What they never expected was that Akainu had only been the vanguard. The real Marine force hadn't even appeared yet.
Perhaps…
Next would be the true battle!
"Isn't this funny? Hahaha!"
After hearing the news, Kronos felt no fear at all—instead, he found it amusing!
The others understood at once. They knew exactly what their captain was thinking.
"Garp? Hahaha, I didn't expect to meet such an interesting opponent so soon!"
Uchiha Madara was excited.
The rest of the crew became fired up as well. To them, this wasn't a danger at all.
On the contrary, it was an opportunity!
If they could prove themselves in this battle, the captain would surely look upon them more favorably.
Not to mention—
The opponent they would be facing this time…
His background was far greater than that of Akainu.
This was the Marine Hero, Garp!
If you had to name the most famous man in the Marines, it wasn't necessarily the current Fleet Admiral, nor even the Admirals. No—Garp, just a Vice Admiral, stood above them all in reputation.
Even without the title, Garp was, in the eyes of the world, the true symbol of the Marines.
To say that Garp was the face of the Marines—basically everyone agreed, without question.
Over forty years ago, long before the age of the new-generation pirates, Garp used his iron fist to crush one powerful pirate after another!
Among them was a terrifying pirate by the name of Rocks.
How powerful had Rocks been back then? He was considered the strongest pirate of his era, even more fearsome than Whitebeard in his prime. His subordinates were a storm of monsters—countless powerful figures, Whitebeard included, served under him.
But in the end, this overwhelmingly powerful Rocks was destroyed—killed on the spot—when Garp teamed up with Gol D. Roger to bring down his empire!
It was because of that legendary battle that Garp the Fist rose to fame across the world, becoming the idol of countless Marine soldiers.
Afterward, Garp led his own Marine fleet, relentlessly chasing down pirates wherever they emerged.
Just thinking about this made everyone's blood boil—they couldn't wait to meet Garp face-to-face!
"Come on, Garp! I want to fight the legendary Marine hero myself and show him just how strong we are!"
Gojo Satoru laughed.
After defeating both Whitebeard and Akainu, even the trainee members of the crew felt confident. Even if the Marines gathered all their forces, the Kamui Pirates believed they could still stand against them.
There was only one possible ending—Marine defeat!
Kronos suddenly remembered something and turned to Payne.
"By the way, any news about Katakuri?"
Not long ago, Katakuri had been forced into a duel with Marco. After a hard-fought battle, he was defeated and captured by Marco.
Since then, Kronos had lost track of Katakuri's whereabouts.
But no matter what, Katakuri was a crucial figure in the Charlotte Family.
At this stage, Kronos didn't want to lose such an important piece on the board.
Otherwise, they would lose one of their greatest advantages in dealing with Big Mom's Charlotte Family.
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