Chapter 181 – I Will Come to Take Your Life Soon
Time returned to the battlefield of the Marineford War.
Inside the bay, aboard the Moby Dick of the Whitebeard Pirates—
After speaking, Ace glanced at the sky before turning to Jewelry Bonney, who was still devouring food as though she hadn't eaten in days.
"Bonney, are you ready?" Ace asked.
"Not even close." Bonney replied through a full mouth, shoving more meat into her cheeks. "If you expect me to rewind someone as massive as Whitebeard to his prime, I'll need far more energy. Just wait—I still have to eat more!"
Whitebeard rumbled with a deep laugh before his voice grew serious.
"Girl, how much longer?"
"Ten minutes! Just give me ten more minutes!" Bonney answered quickly, already increasing her pace.
"Very good." Ace nodded, then looked at Whitebeard. "Uncle, please endure it a little longer. Only once you're back at full strength can we guarantee you'll kill Teach in a single strike. So don't be hasty!"
"Gurararara… Don't worry, brat. I know the importance of this fight." Whitebeard smirked, raising his massive bisento. "And don't presume to lecture me—it's still a million years too early for that."
"Eh, I was just worried you'd act on impulse…" Ace scratched his head, embarrassed.
"Tch. Annoying brat." Whitebeard rolled his eyes in disdain, then sat cross-legged on the deck, turning his gaze toward Blackbeard's crew across the battlefield.
"Forget it. Let me see with my own eyes… how arrogant that bastard Teach has become with his so-called 'power.'"
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"Zehahahahaha!!"
**Marshall D. Teach—Blackbeard—**stood upon the wreckage of the fortress, raising his arms as he mocked Whitebeard.
"What's wrong, Pops? Didn't you say you'd kill me with your own hands? I'm right here! Why don't you act?"
With a feral grin he continued, "Or is it that you're already half-dead, stabbed by your own man and too weak to move?!"
Whitebeard's face darkened, his murderous aura building until he finally struck.
BOOM!!
His fist cracked the air itself, the Gura Gura no Mi's quake obliterating the fortress beneath Blackbeard's feet.
The shockwave shattered the stone to pieces, sending the Blackbeard Pirates plummeting into the bay.
"Zehahahaha!" Blackbeard landed at the edge of the plaza, eyes gleaming with greed. "Yes… this is it. What an intoxicating power! Soon, this ability will be mine!"
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"Damn it… that guy Teach!"
Marco's face twisted with fury as he spotted Blackbeard's arrogant grin. He swooped down, shattering the ice encasing Jozu with a blazing kick of phoenix fire.
"Jozu, back to Pops—now!"
"Got it!" Jozu grunted, shaking off shards of ice. The two rushed toward the Moby Dick—one soaring through the air, the other charging across the frozen ground.
Yet under the orders of Aokiji and Kizaru, the Marines parted and allowed them through.
Kizaru folded his arms, expression unreadable as ever. "My, my… Blackbeard sure has gathered a terrifying crew from Impel Down. But his target's obvious—Whitebeard. Let them tear each other apart. We'll clean up what's left."
"…Yeah." Aokiji said little, but his inaction spoke volumes.
"They're all scum of the sea," Akainu growled as he strode up beside them, his face like stone. "In the end, I'll execute them all."
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"Dad!"
Marco and Jozu landed on the deck of the Moby Dick, immediately rushing to Whitebeard's side.
"Are you okay?!" Marco asked.
"That bastard Squard dared to stab you… I'll kill him!"
"I'm fine," Whitebeard rumbled, shaking his head. His gaze remained locked on Blackbeard. "The most important thing now is to kill Teach."
"Leave it to us, Pops!" Jozu roared. He leapt from the ship, body crystallizing into diamond as he charged straight at Blackbeard.
"Teach—your life is mine!!"
But before Jozu could reach him, a massive figure intercepted with a thunderous punch.
"Fighting Champion Jesus Burgess!!"
BAM!!
The impact sent Burgess flying into the wall of the bay. He coughed blood, barely conscious.
"Gurararara… you're still weak, Burgess," Jozu spat, charging forward.
Two more figures stepped in his path.
"Evil King Avalo Pizarro… and Heavy Drinker Basco Shot."
Jozu's eyes narrowed.
"Hiccup~" Shot belched, swaying with drunken steps.
"Hahaha… such an honor," Pizarro said with a sinister grin, "that the famous Jozu recognizes us."
Jozu didn't waste words—he slammed forward, clashing with both at once.
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"Teeeeach!!"
From the sky came Marco's furious cry. The phoenix commander dove like a blazing comet toward Blackbeard.
But two shadows leapt to intercept him.
"Shiryu of the Rain… and Catarina Devon, the Crescent Moon Hunter!!"
Their blades clashed against Marco, sparks flying. Though unhurt, he was forced into a deadly three-way battle in midair.
"Zehahahaha!!" Blackbeard spread his arms wide, eyes wild. "Pops! Weren't you going to kill me for Thatch's sake?! What are you waiting for—I'm standing right here!!"
Whitebeard's killing intent surged like a storm. His glare alone seemed to shake the bay.
And yet… he did not move.
Not yet.
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