"!!!"
Freya couldn't hold back anymore.
"What nonsense are you talking about? This isn't the time to be willful. Staying alive is what matters most."
"Don't worry. This isn't me being willful. It's the result of careful consideration."
As Ye Mu spoke, he looked at every member of his crew and said, "Because our pirate crew needs this battle. So do I. I don't want to wait until after we enter the New World to face a terrifying dead end like this, because if that happens, we really might not get another chance."
"And besides, running without even putting up a fight would be way too embarrassing... hahaha."
"Idiot, this isn't the time for jokes! Then you can deal with that guy together with Enel!!!"
Freya said anxiously.
"No. The reason I won't let Enel act is because he has a more important mission."
This time, everyone froze.
"With Bullet showing up here, I'm afraid our whereabouts can't be hidden anymore. Tomorrow, our enemies won't just be Bullet. There will also be the World Government and the Marines."
"As for whether I can survive in the end, Tiger, I'll have to leave that to you."
The Grand Line, Long Ring Long Land.
It was a long, narrow ring-shaped island. Because it was submerged by seawater, usually only a ring of small islands exposed above the sea remained on the surface. From a distance, it looked like a string of bracelets linked together.
Very few people usually came here. Even passing pirates would not linger, because apart from those unusually long animals, there were almost no humans on the island, and there were no towns either. They could not get any supplies pirates needed, let alone rob any treasure.
But recently, this place had been extremely lively.
The reason was simple.