin, don't be late! Worororo!"
Before flying straight toward the royal palace of the Kingdom of Dressrosa.
...
On the other side, inside Marine Headquarters.
At the very moment when the captains of the Beasts Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates appeared in the Kingdom of Dressrosa, the current Fleet Admiral of Marine Headquarters, Sengoku, immediately received the news.
His expression instantly turned serious.
Two Emperors of the Sea meeting with the boss of the Umbrella Corporation... No matter how one looked at it, this was an extremely serious matter for the Marines.
Especially at this critical moment...
The marines had just captured Marshall D. Teach on the front foot, and on the back foot, these three major forces had gathered together. What were they trying to do?
Could it be to discuss matters related to the blood of Rocks?
Or perhaps... An alliance?
One must know that the captains of the Beasts Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates had both once been members of the Rocks Pirates.
Put another way, the captains of the Beasts Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates had once been crewmates of Marshall D. Teach's father.
Given that, how could Marine Headquarters not overthink this?
Without a doubt, these people gathering together absolutely had something to do with Rocks' blood!
Sengoku stared at the intelligence report in his hand with a gloomy expression.
After the Sabaody Archipelago incident ended, the Umbrella Corporation did not return to the West Blue.
Instead, they entered the pirate paradise, the New World. This abnormal behavior immediately drew the attention of Marine Headquarters.
Thus, Marine Headquarters quickly arranged intelligence personnel to track the Umbrella Corporation's route of action, intending to see what these people were planning to do this time.
And because of that, Marine Headquarters was able to obtain the news so quickly.
"We were really almost played by this Umbrella Corporation."
Tsuru, sitting opposite, put down the intelligence in her hand and let out a sigh. "Fortunately, back then, we insisted no matter what on having the intelligence unit infiltrate the Kingdom of Dressrosa and keep a close eye on the Umbrella Corporation. Otherwise, Marine Headquarters wouldn't have been able to obtain such important information so quickly."
At the beginning, Marine Headquarters had also guessed that the Umbrella Corporation might be like last time in Water 7, merely touring the Kingdom of Dressrosa.
But unexpectedly, just after the Umbrella Corporation arrived in Dressrosa, the captains of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Beasts Pirates also appeared there.
Although it was still unclear what those people were plotting, being able to receive the news earlier allowed Marine Headquarters to make arrangements in advance.