The third time was this [Erudite] advancement mission. (continued)

"Hmph! Conqueror's Haki..."

Looking displeased, Enel swung the staff in his hand and planted it on the wooden boards beneath his feet with a thud.

To be fair, he was actually pretty envious.

"Enel, you're not a Marine. You're not even a pirate. Why do you insist on hounding me?"

Shanks made no hurry to counterattack. He stood where he was and asked in bewilderment.

Several years ago, he had left Little Sky Island Visalia.

Shanks had gone to considerable trouble to return from the Grand Line to the West Blue, where he resumed the normal course of his life: adventuring through the Four Blues, finding crewmates, and forming a pirate crew!

As a pirate, he naturally knew what he was getting into.

Being hunted by the Marines was only to be expected.

But why did Enel insist on pursuing the Red Hair Pirates?!

And he had chased them all the way from the East Blue to the Grand Line!

Judging by the current situation, Enel probably intended to keep chasing them to the Sabaody Archipelago, or even the New World.

Come to think of it, when had this guy come down from Sky Island?

"Hmph!"

Enel snorted again.

"Straw Hat Boy! Don't you know what you've done?"

"???"

A few question marks appeared over Shanks's head.

What exactly did I do to wrong you so badly that you're this determined to drag me back to Little Sky Island?

"Enel, you..."

"Master hasn't contacted me in over half a year. He must be disappointed in my performance."

Enel spoke bitterly.

"Whether it's you or Ms. Olvia, I'm taking at least one of you back today!"

As his words fell, something happened.

Enel's legs suddenly turned into a puddle of swamp mud.

A barely breathing Red Nose "grew" out from beneath