Chapter 259

At this point it was no longer something he could intervene in; as one of the Ten Wizard Saints and the President of the Mage Guild, what it would mean to act here, Makarov knew perfectly well.

Honestly, every single one of them is such a pain!

However… just as the atmosphere between the two sides grew increasingly tense, on the other side, led by Gulando Mar, the council members had also arrived at this moment,

The moment he arrived, Gulando Mar saw a head of yellow hair—Marco, surrounded by the crowd.

At the same time, Marco also raised his gaze and said.

"It seems the person in charge has come."

"A member of the Bai Huzi Pirates?"

Passing through the crowd, Gulando Mar stared at Marco ahead and said in a low voice.

"I don't care what your identity is; trespassing into the Magic Council headquarters is already tantamount to challenging the entire Magic Council. I'm giving you one last chance—retreat from the Magic Council immediately."

Hearing Gulando Mar's words, as if hearing the funniest joke in the world, Marco was not angered but instead laughed, clutching his stomach and laughing loudly,

"Give me a chance?"

"You took my companion, and you say you're giving me a chance—what makes you dare to say such a thing?"

Upon hearing this, Gulando Mar's face grew even more sullen, his eyes seeming as if they would spit fire, then considering the other's power, he forcibly suppressed his fury and said.

"Outworlder, earlier your companion broke into our territory and ran rampant, not to mention attacked our council member. If we don't punish him, how can the Magic Council maintain the trust of the people!"

"Council member?" Marco sneered, then his face quickly darkened as he looked behind Gulando Mar.

"So this is your current identity, Teach…"

"Gyahahahahahaha… I've been found out."

Blackbeard, who had never spoken from the start and had been quietly standing at the back, finally stepped forward at this moment.

"Marco, I didn't expect to run into you in this world too. Can this be considered the arrangement of fate?"

Hearing these words, veins instantly bulged on Marco's forehead.

"Arrangement? Then when you killed Thatch, was that also the arrangement of fate?"

"Naturally." Blackbeard did not deny it, laughing loudly: "Who told that guy to block my path? For that Devil Fruit, I had waited so many years—I naturally had to get my hands on it."

"But that's no reason to hurt family, Teach!"

"Mr. Marco, Teach is now a member of the Magic Council. Although you have past grievances, that is no reason for you to act so recklessly!"

Seeing a strange azure flame rise from Marco's hand and wrap around his body, and before Marco could even make a move, Gulando Mar at the side immediately ordered him to be stopped.

Regardless of Blackbeard's past experiences, now that he was within the Magic Council, Gulando Mar could not possibly let the other act at will.

Moreover, Blackbeard had now become a council member. If even the safety of a council member could not be guaranteed, who would believe in the Magic Council if word got out?

Looking at the reactions of the knights and the council surrounding him, the look in Marco's eyes toward Gulando Mar also completely changed.

At first it had been a perfectly ordinary look, but now it had completely become one as if looking at an enemy, filled with killing intent.

"Just as I guessed. I knew that guy Ace, despite being simple-minded, wouldn't have attacked without reason."

(Zhao Zhao Zhao)

"I didn't expect that within your Magic Council, you were actually hiding a traitor from our Bai Huzi Pirates, on top of arresting our crew members."

"Old man, can I take this as a declaration of war against our Bai Huzi Pirates?"

……

Declaration of war?

Watching Marco calmly utter these words, Makarov's heart suddenly gave a jolt.

Although he had imagined the situation might develop to this point, once it truly happened, Makarov could not help but feel a jolt in his heart.

Although he had never been to the Grand Line, the previous Akainu attack incident had made Makarov realize how terrifying an Admiral from the World Government was.

Based on Aizen's and Ace's exchange, he learned that the Admirals were not the strongest fighting force in the world.

Above the Admirals were the Five Elder Stars and the Four Emperors.

And the captain of the Bai Huzi Pirates that Ace belonged to was one of the Four Emperors,

Bai Huzi—Edward Newgate!