Chapter 18, first set a small goal to become Four Emperors.

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In the mid-level villa, Yuri summoned the members of the Pirate Group. In addition to Robin, Daz, and Bege, there were four others. Two of them were dressed as swordsmen, one was a man with a very strong body, and the last was a little girl.

Over the past three years, Yuri had also asked Bege to use his underworld intelligence network in the West Blue to help him find suitable crew members for the Gabriel Pirates. After all, the number of Gabriel Pirates was still too small, with only four full members, including Yuri.

Bege's sphere of influence had been expanding, and his intelligence system had spread throughout the West Blue. Through this network, Yuri had selected these four individuals to join the Gabriel Pirates.

The four new members were:

Ashby, a swordsman with Zhangang-level swordsmanship, the profound skill of Dragon Tooth Flash, and initial control over Armament Haki.Brian, another swordsman with the Paramecia-type Fix-Fix Fruit, which allows him to freeze an opponent's body under his gaze.Kemp, who has the Titan Giant Ape Fruit from the Zoan Mythical type and initial control over Armament Haki.Michele, a young girl who was a senior agent of Baroque Works in the original story, with the Paramecia-type Kilo-Kilo Fruit.

Except for Michele, these four were already famous in the West Blue. Yuri had personally subdued them, leading them to join the Gabriel Pirates. Michele, still a little girl, had been considered a monster by her family and neighbors because of her ability to float her body after consuming the Kilo-Kilo Fruit. She was later taken in by the Gabriel Pirates through the influence of the Capone family, with Robin taking care of her and teaching her.

Yuri personally taught the new members Armament Haki. Among them, Ashby and Kemp had initially awakened Armament Haki, making them much stronger than when they first joined.

"Haha, it's finally time to set out to challenge the New World!" Yuri said with a smile, looking at the four of them.

Everyone's eyes lit up with excitement at Yuri's words. They had been looking forward to this day for a long time.

"Captain, since we always need a goal to sail for, what is your goal?" Ashby asked.

"I gave up being the underground emperor of the West Blue to follow you out to sea. If your goal is too small, I won't be satisfied," Bege added.

"The captain's goal must be to become the Pirate King," Kemp said.

"Pirate King? Haha, I'm not interested in that," Yuri replied with a smile.

Hearing Yuri's words, everyone looked puzzled. If it wasn't to become the Pirate King, then what was Yuri's goal?

"If we don't have a big goal, let's set a small one first. Our first goal is to become one of the Four Emperors of the New World," Yuri said with a smile.

Yuri never took the first half of the Grand Line seriously. His goal was the second half, the New World. With fierce competition in the New World, the Whitebeard Pirates, Big Mom Pirates, and Beasts Pirates had gradually taken control. Shanks was still just a major pirate of the New World and hadn't yet become an Emperor.

Yuri's goal was to challenge the New World before Shanks and become the fourth Emperor.

Hearing Yuri's words, everyone except Robin and Michele became eager. The title of Emperor of the Sea excited them.

"Emperor of the Sea? That's a good name."

"In the name of the Emperor of the Sea? Interesting."

"Then it's decided. Our first small goal is to become the Emperor of the Sea."

Everyone said excitedly.

...

"Gabriel Pirates? They've finally started to act. It happened to be now," Sengoku said with an annoyed look.

The Navy had been keeping an eye on Yuri. Although he had seemed to disappear for the past three years, this made them even more wary of him. They knew that when Yuri reappeared, he would be stronger.

Sengoku had ordered the West Blue Marines to monitor Yuri's movements and notify Naval Headquarters as soon as the Gabriel Pirates appeared. Just now, the West Blue Marines sent a message saying that the Gabriel Pirates had appeared and were heading for the Grand Line.

Sengoku planned to wait for the Gabriel Pirates to enter the Grand Line and then mobilize the Marines to capture them. However, not long ago, a fish-man climbed onto the Red Line and freed the Celestial Dragons' slaves, causing a great riot in Mariejois. This was an unprecedented incident since the World Government's establishment. The Five Elders ordered the Marines to prioritize capturing the Sun Pirates, especially their captain, Fisher Tiger.

At the same time, the New World Pirates were rioting, with the Beasts Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates fighting. The Marines needed to keep an eye on these two large pirate crews, and neither Sengoku nor Garp had time to spare.

"Gabriel Yuri, did he finally show up? Sengoku Admiral, leave this to me," Akainu said, standing up.

Akainu had always been determined to capture Yuri and bring him to justice. As soon as he heard that Yuri had appeared, he immediately volunteered.

"It can only be this way, but we must carefully choose the battle location this time," Sengoku said.

Sengoku trusted Akainu's strength. In recent years, Akainu had reached Admiral-level strength. He believed Akainu would have no problem defeating Yuri. The only concern was Akainu's destructive power, which could harm innocent people. Therefore, Sengoku asked him to choose the battle location carefully.

"I will carefully choose a place for him to die," Akainu said with a sneer.

"Oh, that's terrifying..." Kizaru commented.