Chapter 286: I'm Here to Stop This War

Outside the Siege Walls.

"Look, what is that?"

"This ship... how is it possible? Didn't the Four Emperors Red-Haired and Kaido start fighting in the New World? How do they have time to rush here?"

"Wait, he's not trying to save the Whitebeard Pirates, is he?"

While a group of Navy were confused, Shanks jumped off the Red Force, stood steadily on the ice, and looked at the Navy on the Siege Walls and the battered members of the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Shanks? Why are you here!"

Hearing this long-lost voice, Shanks turned his head to look. It turned out to be his dear friend Buggy. Red-Haired quickly started chatting happily with Buggy.

After a moment, Karl and the three Admirals arrived outside the Siege Walls one after another.

"Red-Haired, this is not a place you should be." Akainu looked at Shanks coldly.

Shanks said with a serious expression: "I have a reason I must come. This war should end."

The three Admirals looked at each other. Akainu sneered: "Truly sorry, Your Excellency Four Emperor, this war ended long ago. Now we are just cleaning up the aftermath."

"You, you're late..."

Shanks' expression changed, thinking how could it be so fast? But after seeing Karl, who had a faint smile on his mouth, Shanks seemed to understand.

With Karl there, it was hard for the Navy to lose. If he wasn't mistaken, the golden flames behind these Navy soldiers were Karl's ability, right!

That's right, it must be, because he had fought Karl so many times, he was all too familiar with it.

As long as that kind of golden light appeared, Karl would be fully resurrected, which was very disgusting. Compared to Karl, Kaido's immortal body was just a drop in the bucket.

"Whitebeard is already dead?"

Karl walked forward a few steps, walked to Shanks, and smiled at him: "Correct, Ace's execution was successful, Whitebeard has been killed, the Navy's battle plan was a complete success. Oh right, that guy Teach also came, but he's dead too."

"Why, do you want to get involved too?"

Shanks clenched his fists, looked at the unconscious Luffy not far away, and gradually made a decision in his heart.

"I'm here to stop the war, so I don't want to have a conflict with you, but I have one request: I want to take away the corpses of Whitebeard and Ace."

Akainu said coldly: "Request? You are just a pirate, why do you think we would agree to your request?"

Shanks smiled slightly and pulled Gryphon from his waist: "Just... give me some face?"

"Pfft~"

Forgive Karl for laughing uncharitably. He thought that Red-Haired, who had been suppressed by him for these years, would never say this in front of him, but he never expected that what was meant to come would eventually come.

Seeing Karl laugh, Shanks also laughed along: "Hahaha, why, Karl, are you unwilling to give me a little face?"

"Face is earned by oneself, not given by others. You have no face to speak of in front of me, Shanks."

Shanks smiled slightly, tilting his head to look at Karl: "Oh? Is that so?"

Brrr, brrr, brrr~

Karl's expression changed. He looked at the Den Den Mushi in his pocket and then at Shanks. Sure enough, this guy must have done something before coming.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I'm here, Shanks has already arrived."

"What request does he have?"

"Stop this war... take away Whitebeard's corpse."

Sengoku: "....Sigh~ agree to him!"

Karl: ???

"Can you give me a reason?"

"Shanks agreed to a condition from the Five Elders, a condition he couldn't refuse."

Karl smiled and shook his head, hanging up the phone. It seems that this face must be given today. Truly worthy of being a Face-Face Fruit user; once activated, even he couldn't be spared.

"Let's go! Fleet Admiral Sengoku ordered a retreat."

After speaking, Karl turned and left. Akainu looked at Red-Haired with a dark face and didn't say anything more, even though he really wanted to clash with Shanks.

Aokiji on the side looked at Shanks deeply, seeming to have guessed something, and shouted loudly to the Navy on the Siege Walls: "All Navy, listen to my orders: retreat! Return to Marineford Plaza."

Soon, the Navy retreated Move Move Like a tide. The members of the Whitebeard Pirates present breathed a sigh of relief, but it was only a sigh of relief; after all, their Pops was already dead, so they couldn't be happy no matter what.

Marco looked at the Whitebeard Pirates, who had less than one in ten left, and walked to Shanks with a heavy expression: "Thank you, Shanks."

Shanks took a deep breath and patted Marco on the shoulder: "Mr. Whitebeard's death is already irreversible, please accept my condolences."

"I will go to collect Mr. Whitebeard's body later, and I will bury him in his hometown—Sphinx."

Tears welled up in Marco's eyes. He didn't say anything more and left with the remaining members of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Now, only the members of the Red-Haired Pirates and the prisoners from Impel Down brought by Luffy were left here.

Shanks walked slowly to the unconscious Luffy, looked at the straw hat on his head, and smiled helplessly: "You really haven't changed at all! Luffy, but... this is you!"

Jinbe, standing beside Luffy, felt a bit strange about Shanks' actions. Could it be that Mr. Luffy knew Shanks?

That shouldn't be possible, right? Shanks is a Four Emperor of the New World, an existence on the same level as Pops, how could he know Luffy?

"Captain, the Navy has already left. Are we going in? Could it be a trap!"

Shanks turned his head to look at the Navy Headquarters in the distance and shook his head: "No, let's go over!"

Before leaving, Shanks looked at Luffy deeply.

Luffy, now is not the time for a reunion. Let's meet again in the New World! I'll be waiting for you!

"Let's go! We have to take Mr. Whitebeard home!"

The next day, at the dilapidated Navy Headquarters, in a temporarily built conference room.

Everyone present was high-ranking Navy, with the lowest rank being Navy Vice Admiral. However, none of the three Admirals were present. Aokiji went to pursue the remnants of Whitebeard, while Akainu and Kizaru went to hunt down the fugitives from Impel Down. It is said that this was a mission specifically arranged by Sengoku, as for why, it is unknown.

"Colleagues, I announce, in my capacity as Fleet Admiral of the Navy, the situation of this total war with the Whitebeard Pirates."

"In this war, we not only successfully executed the Pirate King's bloodline, Portgas D. Ace, but also successfully killed Edward Newgate, who had ravaged the seas for 28 years. From the results, we can be said to have won a complete victory."

The Navy present immediately revealed a faint smile, but soon Sengoku changed the subject.

"However, we cannot be proud. While the Whitebeard Pirates were scattered by us, the sacrifices of our Navy cannot be ignored."

"Now, I invite Navy hero Vice Admiral Karl to announce the battle damage situation."