Chapter 5, blood-red suit man

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"Robin, it seems we really need to hide for a while." The Marines had retreated, but Yuri's face was still solemn.

"You haven't defeated the Marine Rear Admiral yet? As far as I know, the Rear Admiral is the highest-ranking Marine officer in the West Blue," Robin said.

"It's so troublesome. Defeating the strongest Marine in the West Blue will definitely alarm Marine Headquarters. There are several troublesome people there, especially those with Logia-type Devil Fruit powers. I don't have a way to deal with them right now," Yuri replied.

Logia-type Devil Fruit powers!

Hearing these words, Robin's face turned pale again.

Yuri made her think of Kuzan and Akainu, and the destruction of Ohara.

"Tomorrow, we set sail," Yuri decided.

"Good."

...

Grand Line, Marine Headquarters.

"Bang!" Akainu slammed his fiery red fist on the desk.

"Vice Admiral Val defeated?" Akainu's face was full of anger.

Val had been under Akainu's command and was later assigned to the West Blue. Now, Val had been defeated there, which darkened Akainu's mood.

"Oh, how terrible. When did the West Blue produce such a character who could defeat Vice Admiral Val? Gabriel Yuri. Originally a pirate hunter, now teamed up with Nico Robin to oppose the Marines, and even threatens to become a sea pirate. Truly terrible. Is it the son of the devil's ability to confuse people?" Kizaru said with a smile.

Vice Admiral Val was a strong Marine, with potential to become a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, but was defeated in the West Blue.

"Well," Akainu snorted coldly, then stood up and turned to leave the room.

"Akainu, where are you going?" Sengoku asked.

"Val was my former subordinate, and Nico Robin is an evil legacy of Ohara. I'll handle this myself," Akainu said coldly.

Without waiting for Sengoku's response, he walked directly out.

Sengoku opened his mouth to stop Akainu. With the seas in turmoil and many pirates flooding the Grand Line, the Marines were struggling. Losing a fighter like Akainu would increase their burden.

But Sengoku remained silent. Akainu wasn't wrong; Val was his former subordinate, so it was fitting for him to handle this.

Moreover, Akainu was always tough and iron-willed. Even if Sengoku called him back, he wouldn't necessarily listen.

Kuzan watched Akainu's departure, frowned, but said nothing.

Soon, a massive battleship set sail.

"Vice Admiral, Admiral Sengoku asked me to tell you that you only have half a year," a Marine Rear Admiral said to Akainu.

"That's plenty of time. Focus all West Blue Marines on tracking Gabriel Yuri and Nico Robin. I want to know their every move," Akainu ordered.

"Yes, sir."

...

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Orange beams of light shot from a small pirate ship, hitting the Marine warship.

The orange light was terrifyingly powerful, instantly breaking down the Marine ship before it exploded.

Suddenly, several Marine warships were destroyed.

"The Marines are really persistent. This is the tenth wave," Yuri said, frowning.

"These are Marine scout ships. It seems they're watching us closely. I have a bad feeling about this. It's like they're under orders to hunt us down, preparing for the strongest possible attack," Robin said.

Yuri and Robin had been at sea for ten days.

They found a small ship, put up a pirate flag, and officially became the Gabriel Pirates.

Yuri couldn't find a larger crew, so the Gabriel Pirates were just the two of them, with no way to operate a bigger ship.

Yuri had no maritime skills, so even steering the boat was thanks to Robin.

As a scholar who had spent time with pirates, she had learned good seamanship.

Under her command, their small pirate ship sailed smoothly.

If Yuri were alone, the boat would have capsized long ago.

"It seems Marine Headquarters has dispatched someone. I wonder who it is," Yuri said, frowning.

Marine Admirals shouldn't be leading this mission. With the rise of the Great Pirate Era due to Roger's words, the Grand Line was in chaos, and Marine Headquarters needed to guard it.

Garp was also unlikely, as he was needed in the New World.

It was probably a Vice Admiral from Marine Headquarters.

if it were Akainu, Kuzan, or Kizaru with their Logia abilities, it would be troublesome.

Not that Yuri feared them, but their Logia abilities were truly problematic. Without Armament Haki, he couldn't fight them.

Their attacks wouldn't work against them.

But as often happens, the more you fear something, the more it comes true.

A few days later, when Yuri saw a massive Marine warship approaching,

And a Marine in a blood-red suit standing on it, Yuri couldn't help but smile.