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Loya's cold laugh came from the Den Den Mushi.

Marco and his two companions immediately froze, their expressions turning extremely ugly.

"Listen up, Marco, I, Loya, will never accept any other way of repaying a favor!"

"You've gotten yourself into this predicament, and you can only blame your carelessness and your own incompetence!"

"I think I did remind her not to underestimate the Empress, but to treat her with caution."

"Who was it that confidently assured me that there would be absolutely no problem and that they would definitely take care of it for me?"

"Now that something has gone wrong, you want to kick the difficulties aside and pass the problems to me? That's not fair, is it?"

"Marco!!"

Chapter Seventeen: To Forge Iron, One Must Be Strong Oneself

Chapter Seventeen: To Forge Iron, One Must Be Strong Oneself (Seeking Flowers and Monthly Tickets)

“Loya, you…”

Joz was furious and shouted out loud.

"Keep your voice down!!"

Marco immediately turned and glared at him.

However, the three of them were in a dense forest, and there was no one else within a hundred meters.

Then, Marco, his face ashen, almost clenching his teeth, said:

"Loya, we, the White Group... will always repay kindness!"

"But if Mr. Loya is willing to back down today, our White Group will definitely be indebted to you! From now on, we will consider you a true friend!"

"If you ever need anything, we will do everything in our power to help you!"

"You know, this is a favor from the world's number one pirate crew!"

However, what he received was Loya's calm and firm reply:

"There's no such thing as a free lunch; the Whitebeard Pirates have taken all the credit!"

"The favors you speak of are nothing more than binding me, Luo Ya, to your White Team's chariot, like a creditor bitterly waiting for the debtor to repay the debt."

"Therefore, in order to get a return, I, as your creditor, must continue to support you and ensure the prosperity of your White Group~"

"But who knows when your White Group might run into trouble?"

"By then, who can I ask for my debt?"

"So I don't want any false promises, I just want the reward I can see today!"

"You want to repay favors, but you don't want to get your hands dirty."

"Where in the world can you find so many things that are perfect and satisfying to both of you?"

"How naive! How ridiculous!!"

Every word Loya uttered struck Marco and his companions like a heavy blow to their nerves.

All three of them had ashen faces and clenched fists, but they couldn't utter a single reasonable word to refute them.

He could only stand there helplessly, listening to Loya's low and calm reprimands, at a loss for what to do.

Morality is the foundation of the Whitebeard Pirates and their greatest weapon for unity, but it is also a shackle on their hearts.

"listen."

After a brief pause, Loya continued:

"I can increase the stakes in exchange for you continuing to complete today's task!"

"Increase the stakes?" Marco was taken aback.

"I can tell you some information about Ace, Marine Headquarters, and Blackbeard for free~"

Loya said, "If you want to hear more, please continue with your mission."

"It's really just the sacrifice of a few dozen lives."

"If you listen to my intelligence, you might be able to reduce the White Army's losses by thousands, or even tens of thousands!"

"Weigh the pros and cons yourself!"

Marco and his two companions were shocked to hear this.

"Don't try to fool me!"

Marco said with skepticism.

"I can tell you now~ You can figure it out yourself~"

Loya laughed, "I'm not like your Whitebeard Pirates, all talk and no action!"

Marco was speechless.

"Do you want to hear it?" Loya asked.

Marco, Joz, and Vista exchanged a glance, sighed deeply, and swallowed hard. "Please enlighten us, Mr. Loya."

Loya said slowly:

"Ace attempted to ambush Blackbeard on Banaro Island, but was defeated by Blackbeard."

About a week ago, a major event occurred.

The Straw Hat Pirates attack Enies Lobby!

Straw Hat Luffy was thus given a bounty of 300 million Berries.

So, after calculating the time, it turned out that Ace's incident had already occurred.

"What? Impossible! How could Ace be defeated by Blackbeard?"

Upon hearing this, Joz immediately raised his doubts.

"Believe it or not, it's up to you~" Loya said calmly. "I haven't finished explaining my information yet. If you want to hear the whole thing, I hope you won't interrupt me again~"

Upon hearing this, Joz immediately shut up.

"Blackbeard went so far as to kill your Fourth Division Commander Thatch to obtain that Devil Fruit; it's no ordinary fruit!"

"It is hailed as the most dangerous Logia-type Devil Fruit in the world—"

"Dark fruit!"

"The Dark-Dark Fruit's power can absorb damage, and it can also absorb matter and shred it!"

"Therefore, no matter how much or how intense Ace's flames are, they will all be consumed by the Dark-Dark Fruit's power and will pose no threat to Blackbeard."

This is the first reason for his failure.

"The second reason still lies in the unique nature of the Dark-Dark Fruit."

"Blackbeard can use his hands to unleash a technique called 'Dark Water,' which pulls Devil Fruit users towards his hands."

"This move is ineffective against those without special abilities."

"But once Blackbeard, the user of the Dark-Dark Fruit, grabs their body, the user will be as if they were being held by Seastone, unable to activate their Devil Fruit ability..."

(Blah blah blah, omitting thousands of words)

After Loya gave him detailed information about Blackbeard.

Marco and his two companions were shocked and furious.

"Finally, and most importantly, Blackbeard has handed Ace over to the Marine Headquarters, using this as a pledge of allegiance in exchange for the title of Shichibukai."

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku already knows Ace's true identity—that he is the posthumous son of the Pirate King Roger—and is secretly plotting to publicly execute Ace at Marineford Plaza, the Marine Headquarters!"

"We plan to use Ace as bait to wipe out your Whitebeard Pirates, or at least, to kill your Whitebeard!"

"Right now, the Navy Headquarters is secretly constructing various defensive fortifications! And it has begun to draw elite naval personnel from various branches and gather them at the Navy Headquarters!"

"Alright, that's all the information I have for now."

"I believe Marco, you're a smart man, and you know what to do next to continue our friendship."

"Remember, after the mission is accomplished, as originally planned, fire three shells towards the sea directly south of the island as a signal!"

After Luo Ya finished speaking, he clicked the phone down.

Subsequently.

There was complete silence on Marco's side.

On the one hand, there was just too much information, and the three of them needed time to process it.

On the other hand, the emotional impact was too great, leaving them in a daze and at a loss for a long time.

a long time.

Marco, the pillar of strength, spoke in a hoarse voice:

"Let's fulfill our promise to Loya first..."

"Regarding Ace, we can verify this after we finish what we've done here..."