Hearing Vito's mockery, Mac exploded with rage. "But we're different! All key members of our Four Major Families are here, with so many ships! That cowardly boss of Grado wouldn't dare blow up our ships directly! Even if he tried, could he manage it? And if we can't escape here, wouldn't we all die at that monster's hands?"
"Fool!"
"Hey, hey, hey, who are you calling a fool?!"
"Ha!"
With that mocking laugh, Mac seemed unable to hold back any longer. He wanted to fight Vito directly before Grado even arrived, and even their respective subordinates sensed the tension and drew their weapons at each other.
Just as both sides were on the verge of conflict, "Alright, calm down."
Fredo quickly tried to appease the two. He didn't want to start a fight at such a critical moment.
"What if Grado lands while you're fighting? Also, Mac, Vito is right, we can't make the same mistake the Capone Family did. Those guys are even less honorable than we are."
He then looked at Vito beside him. "Of course, Mac has a point too. Vito, when will your contact arrive? Can you call and ask? If no one stops that monster, he could kill all of us by himself!"
"It should be soon."
Hearing Fredo, Vito stopped arguing with the idiot Mac.
He flicked his cigar, then a flash of fear appeared in his eyes before quickly vanishing. "With someone of that stature, I don't want to annoy them by asking trivial things."
"..."
Hearing this, the three fell silent.
If they could hold back that monster, then indeed, he must be a terrifyingly powerful figure!
Although Vito didn't say when he would arrive, Fredo and the others felt relieved; at least he wasn't lying to them.
Of course, if negotiations could take place and the status quo could be maintained, they were still willing to negotiate.
After an unknown amount of time, Fredo frowned again. "Why hasn't Grado's boss arrived yet? Doesn't he have any sense of time?"
Just as he spoke, a subordinate ran in hurriedly while shouting, "Boss Vito, we can see Grado's ship!"
"...?!"
Hearing this, the four exchanged glances, straightened their posture, and their expressions turned serious and grim.
Vito then turned to his subordinate nearby while saying impatiently, "What are you waiting for? Go bring those guys over. Do they want us to greet them personally?"
"Boss, they..."
Facing their boss's order, the subordinate gave a wry smile. "They haven't advanced further. Even though we saw Grado's ship, they stopped!"
"They stopped?"
The four looked at each other, seemingly unable to understand what the Grado's boss intended to do.
Did he really expect them to go greet him personally?
Keep in mind, they were also the boss of one of the Five Major Families of the West Blue. Would a minor figure like Gini really require them to greet him?
Perhaps if the figure behind Grado were the one who had arrived, it would make sense.
But before the four could get impatient, Vito suddenly seemed to realize something.
A terrified expression immediately appeared on his face, and even the cigar in his hand fell.
"What are you doing?"
Seeing Vito like this, Mac sneered. "Do you really intend to greet Gini personally?"
However, this time, Vito did not respond to the mockery. His face remained fearful.
Ignoring the three bosses in front of him, he shouted to the subordinates behind him: "That bastard! Damn it, run! Run! We have to leave here immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's heads were struck by a sudden crackling of lightning.
All of them shivered and looked up.
Lighting?
But seeing the sky filled with dense clouds and flashing lightning, the four bosses froze.
Especially the other three, they finally understood Vito's warning. Their eyes widened, and their lips trembled in terror.
"Shit, run... Run..."
Yet it seemed already too late.
Before the four major family bosses could finish their words…
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In that instant, countless bolts of lightning, like roaring thunder dragons, struck down, covering the entire island in moments, as if the end of the world had come.
...
At this moment, those hiding around also witnessed the scene, and their eyes were filled with shock.
"Lucci, this isn't what you expected. Are they finished?"
Kaku stared in shock at the distance. "Do we still land?"
"... I don't know!"
"Then wait and see?"
"... Wait and see. This trash... Maybe there's another chance?"
...
"Captain Smoker."
Tashigi gasped. "You're right. Luckily, we didn't land!"
"Is it over just like that?"
Smoker's expression darkened.
Removing his cigar, he muttered softly: "I said it wasn't necessary to make the trip; it's a total waste of time."
"Should we return then?"
"... Wait and see!"
Smoker flicked his cigar while staring intently in the direction of Grado and muttering with a complex tone: "After today, Grado will become the sole Mafia Family of the West Blue."
...
"This is the power of a Logia Devil Fruit? Truly terrifying!"
Gini's eyes reflected shock and fear as he looked at the distant island.
"More or less, but there are always a few who are lucky enough to survive."
Enel, lying on the side, picked at his ear and said nonchalantly: "You can handle the rest yourselves."
"Understood, we will leave the rest to Grado."
Faced with Enel's words, Gini showed no disdain and quickly waved to his underlings behind him, "Let's land on the island and finish this quickly."
With that, the ship restarted, slowly approaching the nearby island.
"Never thought it would be this easy to resolve!"
Gini scratched his head in awe. "Weren't they supposed to have a strong fighter to take on the boss? Why didn't we see them? Maybe they haven't arrived yet?"
But just as Grado's ship entered the harbor…
"Mama-hahaha!"
A strange, booming laugh echoed across the entire sea.
"Looks like I'm late. Which bastard dared touch my friend who is going to give me a candy factory?"
The booming voice seemed to stir the entire sea, instantly capturing Gini and everyone nearby's attention.
They all looked toward the source of the voice.
Gini and the others realized…
The helpers of the Four Major Families of the West Blue had arrived!
But unlike the frowning Gini, Ace, and Enel.
Looking at the approaching ship with a bright pink-haired pirate flag and large red lips, those hiding nearby, including Lucci and Smoker, instantly turned pale.
"Damn it, who invited a yonko?!"