"He's yours, Ace."
"Yeah."
Ace nodded and was about to charge at Magellan when Lina spoke again.
"By the way, do you know where Douglas Bullet is being held?"
"The Demon Heir? Why are you looking for him?" Ace asked, taken aback.
He remembered what Lina had done to him when they met in Alabasta.
Realizing what Lina had in mind, he pointed toward a corner.
"I heard his voice while I was locked up. He should be somewhere around there. You'll have to look."
"Got it. I'm heading out, then." Lina turned and ran deeper inside without another word.
There might still be a chance, however slim. At the very least, Lina had to recruit Bullet before leaving. Otherwise, this whole trip would have been for nothing.
Flames sprang up around Ace, the orange-red fire dancing in the air. He bent his knees, pushed off, and charged at Magellan's poisonous snakes.
Garp was still fighting several undead. Heavy fists and razor-sharp slashes kept coming at him.
"Bone Fist!" He swung his fists and legs rapidly, blocking and counterattacking as he traded blows with the undead.
Every now and then, he glanced around to keep an eye on Lina and Ace. He looked completely at ease.
"They could've just left. What the hell is that brat up to now?" Garp muttered when he spotted Lina.
It was true that he couldn't take Lina down quickly. The undead were no pushovers, and Zoan users could take a beating.
But if he stopped tangling with the undead and went all out, it wouldn't be hard to keep Luffy and the others from escaping. He simply didn't want to.
They were his own grandchildren, after all. How could he bring himself to kill them?
Garp had even considered letting Ace go, but his