Chapter 119: Moods, Marksman and War

Chapter 119: Moods, Marksman and War

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And so, every recruit was ushered near the shore of the island, including Bonney, Bellamy and Wyper.

All of them were armed and ready, as two old men walked out in front of everybody.

Garp and Francisco both had smiles on their faces, brimming with confidence and prepared to face off against anything the world had to throw at them.

'Will I be able to meet that brat, Kaido again so soon?' Francisco was even excited at the possibility of reuniting with one of his old crewmates.

"As some of you might already know, pirates are attacking the island. And unlike the last times this happened, these pirates are extremely powerful."

Bellamy frowned a bit and complained under his breath when hearing that. Wyper, the one that had defeated him, looked at him with a cheeky smile.

Bonney was simply mounching on some lamb chops, not really interested in the situation.

She simply glanced at the two legends that were currently giving them a briefing on the pirates that were attacking the island.

She was shocked to hear that it was the Beast Pirates of all people that decided to attack the island. But she wasn't scared in any way.

'Push come to shove... I can always do 'that'. There's little in this world that these two can't take on together...'

"Remember! The Beast Pirates are cruel, they only care about power. And like most pirates, they won't hesitate to kill you either!" Garp's voice rang out like thunder, as all of the civilians that had also gathered started hiding in their homes.

"S-Sir Garp! We can see their ships approaching!" One Shandian warrior flew in on a pair of 'Shooters'(air dreading roller blades basically) and gave Garp and Francisco more information on their enemy's position.

"Hmmm, indeed. They're almost here already," Francisco said as he turned his back to the crowd and sighed a bit.

"I guess that dragon brat isn't with them. Don't know if this complicates things or not..." The legendary old pirate spoke with a bit of sadness in his voice.

"Heh, you and your abnormal observation range... That was always annoying to deal with, good thing you were never good with aiming for long distances." Garp said as he also turned around.

"Not good?! I beg your pardon you old dog?" Francisco rolled up his sleeve, revealing the metallic gauntlet on his arm as he took out his cutlass, a regular-looking blade, but upon closer inspection was also extremely blunt.

It was the blade Francisco used in training, and it seemed he was peppered to use it right away.

"Easy now old ladies! Stop bickering and don't start fighting each other for no reason!" Bonney said with a sneer.

But she still noticed that the antics of the two old men managed to relax some of the island soldiers, which was an extremely good thing.

"Shut it you old hag!" Garp shouted, crossing his arms and huffing a bit, causing some veins to appear on Bonney's forehead.

She was about to start yet another shouting match with the irritating person that Enel had left her with, but Francisco interrupted her.

"I don't direct my blade towards allies! I shall prove my superior marksmanship this very moment!" The old pirate gripped the blunt cutlass tighter, assisted by the mechanical glove he was wearing.

"Bah! Good luck! Also, don't call this shit marksmanship, you ain't even using a proper weapon!" Garp said as he took out a packet of rice crackers and sat down on the sand.

By now, the two gigantic pirate ships could be seen in the distance. Small dots, barely noticeable, they were sailing side by side, going at the exact same speed.

Francisco simply scoffed, bringing his blunt cutlass above his head, while putting his other arm in front, seemingly aiming for a few seconds.

"I bet you'll miss by a few nautical miles. Also, why are you pretending to aim with your eyes? You don't have any!" Garp said as he huffed a bit.

"Shut it! A master marksman is concentrating!" Francisco silenced him, his blade pointing at the sky still.

"..." Garp was about to comment about Francisco using a sword and calling himself a marksman, but he didn't get to, as Francisco finally brought his arm down.

With a heave, a powerful and gigantic flying slash rushed forwards, the mere shockwave of that sword strike shook the trees nearby and made most of the students present take a step back.

The flying slash parted the sea of clouds, creating a gorge so long that it spanned over 10 kilometres.

The ships seemed to be blasted to a side, forced to part with one another as the flying slash went right between them, almost flipping them over in the process.

Who's Who and Sasaki refused to flinch, but they both felt a bit of fear when seeing how close both of their ships were to falling to the seas below.

Queen didn't care much, confident in his defence and power to block a slash like that if the need arose.

'It's pretty clear that our enemy wants us to get closer...' Queen thought to himself as he saw the sea reforming.

King had also realized that. If the person that released that slash wanted to, he could've sunk both of their ships easily.

'I don't like this... But we can't exactly afford to fail here or disrespect Kaido's direct orders.'

And so, the ships finally came close to shore, hundreds of pirates pouring out.

King was the first to land on shore, coming face to face with Garp and Francisco, behind them were a few hundred soldiers, prepared to defend their homeland.

King sweated a bit when he recognized Garp, the worst situation materializing in front of him.

'I and Queen should be able to take him on... But, who's the blind old man standing by his side?!'

King narrowed his eyes when seeing that the blind old man was holding a cutlass. '... It can't be... You're telling me that panic amongst our troops was caused by an old cripple?!'

"... We have come here with direct orders for Lord Kaido! You can either surrender or suffer the consequences!" King decided to continue with the war.

'Who's Who and Sasaki should be able to take on that old guy... Or at least hold him back while we deal with Garp.'

"Consequences?! You think you've got the right to stroll in here and talk about consequences?!" Garp immediately dashed at King, starting the fight with a bang.

King was forced to fly backwards, dodging Garp's renowned fist by a few centimetres as the shockwave sent him flying further.

"BEAST PIRATES! ATTACK!" King's voice rang out, as he took out his sword, flames rising up all around him as he started engaging Garp by himself for a while.

Queen quickly joined him, jumping into the fray just in time to receive one of Garp's patented fists of love, loveless this time though, so Queen was sent flying back onto his ship, destroying the deck entirely.

"SKY WARRIORS! KILL THESE CRETINS!" Francisco quickly shouted as he sent a flying slash and cut towards one of the pirate ships.

Who's Who and Sasaki immediately roared and acted. Realizing that the blind old man was likely the obstacle that the two of them needed to deal with.

Sasaki turned into a dinosaur and rushed to impale him on his large horn, while Who's Who rushed to the front of his ship and took out his blade, trying to block the old man's flying slash.

Sasaki's attack was dodged with ease, the old man stepping on his horn and kicking off his head towards Who's Who, who was still struggling against the previous flying slash.

Who's Who's eyes widened when he saw the old man appear near him, blunt cutlass raised towards him.

He was forced to use Soru and disappear from there, leading to his ship being cut in half.

"Shit..." The pirates quickly started heading for land, where they were faced with the sky warriors.

"SPRING DEATH KNOCK!" Bellamy struck the head of an insect-like enemy, making him skid backwards a bit.

The Beast Pirate seemed otherwise uninjured, merely smiling and mocking Bellamy with his gaze.

"These people are weaklings! KILL THEM ALL!" The pirate shouted, and just as he did, his head was cut off instantly by a flying blade.

"HOLD THEM HERE! NOT ONE OF THEM IS TOUCHING OUR PEOPLE!" Wyper, who had sent that Rankyaku shouted to the rest of his men.

And so, the war waged on...

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Bit longer than before, a bit earlier tho than yesterday as well!

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