"What happened?"
"Was it Barn?"
"Was all our effort for nothing?"
Every pirate who saw Whitebeard's wounds heal felt the panic on his face slowly turn to despair. Remembering how ferocious and unbeatable Whitebeard had been even when gravely wounded, then seeing him fully restored, they could not muster even the slightest will to resist!
Unlike the Marines whose faces had filled with despair, the pirates present let out cheers that nearly pierced the heavens when they saw Barn heal their Pops.
"Wooooo!"
"Mr. Barn healed Pops!"
"We can save Ace!"
"Follow Pops! Charge!"
"Wooooo!"
With their Pops healed, the pirates' morale soared. They raised their weapons once more and charged into the Marine ranks. The Marines seemed terrified now, driven back a considerable distance by the pirates!
"Barn... has he aged?"
Hancock's attention was on someone different from everyone else's. Her heart was entirely focused on Barn, and when she saw that his face had aged somewhat after he shared his life with Whitebeard, she murmured worriedly.
Doflamingo paid no attention to that detail. He looked at the fully recovered Whitebeard and said excitedly.
"Fufufufu... so this is the power of that legendary fruit, the Life Fruit? To think it can even do this. It may not compare to the Op-Op Fruit, but this power... I want it too... all I have to do is kill Barn..."
That thought took root in Doflamingo's mind. Once Barn died, his power would return to fruit form somewhere in the world. With the Donquixote Family's resources, he would certainly be able to find it!
At that thought, Doflamingo slipped into the darkness with a sinister laugh, already searching for an opportunity...
Meanwhile, Whitebeard, whose wounds Barn had completely healed and whose body had regained several years of youthful strength, kept opening and