Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

However, what's more important now is Cao Mao and his group. We must not let them successfully reach the North Sea, otherwise the navy will never have another chance to openly attack them.

So even though Sakazuki was unwilling, he still contacted Sengoku, who was in the North Sea.

Sengoku was quite surprised to learn that the Straw Hat Pirates, the Red-Haired Pirates, and the Buggy Pirates had joined forces to defeat the Marines.

He originally thought that the enemy would at most escape the Navy's encirclement, but he did not expect that they would be able to defeat the Navy and even Green Bull was seriously injured.

However, after learning that Sakazuki wanted Fujitora to capture the Straw Hat crew, Sengoku handed the Den Den Mushi directly to Fujitora.

"You're still a Marine Admiral, isn't capturing pirates your job?" Sakazuki roared angrily after being rejected by Fujitora.

"Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, you should know that the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates have already sent people there, right? If I go there now, and then there's a big battle between the two sides, it might give the Straw Hat Pirates another chance to escape!" Fujitora said with a helpless expression.

“You can lie in ambush in the North Sea region!” Sakazuki said in a deep voice after a long pause.

“Admiral Sakazuki, we are the Navy!” Fujitora replied immediately. “If we can’t even abide by the rules we set ourselves, how can you expect others to follow them?”

After saying that, Fujitora hung up the Den Den Mushi, which angered Sakazuki so much that he almost burned down the Marshal's office.

Chapter 820 Interception

"Katakuri-nii, we've spotted the Straw Hat Pirates' ship! Should we make our move now?" Katakuri was waiting for the Straw Hat Pirates in the Calm Belt, near the North Blue border.

"I really didn't expect them to be able to defeat the Navy! Did you spot the Red-Haired Pirates' ship near them?" Katakuri, sitting to the side, said softly.

"No! But we haven't found the location of the Beasts Pirates either!" The subordinate shook his head and replied.

“This is the last stretch of road into the North Blue. Unless they don’t come, this is the last place to make their move! So don’t worry, both the Navy and the Beast Pirates will make their move! It’s just that the Red-Haired Pirates aren’t here, which is a bit strange!” Katakuri said, stroking his chin.

"Should we wait a little longer?" Charlotte Saint-Marc said with a worried expression.

He is the twenty-second son of the Charlotte Family and one of the elite ministers among the thirty-four ministers. This time, he and several of his brothers and sisters are assisting Katakuri in seizing the One Piece from the Straw Hat crew.

"No need. When we make a move, they'll make a move too! They might even strike first before we do!" Katakuri said confidently. "As for the Red-Haired Pirates, they might have suffered heavy losses in their battle with the Navy and retreated back to the New World! After all, they're different from the Straw Hat crew; they're a legitimate Yonko (Four Emperors) pirate crew. Even in the New World, no one would dare to mess with them!"

“However… Brother Katakuri, Mother and Kaido have suffered a recent defeat at the front, and we…” Another officer, Charlotte Hafald, hesitated before speaking.

He was the twentieth son of the Charlotte family, not the thirty-fourth minister, but he was still considered one of the officials.

Katakuri's face darkened upon hearing this, and he said, "I didn't expect that the extraterrestrial visitors would be hiding such great strength. Perhaps this is why the Whitebeard Pirates didn't continue their attack. When the Whitebeard Pirates stopped advancing, we thought it was because the previous battles had depleted their strength too much. Now it seems that the Whitebeard Pirates have more information than we do."

"I wonder how things are going with Mom. We must catch the Straw Hat Boy and bring him back to see her. She'll be so happy!" Charlotte Saint-Marc said with a determined look.

Katakuri, on the other hand, wasn't very confident about capturing the Straw Hat Pirates. He already knew that the Straw Hat crew was no small fry when they wreaked havoc on Whole Cake Island.

Especially after they defeated the Navy this time, Katakuri became even more wary of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Everyone thought that the Navy was defeated because of the Red-Haired Pirates, but Katakuri guessed that the Straw Hat Pirates definitely played a part in it.

Therefore, he really didn't have much confidence in this operation!

However, since his mother asked him to come, he will definitely do his best.

Soon, the Straw Hat Pirates appeared before them, and Katakuri told everyone to prepare for battle.

However, just as they emerged to block the Straw Hat crew's path, a black dot appeared in the sky, allowing Katakuri to halt his subordinates' attack.

As the black dot drew closer, it was revealed to be King, transformed into a pterosaur, dragging a pirate ship as it descended from the sky and landed right in front of the Straw Hat crew.

"Jin the Wildfire! I never expected you to make your appearance in this way!" Katakuri said in a deep voice as he looked at the appearing Jin.

"Hehe... Katakuri, I knew you guys would show up! But we have the same goal, and we're still allies. Since everyone's shown up, let's take down the Straw Hat crew first. As for how to divide things up, we'll leave that to the captain. How about that?" King looked at Katakuri and suddenly suggested.

"It seems your Beasts Pirates suffered considerable losses this time, otherwise you wouldn't have said something like that!" Katakuri replied with a smile after only a moment's thought.

"Of course, didn't your Big Mom Pirates also suffer considerable losses? Otherwise, why would you have waited for me?" In King's view, Katakuri hadn't made a move before because he was waiting for him to appear so that the two sides could join forces.

"It's Katakuri of the Big Mom Pirates and King of the Beasts Pirates!" Jinbe shouted solemnly on the Sunny.

Although it wasn't the captains of the two pirate crews who came in person, the ones who did were their respective second-in-commands, and their strength should not be underestimated.

"It seems you suffered quite a bit to escape from the Navy!" Katakuri said expressionlessly, looking at everyone wrapped in thick bandages.

"Even in this state, I'm more than capable of dealing with you!" Zoro glanced provocatively at King, whom he had defeated back on Onigashima.

"Is that so? I hope you can say the same thing later!" Jin didn't say much more, but planned to give the order to attack directly.

But at that moment, a small black dot suddenly appeared in the sky not far away and quickly approached.

"Who is it?" Charlotte Heifat looked at the sky in surprise and shouted.

"Speaking of which, instead of fighting off extraterrestrials on the front lines, what are you doing playing with these kids here?" The black dot quickly approached, revealing Marco in his phoenix form.

"Phoenix Marco!" King and Katakuri both looked at Marco in the air with considerable apprehension. Don't be fooled by the fact that he wasn't the second-in-command of a Yonko, but only a captain; Marco's strength was already at the level of a Yonko's vice-captain.

If Marco intervenes, the outcome of this battle will become even more unpredictable.

"Marco, your Whitebeard Pirates are also interested in the One Piece?" King asked, frowning.

He remembered that Kaido had once casually mentioned to him that if anyone in the world was closest to the One Piece, it would definitely be the Whitebeard Pirates.

Roger was able to go to the final island because Reina of the Whitebeard Pirates revealed it to him. In other words, if they had wanted to go, Whitebeard would probably have been the Pirate King long ago, and Roger wouldn't have even had a chance.

However, it seems that neither Whitebeard nor Reina is interested in the final island or the One Piece. They have been spending their time in the New World. Reina even built a "Crescent Moon Island" in the New World for this purpose!

On Crescent Moon Island, Whitebeard was the king, and they even ruled that sea area. No pirate dared to cause trouble in that area.

Chapter 821 Rematch

"I'm not interested in the One Piece. If I wanted it, I'd go get it myself instead of making things difficult for some kids here!" Marco said with a light laugh as he slowly landed on the Sunny.

Then he greeted the Straw Hat crew, and they seemed quite familiar with each other.

Nami, Usopp, and Chopper, this cowardly trio, finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Marco.

“Marco, if you want to leave, you can take Robin with you. All we need is the One Piece!” Katakuri suddenly said.

King did not refute his words, clearly believing that letting Robin go would be a worthwhile trade-off to avoid fighting Marco.

“But… with your intelligence capabilities, you should know that Straw Hat Luffy is the younger brother of our Second Division Captain, Fire Fist Ace, right? If you let him take Straw Hat Luffy away, I won’t be able to explain it to Ace when I get back!” Marco said with a smile.

"So... you're definitely going to get involved? I don't know why the Navy hasn't shown up yet, but are you sure you'll have the strength to deal with the Navy after you've dealt with us?" Katakuri said to Marco, his smile fading.

This is exactly what Marco is worried about.

He had already arrived in the North Blue and safely delivered his wife, children, Bellemere, and Ken to the Whitebeard Pirates' base in the North Blue before finding the Straw Hat crew.

At that time, neither the Big Mom Pirates nor the Beasts Pirates had shown up, so after greeting the Straw Hat crew, he began to hide above them.

Now that the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates have shown up, but the Marines haven't, Marco is worried that the Marines might be planning to use a double-edged sword.

But now, once they get past this hurdle, they will enter the North Sea region. Does the Navy intend to take action in the North Sea? If so, unless the Navy can eliminate them all, if even one person survives, it will be a catastrophic disaster for the Navy. At the very least, the Navy's forces in the North Sea will be completely wiped out.

So Marco was considering whether or not to take the risk. If he fought them here now, although he wasn't confident he could defeat them, protecting Cao Mao and his group as they left would be too much of a risk.

The problem is that if he does that, and the navy is lying in ambush in the North Sea, then they may really have no ability to resist.

Katakuri and King are facing the same problem. They are fighting the Straw Hat crew now, and if the Navy comes, they may be wiped out. However, it is impossible to let the Straw Hat crew go here, otherwise they will not be able to explain to their respective captains when they return.

In particular, their captain had just suffered a defeat at the front and desperately needed a victory here to boost morale.

So after exchanging a glance, the two decided to take action.

Regardless of whether the navy is lying in ambush or not, if the navy dares to take action against them, the unity that the North Sea has worked so hard to build will definitely fall into chaos, which is definitely not what the navy wants to see.

Therefore, they guessed that even if the Navy were to take action, the target would definitely not be them, but only the Straw Hat crew.

Amo and his crew are making their move here first. If they can defeat the Straw Hat crew and Marco, then the One Piece will be theirs.

Upon seeing the murderous intent emanating from the two men, Marco knew things were going badly. He immediately took out a summoning scroll and said, "It seems I can't scare you two away on my own! In that case, I'll have to send Reina over to speak to you personally!"

Marco's words immediately made Katakuri and Jin stop what they were doing, and then they looked at Marco with some surprise and uncertainty.

"Could it be that Reina has also returned from the front lines? But why haven't we received any news? You think you can fool me with something like this? You won't get away with it so easily!" Katakuri said suspiciously.

Marco shook his head and said, "Reina is still on the front lines, but this summoning scroll in my hand can temporarily summon Reina, just like when he summons Slippery and Hard Shell! Although there is a time limit, I believe that even if he can't defeat you within a short period of time, he can still exhaust your stamina. Then you will still be able to fight us."

"Pineapple Head... Don't worry, we can still fight!" At this moment, Luffy stood next to Marco and shouted loudly.

"Pineapple... Pineapple head?" Marco's face darkened, and he looked at Luffy with utter speechlessness.

"Ah~ what's your name again? I forgot, Bolok? Bolok?" Luffy saw that Marco's expression was not good and knew that it was because of the nickname he had given him, so he was going to call Marco by his name, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

Fortunately, Marco wasn't one to hold grudges, and Robin immediately reminded her captain, giving Marco an apologetic smile.

Meanwhile, Katakuri and Jin, who were already preparing to take action, hesitated because of Marco's words. If Marco really summoned Reyna, it would be quite troublesome for them.

But at this moment, Charlotte Saint Marc spoke up, "Brother Katakuri, we have no way out. If we retreat now, we won't be able to explain it to Mother! Even if they can call Reyna, with Brother Katakuri and Lord Jin there, we can still retreat!"

Charlotte Saint Marc's words made Jhin and Katakuri make up their minds instantly.

That's true. If they retreat without even fighting, they won't be able to explain themselves when they get back.

Just as they knew the navy might be lying in ambush behind them, they now had no choice but to take action.

"It seems there's no way to resolve this peacefully anymore, Straw Hat Boy, get ready to fight!" Marco, seeing this, was already prepared for battle.

As for the psychic Reina, that was a last resort, not a method he was going to use right now.

"Attack!" Just as Katakuri and King acted simultaneously, Marco and the Straw Hat crew also made their move, and the battle resumed at that moment.

"Boom boom boom..."

Just as the battle began here, a naval warship was stationed among the reefs some distance away.

"Ugh... What a hassle! I have to stay here. I really miss the leisurely life in the office! Aokiji is so much better! He's always on vacation or traveling. Sakazuki has almost forgotten he exists!" On the deck of a naval warship, Kizaru lay on a deck chair and said with a lewd expression.

Chapter 822 Reina's Daily Life

"Hey... don't fight so hard, right? Wouldn't it be better if we all got along peacefully?" Near the Calm Belt in the North Sea, the Phoenix Marco was fighting the Wildfire Jhin.

“We’ve never been on the same page to begin with!” Ember spread his wings, creating some distance between himself and Marco, and said softly.

"Heh... How would anyone know if we didn't try? Now that our goals are aligned, we shouldn't be fighting a pointless battle here in the face of the threat from extraterrestrials!" Marco said sincerely, without giving chase.

"Make Straw Hat Luffy hand over the One Piece, and we'll leave immediately!" King replied without hesitation.

“That’s going too far! They found those treasures themselves, why should they hand them over to you? If you found treasures and someone asked you for them, would you give them to them?” Marco said helplessly.

"That's why we're pirates! Isn't that what pirates are all about? They get what they want!" King replied matter-of-factly.

Marco didn't know how to refute his words because... what King said made a lot of sense. They weren't the Marines, so they didn't need to reason with each other. They were pirates, so they only needed to let their strength speak for itself.