Hina's tone was dripping with sarcasm. Especially when she mentioned Uchiha Hikaru, the contempt in her voice nearly made Baby5 hurl a plate at her.
Hikaru frowned slightly. "Blackbeard? That man's patience and cunning were among the best of all pirates. Why would he suddenly disregard the Marines' reputation and come cause trouble in Dressrosa?"
Although Hikaru had captured key Blackbeard officers such as Burgess and Shiryu alive, based on what he knew of Blackbeard, Teach should have been the type to endure even a blood feud, waiting for Kaido and Charlotte Linlin to make the first move before coming out to reap the benefits when the situation was nearly settled. So why had Blackbeard become the first of the Four Emperors to act?
"Those lawless bastards wouldn't put the Marines in their eyes." Hina smiled with pointed sarcasm. "You captured his right-hand men, and now Blackbeard is coming for you in a rage. Doesn't that seem perfectly reasonable?"
Fujitora and the others fell silent.
When news arrived that Blackbeard was mobilizing on a massive scale, headquarters had already sent them orders: preserve their strength while effectively containing Blackbeard. Marine Headquarters would dispatch reinforcements.
But if Marine Headquarters deployed too much of its strength, it might attract attacks from some audacious pirates—Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, especially loved doing such crazy and brainless things.
Thus, Dressrosa's situation was extremely delicate. With an army of a Four Emperor bearing down on them, the powerful Marines might indeed choose harassment and containment tactics rather than drive Blackbeard back in a head-on battle. For Dressrosa, that was likely not good news.
Hikaru gently turned the cup on the table. Seeing that gesture, everyone immediately understood that he, too, was troubled.
"Will the Marines take action?" After a long silence, Hikaru asked, "Since