Bang!
A massive raft made of bundled logs sent up great sprays of water before finally coming to a stop over ten meters from the shore dock.
The first to leap ashore was none other than Blackbeard, dressed in a black robe with a wild, arrogant look on his face.
Following behind him, aside from Lafitte, Doc Q, and the others, were several ordinary-looking men who landed on the shore after them.
The imposing lineup made many people's expressions change slightly, and Sengoku's brow furrowed as well.
He could not help but take another look at the burly men following behind Blackbeard.
Under the burst of Conqueror's Haki just now, the pirate ship Blackbeard had arrived on had indeed been a little farther away.
However, as the Fleet Admiral of Marine Headquarters, Sengoku's mastery of Haki was far beyond that of ordinary people.
From the instant feedback of that Haki just now, Sengoku sensed something was amiss.
At the very least, in Sengoku's eyes, these seemingly ordinary people were probably not as ordinary as they appeared.
"Is this the man who betrayed Whitebeard? I didn't expect his ambitions to be so great, wanting to stand on equal footing with us Seven Warlords of the Sea." Gecko Moria grinned viciously.
"But the moment you arrived at Marine Headquarters, you demanded to see the Supernova Thunder Dragon Laxus. Talking like that in a situation like this—be careful people don't get the wrong idea."
"The wrong idea?"
Blackbeard paused, then burst into laughter. "What misunderstanding could there be? I merely heard that Thunder Dragon Laxus is very strong, that despite his young age, he possesses the strength to clash head-on with Kaido of the Beasts."
"However, I also seem to have heard that, with war about to break out, Thunder Dragon Laxus hasn't