Werther and Tuski walked through Marineford's harbor, where the bodies of Pirates and marines lay everywhere.
Tremors began to shake the plaza.
That familiar feeling... the Tremor-Tremor Fruit? Looks like Blackbeard got it.
Werther paid it no mind. He had achieved his goal and gained a vast amount of life force.
After so many intense battles, he was tired. Unless someone came looking for trouble, he decided to watch from the sidelines until the war ended.
Blackbeard was laying waste to the island, with Sengoku and Garp standing before him.
He had just learned that Werther had killed Shiryu of the Rain, but he did not care. Shiryu had never truly been one of his comrades, only a temporary recruit.
If anything, Blackbeard was more interested in Werther, a Great Swordsman. If Werther joined him, he could head straight for the New World and contend for a place among the Four Emperors.
He had no wish to fall out with Werther just yet. First, he would build up his strength.
Werther had another important reason to stay out of the fighting: he could feel tremendous changes taking place in Intent Blood at his waist. This was no time to fight with it.
Before long, Werther sensed a powerful, unfamiliar presence at the Harbor. He turned and saw that Red-Haired Shanks had arrived.
Red-Haired Shanks held his Cutlass in one hand, blocking Akainu's Magma Fist. Koby lay unconscious in front of him.
After stopping Akainu's attack, Red-Haired Shanks did not continue the fight.
Everyone at Marineford turned toward Red-Haired Shanks, who had just reached the battlefield.
At this point in the war, the Red Hair Pirates were Absolute the strongest fresh force at Marineford.
Red-Haired Shanks took a few steps and spotted the familiar straw hat on the ice. He could