Chapter 221
Chapter 221
"Who’s that?! Who’s speaking?!"
The Whitebeard Pirates’ crew members looked around warily after being interrupted, but the sea was empty. There was no sign of any enemy.
"Up there!"
The division commanders and Whitebeard were the first to look up toward the voice.
The rest of the crew followed their gaze.
Under the bright, dazzling sunlight, a massive black shadow stood directly in front of the sun. Because of the backlight, no one could clearly see what it was.
They could only vaguely make out that the giant shadow looked like a dragon, and standing on top of that dragon was a person — though their face was also impossible to see clearly.
"Damn it! Who the hell are you?! How dare you come to the Whitebeard Pirates’ territory?! Are you here to challenge Pops too?!"
The Whitebeard Pirates’ crew members began shouting arrogantly. After all, this was Whitebeard’s territory. Even if their strength was lacking, they couldn’t lose in terms of momentum.
The only person who would come to the Whitebeard Pirates’ waters at a time like this and so brazenly interrupt their family gathering was Rorschach.
The division commanders didn’t speak. Their eyes were locked onto the figure in the sky. They could all feel an overwhelming pressure coming from him.
It felt just like facing their own father. Anyone who dared to come here at this moment with this level of power definitely wasn’t ordinary.
However, they still couldn’t clearly identify who he was — except for Marco.
When Marco saw the familiar dragon-shaped creature, his eyes widened. He immediately stared at the figure with extreme caution.
"How dare you come to Whitebeard’s territory and provoke us?! Don’t think we’ll let you off easily!"
One of the crew members couldn’t hold back anymore and pulled out a gun, aiming it at Rorschach.
"Wait—!"
Marco tried to stop him, but he was too late.
Bang!
The crew member had already pulled the trigger. The bullet accurately struck Rorschach.
"Marco, this isn’t like you. Why are you so tense? Do you know that guy?"
"Flower Sword" Vista asked in confusion when he noticed Marco’s serious expression.
Just like that crew member said — this was Whitebeard’s territory. Why would they be afraid of one person? After all, Pops was right here.
But Marco shook his head, his expression grave.
"Yeah... I do know him. You’ve probably all heard of him too."
"Yo. I just got here and you already gave me a big welcome gift. Long time no see, Little Marco."
Rorschach and Marco spoke at almost the same time. At the same time, Little Silver slowly descended, lowering their altitude.
The bullet from that small fry hadn’t caused Rorschach any damage at all. It didn’t even tickle. He didn’t even bother looking at it.
"W-What?! That guy is... the successor of Shiki?!"
When the division commanders heard Marco’s words, their eyes widened as they stared at Rorschach. Now that he had descended closer, they could finally see his face clearly.
It matched the wanted poster perfectly — golden hair, handsome, with a lazy expression.
Who would have thought that the man in front of them was a powerhouse on the same level as their own father?
"Marco! When did you get to know this guy?!"
Vista’s expression was tense, and his hands had already unconsciously gripped his two swords.
From the way Rorschach had greeted him earlier, it was clear that he and Marco knew each other. This was strange — Vista didn’t remember Marco ever mentioning someone named Rorschach before.
"A few days ago, didn’t I tell you? I met him when I went to Fish-Man Island. Don’t tell me you guys drank so much that you completely forgot what I said?"
Marco looked at them helplessly.
"Eh? Did you?"
Vista immediately started pretending to be dumb and scratched his head awkwardly.
It was obvious he had remembered how drunk and ridiculous he had acted that night.
"Sigh..."
"So, can you tell me why you’re here, Lord Rorschach? If you don’t have a good reason, please leave Whitebeard’s territory immediately."
Marco sighed lightly, then looked at Rorschach with a serious and wary expression as he asked.
He didn’t want to get into unnecessary trouble with Rorschach right now. With the upcoming war against the Marines, he wanted to avoid any pointless battles in order to preserve the crew’s strength.
Whitebeard remained silent the entire time, quietly observing Rorschach, who was standing proudly in the sky.
From Rorschach, he could see the shadow of an old friend.
Although he had always found that person annoying, they were still old acquaintances. As people grew older, they tended to become nostalgic.
This made him recall the days when he was young and rampaging across the seas, fighting against Roger and the others.
"Ara ara... No matter what, we’re drinking buddies who’ve shared a cup together. Are you really in such a hurry to kick me out?"
Rorschach casually threw an arm around Marco’s shoulder like they were close friends.
Marco could only stare at him with his usual dead-fish eyes, completely speechless.
"So you’re the famous strongest man in the world — Edward Newgate, also known as Whitebeard. I’ve heard Captain Shiki mention you quite often."
Rorschach turned his head to look at Whitebeard. At the same time, a powerful wave of Conqueror’s Haki erupted from his body and instantly covered the entire Moby Dick.
"Not again?!"
The Whitebeard Pirates’ crew members cried out in shock.
Some of the weaker pirates immediately collapsed.
Even the stronger officers couldn’t help but break out in cold sweat.
"No way... This Conqueror’s Haki is even stronger than Red-Hair’s!"
The 16th Division Commander, Izo, raised his arm to block the strong wind and couldn’t help but take a step back.
"What overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki..."
Vista wiped the cold sweat from his face as he stared tensely at Rorschach.
Boom.
At that moment, Whitebeard also released his own powerful Conqueror’s Haki. It instantly clashed with Rorschach’s.
Visible black lightning and invisible waves of Haki began spreading across the ship.
However, the clash only lasted for about two seconds before both Conqueror’s Haki dissipated. The clouds in the sky were also blown away by the resulting shockwave.
"Hey, what the hell are you doing?"
Marco stared at Rorschach with his usual dead-fish eyes, looking completely exasperated.
"What am I doing? Isn’t this how you normally greet people?"
"Ha? You bastard, you just used Conqueror’s Haki to knock out the younger guys on our ship the moment you arrived. Are you here to pick a fight?"
Marco became even more speechless after hearing Rorschach’s reply.
Who the hell greets people by using Conqueror’s Haki? Did he think Conqueror’s Haki was something you could just casually throw around?
"Eh? Is that not how it works?"
"I thought all you Emperors would start with a clash of Advanced Conqueror’s Haki or at least greet each other with Conqueror’s Haki when you meet. That’s how it was when I visited Charlotte Linlin last time too."
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