As if unable to bear his old rival's contempt, Shiki, somewhat enraged, punched a nearby staircase. "What's wrong with what I'm doing?"
"Dying in the weakest sea would be the ultimate insult to that bastard Roger! I want to start from there and prove my strength to the world!"
Shiki said angrily, "After completely destroying that weakest sea, I'll show it to the World Government and force them to surrender!"
Seeing that Grimm had guessed most of it, Shiki couldn't be bothered to waste more words. After all, none of the people present were informants, so revealing it wouldn't make much difference.
However, after Shiki finished speaking, Grimm let out a scornful laugh, Redfield looked bored, and Whitebeard simply ignored him, picking up a wine barrel and guzzling it down.
"Defeated by luck, have you lost your mind, Shiki?"
In the eyes of Redfield and Whitebeard, if Grimm's plan to "attack the World Government" was crazy, then Shiki's plan to "destroy the East Blue" could only be described as idiotic.
Redfield, who had been defeated by this man before and forced into retirement, couldn't stand such a foolish strategy, no matter how proud he was.
"Destroying the East Blue will threaten the World Government? Do you think Mary Geoise is in the East Blue? Did Roger's defeat make you stupid?"
"Hmph, you said you were disappearing for a while, and I thought you had some wicked plan up your sleeve. I didn't expect you to be driven mad by the Navy. Kura-la-la, how pathetic, Shiki!" Whitebeard unleashed his signature trash talk.
If you ask who is the king of trash talk among pirates, it has to be me, Grandpa Whitebeard! One sentence of "how pathetic" made Shiki extremely uncomfortable!
It must be said that Roger's influence was terrifying, especially on his arch-rivals.
Figures like Shiki the Shiki had become idiots because of his death.
"Roger surrendered!"
Suddenly, to everyone's surprise, Grimm dropped a bombshell!
As soon as these words were spoken, the wine barrel in Whitebeard's hand was crushed. Redfield's brows furrowed into a knot, and Shiki even bit his own tongue.
"Ah!!!"
The Whitebeard Pirates' crew members screamed. Teach even broke out in a cold sweat. The Pirate King… surrendered!
Although Whitebeard had revealed some secrets unknown to the world before Roger's death, he truly didn't know that Roger had surrendered.
"Tell me the cause and effect, brat!" Shiki asked urgently.
Although Whitebeard and Redfield said nothing, their eyes revealed a longing.
"Well, some things can't be told to you. You're not… a D., am I right? I just want to know, do you want to participate in this game!" Grimm didn't hold back at all, directly steering the conversation back to the original point.
"Why should only D know? I'm telling you to speak!" Shiki pulled a flintlock pistol from his long sleeve. Suddenly, a golden spear flew past his blond hair near his ear, piercing through the Moby Dick's hull!
Looking again, Grimm had already retracted his throwing posture. "I don't like being called a brat! Also, you're so flustered, I can take your life at any time!"
Grimm retracted his killing intent. After a moment of silence, Shiki spoke, "Come aboard my ship for a bit. I'll consider your plan!"
"Hey, Shiki, you…"
Whitebeard and Redfield looked astonished, let alone the Whitebeard Pirates crew behind them. Only Teach maintained a look of shock, constantly repeating in his heart: D… D… I am a D!
"Although I don't like working with others, I can consider it for now, for the sake of the plan!"
Grimm looked up and smiled, then looked at the other two. "What do you say? The plan to attack the World Government?"
Whitebeard, being the one who knew Roger best among the three, was shocked by the news of Roger's surrender. However, thinking back to Roger's behavior when they met, he could completely understand why he did it.
Whitebeard was someone who could take things up and let them go. Hearing Grimm's proposal, he refused without hesitation: "I will not let my sons become tools for your amusement!"
"I don't like working in groups!" Redfield also hesitated.
In the end, only Shiki was roped in!
As expected, just as he predicted. Shiki, hehe. As long as this plan is implemented, not only can he easily get Shiki's head and complete the mission, but he can also annoy the World Government and the Navy in the process.
Before leaving, Grimm glanced at Whitebeard. "Are you very satisfied with the current situation, Pops!" Then he looked at Redfield. "And you, Senior Redfield, are you afraid of aging and have completely become a person of the old era?"
If Shiki and Whitebeard were considered half people of the old era, then Redfield was truly a person of the old era.
Whitebeard didn't want his sons involved, while Redfield feared aging, which in other words… meant fearing death.
Such a person was no longer worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Roger.
"Tell me properly about Roger's surrender, Pope."
Shiki also stood up, still dwelling on Roger's surrender. He said to Grimm, "My ship is docked to the southwest, hurry up and come over!"
After speaking, Shiki floated into the air!
Initially, he only intended to catch up with Whitebeard and had no intention of fighting. Therefore, his ship was docked outside the Whitebeard Pirates' territory, as per the rules.
Grimm walked up the ship's gangway. Just before disembarking, to his left was the future true pirate, Blackbeard Teach. Since his appearance hadn't changed much from twenty years later, Grimm recognized him at a glance.
"In the end, you've lost your ambition, Pops!" Grimm muttered, unsure if he was talking to himself or deliberately for someone to hear!
Whitebeard and Redfield naturally heard this, but they didn't pay much attention. However, Teach beside them trembled, and his gaze towards Whitebeard lost a bit of its reverence, replaced by a hint of contempt.
"Yasuo, Plank, come on, let's sail the ship over!"
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"Marshal, we just received news that the four Great Pirates have separated. Shiki is nowhere to be found, and Redfield has left in a small boat!"
In the Marshal's office at Marine Headquarters, Marineford, a Den Den Mushi reported.
Kong frowned. "Did you forget someone?"
Among the four, the one whose actions were most unpredictable was Grimm.
A voice filled with shame came from the Den Den Mushi. "Apologies, Grimm's large iron ship has left the Rubluum Sea, but according to observations, only Plank and Yasuo are on board, and Grimm himself was not seen!"
Kong closed his eyes and pondered. "He killed Whitebeard's second division commander, Jozu, earlier. Whitebeard probably won't take him in. Redfield is alone, so… did he leave with Shiki?"
"If that's the case, we need to be vigilant, Marshal!" a civilian official standing in the office quickly said.
"But, with the Soru Soru no Mi's abilities, the Flying Pirates are impossible to track!" another person said with frustration.
Kong thought for a moment and signaled the people in the office to calm down. "Indeed, with the Navy's current capabilities, we cannot pursue that guy Shiki. In that case, we can only strengthen our own defenses!"
After a pause, Kong added, "I have a detailed plan for Redfield. Call the higher-ups for a meeting!"
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