Whitebeard left in somewhat of a fluster with his sons.
After knowing that he very likely had a biological son, Stussy, that fake daughter, was naturally tossed aside by him.
"My, my! We really heard a huge secret today!"
Shanks, who was also one of the Five Emperors, was beside himself with amusement. Slapping his thigh, he sighed with complete lack of sincerity,
"I wonder if Whitebeard other sons can accept that Edward II. If both sides start causing a fuss, it might very well affect our plans!"
Although his mouth expressed concern over the Whitebeard Pirate situation and their plans, Shank tone was entirely that of someone waiting to watch a good show, with the grin at the corner of his mouth impossible to press down.
Sherwin rolled his eyes at him. "At least with Whitebeard around, Edward Weevil won't become our enemy, whereas you have to go against the entire Figarland Family. Not to mention your aunts and grand-aunts, maybe even your own father is still alive."
"Sherwin, saying that is really no fun."
The grin on Shank face froze instantly; he was no longer laughing.
Because Sherwin had actually hit the mark.
In fact, thinking about it made it clear. If Shanks didn't have direct relatives in Sacred Mariejois, how could the World Government care about a Celestial Dragon stranded on the outside? Just look at the end that befell Doflamingo family to know.
Of course, this was also because Shanks had displayed his own strength; otherwise, even his direct relatives in the Figarland Family wouldn't care too much about his life or death.
And it was precisely because Shanks clearly knew this point that he didn't have an ounce of affection for those "rich relatives" of his.
Had they contacted or even searched for him before Shanks made a name for himself, Shanks wouldn't have joined Sherwin and the others to revolt against the World Government with zero psychological burden.
Even so, thinking about going to war with his own blood relatives in the near future, Shanks, who had just been gloating, instantly fell into low spirits. Picking up the flask, he gulped down heavily, obviously wanting to drown his sorrows in booze...
"...Wait! You bastard aren't taking this chance to drink a few extra mouthfuls, are you?!"
Suddenly realizing that Shank "sorrowful drinking" seemed to be a bit too intense, Sherwin only then noticed something was wrong.
"Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp..."
Shanks didn't speak, continuing to gulp down the Ibuki Gourd sake.
Sherwin: "..."
That Whitebeard was the same—even though he was in a rush to find his son, he still didn't forget to carry off a few barrels of Ibuki sake from Sherwin first...
These drunkards should all just drink themselves to death!
Rolling his eyes once more, Sherwin didn't bother to pay attention to Shanks, that big drunkard, and instead turned around to scoop his own little drunkard into his arms, rubbing her feline head.
"Meow?"
(●ω●)
Suika Meow looked up at Sherwin in confusion, then adjusted her posture so she could lie more comfortably in his arms and enjoy it.
...
"We meet again, little brother Sherwin~"
Before long, the Dodo Advance arrived at the island where Stussy was located. After boarding the ship, Stussy greeted Sherwin and went straight for the little Ragdoll on his shoulder. "Klee, come here quick and let big sister hug you!"
Even in its normal state, after adding the "Felyne Sacred Flame" as power, the speed of the Dodo Advance was not slow at all. If they didn't have to wait for the Red-Haired Pirate Red Force, they could have arrived even earlier.
However, after picking up Stussy, Shanks no longer shamelessly lingered on the Dodo Advance to freeload drinks.
"I should get going too," Shanks said, holding a sake barrel in his hand and carrying another on his shoulder as he tilted his head toward Sherwin. "The next time we meet, it will probably be when we launch a full-scale assault against the World Government."
It was supposed to be a serious matter, but in Shanks current appearance, it couldn't feel serious at all, so Sherwin didn't want to speak.
Shanks chuckled and didn't mind, steadily carrying the two barrels of Ibuki sake as he jumped back onto his own ship, drawing a large burst of cheers...
As the Red Force turned around and parted ways with Sherwin and the others, the Dodo Advance quickly switched to its Valstrax mode, then soared into the cloud layer and flew toward Baltigo.
The speed of the Dodo Valstrax went without saying; the time it took for them to arrive at Baltigo was even shorter than the journey from Totto Land to picking up Stussy.
When Dodo Advance landed back on the sea, Stussy couldn't help but exclaim with emotion,
"As expected of the original prototype of all 'Valstrax' and the hip of Miracle that gives both our CP organization and the Navy such a headache. This speed is much faster than those imitations of the Navy."
After her exclamation, she glanced again at the snow-white Baltigo...
"Is this the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army? It looks a bit desolate. Brother Sherwin, you really trust me. Aren't you afraid that I'll tell the World Government about this location?"
Sherwin shrugged indifferently, and even the members of the Revolutionary Army such as Dragon and Sabo had unconcerned expressions.
Besides having read the manga and knowing Stussy true thoughts, it was also because she had passed Klee Meow Observation Haki inspection.
Besides...
Given the current situation of the World Government, it would probably be a bit difficult for them to spare troops to attack Baltigo. If they dispatched "Uranus", it would fall right into Sherwin and the other hands.
It would be torn into pieces in a matter of minutes!
The next steps were very simple. Sherwin took Stussy to meet Edison, who had already created his original body and changed into it.
After letting the two of them chat alone for a while, the instigation of defection of this CP0 Stussy succeeded with ease.
As an agent, Stussy was originally a person of great decisiveness. After confirming that York had indeed betrayed Vegapunk the original body, she naturally could not continue to serve the World Government that killed Vegapunk.
After discussing intelligence matters with Dragon, Stussy hurriedly left Baltigo.
Although her current freedom was very high, staying in Baltigo all the time was clearly not appropriate, not to mention that Dragon and the others also needed her, a CP agent in charge of intelligence, to act as an insider.
By the next day, reports about the "Five Emperors Conference" spread across the sea via the World Economic News.
Just as Sherwin and Dragon had expected, the rule of the World Government became even more shaken. At this time, the Revolutionary Army immediately seized this opportunity. In addition to continuing to encourage affiliated nations to delay the Heavenly Tribute and various supplies, they even began encouraging them to declare independence.
Of course, such cannon-fodder-like testing roles would not fall to those countries that had already secretly stood on the side of the Revolutionary Army.
Anyway, as the situation for the World Government grew increasingly dire, those ambitious figures who had originally "supported" them began to "wake up" one after another. Dragon didn't even need to exert much effort; they immediately took the initiative to step forward and demand to "split the pie."
Neither the World Government nor Imu, who preferred to hide in the shadows, could obviously accept the situation continuing to deteriorate.
And so...
Dragon soon received news brought by several different informants, and the content of the message was surprisingly consistent—
"Uranus" had been deployed again!