The woman on the Den Den Mushi was Grace, Red-Haired's wife and the woman who had once saved Werther's life.
Grace had called for one reason: she wanted Werther to save Red-Haired.
She had saved him once. This time, he would repay that debt. Afterward, they would owe each other nothing.
Werther thought it over. The first option he ruled out was a direct war with the Marines.
Unlike pirates, the Marines were built for war. They were a military organization.
And even if Werther wanted to fight them, he would need troops. The Donquixote Family would lay down their lives for him, but they were far too few.
As for those people in the Underworld, they were good enough at killing. War was another matter.
Anita was on the government's side too. Even if she could help him fight the Marines, Werther would not allow it.
So Werther decided to attack Marine Headquarters alone. The debt was his, and he would repay it himself.
But he did not leave to rescue Red-Haired at once. He still had preparations to make.
At his current strength, he might fail to save Red-Haired and end up defeated by the Marines himself.
Fortunately, Werther had just gained nearly eight million Life Force. He was still unsure what to strengthen.
He ruled out the Thunder Core first. He had no intention of strengthening it further; its Lightning was already more than sufficient.
His strength lay in Swordsmanship, not Lightning. Lightning only supported it.
He passed over his Color Haki as well. Strengthening it would not give him an immediate boost in combat.
That left only one choice: strengthening his Constitution.
Werther had been strengthening his Constitution lately because he had a feeling that, to wield greater Swordsmanship, he first needed a stronger body.
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