Chapter 238
Chapter 238
"Tch. He really stole all the spotlight."
Rorschach clicked his tongue from high above, complaining.
The massive waves that had risen on both sides of the bay suddenly receded.
The scene then shifted to Whitebeard’s heartfelt exchange with Ace. When Marco declared, "On these seas, everyone knows what happens when you lay a hand on our comrades," the pirates erupted in a thunderous roar, their morale soaring.
"What a troublesome bunch of people they’ve brought."
"Now’s not the time to be saying things like that."
"Really unpleasant."
The three Admirals also spoke up at this moment, watching the pirates below with cold eyes.
"This is getting exciting."
Doflamingo licked his lips with his long tongue and grinned sinisterly.
He then turned toward Mihawk once again, unwilling to give up.
"You’re just going to sit back and watch? We’re all here to kill time anyway, right?"
Mihawk kept his arms crossed, staring straight ahead as if he hadn’t heard Doflamingo at all. His cold demeanor remained unshaken.
"Do whatever you want. Heh heh."
Seeing this, Doflamingo turned his head back.
Boa Hancock, standing beside Mihawk, shot Doflamingo a disgusted glance.
Men everywhere... How disgusting. But... that person is different from the rest...
Hancock thought to herself.
In the center of the bay.
"Those guys suddenly went quiet."
"They’re probably waiting for Whitebeard’s orders."
Two Marine soldiers beside Hina spoke nervously.
Yet despite being surrounded, Whitebeard and his crew remained completely calm, even wearing faint smiles.
Meanwhile, the water level inside the bay continued to rise.
From Rorschach’s high vantage point, he could clearly see two enormous tsunamis forming on both sides of Marine Headquarters, rushing toward it from opposite directions.
He also vaguely spotted a Marine warship riding one of the tsunamis, advancing rapidly.
"Oh? Just like in the original story... So he went to Impel Down after all? How the hell did he get in?"
Even Rorschach was slightly surprised this time.
He had been keeping up with the news. Luffy hadn’t done anything like punching a Celestial Dragon this time. After Rorschach had killed Saint Rosward’s family and kidnapped Shalria, the Five Elders had become extremely cautious. They had restricted the Celestial Dragons’ movements for a period and forced them to travel with CP agents.
Without the Celestial Dragon incident, if Luffy had gone to Amazon Lily, he would have been killed on the spot. Boa Hancock wasn’t someone who played nice.
Yet Luffy had still appeared from Impel Down and made it here. Just how did he pull that off?
"Interesting. I’ll just sit back and enjoy the show."
Unable to figure it out, Rorschach stopped thinking about it and sat cross-legged on Little Silver’s back to watch the battle.
Just like in the original story.
Right before the tsunami could swallow the panicked Marines, Aokiji made his move.
With one Ice Age, he froze the massive waves stretching for over a thousand kilometers. He then launched Ice Saber at Whitebeard, but it had no effect. Whitebeard shattered it with his Tremor-Tremor powers, and the fragments fell into the bay, freezing the entire area solid.
"Well, well... Aokiji, you’re acting too, huh? With those thick eyebrows of yours."
Rorschach laughed as he watched Aokiji’s performance from above.
Freezing the sea to prevent the ships from advancing was a good idea in theory, but it also gave the enemy a solid foothold to fight on.
"All forces, advance!"
At Whitebeard’s command, the Whitebeard Pirates jumped down from their ships, with the division commanders leading the charge.
"Hahaha! They even gave us a nice platform to stand on!"
Even the pirates couldn’t help but comment on it.
The all-out battle had begun.
Without the intervention of the Admirals or other high-ranking fighters, the regular Marines were no match for the Whitebeard Pirates. Although these were elite soldiers from Headquarters, the pirates were simply stronger overall. In one-on-one fights, most Marines were losing.
The Vice Admirals of Headquarters also couldn’t stand up to the division commanders and could only fight against the stronger non-commander pirates.
However, before the casualties became too one-sided, the true backbone of Marine Headquarters — the Vice Admirals — finally joined the fray.
At the same time, the subordinate pirate crews under Whitebeard also reached the bay and drove their ships onto the frozen ice.
Suddenly, Mihawk, who had been standing still like a cool guy, took a step forward.
Why "step"? Even Rorschach found it a little strange.
The other Warlords turned to look at him, surprised by his action.
"Hm? What? You’re going in?"
Doflamingo asked coldly.
"I just want to test it... How big is the gap between the man in front of me and us?"
Mihawk rarely responded to Doflamingo. His gaze grew serious.
He slowly drew the black blade Yoru from his back and unleashed his signature slash.
"Tch? What a ridiculous slash. He even cut through the seabed beneath the ice. As expected of the world’s greatest swordsman."
Being a swordsman himself, Rorschach saw it more clearly than others.
Mihawk hadn’t just cut through the thick ice — he had also sliced straight through the rock beneath the sea.
If the water were drained, one would clearly see a deep gash carved into the rocky foundation of Marine Headquarters.
Even Rorschach had to admit it was impressive — though he could do the same without much effort.
Boom!
The flying slash collided with "Diamond" Jozu, who had suddenly appeared in front of it. Jozu grabbed the slash and hurled it into the sky.
After that, Mihawk slowly sheathed his sword and made no further moves.
"You’re only going to swing once? That’s what you meant by ’going in’?"
Rorschach continued his commentary.
Kizaru, unwilling to be left out, transformed into light and left his position.
He appeared in the sky above Whitebeard and immediately fired his signature move — Yasakani no Magatama.
As everyone knew, Yasakani no Magatama almost never hit anyone... unless the target was Marco or Zephyr.
It was just like how Kizaru’s lasers could only precisely hit keys.
And sure enough, the one tanking Kizaru’s Yasakani no Magatama was Marco. He took every single light bullet without missing one.
In a game, someone who could tank bullets with their face this accurately would be considered to have a very special talent.
Blue flames continuously healed the damage Marco received.
Unlike Logia-type fruits, Marco’s Phoenix form didn’t make attacks phase through him completely. Instead, he endured the damage and then regenerated. This was the power granted by his Mythical Zoan.
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