"Captain, are we just going to charge straight through?" Rayleigh asked Roger on the deck of the Oro Jackson.
Roger and his crew were almost at Reverse Mountain, but Rayleigh had learned from Shakky that the Marines were lying in ambush ahead. That was why he had asked.
"Hahaha, how about we disguise ourselves a little?" Roger said, sounding rather unsure.
"These Marines are such a pain. With them constantly on our tail, we can't keep adventuring at all," Bullet said helplessly as he walked over.
As far as Bullet was concerned, they should simply head straight to the New World and make for Laugh Tale. Why bother with a round-the-world adventure?
The Marines and the World Government could not extend their reach into the New World as it stood.
"Exactly. These Marines are such a pain. There are so many powerful pirates ruling their own territories in the New World, but they ignore them and keep chasing a pirate crew like ours that doesn't even have any territory."
Everyone present shared Bullet's sentiments. Instead of going after heavyweights like Lind and Shiki, the Marines kept making trouble for them, and everyone was furious.
"The World Government is targeting us, and now the Marines want in on it too? Then we fight! We'll fight until they don't dare come after us anymore!"
"I'm going to the North Blue, no matter what!"
While everyone was grumbling, Roger suddenly erupted as though he had lost his mind and decided to confront the Marines head-on.
"Fine, then we fight! They're just Marines. The seas don't belong to them anymore!" Once Roger made his decision, the Roger Pirates' senior officers all voiced their agreement.
With everyone in agreement, the Oro Jackson picked up speed and sailed toward Reverse Mountain.
This time, the gap between