The Worst Generation, or the 'New Four Emperors', are now being promoted by the World Government as having resolved the era of the Four Emperors with Clow Reed's rebellion. With the government in control of propaganda, they naturally won't allow the title of Four Emperors to reappear. The upstart kids are referred to as the Worst Generation.
But the most powerful of them were known among the common people as the 'Four Emperors'.
In one year, they seized territory, enhanced their reputation, and gathered many pirate crews, causing their territory to reach a terrifying level.
In essence, their territory is not as large as that of the Four Emperors, but after being tempered by blood and fire, their elite level is definitely much stronger than the pirates of the Four Emperors era, and may even surpass the Four Emperors!
If the Navy wants to wage war on all fronts now, it may suffer a great loss. Even if the Golden Lion, who personally ended the era of the Four Emperors, is defeated in the crucible of blood and fire, it may be forced to retreat in disgrace.
"Nonsense."
Kuro casually tossed the newspaper aside, leaned back with a cigar in his mouth, and said:
"Who wrote this? The World Economic News? Does that pigeon Morgans just sign anyone? Klo, make a call and tell someone to keep an eye out. If they run into that pigeon, have someone say hello to him."
"Yes, Mr. Kuro."
Kro, who was waiting nearby, nodded and made a note of it.
"Kuro, are we not there yet? Where is Law's territory? We can find him once we get there, right?" Lida asked from the side.
"Of course it's not that simple. If finding territory meant finding pirates, that would be much simpler."
Kuro said, "The reason why pirates can't be completely wiped out is firstly due to the nature of the ocean, but let's not talk about that for now. Secondly, they are too easy to hide. Pirates shouldn't really have any territory. From the Four Seas to the first half of the sea, all the pirates started with just one ship and relied on robbing for treasure. Only in a godforsaken place like the New World is there any talk of territory, but even that is something they robbed. Even if they occupy territory, they are still pirate crews. It's best to find them directly and kill them with one precise strike. Otherwise, they can only play hide-and-seek with people."
"Oh, oh."
Lida nodded as if she understood, then said, "Then let's go find Luo."
"I don't need to tell you anything."
Kuro rolled his eyes, ignoring her, and looked at Chloe, asking, "Where are we?"
Kuro looked out the window, thought for a moment, and then said, "Mr. Kuro, we haven't been gone long, so it's not that fast. But there's an island ahead that belongs to the 'Hafi Pirates,' which have recently gained some fame."
"Huh? What for?"
"Uh, nothing special, just a pirate crew that took over the island. I heard they came from the first half, robbed the original pirate crew here, and then stayed here."
"Oh, when we get there, if it's full of pirates, I'll bring out my laser cannon and blast it to smithereens," Kuro said.
“Yes, Mr. Kuro,” Kuro replied.
Lida then asked, "Are there many pirate crews like this? It feels like there are pirate crews everywhere outside of Wano Country?"
"Nonsense, this is the New World, a pirate stronghold, so there are bound to be plenty," Kuro exhaled a puff of smoke. "But it's not a big problem. We'll just kill them one by one. With the entire front line at the top, we shouldn't even bother talking about mercy when we see pirate crews. If they run into us, they're just unlucky." Kuro said.
Kuro nodded and said, "This is normal on the sea. Even back in the era of the Four Emperors, when the sea was relatively stable, this kind of thing happened. Let alone now, in such chaos, scenes like this happen every day. The 'Hafe Pirates' are quite normal. In the New World now, one battle is definitely not enough. Normally, after the 'Hafe Pirates' win, they would have to endure four or five more attacks from other pirates, including internal rebellions and attacks from spies from other pirate crews, just to hold onto the island. But even then, it would only be a temporary hold. Under normal circumstances, they couldn't hold it, so you can see different pirate crews' flags on the island almost every other day."
"Isn't that just like entertaining guests, one wave after another?" Kuro commented.
Kro: "..."
He looked up and pointed to the outline of an island outside the floor-to-ceiling window, saying, "Mr. Kuro, that's the island where the 'Hafe Pirates' are based. We..."
He paused, as if he had noticed something, then quickly walked over, picked up the binoculars propped up in front of the French windows, adjusted the angle and looked for a while before turning to Kuro and saying:
“Mr. Kuro, it seems there’s a battle going on. About six pirate ships are firing at each other. The flag on the island has changed. The ‘Hafi Pirates’ must have disappeared.”
Isn't this perfect?
Kuro narrowed his eyes and laughed: "Move the ship closer and tell the men to bring out my laser cannon. It's been a while since I used it, so it'll get rusty."
"Yes, Mr. Kuro."
...
The island in the ocean has actually become the subject of a struggle.
After the original 'Hafi Pirates' were fought by another pirate crew, the captain died and the others surrendered. However, before they could even claim the spoils of victory, another pirate crew arrived. Before that pirate crew even started fighting, they discovered that another pirate crew had arrived on the high seas, resulting in the current situation where six pirate crews are fighting each other.
There's nothing we can do about it.
Since the Navy decisively defeated the Four Emperors last year, the seas have become increasingly chaotic. There are no more rules to govern them in the New World. Every pirate is thinking about how to take a piece of meat from the New World, whether that meat is from someone else's bowl or someone else's body.
No one can stop them; those who could stop them, those who could deter them, are long dead.
Boom boom boom!
Cannonballs rained down from the sides of the ships. The captains of the six pirate ships were all on high alert, some punching the cannonballs away, others slicing them in half with their knives.
Naval battles were still no match for the enemy.
"Let's go to the island!!"
One of the captains shouted and ordered his pirate ship to head towards the island.
If naval warfare can't solve the problem, then let's fight on land!
Once they win, the island will be theirs, and they can take it however they want.
As for territory, just grab it first, then hang the flag. Even if other pirate crews take it over later, it's still a worthwhile deal.
The other pirate crews probably had the same idea and were all heading towards the island.
At that moment, in the distance, a blazing white light descended upon the sea, enveloping all six pirate ships in its light.
In just a moment, a flash of white light appeared, and all six pirate ships vanished without a trace, leaving nothing behind on the sea, as if they had never existed at all.
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