Laxus?
Everyone present could not help but show slight changes in expression upon hearing that.
After all, in their eyes, Blackbeard's remarks just now had been somewhat ill-timed.
However, the fact that he had yet to return left them unable to refute him.
"Are you Vice Admiral Garp?" Hancock swept her gaze over him arrogantly and said, "Don't worry. I heard Laxus went to find candidates for the World Military Draft. He should be arriving soon."
"You needn't worry either. If even Marine Headquarters doesn't believe in him, then who else would?"
"No. As long as I believe in him, that is enough."
After leaving those words behind, the Pirate Empress Hancock departed directly with the Marigold sisters.
Leaving the crowd staring at one another.
"Alright, don't worry yourselves too much either. Marine Headquarters will definitely win this battle," Sengoku said solemnly.
"What we need to do next is prepare for battle with everything we have, regardless of whether that brat can bring us back a surprise!"
"Yes, sir!"
With the final order issued, the nerves of the Marines and officers present tightened once more as they all raised their vigilance to the utmost.
In the blink of an eye, half a day had passed.
The rising sun gradually climbed toward noon.
As time passed, Gecko Moria and Blackbeard, who had been resting to one side, visibly began to lose their patience.
Blackbeard glanced at Sengoku, who was still standing beneath the blazing sun on the command platform, keeping watch, and gave a mocking smile. "Zehahaha, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, we've been waiting for most of the day. Are you really planning to make us wait here for an entire day, or two or three days, until Shiki arrives?"
"Don't forget, we Seven Warlords of the Sea aren't the gatekeepers of