"It really surprised me."
On a certain island, Marco was in a richly decorated room, his eyes fixed on a world newspaper in his hand, "Katakuri's hand is surprisingly fast."
He had arrived on the island where Stussy was.
Katakuri's serious injuries were inflicted by Marco and treated by him, and the treatment was completed with just one regenerative flame. At that time, Katakuri was completely shocked, and at the same time, he was more determined to acknowledge surrendering to Marco as the right choice.
Marco could still remember that after Katakuri was shocked, he said convincingly, "I owe you a life, and I swear I will die for you in the future. The heads of the three supreme ministers, I will remove them in the shortest possible time."
Unexpectedly, it was only a few days before the promise at that time was fulfilled.
He even killed five supreme ministers—two more than the target given by Marco—striking fear into the Charlotte family, who trembled in the clouds of terror and dared not leave Cake Island!
"With Katakuri's familiarity with the Charlotte family, it's not surprising that he can come and go freely. I'm afraid the entire Charlotte family is too scared to move now," Marco thought.
However, after this assassination across multiple territories, the Charlotte family will undoubtedly strengthen their defenses, and replicating this plan will likely be impossible.
They would need to seek another opportunity.
Marco arranged for Katakuri to contact Doflamingo after completing the assassination.
Doflamingo and Katakuri's respective tasks were very clear.
Doflamingo would provide information about the whereabouts of the senior cadres or sub-captains of the Blackbeard Pirates, the Beast Pirates, and the Big Mom Pirates.
Katakuri was responsible for carrying out the assassinations.
In this way, step by step, the strength of the three Four Emperors' pirate groups was weakened.
With Katakuri, a powerful subordinate, Marco himself would have much less on his plate and wouldn't need to do everything personally.
"After this incident breaks out, I wonder what kind of expression Charlotte Linlin will have on her face?" Marco pondered, envisioning the Big Mom's furious appearance in his mind, and he couldn't help but smile, "The war with Big Mom has begun. Soon, she will lead her crew to come after me, but even if she finds me, I'm not afraid of her."
If Charlotte Linlin didn't come after Marco, then… Marco would soon take the initiative to confront her!
This head-on battle with the Four Emperors was on the brink of a full-blown outbreak.
"What are you laughing at?"
Belivia, dressed in a low-necked white dress, took Stussy's arm and walked into the room side by side.
The two women had happy smiles on their faces…
Stussy was also dressed more stylishly today, wearing an off-the-shoulder tight dress draped over a lace-embroidered shawl, slightly revealing a hint of her fair shoulders. The lower black tight skirt perfectly outlined her delicate curves.
Stussy pulled a strand of hair near her earlobe, her lips parting slightly, and her voice was as light as a lark, "The detailed plan has been decided. Why don't we go shopping and relax?"
Shopping?
Marco looked puzzled.
"I proposed the shopping plan," Belivia showed a playful and cute expression and blinked her big, bright eyes as if begging Marco to agree quickly.
"I think it's more comfortable to sleep."
Marco couldn't bear to discourage Belivia's enthusiasm, but he didn't want to be burdensome, so he casually found a reason to dodge the topic.
Go to bed?
The speaker had no intention, but the listeners took it to heart.
The two women were stunned on the spot.
Lord Marco, who had always been so serious, would say such shy words! Belivia thought with a blushing face. She hurriedly lowered her head, twiddling her fingers, "How can this kind of thing be said so blatantly… What a shame."
She and Stussy secretly glanced at the large bed in this luxurious room, which was seven or eight meters wide….
It seemed like one could roll around freely on these spacious sheets….
Even three people wouldn't feel cramped….
…
Time flickered, and a day passed.
"By the way, Lord Marco, I received an open letter earlier."
Stussy sat on the luxurious leather sofa, taking out a leather-bound letter from her handbag and solemnly handing it to Marco. "It's from the Four Emperors… Red-Haired Shanks!"
A letter from the Red-Haired Shanks?!
Marco's eyes narrowed slightly. He had never seen the Red-Haired Shanks, the user of the 'Face Fruit Ability,' since he arrived in this world of pirates. However, he had never dismissed the Four Emperors who could compel Kaido to retreat.
Receiving a letter from the Red-Haired Shanks at this time was unexpected.
"The letter was delivered through a channel in the underworld and eventually reached me."
Stussy had a lingering blush on her face, looking particularly charming, and her voice was delicate and sweet, pleasing to the ears.
"As a Four Emperors, it's not surprising that he knows of such connections."
After Marco finished speaking, he opened the letter. There was a short line of words inside, written with a strong and majestic force.
Marco glanced at it, then closed the letter with a smile. "It's an invitation."
"An invitation?"
Stussy's eyebrows raised slightly, "Will it be dangerous?"
"I don't know," Marco replied calmly and unhurriedly.
He had always wanted to meet the Red-Haired Shanks. It was better to face this head-on.
In this way, he could utilize the auxiliary functions of the system to greatly enhance his Conqueror's Haki!
For Marco, the Red-Haired Shanks was like a walking source of Conqueror's Haki power!
However, the hidden dangers of such an encounter were enough to make the entire world tremble.
"I'm really looking forward to it!"
Marco stood up. "Prepare the ship for me. After meeting the redhead, I'll head straight to the Golden City."
…
A few days later.
Marco landed on a large island in the New World.
In a tavern filled with mixed company—where fish, dragons, and pirates gathered—he met the Four Emperors Shanks, the very man who had single-handedly stopped the continuation of the war at Marineford.
"Immortal Phoenix… Marco!!!"
When Marco appeared, nearly all the pirates stood up at once, their expressions shifting dramatically, tension building up instantly.
"Fifth Emperor!"
"A bounty of 2.2 billion on this man!"
"How did he end up here?!"
The pirates in the tavern were all taken aback.
"Are these all your subordinates?" Marco raised an eyebrow, looking at the redhead with a neutral expression. "If not, I don't mind quieting them down… completely."