The Storm Is Coming

New World, Red-Haired Pirates territory.

"Boss, please read this latest newspaper!"

Lucky Roux dropped the barbecue in his hand and anxiously handed the newspaper to Shanks, who was already drunk.

"Uh~" Shanks drunkenly smacked his head and said with a drunken smile: "Why... Is there another one as amazing as Ainz?"

"Luffy... Something happened to little Luffy!"

Lucky Roux shouted, which instantly made Shanks wake up. 

The surrounding cadres also looked at him with concern.

Shanks took the newspaper, and the more he looked at it, the more serious his expression became!

"Bastard!" Shanks cursed angrily, and his Conqueror Haki spread out unintentionally, making some crew members dizzy, and the surrounding to became silent.

"What happened?" Yasopp asked concerned.

Shanks looked at Yasopp with guilty and sad eyes, and his expression changed to one of self-blame. 

Lucky Roux opened his mouth, not knowing how to speak.

"See it for yourself!"

Shanks handed over the newspaper sadly.

"No! No...! Usopp!!"

"My son! Usopp!!"

Yasopp clutched the newspaper with both hands; his eyes were red, and his face was full of shock and grief as he let out a shrill roar.

"Damn it! Those bastards!"

"Are you kidding me?"

"Yasopp's son is dead?!"

Every core cadre of the Red Hair Pirates is basically as close as a brother. When something happens to Yasopp's son, you can imagine their anger!

"Luffy, he's in big trouble!" Benn Beckman looked serious.

Shanks on the side looked ugly, and his remaining right hand was clenched tightly, making a clicking sound!

Looking at the grief-stricken Yasopp, Shanks suddenly burst out with powerful momentum: "Beckman, summon our men immediately."

In order to accept his invitation, Yasopp became a member of the Red Hair Pirates, and he had to leave his wife and children behind as he chose to go to sea with him!

Now that Usopp is dead, if he does nothing, how can he face Yasopp, who has lost his loved one?

At the Paradise, on a certain island.

"This idiot! How can you declare war on the Beasts Pirates?!"

Ace's face was equally ugly. Over the past few years, he had learned how terrifying the monsters in the sea were!

It becomes clearer how big the gap is between him and Kaishu!

In the beginning, he was as naive as Luffy and thought he was no weaker than anyone.

But the cruel reality made him lose all his partners.

This time, his brother provoked the Beasts Pirates in a more stupid way.

He can imagine how serious the consequences will be!!

"That guy, Luffy, how painful it must be right now!" Ace thought empathetically when he saw the Straw Hat Pirates's casualties.

"No, I have to go to East Blue!"

Because of the instigation of the butterfly effect, Ace changed his direction and no longer pursued Teach but set off towards East Blue!

Drum Island.

"Chopper, I shouldn't have let you go to sea..." Dr. Kureha drank wine and looked at the newspaper sadly.

"Oba-chan, I've polished all the medicine."

"Ah... No, Dr. Kureha!"

"Dr. Kureha..."

Dr. Kureha seemed to have her beloved disciple appear again in front of her eyes, but when she got up, he disappeared.

The Baratie, the ocean-going restaurant!

"Bastard..."

"Sanji…"

Baratie was not open today. All the chefs hugged each other and cried, and their chairs were all smashed to pieces.

Zeff was in the room looking at Sanji's photo, tears streaming down his face.

Syrup Village on the Gecko Islands, Kaya fainted instantly after hearing the news. 

When she woke up, she was in despair and shed tears.

At a certain island on Paradise.

Sasaki was eating and drinking in a tavern.

"Captain, didn't you say that the Straw Hat boy appeared in the water 7? Why don't we go to him immediately?"

The Den Den Mushi on the table asked, imitating the speaker's voice, who was wearing a winter hat and coat.

Obviously, the crew member responsible for providing information to Sasaki is in a cold place.

"What's the point of chasing them directly…" Sasaki bit the meat and said with a fierce look in his eyes: "I will go directly to East Blue and wait for them to find me!"

"If they don't come, their hometown will be destroyed!"

"Destroy one every half month until they appear!"

"What if they never show up?" The speaker asks curiously.

Pirates are not good people. If it were them, they wouldn't care about other people's lives.

"Destroy the last one, and then go find them!" Sasaki said calmly.

"Captain, you are such a bastard!"

"You're not a good person either."

"Hahaha..."

"Hahaha..."

Galley-La Company Headquarters.

Iceburg returned to his mansion after a busy day. 

After confirming that there was no one around him, he opened the door and walked in quickly.

"Ah woo~ ah woo~."

"Whirring..."

In the room, Luffy was eating and drinking to replenish his strength while shirtless.

Next to him, Zoro was chopping with dumbbells in his hands while sweat streamed down his face like rain.

"You really work hard!" Iceburg teased the little hamster in his pocket and said lightly…

"Uuu~ Uncle, can't we leave yet?"

Luffy's mouth was filled with food, and he asked inarticulately.

"Unfortunately, you'd better wait two more days before leaving."

Iceburg smiled bitterly, sat down, and looked at Luffy calmly.

Zoro's eyes were filled with reluctance and determination, and he grabbed the dumbbells and trained harder!

"Uncle, why did you start saying we would assassinate you, and now you are helping us?" Luffy asked in confusion while biting the grilled fish.

"Ah~ This is a misunderstanding. My secretary got it wrong..."

Iceburg looked a little embarrassed, but his eyes showed alertness.

"Let's not talk about that. This is today's newspaper. Take a look..." Iceburg changed the subject and took out the latest newspaper.

"This…" Luffy took a look; his face became gloomy, and the movements of his hands slowed down.

The photos in the newspaper reminded him of his former partners again, but now…

"I didn't expect that you would offend such a giant!" Iceburg looked at Luffy with a sigh.

"What are you going to do next? Hide? Or go and die?"

"No, we have to defeat the people who are chasing us!" Luffy said firmly: "This is the only way to save everyone's hometown!"

Iceburg looked at Luffy before saying calmly: "Don't be naive, Straw Hat boy, you can't defeat the Beasts Pirates at all. Those who can ignore Marines and come to you are at least the captains of the Golden Fleet!"

"Even Catastrophe... In short, you have no chance of winning!"

"If you want to protect your hometown, there are only two ways!"

"What method?" Luffy heard Iceburg's words and no longer arrogantly retorted. 

He had already experienced that kind of powerlessness.

"One is to meet the pursuer and die!"

Luffy and Zoro looked sad, but they recovered quickly.

"The other one, surrender!" Iceburg said calmly: "Ask for forgiveness and join the Beasts Pirates!"

"Impossible!" Luffy retorted angrily: "They killed my partners. I will never forgive them!"

Iceburg poured himself a cup of coffee, slowly turned the spoon, and said calmly: "Then it's up to you!"

Iceburg will advise Luffy, but he will not provoke the Beasts Pirates for Luffy!

Luffy put down the food, picked up the equipment in the room, and started exercising.

"I must become stronger!"

The next day, a merchant ship docked at the port. 

Three people wearing strange masks got off, entered a remote tavern, and never came out again!

And on a remote coastline, a pirate ship quietly approached.

"Hahahaha, are you right here?"