At sea, if someone came at another ship over a disagreement, they could be considered an enemy!
"Eighth Branch of the Marines. I'm Erik, under Admiral Nelson Roy. You have a wanted criminal aboard your ship—Apis. If you don't want trouble, hand her over!"
Erik shot Moonlight an extremely wary look, then pointed at Apis behind Nami.
"The Marines?"
"The Eighth Branch?"
"Admiral Nelson Roy?"
"A wanted criminal?"
Everyone froze at those words, then all their gazes landed on Apis!
They were Pirates and wanted by the Marines themselves, but he clearly was not talking about them. If so, then it seemed only Apis fit the bill!
Such a young child was actually a wanted criminal of the Marines?
What had she done to make an admiral personally order her capture?
An admiral was a major figure above a colonel, commanding fifty fleets and thousands of men!
Back in Loguetown, Smoker had requested support from headquarters. A large number of Marines had arrived and surrounded Loguetown, capturing all the Pirates in one sweep. Yet even combined, they had formed a force of fewer than forty fleets.
And that had been cobbled together from everywhere!
Nelson alone commanded such a force. One could only imagine how formidable he was.
It would not be an exaggeration to say he was invincible across the seas!
For such a major figure to issue a wanted order for a little girl, she clearly was no ordinary child!
"That's right. Straw Hat Crew, perhaps you're strong, but before Admiral Nelson, you're nothing more than ants. If you intend to obstruct him, you'd better watch yourselves!"
Erik sneered.
"Luffy, remember those Marines who surrounded us in the Iron Chain Across the River Formation? This man is ten times stronger than them. If we provoke him, we'll definitely