Chapter 126

Ma Erke, the captain of the First Division of the Bai Huzi Pirates and one of Lin Yu's targets for hunting Devil Fruits, ran up to Bai Huzi, the strongest man in the world, holding a newspaper and spoke rapidly:

"Papa, take a look at this."

Bai Huzi set down the barrel of wine in his hand and glanced at Ma Erke, whose expression was urgent. "What has happened to make you so agitated?"

Ma Erke took several deep breaths, calmed himself, and explained:

"The Godslayer Lin Yu has seized the government's ship transporting Sky Gold."

"It has also been revealed that he possesses a flying spacecraft."

A spacecraft?

Bai Huzi's eyes narrowed at the news.

He quickly guessed the reason for Ma Erke's panic.

If Bai Huzi could secure Lin Yu's help and use his spacecraft as a trump card,

then his plan to rescue Ace would become far more solid.

Otherwise, with only the Bai Huzi Pirates' own strength, the chance of seizing Ace from the Marines would not exceed thirty percent.

But with Lin Yu's help, the chance of rescuing Ace might rise above fifty percent.

This was why the First Division captain Ma Erke was so alarmed.

Yet Lin Yu's location was unknown even to the Marines; Bai Huzi certainly could not find him within just two months.

Now, it was too late to say anything.

"Guruguru." Bai Huzi drained the wine from the barrel in a few gulps and shook his head indifferently.

"Ma Erke, it's too late now."

"Sengoku won't give us this chance—so hurry up."

"The war is about to begin!"

Wano Country, Onigashima.

"Guruguru... burp..."

Kaido of the Beasts downed several mouthfuls of wine and shouted loudly:

"Bring him to me—I'll teach him myself."

"A flying ship? I must get it into my own hands!"

"Then I can unleash a war unlike any other!"

Jack, the "Ship-Dependent King," muttered discontentedly beside him.

"We already have plenty of flying units—why are you so fixated on this newcomer?"

Because Lin Yu's bounty was five hundred million Berries higher than his own, Jack was deeply resentful of him.

Jin, hearing Jack's words, rebuked him sharply:

"Shut up, Jack."

"The significance of a flying fleet cannot be compared to a few flying beasts."

Tsk tsk tsk—flying beasts?

Jin, is this how you view your own subordinates?

Kuma glanced at Jin, silently criticizing him in his mind.

Then he added in agreement:

"If we can seize Lin Yu's spacecraft, I should be able to replicate it."

"Then we would possess a flying fleet."

"In that case, the day our boss becomes Pirate King won't be far off."

"I'll go find him myself!" Jack volunteered at once.

If it meant making Kaido Pirate King, Jack would do anything.

Kuma glanced at Jack and smiled.

"Where are you going to look for him? Even the Marines can't find him—how can we?"

"Then what do we do?" Jack scratched his head.

He was too dense to handle complicated problems.

Kuma took a puff of his cigar, exhaled a smoke ring, and chuckled lightly.

"If he intends to enter the New World, he must go to the Sabaody Archipelago—you might wait for him there."

"Then that's settled," Kaido of the Beasts decreed.

He was determined to get Lin Yu at all costs.

Then Kaido turned to Kuma and said: "I don't trust Jack with this—I'm sending you, with the Flying Six."

Kuma's face fell. "Boss, I still have a lot of research left to do."

Kaido ignored him and continued drinking.

"Guruguru."

Cake Island, Whole Cake Land.

"Oh my, oh my."

"This Lin Yu actually owns a flying pirate ship—I simply must see it for myself."

Big Mom, still in confinement after childbirth, stared at the newspaper with bright eyes.

Especially after seeing Lin Yu's handsome face, she began drooling uncontrollably.

Drool dripped steadily, drip drip drip.

"Katakuri, can you find a way to locate him?"

"We must keep the technology of flying ships firmly in our own hands."

"Otherwise, if that brat Kaido gets there first, our troubles will be immense."

Big Mom Lingling looked at her most favored son and spoke.

Katakuri tossed a coin in his hand and said calmly:

"Mother, if the other party wants to enter the New World, they must go to Sabaody Archipelago."

"We can station people here to keep watch on his movements."

"However, others will certainly think of this idea as well."

"Therefore, we must dispatch our absolute main force to seize Lin Yu and his flying ship from others with overwhelming superiority."

Overwhelming superiority, huh.

Big Mom Lingling nodded in agreement; she could see the importance of the flying ship in Lin Yu's hands, and Kaido and other ambitious men aiming for the Pirate King's throne would naturally see it too.

The struggle between the two sides revolving around Lin Yu was an obvious matter.

Afterwards, she looked at Katakuri and said:

"In that case, you and Smoothie will go together."

"Daifuku, Oven, and the others are also at your disposal."

"I only want you to bring Lin Yu back to me."

After Big Mom Lingling finished speaking, she picked up a large cake over a meter tall from beside her, stuffed it into her mouth in one bite, and made sounds of enjoying the food.

Katakuri nodded, nodding calmly.

"I understand, Mother."

Regardless of which faction it was, the flying ship technology in Lin Yu's hands was too important; even if Mother had not spoken, Katakuri would have found a way to seize it.

The ambition to become the Pirate King is not something only Kaido of the Beasts and others possess.

Katakuri, who possesses Conqueror's Haki, naturally also desires to ascend the Pirate King's throne!

On a certain winter island.

Inside a cave where a bonfire burned.

The Yonko Shanks flipped through the newspaper in his hand, his face cold.

He had not seen news of Luffy in the newspaper for over a month.

This stirred some ominous premonitions in his heart.

Especially after learning that Lin Yu had snatched the Princess in Alabasta and was on the same sailing route as Luffy and the others.