Although…
The Sabo in front of me still looks very similar to the past one…
But…
Whether it's his manner of speaking or his behavior, they're somewhat different from the Sabo in Ace's memories; the blond boy who used to follow him around now resembles those adults…
That's understandable…
Because Sabo was always the most rational among their sworn brothers.
"It's me."
"Sorry, I've just regained my memory…"
With a sincere expression, Sabo nodded, his gaze falling on Marco, who was still entangled with two of the Four Emperors not far away.
"I have a lot to say, but it seems now's not the time for a good chat. Are Kaido and BIG MOM, the two Four Emperors, trying to capture you guys?"
"You should leave first."
Ace nodded, waving to let Sabo leave: "I have to continue fighting with Marco; don't get involved in this…"
"…"
Sabo hesitated, thinking for a while, then turning to Koala: "Koala, you guys go on ahead; I want to stay and fight with Ace here…"
"Hey hey hey, snap out of it!"
Koala couldn't help but want to tug at his ear, but seeing Sabo's serious face, her hand instinctively stopped: "Those are two Four Emperors! Even Mr. Dragon might not…"
"I can't trouble Mr. Dragon."
Sabo shook his head, his expression very serious: "Don't involve the Revolutionary Army in this; it's my personal action!"
Sabo knew very well…
The Revolutionary Army's strength isn't very powerful!
In this new era of upheaval on the sea, with the Konoha Pirates constantly attacking the World Government and Heavenly Celestial Dragon higher-ups, the Revolutionary Army's situation is unprecedentedly promising…
At this time…
Involving the Revolutionary Army to oppose the Four Emperors isn't the right choice!
The only thing Sabo can do is fight alongside his sworn brother from the past; he absolutely can't watch Ace get into trouble right in front of him!
"Sabo, stop being so reckless…"
Koala bit her lip, trying to persuade him, but found herself unable to speak.
She always thought the amnesiac Sabo was just as alone as she was, but now that Sabo has regained his memory, she seems to have no ground to interfere with him…
"Sabo!"
Ace interrupted Sabo, furrowing his brow: "This matter is unrelated to you; it's between Marco and me, it's the Whitebeard Pirates' war!"
"Hey, Ace, do we even need to say that much between us?"
Sabo, a bit helplessly, raised the pipe in his hand, his gaze falling on the large-bodied two Four Emperors, and softly said: "Alright, let's go deal with Mr. Marco first; if nothing unexpected happens, a turnaround will come soon..."
"What kind of turnaround?"
"Konoha."
Sabo looked up towards the Golden Ark Proverbs in the sky and continued softly: "I remember the rules of the hunting game on Sky Island..."
"A month into the hunting game, the Vice Captain of the Konoha Pirates, who serves as the special reward for the hunting game, will join the battle. He's quite a belligerent man..."
If nothing goes wrong…
The Vice Captain of the Konoha Pirates, Uchiha Madara, will join the battle soon!
"We just have to hold out a bit longer..."
Sabo took out a pocket watch, checked the time seriously, and then turned back to Koala: "Koala, I'm being reckless but planned this time! Hurry, go take care of your business, we can't predict what those truly reckless guys will do!"
"I'll go report to Mr. Dragon first!"
Koala hurriedly headed towards the direction of the Revolutionary Army cadres.
"…"
Watching Sabo send Koala away, Ace felt somewhat complicated; he didn't know how much Sabo had gone through over the years, only sensing that this former sworn brother had truly grown up.
Ace rarely wanted to ponder things; he'd just rush into battle, considering his strength has never been weak…
"Speaking of which…"
Shaking his head, Ace tried to toss out all the confusion in his mind, flexing his wrists as he found a topic: "Have you met Luffy?"
"…"
Sabo shrugged helplessly, venting: "Isn't that guy the one who loves joining in the fun the most? Continually was among the first to arrive on Sky Island, yet left so early…"
This time…
A bit of a pity.
After all, with Sabo recovering his memory, in Ace and Luffy's eyes, it's akin to a resurrection; their three sworn brothers from their youth might easily reunite…
"That guy is still clamoring to become the Pirate King or something…"
Ace chuckled softly as flames gradually appeared on his body. He turned back to instruct Sabo, "Alright, I'm going in. If you can't hold on, you need to escape immediately, understand!"
"..."
Sabo didn't reply, only tightened his grip on his pipe.
The next moment!
The two young men rushed swiftly towards Kaido and Charlotte Lingling!
"Fire Fist!"
Ace's fist turned into a burst of instant flames, which immediately enveloped Kaido's body!
"Dragon's Breath!"
Sabo leaped into the air, his hands and arms completely covered in Armament Haki, diving directly downward from the sky!
Boom!
Sabo instantly knocked Charlotte Lingling off the clouds!
When Charlotte Lingling was struck to the ground, the entire area was shattered in that instant, with countless fragments of rocks flying!
The two acted simultaneously, saving the endangered Marco!
"Not bad at all..."
Ace coughed a few times, praising his former brother.
"Ace?"
Marco's body, surrounded by azure flames, hastily healed as he looked at Sabo in surprise.
"He's my sworn brother, just like Luffy, the one I mentioned, Sabo."
Ace introduced Sabo's identity to Marco, then complimented Sabo again to Marco: "So, what do you think? Sabo's impressive, right?"
"I'm not one to waste time."
Sabo responded with a smile, but his gaze turned towards the mist, his expression becoming serious again: "Let's be careful, the enemy is more terrifying than the beasts we faced in our childhood!"
The air was filled with dust.
Two towering figures emerged from the dust clouds.
Neither Kaido nor Charlotte Lingling was affected; their bodies were extraordinarily resilient, and Ace and Sabo's attacks felt like mere tickles to them!
"Where did these brats come from?"
Kaido waved his large fan-like hand to dispel the dust in front of him, speaking coldly, "Never mind, it doesn't matter where you're from, let's get rid of you first..."
As soon as he finished speaking!
Kaido's body suddenly transformed into a divine dragon!
The massive dragon soared in the sky, releasing a skyward roar as thunderclaps accompanied by gusty winds instantly changed the local weather!
Zoan-type: Fish-Fish Fruit: Mythical: Azure Dragon Form!
In his Dragon Form, Kaido can easily unleash disaster-level attacks, and the Supreme King Haki emanating from him terrified all the creatures on Sky Island, making it impossible for anyone to ignore the power of this Sea Emperor!
"Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma..."
"You're developing your fruit well..."
Charlotte Lingling praised Kaido, raising her hand to summon her two clouds: "Zeus, Prometheus!"
"Mama!"
The two seemingly adorable clouds swiftly flew towards Charlotte Lingling!
"Let's finish them quickly!"
Charlotte Lingling waved, and the two cute clouds instantly turned angry, with thunder and flames emanating from them in no time!
"Just hold on a bit longer..."
Sabo's eyes were serious and determined as he solemnly reminded Marco and Ace beside him: "We'll soon have a chance to escape..."
Above in the sky.
The Golden Ark Proverbs swayed back and forth with the raging wind and thunder.
Uchiha Madara stood on the rail of the Golden Ark, his eyes gazing down at Kaido and Charlotte Lingling below, a flash of intense battle intent in his eyes.
"Is it time yet?"
"Almost."
Red Sand Sasori raised his hand, reaching from the bow to pick up a communication Radio Snail, his voice echoed across Sky Island.
"Five more minutes..."
"Uchiha Madara, the vice-captain of the Konoha Pirates, will join the hunting game..."
"All players participating in the hunting game..."
Red Sand Sasori's mechanical voice was cold, as if a machine fated to decide the players' destiny, imparting his final blessing.
"Good luck to you all."