"Pops!"
"Newgate!"
Squard's act had made little noise, but it had successfully drawn everyone's attention!
Marine or pirate, every eye was now fixed on that spot!
Even Buggy, who had just been putting on his own personal show, stared in shock at the wounded Whitebeard. The Den Den Mushi that had been broadcasting his imposing figure turned toward the Moby Dick!
"Whitebeard's been stabbed!"
"Aah-"
"Hey! The one who stabbed Whitebeard is a captain from one of his allied pirate crews!"
"A pirate from the New World! The Great Whirlpool Spider!"
Back on the Sabaody Archipelago, the reporters watching through the sole remaining Den Den Mushi erupted into shocked cries.
Meanwhile, the Great Whirlpool Spider, Squard, pulled his sword out of Whitebeard and panted heavily, staring in disbelief at the bleeding wound he had inflicted!
At that moment, Marco, already transformed into a mass of flames, swooped down behind him and furiously pinned Squard to the deck with one hand!
"Squard! Why did you do this?"
Marco shouted angrily at the man he had once called his brother.
But at Marco's words, Squard swung his sword at him like a madman, scrambled to his feet, and shouted.
"Shut up! You're the ones who forced me to do this!"
Hearing Squard's shout, the captains of Whitebeard's allied crews who had come with him lowered their weapons and stared toward the Moby Dick in shock...
"Pops..."
While they were still reeling, the Kuma-shaped Pacifistas had already aimed their lasers at them!
"Uwaaaah!"
Meanwhile, Squard turned his fury back on the Whitebeard he had wounded and roared.
"Stop putting on an act, Whitebeard!"
"You've already struck a deal with the Marines, haven't you? They'll guarantee the safety of your Whitebeard Pirates and Ace, right?"
"Huh?"
Hearing Squard's voice again, the pirates under Whitebeard