Chapter 73.1 : Who's Era??

Soul Pocus: As long as there is fear in one's heart toward Charlotte Linlin, their soul will fall under her control. 

But—

Are you afraid?

Honestly, one should be afraid.

Charlotte Linlin is one of the strongest individuals at the pinnacle of the world, one of the four who will eventually be called Emperor—a true monster.

Even if I had three more versions of myself, I still couldn't defeat her.

However—

Ian didn't even want to use his powers to immunize himself; he didn't even feel like moving.

In fact, he felt a bit like yawning.

To think that one word could bring him down was a bit too dismissive, right? Even Kaido would need his club for this.

"Don't bring out this boring trick to embarrass yourself," Kaido said, unfazed, only letting out a cold snort. "If you're done with your jokes, you can leave, Linlin. This is my territory, and I don't welcome you here."

"Or do you want to fight me?"

The Conqueror's Haki surged mercilessly, shaking the Charlotte family ships, literally trembling, with the faces on board showing expressions of terror.

On the deck, Katakuri and the others immediately readied themselves for battle.

On the Beast Pirates' side, Ian and Yamato were also preparing to transform.

But thankfully—

"Mama, Mama!"

Charlotte Linlin stared at Ian for a long moment before saying, "Looks like I'm not very popular, huh?"

"Then remember today, Kaido! This isn't over!"

With a cold snort, Charlotte Linlin finally turned to leave, descending onto the deck of her own battleship.

"Set sail," she commanded.

"Mama, is that it?" 

Perospero licked his candy cane, "That kid really doesn't know how to appreciate things."

He patted his indifferent sister's head, "Galette is just so cute."

The beautiful girl with red hair remained silent, not even lifting her eyelids.

Charlotte Linlin muttered to herself, "How interesting! That Kaido actually has feelings now and someone to care for. Has that brat finally grown up?"

"Mama! Mama! Perospero, I remember when I first gave birth to you. As a mother, I felt a genuine love! What parent wouldn't love their own child?"

Perospero's face stiffened at her words. He then forced a smile.

Love? 

Perospero felt a chill run down his spine. 

Does she even have that kind of emotion?

"But that brat—"

Charlotte Linlin's gaze darkened. "If he can't become my ally, then if I want to be the Pirate King, he will be a huge obstacle."

They had indeed been friends for many years.

But the position of Pirate King can only belong to her!

"Keep an eye on that brat. There will always be an opportunity."

Perospero breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. 

At least she wasn't planning to completely turn against Kaido—yet.

But it seemed that sooner or later, a conflict was inevitable.

As the Charlotte family set sail for home, the Beasts Pirates also began their journey back.

This war, which had captured the world's attention, was now officially over.

However, the aftershocks from the conflict were only just beginning.

Morgans quickly left after not seeing the drama he had hoped for, eager to spread the news of the outcome of the war between the Beasts Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates to the world.

After all, this guy's lifelong dream was to create a big story.

As he departed, Ian exchanged contact information with him. Morgans was the world's number one tabloid reporter; he could be helpful in future information needs.

Before the fleet even returned to Wano, the Seabird's newspapers had already begun raining down from the precise delivery of the news.

Ian flipped through the newspaper, and his lips twitched involuntarily.

"Whitebeard and Kaido Turn Against Each Other Over Love?"

He couldn't hold back a laugh; could Morgans really be a genius? 

Fortunately, aside from the sensational headline, the newspaper also detailed the battle between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Beasts Pirates.

Of course, there was a bit of Morgans' artistic embellishment.

For instance, it described how Ian, in his Immortal Phoenix form, easily defeated Whitebeard's commander, Diamond Jozu, rampaging through the entire Whitebeard Pirates with unmatched power, and even held his own against Whitebeard's allies, resulting in a draw.

For instance, the Beast Pirates were fully suppressing the Whitebeard Pirates. Even with the addition of the Ochoku Pirates as reinforcements, the battle was merely evenly matched.

The reason for this title is that the war was ultimately ended by a woman.

A woman unknown to Morgans.

A member of the Whitebeard Pirates stepped forward and committed suicide, finally bringing the two sides to a ceasefire.

Morgans was unaware of Kozuki Toki's identity, so he boldly speculated that the woman was someone both Whitebeard and Kaido had once admired, but she later fell in love with Whitebeard, leading to their fallout.

In the end, she sacrificed her life to stop the two madmen.

Ian couldn't help but twitch his mouth in response.

BYD Morgans, it seems you've figured out the heat of the situation.

Of course, at the end of the article, Morgans solemnly posed a question to the entire world: "Has the king of the seas changed?"

People around the world were indeed intrigued by the emotional entanglements between Whitebeard and Kaido, but regardless, the outcome of this war still shook the world.

The Whitebeard Pirates didn't lose, but they didn't win either; it was, in fact, quite a shameful situation.

Whitebeard's strength remained as formidable as ever, yet Kaido proved to be his equal. 

However, at the level of their commanders, the Whitebeard Pirates suffered serious setbacks, with several Division commanders being killed, and countless other pirates perished.

At this moment, people around the world couldn't help but feel a sense of shock.

Just as the World Economic Journal stated, is the era of Whitebeard, which has continued since Roger's death, coming to an end? 

Is it time to change the name of this era to Kaido's?

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