Chapter 42

Sengoku glared at the man in front of him, "So, you managed to infiltrate both the Big Mom and Beast Pirates?"

Orochimaru who had his hands crossed on his back answers, "Yes. Infiltrating the Beast Pirates was the easiest part, using the name of my bloodline I managed to get higher in their ranks. However..."

"However?"Sengoku raised a brow. 

Orichimaru's golden pupils scanned all the five people in the office. He didn't know if they would laugh at him or not. He was fine with that, but he wanted them to take action at his words. 

"Did she ask you to do something?"

It was Akainu's voice. He only asked out of curiosity, not pity. His indifferent tone would tell anyone that. 

Orochimaru finally replied, "She asked me to be one of her husbands."

Cold silence washed over the whole office. This was a serious matter. Big Mom didn't give a damn about her husband after she was done with them. The possibility of Orochimaru being killed was still there. 

Only one person found this situation funny, and laughed his gut out, "Hahahaha!! You are already getting married kid!! I know how marriages can be!! Hahahaha—!"

"Garp!!" Sengoku roared with a face fuming with rage. 

This wasn't an issue he should make lightweight out of. The star recruit was being sold of to the enemy. 

"What should we do then?" Kizaru asked with a nonchalant look. 

Aokiji answered with a slightly worried tone, "It would be best to hold off the wedding, until we manage to get rid of White Beard. If the other three Emperors fight. We will attract Big Mom first."

Akainu nodded with crossed arms, "You are right. Is there a way for you to buy time?"

In his eyes the snake man was someone dedicated to sinking all the pirate crews in the world. He was right Orochimaru indeed found Pirates bothersome. They would only get in his way. 

The man in question took a deep breath before answering, "Yes that may be possible."

In truth Big Mom wanted to wait after White Beard's death. If Edward died then she would take some of his territories for herself. 

Sengoku finally took a sigh of relief. He would have really lost such a genius, "Good then. We should now discuss how we are going to fight the White Beard Pirates."

"I will fight that old man myself." Akainu suggested. 

With what Orochimaru told him about Edward Newgate's condition, he thinks he can take him down. The old man was so sick that he didn't teach Ace any form of Haki. 

Aokiji proposed, "I will hold of Marco. His devil fruit ability is quite troublesome. And we should make use of the spies in the White Beard Pirates to damage the old man."

Nobody asked him, but Kizaru just had to say, "I will fight anyone."

Sengoku nodded, "Both me and Garp would be the one to guard Ace."

He knew his friend would need time to adjust to the killing of his Grandson. He had to at least do that much for him. All Garps family members were criminals if you remove his wife. 

"I would like to fight the old man first, if I may. 

All eyes turned to Orochimaru like he had said something crazy. Even Akainu and Aokiji together would find it hard to fight Edward Newgate, yet he is just saying it nonchalantly. 

Orichimaru smiled, "My family uses poison attacks, you see. I might not do much to physically hurt him. However, if I manage to poison him, that would reduce his fighting strength. Which would make it easier for Admiral Akainu to finish him off. Don't forget he is already injured."

That was right the old man's immune system is already damaged, which would make it easy for poison to hurt him. They would call over the Warden, but Impel Down couldn't be left unguarded. 

However, Orochimaru is not doing this out of kindness. If he fights Edward Newgate he will be able to get his DNA. When the old man dies he will bring him back and extract information about the One Piece from him. 

Oblivious to the snake man's thoughts, Garp states in a joyful tone, "I can't believe you have that much guts. You have to keep in mind that he is the rival of the King of the Pirates."

"Well he is not the King of the Pirates, he is just an Emperor. All I have to do is poison him, the rest would be up to Admiral Akainu."

Garp just shrugged Orochimaru's bold words off. Deep down he is still hurt about Ace's execution. If he could, he would never go there in the first. Nonetheless, his job as a Marine calls for it. 

"You may all go." Sengoku say, but he suddenly remembers something, "A Celestial Dragon from the Morningstar house did talk about you, but he just said he will go after his brother."

...so, he was reborn too. Did he join the Akatsuki after learning about his brother? 

Everyone managed to see a drop of cold sweat come from Orochimaru's face.