Marco demanded loudly.
"How many ships do they have?"
"Just one!"
One?
The tense division commanders relaxed considerably.
Since the Beasts Pirates only had one ship, they probably weren't here to start a war. There had to be a limit to overestimating themselves.
No, those lunatics couldn't be judged by common sense.
There might well be someone that reckless among them!
"Go tell Pops!"
"Yes!"
After giving his orders, Marco turned to Ace beside him and froze.
Why was he sweating so much?
"Ace, what's wrong?"
"I-I'm f-fine."
Ace raised his wine cup with a trembling hand, spilling all the wine.
Just one ship!
It had to be that demon!
That guy must have come to collect his debt!
If that guy found out he had become one of Whitebeard's division commanders and came aboard looking for him, how could he ever show his face again?
He absolutely couldn't let that guy find him!
His plan was to save up enough money to repay the debt and buy back the IOU and the photos. Then there would be no evidence left.
At the very least, he had to hide his way through this visit first!
Ace stiffly turned his head toward Marco and tugged up the corners of his mouth, producing a smile uglier than a crying face.
"Marco."
"What is it?"
"C-can I stop being a division commander?"
"Huh???"
Chapter 80: We're here on vacation
Marine Headquarters, intelligence department.
Alarms blared!
"The Beasts Pirates are making contact with the Whitebeard Pirates!"
"Location: Hachinosu!"
"Notify Fleet Admiral Sengoku immediately!"
"Mobilize the nearby Marines at once!"
Whenever two crews of the Four Emperors met, regardless of the reason, it was a major incident that required the Marines to prepare for battle with everything they had.
What's more, the Beasts Pirates had