One Piece: Initially tricked into joining the Marines by Garp

Chapter 249 Blackbeard Reunited

Sengoku continued, "I just received a message that Blackbeard and his crew are in Punk Hazard."

Luo Xia frowned: "Marshal, what does it have to do with me that this bastard is there?"

"Do you expect me to lead the team to capture him?"

Sengoku nodded, then shook his head. "Because he made a deal with me during our phone call."

At this point, Rorschach had a pretty good idea of ​​what it was.

"That bastard asked our navy for a warship, and in return, he gave us Jewelry Bonney, whom he had just captured and whose bounty was 320 million Berries."

Luo Xia raised an eyebrow: "Isn't this guy using a raft perfectly good? Why does he need a warship?"

Sengoku crossed his arms: "Hmph, that guy definitely has other schemes up his sleeve, but we have to take Bonnie down. She's one of the supernovas, with huge potential."

Rorschach glanced at Sengoku: "So, Marshal, you've come here to have me take over Joely Bonney?"

Sengoku looked at Luo Xia with a firm gaze: "That's right, no one is more suitable to carry out this mission than you. You are strong and cautious."

Luo Xia shrugged helplessly: "Fine, but I can't guarantee we won't run into trouble along the way."

"And when we get there, I'm going to capture Blackbeard too."

Sengoku said seriously, "Blackbeard is not so easy to deal with. If you can capture him as well, that would be even better."

Luo Xia smiled and shook his head, "Marshal, you still underestimate my strength too much."

"I could take you down right now, let alone a little blackbeard."

Sengoku's face darkened. "Then you'd better capture Blackbeard for me too. That's the mission."

"Understood, understood. Remember to give me the exact location of that guy. And this time I'm going by warship. After all, when you're playing with rats, you have to give them some breathing room."

Sengoku glared at Luo Xia. "The location information will be delivered to you soon. Also, you should have warships here, right?"

"That's right, I have a few of the warships I used when I came here. I will sail the warships over there."

"Oh, right, have the marines who remember the location information report to my warship. I'll be setting off soon."

After speaking, Rorschach turned around, looked around, and finally focused his gaze on the two of them. "Smoker, Gion, you two come with me."

"They're not some great pirates, so we can just pick a couple at random."

Gion and Smoker replied in unison, "Understood!"

Luo Xia nodded in satisfaction. Just as he was about to select a naval officer with navigation skills, a female voice came from behind him, "Boss, I want to go too."

"Hmm? Blood Phoenix! This time it's just Blackbeard, there's no need for so many people to go."

Blood Phoenix put her hands on her hips, looking stubborn. "Boss, I've investigated Blackbeard. He's no ordinary person. It's always good to have more manpower."

Luo Xia smiled helplessly, "Alright, since you want to go so much, let's go together. Besides, he seems to have quite a lot of crew members."

Upon hearing Luo Xia's agreement, Blood Phoenix jumped up excitedly, "Thank you, Boss!"

Soon after, the marines arrived with their location information.

Rorschach, along with Smoker, Gion, Blood Phoenix, and Ace, boarded the warship and headed towards Punk Hazard.

Since Akainu isn't leading the team to capture Blackbeard this time, Rorschach is determined to take Blackbeard down completely and prevent him from causing any more trouble.

And he also has a Devil Fruit on him. Just thinking about Blackbeard's expression at that time makes Rorschach want to laugh.

As time passed, Rorschach's navy approached the shores of Punk Hazard.

This time, Rorschach led the team, but he didn't stand arrogantly at the bow of the ship like Akainu.

Instead, Rorschach leaned back on the deck.

The warship quickly arrived at the shore of Punk Hazard. Rorschach, along with Smoker, Blood Phoenix, Gion, and Ace, disembarked, while the remaining marines stayed on the warship to guard its safety.

After landing, Luo Xia and the others carefully made their way into the island. Lava was still erupting all around them, and the entire island was incredibly hot.

Rorschach complained, "That bastard Blackbeard, why didn't he set the location on the other side? It's so hot here, his little bit of fat wouldn't be enough to burn through all this lava."

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Luo Xia vaguely heard voices.

"Hmm—why aren't those bastards from the Navy here yet?"

"If my raft hadn't broken down and become unusable, I wouldn't have risked making a deal with the navy."

"Admiral, what if the enemy is a general? Should we run?"

Blackbeard paused slightly while eating cherry pie, and slowly said, "The Admirals are nothing to worry about, but I'm most afraid of Vice Admiral Qinglong. That bastard's ability is too strange. I've searched through all the Devil Fruit encyclopedias and still can't find his Devil Fruit."

Rorschach gestured for everyone to stop and whispered, "It seems Blackbeard is not far ahead."

Blood Phoenix gripped her weapon tightly, her eyes filled with eager anticipation.

Smoker exhaled a smoke ring and whispered, "Rorschach, should we just charge in?"

Luo Xia shook his head and smiled. "Let's observe first."

In the open space ahead, Blackbeard paced impatiently, with Jewelry Bonney tied up beside him. Several of Blackbeard's men sat leisurely nearby, each doing their own thing.

At that moment, Blackbeard seemed to sense something and shouted, "Have the Marines arrived yet? Stop hiding!"

Upon hearing this, Rorschach stood up and slowly walked out, followed by the crowd. "Marshall D. Teach, I'm getting old, are you ready?"

When Blackbeard saw Rorschach, he seemed to have been struck by a heavy hammer, staggering back several steps with a look of terror on his face.

Blackbeard forced a calm expression and grinned, "So it's Vice Admiral Qinglong. I didn't expect it to be you... Ha... Haha."

Rorschach sneered, "Enough nonsense. As agreed, hand over Joelle Bonney. And you and none of your crew members are getting away today."

Rorschach stared intently at Blackbeard and his crew, each of them possessing a Devil Fruit ability.

Rorschach looked at those people as if they were gold.

Rorschach clapped his hands and grinned, "As expected of Blackbeard! He found the most suitable Devil Fruits for your crew so quickly. But after today... maybe that's it?"

Blackbeard swallowed hard, cold sweat beading on his forehead, and his hand holding the knife trembled uncontrollably.

He had personally experienced how terrifying Rorschach's "pull" was. In Blackbeard's mind, strength wasn't scary; what was truly terrifying was the ability to pull out one's own Devil Fruit.

Rorschach watched Blackbeard's movements and chuckled inwardly, deliberately taking a step forward.