While Shanks was leaving, a major event was also taking place in Wano Country.
Half a year has passed since Kuro fought Kaido and Charlotte Linlin in Wano Country, allowing Luffy and his crew to escape.
Over the past six months, Luffy, Kid, and Law have been on and off, sometimes teaming up to fight against the attacks of two pirate crews, and sometimes scattering and running away, just like rats in Wano Country.
But because of this rat-like hiding place, a group of samurai willing to rebel gathered in Wano Country, waiting for their chance.
On this day, Luffy was tasked with drawing away the Beasts Pirates' pursuit and found a ship wandering in the inland sea of Wano Country.
Onigashima in the Inland Sea was destroyed half a year ago, which led to Kaido and Charlotte Linlin being stationed in the Flower Capital. The Beast Pirates' headquarters is also in the Flower Capital. Now, sailing in the Inland Sea, they will not encounter too many troops.
On the high seas, in one of the captured ships, a boy wearing a straw hat sat at the bow, arms outstretched, grinning broadly, "Oh! Finally, we're setting sail again!!"
Nami, standing behind, yelled like a frightened bird, "Luffy! Don't be so loud! What if someone sees us?"
"What does it matter? We'll just defeat them," Luffy said with a grin.
"That's right."
Zoro, who was drinking nearby, laughed and said, "Just defeat them."
“I agree with the green-haired guy on that point,” Sanji said, a cigarette dangling from his lips.
Usopp shouted righteously, "No, no, no, it's terrifying! Of course you can do it, but what about us!"
Chopper appeared above Usopp's head, his little hooves grabbing his head, and said, "Yeah! We're scared!"
"Hahaha, I will protect you!" Jinbe said with a smile as he steered the ship.
"Hey, Jinbe, aren't you going to say something? It's already dangerous enough!" Nami yelled.
"Don't worry, Nami-chan, I'll protect you even if it costs me my life!"
Sanji knelt down on one knee and slid directly in front of Nami, opening his arms and his eyes wide with hearts.
"Of course, Robin-chan, I will protect you too!"
"Hehehe, at this point, we can only follow the captain's orders."
Brook walked over, his dark eyes fixed on Nami, and said in a deep voice, "So, to relieve some stress, can I take a look at your chubby thorns after all this time?"
"I never showed it to you in the first place!"
Nami's forehead veins bulged as she kicked Brook in the head, sending him flying. Then, she sighed with a headache, "Forget it, I can't do anything about it."
Just then, Franky, who was observing from above, suddenly leaned down and said, "Hey, this isn't good! There looks like a ship ahead!"
"Where?! Oh my god, is that Kaido and Big Mom's ship?!"
Usopp quickly ran to the spot Franky pointed to, took out his binoculars and looked at it. After one glance, he said, "It doesn't look like it. It's an unfamiliar flag."
"An unfamiliar flag?"
Nami ran over and snatched Usopp's binoculars. Looking ahead, she saw several pirate ships appearing on the sea.
Pirate ships sailed side by side like wild geese, with a large ship at the very front resembling a flagship. All the ships had a uniform flag on their sails, featuring a skull wearing a captain's hat with its head slightly lowered, pierced by two curved blades from the top of its head down to its bottom, giving it a somewhat evil yet domineering look.
"What kind of pirate flag is this? I don't recognize it... Robin?" Nami looked at it for a while and realized that she really didn't recognize it, so she could only ask Robin for help.
Robin walked over, took the binoculars from Nami, and saw the aura of the crew. She frowned slightly. "Sorry, I don't think I recognize them. Isn't it a very famous pirate crew?"
"You don't even recognize him... then he's probably really not well-known. Is he under Kaido's command?" Nami breathed a sigh of relief.
Being unknown is good; being unknown means you're not strong.
We can resolve this smoothly on our side.
On the other side of the sea, several ships are sailing.
Montblanc stood with one foot on the edge of the boat, arms crossed, looking out at the sea. "So this is Wano Country? It's really been a lot of trouble."
“It’s quite a challenge. We have to climb that waterfall, which is comparable to going to the Sky Island. Luckily, we have William,” Elmira said with a refined appearance.
The taciturn narrator, Swell, nodded, indicating that he was still shaken.
Among the three, one of them gradually walked across the deck to the bow of the ship, stared at the sea and said, "Now that we've come to Wano Country, let's take a good look around. I heard that Kaido and Charlotte Linlin have formed an alliance here, aiming for the position of Pirate King. Perhaps we can find some secrets."
This man was none other than 'White Admiral' Sam William.
After such a long time, he finally arrived in the new world.
Unlike the timid and cautious William of the past, the current William is full of confidence, and every move he makes exudes an aura of "I am invincible".
There's no way around it; the New World pirates aren't up to par, and William of the East Blue is just too powerful.
After his battle with Crocodile, Sam William's confidence soared. He believed that Kuro was just bluffing. With this confidence, he sailed all the way through the first half of the Grand Line, killing everything in his path. Pirates with bounties of 100 million or 200 million were like chickens in his hands. With his Logia-type Devil Fruit power, his excellent swordsmanship, and his own Conqueror's Haki, he made his way through Fishman Island to the New World.
Upon arriving in the new world, his confidence swelled to an unprecedented level.
Because none of the pirates in the New World are his match!
Aside from the pirates under the Four Emperors, whom he didn't touch due to their immense power, he encountered every pirate, big or small, within the shipping lanes.
Pirates with bounties of 400 million, 600 million, or 800 million were difficult to deal with, but William eventually took them down because no one could match his Logia-type abilities.
His swordsmanship was so strong that no one could match it.
Gradually, he gained fame in the New World, and other pirates would give way when they saw his flag.
Although his bounty hasn't increased yet, it's still 100 million, but he guesses it's because time is passing too quickly. This is still the New World, not within the reach of the World Government and the Navy. It's okay, he can wait, it will increase sooner or later.
However, his name "White Admiral" is already very famous in the New World; in fact, he can be considered a great pirate.
This led William to abandon his idea of settling down in the New World. He wanted to fight first, to test his combat strength and what he was capable of.
Ultimately, he chose Wano Country, a powerful country in the New World that was isolated from the outside world.
That waterfall couldn't stop William at all. Climbing the waterfall was no problem; he could simply transform into steam and lift the ship into the air. So they arrived at the inland sea.
There are also the Four Emperors here. As a Logia-type user, even if he can't win, he should be able to escape.
For no particular reason, it's because he's very strong.
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