Chapter 491: I'm here to stop this war

Outside the encirclement wall.

"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 doesn't want to save the people of the Bai Huzi Pirates, does he?"

While a group of Marines were puzzled, Shanks jumped down from the Red Force, stood firmly on the ice, and looked at the Marines on the encirclement wall and the battered Bai Huzi 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 hurriedly started chatting happily with Buggy.

After a moment, Karl and the three Admirals arrived outside the encirclement wall one after another.

"Red-Haired, this is not a place you should come to." 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: "Sorry, Your Excellency Four Emperor, this war ended long ago. Now we are just cleaning up the mess."

"You... are late..."

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

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

That's right, it must be, because after fighting Karl so many times, he was too familiar with it.

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

"Bai Huzi is already dead?"

Karl took a few steps forward, walked to Shanks, and smiled at him: "That's right, Ace's execution was successful, Bai Huzi has been killed, and the Marine's combat plan was a complete success. Oh, by the way, that guy Teach also came, but he's also dead."

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

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

"I am 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 Bai Huzi and Ace."

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

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

"Poof~"

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

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

"Face is earned by yourself, 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 face changed. He looked at the Den Den Mushi in his bosom 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 Bai Huzi'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. As expected of a Face-Face Fruit user; once activated, even he couldn't escape.

"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 much, even though he really wanted to clash with Shanks.

Kuzan on the side looked at Shanks deeply, seeming to have guessed something, and shouted loudly to the Marines on the encirclement wall: "All Marines, listen to my orders: retreat! Return to Marineford Plaza."

Soon, the Marines retreated like a tide. The members of the Bai Huzi Pirates present breathed a sigh of relief, but it was only a sigh of relief; after all, their father was already dead, so they couldn't be happy.

Ma Erke looked at the Bai Huzi Pirates, who were less than one in ten, and walked to Shanks with a heavy expression: "Thank you, Shanks."

Shanks took a deep breath and patted Ma Erke on the shoulder: "Bai Huzi's death cannot be undone. Please accept my condolences."

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

Tears shimmered in Ma Erke's eyes. He didn't say much and left with the remaining members of the Bai Huzi 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 strange looking at Shanks' actions. Could it be that Luffy-boy knew Shanks?

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

"Captain, the Marines have already left. Should we go in? Could it be a trap!"

Shanks turned his head to look at the Marine Headquarters in the distance and shook his head: "It won't be, 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. Bai Huzi home!"

The next day, at the broken Marine Headquarters, in a temporarily built conference room.

Everyone present was high-level Marine personnel, and the lowest rank was a Marine Vice Admiral. However, none of the three Admirals were there. Kuzan went to pursue the remnants of Bai Huzi, and Akainu and Huang Yuan went to hunt down the fugitives from Impel Down. It was said that this was a mission specifically arranged by Sengoku, but as for why, it was unknown.

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

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

The Marines present immediately showed a smile, but soon Sengoku changed the subject.

"However, we cannot be proud. While the Bai Huzi Pirates were scattered by us, the sacrifices of our Marines cannot be ignored."

"Now, I invite Marine hero Vice Admiral Karl to announce the battle damage situation." ===== CHAPTER 493 =====