The sudden arrival of Marine warships drew every pirate's attention.
All eyes shifted to the third force entering the battlefield.
At the forefront stood Sengoku.
And behind him—
The man hailed as a hero, Monkey D. Garp.
A lineup of seasoned, battle-hardened Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals.
Elite Rear Admirals of growing fa.
And thousands of soldiers whose faces burned with killing intent.
The atmosphere changed instantly.
"Sengoku!!!"
In the sky, Shiki forced Roger back montarily. The two top-tier monsters instinctively disengaged, setting aside their duel.
Shiki's face twisted in fury.
What had been a near-certain victory—
Was now disrupted.
Even soone as arrogant as him wouldn't dare go all out against Roger with the Marines present.
Rage clouded his judgnt.
With a sharp gesture, a massive chunk of rock tore free from the island and hurtled toward the Marine fleet with terrifying montum.
"Long ti no see, Shiki," Sengoku said calmly. "Your lawlessness in the New World ends today."
The incoming boulder might as well have been invisible to him. He didn't even glance at it, eyes locked on Shiki and Roger.
Confidence radiated from him.
With this force—
Those two would fall.
A flash of steel cut through the air.
The boulder split cleanly in half and crashed into the sea.
A Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral lowered his blade and returned silently to Sengoku's side.
"Jihahahaha! What did you just say?"
Shiki roared with laughter.
"This isn't the Grand Line's first half! The Marine dogs are reaching too far! This is the New World—the pirates' paradise!"
Pirate-on-pirate conflicts belonged to the New World.
But pirate versus Marine—
That was an absolute clash between irreconcilable forces.
Even though Shiki desperately wanted Roger dead—
He didn't hesitate to redirect his fury toward the Marines.
With a single motion, the fleet he proudly called invincible adjusted formation.
The mont the Marine warships entered firing range—
Cannons roared.
The Golden Lion fleet possessed natural aerial superiority. The Marines' artillery was advanced—but Shiki's was no less formidable.
The first volley between the two sides erupted across sea and sky.
Onshore, fighting montarily slowed.
Unlike the intense hostility from the Golden Lion Pirates—
The Roger Pirates appeared… oddly calm.
Roger, who had never truly intended to escalate matters with Shiki, rolled his eyes subtly.
After what must have been hundreds of silent prayers from Rayleigh and Gaban—
Their captain finally shot them a glance.
The signal.
Relief flooded their hearts.
They began retreating quietly.
"How disgusting," Roldy muttered, glancing at them. "The Roger Pirates really do love running."
But he didn't pursue.
Instead, he strode forward to stand before the Golden Lion Pirates.
His gaze settled on the Marine fleet.
For a brief mont—
A flicker of emotion crossed his eyes.
Then it vanished.
"How nostalgic… Marines."
The words caused several ordinary pirates to stiffen.
A bad premonition stirred in their chests.
But beside Roldy, Sheen remained calm.
When he saw Roldy remove the beads wrapped around his wrist—
His suspicions were confird.
The man he followed would never remain shackled to the past.
"Let's greet so old friends."
Roldy clenched the beads in his right hand.
He inhaled deeply and assud the posture of a pitcher preparing to throw.
Blood surged violently toward his arm.
Pirates nearby could hear his muscles thundering.
"Mo-Mo: Thirtyfold Amplification—Hell Scattershot!"
Twelve beads were hurled at once.
Each targeted a different warship.
Under Roldy's monstrous strength and the
Moa Moa no Mi's amplification, the beads transford mid-flight into twelve teor-like projectiles.
They skimd just above the ocean surface, carving white scars across the sea in their wake.
"Brace yourselves!"
Sengoku had brought only elites.
The attack was detected instantly.
Yet neither Sengoku nor Garp moved.
Several Vice Admirals prepared to intercept—
But before they could act, an anger-laced voice rang out:
"Storm—Dragon Twister!"
A surge of deep green wind spiraled upward, intercepting all twelve projectiles in a single sweeping vortex.
The destructive force was neutralized.
A young man stepped forward.
He wore a dark green Marine uniform and the cloak of a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral.
His expression was grim.
"That kind of power… So you truly aren't holding back, Roldy."
His strength and youth ignited cheers among the Marines.
"It's Vice Admiral Dragon! Hero Garp's son!"
"As expected of Vice Admiral Garp's boy!"
"That's a Logia Devil Fruit! A monster!"
The soldiers roared with excitent.
But in Dragon's ears—
Those words were heavy.
Every sentence tied him to his father.
Hero's son.
The weight was suffocating.
Onshore, Roldy raised a brow, faint amusent flickering across his face.
"So the old gang really is here."
Behind Dragon—
Sakazuki.
Borsalino.
Several graduates of the first Marine Recruit Training Camp.
And among them—
Two faces Roldy hadn't expected.
The ever-ugly man.
And the eternally beautiful woman.
"Gion… Tokikake…"
This ti, his smile carried bitterness.
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