Siege of Hachinosu

"Admiral Zephyr!"

Looking at the figure pinned beneath his massive metal arm, John slowly spoke a few words.

"Now this is interesting!"

In his eyes, this newly appointed Admiral had an extremely legendary rise. He had originally been of the same generation as Garp and Sengoku, yet while Garp and Sengoku had risen rapidly through the ranks, Zephyr had remained obscure, always stuck at the very bottom of the Navy.

It was only in recent years that he had suddenly erupted onto the scene. Zephyr had risen like a rocket, going from a mere ensign to an Admiral in just three or four years. At that rate of promotion, he undoubtedly held the record for becoming an Admiral faster than anyone in Navy history.

Boom!

Zephyr burst forth with strength from his wrist and instantly forced the metal arm above his head back.

"John!"

Although Zephyr's face remained expressionless as he faced John, his entire body was taut, and he remained on high alert.

Among the former members of the Rocks Pirates, John might not have been as famous as top figures like Rocks, Newgate, or Shiki, but he was unquestionably a powerful and troublesome opponent.

Before Ochoku's defection, John had been Ochoku's strongest competitor for the position of the crew's fourth-ranking figure.

"Is the Navy planning to meddle in the grudges of us Rocks Pirates?"

Sensing the fierce battles erupting across the island, John still looked at Zephyr with that faint smile.

His seemingly careless expression made Zephyr even more vigilant, because he could feel a powerful aura rising from John.

"Stop talking nonsense. You pirates are the Navy's targets to begin with. Although Rocks is gone and the Rocks Pirates have disbanded, allowing people like you to continue roaming the seas is an extremely dangerous thing.

"So, whether