Chapter 249: Slash, Crimson Streak of Light! (Two-in-One)
The arrival of Marine hero Garp made the Whitebeard Pirates tense up involuntarily.
A man's reputation cast a long shadow.
Though Garp had been famous for a long time and could be considered an old acquaintance of Whitebeard's, that had been back when Whitebeard was still with the Rocks Pirates. Most of the younger members of the Whitebeard Pirates had only heard Garp's name and knew very little about the man himself.
The battle the Whitebeard Pirates had taken part in on Narcissus Star Island was probably their first impression of Garp's strength.
Garp's arrival was undoubtedly a powerful reinforcement for Tsugikuni Yoriichi, but Yoriichi no longer intended to continue fighting.
The brief exchange with Whitebeard had made Yoriichi keenly aware of Whitebeard's terrifying strength. If they started a war with the Whitebeard Pirates here, there was no telling what Risky Red Island would end up looking like.
There were too many civilians on the island, and Whitebeard's Devil Fruit ability was far more outrageous than Kaido's. If he got serious, he could easily sink the entire island with the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
Moreover, Yoriichi had roughly guessed Whitebeard's reason for coming. Whitebeard had intervened in his battle with Kaido at this moment probably because he had already foreseen Kaido's death. By acting now, he simply did not want Kaido to die at Yoriichi's hands.
Letting Kaido go was not something Yoriichi found impossible to accept.
Or rather, it was something he had no choice but to accept—unless he was willing to let their battle grind Risky Red Island into ruins.
"Gurararara!!"
"Willing to stop now?"
"Good."
"Kaido, let's go."
Whitebeard scrutinized Garp for a long while before finally coming back to himself. He no longer dwelled on why Garp