"Th-that man is... Whitebeard!"
"Whitebeard! Whitebeard is here!"
On the shore, the Marines spotted the figure standing at the bow and immediately recognized him.
Cries of alarm rose one after another along the coast. Sengoku, who had just helped the Marines fend off the tsunami, fixed his gaze on Edward Newgate at the bow of the Moby Dick and muttered grimly:
"Why has this guy suddenly appeared in a place like this?!"
Although Sengoku knew the earlier tsunami had likely been caused by Whitebeard's powers, seeing Whitebeard and his ship appear at Water Seven's harbor still made him uneasy.
Whitebeard had once been a member of the Rocks Pirates and had always sailed the seas under the name of a pirate, but he was vastly different from ordinary pirates.
Most pirates on the seas today survived through plunder, but Whitebeard was different. He never actively "plundered." The money for his expenses mostly came from robbing criminals, hunting treasure, and collecting protection fees.
Generally speaking, as long as the Marines did not go looking for trouble with Whitebeard, Whitebeard would not seek out the Marines either.
If the Marines were white and ordinary pirates were black, then Whitebeard belonged to the neutral gray.
Yet this "neutral" pirate had actually made a move, something Sengoku had not anticipated when formulating the plan.
"Whitebeard, what are you doing by suddenly appearing in a place like this?!"
Sengoku did not believe the Marines were strong enough to face both the Roger Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates at the same time. Even though Water Seven had gathered most of the Marines' elite forces, they still could not possibly confront both enemies at once.
Figuring out Whitebeard's purpose here and avoiding a direct conflict was what Sengoku needed to consider now.
"Gurararara!"
"It's Sengoku!"
"Not listening