Chapter 164 - Chapter 166

Somewhere in the New World, a giant eagle soared just a few meters over the ocean surface. It's beautiful feathers reflected in the water and the ocean all around them sparkled like diamonds thanks to the sun shining down on the world.

A great distance ahead of them laid anchored a big and mighty ship. No one in the world wouldn't recognize this as the emperor's Whitebeard's flagship. The simple sight of this mighty beast of a ship could instil fear into even the most fearsome pirates. This was Amell's destination and some ways away from Whitebeard's ship a Marine ship had anchored as well. They were here to observe Whitebeard as all emperors have Marine observing them, and usually, Whitebeard never cared about this, and that was true this day as well. He could destroy that Marine ship in seconds but to him, they were not worth the effort of standing up.

On Whitebeard's ship, the pirates were screaming at each other. This was what they called a party, alcohol and screaming, nothing beats that according to them. And if they weren't screaming and arguing they were laughing about everything and nothing. Majority of them were drunk enough to forget how to balance.

The pirate up in the crow's nest suddenly froze in fear as something appeared in the distance. He immediately leaned over the edge and yelled down towards deck, "Amell approaching! And a giant eagle!" His voice echoed out over the ship and it caught the attention of the giant man sitting in the middle of the ship with a mug of alcohol in his hand.

"So, he has finally decided to talk, huh," Whitebeard drank the last of his drink and then threw the cup away. "Settle down brats! We have important company!" His voice got the party under control and everyone went quiet.

"For a moment I thought he would never come. Should we prepare for a fight?" Marco, the first division commander said from the side. He had a drunken smile on his face and he among a few others was the only ones that didn't look afraid.

"He is here to talk, Marco. Lower your weapons brats!" His voice was powerful yet soft at the same time.

An eagle's cry sounded out as Orlando passed over the ship suddenly and brought with him a great wind storm. The high ranked commanders managed to stand firm on the ground, but all other pirates on the ship fell. After Orlando past by, Amell came floating down on the deck with all eyes on him.

"Edward, nice to meet you!" He said calmly. His aura was majestic and even Marco swallowed down his anxiety trying to stand and look as confident as possible.

"My name is Whitebeard!" His tone was powerful and full of anger.

"Edward Newgate, Whitebeard! This meeting has been a long time coming."

Whitebeard showed obvious displeasure at his attitude, but he sat there glaring at him for a few more seconds of silence. "Speak your mind!" Was the only words he said to him before returning to silence.

"I know you do not seek war, but that is impossible. I just came here to say that when war arrives step aside and you and your family don't need to suffer. Should you participate in the coming war, you and your entire family will suffer the same fate as Kaido."

Whitebeard's haki exploded out and large visible sparks appeared between them for a second. "You dare to come here and threaten me? You have guts, I give you that!" Whitebeard's crew started getting ready for a fight. They could feel their captain anger rising.

"Gus is not the only thing I have. You do not want this fight, tell your brats to stand down, or they will get hurt." Amell let the wind pick up and he made the water waves rise. Whitebeard signalled them to stand down.

"I knew you were an intelligent man." Amell placed his hands behind his back and the winds calmed down again, "I need to introduce you to someone." He waved at Orlando up in the air and he dropped Ginrummy down towards the ship. Amell commanded the wind to carry her down. And she landed safely on the ship.

"Meet Kaido's legacy. I will hand everything he owned to her. She is to become the new emperor, the only question is will you fight me when I move into the New World?"

"Her, an emperor? That's not a title you have the right to give out to anyone. The New world sea is the sea of the free and if you move here to take that away I will kill you." Whitebeard said angerly. He didn't take lightly to people stepping over him or his authority.

"The world is changing, Edward. I came here as a courtesy to warn you not to interfere. But, now that I have gotten my answer, we both know what happens the next time we meet. I play for the good side, try and figure that out before it's too late." Amell looked at Marco. "Take care of him, kid. Whitebeard is a great man, it would be a shame to lose him for stupid reasons." His words greatly shocked the first division commander. There was a genuine concern in Amell's voice and those paying very close attention could pick up on that.

"I did not come here to seek a fight, so I will leave before this escalates as it would be a real shame to have to kill you." Amell smiled at the giant man grabbed ahold of Ginrummy. He started floating with her in his grip. "The emperors have a deadline, as does everyone in this sea, be sure to stand on the right side when the great change comes." After those parting words, he flew up, causing a sonic boom as he left.

"Captain, that was the strangest exchange of words I have ever heard. Do you know what he meant by all that?" Marco asked.

"A new era is coming," Whitebeard said quietly.

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