The Intensifying Battle
"What?! Sengoku, are you serious?!" Garp clenched his fists tightly upon hearing Sengoku's words, his muscles trembling all over. He looked at Sengoku and said in disbelief.
"Hey, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, you can't joke about something like this!" Aokiji's usually half-closed eyes were wide open now.
"Could it be an order from above?" At this moment, the only one who was sober on the battlefield was probably Vice Admiral Tsuru, the Chief of the Navy's General Staff. Of course, she knew that Sengoku would never say something like joining forces with pirates!
That's right, what Sengoku just said was that he wanted to join forces with the three who had successfully escaped from prison Bullet and the others, to fight against the Whitebeard Pirates! After they succeeded, all the evil deeds they had done could be wiped clean, and they could regain their normal lives!
Of course, these three people could never be normal people!
Everyone understands this principle, so it can be interpreted indirectly as giving them freedom and letting them commit evil again!
"This is an order from the World Government!" Sengoku's veins bulged, and he clenched his fists. After saying this, he seemed to have all his strength drained away, and his body aged considerably.
Upon hearing this, all the marines fell silent. Even Akainu, who always upheld Absolute Justice, clenched his fists, but ultimately remained silent.
The Navy consumes a huge amount of money every year, and the World Government is the one that provides them with that money. To put it bluntly, the Navy is just a dog kept by the Celestial Dragons!
"Those pigs!" Garp roared angrily, emanating a murderous aura.
"Hahaha! Cooperate with the Navy and get us back to normal status? Sounds pretty good!" Rifis chuckled, then continued, "Want me to cooperate with your Navy? Not impossible! But you'll have to provide me with enough explosives! I've been in Impel Down for over 30 years, I've almost forgotten all that exquisite art!"
After a moment's thought, Bullet slowly nodded. "I can cooperate with your navy once, but I need Vegapunk's latest type of metal! Five tons!"
His expression changed drastically upon hearing the news. What did five tons of the latest type of metal even mean? But unfortunately, the orders from above were to win this war at all costs, and given the enemy's current strength, they had no chance of victory! As the Fleet Admiral, he could only nod in agreement.
"After this war ends, I will resign from my position Marine HQ Fleet Admiral..."
Sengoku thought to himself, he had been a naval officer for countless years, and the trials and tribulations of those years had worn away the passion of his youth and blurred the initial sense of justice in his heart...
"I refuse! I've only come here to pay a visit to Newgate!" The Red the Aloof truly lives up to its Red the Aloof! So aloof indeed!
He slowly walked to Whitebeard's side. Teach was still a little worried and was about to stand in front of his Pops, but Whitebeard pressed down on his shoulder.
"Gurararara! Who is the Red the Aloof? I think you, Teach, should know very well! He disdains to do despicable things!" The Whitebeard laughed heartily, then looked at the gaunt old man in front of him who was like a skeleton.
"Long time no see! I was shocked for a long time when I heard you'd been arrested and thrown in jail! Gurala!"
"I can sense it, Whitebeard, your body probably won't hold on much longer!" The Red the Aloof- haired man said to himself. He was a man born with Observation Haki, and his perception of aura was extremely sensitive! He could sense that Whitebeard's aura was already on the verge of collapse.
Upon hearing this, everyone except the elders on Whitebeard's ship glared angrily at Red the Aloof.
"The wheels of time keep turning, and we old folks will all end up in the ground! It doesn't matter, as long as I can see my sons living freely, that's enough!" The Whitebeard laughed heartily, not caring at all about his health.
"Pops, have a candy!" Teach took out a candy and handed it to Whitebeard.
"Ah, candy? I remember Teach used to hate candy, Teach!" Whitebeard was taken aback. Of course, he knew his son Whitebeard. He vaguely remembered that Teach had said candy was like a pebble, uncomfortable to hold in the mouth, and could easily fall out of the gap between the teeth!
However, the next second, Whitebeard still took the candy Teach handed him. Without any hesitation, he opened the wrapper, threw a bean-shaped "candy" into his mouth, and swallowed it in one gulp.
"Hmm!" Whitebeard's eyes suddenly lit up. The moment he ate the candy, he felt his body become much lighter! Upon closer inspection, Whitebeard felt as if he had returned to his 40-year-old self!
"Huh?! How is this possible!" The Red the Aloof could no longer maintain his aloofness. His eyes widened and his mouth gaped open. He felt that in that instant, Whitebeard's aura suddenly surged, slowly approaching Whitebeard's peak!
"What kind of candy is this? I feel like I'm 40 years old again!" the Whitebeard said with a look of surprise. In fact, he didn't want to die so early. After all, he hadn't seen what his sons would be like in the future, nor had he seen his tens of thousands of grandchildren!
"Hehehehe! It's just a very ordinary candy! "Whitebeard Seeing that Teach was unwilling to say, Whitebeard didn't press further, and neither did Red the Aloof!
And so, Whitebeard returned to his peak...
"Sengoku, why do I feel like Whitebeard's aura has gotten much stronger?" Garp asked Sengoku, scratching his head.
In fact, it wasn't just the two of them; everyone present who had cultivated Observation Haki to a certain level felt it! That immense and scorching aura! It was like an oil lamp that was about to go out, suddenly having a ton of oil added, and the lamp's light illuminated the entire area!
"I don't know either! But whatever they did, victory in this war must belong to our navy! Everyone, for justice! Charge!"
Sengoku's voice ignited the dying embers of justice in the hearts of all the marines. At this moment, the marines disregarded everything else, determined to win this battle!
"Whitebeard, I... never mind! I hope we'll meet again someday!" The Red the Aloof also wanted a piece of the candy that Whitebeard had eaten, so he could return to his peak! But after much hesitation, his personality made him dislike owing favors and he was too embarrassed to ask for things from others!
Finally, he bid farewell to Whitebeard and then quickly disappeared from the spot...
"The Red the Aloof..." Shanks, standing to the side, recalled that legendary man, but the next second he laughed heartily!
"Hahaha! With a formidable enemy at our doorstep, let's fight first! Red Hair Pirates, follow me!"
"How dare you steal my thunder! Men, prepare to attack!"
"Kill!"