"Lafitte ?" Leon's face showed a curious expression.
"I'll go take a look too!" Leon quickly followed.
....
Meanwhile, on the other side of the anywhere door , a man in a theatrical costume, holding a cane, waited at the entrance of Marines Headquarters.
It was Laffitte, a member of the Blackbeard Pirates.
In the original story, he appeared when the Marines and the Shichibukai was holding a meeting, but now the timeline had changed.
"Hmm? They've arrived?" Laffitte was startled when the anywhere door suddenly appeared.
First, Fleet Admiral Sengoku walked out, followed closely by Garp and Tsuru.
After them came the three admirals and finally, a child.
Seeing this scene, Laffitte was shocked.
He didn't expect the entire Marine high command to come here.
'But… why is there a child among them?' Laffitte frowned, before quickly realizing the child's identity.
This must be the world-renowned genius scientist, the inventor of the Seraphim, the Anywhere door, and the second Devil Fruit… Leon!
Laffitte quickly shifted his gaze from Leon to Sengoku.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku…"
"Are you Laffitte?" Sengoku said in a low voice.
"Yes, that's right! I'm Laffitte, a member of the Blackbeard Pirates."
Upon hearing this, Sengoku and the others looked surprised.
Hadn't Blackbeard recently defected from the Whitebeard Pirates?
He already formed his own crew?
"Yes! I've come on orders from my captain to find you…"
"Cut the nonsense and get to the point!" Akainu snapped coldly.
"By the way, did you really capture Ace, the 2nd Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates?"
They were more concerned about Ace.
After all, when he was still a supernova, he had even been invited by the Marines to become one of the Shichibukai.
They had been pleased to hear he was captured.
"That's right, Fire Fist Ace has been captured by us!" Laffitte said with a smile.
"I've come to pass on a message from our captain. He wants to exchange Ace for a vacant position as a Shichibukai…"
"As well as the Seraphim, the Anywhere Door, and a second De...!"
"Impossible!" Before Laffitte could finish, Sengoku firmly shook his head.
"We can consider the Seraphim, but forget about the Anywhere Door and the second Devil Fruit!"
"If you agree, hurry and bring Ace now."
Hearing Sengoku's words, Laffitte wanted to continue negotiating, but seeing the determined look on his face, he knew Sengoku wouldn't budge.
He had to give up.
"Alright then!" Laffitte nodded helplessly.
Sengoku and the others all smiled.
"Good, let's go now, we'll use the anywhere door!"
Being able to arrest Fire Fist Ace was great news for the Marines.
Only Garp remained silent, his face was grim.
"Let's go!" Laffitte walked over and opened the door.
The next moment, he saw his captain, Blackbeard and his crew.
Laffitte's face was filled with surprise and shock.
"I didn't expect… to arrive in an instant!" he exclaimed.
"It's truly unbelievable!"
During the conversation, Sengoku told him how to operate the door.
He just didnt expect it to be so easily to use.
*****
Rewinding time to ten minutes earlier, Blackbeard and his companions were eating, waiting for Laffitte to return.
Suddenly, Van Augur stood up, grabbed his gun and looked vigilantly into the distance.
"Someone's coming!" he announced.
"Huh?" Blackbeard and the others all stood up.
"It's not Laffitte! It's not the Marines!"
"Not good, retreat!" Blackbeard looked at a figure in the sky, instantly realizing who it was.
He shouted in shock, but it was too late.
The figure, surrounded by blue flames, instantly became a streak of light.
It was Marco!
Behind him was a Seraphim that looks like a young Whitebeard.
"..."
Marco's face was gloomy as he looked to the side.
"Ah? Ace?!"
He saw Ace covered in blood, lying on the ground, seemingly unconscious.
Marco's face immediately sank.
"TEACHHH!!" His eyes were filled with killing intent as he glared at Blackbeard through gritted teeth.
"Marco… you can't blamed me! I was forced to defend myself…" Blackbeard had a pleading expression.
"It was Ace who strike at me first. I had no choice but to fight back! I really…"
"SHUT UP!…" Marco gritted his teeth, wanting to attack Blackbeard immediately, but he ultimately turned his head and flew toward Ace.
"Ace, are you alright? I'll treat you!"
Sensing Ace's still alive, Marco's heart relaxed slightly, and he immediately used his Devil Fruit power to heal him.
Blue flames spread over Ace's body.
"Marco…" Ace opened his eyes with difficulty.
His eyes were happy at first, but then he spoke with worry.
"You have to be careful… of Teach's strange ability…"
But before he could finish speaking, a roar came from behind.
"Dark Vortex!"
Marco suddenly felt a terrifying suction force and the next moment, his entire body was sucked up and sent flying backward!
"What?!" His face was filled with terror.
Then, Blackbeard's fist struck his back heavily into him.
'BOOM'
"Puh-" A mouthful of blood spurted out from his mouth.
"MARCO!!" Ace, severely injured, stood up, wanting to help.
"Zehahahaha, you let your guard down Marco!!" Blackbeard laughed ferociously, his eyes full of killing intent.
A pair of fists filled with endless darkness slammed down towards Marco again!
Blackbeard knew it was very difficult to defeat Marco head-on.
He could only kill him while he was distracted.
However, just as he was about to succeed, the Whitebeard Seraphim in the distance moved.
Its figure instantly appeared in front of Blackbeard while throwing a punch!
'BOOM'
The attack, imbued with Armament Haki, dealt heavy damage to Blackbeard.
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