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Chapter 153: The Floating Pirates, Meeting with The Four Emperors
Naming was not Yuichi's forte. In fact, he found names to be the most annoying thing. Troublesome.
Yuichi glanced at Shiki; expectancy was written all over the pirate's face. He didn't understand what there was to look forward to—it was just a name.
"If you really want a name, it's the Flying Ship Group!"
Yuichi shrugged nonchalantly.
Shiki's expression turned sour. "No way! How can the name of Flying Ship Pirates become a new name like that?"
Shiki was serious about naming things. He resolutely refused to accept Yuichi's perfunctory attitude.
Yuichi frowned, seemingly unable to think of a good name at all.
Whitebeard watched from the side. "Why don't we just call it the Floating Pirates?"
"Shiki has the ability of the Float-Float Fruit, and the Thunder Brat's ship can fly in the sky. You yourself have the ability to float in the air. What about that name?"
Shiki was the first to object. "No! How can you, an outsider, decide the name of our grand fleet? Whitebeard, shut up..."
"That's it!" Yuichi nodded immediately.
Shiki choked on his words. It wasn't a bad name, really; it was just that Yuichi hadn't come up with it himself. But Yuichi agreed, and Enel had no objections. As for Zephyr of the NEO Marines, he was currently studying the Ark Maxim and didn't care about the name at all.
Floating Pirates!
The name wasn't bad.
After confirming the name, Shiki and his pirates started cheering. Even the priests under Enel's command were excited, and the soldiers of the NEO Marines smiled. Was the charm of a name really that great?
At this moment, not far from the sea area where the Moby Dick was parked, a red pirate ship was advancing rapidly. The aura hanging over the ship was indeed that of a Yonko.
The Red Hair Pirates.
At the bow, Red Hair looked at the dark spots on the sea in the distance. Even from this position, he could vaguely see four huge ships anchored together.
It turned out to be a floating fortress.
"In just a few days, a floating fortress was built?"
"Such powerful mobilization ability... as expected of the strongest Yonko!"
Shanks smiled and lowered his binoculars. The crew members behind him were full of energy. Soon, the Red Hair Pirates would make contact with another Yonko crew. In the past, such contact only occurred during battle. But now, the parties were preparing to form an alliance.
"Finally arrived one step ahead of the others!" Shanks smiled.
Yasopp and Lucky Roux looked at each other. "Is there any difference between arriving first and last?" Yasopp asked.
"Oh!" Beckman came up from behind and patted him on the shoulder. "Of course it's different!"
He looked into the distance. "This is a gathering of the Four Emperors. If you arrive first, you have the opportunity to communicate with Whitebeard. If we can reach a tacit agreement with Whitebeard first, then we can occupy more initiative when Kaido and Big Mom arrive!"
The two nodded, half-understanding.
But at this point, Beckman sighed. He glanced back at Shanks. "However, I didn't expect us to come here so fast, yet it seems we are still slow!"
Shanks froze for a moment and looked back at Beckman. "What's wrong?"
Beckman lit a cigarette and turned to look to the right. "Kaido and Big Mom's ships have appeared."
He pointed his chin angrily to the right.
Everyone looked in that direction, and sure enough, two small black spots had appeared on the sea surface. They were rushing toward Whitebeard's position at a fast pace. It seemed their speed was no slower than the Red Hair Pirates—perhaps even faster.
Shanks was surprised. "I didn't expect these two to be so active this time."
The gathering of the Four Emperors this time was not just to hold their destiny in their own hands. Kaido and Big Mom had specific motivations: one sought stronger power, and the other sought to restore her youth. As long as the enemy of the other world was defeated, the World Evolution would increase, potentially returning one's physical condition to its youthful prime.
Each had a different purpose.
Red Hair's perspective was different. For him, exploring another world was more important than strength or a young body.
At this time, on Kaido's ship, Kaido looked at the floating fortress in the distance.
"Whitebeard is so fast!"
As he spoke, he glanced at the Big Mom Pirates not far away, and the ship of the Red Hair Pirates on the opposite side. Although he couldn't see clearly, Kaido knew the Red Hair ship was there. At this time, who else but the Four Emperors would have the guts to approach this location? Even the Marines wouldn't dare approach easily. That man was still the strongest in the world.
The appearance of Kaido and the others naturally did not go unnoticed by the Whitebeard Pirates. The people busy building the final parts of the floating fortress suddenly heard shouts from the watchtower.
"Everyone!"
"Four Emperors!"
"Red-Haired Shanks!"
"Kaido of the Beasts!"
"Charlotte Linlin!!"
"All of them have appeared! They are approaching quickly!"
"Quick... notify Pops!"
Tap... tap...
The moment the voices fell, Whitebeard slowly walked up the huge platform of the small floating fortress, hugging Murakumogiri.
"Don't tell me, I already know!"
"Gurarara!!"
"It's been a long time since I saw so many old friends!"
There was a faint smile on Whitebeard's face. Although he didn't express excessive joy, the glint in his eyes couldn't be hidden. Both Kaido and Charlotte Linlin were former companions, though they had parted ways due to different goals.
But this time, their purpose was aligned—at least temporarily. The prospect of fighting side by side again was something Whitebeard had never imagined.
While Whitebeard reminisced, the first ships of the Four Emperors arrived and stopped.
A wave of Haki erupted like a beast.
Whitebeard looked up abruptly at the man disembarking.
"Kaido brat... Now he is even more of a beast!"
Then, another Haki wave broke out. Turning his head to look in another direction, a huge, bloated body twisted as it walked down from a ship.
"Linlin! You are... old too!"
Finally, Red-Haired Shanks arrived. Although he didn't release Haki to greet Whitebeard, his powerful momentum carried the full majesty of a king. It made the Whitebeard crew much more nervous than when they saw Kaido and Big Mom.
Looking at the three figures slowly walking onto the platform, Whitebeard whispered.
"The Four Emperors... have assembled."
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