Dragon and Kuma also twisted their heads back at the same time.
Looking at the newcomer.
Kuma's pupils dilated; he had been exposed by coming here.
Whoosh!
Rayleigh's figure also appeared inside the Shambles bar. Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but sigh. Esdeath's growth speed was too fast!
So fast that he hadn't even imagined it.
"What a coincidence. I wonder why the leader of the Revolutionary Army is here?"
Although it seemed like she was talking to Dragon, her eyes were on the burly Kuma. If it weren't for this guy inexplicably attacking her,
She might not have had to work so hard. In fact, she should thank this Kuma.
"You are, Navy Queen Esdeath?"
As a Revolutionary Army member, the most crucial thing was to be well-informed, so it was impossible for him not to know Esdeath.
"I didn't expect the great revolutionary to actually recognize me."
Her words carried a hint of sarcasm.
Esdeath was not someone to be trifled with.
Hearing this, Dragon couldn't help but frown. This woman was quite different from what the rumors said.
Why was she speaking with such hostility right from the start?
Just because he was from the Revolutionary Army?
However, from Esdeath's actions, a careful analysis would show that Esdeath was not a cruel person.
She even considered the common people and dissuaded the Celestial Dragons from going to Fish-Man Island. She didn't seem like the person she was currently presenting herself to be.
Dragon even thought about whether to recruit Esdeath into the Revolutionary Army. Such combat power was only possessed by him in the Revolutionary Army.
However, his target this time was not her, but...
He glanced at Rayleigh. His target was Pluton!
He hadn't planned on it if Rayleigh hadn't come out of retirement, but since Rayleigh had announced his return, he could try to win him over.
However, it seemed difficult at the moment.
"Kuma, let's go."
After giving Esdeath a meaningful look, Dragon put on his cloak and prepared to leave with Kuma.
"Want to leave?"
Snap!
She snapped her fingers!
Esdeath's figure leaped high, and instantly a huge shadow blocked the sun in the sky.
"Hailstorm Strike!"
A giant ice ball appeared out of thin air!
Without a word... No, there was no disagreement, so why did she suddenly attack?
Dragon didn't have time to think. He formed his hands into dragon claws, and instantly, a dark Armed Color wrapped around his arms.
"Dragon's Claw!"
Dragon's figure instantly vanished from his spot, appearing beneath the giant ice ball, his arm directly plunging into the ice ball.
Boom!
Instantly, the ice ball couldn't withstand the heavy attack and shattered into countless small ice fragments.
Seeing this, Dragon couldn't help but frown.
He didn't think this move was very powerful; on the contrary, he felt that the woman in front of him wasn't as strong as the rumors claimed.
Was she a god created by the Marine?
Landing on the ground, Dragon looked at the furious Esdeath and questioned, "Why did you suddenly attack us?"
"Oh? Don't you know?"
Esdeath refused to believe that Kuma would attack her for no reason without Dragon's order.
"What do you mean?"
Dragon, being questioned back, was even more stunned. What exactly happened, or was someone impersonating him to attack this Marine?
"Since you're pretending not to know, then go to hell!"
Esdeath was even more annoyed by Dragon's attitude. It was meaningless for a man to do something and not dare to admit it.
Even if he was Garp's biological son, he would have to pay a price to leave today!
"Shikai!"
Ice began to spread from Hyōrinmaru.
Facing the furious Esdeath, Dragon was also helpless. He didn't want a fight to break out here!
Regardless of whether Esdeath's strength was strong or weak, it was a trouble for him.
Because Shambles was not far from Marineford, and with Kizaru's ability, he could arrive at Shambles in no time.
Just as Dragon was about to make his next move, Kuma stepped forward and stood in front of Dragon.
"Pressure Cannon!"
Countless meatball-shaped light spheres were fired!
"Vacuum Ice Wall!"
An ice layer appeared, directly blocking the incoming meatball impacts.
The current Esdeath was not the Esdeath from six months ago. Kuma was just a minor figure. If Dragon didn't meet her conditions,
Kuma would have to stay today no matter what!
If apologies worked, what would they need the Marine for? Moreover, she was a Marine!
"Flock of Birds Ice Spikes!"
"Pressure Cannon!"
One palm was pushed out fiercely, blocking Esdeath's freezing Flock of Birds.
Whoosh!
With a slap to his own body, Kuma's figure vanished from his spot, teleporting behind Esdeath, ready to slap down.
"Prism Wall Ice Array!"
Instantly, an ice surface rose into the air, pushing the attacking Kuma away.
"Ice Dragon's Tail!"
"Absolute Defense!"
Kuma assumed a horse stance, half-crouching on the ground, his two hands joined together. A bear-paw-like air wall appeared beside Kuma.
"Kuma, stop!"
Dragon arrived at the center of the two's battle!
He formed his hands into dragon claws, stopping the two who were fighting.
"Lady Esdeath, please forgive our offense!"
Dragon first apologized to Esdeath before questioning Kuma.
He had already realized that the two seemed to have a personal vendetta, and it was one he didn't know about.
So Esdeath wasn't coming for him; she could even directly ignore him, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and attack Kuma.
"Tell me what happened."
Kuma reluctantly had to tell Dragon everything that had happened recently.
He admitted that he had been rash at the time. If he hadn't attacked Esdeath, Leader Dragon wouldn't have been so passive and had to apologize to this Marine.
Dragon fell silent after hearing these words, then turned to Esdeath and said apologetically, "I roughly understand what happened. How can Lady Esdeath forgive Kuma's actions?"
Kuma was very important to the Revolutionary Army. He couldn't just watch Kuma throw his life away.
From the brief exchange just now, he had already seen that Kuma was not her opponent.
"I am willing to have Lord Kuma apologize to Lady Esdeath alongside me."
Saying that, he forcibly pressed Kuma's waist down, bowing to Esdeath.
Rayleigh watched this scene and knew that Dragon was definitely a man of great deeds, capable of bending and stretching, and possessing both strength and ambition.
Such a person, if not a friend, should never be offended.
Unfortunately, facing him was that little girl.
Even his, Rayleigh's, reputation was not effective in front of her. At most, she would protect him from Marine pursuit out of respect for him.
So his current bounty was basically a dead letter.
"If you say forgive, then I'll lose a lot of face, won't I?"
Dragon's actions were unexpected to her, but if it was just this simple, then her suffering would have been in vain.
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