Chapter 285

"As far as I know, that is exactly what Moonlight Moria did."

Moria's former partners were all killed by Kaido; they have a life-and-death grudge against him.

Moria's surrender is only to Luo Xing, not to Kaido.

Moria won't even go to Wano Country.

The captains suddenly understood.

So that was what Jozu meant.

If it is merely joining that Fifth Emperor, Luo Xing, then everyone can accept it much more easily.

Ma Erke has even met Luo Xing once in Dressrosa.

Knowing that man is not as vicious as Kaido.

On the contrary,

he gives off a feeling of gentility and refinement.

Ma Erke did not oppose, and Vista did not oppose either.

The other captains, who only wanted to avenge Bai Huzi, loudly agreed.

The matter was settled thus.

242. Toki's Prophecy, Momonosuke's Fate, Luo Xing's Call

Inuarashi was struck as if by lightning, his whole body stiffening.

Jozu said they were not submitting to the Beasts Kaido, but only to the Fifth Emperor Luo Xing.

This effectively removed Oden's hatred from the equation.

The other captains of the Whitebeard Pirates could do this.

But Inuarashi alone could not.

Because he is one of the Nine Red Scabbards, a retainer of the Kozuki Clan, and hails from Wano Country!

That Fifth Emperor Luo Xing's wife is the current General of Wano Country, isn't she?

That position should have belonged to the Kozuki Clan.

Inuarashi, upholding the samurai's creed, does not wish to be a traitor to his lord.

For a samurai, that is the greatest shame.

"Since you have all decided, then I wish you good luck."

Inuarashi said silently.

He turned around,

and walked toward the outside of the island.

Ma Erke shouted:

"Inuarashi, where are you going?"

Everyone understood that Inuarashi could not make the same choice as them,

so they did not force Inuarashi.

They only cared about Inuarashi's future.

Inuarashi said without looking back:

"I will wait for Lady Toki's prophecy. That day will come very soon."

Having said that,

Inuarashi's figure slowly vanished into the distant sea.

"Lady Toki's prophecy? Is it Oden's wife, the Heavenly Moon Toki who once stayed on our ship back then?"

Vista asked in confusion.

"Correct."

Ma Erke sighed and said:

"Heavenly Moon Toki is a user of the Toki Toki no Mi. She actually traveled from eight hundred years ago. She seems to be searching for something..."

Heavenly Moon Toki's identity is extremely mysterious.

The ability of the Toki Toki no Mi even exceeds human imagination.

"Back then, when Oden was killed, Lady Toki made a prophecy before she died, saying that in twenty years, nine shadows would fall from the sky, and someone would come to save Wano Country and change this world."

"At the same time, she sent Oden's son Momonosuke, along with several of the Nine Red Scabbards, twenty years into the future."

"Counting the time, only one year remains until the twenty-year limit is reached."

The captains of the Whitebeard Pirates were shocked.

Is there really such a prophecy?

If they now submit to the Fifth Emperor Luo Xing,

and the prophecy comes true, the Beasts Pirates are defeated, and they lose Wano Country as their base,

wouldn't their submission become a joke?

But Ma Erke's next words quickly dispelled their doubts.

Ma Erke gave a bitter smile and said:

"But Lady Toki probably would never have thought that Kaido would find such a freak son-in-law as the Fifth Emperor Luo Xing, making the current strength of the Beasts Pirates incomparable to that of the past!"

"Let alone Momonosuke and those few Nine Red Scabbards, even if Oden were resurrected, or even if Father led us all to help Oden, we might not be a match for the current Beasts Pirates!"

"Anyway, I cannot figure out how Momonosuke and the others could defeat the current Beasts Pirates."

Jozu, Vista, and the others listened.

They all unconsciously showed expressions of deep agreement.

With the support of all sorts of heaven-defying props invented by the Fifth Emperor Luo Xing,

the current strength of the Beasts Pirates can be called terrifying!

Just the number of Fourth Emperor general-level powerhouses alone is hard to count!

Doing a rough estimate,

Fifth Emperor Luo Xing himself, one; Kaido, one; King of Fire, one; Queen of Plague and King of Drought Jacks also seem to possess strength rivaling top-tier powerhouses.

Just from the original members of the Beasts Pirates, there are a full five top-tier combatants!

And that doesn't even count Luo Xing's wife Yamato!

Besides that,

among the many subordinates Luo Xing has subdued,

those who ate Dragon-level monster cells include Zoro, Enel, Rain of Law, Sea Knight Jinbe, and the strongest zombie demon Oz!

They all have strength comparable to top-tier powerhouses!

Calculating it this way,

the Beasts Pirates' top-tier combat power actually exceeds ten fingers' count — simply shocking to hear!

On this sea,

besides the World Government, who else can contend with the Beasts Pirates?

The old-school Fourth Emperor's Red-Haired Pirates, the currently triumphant Blackbeard Pirates,

compared to the Beasts Pirates, are simply not on the same level!

When the Whitebeard Pirates were at their strongest, they only had two top-tier combatants: Whitebeard and Kozuki Oden.

Ma Erke, Jozu, and Vista could only briefly hold off top-tier powerhouses.

Even the Pirate King Luo Jie's pirate ship,

in terms of the number of top-tier combatants, cannot compare to the current Beasts Pirates.

The Luo Jie Pirates in their Heyday had four top-tier combatants: Luo Jie, Rayleigh, Jabba, and Barrett.

Of course,

there might also be unknown powerhouses.

In short,

among all pirate crews in history, only the Rocks Pirates of those years, brimming with powerhouses, might be comparable to the current Beasts Pirates.

Ma Erke, Jozu, Vista, and others could never have imagined,

how exactly will Lady's prophecy come true?

Ma Erke sighed again and said:

"Waiting until one year later when Momonosuke and the others travel over, I wonder how their ending will turn out?"