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With Wano Country, Zou, and the Road Poneglyph rubbing gifted by Katakuri, the Beast Pirates now had three Road Poneglyphs.
"Only one more Road Poneglyph left!"
Kaido held the three Road Poneglyphs, his emotions gradually surging, no longer having any doubts about Daichi's initial prediction.
He felt the tide of the era.
The Pirate King would appear very soon, and what he had to do was defeat all challengers and obtain the last Road Poneglyph.
Then, he would go to Laugh Tale!
"Wororororo, I'm going out for a walk!"
Kaido laughed loudly and hoisted his spiked club onto his shoulder.
At this moment, he felt an inexhaustible surge of energy throughout his body, unable to calm down, yearning for battle.
Whoever it was, they just needed to come and be his opponent!
Three days later, South Blue.
Red Hair's new ship, the Red Force.
"Boss, I see Lodestar Island!"
Lucky Roux put down his telescope and looked back at his captain, while the other officers also looked at Red Hair Shanks.
Everyone knew that Lodestar Island was a dragon's den and a tiger's lair at this moment, gathering a large number of pirates—the most troublesome of whom were the Beast Pirates.
They were their mortal enemies!
But the final struggle had already begun. To obtain the great treasure, they could only press forward bravely and defeat all their opponents.
Once defeated, it would be eternal damnation!
Shanks came to the bow and gazed at the island. He could clearly feel Kaido's fierce fighting spirit that seemed to crush everything, and he could even guess that the person the other party was waiting for was him.
"Hongo, where is Luffy?"
"Roughly the same as our progress!"
Hongo's expression was solemn.
Like them, Luffy was also heading to Lodestar Island, and along the way, he'd defeated many strong individuals.
He'd calculated the distance, and Luffy was most likely nearby. Even if there was some deviation, it wouldn't be much.
Shanks was silent for a long time, then drew his sword.
"Then let us lead the charge!"
"Oh oh oh!"
Everyone smiled.
They knew very well that the decisive battle with the Beast Pirates was unavoidable. They'd endured immense humiliation over the past two years, eagerly awaiting this day!
"Depart!"
The pirate ship advanced at full speed, quickly approaching the Hoenn Resort Port.
Before even docking, Red Hair's gaze suddenly sharpened. He ran toward the stern, used the wall of the cabin for leverage, and leaped toward the island!
"Has it come?"
Seeing this, the crew members picked up their weapons. Clearly, their captain had seen an extraordinary future.
"Wororororo!"
An Azure Dragon poked its head out from the clouds, opened its large mouth, and fire gathered within it, quickly forming a scorching fireball.
"Bolo Breath!"
A pillar of flame enveloped Red Hair's ship!
"Clang!"
A flash of black and red sword light passed by, and Bolo Breath split in the middle. Scorching waves of fire swept past both sides of the ship, creating two giant waves thousands of meters long.
The momentum was astonishing.
"It's the Red Hair Pirates!"
"Red Hair and Kaido are fighting!"
"Go quickly and see!"
Inside Hoenn Resort, Cross Guild, Worst Generation, Totto Land, and other forces surged out of the resort to watch the distant battle.
According to the timeline, Daichi and Cross Guild were among the first to arrive, while Worst Generation and Totto Land were the second batch.
Red Hair belonged to the last batch.
These past few days, various forces frequently clashed, but because no one had produced the Road Poneglyphs, they remained relatively restrained.
No one wanted to work hard for a long time only to find they gained nothing and suffered heavy losses themselves.
Information was the most important thing.
And most importantly, no one had collected all four Road Poneglyphs yet. Otherwise, that party would definitely head to Laugh Tale and become the target of everyone's attacks.
Most forces were waiting for a force that had gathered all four Road Poneglyphs to appear. Otherwise, collecting all four Road Poneglyphs on their own was not only difficult, but also easy to do the work for others.
"Bring the ship closer!"
Following Jack's roar, the Beast Pirates fleet charged toward the Red Force.
The three All-Stars, the Tobi Roppo, countless Gifters, and even the Numbers, a great weapon.
The Beast Pirates came out in full force!
On the Red Force, the officers roared wildly.
"Quick, dock!"
"We can't fight at sea!"
"Break through!"
They only had one ship now, with no allies, so they couldn't possibly be a match for the Beast Pirates in a battle of ship strength and cannon power.
Only by going ashore could they have a chance of winning.
From the appearance of the Red Hair Pirates to the full-blown fight, it only took one encounter. The intense battle left the spectators somewhat dumbfounded.
The two sides didn't even exchange a single harsh word before fighting to the death.
What kind of grudge was this?!
Before that, although the Beast Pirates were somewhat aggressive, they were still restrained, and the pirates would even drink and fight together.
In short, they wouldn't try to kill each other on sight.
Resort, wooden house.
Daichi looked at the battle between Kaido and Red Hair. The two had already fought their way into the island, and the mere aftershocks of their battle caused dust to rise from the forest. This was the final decisive battle. Neither side had a retreat, and it was foreseeable that only one of the two great pirate crews would survive.
As for why the Beast Pirates didn't target other forces.
"A bunch of poor devils, no profit to be had."
Daichi shook his head with a smile.
The four strongest parties now, which could also be called the new Yonko, were Totto Land, Cross Guild, and Worst Generation.
He'd communicated with the other three parties, and none of them had the last Road Poneglyph. Even if they had Road Poneglyphs, they were duplicates.
If the remaining small fry had any, they would've already offered them to the four major forces, as even small fry had their own awareness.
This was the biggest reason why the Beast Pirates hadn't swept through them.
No need.
Therefore, the last Road Poneglyph was most likely in the hands of Red Hair or Straw Hat, plus the old grudges, so war was unavoidable.
"Whoosh!"
Speed appeared beside Daichi.
"Daichi-sama, the Straw Hat's ship has been spotted in the East Sea!"
"Good!"
Daichi's eyes lit up.
They've finally arrived! Then he would personally crush Straw Hat's dream!
"Let's go, let's meet them!"
"Yes!"
Speed placed his hand on Daichi's back, and with a "whoosh," the two disappeared.
East Coast.
In the sea a dozen kilometers away, the Thousand Sunny was sailing.
"Finally here!"
The Straw Hats were ecstatic. Even the cowardly trio were no longer afraid, with only one thought left in their minds.
Let Luffy become the Pirate King!
According to the information they knew, the island ahead was the final stop of the Grand Line, and beyond that was Laugh Tale!
The final battle!
"Hey, Cook."
"I know."
Zoro and Sanji stood together, unusually not arguing.
Anyone who wasn't a fool would know how dangerous the island ahead was, but as long as they won the upcoming tough battle, they'd be able to see Luffy become the Pirate King!
"Luffy!"
"Luffy! Luffy! Luffy~~~"
His companions called out Luffy's name, their eyes filled with absolute trust in Luffy and anticipation for their dreams to come true.
Not just Luffy's dream—their dreams were also ahead: Zoro's World's Strongest Swordsman, Robin's True History, Nami's World Map...
Luffy adjusted his Straw Hat, came to the bow under the sea breeze, then spread his arms and shouted those words.
"I'm going to be the Pirate King!"