"I'll leave him to you."
Kevin looked at Gion.
A mere Marco was not worth his personal intervention.
"I'll do it." Shaki volunteered; she had just gained her Mythical Zoan ability, and everything had returned to her youthful state.
She desperately needed a well-matched battle to restore her combat experience as well.
"Don't let him escape."
Kevin gave the order.
Since he came.
Then don't leave.
Let the Grand Line know the consequences of trying to rob the Sun and Moon Pirates.
Even Sea Emperor Whitebeard is no exception.
Let everyone never dare to have such a thought again.
Only I can rob you; you cannot rob me, and you cannot even have the thought of it.
"How about we team up and practice our cooperation?" Stussy suggested.
It would also serve as a pre-rehearsal for the great battle in the Sabaody Archipelago.
It's not just the Navy that can use numbers to overwhelm.
"It's a pity he's a bit weak." Gion felt somewhat regretful.
Whitebeard's First Division Commander Marco, was weak.
"Let's go."
Gion's arms transformed into the Phoenix Domain, and she flapped her wings, soaring high.
Shaki's arms turned into bat wings, and she also flapped her wings, soaring high.
Stussy didn't move.
But the Rumble-Rumble Fruit possesses long-range attack capabilities.
They're here.
Marco, in the distance, saw two figures fly out from the Tomorrow.
One of them.
He recognized Gion, the famous Gion, at a glance.
As for the other.
Marco was a bit puzzled.
He couldn't recognize her.
There are very few people in the sea who can recognize Shaki's identity now, and she has returned to her youthful appearance. Even if Whitebeard came, it would be difficult for him to confirm in a short time that Shaki was a former comrade from his Pirate Crew.
Marco casually observed Shaki.
A very young woman, also a Zoan Type, with wings somewhat resembling a bat's. She must be an unknown Zoan Type ability user member of the Sun and Moon Pirates.
He didn't take it seriously.
Marco couldn't even claim to know all tens of thousands of pirates in the entire Whitebeard Pirates.
It was completely normal for a pirate he didn't recognize to appear.
And it was just an ordinary Zoan Type.
He didn't pay it any mind.
This was also the difference between the Mythical Zoan Vampire form and other Mythical Zoan forms.
Mythical Zoan forms like the Undying Bird Form, Phoenix Form, and Azure Dragon Form, as long as they show even a hint of their Mythical Zoan appearance, can be recognized immediately.
The Vampire Form is different.
Bat wings make it difficult for people to immediately realize that it's not an ordinary Zoan Type, but a Mythical Zoan.
Marco collected himself.
He stopped flying.
He hovered in the sky.
He looked at Gion curiously; they both had their arms turned into wings, in a half-beast, half-human form.
"I already know your purpose. I'll take you there," Marco said with a smile.
He was very enthusiastic.
In his heart, Gion was already a comrade in the same Pirate Crew.
She would most likely get the vacant Second Division Commander position.
"Purpose?" Gion's delicate brows furrowed slightly.
"Ah? Aren't you actively seeking refuge with old man Whitebeard?" Marco was stunned.
You've come to our territory.
Besides that purpose.
What other purpose could there be?
"When did we say we were going to join Whitebeard?" Gion's tone was very cold.
They actually think we're going to abandon the name of the Sun and Moon Pirates.
Ridiculous.
Even if Kevin really met with an accident, even if he died, we would never abandon the Sun and Moon Pirates and join others.
"Heh, after so many years, Whitebeard has become more and more arrogant, it's truly laughable," Shaki chuckled.
She didn't have much respect for the current Sea Emperor.
They were all figures from the same era.
Marco frowned: "You cannot insult old man Whitebeard."
He could accept anything.
But if anyone dared to insult Whitebeard, Marco would fight them to the death.
"Is this an insult?" Shaki laughed: "Do you want me to tell you about Whitebeard's embarrassing moments when he was young?"
No one is born a king.
Everyone has their moments of destitution and humiliation.
And Shaki had witnessed many such scenes.
"Who are you?"
Marco looked at Shaki with displeasure.
She was clearly very young.
Yet she spoke so presumptuously, claiming to know old man Whitebeard's youthful scandals. Ridiculous.
"Who I am, go back and ask your old man. Of course, whether you can go back is uncertain."
Marco's eyes narrowed slightly, as he sized up Shaki and Gion.
This tone and attitude.
It doesn't look like they're seeking refuge.
It's more like they're looking for trouble?
How dare they?
They're already homeless and threatened by the whole world, yet they dare to cause us trouble. Marco couldn't understand it at all.
"Are you here to challenge Pops?" Marco put away his earlier enthusiasm.
"Challenge Whitebeard? What are you talking about?" Gion retorted.
Did we attack the Whitebeard Pirates?
Or did we come uninvited?
"We didn't go to Whitebeard's territory. Is Whitebeard so overbearing that he doesn't allow others near the edge of his sea? Does that mean in the future, just coming to the New World will be disrespectful to Whitebeard?"
Shaki's attitude was even more direct.
Marco's expression grew uglier.
He seemed unable to find a reason to refute her.
"But you, the Whitebeard Pirates' First Division Commander, suddenly tracked us. On the high seas, we can consider that a declaration of war. Then... can you accept the consequences?" Shaki began to gather strength.
Marco was stunned by the question.
No one had ever accused him like this before.
Tracking them was indeed impolite.
But who was he?
The second-in-command of the Whitebeard Pirates. No pirate he had encountered before dared to speak to him like that.
"I'm here to help you. Your current situation is very dangerous. We mean well," Marco said in a muffled voice.
"Help? The Ope-Ope no Mi is your goal, isn't it? Without the Ope-Ope no Mi, would you have come? Ridiculous. We're all pirates. What talk is there of righteousness and kindness?"
Shaki flapped her wings.
She charged towards Marco at high speed.
Marco looked a bit awkward.
He had been exposed.
If it weren't for the Ope-Ope no Mi, he probably wouldn't have asked Pops for help. Even if Pops somewhat acknowledged the Sun and Moon Pirates, he wouldn't interfere.
The Whitebeard Pirates disliked trouble the most.
They wouldn't easily intervene in major events that caused pirate chaos.
"You're right. Pirates should solve things the pirate way."
Marco gave a self-deprecating smile.
All the grand pronouncements were fake.
Fists were the only truth.
"Then I'll just have to bring you back. Sooner or later, you'll understand that no one can protect you except Pops. Sooner or later, you'll willingly join us."
He had figured it out.
Marco looked at Gion: "When fighting, I might not be able to hold back."
The meaning was clear.
Among the Sun and Moon Pirates, only Gion could fight him.
Other crew members, including the well-known Pleasure Quarter Queen, were not his opponents.
And certainly not the currently unknown Shaki who had just rushed forward.
"Am I being underestimated?"
Shaki, carrying a fierce wind, arrived in front of Marco. Her fist, covered in Armament Haki, punched out.
The air exploded.
The visible air blast slammed into Marco's body.
His expression changed drastically.
What kind of power was this?
Are you kidding me?!
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