Land of Fire port.
"Oh oh oh! Let's go! What kind of adventure will the next stop be?" Luffy stood on the bow of the ship, facing the sea breeze, raising his arms excitedly.
The residual warmth of the festival has not yet dissipated, and the faces of the interns are still filled with unfinished smiles.
"Lord Marshal is leaving!"
"Quick! Take out the things you prepared!"
On the shore, people who learned that the internship ship was about to leave the port swarmed in. They threw all kinds of food and specialties they had prepared long ago into the internship ship.
"Go on!"
"This is the best barbecue we have at Land of Fire!"
"And this! Fire wine!"
The interns on the deck were busy but happily catching the food and supplies flying from the sky.
"Enough, enough! If you throw the boat further, it will sink!" Usopp shouted exaggeratedly while holding a lot of things.
On the pier, several young girls who met Nami, Nojiko, and Koala on Flame Festival were waving their hands vigorously, with red eyes, reluctant to say their final goodbyes.
On the other side, several young men who were having a great time with Franky, Usopp, and Chopper shouted at the top of their lungs to the boat, "Hey! Remember to come to Land of Fire again in the future!"
"Wow wow wow... I will never forget you!" Franky held his iconic airplane head, crying with runny nose, "You are SUPER's great friends!"
Brook stood on the side of the boat, took off his top hat, and bowed gracefully to the fans who were crazy about him on the shore. He sang several songs continuously during the festival and has already gained a large number of fans.
"The King of Rock and Roll!"
"The King of Soul Singer!!"
The fans cheered in unison, the sound was overwhelming.
Of course, the most popular one at the moment is Ace.
His hand-controlled fire skills at the opening ceremony made him the well-deserved "Flame King" of this Flame Festival. A large number of devout people gathered at the port, clasped their hands, and shouted in the direction of the training ship.
"Goodbye! Master Flame King!"
Amid a grand and warm farewell, the internship ship slowly left the port and began a new adventure.
As soon as the ship sailed into the stable sea, Captain Morgan held a Den Den Mushi and walked quickly to Akira with a solemn expression.
"Lord Marshal!"
Akira was leaning on the railing and looking into the distance when he heard the sound and turned his head.
"I just received an emergency communication from Captain Leo at the Sphinx garrison base," Morgan's voice suppressed his anger, "Whitebeard Pirates suddenly appeared in the Sphinx waters! Their team leader Marco has led First Ascent to the island and met with Captain Leo!"
The more he spoke, the angrier he became, and his fists clenched loudly.
"Whitebeard is so brave! How dare you make such a big noise while you are leading the interns to inspect New World! Lord Marshal, Whitebeard Pirates must be eradicated without delay!"
After Akira listened, there was no trace of emotion on his face. He smiled and waved his hand, "Don't be angry, Morgan."
"Of course Whitebeard Pirates must be eradicated, but it doesn't necessarily have to be the same as the methods used to deal with the beasts and Big Mom."
Morgan was stunned, completely unable to understand what Marshal meant. "Lord Marshal, what do you mean?"
"It's not interesting." Akira turned his eyes to the distant sea again, and said in a calm tone, "The Sphinx is the hometown of Whitebeard, and they will not mess around. The internship ship will go wherever it needs to go next."
What kind of arrangement is this?
Leave it alone?
Morgan's heart was full of doubts, but his duty as a soldier made him immediately stand at attention and salute. "Yes! Everything is subject to Lord Marshal's arrangements!"
"Well," Akira nodded, "You should contact New World major Marine Base immediately and ask them not to pay attention to Whitebeard Pirates's appearance in the Sphinx. I will make my own arrangements."
"Understood!"
Morgan got the order and immediately turned around and left.
He first contacted Sakazuki Admiral at Wano Country through an encrypted line and conveyed Marshal's order. Then, he called Den Den Mushi to Whole Cake Island Marine Base, Kuzan Admiral's office.
Just after finishing the call with the two Admiral, the Den Den Mushi in his hand rang rapidly again.
After the call was connected, the cold and urgent voice of G5 Branch, the highest officer Ain Vice Admiral, came from Den Den Mushi.
"Captain Morgan! News just came from the Naval Intelligence Department that more than 50,000 people from the Whitebeard Pirates regiment were detected in the Sphinx at the same time! Does the Navy need to respond?"
"I was about to inform you," Morgan said in a deep voice, "Since you called, it's just right. Lord Marshal has an order. All bases should stay still and ignore it. You are responsible for conveying this order to New World and all Marine Base."
At the same time.
Sphinx Sea.
Dozens of pirate ships of different styles, surrounded by the main battleship Moby Dick, sailed toward the Sphinx Port in a mighty manner.
The sails that blocked out the sky and sun made the entire sea darken.
However, just as their fleet was about to enter the port channel, a sudden change occurred.
In the port, hundreds of large and small fishing boats and merchant ships suddenly raised their sails and rushed out like arrows from the string to face the huge fleet of Whitebeard Pirates!
On the deck of one of the leading fishing boats, a shirtless middle-aged man stood on the bow holding a machete and shouted, "Listen to me!"
"The Navy Lord is watching us! We are the Sphinx's first line of defense!"
"Are you prepared to die for the home we have built with great difficulty?!"
"Oh oh oh oh--!"
All the people on the civilian boats raised their harpoons, wooden sticks, and kitchen knives, and shouted slogans one after another, "For the sake of our homeland, we will fight to the death!"
At this moment, a navy-standard warship rushed out of the port at a faster speed. Standing on the deck was Captain Leo, whose face was pale.
He didn't expect the people of the Sphinx to be so strong!
That was Whitebeard Pirates. At this time, everyone was under pressure. This group of people actually dared to organize themselves and launch a charge before he arrived!
As the supreme commander of the Sphinx, he must not just watch this war happen.
The warship's engine roared, and it chased after it at full speed. Leo grabbed the loudspeaker next to him and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Stop the ship in front! Stop it quickly! This is an order!"
"Repeat! All ships! Stop immediately!"
Amidst his roar, the mighty civilian ship fleet rushing towards Whitebeard Pirates finally slowed down unwillingly.
Meanwhile, Moby Dick is on deck.
Whitebeard was also stunned when he looked at the densely packed civilian ships on the sea level heading towards him.
The captains behind him looked at each other in confusion, completely confused about the situation.
After a brief moment of astonishment, Whitebeard suddenly laughed out loud, "Gla la la la, this is indeed my hometown!"
"This folk custom is so simple and lovely!"
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