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Chapter 109: Domino [13]

The one who appeared before Noah was none other than Onigumo, whom he had once given a thorough beating.

This senior from the Elite Training Camp had only been transferred back to Marine Headquarters a few months ago. Before he had even settled into Marineford, he was transferred to the G2 Branch last week and placed under Kizaru's command.

His very first assignment had collided with Noah's. When he arrived, he had not even had time to draw his sword before he watched, dumbfounded, as the pirate captain with a bounty of 35 million Beli was cut down in a single stroke.

Meanwhile, he had done absolutely nothing and could only trail behind them, cleaning up the small fry...

It left Onigumo depressed for quite a while. He wondered whether his compatibility with Noah was just cursed—every time they met, he ended up having bad luck.

"Here's the situation."

With a cigar clenched between his teeth, he said gloomily:

"The Den Den Mushi on the ship just received an emergency distress signal from a merchant vessel. They said they were being raided by pirates and hoped any nearby Marines could hurry over to help. Do you think we should go take a look?"

"Oh, is that so? I thought you wanted another sparring match with me."

"..." Onigumo's eyelid twitched. "Do I look that much like a masochist to you?"

"A little." Noah said, "As for whether we should go... Hey, we're Marines. How can we ignore a distress signal like that?"

"Because the signal may not be real. Pirates on the Grand Line are nothing like those in the Four Blues. They're bold enough to do anything."

Onigumo slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke. "There have already been several cases near the G2 Branch where