Kizaru had no idea what Ryan was thinking at that moment. Otherwise, he would have definitely come over to fight Ryan to the death.
What grudge did I have against you for you to scheme against me like this?!
Aboard the Marine warship.
The moment Kizaru appeared, the Marines aboard the warship were dumbfounded. They had all seen where Kizaru had come from!
"Admiral Borsalino!" The Marine soldiers suppressed their doubts and saluted him respectfully.
Kizaru nodded faintly, his gaze passing through the seawater toward Ryan aboard the distant Soaring Dragon.
He had clearly had the chance to stop him, yet he had not acted. Although Kizaru was not afraid of Ryan stopping him—or rather, he hoped Ryan and the others would make a move, so some of the suspicions hanging over him could be cleared.
But...
Thinking of what had happened at the Sabaody Archipelago, how could Kizaru not understand Ryan's intentions? Yet he had no way to counter them.
In full view of everyone, he had returned from the enemy's ship, and the other side had not tried to stop him. That was an indisputable fact.
"Ah! If I said I wasn't an undercover agent, would they believe me?" Kizaru turned and looked at the Marine soldiers, silently sighing to himself. The faint suspicion in their eyes pierced deeply into his heart.
"Borsalino!" Akainu shouted furiously, wanting to rush onto the warship and ask Kizaru why.
He had not believed it before, but now he was starting to waver!
"Shut up, Sakazuki! The Whitebeard Pirates are what matter most right now!" Though Marine Chief Strategist Tsuru did not speak loudly, her rebuke snapped Akainu out of it.
"Hmph!" Akainu snorted, then turned his gaze toward the distant ships of the Whitebeard Pirates.
As the Marine warships advanced, dozens