84 Chapter 84

"Ready?" Carnes couldn't help but feel a slight amusement. "What enlightenment, you may ask?

The realization that I'm here to kill all of you."

Witnessing Carnes' dismissive attitude towards killing Tsuru, Garp's anger surged even further, his voice taking on a cold, stern tone.

"I should have finished you off completely back then!"

"Don't act as if you spared me!" Carnes looked down at Garp, his tone filled with disdain.

"You? Showing mercy to me? Don't make me laugh."

"You, back then, no."

"It should have been the other way around."

"You didn't kill me because you couldn't, you didn't have the strength to do so, not then, not now."

As this exchange unfolded, the news of Carnes' arrival spread to all the Marines on the battlefield.

The mention of Carnes, the infamous newcomer, strongest member of worst generation with a bounty of 1 billion berries, sparked mixed reactions.

"Carnes? Is that him? The one with a bounty of 1 billion berries!"

"Just a rookie who gained a little bit of fame, thinking he can make a mark here?"

"Does he think he can make a name for himself here?"

"Did you hear what Vice Admiral Garp said? It sounds like this guy has known Garp for a long time!"

"It seems they have a history!"

"This guy clearly doesn't understand the situation. This is not the place for a rookie like him!"

"He's out of his league here. We have bigger fish to fry here, Whitebeard and his crew!"

Despite Carnes' appearance, the Marines didn't pay much attention.

After all, they were facing enemies like Whitebeard, the Emperor of the Sea, along with his 43 affiliated pirates.

A mere rookie like Carnes was considered insignificant in their eyes.

However, the reactions from the Whitebeard Pirates were quite the opposite.

The members of the Whitebeard Pirates stared at Carnes standing on the bow of the Eternal Gale, their expressions serious.

"Is that... Carnes? He's younger than I imagined! Could it be because he ate a Devil Fruit?"

The first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, Marco, said in a hushed tone.

Hearing Marco's words, the pirates belonging to the 43 affiliated pirate groups couldn't help but laugh and jest.

"Carnes? Is he Ace's friend? He's got some guts. Coming to Marineford to support us at a time like this."

Marco was slightly taken aback by their assumption and turned to look at them.

Seeing the appreciative smile on their faces, Marco scratched his head helplessly and explained.

"He's not Ace's friend!"

"What? Isn't he here to rescue Ace?" one of the pirates asked, surprised.

Weren't all the people who came to Marineford at this time here to save Ace? If he's not Ace's friend, then what's he doing here?

"He's not like us; he's not here to save Ace! He's Pops's enemy, and... our enemy!"

As soon as this revelation came out, all the surrounding pirates were momentarily stunned, some finding it hard to believe.

"An enemy?"

"Marco, you're joking, right?"

"There aren't many people in this sea who can be considered an enemy by the old man. He's just a newcomer, and he can't be old man's enemy?"

"Yeah, Marco, this joke is a bit too much."

Marco looked at the puzzled crew, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.

"I'm not joking. You wouldn't know unless you were on the ship! But that's what Pops told us."

"Don't be fooled by his youthful appearance."

"This guy sailed with his father from a young age and has been on the sea ever since!"

"Besides, he was once Pops's crewmate, the Vice Captain of Rocks Pirate—the legendary pirate who became famous even before the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, the Gale Emperor Carnes!"

Marco's words were like a bombshell to those around him.

Their minds were blown away, and they were left in shock.

"Old man's crewmate?!"

"The legendary pirate who was famous before... the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger?!"

"Hey, hey, Marco, you... you're exaggerating a bit, right?"

In this moment, the surrounding pirates were stammering.

Their eyes shook as if experiencing an earthquake, and their faces displayed unprecedented horror.

In fact, deep down, they sensed some truth to Marco's words, but they didn't want to believe it, couldn't believe it!

In contrast, a group of Marines and generals nearby were also stunned after hearing Marco's words.

"Rocks Pirate Vice Captain, Whitebeard's... former crewmate????"

Meanwhile, on the bow of the Moby Dick on the other side, a low voice called out Carnes' name.

"Carnes!!!"

Carnes turned his head to see Whitebeard, standing on the bow of the Moby Dick, looking at him with cold eyes, and saying in a low voice.

"This time, and only this time, if you dare to cause trouble, I'll kill you on the spot!"

Hearing this, Carnes smiled instead of getting angry and slowly raised his hand and started clapping mockingly.

"Pops, Pops~ It's been decades since we last saw each other, and you're getting tougher with your words, but your threats haven't lost their edge!"

"How? Has the scar on your chest healed? Does it not hurt anymore?

Does it make you feel like you can take me down that easily?

Do you think you can kill me at will now, without a second thought?"

"What do you want here?" Sengoku's voice came from the execution platform.

Carnes turned to look, and for the first time, genuine emotions surfaced on his face.

"What do I want?"

"Of course, I came here to settle the grudges between us!"

"Why else do you think I came all this way?

To save someone? Don't make me laugh!"

"From the very beginning, my sole purpose has been to kill you all!"

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