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Chapter 307 Let's Talk in Silence

Just as Uchiha Hikaru was secretly plotting,

The situation on the battlefield gradually began to change.

Well...

Whitebeard is actually stronger than Kaido. Furthermore, in terms of mechanics, he has a slight advantage over Esdeath.

The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit inherently possesses a penetrating effect. When combined with the Supreme Grade Sword "Murakumogiri" and "Hakuen," it can achieve a synergy greater than the sum of its parts. Even when Esdeath activated "Ice Demon," which is comparable to Susanoo, she still could not withstand the opponent's fierce offensive. In no time, the giant constructed of ice and snow was torn to pieces, on the verge of falling apart.

under these circumstances.

Esdeath could only fight Whitebeard with a sword in her true form.

However, the longsword in her hand was of much lower quality than the "Murakumogiri," and after only a dozen or so moves, it was shattered into several fragments that flew far away. She herself was also knocked back by the heavy force, and her right hand, which was holding the sword, began to tremble violently from the wrist.

At first glance, it was the white beard that seemed to have the upper hand.

but……

It's only been a short while.

For Esdeath, the previous exchange was merely an appetizer before the main course. Although the final clash did injure her, the limited impact of only one arm immobility was negligible—this injury might have been avoided if she hadn't deliberately adopted a head-on tactic to test Whitebeard's strength.

but……

For Whitebeard, that series of fierce attacks had already pushed him close to his current limit.

—After all, he is over seventy years old, the oldest of the current Four Emperors, and has been suffering from a serious illness for several years. He was even receiving an IV drip on the "Modibik" half an hour before the war.

Therefore, although he displayed astonishing strength in a short period of time, Whitebeard's breathing gradually became erratic, and his movements became noticeably slower. Several places on his body where the needles had just been removed were seeping with dark red blood, staining the gauze red.

Hikaru Uchiha was the first to notice these details.

Esdeath was the second.

"……Um?"

Do you have a hidden ailment?

The questioning of Esdeath.

The white-bearded man took a deep breath, then burst into laughter: "Gurrahrah~~ It's just a minor ailment, not enough to stop me from fighting. Come on! Let me see what you've got. You must have other tricks up your sleeve, right?!"

As he spoke, the white-bearded man gritted his teeth and slashed several more times.

These strikes, of course, were a mixture of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power and the "Tension" technique, but in terms of both speed and momentum, they were far inferior to those at the very beginning of the battle.

Esdeath easily dodged and weaved a few times, avoiding the oncoming blades, and then leaped away from the center of the battlefield.

Let's stop here.

"If you can't maintain that level of performance, your strength won't satisfy me. Go back and get your body in better shape before coming back."

"..."

The white-bearded man frowned, as if he wanted to say something more.

But Uchiha Hikaru had already stood up at this moment, and with a light touch of his toes, he floated up into the air not far from the former.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Hikaru Uchiha, the vice-captain of the 'Dimensional Pirates'. This is my crewmate, Esdeath."

"Although you may not have heard of us, our arrival is related to one of the captains of your fleet, who is also your son... Before we get to the main topic, let's eat this first."

talking.

Uchiha Hikaru reached into his pocket, broke something in half, and threw it out.

Esdeath caught it casually, glanced at it, and tossed it into her mouth without a second thought. Whitebeard, however, hesitated for a moment after grabbing it, then looked up at his palm and asked, "What's this?"

"It's a local specialty from my hometown."

Uchiha Hikaru chuckled: "What, are you afraid we'll poison you?"

"...Those who would resort to such despicable means cannot reach this level of strength."

Whitebeard swallowed the thing in his palm in one gulp.

then……

"?!"

What Uchiha Hikaru threw out was, of course, a Senzu Bean.

This thing is extremely precious, and she didn't want to waste it. However, seeing the white-bearded man bleeding all over his body was really frightening. He might be about to die prematurely, so she could only give him one to help stabilize his condition.

As the magic bean was swallowed.

Esdeath and Whitebeard's strength are both recovering rapidly.

The muscle tear inside the former's arm and the bleeding on the latter's body surface healed completely in a very short time, at a speed visible to the naked eye.

However, the old scars on Whitebeard's body remained unchanged.

Moreover, his breathing only returned to a state close to that before the battle before it gradually stopped, and he still seemed somewhat weak.

That's normal.

The magic bean can heal wounds, but the "wounds" here refer to newly incurred ones, not old wounds sustained in youth.

Moreover, Whitebeard often suffers from complications such as organ failure, which are not within the scope of the Senzu Bean's treatment.

but……

Even if the effect wasn't outstanding, the appearance of Senzu Beans was still quite surprising for Whitebeard, who lived in the pirate world.

"Kid, was what you just gave me some kind of special medicine? I don't know where you got this amazing drug, but thank you anyway!"

After another burst of laughter, the white-bearded man's expression turned serious: "What were you referring to earlier, the matter concerning my son?"

Whitebeard showed no favoritism towards his many "sons," considering each one equally important, except for the traitor Teach. However, the mention of "captain" by Uchiha Hikaru made his eyelids twitch, and a sudden sense of unease arose in his heart.

The Whitebeard's fleet had a total of 16 captains.

At this point in time, the only ones whose whereabouts are unknown are probably...

"That's right, it's Portgas D. Ace."

"That 2nd Division Captain is also the son of the Pirate King Roger."

Uchiha Hikaru casually uttered the answer, then glanced at the destroyer behind him out of the corner of his eye, extending an invitation:

"One of our crew members, a longtime friend of his, learned about his recent situation from elsewhere and decided to come and see for himself... Would you mind if we spoke privately for a moment?"

(End of this chapter)