One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

Shanks, sensing that Maggie had awakened, turned his head and saw the figure walking out from the ship's side in the distance.

"It seems he has woken up."

"Who is it?" Marco asked, standing next to him.

"It seems that his fruit properties have also affected you. He was the little brother of the shattered Marineford back then."

"So it was him. If Shanks hadn't mentioned it, we would have forgotten about our benefactor who helped us escape unscathed. We only knew that the strong man back then was Luffy's crewmate, but we couldn't recall anything about his appearance." Marco said self-deprecatingly, recalling how he had also gone to the cabin several times to check on the other person, but each time he unconsciously forgot his appearance, only knowing that his benefactor was lying in that spot in the cabin, and his size was completely vague. Once the location changed, he would have to ask Shanks again.

"The effect of the Devil Fruit naturally erases his presence."

"I see. It's a terrible side effect that no one knows you exist." Hearing Shanks' answer, Neilco steadied himself, took a step forward, looked in Maby's direction, and shouted loudly!

"All captains, listen up! That man is our savior who saved us at Marineford! If it weren't for him, many of our brothers would have died at the hands of the Marines. He helped our father make the final stand! Please accept the gratitude of our entire pirate crew!" After saying that, he bowed deeply in Maple's direction.

"Marine Fondo!"

"Stop them together with Dad!"

"benefactor!"

"So it was him. I heard he had been recuperating in Red-Haired's cabin."

"How come he's so young?"

Hearing Marco's shout immediately reminded everyone present of the terrifying scene of the world being shattered in the square of Marineford. Even now, an endless abyss still exists above the ruins of Marineford, swallowing the ocean waves.

Tens of thousands of people present turned to face the direction Mabi had extended, their faces filled with respect, and followed Marco in bowing to Mabi. The crowd leading to the island's tombstones slowly backed away, making way for Mabi to walk.

Strong people are respected wherever they go, let alone those who have helped them.

"Let's go." Mabi accepted their luggage without hesitation, lightly tapping the ground with her slightly recovered feet as she instructed the nurse supporting her.

Even Mabi, a member of the world's strongest Whitebeard Pirates, showed no emotion. After more than a decade of experience, he had given up on making everyone remember him. All glory rose with the wind and vanished with it.

"Brother Shanks, Marco, it's been a long time!" Mabi took the wine bowl from Marco with one hand, leaned on the guardian sword that was handed to her, and slowly moved forward, splashing the wine in her hand across the gravestone.

"I really don't know how to thank you! Brother Mabi..." Marco thanked Mabi after she poured him the drink, but Mabi raised her hand to stop him.

"Don't say such things. Although this is the first time we've met the old man with the white beard, he is a figure I admire. He has protected his family ties for decades without wavering." Mabi looked at the naginata standing in front of her and the tattered, blood-stained cloak fluttering in the wind. She could imagine that the brutal battle was still vivid in her mind.

"I met him again in the underworld, and he asked me to tell you not to easily start a war with Blackbeard." Maggie turned to Marco and told him about the message she had modified without his permission. With Blackbeard's current power, Maggie was doing her best to remind him and prevent history from repeating itself.

Experiencing the power of darkness devouring things up close, their own space shattered and was also completely swallowed up in front of him. Ace and Marco probably couldn't defeat him now.

"···"

Marco pondered for a moment and nodded in reply, "I know, after all, Father's shockwave power was completely absorbed back then, I will restrain them."

"Why!" Upon hearing Mabi and Marco's conversation, Ace, who had been silent all along, suddenly sprang to his feet.

"Why! Don't you understand yet? Do you have to have someone else die before you understand? Don't you know what happened to Garp on the execution platform? I was right behind you then!" Maggie stepped forward and confronted Ace directly, coldly demanding an explanation.

Reaching out, she grabbed Ace's shoulder and struck him directly behind his knee joint with the scabbard. Mabi's limp body pressed down on Ace's calves, forcing him to kneel on the damp, alcohol-scented earth. She pressed Ace's head down into the mud with one hand.

The Whitebeard Pirates crew members nearby tried to stop Maple's actions, but were subsequently stopped by Marco.

Maggie leaned in and whispered coldly in his ear!

"Kneel before Whitebeard's tombstone and think carefully about how Whitebeard advised you not to follow him! Wait until you've decided whether you want to protect your pirate crew or focus on fighting Blackbeard before you get up!"

After saying that, Mabi leaned on her long sword and stood up again, watching Ace's back as he struggled to grab at the dirt, completely ignoring the pain all over her body.

Ace! You're not alone now! Even though you knew you'd drag your brothers down with you, you still insisted on hunting down Blackbeard alone.

But you haven't considered the consequences of him handing you over to the Navy to hold Whitebeard hostage. Your brother and father both died because of this. I hope you can think this through in front of Whitebeard's tombstone!

"Marco, in that case we'll take our leave!" Shanks stepped forward to support Mabe as she was about to fall, and seeing that he had finished his business, he bid farewell to Marco.

"Redhead! Brother Mabi! Thank you so much for your help!" Marco said, expressing his gratitude as the two were about to leave.

"Don't say such things! Even if Whitebeard was an enemy, he was still a man worthy of respect. I'm sure Sengoku thought so too!" Shanks looked at the tombstone in front of him, then, supporting Maple's body, turned and walked towards the Red Fox.

"What a fine kid! I see that white-bearded man who disdained power and wealth in him!" The Golden Lion, acting as if he were invisible, looked at Maple, who was being put on Shanks' arm, and uttered a nostalgic sound.

“Really? He does look quite like his father,” Marco agreed.

“Mabi, you’ve become much stronger over the years, and you’re qualified to be one of the strongest people in the world. Where are you going now? We’ll see you off!” Shanks asked, putting his arm around Mabi’s shoulder.

“Let’s head back to the upper half of the Grand Line first,” Maggie replied. Although she had sent a message in the newspapers in the Sabaody Archipelago that she was still alive, news of the Marineford incident might have already spread and they might already know about her activities there. She needed to let them know she was safe as soon as possible.

"By the way! What about Luffy? Is he alright?" Maggie knew nothing about what had happened after her death, so she took the opportunity to ask.

"Luffy? Before entering the New World, he was handed over to Hancock and a rookie pirate by Ace. After all, he's not ready to enter the New World yet," Shanks replied, gazing at the distant, surging ocean.

"I'm glad he's alright!" Maby thought to herself, following Shanks onto the ship's railing.

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at the same time!

Nine-She Island!

A majestic mountain range collapsed with a deafening roar that echoed throughout the entire island!

The sea monsters, which were foraging in the distance, seemed to be startled and immediately dived to the surface and disappeared.

"Ah! Ah! Ah! Mabi! Mabi, it's my fault! If it weren't for me, no one could have stopped you!" Luffy, his body wrapped in bandages, slammed his fist into the distant mountains, sending earth and rocks flying, and countless spotted snakes once again rushing into the distance.

Several women, each wearing a snake as a belt, watched the roaring voice from afar, their eyes filled with worry.

"Damn it! Damn it! You're too weak! You're still too weak! Every time it's you who stays behind while we run away! I'm the captain, what can I use to protect you all!"

"Brother Luffy! Brother Maple is alright! He will definitely escape. No one in this world can defeat him!" Merry, in his humanoid mechanical form, comforted him, but the blue and white lightning flashing in his mechanical compound eyes showed that he was also not at peace.

"Merry! Merry, quickly transform into a plane and take me to Maple. Even if it's just his corpse, I want to stay by his side!" In his anger, Luffy seemed to have thought of something and rushed towards Merry's mechanical body, shouting loudly.

"No, my brother told me to protect you before he left, you can't go to him!" Remembering her brother's instructions, Merry resolutely refused, her body crackling with blue and white lightning.

"Why! Why? I just want to see Maple!" Enraged by the rejection, Luffy frantically shook Merry's mechanical body with one hand.

"Brother Luffy!" Jinbe, who was also standing to the side, spoke up to comfort him.

"Get out! All of you get out! You don't want to help me at a time like this! Get out! Get out of here!" Feeling desperate again, Luffy lost his temper and shouted loudly.

"None of you are helping me! I'll swim across by myself!" After shouting, he rushed towards the shore. Luo and the others, who were resting on the shore, watched helplessly as Lu Fei jumped into the submarine and closed the hatch!

"Captain Luffy! Let go of my ship!"

Chapter 213 Reunion with Companions! Pursuing Education!

Three days later!

On a calm stretch of sea, a two-sailed sailboat and a small, bird-like iron object are moored.

Goodbye Shanks! The next time we meet will probably be when all of us crew members reunite!

"Phew! Take care, you lazy bum! From now on, plan before you act. You did well at Marineford this time," Ben Beckman said with a laugh, exhaling from his cigarette.

"Haha! After all, I learned a couple of tricks from Brother Beckman." Maby laughed, standing on the wing of the plane.

"Uncle Yasopp! I'm going back to tell Usopp that his dad is waiting for him in the New World!"

"Why are they the older brothers and I'm just an old man!" Mabi's address immediately made him extremely depressed.

"Hey! You lazy bum, remember to invite Luffy to the banquet, we've been waiting for him!" Lucky Roux shouted, waving the piece of meat in his hand.

"Definitely! Definitely! We'll definitely drive for three days and three nights!"

After greeting all the crew members, Shanks looked at Maggie as she prepared to board the ship and spoke up to remind her.

"Mabi! Watch out for that guy from the Holy Land. He won't log into the Holy Land until his Observation Haki is activated."

"Im? Don't worry, Brother Shanks, I already have someone in mind for my next teacher. I'll go and learn from him after I meet my companions." Mabi glanced at the various permanent pointers displayed on the control panel.

He kept everything buried in his heart. He modified the sea chart on Shanks' ship and added many permanent pointers to help him reach the islands marked on it.

"Goodbye, everyone! I'll be going first!" Mabi said goodbye, then activated the Wind-Blowing Shell and the brand-new steel giant bird began to move with the wind. Looking at the figures on the ship's side behind her, she opened the wings again and used the airflow to fly into the sky.

"Has he left? It seems the boy with a bounty of only ten Berries is going back to the New World to challenge the Four Emperors. After all, Haki needs to be developed through battles to improve rapidly." Ben Beckman's face was full of smiles.

"Haha! Looks like those two are in for some fun! Let's go to the East China Sea and cause some trouble."

"Change course, heading towards East China Sea Windmill Village!"

"Yes, Boss Shanks!"

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"Who is Sengoku? He only has a sword and no face!" Aokiji, whose waist was wrapped in bandages, peeked out and asked, frowning as he stared at the 10-Berry bounty on Sengoku's face.

"Phew! A forgettable, insignificant brat!"

Garp, is this the kind of lazy bum you were talking about who's not inherently bad? If the war starts and space is shattered, the entire lower ranks of the Navy will likely be wiped out!

So be it! His bounty will not be increased!

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Two days later!

Boeing Islands!

Mabi stood in the air, looking at the island that resembled a man-eating flower, and roared loudly as countless sweet scents filled her nostrils!

"Usopp!"

"Hey! Why do I hear Maby's voice?"

"Usopp! If you don't come out, I'm leaving!" Maggie's voice reached Usopp's ears intermittently!

"Haha! It really is Mabe, he's come looking for me!" Usopp, who looked like a fat ball, was overjoyed and, ignoring his sweaty body, took out a firework and shot it into the sky!

"Mabby, I'm here!"

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Four days later!

Mechanical Island! The future nation of Balchimoa!

"Frankie! Come and fix the plane for me quickly so it can be faster."

"Mabi?"