Long Time No See, Uncle Pikachu!

Kuta nodded. "So you're here to operate the ship!"

"Yes."

Kuta turned to look at the navy approaching them, a flash of red light in his eyes, and the scent of the beach instantly entered his mind.

Needless to say, Kuina's breathing was relatively stable with the help of Radish, but the breathing of Ahua Trio was more chaotic.

Fighting against members of the Cipher Pol must be quite an ordeal!

"Let's go! We'll take a boat there."

As he spoke, he took the lead and walked towards the beach. The navy saw Kuta approaching, their steps stopped in unison, and they parted to make way for him.

Melason didn't even glance at Kuta, brushing past him and resolutely walking forward.

He wanted to go and see for himself what secrets this island held.

"Um!"

Just then, his movements and Kuta's movements stopped simultaneously, and then their eyes both turned to the Outer Sea.

On the golden sea under the setting sun, a Mast flying naval Flag gradually rose.

In the blink of an eye, the Mast rose, gradually revealing ten giant Warship below.

Kuta glanced at the distant Navy Warship, then turned to Melason and joked, "Well! I didn't expect your navy's support..."

The aid arrived so quickly, but I wonder who led the team this time!

Melason ignored the Kuta; his gaze remained fixed on the distant sea. As the Navy Warship approached, his pupils gradually contracted, his face filled with disbelief.

"The Buster Call"

"The Buster Call?"

Kuta was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed drastically. He glanced at the Navy Warship in the distance, then roared at Melason, "Old man, explain yourself clearly, it really is the Buster Call!"

Melason's face turned serious. He looked at Kuta and nodded.

"Yes! That's right, this setup can only be achieved with the Buster Call."

"Has your navy gone mad?"

"At this time, there are no fewer than 20,000 defenseless Civilians on the island!"

Kuta's anger surged, and he couldn't help but unleash his aura.

"Do they really not value life at all?"

"Or is it that your navy has really reached the point where it's willing to slaughter Civilians for the sake of naming the World Government?"

"What did you say?"

Melason stared at Kuta, his eyes wide, "Why are there so many people on the island?"

"You're asking me why?"

Kuta looked at Melason, his face grim. "Isn't this the island you've always protected?"

"Weren't the more than 10,000 Civilians of the Bass Kingdom on the island transported here by your navy?"

"More than ten thousand Civilians?"

Melason's eyes widened, a look of reminiscence in them.

He remembered, he remembered that three years ago, the World Government's CP0 organization seemed to have used their base's Navy Warship to transport something.

Looking back now, I think they were transporting Civilians from the Bass Kingdom back then!

He had always thought the Civilians of the Bass Kingdom were dead, but little did he know that they had been brought here by the World Government.

This used to be an Ore Island!

Then it makes sense why the Navy and the World Government would allow him, a high-ranking Navy officer from the same era as Garp, to remain at the G-10 Branch for decades.

He was tasked with ensuring the calm of the surrounding waters so that the Island would remain undisturbed!

Now that the World Government has issued the Buster Call, the real target is probably not the Silver Hair Crew, but this Island, or rather, the people and slaves on this Island.

The World Government will not allow this scandal to get out.

Thinking this, his gaze hardened, and he looked at Kuta, saying, "You're going to stop the Buster Call, right? Let me go with you. Although I'm old, I still have some influence in the Navy."

"You?"

Kuta looked at Melason, tilted his head back and took a sip of his drink. "Let's just forget about it! The World Government's Buster Call is something that even Admiral couldn't stop, let alone you."

"If you truly have a sense of Justice, then tell me where your ship is!"

"You've come all this time..."

There must be many people; there couldn't possibly be only one Navy Warship at the dock!

If there were multiple Navy Warship, the people on the island could be rescued safely in one go.

After all, their boats are small, and if they carry too many people, they might capsize in the dark, especially if the weather is bad.

"A ship?"

Melason looked at Kuta but didn't insist. He knew it would be futile for him to go. Just as Kuta said, once the Buster Call was issued, it couldn't be stopped unless the person who issued the order came to stop it personally.

The order was issued by Fleet Admiral Sengoku under the command of the World Government, and was carried out by Admiral Kizaru and five Vice Admiral. There was no way to stop it.

"There is indeed more than one."

He thought for a moment, his eyes gradually hardening. "I can give you the ship, but you have to promise me you'll stop the Buster Call."

"We have to wait until we pick up the Civilians and leave the Island."

"Because the Buster Call's bombardment range is sufficient to completely cover this Island."

"Stop it?"

Kuta put down the Wine Gourd and hung it on his waist.

"Let's go! Take our small boat and hurry over there. As for stopping the Buster Call, don't worry, I'm here."

As he spoke, he turned and walked towards the beach, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes. He hoped that the Vice Admiral who came this time were all veteran Vice Admiral like Melason!

For him now, any Vice Admiral general would be annihilated by him if he wanted to.

As for the Admiral...

He had already detected the familiar aura emanating from the lead Navy Warship.

This guy was probably sent by the Navy specifically to keep him occupied!

The reason I didn't fight this guy properly last time was because his Armament Haki couldn't effectively damage his body.

But this time it's different.

Hopefully, we can finally see through this guy who always likes to pretend and discover his true abilities!

Melason watched Kuta figure, feeling a slight sense of relief, followed by an overwhelming feeling of sorrow.

He never imagined that one day he would have to cooperate with Pirates to stop the Navy.

This made even the sense of Justice in his heart tremble slightly.

Having served in the navy for decades, even though he was already familiar with the World Government's style of doing things, he had witnessed it firsthand three years ago.

But his Justice has never wavered!

Then he remembered Sengoku's words, "Whether it's the World Government, the Celestial Dragons, or the Marine Headquarters, you don't need to pay attention to them. As long as you stand on the side of Justice, I will support any decision you make."

The Warring Sengoku must have been quite helpless!

That's why I said those things to him.

That makes sense; they just need to uphold their own Justice.

There's no need to pay too much attention to other things, even if the other party is the World Government or Celestial Dragons.

Sometimes you can't fight back.

At worst...

I can always retire early.

Anyway, he's getting old.

Chapter 42 Long Time No See! Pikachu

On a giant Warship.

Borsalino watched the two small sailboats sailing towards the right side of the island in the distance, but did not order an attack.

Because a familiar aura was rapidly approaching.

He straightened his slightly bent back, a red glint flashing in his eyes, and turned to look at the Mast of the Warship.

"They've arrived."

"They've arrived?"

The Vice Admiral behind him were startled and quickly turned to follow Borsalino's gaze, looking at the suddenly appearing moon-white figure.

"Is this the Silver Hair Kuta who gives the Marine Headquarters and the World Government a headache?"

"You really look young!"

Kuta's teleportation ability, along with his advanced age, shocked everyone.

"Well! We can't let our guard down against this guy!"

The red light in Kizaru's eyes never faded.

He was the only one here who had ever fought Kuta. Although it wasn't even a warm-up, the shock Kuta's Teleportation gave him was no less than that of the Vice Admiral.

"Yo!"

Kuta sat on the crossbar of the sail on the Mast, looked down at the yellow figure below, and waved.

"Long time no see! Uncle Pikachu."

"Pikachu?"

The Vice Admiral looked at each other strangely, glanced at Borsalino, and then quickly looked away.

Kizaru looked up at Kuta, his lips twitching.

He pushed up his brown-tinted sunglasses and slowly said to Kuta, "Well! Silver Hair - Kuta, how scary!"

As he spoke, he raised his right hand, pointing his finger at Kuta, the tip of his finger flashing with golden light, and then a laser beam shot towards Kuta.

"You little rascal! We can't let you get away so easily this time!"

"Oh!"

A red light flickered in Kuta's eyes, and he tilted his head.

"That's what I think too. I hope you can let me have a good time!"

The laser grazed his ear and shot backward, then exploded in the sky behind him.

The flash of the laser explosion obscured the golden sunlight of the setting sun.

The orange-red flames shone on Kuta, making him appear instantly taller and giving him an imposing presence.

"You guys just activate the 'Buster Call,' and leave this guy to me."

"Learn!"

The Vice Admiral glanced at Kuta, then quickly used "Geppo" to take off and head towards the Navy Warship on their left and right.

"Hey! Can you not be in such a hurry?"

Kuta watched as they scattered.

The Vice Admiral frowned slightly and then cut off their own bodies.

Kizaru looked at Kuta, his arms crossed over his chest, golden light flashing in his hands.

"Yata Mirror!"

A beam of golden light appeared to Kuta's right in the blink of an eye. Then, Kizaru at the bow of the ship transformed into golden light, became elemental, and instantly appeared to Kuta's right along the golden passage formed by the Yata Mirror.