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"Hey Marco, how do you think Loya's contact will recognize us?"

Joz whispered with some concern.

"Damn...listen!"

On a small boat, a cloaked figure dressed like a boat watcher slowly removed his raincoat and stood up.

Upon hearing this, Marco and the others began to scrutinize the man.

When he revealed his full form, they were slightly surprised to find that the person was actually a blue-skinned fish-man...

To be precise, it is a hybrid of fish-man and giant, with an astonishing height and exceptionally well-developed muscles in its upper body.

"So he's a master of Observation Haki~"

"Your method of concealing your presence is truly remarkable. We didn't even notice you just now; we assumed you were just an ordinary fisherman or something."

Seeing this, Marco spoke to the blue-skinned fish giant.

“My name is Sebastian… You must be the people Mr. Loya was talking about.”

Sebastian, a former officer of the Ward Pirates, and a subordinate of "World Destroyer" Bondi Wald.

He was originally blind, but that's how he developed superb Observation Haki, which is based on hearing.

Three years ago, Sebastian was nearly killed by a group of well-equipped human traffickers.

Loya happened to be passing by and saved him.

He healed his blindness and other injuries, recognized his identity, and said that he would storm Impel Down and rescue Wald by the end of 1520 at the latest.

From then on, Sebastian temporarily pledged allegiance to and served Loya.

“Exactly.” Marco nodded.

"Then come with me~"

Sebastian led Marco and his group of several dozen people through the streets and alleys, eventually arriving at the dilapidated slums of the Queen's City in Spring.

After walking for over a thousand meters through the underground passage, we finally arrived at a large, hidden harbor inside a cave.

Five enormous and brand-new warships were docked here!

"Mr. Loya said you can choose any two warships."

"The warship is fully stocked with supplies: ammunition, artillery, swords, armor, chains, ropes, food, meat, refrigerators, and cold storage..."

Sebastian was unaware of Loya's plans and was simply following Loya's instructions.

"Are all five of these warships Mr. Loya's?"

Marco asked casually.

In his heart, he thought, "Loya is indeed an ambitious person. He actually hides such power in secret. This shows his potential!"

"Haha~"

Sebastian didn't answer, he just smiled coldly.

Then he took a box out of his clothes and handed it to Marco without saying what was inside.

"Okay, let's get on the boat then~"

Unable to get any information from them, Marco called his companions to board two enormous warships and slowly sail out of the cave harbor.

After sailing for dozens of miles at sea, they encountered several old ships where the main force was located, and then all 1,500 combatants were transferred to two brand-new, huge warships.

Having just finished doing all that, Marco took out the Golden Den Den Mushi and prepared to contact Loya.

The Den Den Mushi rang first.

After the connection was established, Loya said, "My scouts report that the Empress and her entourage haven't left Amazon Lily yet. Let's attack directly. At the speed of these two warships, they should arrive at Amazon Lily by noon tomorrow."

"The box Sebastian gave you contains a permanent pointer to Amazon Lily. You must return it to me after the journey ends."

"it is good."

Marco responded, and Loya hung up the phone.

……

Shortly after.

In a secluded port in Sabaody Archipelago, Loya, accompanied by Charlia, a girl draped in a black cloak, boarded a small steam-powered speedboat and sped off towards Amazon Lily.

……

noon the next day.

Loya calculated the time and added some sleeping pills to Charllia's food. Charllia fell asleep quickly after eating it.

Loya then took out the Golden Den Den Mushi and dialed the number.

"Let me reiterate the plan."

"Your Whitebeard Pirates are demanding that Empress Kuja relinquish her title as a Shichibukai and submit to Whitebeard's banner."

"The Snake Queen will certainly not agree, so you should attack the island."

"However, apart from the offensive against the Empress, all other offensives are feints, aiming to create a lively battle without seriously injuring or killing any of the Nine Serpent Warriors."

"As for the attack on the Empress, it will be carried out by at least three squad captains working together with all their might, and they must seriously injure the Empress!"

"Then, I'll show up and save the damsel in distress!"

Loya finished speaking.

Marco, on the other end of the phone, said lazily, "I understand~"

"However, I'm actually a little worried. Mr. Loya, aren't you afraid the performance will be exposed?"

Loya chuckled: "I know what you mean, Marco. You're worried that with my strength, I might not even be able to defeat the Empress, so it seems suspicious that I repelled you."

"However, please rest assured, just do as I say, and don't worry about anything else~"

"Alright, as you wish~"

Marco's tone remained languid.

After hanging up the phone.

Diamond Jozu laughed, "You guys think Loya is really ruthless, demanding that we severely injure the Empress!"

"Since he went to so much trouble to stage a hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress scene, he must want to win over the Empress, right?"

"So, Loya must be in love with the Empress!"

"Let us put on an act, inflicting only minor injuries on the Empress, but you insist on making us seriously wound her~"

"That's really ruthless!"

Vista, the foil fencer, wiped his fencing. "So it's understandable that Dad is so wary of this guy. Only those who are ruthless to themselves and others can stand at the forefront of the times... In my opinion, this Loya might actually become a rival to our White Team in the future."

The two enormous warships continued sailing for a short while.

A faint outline of an island could be seen in the distance to the east.

Amazon Lily is almost here!

……

A few miles south of Snake Island, a steamship slowly came to a stop.

Loya took out a fishing rod and cast it into the sea.

Along the way, Loya naturally encountered several sea kings, since his ship did not have heavy sea stone protective plates installed on its bottom.

However, all Loya needs to do is unleash his Conqueror's Haki towards the Sea Kings' location to intimidate them, and they will retreat on their own.

"Charlize, actually, there's something I haven't told you~"

Loya spoke to the silver-haired, brown-skinned girl beside him as he fished.

"Huh? What?"

Charlia looked at Loya with a puzzled expression.

According to Charlia, Loya stopped fishing because he would leave after dropping her off on the island. Loya wanted the two of them to spend some time alone there and say goodbye before parting ways.

In reality, Loya was waiting for the right moment to play the hero and save the damsel in distress.

"The ugly black-winged man who killed a Celestial Dragon and has a bounty of 2 billion Berries is actually me~"

Chapter Eleven: Only Today Did I Realize My Daughter's Ferocity

Chapter Eleven: Only Today Did I Realize How Fierce My Daughter Was (Seeking Flowers and Monthly Tickets)

The negotiations broke down as expected.

A quarter of an hour ago, Marco transformed his arms into blue flame wings and personally flew to the outside of the Kuja Palace, loudly announcing to the people of Kuja and the Empress.

They demanded that the Empress relinquish her title as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and surrender to the Whitebeard Pirates, or they would lead their forces to invade Kuja!

The Empress was furious on the spot, and the Nine Serpent Warriors were filled with righteous indignation.

Boa Hancock was the first to use her Love-Love Fruit power, unleashing "Captive Arrows," firing a hundred arrows at Marco in the sky.

The Kuja warriors followed suit, drawing their bows and imbuing their arrows with Armament Haki, before releasing the strings and firing.