25. The Red Hair Pirates’ Case. The real purpose of the Whitebeard Pirates.

│3rd Person POV│

[Grand Line, New World, Beast Pirates' Jack's ship, Mammoth…]

Red hair Shanks!

Hearing this, Ron and Ace frowned at the same time.

Both of them knew about Shanks, Ace even met him before.

Although Ace was Roger's son and he knew that Shanks was an intern on his father's ship, he had no intention of relying on Shanks' power.

Otherwise, he would have joined the Red Hair Pirates at the time when he went to meet Shanks to thank him for saving Luffy's life from the Lord of the Coast.

But now, after listening to Thatch's words, Ace knew that Shanks was really powerful, especially his pirate group should not be underestimated.

"Why should we be afraid of him?"

Ron asked, confused.

From the information he knew, there was no doubt in Ron's mind that Shanks was indeed a shady person.

Hiding from the World Government after stealing the Gum-Gum Fruit in a distant village in East Blue that just so happened to be the place where Ace and Luffy were living.

Shanks also could have probably saved Luffy from the Sea King without needing to sacrifice his left arm.

And then, in the Canon World, he met with the Five Elders of the World Government privately to discuss a certain pirate.

But even so, the Canon story did not mention any major conflicts between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Red Hair Pirates.

After all, Shanks in the Canon World also boarded Moby Dick to remind Whitebeard not to let Ace hunt Teach.

Even if the current Red Hair Pirates were a very strong pirate crew, their own strength was not to be underestimated, and if they had conflicts with them, logically speaking, they shouldn't be afraid of him.

After all, Whitebeard is old, but not dead.

"Um, how to say…?"

Sighing, Sachi said helplessly, "It's because of the scar on Shanks' face.

"Although I don't know who did it, there is no doubt that that person is from our Whitebeard Pirates.

"After that incident, the Shanks have been watching us, always looking for opportunities to take revenge.

"The most important thing is that Shanks is too naive. He actually wants to stabilize the Four Emperors situation and formulate rules for pirates in the New World.

"Although we all disagree with him, it is undeniable that the situation of the Red Hair Pirates is too special. Unless they are all annihilated in one fell swoop, if they escape, no Four Emperors pirate group will be able to withstand the crazy revenge from the Red Hair Pirates."

Hearing this, Ron and Ace suddenly realized.

It was not just Ace who understood why they were careful of Red Hair Pirates causing trouble.

But Ron also understood another thing.

He understood that Shanks had been looking for an opportunity to kill Teach.

It should not only be because Teach gave him the three scars over his left eye, but it was also possible that he had noticed something special and wrong with Teach.

As Thatch said, Shanks was committed to maintaining balance to ensure his own interests, waiting for the rise of the Straw Hat Pirates, before going after the One Piece.

After all, Shanks in the Canon World did not enter Laugh Tale. Even though he followed Roger to the last sea area, he stayed back and took care of Buggy who fell ill instead of going to the Last Island.

How could he allow someone to ruin his plan after planning it for so many years?

Right now, Whitebeard was getting older and weaker. Kaido and Big Mom were both mainly focused on governing their territories.

There were really not many people in the New World whom Shanks would be cautious of, with Teach being the only exception.

After all, they have already fought once with Shanks taking a loss.

Shanks wouldn't ever underestimate Teach, someone who had been hiding in the Whitebeard Pirates for so many years.

"Commander Thatch."

Thinking of this, Ron suddenly said, "If that's the case, then do we have to allow the Red Hair Pirates to continue doing what they like?

"According to what you said, this Shanks is a thorn for everyone, the Whitebeard Pirates, Beasts Pirates, and the Big Mom Pirates. How can the three of Four Emperors allow such a thing?"

As soon as these words came out, Ace nodded, "Yes."

"Being forced to follow some rules created by a rival Emperor should be really unpleasant. Isn't there a way to stop Shanks?"

It was not that Ace wanted something bad to happen to Shanks, he was just curious about the current situation.

"No!"

Shaking his head, Sachi said with a complicated expression, "Not only Shanks but also the Marines and World Government have recognized the Four Emperors' model and existence.

"This also leads to the fact that even if the three of the Four Emperors' groups are angry, they cannot join hands and annihilate the Red Hair Pirates. Once we take action, people from the World Government and Marine will come to cause trouble.

"Unless a new pirate rises, defeats Shanks, defeats the Red Hair Pirates and takes his position as the Four Emperors, there's no changing things."

Hearing this, Ron and Ace fell silent.

One Red Hair Pirates was not that difficult to deal with if three of the Four Emperors' crew decided to join hands, but if you add the people from World Government and the Marines, it would indeed be a huge trouble.

"Alright. Let's stop discussing such depressing topics."

Seeing their frowning expression, Thatch laughed, patted Ron and Ace on the shoulders, and then said, "Don't worry about those red-haired guys."

"The most important thing now is the next attack on the G5 base. If nothing else, Kaido and Dad will likely reach an agreement soon.

"We will all join in the attack on G5 Marine Base when the time comes. You two must be careful not to be reckless.

"Although it's good to stand out sometimes, if you are targeted by the Marines in the upcoming fight, it won't be good news. Especially you, Ron."

Both of them nodded and took Thatch's warning to heart.

They are not strong enough. Even if Ace was not weak, he was not strong enough to contend against the reinforcement that the Marines would send to the G5 base.

"Brother Thatch, why are we attacking G5?"

Suddenly, Ace spoke: "Although the Devil Fruits are tempting, if we cooperate with the Beasts Pirates, then they will definitely not give up these things.

"As a result, our Whitebeard Pirates would not gain much benefit from this. If we attack the Marine Base, it will probably cause casualties. It is obviously not worth the loss to cooperate."

"Hahaha!"

In response, Thatch laughed loudly, looked at Ace, and said, "Ace, we are pirates, and we are enemies with the Marines.

"The most important thing to keep in mind is that Marine plans to build a G6 base, and the location chosen is on the edge of the sea area of our Whitebeard Pirate Group's territories.

"Once Marine completes the construction of the G6 base, all the actions of our Whitebeard Pirates will be easily monitored by them. This is something we don't want to see.

"So, in addition to getting certain benefits from Kaido, the most important thing about this cooperation is to destroy the G5 base, thereby preventing the Marines' plan and possibility of building a G6 Marine Base.

"As long as we can prevent this, we, the Whitebeard Pirates, won't have to worry about anything for a long time to come."

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