On the desolate beach of the island, Aramaki crawled out of the waves. He was in a very sorry state, with a broken nose and blood mixed with seawater flowing down his face, making him look extremely strange.
However, the fact that he managed to climb out of the sea after taking a heavy punch from Ortolan proves that even without consuming the Devil Fruit, his strength is still considerable.
"Damn bastard, I told you I'm not a pirate..." Aramaki cursed as he stood up from the beach.
Immediately, he heard a distant rumble of thunder, which drew his attention. He quickly looked into the distance and saw Ortolan's wild figure descending from the sky, and Kozuki Oden standing on the wreckage of the ship, like a warrior who would still draw his sword even in the face of a collapsing mountain.
In just a moment, Kozuki Oden's figure was engulfed by Ortolan. Because the distance was not close, Aramaki could not see the situation very clearly, but what happened next really surprised him!
A deep abyss was blasted into the sea, and even the seawater was squeezed out, revealing a large hole that led directly to the seabed. The figures of Kozuki Oden and Ortolan disappeared into this abyss.
"Did you... pierce through the ocean?" Aramaki swallowed hard, somewhat shocked.
He instinctively raised his hand to touch his broken nose, and suddenly realized that Ortolan hadn't taken him seriously at all, so this punch was actually a show of mercy.
Originally, he wanted to ask Ortolan to settle the matter, but at this moment, Aramaki immediately chickened out.
"They're all as strong as monsters. I'm outta here. Looks like the Mori Mori no Mi not meant for me..." Aramaki Mu came to his senses, stopped lingering, and turned to walk deeper into the island.
However, as he walked, he kept thinking to himself, "Is the Marines really that powerful?"
"Should I... join the Marines? Rely on the Marines's power, rely on my own strength, and become a true superior being?" Aramaki pondered this to himself.
He had never considered joining the Marines before. He felt he could live well on his own. Perhaps he couldn't compare to a monster like Ortolan, but in the New World, few people could bully him.
Oh my god, Ortolan's punch seems to have prematurely awakened this guy's idea of joining the Marines!
"It would be too terrifying to be an enemy of such a monster. But if he were my companion, I would feel incredibly at ease. There are quite a few monsters like him in the Marines... In the end, the most powerful force on this sea is the Marines. Join the Marines, become a Marines admiral, and then go to that Holy Land, Mary Geoise. Who knows, if I perform well, I might even become a true nobleman?" Thinking of this, Aramaki became more and more excited.
Ortolan didn't care about Aramaki Mu's situation at all, and had no intention of paying attention to him.
At this moment, Ortolan stood on the seabed, looking at Kozuki Oden, whom he had blasted into the sand and rocks.
To be precise, it was Kozuki Oden's two legs that were exposed; most of his body was already buried in the seabed.
"Is it over?" Ortolan didn't finish off the enemy; instead, he stood still and asked calmly.
As if he had heard his voice, Kozuki Oden struggled and shook his legs twice, as if hoping to break free from the sand and gravel.
However, after only a few strokes, he completely lost his strength, his legs went weak, and he slumped down.
Seeing this, Ortolan sighed softly, "Kuangxin, we can't continue dancing... What a disappointment, I thought we'd encountered a real beast..."
As he said this, Ortolan looked around. The seawater that had been squeezed out was now beginning to flow back in. If he stayed here any longer, he would be submerged.
As someone with exceptional abilities, he didn't want to experience that feeling of powerlessness.
So he took two steps forward, grabbed Kozuki Oden's ankle, and then pulled him out of the sand and Kozuki Oden like pulling up a scallion.
Therefore, Ortolan finally saw the guy's condition clearly. The left arm that was blocking his way was bent involuntarily, and the hideous bone spikes pierced his flesh and were exposed to the air. It was obvious that it had been broken.
His chest cavity was somewhat collapsed, and several ribs were probably broken. Two streams of dark blood were flowing from his nostrils, his eyes were rolled back, and he had lost consciousness.
As it turns out, naval battles had a huge impact on Kozuki Oden. The confined space limited his ability to maneuver. For example, when facing Ortolan's Heavy Flow Blast, if it had been on an island, Kozuki Oden would have had enough space to maneuver and wouldn't have had to take the attack head-on.
So, the battle after that might change things, and perhaps he can continue to struggle and give Ortolan a better performance.
Unfortunately, he was on the cramped wreckage of the ship and didn't have enough room to maneuver. He had no choice but to take Ortolan's attack head-on.
According to Kozuki Oden's original plan, he wanted to fight Ortolan head-on. Ortolan showed no intention of defending or dodging and charged straight at him. If he could withstand Ortolan's Heavy Flow Burst, then his Enma would definitely be able to severely injure Ortolan in one blow!
Perhaps the scales of the battle will begin to tip in his favor!
Of course, ideas are often grand, but reality is often harsh.
On this vast ocean, there are those who can withstand a full-force attack from Ortolan, but it seems that Kozuki Oden is not among them.
Grabbing Kozuki Oden, Ortolan soared into the air, quickly escaping the deep pit in the sea and returning to the surface, landing gracefully on the Whitebeard Pirates' warship.
Because of the previous clash of Conqueror's Haki, a bunch of low-level pirates were lying on the deck, and there was a big hole. Jozu had been smashed into it and was now motionless. It was unknown whether he had fallen into the sea.
Ortolan wasn't interested in Jozu either, and casually tossed Kozuki Oden onto the deck. Seeing this situation, he was also somewhat troubled.
I started this out of interest, but what should I do after it's over?
If we just leave them behaving this way, wouldn't that go against the Marines's principles? After all, these guys are pirates, aren't they?
"If we were to capture them and force them to mine... well, Admiral Sengoku has repeatedly ordered me not to mess with the Whitebeard Pirates. If we were to capture their Second Division Commander and 3rd Division commanders and force them to mine, or send them to Impel Down... given Whitebeard's personality, he definitely wouldn't let it go so easily... Right now, at his peak, Whitebeard might actually be able to sink Marineford to the bottom of the sea..." Ortolan stroked his chin, pondering with a slightly troubled expression.
Thinking about this, Ortolan felt he couldn't make up his mind, so he took out Den Den Mushi from his pocket and dialed.
A moment later, the Den Den Mushi was answered, and Admiral Sengoku's gentle voice, tinged with a hint of amusement, came through. "Ortolan? I heard you're currently on vacation with Gion? How relaxing!"
"Ahem... Admiral, it's a bit of a coincidence, but I accidentally took down Kozuki Oden and Jozu of the Whitebeard Pirates. Now what should I do to clean up this mess? Should I send them to their headquarters?" Ortolan asked somewhat awkwardly.
The Admiral Sengoku on the other end of the Den Den Mushi fell silent, his laughter ceasing, and the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat somber.
Seemingly sensing the awkwardness, Ortolan quickly added, "Oh right, there's also Blood Hand Lion Rengar... He should be fine, right?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the Admiral Sengoku angrily cursed, "You bastard! I've told you time and time again that if the Whitebeard Pirates don't provoke our Marines, you shouldn't mess with them. You didn't take it to heart at all, did you?"
"No, Admiral, please let me explain! I just wanted to take a hit from them, nothing more. Besides, I've always heard that the Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates is incredibly strong, so I figured I'd give them a couple of blows, then we'd call it a day and go our separate ways, no one would make things difficult for anyone else. But who would have thought that once we started fighting, I lost control and accidentally knocked one of them unconscious... Another one seems to have been knocked into the sea too. Wait, is he drowning? He hasn't made a sound for ages..." Ortolan suddenly remembered something, quickly walked over to one of the unconscious pirate henchmen, squatted down, and slapped him several times across the face.
After waking the pirate henchman up, he quickly instructed, "Quick, can you swim? Go down into the sea and check. Your Captain Jozu should be full by now. He'll die if he drinks any more. Quickly pull him back."
The pirate henchmen were initially a bit confused, seemingly not quite understanding the situation, but as soon as they heard that Jozu had fallen into the sea, they quickly jumped in to rescue him.
Before Ortolan could say another word to Sengoku, a turbulent current suddenly surged up from beneath the sea. Ortolan stepped aside, and the current crashed into the ship's cabin, shattering it completely.
"Sea Current Over the Shoulder Throw ..." Ortolan recognized the move at a glance.
Sure enough, looking down into the sea, they saw a Fish-Man carrying the unconscious, drowning Jozu, glaring at Ortolan with resentment.
And this Fish-Man is Namul other than Fish-Man, the 8th Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates!
However, at this moment, Ortolan merely glanced at the guy before turning his gaze to the horizon.
Then, he whispered into the Den Den Mushi, "Oh dear, Admiral, it seems we won't need to go to too much trouble. Someone qualified to clean up this mess has arrived..."
"Whitebeard?" The Admiral Sengoku's tone turned serious as he asked in a deep voice.
Meanwhile, at the far horizon, a giant pirate warship, resembling a white whale cutting through the waves, was heading this way. That ship was none other than the flagship of the Whitebeard Pirates, the White Whale Moby Dick!
"Yeah, I didn't expect to actually run into Whitebeard ..." Ortolan chuckled.
"Now is not the time to start a war with the Whitebeard Pirates. Don't escalate the conflict too much, Ortolan," Admiral Sengoku cautioned.
"I understand..." Ortolan replied, then hung up the Den Den Mushi.