Showdown Against Two Admirals

In an instant, the entire sea crackled as it froze. Within just a few breaths, aside from the area around the Marine warships, the entire sea had been sealed in ice.

Sakazuki landed squarely on the ice.

"It's Admiral Aokiji!"

"We're saved!"

"That damned pirate is done for!"

Aokiji's arrival drew cheers from the Marines. Two of the four admirals of Marine Headquarters had arrived here—did the Blood Sword Pirates still have any chance of survival?

The man set down his bicycle and walked over to him, asking with concern, "My, my, you look awful, Sakazuki!"

The faint smile on Aokiji's face made Sakazuki deeply uncomfortable. He haughtily turned his head away and ignored Aokiji.

"What happened?" Aokiji's smile faded as he asked. He had never seen Sakazuki in such a bedraggled state. In his impression, while the Blood Sword Pirates were strong, they should not have been strong enough to leave even Sakazuki unable to stop them.

"I let my guard down," Sakazuki replied flatly. Then, puzzled, he asked, "Kuzan, why are you here?"

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku sent me. I was also escorting the kings of several allied nations, including Alabasta, to Mary Geoise for the Reverie!"

"So that's how it is!" Sakazuki suddenly understood. Fleet Admiral Sengoku had sent him, then there was nothing to worry about!

At that moment, Sengoku stared blankly at the sky above Marineford. "Sakazuki and Kuzan should bring back good news, right?"

Even he was not entirely sure. The Blood Sword Pirates were simply too bizarre. The first time, he, Garp, and Kizaru had acted. They had already defeated the enemy, only for Whitebeard's arrival to ruin everything.

The second time, Tsuru, Aokiji, Kizaru, Gion, and the others had led the operation. They had successfully captured members of the Blood Sword Pirates, and