Golden Lion Arrives

"Katakuri- nii, let's join the battle too! We can't let Lord Roy fight alone!" the long-legged girl Smoothie said anxiously.

Smoothie had always had a good impression of Roy. After all, if it weren't for Roy speaking up for her two years ago, she would have been beaten to death by her mother in a fit of rage for breaking Carmel Nun's name. In that sense, Roy had at least saved her life.

"That's right, Katakuri! Let those bastards from the Red Hair Pirates see how powerful we are, and let Lord Roy realize our value!" Flampé said with a fervent glint in her eyes.

Katakuri's lips curled into a bitter smile. Although he would help regardless of his stance, seeing his beloved younger siblings so obsessed and worshipful of that bastard made him feel indescribably sad.

"Then let's join the battle, Big Mom Pirate Crew, Monster Strength Mochi!" Fortunately, Katakuri is a man of strong will, and he quickly overcame the influence of negative emotions, Devil Fruit Awakening, and prepared to vent all his anger on the Red Hair Pirates.

The onlookers on the edge of the battlefield were all shocked. It seemed that the alliance between the Phantom Sword Pirates and the Big Mom Pirate Crew was beyond doubt. They had made the decision to join the battle without much thought, even though it was a clash between Four Emperors.

"It seems we need to reassess the war potential of Nightmare and Big Mom!" Everyone thought to themselves with different thoughts.

"Hahaha, Ulysses, let's join the battle! This kind of high-level battle is a rare sight. I'm afraid even Kaido will regret not coming to this auction!" Jack said excitedly.

"You're right. The current situation is not optimistic, and we can't afford to wait and see any longer." Ulysses nodded in deep agreement, while also being quite surprised that Jack, who seemed to have had his brain slammed in a door, could make the right judgment.

"Hahaha, then let those bastards from the Red Hair Pirates taste my blade!" Jack exuded a bloodthirsty aura, gripping his strangely shaped scythe in his hand, ready to launch a surprise attack.

"Wait, are you an idiot? In the current situation, attacking the Red Hair Pirates is just giving Nightmare a chance to escape!" Ulysses exclaimed in alarm, trying to stop him.

"What? Ulysses, what exactly do you mean by this? That Red Hair guy attacked me before, do you expect me to take his side?" Jack questioned with an unfriendly expression.

"Now is not the time to dwell on personal grudges. Nightmare's ambitions are already obvious. If we don't use Red Hair as a weapon to eliminate him today, he will eventually join forces with Big Mom to attack our Beasts Pirates," Ulysses said solemnly.

"Is there a difference?" Jack said, dissatisfied. "The threat posed by Red Hair and that Gaban together shouldn't be any less than the threat posed by Nightmare and Big Mom together, right?"

Ulysses was surprised again; he hadn't expected Jack to actually have some brains!

"It's different. Although Scopper Gaban is powerful, he is ultimately a lone wolf without his own faction. The alliance between Red Hair and him is a pure crushing defeat at the high-end combat level. Moreover, although I also dislike Red Hair, that meddlesome idiot, I have to admit that he is not a very ambitious person. Among the Four Emperors, he and Whitebeard are the least threatening."

"In this situation, rather than facing threats from Nightmare and Big Mom, it would be better to consider a temporary alliance with Red Hair's side."

"Ugh... This is so annoying!" Jack roared furiously. "I'll listen to you this time, but next time we meet, I'll still choose to kill that Red Hair bastard!"

Ulysses's lips twitched. "You think you can kill Red Hair? You're dreaming!"

Jack transformed into a mammoth from ancient times, charging forward, his long trunk, enveloped in Armament Haki blocking Katakuri's attack.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on? The Beasts Pirates have joined in too? This situation is getting more and more chaotic. The two battlefields have almost encompassed all the Four Emperors and the Shichibukai. Could this be a conspiracy by the World Government or the Marine Headquarters? Are they trying to wipe us out in one fell swoop?" Some pirates who were inclined to conspiracy theories were already on edge, frequently glancing suspiciously at the Marine Admiral and CP0 who were still detached from the battlefield.

"Great! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! With Shanks and Red Hair Scopper Gaban teaming up, even Whitebeard couldn't take on both of them!" Chaton's eyes, which had been narrowed to slits, suddenly widened, and he said excitedly, "Nightmare is doomed! Let's go add fuel to the fire!"

Momousagi was somewhat tempted. Although as a swordsman she didn't want to see Great Sword Master like Roy die in a despicable attack, from the perspective of Marine Admiral, it was understandable for her to do so.

After all, although Roy is still one of the Shichibukai, anyone with a little insight can see that his ambitions have long since gone beyond that. Rather than being put in a passive position later, it is better to take the initiative now.

"You're right, there's no better opportunity than this. To express my apology, I will use the swordsman's etiquette to give him a dignified death!" Momousagi clearly didn't think Roy had any chance of escaping. After all, Roy was already at a disadvantage, and if the two of them were added to the mix, even if they were twice as strong, he still wouldn't escape his fate of death.

Seeing the two naval leaders arrive, the crowd stirred again. Was this really heading towards a world war?

Boom!

Two dazzling golden Sword Qi rapidly approached in an "X" shape, creating a narrow ravine in the ground.

Momousagi felt a strong sense of alarm and immediately slashed out with her sword. Chaton was also highly skilled in Observation Haki, sensed the danger and threw out his right fist. His arm, covered in Armament Haki, gleamed with a black, steel-like sheen.

Boom!

The scorching heatwave spread outwards, seemingly possessing the power to incinerate heaven and earth. Some pirates who couldn't avoid it were riddled with holes by the fine, hair-like sword Sword Qi, their blood gushing out like leaking water balloons.

"You little brats from the Navy, I've come to get my revenge! Hahaha!" A hearty laugh echoed across the sky as the Cloud Layer swirled and the imposing figure of the Golden Lion arrived in an instant.

"Golden Lion?" Chaton frowned. "How dare you, a vicious criminal, show your face before us?"

"Kid, come talk to me when you've grown into Admiral. I have no interest in talking to a weakling like you right now." The Golden Lion didn't even linger on him for a moment, speaking with disdain.

Chaton was so angry he almost vomited blood. When did Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral become a nobody? He, Admiral Candidate, had been mocked countless times in the past two days just because of the word "candidate".