Their Roger Pirates only feared the World Government in this World. Apart from the World Government, no other force could make them fear!
Whether it was the Limitless Pirates or the Flying Pirates, the Roger Pirates would not fear them one bit!
Even if they couldn't win, they could at most run. The Roger Pirates had done this before.
Although Roger's words made them very proud, in reality, Rayleigh was also a bit speechless.
His meaning was clearly, what should they do if they encounter the Flying Pirates blocking them? Should they run away in advance, or hide from the Flying Pirates?
The Flying Pirates had at least two hundred thousand Pirates and ships that could fly. Even if the Roger Pirates could win, it would be a Pyrrhic victory!
Most importantly, after fighting the Limitless Pirates for half a month, he really didn't want to fight anymore!
Who knew Roger would directly say to start fighting? This made Rayleigh very speechless, but he couldn't do anything about it. After all, this guy was their Captain!
Limitless Pirates:
"Husband, just as you guessed, the Flying Pirates have set up many scouts outside. The Roger Pirates probably won't be able to escape the pursuit of the Flying Pirates this time!"
After Roger left, Shakky walked out and said.
"Is that so? It seems Golden Lion is impatient to defeat the Roger Pirates!"
Nox said thoughtfully.
"Why does Golden Lion have to fight the Roger Pirates? It shouldn't be of any benefit to him. Even if he defeats the Roger Pirates, the Roger Pirates can't possibly surrender to the Flying Pirates."
"The final result is nothing more than mutual destruction, or a Pyrrhic victory."
Shakky couldn't figure out what Golden Lion was thinking.
Golden Lion's enemy was the World Government. Logically, the stronger his Pirate forces, the better. Now Golden Lion was targeting the Roger Pirates instead, which made Shakky unable to guess what Golden Lion was thinking.
"Perhaps it's because Golden Lion invited Roger to cooperate in ruling the World, and Roger refused, so Golden Lion became angry out of shame and held a grudge."
"Plus, Golden Lion now feels that the Flying Pirates can defeat the Roger Pirates and wants to use powerful means to defeat the Roger Pirates, perhaps even forcefully subdue the Roger Pirates!"
Nox suddenly thought of a very funny reason.
Because even the current Nox didn't know why Golden Lion would fight a great battle with the Roger Pirates, just like in the original story.
After all, only he and Reinhardt knew about Golden Lion coveting the Ancient Weapon. Others didn't know that the Flying Pirates were targeting the Roger Pirates for the Ancient Weapon.
It could only be said that Nox's butterfly effect had fanned the trajectory of history, deviating from the scope of his own knowledge.
"Regardless of the reason, when the Flying Pirates and the Roger Pirates start fighting, does our Limitless Pirates need to do anything?"
Shakky asked curiously.
"No need. If they want to fight, let them fight. We'll watch from the sidelines and sit back and reap the benefits."
Nox shook his head and said.
Marineford:
"Reporting to the Fleet Admiral, the great battle between the Roger Pirates and the Limitless Pirates has ended. There were no casualties for either the Roger Pirates or the Limitless Pirates, and they even held a banquet together at the end!"
"Now the Roger Pirates have set sail, and the Flying Pirates are tracking the Roger Pirates."
In the Fleet Admiral's office, the signalman reported on the Pirates in the New World.
"I understand. Inform Vice Admiral Garp, who is stationed in the New World, not to leave the Marine base and not to interfere with the Pirates' affairs. Just stay safely in the Marine Fortress. The most important thing for our Marine now is to recuperate."
Sengoku said.
The current Marine was too difficult. There wasn't a single Admiral. Garp went to the New World to guard, and Zephyr retired to the background.
Because of the Marine's defeat, Pirates rose up in the Four Seas, causing great chaos, but the Marine had no one to suppress them and could only let those Pirates run rampant.
"Just endure for a few more years, and when the new generation of Marine soldiers grows up, the Marine will be better off!"
Sengoku said helplessly.
Now he, the Fleet Admiral of the Marine, was a lone commander. He didn't have a single usable Admiral under him, and sometimes he even had to take action himself. This was much worse than when Kong was in charge.
At least when Steel Bone Kong was in office, he had Sengoku as an Admiral who could be dispatched. Although Garp wasn't an Admiral, he was willing to listen to Fleet Admiral Kong's orders.
Now that he was the Fleet Admiral, Garp kept thinking about going back to his hometown for vacation, and Zephyr had completely retired to the background. As the Fleet Admiral, he couldn't forcefully demand things from his two former good comrades, so he could only look forward to the next generation of the Marine.
West Blue, Besk Island:
Zephyr led this batch of elite training camp Marine soldiers out for training. Among this batch of elite training camp members were Kuzan, the future Marine Admiral, and also Mounis, who was sent by the Limitless Pirates to be a spy in the Marine.
However, compared to Aokiji, who had already eaten a Devil Fruit, Mounis was quite a bit weaker. But, this was only compared to Kuzan; he was still better than the others.
"Listen to me, your mission this time is to eliminate the Spark Pirates. I and the other instructors will not take action. The Spark Pirates must be eliminated by yourselves. Even if you die in the process, it is because your strength is insufficient. We will at most help you get revenge in the end!"
"Now, it's still not too late for those who want to quit. Does anyone want to quit?"
Zephyr looked at these new recruits in front of him and said loudly.
None of the Marine soldiers present spoke. Standing firmly in place was their best answer!
"Very good. The Spark Pirates are on this island. Find their location and eliminate them. Go!"
Zephyr said with satisfaction.
They had already investigated the Spark Pirates thoroughly. The strongest Captain couldn't compare to Mounis, so they were very relieved to let these trainees surround and annihilate the Spark Pirates, just to let these trainees see some blood and get familiar with eliminating Pirates.
"Hehe, Mounis, should we team up? If we team up, maybe the two of us can take down the Spark Pirates."
After arriving on Besk Island, Kuzan immediately found Mounis.
Among this batch of trainees, only Mounis's strength was recognized by Kuzan.
"I don't want to team up with you. Your strength is stronger than mine. If we encounter the Spark Pirates, the greatest credit will definitely go to you!"
"If I find the Spark Pirates first and take care of them, I'll have a chance to get first place this time!"
Mounis refused without even thinking and ran into the island using Shave first.
"Mounis is as rational as ever, but I won't lose!"
Blocking the departing Mounis, Kuzan scratched his head helplessly. It was really because he had no experience in finding people, otherwise he wouldn't have looked for Mounis to team up.
After Mounis shook off Kuzan, on the surface he was searching for the whereabouts of the Spark Pirates, but in reality, he was looking for a special location.
"Found it!"
Soon, Mounis found the location he was looking for. It was a relatively special large tree, and then he punched this large tree.
He didn't use much force, but the large tree was quickly punched with a large hole. In this hole, there was a small box.
Mounis immediately took out the box and opened it. Inside was a Devil Fruit!
Clearly, Mounis had known about the existence of this Devil Fruit for a long time and came here specifically to find it.
"Ouch!!!"
Mounis ate it directly without hesitation!
"Logia type Steam Fruit!!"
As soon as he finished eating the Devil Fruit, his lower body immediately turned into white steam.
This Devil Fruit was the one Nox had prepared for Mounis. After learning in advance that Zephyr was going to lead the elite training camp Marine soldiers to surround and annihilate the Spark Pirates, Nox arranged this scene.
Although Mounis's strength and talent were good, they were only good. To get into the high ranks of the Marine, this talent and strength were far from enough, which is why Nox decided to give him this Devil Fruit.
The previous owner of the Steam Fruit was Army General Hamadi Fisher, but he was later killed by Nox. The fact that an Army General took a liking to this Devil Fruit was enough to show how powerful this Devil Fruit was.
"Now, the gap between me and Kuzan has narrowed. Kuzan, I will definitely surpass you in the future!"
Mounis said excitedly.
However, what Mounis didn't know was that Kuzan was even more amazing than he imagined. It would be difficult for him to even catch up to Kuzan, let alone surpass him!
The so-called location of the Spark Pirates was not difficult to find, and soon a trainee found the location.
The person who found the Spark Pirates did not attack on their own power, but waited for other Marine soldiers to arrive before surrounding and attacking the Spark Pirates together.
Especially after seeing both Mounis and Kuzan appear, the many trainees began to surround and attack the Spark Pirates.
The overall strength of the Spark Pirates was much weaker than these trainees, but even so, the ferocity of the Pirates still exceeded the expectations of these trainees. Facing these fierce Pirates, although these trainees did not die, many were injured.
Zephyr and the many instructors were secretly observing the performance of these trainees.
"Huh? When did Mounis eat a Devil Fruit? And it's the Logia type Steam Fruit. Did he find this Devil Fruit and eat it while searching for the Spark Pirates?"
An instructor said in surprise, looking at Mounis's body that had turned into steam.
They clearly remembered that Mounis was not a Devil Fruit user before. Now that he had become a Devil Fruit user, it was obvious that he had eaten it only when he was out of their sight just now.
"Logia type Devil Fruits are extremely rare, and the ability of the Steam Fruit is still very powerful. From now on, we should treat him the same way we treat Kuzan. They are both seedlings for the pillars of the Marine."
Zephyr said with satisfaction.
It did not violate Marine regulations for a trainee to find a Devil Fruit and eat it, especially since Mounis was highly regarded by Zephyr.
During the training period, Mounis performed well enough. His achievements in body art and swordsmanship were good, and he had particularly mastered basic Busoshoku Haki.
If it weren't for the monster Kuzan suppressing him, he would have been the strongest in this batch.
Now that he had eaten the Logia type Steam Fruit, in Zephyr's eyes, Mounis was not much worse than Kuzan.
"Admiral Zephyr, Mounis was promoted from the West Blue. We have investigated him, and although his identity is not a problem, his personal behavior is not good."
An instructor next to Zephyr said.
"Oh? What kind of behavior?"
Zephyr asked curiously.
"Before coming to Marineford, Mounis was a Colonel in the Marine branch on Karina Island in the West Blue. Although his strength was very strong, his ability was also very strong."
"But after eliminating the Pirates, the treasures on the Pirate ship were not handed in according to Marine regulations. Only a small part was handed in, and most of it was kept by him."
"He often frequented casinos, red-light districts, and other places with these treasures. This behavior harms the image of the Marine!"
This instructor spoke about some of Mounis's bad habits.
After Mounis came from the Limitless Sea to the West Blue, he was relatively restrained at first.
But later, he was attracted by the colorful world of the West Blue and developed these bad habits.
However, these were just habits. Mounis did not forget his duty to become stronger and join the high ranks of the Marine because of these habits.
Nox also knew about this, so he never said anything to Mounis about such matters.
Because he felt that such matters were just one aspect of human desire. As long as he didn't indulge in them and didn't become degenerate because of them, thus affecting his determination to become stronger, then everything was fine.
"Did he violate any special Marine regulations because of this? Did he bully civilians? Did he harm the important interests of the Marine?"
Zephyr continued to ask.
"No!"
The instructor thought for a moment and said.
"Since not, then these bad habits are not too bad. The Marine is tolerant. As long as he has justice in his heart, strikes down Pirates, and protects civilians, we can accept him!"
Zephyr was not a rigid person and would not make things difficult for Mounis because of such matters.
As the saying goes, as long as Mounis didn't violate the fundamental principles of the Marine, they would turn a blind eye to those bad habits, provided that Mounis performed well enough.
Flying Pirates:
"Captain, the battle between the Roger Pirates and the Limitless Pirates was just a spar. There were no casualties, and they have already left the Limitless Pirates."
Reinhardt said.
"Gyahahaha, I finally caught the Roger Pirates. Give the order, everyone assemble, I want to crush the Roger Pirates!"
Golden Lion laughed loudly.
He couldn't wait any longer. He wanted to obtain the secret of the Ancient Weapon from Roger. As long as he controlled the Ancient Weapon, the strength of his Flying Pirates would soar, completely surpassing the Limitless Pirates and directly threatening the World Government!
"Yes, Captain!"
"Now is a very good time to attack the Roger Pirates. The Marine has been crippled by the Limitless Pirates and will not take action."
"The Pirate Crew in the New World will certainly not actively interfere in our great battle with the Roger Pirates. It is the best time for us to make our move!"
Reinhardt analyzed.