Is Shiki Here to Deliver Himself?
Two days later, Ortolan handed Orbia over to Borsalino in its entirety on the Red Line, which relieved Borsalino.
Immediately afterwards, the two sides parted ways. Borsalino led his team to the New World of Punk Hazard, while Ortolan and the others returned to Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
This is much faster; you can climb the Red Line in the morning and see Marineford and Fortress of Justice in the afternoon.
However, the weather wasn't great today, with continuous rain and quite rough seas. Fortunately, the warship was large enough to remain stable while sailing on the sea.
Ortolan stood on the deck, holding an umbrella, with Robin, a little girl, in his hand.
"Uncle, will I be able to see Mom and the Doctor again?" Robin suddenly asked.
Since parting ways with scholars like Orbia, Robin has remained remarkably strong and has never asked these questions.
But as she got closer to the Marine Headquarters, she became increasingly uneasy and eventually asked the question.
"Of course, they are all members of our Marines now. It's just that they have to do very complicated and secret work, so they can't leave their posts easily. When I have time, I can take you to visit them." Ortolan rubbed Robin's head and said.
Robin nodded upon hearing this and stopped asking the question, but her eyes still held a hope for the future.
As the warship entered Marineford Naval Base, Robin asked again, "If I become Marines in the future, can I work with Mom and the others? If so, can I see them every day?"
Ortolan paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's indeed a good idea, but our Marines is very strict. You need to be an excellent member to join!"
"Then I will definitely work hard to become an excellent person!" Robin said happily, seemingly having found the answer and the method.
After the gangway was lowered, Ortolan, Issho, and the others disembarked one after another. Issho, holding an umbrella, said, "It's really raining heavily today..."
"Yes, Marineford has a great location, so the weather is usually sunny and stable. Such heavy rain is indeed rare," Ortolan remarked.
However, as soon as he stepped into the harbor, he sensed something was wrong, his expression changed abruptly, and he turned to look at the harbor behind him.
Then, his warship, which had just been moored, was seen shaking strangely. Suddenly, as if pulled by some force, it rose from the sea and flew rapidly into the air!
Ortolan immediately looked at Yixiao, and then saw Yixiao also dumbfounded as the warship flew into the air. Not only Ortolan's warship, but several warships docked in the harbor also seemed to be controlled by an unknown force and began to take off. Some of the naval Marines on the warships were thrown off before they could react and screamed in terror in the air.
"A laugh!" Ortolan hissed.
"Understood!" Ichisho immediately replied, and at the same time, he drew his Cane Sword. A strange gravity emanated from his blade, quickly protecting the Marines falling from the sky.
At the same time, the piercing alarm in Marineford went off, and there was no doubt that this was an enemy attack!
And the attacker, Ortolan had already seen him. Above the Fortress of Justice, there was a man standing proudly in the rain. That man had long, golden hair that flowed down his shoulders and fluttered wildly in the wind and rain, like a proud lion looking down on the entire Marineford!
This man is none other than Shiki the Golden Lion, who has rarely appeared since the Ed War Sea Battle!
"What a coincidence, isn't it? I just arrived in Marineford, and you're already rushing to deliver me..." Ortolan murmured softly, looking at the figure in the sky.
Just then, Shiki roared angrily.
"Where is Roger?! You despicable Marines, hand over that bastard!!!"
At Justice Plaza, the Momonga, who had just arrived today, had just finished reporting his work at the Fortress of Justice when he witnessed this scene.
This enraged the Momonga, who roared, "You bastard, what do you think this place is?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Momonga drew the sword from his waist, and with a sudden burst of power, his figure moved with Geppo, charging rapidly towards Shiki in the sky.
It wasn't just the Momonga; the Marines already had a defense system in place, and they practiced it frequently. Although no one thought anyone would attack Marineford like this, the defense system still quickly went into operation.
The cannons hidden in every corner, as well as the Marines soldiers of Marineford, all launched an attack on Shiki. The ammunition from the cannons and guns flew against the rain and exploded continuously in the air.
Momonga charged ahead, suddenly appearing before Shiki, his sword flashing as he shouted, "This is the stronghold of justice! You damned pirates!!!"
Shiki looked down on the Momonga. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes. He raised his hand and pulled out the Oto hanging from his waist to block the Momonga's slash. At the same time, with his other hand, he swiftly pulled out the Kogarashi hanging on the other side of his waist and immediately slashed at the Momonga's chest!
However, Momonga was an elite member of the Marines with extremely fast reaction speed. He used Geppo to smoothly dodge the attack in mid-air. Just as Momonga was about to counterattack, Shiki's figure appeared behind him like a ghost, and with a backhand, he slashed at Momonga's back in a cross shape.
Shiki's movements were extremely fast, Momonga was far too weak to react in time. Just then, a bolt of lightning ripped through the rain, and Ortolan's figure appeared between Shiki and Momonga.
His hands were covered in dense Armament Haki, precisely gripping both of Shiki's blades. He looked at Shiki with a sinister gaze and said, "Wouldn't it be better to just stay quietly in Melville? Why did you have to come here to die... Shiki?"
"You think you're so presumptuous, you little brat? Where's Sengoku?!" Shiki said, looking at Ortolan with a similarly gloomy expression.
He secretly tried to pull the hilt of his knife outwards, attempting to break free from Ortolan's grasp, but found that he couldn't budge it at all!
In an instant, the two enormous warships that had been drifting beside Shiki crashed into them like meteorites, obscuring the figures of Ortolan, Momonga, and Shiki with a deafening bang, turning them into countless fragments of wreckage.
Soon, a figure burst out from the debris. It was Momonga. The Momonga moved nimbly, using the debris in the air as leverage to quickly create distance and land on the ground.
The moment he landed, a dazzling burst of lightning erupted in the sky, instantly covering the entire sky above Marineford. Combined with the gloomy, rainy weather, it truly felt like the might of the heavens!
As the lightning erupted, Shiki's figure also spun around in the air several times, as if he were dodging something. Behind him, a constantly flashing bolt of lightning followed closely, not letting up at all!
Two Famous Sword sliced through the rain and swiftly blocked Shiki's path. Then, a fist carrying the power of thunder struck the swords, which were in a blocking stance.
With a bang, Shiki's figure was blasted away. Because of his ethereal and solid body, he dissipated the force extremely quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he neutralized the punch that Ortolan had applied to him!
Before Shiki could even regain his composure, two laser beams shot out from Ortolan's eyes, tearing through the air at incredible speed and striking Shiki hard.
Fortunately, Shiki was also very efficient. Before the lightning struck him, the power of his Haki had already covered his figure.
This attack was still effective; its effect was that by the time Shiki tried to retaliate, Ortolan was already right in front of him!
"Absolutely Thunder Plow Heat Blade!!!" Ortolan roared.
His massive arms, crackling with violent Inazuma, seemed to leave afterimages in the air. This swift attack left the agile Shiki with no way to dodge, and he could only hastily raise his twin swords to block in front of him.
In an instant, Ortolan's arm slammed into Shiki's blade, his powerful arm strength pressing down on the blade and instantly slamming into Shiki's chest. Then, Shiki was sent flying from the air into the ground by this blow, a dazzling trail of lightning trailing behind him.