"Waaah!"
An infant's cries rang out.
Shane had turned large numbers of Marines into children with the Age-Age Fruit.
He was also taking advantage of the Dark-Dark Fruit's erosion of everything around him to restore his health.
Within the darkness, Shane was unbeatable.
"What Garp said wasn't reliable at all. This brat has too many abilities. His constitution is even more monstrous than Rocks's."
"He repels his pain onto others, and any damage he takes heals completely in the blink of an eye."
"There's too much strange about this brat. If Whitebeard hadn't interfered, Garp and I could definitely have succeeded while their entire force was weakened."
Sengoku knew Whitebeard was bound to come today.
He seemed to have come for Golden Lion, who was both his enemy and his friend, but in truth, Whitebeard would have come personally for either of them.
Whitebeard was someone who disliked trouble, the sort who normally preferred not to encounter them without a reason.
Today, however, was special.
One was a junior he had personally helped along, and unlike Kaido, Shane knew how to repay kindness.
The other was Golden Lion, usually an enemy, but someone with whom he had shared many life-and-death experiences.
"This operation was never going to be easy. That Whitebeard is too cunning! He's got both brains and courage!"
"He wants to preserve the current situation and keep us from interfering too much in the New World, so things will remain relatively stable for him."
"We'll only have a chance once they've fulfilled their obligations to each other!"
Sengoku was indeed hesitating, or Shane would not have seen through him at a glance.
"These tricks of yours don't compare to Rocks's, brat!"
Sengoku the Buddha stepped on the air, the golden light around his body growing even brighter until