Chapter 382: Gaya Island's Report
"Buggy! Are you alright?! Buggy!"
Shanks rushed to Buggy's side, shouting as he saw his unconscious friend.
But Buggy showed no signs of waking up.
Shanks looked up and glared at Robert and Deidara, his Conqueror's Haki leaking out wildly in anger.
Robert and Deidara quickly waved their hands.
"Don't look at us! We didn't know he was that weak! He didn't even dodge! And he's fine, just passed out from inhaling too much gas!"
Robert explained.
Shanks took a deep breath, glanced at Buggy's pained expression, and gently picked him up.
"Dr. Crocus! Please help Buggy!"
He carried Buggy over to the Roger Pirates' doctor.
Crocus paused his fight and so did the Rockefeller Pirate who had been fighting him, simply watching Shanks leave.
The battle came to a halt.
Shanks' release of Conqueror's Haki had caused everyone to pause.
Roger looked over at Sharlo.
"How about a drink? Want to try some of the Roger Pirates' famous liquor?"
Roger grinned.
"Haha! Why not?"
Sharlo sheathed his sword.
The fight had gone on for half a day already.
If they really wanted to decide a winner, it'd take ten days and ten nights.
Might as well stop here.
That's how pirate duels work—
one moment they're trying to kill each other, the next they're drinking together.
"Everyone! Feast time!
Let's welcome the Rockefeller Pirates!"
Roger shouted, throwing an arm around Sharlo's shoulders like they were old friends.
Sharlo shrugged.
"Feast time!"
After half a day of fighting, everyone was exhausted.
When they heard Roger's words, cheers erupted.
"Haha! Too bad. I guess we'll have to settle this next time!"
Rayleigh looked at Bullet and sighed.
"I'll be waiting for you," Bullet replied simply.
"Haha! Caesar, I'll treat you to some oden!"
Oden laughed as he threw an arm over Caesar's shoulder.
"Sure, sure!"
Caesar nodded eagerly—
he had long lost the will to keep fighting.
"Little miss! Train a few more years first!"
Jaba flicked away Esdeath's rapier with ease.
Esdeath clenched her fist and reluctantly sheathed her sword.
Just moments ago they were trying to kill each other—
now everyone was celebrating like old comrades.
"OHHHH! Party time!"
Robert and Deidara draped arms around each other, skipping toward the others joyfully.
—
"Trunks!"
Seeing the battlefield still filled with fragments of ice,
Sharlo called out to Trunks.
Trunks instantly understood, glancing around.
"Everyone on board! I'm about to start!"
He shouted.
The Roger Pirates were confused,
but the Rockefeller Pirates quickly returned to their ship—
especially the Devil Fruit users.
Trunks looked at the lingering ice and smiled.
His hands began to glow red,
heat distorting the air around him.
"Not good!"
Roger Pirates instinctively fled back to their ship.
"Overheat!"
Trunks placed his hands on the ice.
Instantly, a shockwave of heat burst outward.
The ice began to melt from his location outward.
The frozen hulls of the ships were freed.
Roger's eyes lit up.
"Hey kid! Wanna join my pirate crew?"
He offered on the spot.
But Trunks didn't even have the energy to respond.
He had used up nearly all his stamina just to melt the surrounding ice.
Even so, he had only cleared the area around the two ships—
much of the sea remained frozen.
Sharlo walked over and caught the staggering Trunks to keep him from falling.
"There's an island nearby—Gaya Island.
Why don't we go there for the party?"
Sharlo offered.
"No problem! Anywhere's fine!"
Roger readily agreed.
"Everyone! Destination—Gaya Island! Let's go!"
Roger raised his fist high.
Sharlo smiled and looked at Bullet.
Bullet took the wheel and began steering the ship.
—
Meanwhile, on Gaya Island,
the news had already spread.
"Bad news! A battle's broken out! It's the Roger Pirates vs the Rockefeller Pirates!"
As soon as the sky changed and the strange weather began,
people had gone to investigate.
From afar, they saw the flags of two famous pirate crews.
One was the Rockefeller Pirates, returning from sailing all four seas.
The other—
the most notorious and highest-bounty pirate crew of recent years:
the Roger Pirates.
Two of the Four Great Pirate Crews of the New World had clashed!
The scale of the battle shocked everyone.
—
Inside a tavern on Gaya Island,
the owner overheard the rumors and hurried into the backroom.
He dialed a number.
"This is the Navy? This is Gaya Island. I have important intel:
Roger Pirates and Rockefeller Pirates are fighting in nearby waters! Report this immediately!"
The tavern owner was clearly a secret agent for the World Government.
"Understood!"
Back at Marine Headquarters,
the communications officer rushed into the Fleet Admiral Kong's office.
"Fleet Admiral! Urgent intel from Gaya Island:
Roger Pirates and Rockefeller Pirates have clashed at sea!"
"WHAT?!"
Kong leapt to his feet, eyes wide.
He looked at the charts, comparing their routes.
SLAM!
"Damn it! Why didn't I notice their intersecting paths?!"
Kong was furious.
"Quick! Notify Garp, and send Akainu, Aokiji, and Vice Admiral Tsuru to investigate!
If there's a chance—arrest them immediately!"
"Yes, sir!"
The officer saluted and rushed off.
But then—
"Report! Update from Gaya Island:
The battle has ended! Both pirate crews have landed and are throwing a feast together!"
Another messenger arrived breathlessly.
The back-to-back updates nearly gave Fleet Admiral Kong a heart attack.
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