Super Card System

Ian and his crew began their return journey, but compared to when they came, there were several more people, one of whom was Queen the Plague.

Although she was an acquaintance of Scopper Gaban, even he believed she should no longer be involved in the conflicts among the Four Emperors. Therefore, as a retaliatory measure against the Beasts Pirates for this incident, she would be handed over to the Navy by Ian.

However, the events in Wano Country were only temporarily concluded; no one could predict how things would develop next.

Because of Ian's current status, the balance among the Four Emperors had been broken. Among the existing Yonko, the Whitebeard Pirates and the Red Hair Pirates were showing signs of forming an alliance with the Dragon Hunter Pirates as the link, which was completely different from the previous situation where the Four Emperors acted independently. Now, the Dragon Hunter Pirates and the Beasts Pirates had their first confrontation from afar. Kaido had captured Ace and Fujitora, and similarly, Ian had captured one of his Calamities.

Although Ian and Kaido had not yet faced each other directly, the hostility between the two had already spread widely due to this incident.

After leaving Wano Country, Ian asked Fujitora and the others to return to Cake Island to find Trafalgar Law, because Law had Bepo's Vivre Card and could lead them to Zou.

Jack the Drought had obtained the Vivre Card leading to Zou from Queen the Plague, but since history had changed, Ian didn't know whether Jack would go to Zou, because no one could say for sure whether he would first capture Kin'emon and his group.

In any case, letting Uncle Fujitora set off first to inform Doroni and the others, and have Zou make some preparations, was a good idea.

As for Ian himself, he temporarily parted ways with them and flew away with Queen the Plague, intending to hand her over to the Navy and, on the way, visit Dressrosa.

Lime Island is a small island with an area of only a few dozen square kilometers. On the island, there is a small country called the Kingdom of Castorm, with a population of about 100,000 people. Because the country is too small, it doesn't even have the qualifications to become a member of the World Government. So, the Kingdom of Castorm had no choice but to seek the protection of a Yonko pirate crew like other countries in the New World.

And this country, nominally, accepts the protection of the Red Hair Pirates!

Yes, this is an island within the sphere of influence of the Red Hair Pirates. Originally, after hoisting the flag of the Red Hair Pirates, Castorm was peaceful and stable. The king of Castorm was in his prime, and under his rule, this small country was flourishing and prosperous.

However, just a few days ago, the appearance of a small Devil Fruit ruined all of this.

It was a strange-looking Devil Fruit that drifted in from the sea and was picked up by a sailor who had passed out drunk by the harbor. When he woke up and realized he had found a treasure of the sea, the alcoholic sailor's first thought was not to eat it himself but to sell it for money!

When he excitedly contacted an auction house on the island, intending to sell the Devil Fruit, it was identified by the auction house as the Soul-Soul Fruit!

No one expected that the Devil Fruit of Big Mom, who had just been defeated not long ago, would reappear in the world so quickly.

Auction houses that could deal with Devil Fruit sales naturally had underground connections. Realizing that this was an immensely valuable Devil Fruit, the auction house personnel quickly contacted other underworld brokers, aiming to maximize the profit from this Devil Fruit.

In their excitement, they made a huge mistake: they did not inform the protector of the country—the Red Hair Pirates—of this news at the first opportunity!

As a result, when the news of the Soul-Soul Fruit's appearance spread throughout the underworld, things quickly got out of control.

At first, vicious pirates kept appearing on the island, intending to get their hands on this Devil Fruit. Their arrival immediately brought great pressure to the law and order of Castorm. Although these pirates didn't dare to act recklessly on an island flying the flag of the Red Hair Pirates, incidents of fights and disturbances caused by them kept occurring. Even more ridiculously, in just one week, the auction house holding the Devil Fruit suffered thirty-seven theft attempts—more than five times a day!

When the auctioneers realized that this Devil Fruit was a hot potato and didn't care about making big money but wanted to sell it quickly, both the Beasts Pirates and the World Government had set their sights on it.

At this point, they didn't dare to sell the fruit casually. If they sold it and someone ate it, they would probably face the wrath of both the Beasts Pirates and the World Government.

The World Government explicitly stated they could offer 5 billion Berries to purchase this fruit, but the auction house didn't dare to agree because they had to consider the reaction of the Beasts Pirates. They couldn't afford to offend the World Government, but they also couldn't afford to offend the Beasts Pirates!

Although the Beasts Pirates didn't mention payment and seemed intent on directly seizing it, the auctioneers would rather they came to rob it. At this point, they didn't dare to think about making money, only tremblingly holding onto the Devil Fruit, waiting for these big shots to settle the outcome so they could hand over the fruit.

This is the sorrow of small people in the New World. When they hold something whose value exceeds their capabilities, they become guilty simply for possessing it.

All the people on Castorm Island felt the unusual atmosphere in the country. Then, as they waited in trepidation, it didn't take long for three huge fleets to appear offshore.

One side, needless to say, was the Beasts Pirates who had come after receiving the news, led by the great Kaido himself. He brought with him King the Wildfire and Donquixote Doflamingo. The Beasts Pirates didn't have too many ships, but there were more than a dozen pirate vessels.

The other side was the naval fleet led by Admiral Kizaru. Accompanying him were the newly appointed Admirals Momousagi and Chaton. The Navy had the largest number of ships.

The remaining third force was from the Red Hair Pirates!

The king of Castorm realized that things had escalated, so he sent a request for help to the Red Hair Pirates. As a result, the Yonko Red-Haired Shanks appeared on the sea near Castorm aboard the Red Force.

Just as Ian thought, Red-Haired Shanks didn't believe that a single Soul-Soul Fruit could create a new Yonko like Big Mom. But to be honest, he was also very surprised. He couldn't understand why the Beasts Pirates and the World Government valued this Devil Fruit so much.

Moreover, since Castorm was a country under the protection of the Red Hair Pirates, someone causing trouble in his territory meant Shanks felt it necessary to beat them back severely.

So he came as well.

The Red Hair Pirates also followed an elite route; they didn't have many crew members. So although they arrived, Shanks maintained due caution and didn't act rashly.

If it were someone else, the three forces might have entered a stalemate, and everyone could sit down to discuss how to resolve the ownership of the Soul-Soul Fruit. But one of the parties was Kaido, this madman!

"Don't be cowards, let's just fight it out!" This is Kaido's philosophy. In his mind, there's no thought of going with the flow.

It must be said that among all the Four Emperors, Kaido's notorious reputation far exceeds the others. The reason lies in this: whether it's the Whitebeard Pirates, the Red Hair Pirates, or even the Navy, sometimes it's not that they can't defeat the Beasts Pirates, but they find his tendency to fight at the slightest provocation extremely troublesome.

So when the Beasts Pirates encountered the Navy's huge and conspicuous fleet on the sea, Kaido immediately led his men to attack.

In contrast, the Red Hair Pirates, who only had one ship, had the opportunity to sit back and watch the tigers fight this time.

In the Navy, the person leading the team was Kizaru. Originally, with his indecisive and unpredictable character, he might have backed down in this situation, but unfortunately, this time the Navy's action was directly ordered by the World Government and the Celestial Dragons. The last time the Ope-Ope Fruit appeared, the Navy had already been intercepted once. This time, they couldn't afford to fail again.

Due to such strict orders, Kizaru had to brace himself and confront Kaido, which led to both sides engaging in a fierce battle before even seeing the Soul-Soul Fruit.

Although this was also a war between the Navy and a Yonko, the scale was naturally not comparable to the Battle of Marineford. Although the Navy had three Admirals this time, it wasn't an all-out effort. Fortunately, the Beasts Pirates' combat power wasn't complete on the other side, so it was a fair fight.

Most of the Beasts Pirates' ships were destroyed under the Navy's roaring artillery fire, but the Navy's warships were also destroyed by Kaido and his crew.

Both sides erupted in a naval battle near Castorm, leaving the locals dumbfounded and panicked.

Shanks stood at the bow of his ship, watching the battle between the two sides from a distance, his expression serious.

The Navy's choice to confront so aggressively was somewhat unexpected for Shanks. He originally thought the Navy would let the Beasts Pirates and the Red Hair Pirates fight and then hide on the side, waiting to pick up the pieces. However, the development of the situation was beyond his expectations.

"Let's go to the city!" Shanks waved his hand, instructing the Red Force to turn and prepare to dock. He planned to go into the city first to get the Soul-Soul Fruit.

But at that moment, Ben Beckman, who was holding a pipe, handed him a telescope and said, "Look at ten o'clock!"

Shanks took the telescope, looked in the direction Ben Beckman pointed, and saw that Doflamingo was moving in the air in a strange posture, heading toward the city of Castorm.

"It seems Doflamingo has the same idea," Shanks sneered. "Then let's see who gets there first!"

The Red Force immediately hoisted its sails and rushed toward Castorm's port.

Realizing that the Beasts Pirates' plan was to hold back the Navy and then let Doflamingo seize the Devil Fruit, the Red Hair Pirates, in order not to let them succeed, sped up their pace, which caused Shanks's attention to be somewhat divided.

He did not notice that at this time, thousands of meters above Castorm's sea area, a huge shadow was slowly moving over…

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