One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

Two days later, Aaron stood at the bow of the warship and saw a red and green striped land in the distance.

The red parts, illuminated by the sunlight, resembled flames burning.

Lark pointed ahead and said, "Senior Aaron, that's Firestone Island."

Finbdy nodded: "Now I understand why this island is called Firestone Island."

Before the warships could get close, two pirate ships had already arrived at the shore, their black pirate flags depicting a flaming sword.

Aaron realized that the two ships must belong to Fossa.

Hibari explained from the side, "Senior Aaron, according to intelligence, after Whitebeard's death, Shanks and the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates held a funeral for him on Sphinx Island. After that, more than a dozen captains and their pirate crews disbanded and began operating independently. This Firestone Island was originally Fossa's territory."

Without a leader, the group scattered like monkeys falling from a fallen tree. With Whitebeard dead, these "sons" naturally had to divide the family property.

Without the Whitebeard's deterrent, the Blackbeard has been seizing territory everywhere, having already conquered several islands.

Meanwhile, Whitebeard Jr. also wants to inherit the estate and has already wiped out several of his former affiliated pirate crews.

The original captains and captains were now all living in fear.

Aaron had originally planned to sneak onto the island, but he didn't expect that the warships would be discovered from such a distance.

"Boss, should we fire?" said Fendi, standing to the side.

Aaron yawned: "No need. Two mere pirate ships? We can't handle that?"

But the two pirate ships had no qualms. As soon as the warships entered firing range, the cannons on their bows opened fire without hesitation.

Several shells whistled as they landed on the sea near the bow of the ship, sinking with a few splashes and creating a lot of waves.

Then several more shells flew over.

Aaron said, "Skylark, try your marksmanship."

Lark closed his eyes, paused for a second, picked up his sniper rifle, and fired with a "bang".

One shell was hit, producing a loud explosion, which then successfully detonated several other shells.

Aaron nodded in approval: "Excellent. One shot detonated six shells. Lark, your judgment is even better than your marksmanship!"

Hearing Aaron's praise, Yun Que was overjoyed and said, "Senior Aaron, to become a top-notch gunslinger, you still need this kind of judgment."

Finbdy chimed in, "Boss, should I go and sink those two ships?"

Aaron waved his hand: "No need. You can't do it without transforming, and if you do transform, it would be a waste of your talents."

Aaron drew the sword from his waist and held it horizontally in front of him: "I've practiced with this sword for so long, but I haven't really used it much yet. Let's test its effectiveness."

The two pirate ships were already dozens of meters away, with more than a dozen pirates standing at the bow of each ship, baring their teeth and brandishing knives and guns.

Aaron twisted his right wrist and flicked his arm.

The blade sliced ​​through the air with a sharp whistling sound.

The immense force swept through the air, sending out a streak of orange-red energy.

With a soft "snap," the slashing wave sliced ​​through the two pirate ships as easily as a knife cutting through tofu.

Exclamations rang out on the pirate ship, only to be mercilessly drowned out by the sound of gunpowder exploding.

The two pirate ships quickly became battered and teetering on the brink of collapse.

Aaron turned his head and looked at the skylark. The skylark had a straight face and no expression, but his eyes were not on the two pirate ships. Instead, they were looking elsewhere.

With his hands on his hips, Finbdi said, "Boss, with swordsmanship like that, you could be considered a swordsman of the highest caliber."

Aaron sheathed his sword: "Still a long way off."

Finbdi stroked his chin and nodded, "That's true. Boss, you could easily do that with your Tempest Kick too."

Aaron looked towards the shore, where the crowd on the dock was beginning to stir.

Lark asked, "Senior Aaron, what should we do now? The people on the island don't seem to welcome us."

Aaron said, "Indeed. This island, under Whitebeard's protection, has indeed received no favors from the World Government or the Navy for decades. They probably don't have much affection for the Navy."

Yun Que frowned, looking worried. "Senior Aaron, I'm concerned that these civilians might try to stop us..."

Aaron said, "If they remain neutral and do nothing, I can let them go. But if they dare to obstruct us or even fight us, then they are accomplices of pirates and are criminals just like us. We don't show mercy to criminals."

Hibari hesitated, "But...they are still considered commoners after all."

Aaron said, "That depends on which side they choose. Whether they continue to be civilians or take up arms and stand against us."

Lark said nothing more, but gripped the gun even tighter.

Fombard said, "Lark, I think the boss is right. Helping criminals, even if they are brothers, is something we should do emotionally. But legally, if we help them, we become accomplices."

Lark took a deep breath: "I understand. The law is impartial."

Aaron said, "It's good that you understand. It's just a pity that people aren't machines; they always have feelings. I hope they don't make a mistake. Let's also try our best not to hurt the civilians."

The warship sailed toward the dock, where more than thirty pirates had already appeared, fully alert, armed with knives and guns, ready to attack at any moment.

Aaron ordered, "Lark Fombidi and I will go ashore. The rest of you, guard the warship. Whether pirates or civilians, anyone who dares to attack the warship, kill them on sight!"

"yes!"

Twenty marines saluted in unison, and after the salute, they immediately raised their rifles and pulled the bolts, ready to fire at any moment.

Aaron and his two companions jumped onto the dock and walked slowly forward, seemingly oblivious to everyone around them.

"stop!"

The pirate at the front said arrogantly, "How dare you come here to swagger around? Don't you know this island is Fossa's territory?"

Aaron smiled slightly.

Finbuddy shouted, "So what if you know? So what if you don't? We're already on the island! Besides, we just sank two ships. Are you blind? Didn't you see? Call Fossa out right now! I'm not going to waste my breath on you little minions!"

"A nobody?"

The pirate's eyes widened instantly, and he turned to the pirates behind him, shouting, "Tell them who I am!"

The pirates chattered amongst themselves, saying, "He's the great pirate with a bounty of 120 million Berries, the Musketeer Bonasch!"

Lark stepped forward and said, "Senior Aaron, he was also a criminal who escaped from the fifth level of Impel Down."

Aaron grinned. "Bonasch? An escapee from Impel Down? What a pleasant surprise."

Bonasch was taken aback: "Aren't you afraid of me? My bounty is a whopping 120 million Berries!"

"Hahaha!" Finbdi laughed, disdainfully saying, "120 million Berries is nothing! Do you even know who we are?"

Bonasch sneered, "They're just three marines. I know all the famous vice admirals; you're at most rear admirals."