Miss Buckin was searching for Marco with Weevil, and Marco was also searching for them.
In the original timeline, they lost Whitebeard and Ace, Jozu lost an arm, and the other subordinate pirate crews suffered varying degrees of loss. After retreating, they not only had to face the pressure from the other Emperors of the Sea, but also had to fight the most troublesome one, Blackbeard.
Blackbeard had lived in the Whitebeard Pirates for decades and was familiar with the crew's abilities and the abilities of the division commanders. Facing the dual-Devil-Fruit-wielding Blackbeard and the Level Six prisoners from Impel Down, the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates fell into a bitter struggle.
Struggling to even protect themselves, they had no time to deal with Miss Buckin and Weevil, and were eventually picked off one by one, with their sixteen subordinate pirate crews destroyed. Weevil even obtained the position of Shichibukai thanks to these achievements.
But now things are different. Whitebeard was dead, but Ace was still alive, and Jozu hadn't lost his arm.
In the year since Whitebeard's death, Ace had also begun to grow. Both in strength and in spirit, he had changed due to the influence of Whitebeard's passing.
Their situation still can't be called good, but without Blackbeard, the root cause, they have at least found a small space in which to survive and have been able to spare some manpower.
Not long after Buckin and Weevil began to act, the remnants of Whitebeard's crew started to search for their whereabouts, but only recently managed to find their trail.
"Jozu, Marco… Ace."
Squard sat up from the ground, looking at the three who had arrived, especially at Ace, feeling a swirl of complicated emotions.
He had a grudge against Roger. The pirate crew Squard originally belonged to had been destroyed by Roger, yet Whitebeard had always hidden Ace's true identity, which is why Squard fell for Akainu's scheme.
"A person can't choose their bloodline, but we all gathered under Pops' banner in the end. Pops didn't want his sons to fight each other, so Squard, let the past of our fathers stay in the past."
Ace said these words with his back to Squard. Whitebeard's death left all of his crew grieving, but the ones hit the hardest emotionally were Ace and Squard.
One's impulsiveness ultimately led to the Summit War, and the other nearly raised his sword against Whitebeard. Even if others said nothing, it won't be easy for them to overcome this hurdle themselves.
Ace had spent almost the entire past year in constant battles, honing himself through combat. While strengthening his power, he was also diverting his focus. He wanted to carry on Whitebeard's legacy and pass down his name.
Under such circumstances, the sudden appearance of Miss Buckin and Weevil was something the Whitebeard Pirates simply couldn't accept.
"Ace. You've changed."
"People always change. Get some rest. It's our turn now. Fire Fist!"
Ace's right arm turned into flames, and under the scorching heat, the surrounding air became searing. Ace's Fire Fist blasted directly toward Weevil.
"Go take them down! My son, they're the ones who stole your father's treasure!"
Miss Buckin had extraordinary confidence in Weevil. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been bringing him around to attack the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates. Upon receiving Miss Buckin's command, Weevil didn't hesitate. His naginata swung with fierce momentum, directly facing Ace's Fire Fist.
Zing!
A flash of the blade cut through Ace's Fire Fist, splitting it in half, and then Weevil charged at Ace through the flames.
"I'm father's real son! You fakes!"
A sound of slicing wind rang out. A huge gash appeared on Ace's body, but it was quickly filled in again by flames.
Weevil could use Haki, but Ace hadn't spent the past year in vain. Day after day of battle had pushed his potential to the limit, and the Haki within his body gradually began to surface.
For Logia users, as long as their Observation Haki is strong enough, it becomes very difficult for enemies to harm them.
Just now, Ace had already transformed his body into flames in advance and dispersed, avoiding Weevil's powerful strike.
"Firefly: Fiery Doll!"
Green fireballs flew out from Ace's hand, then exploded around Weevil.
The smoke from the explosion obstructed everyone's vision, but Weevil's figure didn't stop because of it.
"Damn it, that hurts! You burned me!"
The flames were still burning, but Weevil charged out from within the flames head-on, gripping his naginata with both hands and slashing toward Ace at an even faster speed.
His physique was terrifying; just looking at his physique, he was one of the rare monsters in the New World, but the one he was facing wasn't just one person.
"Brilliant Punk!"
Jozu leapt out from the side. Except for his right eye, his entire body had turned into diamond.
As the user of the Paramecia-type • Twinkle-Twinkle Fruit, Jozu fought entirely relying on his tough diamond body.
From Crocodile to Kuzan, getting hit by him was never pleasant.
Unlike Ace's evasive tactics, Jozu chose the simplest and most direct way - head-on confrontation.
Boom!
The blade collided with the diamond body. The veins on Weevil's arm muscles bulged. Although he didn't break through Jozu's defense, he still forcefully withstood Jozu's attack.
"Damn it, you're so strong. If this keeps up, Mommy will scold me."
Jozu didn't speak and only increased his force. This wasn't a fair one-on-one fight. Since the opponent chose to raid their territory, it wasn't unreasonable for the three of them to fight one.
They just wanted to quickly take care of the two who were falsely using Whitebeard's name.
"Saint Elmo's Fire!"
"Phoenix Brand!"
Two flaming spears flew out from Jozu's side, while Marco kicked Weevil on the head.
In a one-on-one fight, Weevil didn't fear Marco and the others. Whether it was Marco or Ace, he had the ability to go toe-to-toe with them, but now he was facing three people.
Jozu's hard body blocked the front, Ace's intense flames scorched his body, and at the same time, there was Marco. The most powerful ability of the phoenix is its terrifying regeneration, but that doesn't mean Marco lacks combat power.
Weevil ultimately wasn't Whitebeard. The young Whitebeard wouldn't fear these three, but Weevil didn't have the ability to instantly defeat a division commander, and under the siege of the three, he gradually fell into a disadvantage.
"Damn it, did I underestimate these brats? Weevil, prepare to retreat!"
"But Mommy... these guys are all so tough!"
While responding, Marco once again kicked Weevil in the head, and together with Jozu's charge, knocked Weevil flying. However, this attack didn't knock Weevil unconscious.
He shook his head and stood up again after falling to the ground.
"This is tricky..."
Miss Buckin assessed the situation around her. Although Weevil was still fighting the three of them, if this dragged on, he would lose sooner or later. In such a situation, Miss Buckin's eyes turned toward Squard, who was standing off to the side.
She herself had once been a member of the Rocks.
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