Hachinosu

"Eh~ I'm going to join the Navy?!"

Luffy pointed to his blank face, blinking as if he wondered if he had misheard something.

"Hahaha~ If Luffy becomes a Marine, he'll definitely eat the entire Marines out of house and home!"

Ace burst into laughter, as if he could see the old man in the future pinching Luffy's face and yelling at him.

He has no intention of getting involved in this matter.

This is Luffy's choice. Cifer is his friend, so let them handle their own affairs.

"Are you kidding me? I'm going to be the Pirate King! Change it!"

Luffy puffed out his chest and walked up to Cifer, shouting.

"Fine, the other option is for me to kill you all, along with all the citizens of Wano Country."

There was no hint of joking on Cifer's face.

"How scary!"

Tama was startled and immediately hid behind Ace.

"This has nothing to do with the people of Wano Country! Why involve them!"

Luffy was a little anxious. In his view, this was just a battle between the Straw Hat Pirates and Las Noches.

"Challenging the Sea Emperor is war; you only have two paths to take."

Cifer wasn't the kind of ruthless killer he was, but he wanted to see what the other party would choose in this situation.

"Then I want to join too! I won't let you become the next Kaido!"

Yamato spoke of her Hachisai Kai with a serious expression.

"Enter the West Zone - Bounce-Man!"

Without saying a word, Luffy took a few steps back, then took a deep breath and bit his arm.

In the blink of an eye, his body swelled up, his upper body becoming like an Iron Balloon, and he bounced on the ground to maintain his standing.

"I will not choose either path. I will defeat you and then turn Momo's country into my territory!"

Luffy stood with his hands in front and behind him, ready for battle, while the rest of the group were also poised to attack.

"Don't say anything too arrogant, it will make you look weak."

Throughout the entire ordeal, Cifer never stood up because of Luffy's words.

"I'll show you that I'm not the same person I was two years ago!"

Luffy raised his right fist and charged towards Cifer.

"Bang!"

The two fists, both covered in Armament Haki, collided and maintained their balance in mid-air, making it difficult to determine which was superior for a moment.

"Raising pigeons?!"

Luffy found it hard to believe that even though he had become so strong, he was still blocked by it.

"Don't underestimate Las Noches."

Both retreated a few steps, stopping short of a direct confrontation.

"This is truly a difficult task..."

Zoro Wado Ichimonji in his mouth and ran towards the direction of Cifer.

"Clang!"

"Now that things have come to this, I can no longer stand idly by."

Gambler's Fireline stood in front of him, easily blocking Zoro's attack.

"Those cadres... they're such a hassle!"

Sanji took off using Geppo, then spun and fell through the air.

"Human Form - Weight Enhancement!"

With a lollipop in his mouth, Chopper instantly transformed into a giant over two meters tall, blocking Sanji's kick by placing his arms in front of him.

"Don't underestimate me, you bastard! I am General Chopper, captain of the Eighth Division of Las Noches!"

Chopper swung his arm and shoved Sanji aside, a confident smile spreading across his face.

"I'll do it..."

Just as Kin'emon was about to draw his sword and step forward, an arrow pierced his shoulder and caused a violent explosion behind him.

"Please don't move, gentlemen... I don't mean to hurt you."

In Shirahoshi's hand, a large bow made of Reishi was already aimed at the Scabbard Nine, with more than a dozen Reishi arrows on the string, ready to be released.

Her face was flushed, but her eyes were full of determination.

"What terrifying destructive power!"

Usopp had intended to provide remote support, but after seeing the arrows that could easily injure Kin'emon, he changed his mind.

"Everyone, be careful! They're really strong!"

"It's best not to get involved if you're Little Ichi member—they can be quite ruthless."

Robin, on the other hand, did not get involved for the time being, but rested her chin on her hand and watched the battlefield with great interest.

"Would you like to spar with me, Jinbe?"

Cifer looked at the few people who were not restrained.

"Then I'm afraid I'll offend you, Cifer-kun."

Armament Haki enveloped his fists as Jinbe assumed a fighting stance.

"Gone?!"

Jinbe had just finished preparing when Cifer suddenly vanished.

"Plum Blossom Skin!"

He crossed his arms in front of his chest, and the next moment, Cifer's whip kick arrived, striking Jinbe meters away, leaving two deep marks on the ground.

"The wind comes..."

"Cero Oscuras."

With just a flick of his finger, Franky was blasted away, and even his Iron Body was damaged.

"For some reason... I just can't bring myself to hurt him..."

The Soul King Brook was trembling as he gripped his rapier, unable to move an inch.

"Let them handle it; we'll only be a burden if we go forward."

Nami patted his bony shoulder to comfort him, but in reality, she was also comforting herself.

This is no longer a battle that non-combatants like them can participate in.

They were already badly injured from their previous battles with Kaido's subordinates, so now they can only be handed over to those who are still able to fight.

"Thunder Bagua!"

"Sharkskin Crusher Fist!"

Yamato and Jinbe attacked together, but were easily stopped by Cifer's arms.

"Damn it... Get out of my way! I don't have the time or energy to waste on you, I'm going to challenge Cifer!"

Seeing that Jinbe and the others had already started fighting Cifer and were even at a disadvantage, Luffy became a little anxious.

But then, for a moment, he and Lucci were locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

"Can you do it?!"

The fight between Lucci and him was brutal, with every punch landing squarely, and neither of them cared about dodging.

With a heavy punch, both men staggered back several steps.

"That damned pigeon-raising guy... You must be the strongest executive in Las Noches!"

Luffy could already sense Lucci's strength.

He never paid attention to other people's Wanted Poster, so he didn't know how dangerous Lucci and his group were in the eyes of the World Government.

He simply felt that the other party was stronger Katakuri, hence the question.

"I regret to inform you that I am ranked sixth among the executives of Las Noches."

Lucci smiled and, to Luffy's incredulous gaze, gave the answer.

Ten naval warships are approaching the headquarters of Las Noches, in the waters near Hachinosu.

"Saint Garin, the 'Hive' is just ahead."

A giant wearing a helmet with a "T" shaped letter on his face is leaning down to look into the cabin at a man who is sitting with his legs crossed, drinking red tea.

"Then let's prepare for battle and launch Buster Call against Hachinosu."

Garin stood up, took his King's Sword, and slowly walked out of the deck.

The World Government has received news that Las Noches has gone to Wano Country to fight Kaido.

Given that Las Noches had almost always mobilized its entire army in the past, after a brief discussion, the government leadership decided to seize this opportunity to launch Buster Call against its headquarters.

Strangely enough, the elites from the Marineford were all sent out by Sakazuki in a very bizarre way.

The entire headquarters was now only left with Fleet Admiral and a few relatively ordinary Vice Admiral.

Therefore, Garin volunteered to come to avenge that sword wound.

He also brought along one of his Celestial Dragons underlings, who was also a member of the Knights of God.

He was confident that as long as that man wasn't around, no one in all of Hachinosu could stop him.

More importantly, the Knights of God had already left a teleportation array on the warship, so if anything went wrong, the two of them could retreat at any time.

"What's this?!"

Suddenly, a chill swept over the sea, and the entire surface froze. The Giant Vice Admiral remembered a man.

"It seems that the Black Winged Great Demon left us a little gift."

Garin's eyes were full of disdain.

"Foolish people, why don't you come and pay homage to the God?"

A voice came from above, and everyone looked up.

Above the sky, Enel wore a mocking smile.