"Nekomamushi!!!"
Inuarashi's desperate cry echoed across the warship's deck. Nekomamushi's corpse lay before him. Seeing this, Marco hurriedly flew over, igniting the blue flames around his body and using Phoenix Pineapple to try to heal Nekomamushi.
But it was all in vain. Nekomamushi was dead beyond doubt.
Anger appeared on Marco's face as he gritted out,
"Damn it! That guy named Gigue, he actually dared to..."
Before he could finish, a breeze brushed over his pineapple-like head. His body stiffened, and he slowly raised his head.
Gigue was looking down at him with ruby-like eyes, as though he were staring at an ant.
Then Gigue's right hand turned pitch-black and seized Marco by the shoulder. With a crack, Marco clutched his shoulder and rolled onto the ground, screaming in agony.
His shoulder blade had been crushed to pieces by Gigue, with streams of black smoke rising from it.
Marco tried to activate the Phoenix ability again to heal his shoulder, but no matter how hard he tried, not even a spark appeared on it.
However, his screams woke Inuarashi from his overwhelming grief. Dragging his weakened body along, he picked up his sword and stabbed viciously at Gigue.
"Bastard! I'll fight you to the death!!"
Gigue casually slapped the blade aside. Inuarashi's sword spun through the air before embedding itself in the deck.
At that moment, Inuarashi fell into complete despair. Gigue's finger was already aimed at his forehead, just as it had been before.
"Stop! Two Sword Style: Samurai Charm Great Soul!"
Oden finally arrived. His clothes had been shredded beyond recognition, his exposed skin bore obvious burn marks, and two golden wounds gleamed on his abdomen.
Behind him, Kizaru supported Akainu. Both were panting heavily. Oden had made the two of them suffer greatly when he fought with