"Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Vice Admiral Garp were actually attacking at the same time?!"
"Hmph, looks like those guys can't possibly survive. Those two are our trump cards!"
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku! Vice Admiral Garp! Kill them!"
The rank-and-file marines shouted, each more enthusiastic than the last. Whitebeard also noticed what was happening over there.
"Those two old guys are actually attacking at the same time?"
Seeing that Sengoku and Garp were actually going to attack together, Whitebeard sensed trouble. Even he couldn't say for certain that he could withstand a joint attack from the two of them.
He was just about to disengage and help Han Yu and the others when he saw Han Yu wave a hand at him.
"Hmm, Sengoku the Buddha and Iron Fist Garp. Opponents of that caliber are worthy of letting you test your skills. Wanda, go have some fun."
Sengoku the Buddha in his Buddha Form and Iron Fist Garp throwing a serious punch gave off a suffocating pressure. On these seas, there were probably few who would dare take a joint attack from Sengoku and Garp head-on.
Unfortunately for them, their opponent was Wanda.
Without a trace of panic, Wanda slowly drew her hands from her pockets. At that moment, her eyes turned crimson, and as she clenched both hands, violent scarlet chaos energy erupted from her body, forming an absolutely terrifying energy field.
Most of the people within the energy field were shaken so badly that they couldn't move. Some fared even worse, violently coughing up mouthfuls of blood containing unidentifiable fragments.
Only a few powerful fighters, relying on their own strength and Devil Fruit abilities, remained unaffected by the energy field.
But the energy field targeted only the marines. The pirates all stared blankly at the marines beside them, looking utterly bewildered.
"That beautiful woman did it! Don't let this chance slip away, everyone! Kill them!"
"Kill!"
The pirates realized what was happening and raised their blades to strike the marines beside them, but no sooner had they lifted their swords than the blades bent.
A little displeased, Wanda said, "I'm here to help you leave, not to help you kill people. Take your people and get out of here!"
At that, the corners of Han Yu's mouth rose slightly. He had kept his head down the whole time, treating Ace.
Good thing this girl didn't lose herself after gaining Chaos Magic. If she had, I'd have had to seal away the ability I activated myself.
Han Yu had brought Wanda and Quicksilver along partly to show them another world, and partly to test Wanda, to see whether she could retain her gentle heart after gaining such immense power.
It wasn't uncommon for people to gradually lose control after gaining great power. Now, it seemed Han Yu no longer had to worry.
"What kind of ability is that? It's so powerful!"
Even Sengoku had to admit that Wanda's ability was stronger than he had imagined. Then he suddenly froze, because Wanda had vanished from before him.
"Getting distracted in a fight can be fatal, you know."
A soft chuckle edged with coldness sounded beside Sengoku's ear. Before he could turn his head, he caught sight of a palm enveloped in red energy out of the corner of his eye, growing ever larger in his vision.
Sengoku and Garp's combat instincts, honed over many years, also drove them to throw punches without holding anything back.
Palm against fists!
The three attacks collided, sending a shockwave visible to the naked eye spreading outward with the three of them at its center.
Wherever the shockwave reached, objects burst apart and the ground shattered. The people caught in it were reduced directly to nothingness.
Those farther back saw the horrific fate of the people in front and retreated again and again. Even so, some who were a little too slow were caught in the shockwave and reduced to nothingness.
The shockwave spread a full five hundred meters, leaving not a blade of grass alive in its wake!
"That kind of power... how is it possible? What happened to the fleet admiral and Vice Admiral Garp?!"
"I don't know!"
The marines stared in disbelief toward the center of the shockwave. There, the impact of the fight had driven the two sides far apart.
One person could be seen standing, while two others were down on one knee.
The one standing was Wanda.
And the two kneeling were Sengoku and Garp!
Garp and Sengoku's joint attack had actually been defeated?
Never mind the marines—even the pirates stared at the scene in disbelief.
Sengoku and Garp could be counted as the two strongest fighters in the marines, yet even the two of them had lost to Wanda?
Wanda chuckled and withdrew her hand. Protected by her immense Chaos Magic, she hadn't suffered the slightest injury; the impact had merely sent her sliding back more than ten meters, leaving deep footprints in the ground.
Sengoku the Buddha and Iron Fist Garp, by contrast, didn't look so good.
The arms they had attacked with were now bent at an inconceivable angle. An ordinary person would already have cried out in pain or even passed out.
But the two of them held it in until their faces turned red, without crying out.
"Who exactly are you?"
His face red from holding back the pain, Sengoku asked with some difficulty.
A woman as powerful as Wanda could at least have joined the Shichibukai. It was impossible for her to be unknown on the seas.
Wanda tucked the hair beside her cheek behind her ear, returned to Han Yu's side, and said softly, "I'm just a little woman working at a place called A General Store."
A minute ago, Wanda had been powerful enough to take on Sengoku and Garp head-on, but now she looked like a demure young lady. All the men around her, whether marines or pirates, felt jealousy stir in their hearts at the sight.
Who wouldn't want a woman so powerful and beautiful?
"All right, I'm done treating him. We can go!"
With that, Han Yu snapped his fingers. Countless rays of green light flew out of him and attached themselves to the other members of the Whitebeard Pirates.
In the blink of an eye, the members of the Whitebeard Pirates shot into the sky, turning into streaks of light that disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Hey, I haven't had enough fun yet! Don't! Don't!"
Carried into the air by Green Lantern energy, Quicksilver continued shouting down at the ground. Unfortunately, as he said those words, the Green Lantern energy carried him away even faster.
"Where did he go?"
"Be careful!"
"Stay alert!"
The marines shouted one after another, raising their swords and guns as they watched their surroundings.
Iron Fist Garp and Sengoku exchanged a glance and shook their heads. Sengoku said to the marines, "There's no need to stay on guard. His presence has completely disappeared from here. He really has left."
Garp murmured, "Who on earth is he? I've never heard of someone like that appearing on the seas."
Seeing Han Yu leave, Whitebeard stopped prolonging the fight. He unleashed the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, dealing the marines another heavy blow, then took the opportunity to dart to Fire Fist Ace's side and carry him away.
The marines watched it all happen before their eyes, unable to stop it.
Everyone was wondering who Han Yu really was. They had never heard of the man who had appeared so suddenly.
"Did she just say 'A General Store'?"
"Which store is that?"
The Whitebeard Pirates had all returned to their ship. Looking at their crewmates who had narrowly escaped death, everyone let out a cheer together.
"This is a miracle! What just happened?"
"Were we flying just now? That was amazing!"
"Where's Boss Han? He did that, right?"
Even though they had only just escaped danger, the men shouted happily as usual. Some kept scanning the deck, searching for Han Yu.
"Seeing that everyone still has so much energy puts my mind at ease."
A soft chuckle came from the mast. Everyone looked up to see Han Yu standing on it, with Wanda and Quicksilver beside him, smiling down at the people on the deck.
Han Yu leaped down and was about to speak when a group of grown men pounced on him like tigers, one after another, every one of them laughing.
Though their actions were rough, they showed just how excited and grateful they felt. Regardless of who Han Yu was, he had stepped in to save them, Ace, and Whitebeard.
To the Whitebeard Pirates, that was the greatest kindness.
They would remember it for the rest of their lives!
"Hey, hey, hey! You guys, get off me! You're crushing me!"
Han Yu shouted, sounding a little annoyed, though there was no disgust in his voice. It sounded more like friends joking around.
"Han, we really have to thank you for today," Whitebeard said sincerely as he walked up to Han Yu. "If there's ever anything you need us for, just say the word. We'll do everything we can!"
Han Yu looked around. Everyone was smiling, and everyone agreed with Whitebeard. His help today had earned him the trust of every member of the Whitebeard Pirates.
"You should thank her first. Her name is Wanda. She blocked all those attacks for me, or I wouldn't have been able to save Ace so easily."
When the pirates heard that, they wanted to give Wanda the same treatment as Han Yu. But they had only just jumped up and hadn't yet reached her when Han Yu sent them flying with a slap, leaving them sprawled limply on the deck behind them.
The other pirates clutched their stomachs and roared with laughter at the sight. One of them said, "Are you stupid? That's obviously the boss's wife, and you still dared to pounce on her? Have you gotten tired of living?"
Wanda blushed when she heard what they said and turned to look at Han Yu. When she saw him smiling as he stared at her, her face grew even redder, and she ran away shyly.
Quicksilver, meanwhile, was such a rough fellow that he hadn't heard what they had just said about Wanda at all. He had already made friends with the pirates, saving Han Yu the trouble of introducing him.
"Come on, to celebrate Ace's escape, let's get wild!"
"OHHHHHHHHH!"