Waiting

"I will never allow Pirates like you to carry that Famous Sword."

"I want to take back the Famous Sword, 'Wado Ichimonji'."

She had sworn to collect all the Famous Sword that had been taken by villains.

He is a typical knife fanatic.

"Oh..."

All Ahua Trio stared at Tashigi with excited expressions.

"This woman actually tried to steal Tashigi's knife."

You should know that the "Wado Ichimonji" is Kuina's family heirloom sword.

Normally, only the Kuta is usable.

Kuina wouldn't even let them touch her.

Kuina looked at Tashigi, tightened her grip on the knife in her left hand, and sneered at Tashigi with a smirk.

"Want my knife? Then come and try it!"

Tashigi leaned forward, drew her sword "Shigure" from her waist, gripped it with both hands, and raised it diagonally above her shoulders.

Tashigi

..."

Just as Smoker was about to call a halt to Tashigi, Tashigi let out a roar and charged towards Kuina.

"Ah..."

Kuina looked at Tashigi, quickly drew her sword, and swung it upwards.

Clang--!

He easily blocked Tashigi's attack.

"With this little strength, you think you can take my knife?"

Kuina gave Tashigi a disdainful smile.

Although this woman resembled her, they were worlds apart in strength and swordsmanship.

"Tashigi"

When the surrounding navy saw Tashigi make a move, they all raised their guns and pointed them at Kuta and the others.

"Please don't interfere; this is between me and this woman."

Seeing that the surrounding marines were about to attack, Tashigi couldn't help but shout loudly.

He really didn't want anyone else to interfere, because it was arguably her private matter.

She gritted her teeth, quickly raised her sword, flipped the blade, and slashed towards Kuina's wide-open chest.

Clang--!

As if she had foreseen this, Kuina withdrew her hand in advance, blocking Tashigi's Slash trajectory.

No matter how Tashigi swung her sword, she couldn't break through Kuina's defense.

Clang--!

After another collision, Kuina remained unmoved, while Tashigi's hands trembled, and she was panting heavily.

"I'm sorry, but there's no way I can give you this knife."

As she spoke, Kuina exerted force, and with a "clang," she knocked the knife out of Tashigi's hand.

He then stepped forward and slashed at Tashigi's neck with lightning speed.

Because of its incredible speed, others could only see a flash of light.

"Shigure" tumbled several 360-degree turns in the air before "thudding" and plunging diagonally into the ground not far away.

Kuina's blade stopped at Tashigi's neck.

It was just a hair's breadth away; a hair's breadth would have been enough to slit Tashigi's neck.

"Tashigi"

"If you hurt Tashigi, we will definitely not let you get away with it."

The surrounding navy men felt a surge of tension as they looked at the knife to Tashigi's neck.

Smoker frowned, and just as he was about to move, Kuta suddenly appeared beside him.

"Well! Just watch!"

"Kuina shouldn't dislike this woman and won't hurt her."

Smoker stared at Kuta, his pupils contracting, his right hand clenching his Jitte tightly.

"What's this?"

"Completely undetectable."

"She appeared right next to him."

He dared not make any rash moves, because in his perception, Kuta was like an indestructible sword, radiating a soaring sharpness towards him.

He felt that if he made a single move, he would be torn apart by this sharp force.

He stared at Kuta, his thoughts churning.

How could this guy only have 70 million Beli? In his mind, he had only ever felt this kind of aura from the Admiral.

"Damn it, are all the intelligence departments at headquarters just sitting around doing nothing?"

"Such a powerful individual, and they only offered 70 million."

"And he even ran into him."

Chapter 57 Waiting

However, just as Smoker was cursing headquarters in his mind...

Headquarters is also having a headache over the Kuta.

Half a day is more than enough time for Borsalino and the Vice Admiral and Rear Admiral who accompanied him to the Golden Lion floating island to find out whether the Golden Lion is dead or has escaped.

At the bottom of the giant crater in the center of the battle island Kuta and the Golden Lion.

At that moment, a golden light flashed, Kizaru's figure gradually solidified at the bottom of the pit.

"This must be the place where the Silver Hair and the Golden Lion fought their final battle!"

Kizaru stood there casually, hands in his pockets, looking around.

"How scary!"

Then a red light flashed in his eyes, and his Observation Haki instantly swept across the entire giant pit.

"Um!"

Finding nothing, they continued scanning the entire island, but apart from the ferocious beast, there were no other signs of life.

Although he couldn't find any trace of the Golden Lion, his intuition told him...

The Golden Lion must be right here, it just hasn't been discovered yet.

His Observation Haki swept back and forth across the bottom of the pit, finally settling on a crack.

The cracks weren't filled; they were clearly man-made. His Observation Haki swept downwards along the gaps in the soil.

"Um..."

He sensed two auras radiating endless sharpness below him; if he could perceive them, they must not be ordinary blades.

He stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then Satori.

"Kogarashi Famous Sword 'Oto' and 'Famous Sword'"

"The Golden Lion's two swords."

From this perspective, the Golden Lion is indeed completely dead.

Just as Kuta predicted, Kizaru did not disturb Golden Lion, even though there were two extremely powerful Famous Sword below.

After all, the person is dead, isn't he?

At this moment, in the large conference room of the Marine Headquarters, where important matters are being discussed.

Most of the Vice Admiral and Rear Admiral who were at headquarters and didn't have anything particularly important to do were gathered in this large conference room.

Even Vice Admiral Garp, the "Naval Hero" who was in the New World, has returned.

Upon hearing the news that the old guy, Golden Lion, had reappeared after 18 years, Garp was urgently summoned back by the Navy.

After all, Golden Lion has a history of attacking Marine Headquarters.

It was only through the combined efforts of Sengoku and Garp that they captured the old man, Golden Lion, and imprisoned him in Impel Down.

Little did anyone know that the Golden Lion could actually cut off its legs, thus becoming

The first Pirates to escape Impel Down.

The Golden Lion disappeared for 18 years. His reappearance must mean he's plotting something big again.

Most of the generals sitting here experienced the Golden Lion's invasion of headquarters 18 years ago.

They knew very well just how terrifying the old man, Golden Lion, truly was.

Therefore, the Navy, from top to bottom, was extremely serious about this meeting regarding the Golden Lion.

At this moment, everyone in the conference room sat quietly cross-legged on both sides of the room, waiting for the message from the Den Den Mushi in front of the Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who was sitting in the center of the room.

They had already learned from Kizaru that Kuta had left safely, and now they were waiting for news from Golden Lion.

Everyone was wearing serious expressions, waiting for the Den Den Mushi to deliver a message.

An untimely "click, click" sound came from the upper right seat in the main conference room.

After everyone realized who was making the sound, they all remained indifferent.

Only the Sengoku's brow furrowed slightly.

Crack!

Crack!

Crack...

As Garp's increasingly outrageous actions sounded like a mouse stealing grain, the noise intensified.

The Sengoku finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He stared at Garp and shouted at him.

"Garp, be mindful of the occasion."

Hearing the shout, Garp looked up at Sengoku and asked in confusion.

"What's wrong?"

Then he clenched his right fist and pounded it on his left palm, with an expression of Satori.

"Sengoku, do you want some too? If you do, just ask me. It's not like I won't give you any."

Reluctantly, he took a Senbei from the bag in front of him and handed it to Sengoku.

"Just one, that's all."

As he spoke, he tucked the bag of Senbei in front of him into his coat.

Like a hamster hoarding its food, it seems afraid that someone will steal its Senbei.

Seeing the Senbei being handed to him, Sengoku finally couldn't hold back any longer. Veins bulged on his forehead as he roared at Garp.

"Garp... if you don't want to have a proper meeting, then get out."

The enormous sound made the entire building seem to tremble.