Already Eager to Kill the Emperor

At that moment.

Sabaody Archipelago was in chaos.

"What's going on?"

Ace and Marco came out of Shakky's Rip-off Bar and looked at the panicked streets.

They saw large numbers of pirates fleeing toward the coast.

Their target this time was the Supernova known as the Death Surgeon, a user of the Op-Op Fruit who might be able to improve Pops' health.

Things weren't going well for the Whitebeard Pirates.

To find doctors and Devil Fruit users with healing abilities, Marco and the others had let the Beasts Pirates, the Blackbeard Pirates, and other forces seize territory that belonged to the Whitebeard Pirates.

Their situation was nothing short of terrible.

"What happened?"

Marco stopped a panicked pirate who was running away.

"Run! I heard that Straw Hat Luffy, Monkey D. Luffy, from the Worst Generation, killed a Celestial Dragon!"

"The Marine Admiral will be here any minute!"

The pirate looked terrified. After speaking, he broke free of Marco's grip and ran off into the distance.

"Luffy?"

"He killed a Celestial Dragon?"

Ace was stunned, then furrowed his brow.

Marco's expression changed even more dramatically.

Ace's little brother really was unstoppable, relying on his status to do whatever he pleased. He'd only recently provoked the Richest Group, and now he'd killed a Celestial Dragon.

It would probably affect their mission.

"Marco, go find the Death Surgeon. Let me know when you do. I'll go check on that idiot Luffy."

Ace was in a hurry.

Before he could finish speaking, he turned into a streak of fire and flew toward the auction house.

What could Marco say?

He could only let out a sigh.

At that moment.

Inside the auction house.

The Straw Hat Crew was fighting the Celestial Dragons' guards. The place was a bloody mess, filled with the flash of