"Captain, are you alright?"
Watching Lucas disappear into the distance, the pirates finally breathed sighs of relief before hurrying toward Cavendish.
"Captain, I checked from the crow’s nest. The Marine Admiral is already gone. He must’ve headed for Uls Island."
"We should take this chance and leave immediately."
"If he changes his mind, we’re finished."
The pirates all fell silent.
In the past, whenever trouble came, their captain—with his 230 million Berries bounty—would shoulder it.
But now...
Even their captain had been flattened.
Who else could possibly stand against that monster?
More importantly...
The newly appointed Marine Admiral didn’t seem to have fought seriously at all.
"No."
"I’m going to Uls Island too."
Cavendish wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. After finally suppressing the churning pain inside his body, he struggled back to his feet.
Staring in the direction Lucas had left, he gritted his teeth.
"I was careless just now. That’s the only reason he caught me off guard."
"Don’t forget—I still have my strongest trump card."
"I’ll challenge him again and prove that Super Rookies aren’t so weak."
"And I’d like to see whether he can stay as arrogant when he faces that monster the World Government chose to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
Seeing the determination on Cavendish’s face, the pirates could only smile bitterly.
Still...
Remembering how easily Lucas had spared them, and recalling the terrifying strength of Edward Weevil, who had destroyed Marine Base G-93, many of them couldn’t help growing curious.
How would the new Admiral deal with a monster like Whitebeard Jr.?
Half an hour later.
Uls Island.
Inside the shattered town, wounded civilians fled in every direction.
Every so often, they looked back in terror at the enormous figure chasing them.
He possessed a massive upper body balanced on strangely skinny legs.
A gigantic naginata rested in his hands.
Snot dripped constantly from his nose.
No...
The one they feared even more was the old woman walking behind him.
"Mom... why haven’t those Marines shown up yet?"
Weevil sniffed loudly, hefting his huge naginata.
"Hehehe..."
"My precious Weevil..."
Miss Bakkin let out a sinister laugh.
"The Marines are all fools."
"If you slowly slaughter everyone on this island one by one..."
"They’ll eventually come running out to play the heroes."
"Weevil."
"If you want your father, Whitebeard, to acknowledge you, we need to make an even bigger name for ourselves."
"Only then will Whitebeard realize that his true biological son is far superior to all those so-called sons of his."
"So..."
"Kill them all."
"Yes, Mom!"
Weevil sniffed again.
His feet slammed into the ground.
BOOM!
The rocky earth shattered beneath him.
Like a cannonball, he shot toward the fleeing civilians hundreds of meters away.
At the same time, the cold gleam of his enormous naginata flashed as it came crashing down.
The civilians’ faces turned deathly pale.
Watching the blade rapidly descend, despair filled their eyes.
"Weevil!"
"Weren’t you looking for us?"
"We’re here!"
"As long as the Marines uphold justice on these seas..."
"We will never allow a single civilian to die before we do!"
"Six Powers — Soru!"
A figure suddenly appeared behind Weevil.
A katana descended with a fierce whistle through the air.
"Mom."
"The little bugs came out again."
"I’ll kill them first."
Weevil instantly spun around.
The naginata that had been aimed at the civilians reversed direction in one fluid motion.
Using the momentum of his entire body, he transformed the downward strike into a devastating horizontal sweep.
CLANG!
A deafening collision echoed across the battlefield.
Vice Admiral Momonga’s expression changed drastically.
A sharp pain shot through his hands.
Unable to withstand the overwhelming force, he was blasted away like a cannonball.
BOOM!!
He crashed into the ruins.
The impact forced a mouthful of blood from his lips.
Looking at Weevil, his eyes burned with frustration.
This was already the third time he had fought the monster.
At first, he had at least been able to exchange blows.
Now...
He couldn’t even withstand a single strike.
Momonga had considered abandoning Uls Island and retreating while waiting for reinforcements from Marine Headquarters.
But every time he saw Weevil massacring innocent civilians...
His sense of justice refused to let him leave.
"Hahaha!"
Miss Bakkin leaned on her cane as she walked to Weevil’s side.
"So this is what Marine Vice Admirals amount to?"
"They’re still no match for my precious son!"
"Vice Admiral Momonga..."
"Didn’t you keep talking about justice?"
"It seems the Marines aren’t qualified to carry justice at all."
"Don’t worry."
"After slaughtering every Marine here..."
"I’ll send these worthless civilians to accompany your precious justice."
"Weevil, my darling."
"Finish him."
"Show him..."
"That your blade is heavier than justice!"
"Yes, Mom!"
Weevil sniffed again.
In his world, there was no right or wrong.
There was only one question.
Was it something his mother wanted him to do?
Looking at the few dozen Marines who had emerged from the ruins, Weevil tightened his grip on his naginata and charged once more.
Vice Admiral Momonga’s face turned pale.
Breaking free from the Marines supporting him, he gripped his katana and rushed forward again.
But...
The instant he moved—
Weevil was already in front of him.
The enormous naginata came crashing down.
Watching the attack rapidly fill his vision...
Momonga instantly understood.
After battle after battle...
His stamina had finally reached its limit.
His body could no longer keep up with Weevil’s speed.
In the distance—
Cavendish and the Beautiful Pirates had just arrived at the battlefield.
They were equally shocked by what they saw.
Originally, they had assumed Lucas, eager to save civilians, would have arrived long before them.
Instead...
They had beaten him here.
Watching a Marine Vice Admiral being utterly overwhelmed by a single pirate...
Even they hesitated.
Should they intervene?
Cavendish’s expression shifted.
After a long pause, he tightened his grip on Durandal.
"...Forget it."
"I’ll treat this as repaying the favor he showed us earlier."
"But that monster is absurdly strong."
"I won’t be able to block many attacks."
He muttered unwillingly.
Just as he was about to move—
A blurred figure suddenly flashed past him.
Someone had already stepped in front of Vice Admiral Momonga.
A calm voice echoed across the battlefield.
"Sorry."
"It looks like..."
"Justice is much heavier than your blade."
BOOM!
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