Fools

At the spot where Rayleigh had been standing, Shakuyaku looked at Oak with an incomparably complicated expression. Through intelligence gathered from various secret channels, she had known that Oak was now very strong—strong enough to nearly kill Garp and Aokiji alone in Loguetown. But the shock conveyed by mere words of intelligence was nowhere near as overwhelming as seeing it in person.

With his own strength, Oak had sent the entire Red-Hair Pirates flying back with a single punch. No matter how she looked at it, that level of power had already surpassed Rocks in his prime.

Thinking of this, she became even more worried. She had initially thought Shanks and the others arriving might improve the situation, that Oak would at least show some restraint.

But now it seemed...

If Rayleigh truly fought Oak, then even with Shanks and the others present, it would still be exceedingly dangerous.

"Alas!"

With a sigh, Shakuyaku felt a headache coming on. She could not help glancing at the culprit who had caused all this, Straw Hat Kid Monkey D. Luffy. She had previously admired him somewhat and thought highly of this rookie, but now she found him faintly unpleasant to look at.

If not for him, so many things would not have been dragged into this, and even old Rayleigh would not have nearly been pulled under!

After looking at Luffy, Shakuyaku also glanced at the other members of the Straw Hat Pirates.

A green-haired Three Sword Style swordsman, a blond young chef, and a blue-nosed reindeer that looked remarkably like a "raccoon dog."

There was also a purple-haired navigator, a burly shipwright, and a guitar-playing musician.

Every one of them lay on the ground, half-dead.

Although Oak's interference had caused Luffy to miss out on Nami, Robin, Franky, and Brook, who