Chapter 46: Brother, Fly Slowly

The brothers' urging made Bista take a deep breath to calm his inner turmoil, then he read aloud in a loud voice.

"Captain of the Morning Star Pirates, Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen, bounty three billion; Vice-Captain Jorakoer Mihawk, bounty two billion; Combatant Master Tenghu, bounty two billion... dead or alive."

"Defeated the Ten Thousand Demon Order fleet led by five Vice-Admirals of the Headquarters, Sakazuki, Kuzan, and others, rescuing the Devil Child, Nico Robin."

"Known as the second Emperor of the Sea."

The Whitebeard crew stood there with their mouths agape.

"Nani?!"

"An Emperor of the Sea just like Old Man?!"

"What kind of joke is this?"

"Young Saint Saint Saiwen has only been sailing for two years, right?"

The reaction of the sons made Whitebeard laugh even more heartily: "Alright, alright, Ma Ma Ma Erke, go prepare the banquet first; let's drink and chat."

Three rounds of wine had passed, and five flavors of dishes had been tasted.

Ma Ma Ma Erke shook his head, sighing with emotion.

"Old Man, I truly didn't expect that among the young men under Captain Luo Jie's command, it would be Young Saint Saint Saiwen who became a Great Pirate first; I thought he was just good at cooking."

"Gurarararara!"

Whitebeard gulped down a huge bowl of wine and placed the wine bowl on the deck.

"Luo Jie told me that Saint Saint Saiwen awakened his Conqueror's Haki at eight years old, and now he can fight the Magma Brat to a standstill; indeed, he is extraordinary."

"He is only seventeen years old," Ma Ma Ma Erke remarked.

"Next time I see Young Saint Saint Saiwen, I must spar with him properly."

Bista laughed loudly: "Young Saint Saint Saiwen is a Great Swordsman; if we are to spar, I should go first."

Perhaps because they had known each other for many years, or perhaps because Saint Saint Saiwen's cooking was exquisite and his brewing was also good, especially since Whitebeard had the dream daughter in his heart, the vast majority of the Whitebeard Pirates members had a good impression of Saint Saint Saiwen.

Only one black fat man stared at the bounty on the newspaper, falling into a daze.

To become this fierce in just two years at sea?

Then should I also go out to sea, instead of hiding within the Whitebeard Pirates like now, waiting for the Dark-Dark Fruit to appear at some unknown time?

Teach felt a sudden surge of irritability; one of Luo Jie's former opponents, the seventeen-year-old Bai Mao brat, had become the second Emperor of the Sea.

Kuso!!!

No justice in the world! How can that bastard who stole my teeth become an Emperor of the Sea?

When he thought of the Red-Nose Brat and the Red-Hair Brat still not making a name for themselves, Teach finally felt a bit better: I'm not the only one who is lacking.

While Barzab has already become an Emperor of the Sea, the Red-Nose Brat and the Red-Hair Brat are still who knows where in some corner.

At least I am a crew member of an Emperor of the Sea!

"Achoo, achoo, achoo."

On an unknown island, a red-haired youth wearing a straw hat sneezed several times in a row; the youth rubbed his nose while muttering.

"Is this... someone missing me?"

"Extra! Extra! Ohara's Ten Thousand Demon Order... the second Emperor of the Sea is born on the Grand Line."

The street vendor's shouting caught the red-haired youth's attention; he reached into his pocket to pull out one hundred Berries while calling out.

"Young man, give me a copy of the newspaper."

Seeing the hard coin in the red-haired youth's hand, the newsboy smiled while his small mouth chattered: "Big brother, the newspaper is five hundred Berries."

"Five hundred? Isn't it one hundred Berries?"

Facing the red-haired youth's confusion, the newsboy explained: "This issue of the newspaper sold out, so the price went up."

"Nani? The newspaper sold out?" The red-haired youth hurriedly took out five hundred Berries; there must be something big happening, otherwise how could the newspaper sell out?

"Thank you!" The newsboy handed over a copy of the newspaper.

When the red-haired youth saw the news on the newspaper, his whole body almost drilled into the paper, as if only then could he confirm whether the news was true or not.

"Nani?!"

"Saint Saint Saiwen? Emperor of the Sea?"

Shanks rubbed his eyes, seriously doubting he was dreaming: Great Swordsman, Captain of the Morning Star Pirates? Defeated the Navy's Ten Thousand Demon Order fleet?

He knew every character, but putting them together made it hard to understand.

"Is it the Saint Saint Saiwen I know?"

White hair... yes, facial features... yes, the confident eyes... also correct, but how is this possible?

We have only been apart for three years, right?

Three years ago, the Luo Jie Pirates disbanded, and Saint Saint Saiwen disappeared with Captain Luo Jie; two years ago, the Captain turned himself in and was executed at Loguetown.

In just three years of not seeing each other, good brother Saint Saint Saiwen has become the second Emperor of the Sea on the Grand Line?

Shanks's current state of confusion was just like Doflamingo in a future timeline, locked up in the Impel Down underwater great prison, seeing Luffy become a Yonko on the newspaper.

His mind was full of: How is this possible?

A moment later, Shanks returned to the temporary hotel room where he was staying, took out a Den Den Mushi that hadn't been used for a long time, and contacted Vice-Captain Lei Li... to seek clarification.

Den Den Mushi: "Hello, who is this?"

"Vice-Captain Lei Li, it's me, Shanks."

The Den Den Mushi said lazily: "It's Shanks, have you been doing well recently?"

"Pretty good, Uncle Lei Li."

After chatting for a while and reporting the sights seen during two years of traveling everywhere, Shanks finally returned to the main topic: "Uncle Lei Li, how have Baki and the others been lately?"

The Den Den Mushi smiled, not exposing the truth.

"Buggy, I haven't seen Buggy in a long time either, but I've been in frequent contact with Saint Saint Saiwen. Not long ago, he even lent me three hundred million Beli."

"Saint Saint Saiwen is quite something now. I saw in the newspaper that they call him the Emperor of the Sea. His bounty is three billion, and both of his crew members have bounties of two billion each."

Shanks suddenly felt extremely thirsty, hurriedly poured a glass of water, and gulped it down in one go.

It really is Saint Saint Saiwen!

An Emperor of the Sea at seventeen, brother. We clearly agreed to just drift along together, but you've taken off way too fast. How am I supposed to catch up later?

The Den Den Mushi laughed out loud: "Shanks?"

"I'm fine, Uncle Lei Li." Shanks changed the subject, trying to cover his embarrassment: "Um... I'll come visit you and Xia Yi in a while."

The Den Den Mushi continued: "Your Xia Yi and I are not on Sabaody Archipelago right now. We are preparing to go to Elbaf for a while."

"That brat Saint Saint Saiwen carried out the Buster Call against the Marines. He's worried the World Government will come after us, so he told us old folks to go out and hide."

"Shanks, you're alone out there, so be careful with your safety too."

"Mm."

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Shanks smiled bitterly: Brother, take your time flying; give your buddy a chance to catch up to you!

Becoming an Emperor in two years? That's completely unreasonable. How can such an absurd thing happen on the Grand Line?

Is this beaver logic?

Is there any justice left? Is there any law left?

Shanks could already imagine: when Buggy sees that Saint Saint Saiwen has become an Emperor of the Sea, how he will badmouth him for being ungrateful.

In fact, Buggy might even shout out a line.

【Shanks, you idiot! If you hadn't changed your mind back then and invited Saint Saint Saiwen onto the ship, maybe he would have been an Emperor of the Sea too!】