"Thunder Swordsman vs. Sharpshooter, Complete Defeat of the Navy's Rising Star!"
"One-hit KO of Thunder Swordsman! Could Sharpshooter Loget Larvin Rival an Admiral?"
Looking at the headline, Momousagi couldn't help but slam the table in anger, glaring at Gordon and the others, "What's with this headline? Saying Vivian lost is one thing, but a one-hit KO? Did anyone see Vivian get taken down in one hit?"
Facing Momousagi's fury, the navy officers stood straight, eyes forward, but none dared to meet her gaze.
"Re…reporting, Admiral Momousagi, this news was published by another newspaper, not by our Navy Headquarters' news birds," someone explained.
"I know it's from another paper."
Momousagi glanced at the person, "But have you thought about how the photos from the scene got leaked?"
Everyone except Gordon suddenly realized.
"Yeah, how did that newspaper get photos from the scene?"
"Strange, these photos look like they were taken right in Vivian's face."
"Could it be one of our own took them?"
"So the question is, who had a camera at the time?"
As they spoke, all the navy officers who were present at the scene turned to look at Gordon.
Gordon: (???)
"Heh." Seeing Gordon's innocent expression, Momousagi was about to teach him a lesson when a navy officer came running from the dock, shouting, "Admiral Momousagi, pirates have landed on the island!"
"Pirates?" Momousagi's head was filled with a big question mark.
The news had already spread worldwide about the navy's eradication of the Donquixote Family in Dressrosa. At this critical moment, pirates dared to come to Dressrosa to cause trouble?
How bold is that person?
Or rather, how confident are they?
"Which pirate crew?" Momousagi asked.
"Reporting, Admiral Momousagi, I saw the flag on the ship, it should be the Beasts Pirates!"
"Beasts Pirates? Emperor Kaido?" Momousagi frowned.
Could it be that after two years, the navy and the Four Emperors are about to start another war?
"Admiral Momousagi, should we notify headquarters?" a navy officer asked.
"Headquarters already scolded me last night. By now, Kizaru should be on his way back, right?" Momousagi muttered.
Just as she finished speaking, Kizaru appeared in the distance, hands in his pockets, walking slowly with Sentomaru.
"Yo, Momousagi!" He waved at Momousagi, then approached with a smile, "Didn't we agree yesterday that we were just passing through? How did things escalate to this?"
Instead of answering Kizaru's question, Momousagi asked directly, "Are you here to hold me accountable or to support?"
"Of course…to support." Kizaru shrugged, "Since you've already identified Doflamingo as Joker and destroyed such a large underground trading world, how could they hold you accountable?"
"Then if you're here to support, stop wasting time and get ready to face Kaido," Momousagi pointed towards the port.
"Kaido?"
Kizaru raised an eyebrow, then instinctively took two steps back, "Emperor Kaido is here? Where?"
Momousagi: "…"
And you're supposed to be an admiral, acting so scared?
"You're an Admiral, and you're afraid of an Emperor?"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
Kizaru looked at Momousagi in confusion, then pouted, showing his signature expression (?ˉ?εˉ??), "That's an Emperor, so scary~~"
Navy officers: "…"
Meanwhile…
Cough…
With the help of Fujitora, Vivian walked over from the side.
"Captain Vivian, are you alright?" many marine officer asked with concern.
"I'm fine, nothing serious, cough cough…" Vivian waved his hand, coughing as he replied.
Seeing this, the marine officer began to whisper among themselves.
"It looks like he's really badly injured."
"Yeah, he needs help just to walk."
"Look, he's still coughing."
"Quiet, everyone, quiet!"
Momousagi stomped her scabbard, silencing the murmurs. The next second…
"Doflamingo, it's time to deliver!"
A deafening roar came from the edge of the nearby town, drawing the attention of all the Marines. An eight-meter-tall burly man walked over, his body covered in bulging muscles. With a metal jaw guard and eyes like venomous snakes, he stared straight at Vivian and the others standing in the middle of the road.
"Are you the Marines who captured Doflamingo?" Jack asked angrily.
Vivian: (?_??)
Fujitora: (?_??)
Kizaru: (?_??)
Gion: (?_??)
Sentomaru: (?_??)
Marine marine officer: (?_??)
"Who is that guy?"
"No idea, seems like he's from the Beasts Pirates."
"Is he Kaido?"
"Probably not, I've seen Kaido's wanted poster, he's even scarier."
"He seems to be one of the three All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates, Jack the Drought, right?"
"The one with a bounty of 1 billion Berries?"
Hearing this number, many marine officer gasped.
"What about Kaido? Did he come with him?"
Instinctively, they placed their hands on the hilts of their swords.
Just as everyone was ready for battle, holding their breath and preparing to strike…
"Roar—!"
Jack let out an angry roar and threw a punch directly at Fujitora and Vivian, who were closest to him.
The distance between them was about thirty to fifty meters, but the strong wind from the punch lifted all the nearby stalls into the air.
Bang!
A heavy thud echoed.
Vivian, moving at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye, drew his Blood Demon sword and sliced through the shockwave from Jack's punch. Then, under everyone's gaze, he bent over and started coughing violently again.
"Cough cough… cough cough…"
"Captain Vivian!" the marine officer exclaimed in shock.
"No matter what, let's deal with this drought first," Gion ordered.
As soon as she finished speaking…
"Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger!"
"Light Speed Kick!"
"One-Line Golden Slash!"
Fujitora, Kizaru, and Tashigi, targeting Jack's position, launched their attacks simultaneously…