At Ryan's request, Marco also gave Beli and the others some simple treatment. Ryan did not ask for much, because Marco's most important task now was treating Whitebeard.
Only by restoring Whitebeard, their strongest combatant, would they have any hope of winning tomorrow's great battle. Otherwise, even with Ryan and the others helping, it would be difficult to defeat the Marines and rescue Namur.
With Jozu and the others dead, this battle was no longer merely about rescuing Namur. It was now driven by hatred.
If nothing unexpected happened, given the Whitebeard Pirates' pride, this war would surely end only when one side had been utterly defeated!
"What are you doing here?!" Hawkeye looked at Ryan indifferently, though a flame burned deep in his eyes. If nothing unexpected had happened, Ryan should have come to rescue him.
Yes, that was what Hawkeye thought. Otherwise, he truly could not think of any reason Ryan would suddenly come to Fish-Man Island.
When he had set out, Ryan and the others had still been at the Sabaody Archipelago, with no intention of setting sail again.
"Of course... I came to rescue you!" Ryan had originally wanted to tell the truth—that he had come to lend a hand and cause Sengoku some trouble. But seeing Hawkeye's cold and aloof expression, he changed his words at the last moment and said he had come to rescue him.
Well, damn.
Even Hawkeye, who had always been so aloof, felt a little awkward at Ryan's blunt words. His gaze shifted away from Ryan.
Thinking it was one thing, but hearing it with his own ears was another. It was like knowing someone liked you, yet still feeling nervous and excited when they confessed to you.
"Haha, I was kidding!" Seeing Hawkeye like this, Ryan burst into laughter.