"How dare you!"
"Such audacity!"
"How dare you disrespect Pops like that!"
The pirates below were immediately displeased. They began shouting, some even drew their weapons, wanting to teach this boundless young man a lesson.
Shirohige raised his hand and pressed it down, and below immediately became dead silent.
"Gurarara—"
Shirohige laughed, his voice booming: "Interesting kid, where are you from?"
The corner of Kaiser's lips curved slightly, and he said calmly: "I come from the distant East. On that day, a strange ranking board appeared in the sky. Whether for that reason, my hometown was submerged by inexplicable seawater, and my home was destroyed. Fortunately, I had sailing experience before, and managed to survive by chance, following the ocean waves and arriving here."
"East..."
Shirohige's eyes flashed. He looked toward the very distant East, then withdrew his gaze.
"In that case, can you tell me, what is the world like in the East?"
Shirohige didn't easily believe Kaiser's words, and asked without commitment.
Kaiser said calmly: "My hometown was ordinary, nothing to talk about. But I passed through many other miraculous lands along the way, perhaps you'll be interested."
Everyone immediately showed interested expressions.
Marco asked: "Miraculous lands? Weren't you carried by ocean waves?"
Kaiser said: "I can't control the ocean current's direction. I indeed saw many extraordinary people and things along the way, like Marines and Pirates, as well as ninjas in the West, or the 'strange people' organization and Hero Association in the South..."
As soon as these words came out, the entire audience was in uproar.
Readers should know, at this time, what was most important?
Undoubtedly, information was most important.
Especially these strong fighters at the peak, they greatly wanted to obtain information about other worlds.
Shirohige of course was no exception.
"Ninja? You've seen them?"
Shirohige's expression also moved slightly. He leaned forward a bit, showing a listening attitude.
Kaiser nodded and said: "Their power system is rather unique. They develop the combination of human physical strength and spiritual power, creating energy called chakra, communicating it with natural attributes to be transformed into means of attack. That is ninja!"
While speaking, Kaiser's hands quickly made hand seals, and shouted.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique (Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu)!"
With cheeks puffed up, he suddenly spewed a small fireball from his mouth, which disappeared upon touching the air.
Kaiser's face showed slight embarrassment. He scratched his head and said: "Sorry, I'm not skilled enough, forgive my showing off!"
The pirates present immediately laughed uproariously.
"Haha, are you performing acrobatics?"
"Before I thought he was a great character, turns out he's just a clown!"
"Great Fireball? This might just be a small flame, haha!"
However, characters at commander level looked serious, all showing thoughtful expressions.
Ace said impatiently: "You're not a Devil Fruit user? And this fireball wasn't released through a certain object?"
He, as a Flame-Flame Fruit (Mera Mera no Mi) user, was fire's darling. He greatly cared about others' ability to release fire from thin air.
Kaiser nodded and said: "I met a ninja before and learned from him temporarily. It's just my talent is limited, I can only reach this level. This isn't Devil Fruit power, but driven by chakra inside the body. If it's a high-level ninja, they can release large fireballs, not just my level."
Hearing this sentence, most people present drew in cold breaths.
Not a Devil Fruit user, but can use natural elemental power, and not restricted by seawater.
This ninja had potential!
Shirohige nodded slightly and said: "This ninja is indeed very miraculous. I also know a bit about them. What's your name?"
Kaiser was stunned for a moment. He seemed not to have thought about this question before. He glanced at Kuro in his arms, and smiled.
"My name is Kamikawa!"
Shirohige nodded: "Very good, Kamikawa. Since you came, and you're a poor child who lost his home, then, join my Pirate Group, and become my son!"
The pirates present showed slightly shocked expressions.
Everyone knew Shirohige had a generous character, but not everyone qualified to join the Shirohige Pirates and become his son.
This person wasn't strong, and his identity and background weren't completely clear. Was it really good to let him join just like that?
However, the corner of Kaiser's mouth twitched.
This Shirohige was truly as rumored, wanting to become father to anyone he met.
"Currently I don't plan to join any Pirates. I just want to find a place to settle first."
Kaiser politely declined.
What the hell.
In terms of age, he was far older than this Shirohige. Still wanting to be his father? Joking!
Shirohige also didn't force: "In that case, I welcome you if you want to stay here, and I won't stop you if you want to leave. We'll depart to besiege the World Government in a few days. If you're interested, you can come and see, only with your strength, it might be dangerous."
Kaiser was immediately interested, and agreed: "I've long wandered at sea, and I also want to find a place to rest. As for the World Government, I've also heard much about it. I also want to see it this time."
Shirohige laughed heartily: "Fine then. Little ones, continue the feast!"
"Yo—"
"Long live Pops—"
The atmosphere at the location became lively again.
Kaiser hadn't interacted with so many people for a long time. The current warm atmosphere gave him a different feeling.
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Night arrived, moon at the tree's peak.
Even at night, the large golden ranking board in the sky could be seen clearly, emitting faint golden light.
Teach currently hid behind shadows, secretly walking toward the Moby Dick docked at the beach.
"I remember in the previous battle, Pops plundered many good things from a group of people. Perhaps there's something I want. I can't wait any longer. This time is a rare opportunity. If I can gain benefits in this World Government siege battle, I might truly be able to occupy the throne, and control the world!"
Teach's expression was unstable. He was a very ambitious person. The reason he hid on Shirohige's ship was to search for the legendary strongest Logia-type Devil Fruit—the Dark-Dark Fruit (Yami Yami no Mi).
But now, because of the Golden List's appearance, Shirohige had recovered to peak condition, and even wanted to join with other Yonko to besiege the World Government.
He absolutely didn't want to miss this rare opportunity.
Only by shining in gatherings of strong fighters like this would people be convinced, and becoming famous in one battle was right before his eyes.