I'll Just Watch You Show Off / A Celebration or a Funeral?

Though they hated to admit it, the Marines were running short on rising talent.

Ever since Roger had ushered in the Great Pirate Era, the Marines had gone a long time without recruiting monsters like Sakazuki and his peers.

Apart from Atlas.

After all, anyone with a little talent clamored to become a pirate.

With things as they were, the Marines struggled to recruit promising newcomers.

Onigumo and the others were certainly strong.

But they were nowhere near Sakazuki's level back then. Those three had been known across the seas as monsters!

"So Sengoku has his eye on me. Leave Bullet to me, and let the Buster Call handle the small fry."

"But the intelligence doesn't seem to say where he is?"

Kyros leaned over and scanned the report line by line.

"Marine Headquarters is still looking into it. They'll tell us as soon as they know."

"With a commotion this big, there's no hiding from our intelligence network."

Atlas spoke calmly. "Once the Buster Call force arrives, we can launch an all-out assault."

"Then should we..."

Smoker looked uncertain.

Even if the Marines located Bullet soon, Onigumo and the others would need time to join them.

During that gap, should they sit tight or make the first move?

"Well, let's slip in first. We only need to make the White Hou invisible in the sky. I doubt anyone would be bored enough to scan the heavens with Observation Haki."

Besides, even in the New World, where Haki users seemed to be everywhere and powerful fighters were a dime a dozen, Observation Haki was not something anyone could awaken at will.

As Atlas finished speaking, the White Hou rose smoothly beneath their feet and gradually blended into its surroundings.

The view was better from the air. They might not even