I will traverse countless worlds and become a god entirely on my own!

Since he has chosen not to join him, he will not soften his heart!

Shiki is no soft-hearted pirate!

Bury him in this sea, Roger.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 174 White Night: I'm here to end the war, please give me some face! (Thank you all for your donations)

"Mr. Garp, are we just going to stand here and watch?"

Kuzan, who has been promoted to vice admiral, is closely monitoring the situation on the pirate side along with Garp.

The Navy had known for a long time that Shiki was going to extend a final invitation to Roger. Actually, it wasn't really an invitation, as everyone knew that Roger would never accept Shiki's invitation, and that the two sides would inevitably end up in a naval battle.

Whenever such a major event occurs, the Navy will be on the sidelines monitoring the situation, partly to obtain firsthand intelligence, and partly to see if they can completely annihilate the two pirate crews.

Garp was brought along with Kuzan for two reasons. First, as Roger's old rival, Garp knew about the New World. Second, Kuzan's abilities were well-suited for the sea, and since Shiki's abilities could create towering waves, Kuzan could perfectly handle that.

"Lieutenant General Garp, calm down!"

Bolt, seeing that Karp was getting restless, quickly spoke up to stop him.

This is not possible!

Before the operation, Marshal Kong said not to take the initiative to attack. The main purpose was to monitor the enemy. If there was an opportunity, we could take action, but we should not take action unless we were 100% sure.

He originally didn't want Garp to come, but he couldn't persuade Garp otherwise, and Sengoku also had his own mission to complete, so in the end he had no choice but to entrust the mission to Garp.

Even when he handed it over to Garp, he kept giving him instructions, clearly showing that he was not at ease with him.

"Humph, I know!"

Although Garp enjoys fooling around, he understands that he cannot move in the current situation.

Once a move is made, it will inevitably become the primary target for attack.

He might not die himself, but that didn't mean others wouldn't. He couldn't lead the other marines to their deaths.

Upon hearing Garp's words, Bolt breathed a sigh of relief. What he feared most now was that Garp would just blindly choose to go for it.

"That's such a pity!"

A hint of regret flashed across Kuzan's face; he was no longer adhering to a lazy sense of justice.

He's mostly driven by passion; if he could, he'd rather fight pirates than just watch from afar.

"Kuzan, sometimes the Navy and pirates don't have to fight as soon as they meet."

Garp glanced at Kuzan and offered a reminder.

Kuzan now is very similar to himself when he first joined the Navy.

"So Mr. Garp is referring to himself and Roger?"

Kuzan had heard about Garp and Roger.

Although it is now taboo, Kuzan still knows that Garp was not the only one who defeated Rocks during the God Valley incident.

Regarding the God Valley incident, the World Government is trying its best to cover up the Celestial Dragons' involvement, but it continues to praise Garp for killing Rocks.

Garp remained silent, only grinning as he looked at Roger, who was at the center of the battlefield. Since engaging the Golden Lion's fleet, the Roger Pirates had been at a disadvantage.

"The weather is really terrible!"

Kuzan glanced at the sky; the dark clouds looked like a heavy downpour was about to begin.

Does it perfectly reflect the battlefield today?

"This is what the new world is like."

Bolt chimed in, "Such changeable weather is unique to the New World."

I wonder if this will affect the upcoming battles.

"Roger, today you will die here!"

While Shiki's high-end combat strength cannot compare to Roger's, Shiki has an absolute advantage in this kind of regional battle.

The Float-Float Fruit allows the user to control seawater in battle. Even those who are not Devil Fruit users will feel a deep sense of powerlessness when facing the ocean.

Relying on its abilities, the Golden Lion's destructive power on the sea is on a catastrophe level.

Roger's Orleans Jackson was tossed about in the wind and rain.

"Captain, we won't die, will we?!"

Bucky was almost in tears. He had never seen anything like this before. Was he going to die before he could even realize his dream?

He wept bitterly amidst the overwhelming waves and on the windswept, precariously fragile Orleans Jackson, which seemed on the verge of being crushed by the sea.

"Bucky, can't you calm down?!"

"How am I supposed to stay calm, Shanks? You idiot, you're really going to die this time!!"

Bucky gritted his teeth and grabbed Shanks by the collar. This guy was talking so casually, but this could kill him, could kill him!!

That throbbing red nose, at this moment, seems so ridiculous.

"But you let go of me!?"

Shanks was speechless.

You're holding me so tightly, and you're even preparing to fight? How am I supposed to fight like that?

After he finished speaking, Shanks didn't feel any relief; on the contrary, Bucky hugged him even tighter.

"Hey, if the intern's scared, just hide in the back!!"

"Rayle, you bastard, I'm not afraid of you at all!!"

Upon hearing Rayleigh's words, Bucky instantly flew into a rage.

hateful!

No one should underestimate Bucky!

"Then let's fight, kid! This is a life-or-death battle!"

A hint of a smile flashed in Rayleigh's eyes as he saw Bucky struggling to utter those words.

Bucky is still too inexperienced, but we can't blame him. After all, who wouldn't be nervous in the face of such a big battle?

He casually cleaved the waves in front of him.

A sense of unease flashed through Rayleigh's mind. He had only tried to provoke Bucky's fighting spirit earlier; if he were afraid now, he would only die faster.

The battle between the two sides has entered a fierce stage.

Roger is fighting Shiki, hoping to stop Shiki's power from affecting his pirate crew.

But knowing this, the Golden Lion naturally wouldn't give Roger a chance to fight.

Since Roger didn't choose to join his pirate crew, the only option was to kill him.

Golden Lion admitted that he admired Roger, otherwise he would not have invited Roger to join him so many times.

But Roger's repeated rejections also taught Shiki a lesson.

Those simps deserve a terrible death!

When he first heard Byakuya explain this term back in the Rocks Pirates, he felt it didn't make sense.

Who can stay hung up on someone after being rejected?

Later, the Golden Lion also discovered that it seemed to really exist, but he hadn't encountered it yet. And when he did encounter it, it truly confirmed what Bai Ye had said.

Why is he keeping me hanging on instead of other people?

Maybe it's a test for me?

With this in mind, the Golden Lion invited Roger many times, only to later realize that he had misunderstood and Roger had no intention of joining him at all.

So, I was the simp Bai Ye was talking about!

The more Golden Lion thought about it, the more disgusted he felt. So this time, he came to confront Roger. If Roger didn't agree, he would send Roger to his death!

"Roger, it looks like your pirate crew is doomed today!"

A hint of mockery flashed in the Golden Lion's eyes. This was the consequence of rejecting him!

Thinking this, Shiki suddenly realized that this might be an even better moment. He glanced at Roger, then pointed to the pirate crew behind Roger and said, "How about it? If you surrender now, all your pirate crew members can live!"

They've already reached a dead end, so Roger probably has no reason to refuse, right?

Even if Roger didn't care about his own life, shouldn't he have thought about his pirate crew at this moment?

“A very good suggestion.” Golden Lion’s eyes lit up at Roger’s words, but the next second he felt he’d been tricked: “But I refuse!”

Even in death, Roger would never join another pirate crew, and I believe the people behind him felt the same way.

There were no cowards in Roger's pirate crew.

If they joined other people's pirate crews just to survive, then they would have joined the Rocks Pirates back then.

"Fine, fine, then Roger, you can die!"

His last bit of patience was completely worn away, and Golden Lion no longer hoped that Roger would join his pirate crew.

He knew very well that Roger was impossible; even before, it was just his own fantasy. It turns out that dislike really is written all over one's face!

Bai Ye, your thinking is still too ahead of its time.

Golden Lion felt a surge of emotion, but also a sense of admiration for Roger.

If Roger really agreed to his request just to save his own life, then he would truly look down on Roger, seeing him as a Roger he didn't know.

No great pirate ever surrenders!

Even if it means death, we will never beg for mercy to save our lives. A great pirate should have the backbone of a great pirate!

If that's the case, then killing Roger would be a way of showing him respect.

"Kill!"

Below, the pirates were fighting fiercely, and the surrounding weather was becoming increasingly oppressive. The Roger Pirates, besieged in the middle, were just like trapped beasts.