Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

Golden Lion Shiki.

A name that would instill fear in all the common people of the New World: a key member of the legendary Rocks Pirates, and a top-tier powerhouse in the New World on par with Roger and Whitebeard.

Due to his ambition and personal strength, he was ranked even higher than Whitebeard in the Navy's danger level.

If Raleigh had said he was going to capture Shiki before the battle with Roger, everyone would have thought he was a crazy, fearless madman.

There was no way around it; the Golden Lion at this time was not the crippled version that would later be defeated by Luffy.

He hasn't cut off his own legs yet, and the rudder hasn't been installed.

He is a truly terrifyingly powerful figure standing at the pinnacle of the new world.

A Devil Fruit whose effects are extremely abnormal when skillfully used.

His dual-wielding swordsmanship is unmatched.

The unparalleled three-color Conqueror's Haki.

Although Raleigh had never met Rocks and didn't know what level of strength Rocks possessed, based on Shiki's speculation, Rocks was at most only slightly stronger than Shiki.

Compared to Roger and Whitebeard, Shiki's ambition and schemes made him even more difficult for the Navy to deal with.

On the deck, Raleigh was wiping the famous sword in his hand. This time, he would personally send off a world-class expert, so he couldn't be careless!

For the Navy, encountering such a weakened Shiki was almost unimaginable. His three types of Haki were sealed by the ship's rudder inserted into his head, and his stamina was almost exhausted when fighting against the giant tsunami, making it impossible for him to use his Devil Fruit abilities. All that remained was his superb swordsmanship.

This was the most pathetic and weakest time for the Golden Lion.

If he were allowed to escape back to the floating island and recuperate for a while, then the scenario of Shiki storming Marineford, fighting Sengoku and Garp alone, and destroying half of Marineford would repeat itself.

Raleigh doesn't want to be in a destroyed Marineford, so the Golden Lion must die or be arrested here.

After the tsunami, the Golden Lion sat on the bow of the ship, panting heavily, completely unseemly.

Blood flowed down his scalp, and streaks of blood testified to the Golden Lion's injuries.

Although the Golden Lion's aura had weakened more than ever before, none of the surviving pirates dared to look him in the eye.

Of all the people on the ship, only Dr. Indigo dared to walk up to the Golden Lion at this moment.

Although Dr. Indigo's face is rather comical, his fierce aura is incomparably similar to that of the Golden Lion.

"Klackklack, I've never seen you look so disheveled, Shiki."

Dr. Indigo looked at the ship's wheel stuck on the golden lion's head, and disregarding the golden lion's feelings, reached out and grabbed it, trying to pull it out.

The golden lion's expression suddenly changed, and he said, enduring the pain.

"Indigo, stop. I feel like this thing is already too deeply connected to my brain."

Upon hearing this, Dr. Indigo immediately released his grip on the rudder and began to carefully examine its dimensions, calculating the depth to which it would be inserted into the golden lion's head.

After a long silence, Dr. Indigo couldn't help but exclaim to Shiki, "I don't know whether to say you're physically strong or incredibly lucky. Logically, the depth to which that ship's rudder was lodged in your brain would have killed anyone else, but it seems you're still unharmed. It's truly a rare miracle."

Although Dr. Indigo was unable to remove the rudder from the Golden Lion, he still took the opportunity to treat all of the Golden Lion's wounds and even wrapped the rudder in gauze.

I feel my Conqueror's Haki level has dropped too much; I can't even activate it anymore.

"Roger, you're a damned bastard. You managed to escape a seemingly hopeless situation and still manage to have such a significant impact on me!!!"

The golden lion's heart is bleeding.

After he regained some of his strength, he began to test how much influence the rudder had on him.

His swordsmanship and Devil Fruit abilities remained unchanged, but when it came to testing his Haki, Shiki discovered that he was completely unable to use Conqueror's Haki.

This made the proud and arrogant Golden Lion wish he could rush over right now to find Roger and his crew and take revenge.

The fact that a great pirate who considers himself the overlord of the New World cannot use Conqueror's Haki is a laughing stock among all the pirates in the New World.

Let's get back to the floating island first. Roger and the others should be far ahead by now. Besides, we're not in a good position to fight them to the death right now.

Dr. Indigo pulled two cigars from his pocket and tossed one to the Golden Lion.

"Tch. Whew—"

Golden Lion took a deep drag on his cigar, feeling the smoke swirl around in his mouth before exhaling.

He's not someone who gets easily carried away. In fact, among all the world's top pirates, no one is more like a pirate than Shiki.

For him, strength is important, but survival is even more important.

After the incredibly powerful and only pirate emperor of the New World, Rocks, was defeated and killed by Garp and Roger working together...

The golden lion understood.

In this world, no matter how powerful, how prestigious, or how wealthy you are, staying alive is the most important thing.

As a pirate, naturally one must survive at all costs.

In retrospect, the fact that he used Conqueror's Haki to survive this terrifying storm cannot be considered a losing proposition.

Roger, that guy, doesn't seem to be nearly as strong as me anymore.

The golden lion exhaled another puff of smoke.

When he fought Roger just now, Shiki could clearly perceive the subtle changes in Roger's expression before each move.

There was always a moment of hesitation before attacking.

Although this battle was extremely dangerous in the eyes of others, to top-tier powerhouses like Roger and Shiki, it was only the beginning of the fight before it was over.

"I suspect Roger's body won't be able to sustain itself for much longer after another all-out battle."

Having already decided he couldn't defeat Roger, Shiki lowered his stance and now planned to wait until Roger's body started to break down and Roger could no longer stop him. Only then would he make a comeback and rule the world.

Roger, you will never be a proper pirate. If I were you, I would wait here in my ship after the storm and defeat you.

The golden lion threw its head back and laughed loudly.

Dr. Indigo's expression was somewhat unnatural. He silently nudged the Golden Lion and pointed to the ships in the distance, saying:

"There's bad news, Shiki. Although the Roger Pirates weren't waiting for us, there are three Marine warships there. If I'm not mistaken, one of the warships chasing Roger belongs to Garp."

Upon hearing this, the Golden Lion felt as if he had swallowed a fly, and his face immediately darkened.

"Since when have even rat-like sailors dared to chase after me?"

Since leaving the Rocks Pirates, Shiki's career has been smooth sailing, and wherever he goes, both pirates and marines avoid him.

In addition to his special abilities, even if the Navy sent two admirals, they would not pose a threat to his life.

Therefore, Shiki has never experienced being chased by the Navy.

Lori, Lori, are we going to chase the Golden Lion?

Inside the Den Den Mushi, Kuzan shouted loudly.

It's no wonder he was excited; top-tier powerhouses like the Golden Lion were previously only qualified to be dealt with by the headquarters' generals.

Among the lieutenant generals, only Garp dared to face Shiki alone, and there was not a single major general among them.

Raleigh and Kuzan's pursuit of Shiki has undoubtedly created a major event that has shocked the Navy.

In the world of One Piece, everyone agrees that major events have a significant impact on the world. Regardless of your position in a major event, participating in it will greatly increase your fame.

If you tell people about chasing a golden lion around the New World, no one will disrespect you.

Yes, Kuzan, but what we need to do is not simply chase after the Golden Lion.

This guy poses too great a threat to the navy or civilians. Now is his weakest moment; strike while the iron is hot.

Kuzan was very excited after hearing Raleigh's words.

He is still young and impetuous, and it's not time for his mindset to change later.

Kuzan now believes in burning justice, and in his view, capturing the great pirate Shiki, who roams the New World, is an incredibly cool thing.

In fact, even Raleigh was very excited about his upcoming capture of the Golden Lion.

"The warships are running at full power, firmly gripping the stern of the Golden Lion."

Although Raleigh was eager to capture Shiki, out of respect for Shiki's strength, he still wanted to exhaust Shiki's stamina as much as possible.

Don't let Kuzan's current rank of major general fool you; his abilities far exceed those of an ordinary major general.

A future admiral possessing a top-tier Logia-type Devil Fruit, he far surpasses his peers in both survival and strength.

Facing two warships relentlessly tailing its stern,

A look of anger and helplessness crossed the Golden Lion's face. He didn't want to fight the two warships behind him, because he realized Roger's ship had already escaped.

Garp's warships are heading this way.

Once Shiki engages with the two warships behind him and gets bogged down, he won't be able to escape when Garp arrives.

But if we don't retaliate, we have no other choice, because they have been holding on for a long time.

"Indigo, you take control of the boat for a bit, I'll go test it out with them."

In fact, the Golden Lion did not initially intend to take action against the two military aircraft carriers behind it.

There was really no other way.

However, according to Jin Shizi's observation, the officers on both warships were very young. Judging from their rank insignia, one was a vice admiral and the other was a rear admiral.

Although I was seriously injured, the navy only sent a vice admiral and a rear admiral. Isn't that a huge underestimation of me?

The Golden Lion's eyes revealed a sinister glint. Who is he? He is the infamous Golden Lion of the New World.

If word gets out that he's been running around by two vice admirals and rear admirals in the Navy, how many pirates in the New World will still respect him?

If that's the case, then the Flying Pirates that Golden Lion painstakingly assembled will fall apart because they lose their reverence for Golden Lion.

Therefore, in Shiki's view, the two naval officers chasing him must die.

Using the power of his Float-Float Fruit, Shiki traversed the sea surface at great speed.

While dodging the cannon fire from the warships, they did the same things they did when fighting Roger.

Lion of Weihai Roll!

The same move was used again by the Golden Lion.

However, unlike before, the lion's head formed by the golden lion manipulating the seawater is now only half the size of the previous one.

The lion formed from the sea roared to the sky as soon as it appeared, then pounced on the nearest warship with a ferocious aura.

Oh my god, they actually consider me their rival. How honored I am!

Kuzan, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit, watched the lion pounce on him.

If you were allowed to act recklessly, it would cause a lot of damage.

Frozen—a time capsule.

When the lion in the Golden Lion Dance was still a long distance from the warship, a capsule made of condensed cold air appeared in Haruko's hand.

Kuzan suddenly threw it in the direction of the lion's head.

The capsule, formed from cold air, exudes unparalleled coldness the moment it is released.

As it moved forward, all the seawater froze. The golden lion saw the frozen seawater and a strange look flashed across its face.

He never expected that a mere rear admiral he encountered would possess the Ice-Ice Fruit, a top-tier Logia-type Devil Fruit.

Since he is a rear admiral who possesses this fruit, the lion beneath his feet is destined to become an ice sculpture.

So before the Frozen Time Capsule hit the lion, the Golden Lion had already taken to the air and watched as the lion was instantly turned into an ice sculpture. The Golden Lion was unusually silent before finally speaking.

"Navy, your strength is extremely powerful, and your Devil Fruit is a top-tier Devil Fruit that is extremely rare and hard to come by."

If you're willing to join the Flying Pirates, I can reserve the position of vice-captain for you.

"Think about it, in the Navy you only get a fixed salary, and you have to work yourself to the bone every day capturing pirates to join my Flying Pirates. You don't have to do anything, and you can be the first mate."

Whatever happens, I and the pirates below will handle it. How about it? Think about it.

Golden Lion is not a pirate who values ​​others casually. If someone is valued by him, it means that person must have extraordinary potential.

As long as he doesn't die young, he will definitely become a world-class powerhouse.

Kuzan pursed his lips; he had no desire to be a pirate.

His idol is Garp, who has repeatedly refused to be promoted to admiral. For Kuzan, the Navy is justice, and pirates are evil.

"Shut up, Golden Lion! I will never join the pirates, not in this lifetime!"

Raleigh, who had just flown over using Moonwalk, heard this and looked at Kuzan in front of him speechlessly.

Some things, though said with absolute certainty now, may involuntarily change course years later.

Then let's have a good, satisfying battle!

After being rejected by Kuzan, Golden Lion did not show any disappointment.

However, his tone was icy.

Golden Lion is that kind of person; if he can't get something, he'll definitely destroy it.

Just like the cause of this naval battle.

If Golden Lion couldn't get Roger, then he had to kill Roger here. As for failing, it could only be said that he was unlucky.