Chapter 272

But at this moment,

Komurasaki was still completely exhausted, too lazy to lift even a little finger.

Luo Xing comforted her gently:

"You rest well here; I’m leaving now."

He took out the Anywhere Door,

just about to leave.

Komurasaki suddenly used all her strength to prop up her upper body,

her beautiful eyes revealing infinite complexity as she looked at Luo Xing, biting her lip and saying:

"No matter the reason, Marco and the others were originally supposed to be my father’s companions, but now they have defected to you..."

Kozuki Oden had stayed on Whitebeard’s ship for several years.

He met Toki Amatsuki.

The relationship between Kozuki Oden and Marco and the others was extremely deep.

But now,

Marco and the other Whitebeard Pirates’ commanders, disregarding the hatred between her father Oden and the Beasts Pirates, were coming to defect to this man in front of her.

This meant they must have encountered some major change and had compelling reasons.

"I received much of their care when I was young; I hope you can help them."

Komurasaki actually said such things.

Luo Xing was somewhat surprised.

A moment later,

he said with a smile:

"That goes without saying; if they can come, I couldn't ask for more, so how could I turn them away?"

It wasn't as exaggerated as "couldn't ask for more,"

after all, with the current strength of the Beasts Pirates, whether Marco and the others joined or not didn't have much impact.

Of course.

It would be best if Marco and the others could join.

"There is one more thing..."

The purpose of Komurasaki calling Luo Xing back was, of course, not just to have Luo Xing help Marco and the others.

But she didn't know how to say the next words.

She was struggling.

Her heart was incredibly conflicted.

Logically speaking,

as Oden’s daughter, the man in front of her was undoubtedly her great enemy.

However,

after being bullied by the man so many times,

many feelings had unconsciously arisen in Komurasaki’s heart.

These feelings, Komurasaki couldn't control at all.

She was in pain, often falling into a struggle.

This was her enemy; how could she truly fall in love with him!

Komurasaki opened her red lips.

Suddenly her pretty face turned pale, and she swallowed the words back.

"No, I can't say it; this was my mother’s final wish, and my father’s only hope; I cannot betray them!"

"I cannot... cannot... cannot betray them..."

Komurasaki kept shaking her head, convincing herself,

and tears suddenly flowed down.

From Komurasaki’s struggle and words, Luo Xing guessed what she wanted to say.

Komurasaki was probably trying to tell him about the prophecy her mother, Toki Amatsuki, made before she died.

Twenty years later, nine shadows will fall from the sky, and someone will save Wano Country and defeat the Beasts Pirates.

Counting the time, there was at most one year left until the twenty-year deadline.

Because of her feelings for Luo Xing, Komurasaki wanted to warn him.

After all, Luo Xing was tied to the Beasts Pirates; if the Beasts Pirates were defeated as the prophecy said, Luo Xing’s end would surely be very miserable.

Komurasaki couldn't bear to see that scene.

However.

Komurasaki also couldn't fail the expectations of her mother and father.

Therefore,

she struggled in pain, tears streaming down her face.

Luo Xing sighed slightly in his heart, but his face remained expressionless, and he said indifferently:

"You don't need to tell me; actually, I already knew about that prophecy."

"What, you..."

Komurasaki was stunned, staring blankly at Luo Xing.

Luo Xing said calmly:

"You should have known long ago, too; Denjiro, Ashura Doji, Inuarashi, and Nekomamushi, these retainers who once served your father, all died at my hands."

"How could I be ignorant about the prophecy of twenty years later?"

Komurasaki’s delicate body shook violently.

Her beautiful eyes revealed fear.

Now.

She was no longer worried about Luo Xing’s safety, but about Momonosuke and the others!

With this man’s terrifying methods.

Since he had known about the prophecy long ago, he must have been prepared!

Could the prophecy really still be fulfilled?

What would happen to Momonosuke and the others?

"You are my woman, but some people must die."

Luo Xing left this sentence and disappeared through the Anywhere Door.

Komurasaki sat blankly in place.

Some people must die.

What kind of people?

Momonosuke?

That was her own brother!

Despair suddenly surged in Komurasaki’s heart.

That feeling of both loving and hating Luo Xing reached its peak in an instant!

……

……

Luo Xing liked Komurasaki very much, and he also wanted Komurasaki to live happily.

But things in the world are rarely so satisfactory.

No matter how much Luo Xing liked Komurasaki,

Momonosuke and the retainers of Oden, such as Kin'emon, all had to die;

this was an unquestionable fact.

Luo Xing had long since deployed men in the waters around Dressrosa.

Once Momonosuke and the others were discovered, they would be reported to him immediately.

Luo Xing would not let Momonosuke and the others have any chance to resist.

And he wouldn't let them rise from the dead!

Didn't Kin'emon take a direct hit from old father-in-law Kaido's Conqueror's Haki-coated club and be fine?

Then in this plane of Luo Xing's, he would chop him into eight pieces, burn him to ashes, and scatter him into the sea to see if he could still be resurrected!

When dealing with enemies, Luo Xing had never been soft-hearted.

That was a story for another time.

Just say that Luo Xing instantly crossed a distance of ten million miles and arrived at the island under Billy's jurisdiction.

Marco, Jozu, Vista, and the other Whitebeard Pirates commanders had been waiting for a long time.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Luo Xing said with a faint smile after appearing.

What could Marco and the others say about this?

They were here to defect this time, they were the ones asking for help, so sitting on the cold bench was inevitable.

Luo Xing's purpose was also here.

The Whitebeard Pirates commanders were all guys with pride, so he would let them wait and grind down their temper first.

Sure enough,

the expressions of the Whitebeard Pirates commanders at this moment were not as unruly as before, and they were much more submissive.

Even the three strongest commanders, Marco, Jozu, and Vista,

although still unyielding, their words also contained respect.

Marco said:

"It's nothing, we haven't waited long here."

Then.

He stated their purpose directly.

"Five Emperors Luo Xing, we have conditions for coming to defect this time."

"We want to ask you for some Monster Cells, and using these Monster Cells, we will go to take revenge on Teach, that bastard!"

"Once the revenge is over, our lives will be yours from then on!"

245. Marco, Jozu, and Vista eat Dragon-level Monster Cells!

Marco didn't beat around the bush, nor did he play any tricks.

He stated the Whitebeard Pirates commanders' plan directly.

Their defection was conditional: first, they had to kill Blackbeard and avenge Old Man, Ace, and Thatch.

Luo Xing had long expected this.

He looked at Diamond Jozu, Flower Sword Vista, and the bandages wrapped around the other commanders,

raised an eyebrow and said:

"Were your injuries caused by Blackbeard?"

The Whitebeard Pirates remnants heard this, and expressions of hatred instantly appeared on their faces.

Jozu, who had the most violent temper, let out a low roar:

"Teach, that shameless guy, ambushed us and stole Old Man's Tremor-Tremor Fruit power!"

Suddenly hearing this news,

Luo Xing was shocked.

Blackbeard finally obtained the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, huh?

One hand with Dark-Dark, one hand with Tremor-Tremor, exactly the same as in the original work!

But the surprise was only for a short moment,

Luo Xing soon calmed down.

No matter what kind of power he obtained, given the current strength comparison between the Blackbeard Pirates and the Beasts Pirates,

the Beasts Pirates were enough to crush the Blackbeard Pirates.

And even if Blackbeard was strong again,

as long as Luo Xing invented God-level Monster Cells and let old father-in-law Kaido eat them,

by then.

Whether it was Blackbeard or that mysterious Im-sama, they would only end up being crushed into powder!

Speaking of Im,

Vergo had already successfully entered the Holy Land Mary Geoise and started secret investigations.

Once there was progress, he would immediately pass the news to Luo Xing.

That was a story for another time.

One of Jozu's arms was removed by Aokiji during the Summit War,

and he was seriously injured in the battle with Blackbeard.

But he still held on, and the killing intent on his body was extremely rich.

"I must kill Teach!"

"Five Emperors Luo Xing, please give us Monster Cells!"

Jozu actually knelt on one knee, begging Luo Xing.

You know,

Jozu, a commander ranked in the top few of the Whitebeard Pirates, dared to challenge even Four Emperors-Admiral-level powerhouses.

In his many years of pirate career,

he hadn't even been afraid when facing the Roger Pirates,

and had only knelt to Old Man Whitebeard alone.

And now.

He actually knelt to Luo Xing.

This made the rest of the commanders, including Marco and Vista, extremely shocked.

"Jozu, you..."

Marco couldn't help but speak, wanting Jozu to stand up.

Even if they were asking for help, just being respectful was enough; don't be so servile!

Jozu had long been prepared mentally.

After all.

It was he who proposed defecting to the Beasts Pirates in exchange for Monster Cells.

For this,

he even forced away his long-time partner Izo.

If he didn't end up obtaining Monster Cells,

that result was something Jozu couldn't bear.

He had to succeed!

For the sake of Monster Cells, for the sake of avenging Old Man,

Jozu had made the determination to discard all dignity when he came!

"No need to say more!"

Jozu said decisively:

"As long as I can avenge Old Man, I don't care what I do!"

That aura of being ready to die truly made people's hearts shake.

However,

Luo Xing's expression still didn't change at all.

He didn't immediately agree to Jozu's request, but instead asked another question.

"Blackbeard ambushed you in Whitebeard's hometown, right?"

"After the Summit War ended, with Red-Haired's help, you buried Whitebeard in his hometown."

"I heard it's a very beautiful place, and it used to be a lawless land."

"Can you tell me, where exactly is that island?"

Now Whitebeard's territory,