Chapter 9: The Robbers Got Robbed! The Beasts Pirates Are Left Dumbfounded!

Onigashima – Coastal Rendezvous Point.

A light-class Beasts Pirates warship was quietly anchored near the shore.

Phoenix Marco sat calmly on a reef by the water, waiting in silence.

"Marco, we found a flight path!"

Two-years-later Yamato excitedly waved her hand.

"As long as there's no straw involved, it's all good!"

Marco nodded in agreement.

He glanced at the two Yamatos.

Then turned his gaze to the Luffy with a straw hat, carrying a giant backpack like a human-sized parcel.

Marco thought to himself that his earlier decision to steal a warship was absolutely correct.

If he had to carry two Yamatos plus Luffy and that massive backpack across the ocean,

even he might collapse from exhaustion.

Under Marco's control, the warship set sail and gradually drifted away.

"I'm finally free! Farewell... No, let's never meet again, Onigashima!"

Two-years-ago Yamato leaned on the ship's rail, shouting with excitement.

"Hey hey hey, it's just going out to sea, do you really need to be this dramatic?

Aren't you acting just like Oden back in the day?"

Marco teased casually.

Upon hearing the name "Oden",

both Yamatos lit up with wide eyes.

"Ah, wait a minute, I remember now! Two years from now I called you Marco.

You're Marco, the first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, aren't you?"

Two-years-ago Yamato asked.

"Yeah."

Marco nodded.

"Then you were once Oden's comrade! And Ace is also your comrade now!"

Yamato exclaimed excitedly.

As soon as the words fell,

the atmosphere on the ship suddenly grew heavy.

Even someone as dense as Yamato realized something was wrong.

"Did I say something wrong?"

Two-years-ago Yamato asked meekly.

"No."

Two-years-later Yamato shook her head.

"The next thing... is actually the most important reason for our journey."

Yamato didn't hide anything.

She revealed that Ace had been captured and was about to be publicly executed.

She also explained why they had come from two years in the future.

"What! Ace is going to be publicly executed by the Marines?!

How can someone as strong as Ace...!"

Yamato was stunned by the revelation.

"Can we count on your help then? My past self?"

Two-years-later Yamato asked seriously.

"Of course! We must go! Ace is my friend too! We must rescue him!"

Two-years-ago Yamato clenched her fist in determination.

Everything went smoothly after that.

The entire Beasts Pirates crew was thrown into chaos,

even forgetting to give chase.

By the time they came to their senses,

Luffy's group of four had already vanished.

Even if they wanted to pursue them,

they had to first deal with the mess Marco left behind and repair the damaged warship.

About an hour later,

Luffy, Marco, and the two Yamatos arrived at the agreed rendezvous point at Kuri Port.

From afar, a warship was anchored by the coast.

"Attention everyone! Warship spotted at 9 o'clock!"

From the observation deck, Nekomamushi shouted loudly.

"That's Luffy's ship! It's really them!"

Usopp shouted excitedly.

"What?!"

"Luffy's back?!"

"Did the mission go well?"

"How the heck did they steal another ship?"

"The more the merrier! The more ships, the better!"

Chopper, Nami, Franky, and the others were all overjoyed.

Soon, the two warships met at sea.

"Everyone, pleased to meet you for the first time.

I am Kozuki Oden — yes, the very same!"

Two-years-ago Yamato declared seriously.

"There really are two Yamatos!"

"This is unbelievable!"

"Maybe we'll even run into our past selves too!"

"Haha, this is getting interesting!"

Everyone began chattering in surprise.

"Two Yamatos... This is heaven!"

Sanji's eyes turned into hearts as he rushed to impress.

"Lady Yamato, if it's not too much... could you show me your—"

Before he could finish,

BAM! SMASH!

The righteous fists of justice came down.

Sanji and Brook were both smashed into the ground.

"Sorry about that, Yamato! Please don't mind those two idiots!"

Nami laughed awkwardly.

"It's fine. I don't mind at all!"

Two-years-ago Yamato nodded, still slightly stunned.

"What do you think? The Straw Hats are pretty awesome, huh?"

Two-years-later Yamato smiled.

"Yeah... they really are a bunch of amazing, unbelievable people!"

Two-years-ago Yamato said.

"Hahaha! Everyone, hold tight! We're setting sail!"

Jinbe, the professional helmsman, laughed heartily.

At this moment, the ship headed straight for the waterfall at the edge of Wano.

To enter Wano from the outside world, one had to be pulled up by giant koi fish.

But leaving Wano didn't require that.

As long as they avoided hitting the reef, they were fine.

And with Jinbe's skills, that was no problem.

Moments later,

the warship safely passed over Wano's waterfall and into the open sea.

Next destination — the Marine Headquarters: Marineford, atop the war-torn summit!