Red-Haired Shanks is one of the young pirates who emerged after Roger's death.
The Pirate King Roger at that time was one of the most powerful enemies that their Navy Headquarters had to deal with. Because of this, Sengoku was very familiar with the crew members on Roger's ship.
Red-Haired Shanks was an apprentice crew member on Roger's pirate ship in his early years. According to the information held by Sengoku, Shanks suddenly appeared on Roger's pirate ship. Now that he thinks about it carefully, the time when Shanks appeared on Roger's pirate ship happened to be after the battle of God Valley.
Thinking of this, Zhan Guo seemed to understand something.
He looked at Garin Sheng and Shanks in front of him. Seeing that they looked 60% similar, he had a bold guess in his mind.
"Red-Haired Shanks, you are not only a Celestial Dragon, but also a member of the Fegaland clan?!"
After a long silence, Zhan Guo suddenly spoke and asked Shanks.
At this time, he had quickly calmed down.
Shanks would be summoned to the Holy Land by Saint Garin at this critical moment. No matter who the other party is, he must be Saint Garin's helper, otherwise he would not come to the Holy Land at this time.
In any case, the number of enemies that Sengoku has to face has increased from one to two. Instead of spending time guessing Shanks' identity, it is better to ask directly before the battle.
In the eyes of these two people, he was probably already a dying man. Although Zhan Guo was confident in his own strength, he did not think that he could face Red-Haired Shanks, the "most domineering of the Four Emperors", and Garin Sheng, the Five Elders, at the same time.
Faced with the questions of a dying man, these two people should not hide anything.
Just as Sengoku expected, after hearing his words, Red-Haired Shanks and Garin Sheng both cast their eyes towards Sengoku.
Originally, Shanks was still a little "out of the loop" and didn't know much about the various things happening in the Holy Land. Now he wanted to ask clearly.
Hearing Zhan Guo's question, Shanks gave Zhan Guo a gentle smile and responded:
"Fegarand?!"
"Celestial Dragons?"
"I have never had such a label attached to me. I am who I am, Pirate Shanks."
Shanks did not directly answer Sengoku's question, but his response gave Sengoku the answer he wanted to know.
"Hehe. Pirate Shanks?!"
There was a mixture of relief and sarcasm in Zhan Guo's laughter. Suddenly, the image of Pirate King Roger emerged in his mind. Thinking of the calmness and confidence of Pirate King Roger when facing his execution, Zhan Guo just found it funny.
Will Pirate King Roger know that Red Hair Shanks is a Celestial Dragon?
Well. If Shanks is really the child that Roger took away from the Valley of the Gods, then Roger should know that Shanks is a Celestial Dragon.
But would Pirate King Roger have anticipated that the child he raised would have reconnected with the Holy Land?
Even judging from the attitude of Garin Sheng when talking to Shanks, Red-Haired Shanks probably has a very important position in the Celestial Dragons. After all, there are not many people who can make the Five Elders speak to them in a friendly manner.
At least as a naval marshal like Zhan Guo, he had no idea how many times he had heard the Five Elders' angry scolding.
In Sengoku's opinion, it was probably the Pirate King Roger who was tricked by the Celestial Dragons!
"Back then, after learning a secret, Tsugumi Yoriichi mobilized his forces in the East China Sea to search for the Nika Fruit, but you ended up getting it."
"Is this also the work of you Tianlong people?"
"You are aware of the threat that Tsugakuin Yoshiichi poses to you, and that's why you are trying every possible way to prevent him from obtaining the Rubber Fruit."
"I didn't expect that you guys would actually succeed."
"If it was Yoriichi Tsugikuni who ate the Rubber Fruit, I'm afraid that ancient prophecy would have come true long ago."
When Zhan Guo said this, his tone was full of emotion.
In his eyes, Tsugakuni Yoriichi is almost a perfect revolutionary. Except for not being able to obtain the rubber fruit and awaken Nika, everything about Tsugakuni Yoriichi is perfect in Sengoku's eyes.
A gentle and kind character, a decisive style of action, strong personal strength, the ability to discover the strong, and the personal charm to attract the strong.
But such a nearly perfect revolutionary unfortunately failed to become the user of the Nika Fruit, and was unable to become the "son of destiny" who fulfilled the prophecy.
The reason why Sengoku's position has been pulled back and forth between the New Navy and the World Government many times is that the ancient prophecy has a great influence.
Only the user of the Nika-fruit, only Joyboy, can beat the drum of liberation.
The existence of the prophecy seemed to have completely stifled the possibility of success for other revolutionaries.
The reason why Sengoku is now determined to stand on the side of Tsugakuni Yoriichi is more or less because he is no longer young. He wants to seek justice for his comrades who died in vain because of the Celestial Dragons while he still has the ability.
If Sengoku were a young man in his teens or twenties now, he would be willing to wait for Luffy to grow up and wait for the day when he would witness Luffy surpass Yoriichi Tsugakuin.
But now it seems that Zhan Guo will not be able to wait for this day.
In that case, let's just give it a try.
The appearance of Shanks actually revealed a trump card in the hands of the Celestial Dragons. The reason why his appearance made Sengoku feel uneasy was because Sengoku felt the "unfathomable" nature of the Celestial Dragons.
If he had not witnessed Shanks being summoned to the Holy Land by Saint Garin today, he would probably never have known in his life that Shanks, the great pirate who roamed the New World, had any connection with the Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land.
See the big picture from the small details.
The Celestial Dragons have strong men like Shanks as their helpers, so there is no guarantee that they will not have other strong men to serve as the foundation of the holy land.
Thinking of this, Sengoku couldn't help but worry about Tsugikuni Yoshiichi.
“Will it succeed?!”
"Are there many beings similar to Shanks in the Holy Land?"
"In normal times, I travel on the sea, and in critical moments, I am summoned to the holy land through the teleportation array."
"Is there no such strong person around the Im that Yunyi is going to deal with?!"
Although Zhan Guo did not show much emotion on the surface, his heart was already in turmoil. He had a vague premonition that this time, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's actions would not be as smooth as he had imagined.
Not far away, Shanks heard Sengoku mention the rubber fruit again, and his face showed his surprise.
Regarding this matter, it is not what Sengoku thought. The reason why Shanks looked for the rubber fruit was just to help his captain fulfill his wish.
There is one thing that the Sengoku may have misunderstood. Although Shanks has a close relationship with the Celestial Dragons, it is not so close that they can wear the same pants. Shanks' feelings for Roger, who raised him, are not fake. Although Roger is a "human trafficker" and accidentally took him away from the Holy Land, Shanks was still very happy during the time he was on Roger's ship.
Roger never treated him harshly, and even treated Shanks as his own child and poured his affection into him.
Shanks is not a heartless and ungrateful person. The reason why he looked for the rubber fruit was that he wanted to bring the rubber fruit to Ace to eat, and then help Ace to successfully board Raftel.
In Shanks' original plan, after obtaining the Rubber Fruit, he would give it to his captain's son.
It's just that plans cannot keep up with changes. Because of his negligence and Luffy's greed, Luffy became the user of the rubber fruit. This is actually a coincidence.
But this is Shanks' perspective.
In Jialin Sheng's opinion, Zhan Guo's conjecture is absolutely correct!!!
Because after the Holy Land learned that Tsugakuni Yoshiichi was looking for the rubber fruit, it sent people to look for the rubber fruit both openly and secretly, not wanting Tsugakuni Yoshiichi to obtain the rubber fruit smoothly.
Shanks was also commissioned to go out to sea to search for the rubber fruit with a mission from the holy land.
Although Garin Saint did not know why Shanks failed to keep the rubber fruit safe, allowing Garp's grandson to eat the devil fruit, the Holy Land could accept the result alone.
In the long 800-year history of the World Government, countless people have eaten the Rubber Fruit, but only a few have the ability to awaken the Rubber Fruit and transform it into the Nika Fruit.
Yoshiichi Tsugakuni is extremely talented and powerful. He has become the most powerful person in the world simply by relying on his attainments in swordsmanship and domineering. If Yoshiichi Tsugakuni successfully eats the rubber fruit, the threat he poses to the World Government will be infinite.
Just as Sengoku said, it is not impossible that Tsugikuni Yoriichi will become the person who fulfills the prophecy.
But the person who ate the devil fruit in the end was Luffy. Naturally, a kid like that would not be taken seriously by the World Government.
Although now the little devil is developing rapidly in an unpredictable direction in the Holy Land.
But no matter what, in Garin's opinion, the threat posed by that kid was not as great as that posed by Jigokuyoshi.
This mentality of the Holy Land also led to Luffy having a long "development period" after eating the rubber fruit.
It also made Garin Sheng mistakenly believe that Shanks' thoughts were the same as those of the Celestial Dragons in their holy land.
Although Shanks was surprised that Sengoku said this, he had no intention of explaining to him.
The relationship between him and the Holy Land cannot be broken at this stage. In order to continue to maintain such a relationship, Shanks will not let Saint Garin know his true thoughts.
"Hehehe, Zhan Guo, you are right."
"You know the prophecy, and Tsugikoku Yoriichi also knows the prophecy."
"Since you all know this, why do you still choose to go against the Holy Land?"
"Don't you know? There's absolutely no way you can succeed?"
"Tsugikuni Yoriichi is indeed very strong, and he is indeed the one who has caused the most damage to the Holy Land over the years."
"But so what?"
"He won't succeed! Even if he kills all the Five Elders, he will never succeed."
"No matter how he destroys the holy place, it will still be a holy place."
"We, the Celestial Dragons, will still be the ones controlling this world."
"And you, Zhan Guo, you will also pay the price for your choice."
"Not only you, but everyone related to you will be liquidated by the Holy Land!!!"
Perhaps it was because of Shanks' help, or perhaps it was because Tsugakuni Yoriichi had left and was no longer here, but Garin's tone and expression were more relaxed than ever before, and he looked at Sengoku as if he was looking at a dead person.
Zhan Guo sighed lightly, and then his eyes became firm.
Although some unexpected things happened, he has no way out at this point.
Now all Sengoku can do is trust Tsugikuni Yoriichi, and all he can do is block the two people in front of him here and not let these two guys affect Yoriichi.
Having completely let go of his burdens, Zhan Guo no longer cared about life or death.
Shanks and Garin Sheng both saw the determination to die in Zhan Guo's eyes. After a brief silence, Shanks' smile faded, and he grasped the long sword at his waist with one hand. An extremely terrifying domineering aura surged out of his body and pressed towards Zhan Guo who was not far away.
Shanks is the same age as Yoshiko Tsugakuni. His age can only be considered a junior in front of people of his age, but strength is not determined by age.
Shanks's domineering aura was so strong that even Sengoku couldn't help but hold his breath and was slightly affected.
Shanks' powerful Haki is famous all over the world. At one point, some people even compared the strength of Shanks' Haki with that of Yoriichi Tsugakuin. This does not mean that Shanks' Haki can be compared with Yoriichi Tsugakuin, but this kind of discussion also indirectly reflects the strength of Shanks' Haki.
As the Admiral of the Navy, Sengoku has also awakened the Conqueror's Haki, but even his Conqueror's Haki is not as strong as Shanks's at the moment.
Make a good first impression.
Shanks also did not hesitate at all. After releasing the Conqueror's Haki, he quickly drew his sword and slashed in the direction of where Sengoku was standing from a distance:
“God avoid!!!”
The crimson slash was surrounded by dense black thunder, and in just a blink of an eye it had arrived in front of Zhan Guo.
It was almost the same slash as the one used by the Pirate King Roger back then, and the domineering power contained in it was even comparable to that of the Pirate King Roger back then.
Although the young Shanks had earned the title of Four Emperors early on, there were only a few classic battle records of him that were passed down in this sea, and no super pirate had ever died at his hands.
The reason why Shanks has his current reputation is more because he controls enough power, which helped him ascend to the throne of the Four Emperors.
Shanks's strength has always been a mystery to be verified in the eyes of outsiders.
Zhan Guo didn't have a deep understanding of Shanks's strength, but when he saw Shanks perform the same divine evasion as Roger with his own eyes, Zhan Guo's attention to Shanks also increased rapidly.
Biting his lips lightly, Zhan Guo slapped out with a pair of Buddha palms, attacking instead of defending against the god.
"boom--"
The moment the slash and the Buddha's palm collided, the domineering aura of the two men exploded. A terrifying muffled thunder sounded in the holy land, and the domineering aura that swept across was like a nuclear explosion, instantly forming a shock wave that surged towards the surroundings.
(End of this chapter)
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