Reincarnated as Kaido, married Big Mom, and formed a dual-Emperor pirate crew.

Chapter 259 A Pawn of Fate, the Navy Arrives

Garin and his group, along with Sakazuki and his group, eventually managed to leave Aure Island safely.

They boarded the same boat they had come in and sped away along the only waterway across the ice field.

The reason for this is the same as the one mentioned earlier.

The pirates were not united, but at the same time they did not want the World Martial Arts Tournament, which was already more than halfway through, to end prematurely, so they adopted this compromise strategy.

"Kuzan-senpai, what Kaido said at the end..."

Gion and Kake looked hesitant, clearly bothered by what they had overheard in the square earlier.

"Well, you don't need to worry about it."

Kuzan gripped the edge of the boat, gazing at the distant ice field.

"As naval personnel, sacrifice is something we should be prepared for from the moment we join the military."

"That's right!"

Sakazuki chimed in from the side, "Even if we die in a pirate attack, it's all worth it as long as the Navy can wipe out all the pirates on the island!!"

Kuzan and Sakazuki's unwavering resolve successfully inspired Gion and Kakei.

But Borsalino, leaning against the other side of the ship, remained completely silent.

Sakazuki frowned slightly. "Borusalino!!"

"Hmm? Um? Sakazuki, did you call me?"

"Aren't you going to say anything?!"

"Hmm... what are you saying?"

Borsalino thought for a while before slowly saying, "The mission orders I received did not include the part about the Navy launching a full-scale attack, so... I think Kaido said those things to scare us."

"They probably used those words to drive us off the island..."

"After all, the battles that are about to take place are all internal wars between pirates."

"And even if we didn't intend to take advantage of them in the finals, we are still a threat..."

"That's probably... that might be the reason."

Hearing that Borsalino wasn't spouting nonsense, Sakazuki breathed a sigh of relief, then couldn't help but start thinking.

'That might really be the reason... otherwise, the Navy has no reason...'

On the other side, aboard the Knights of God's ships.

The atmosphere here is noticeably more oppressive than that of the navy.

Because they are different from Sakazuki and his group.

They received a Den Den Mushi notification after the Five Elders finalized their plan to wage war.

However, the message instructed them to act as inside agents as much as possible, to hold back Kaido and other troublesome figures when the Navy was about to launch its general offensive.

This will allow the navy to form a perfect encirclement and annihilate all these troublesome figures on Aure Island.

Therefore, instead of completely ignoring Kaido's words, the atmosphere was so oppressive that it felt like water could be squeezed out of the air.

"Karin..."

"There's nothing much to say. We just wanted to cut our losses and make a timely retreat after our plan was exposed."

Using them as pawns this time was a decision made by the Five Elders.

For this reason, they had no right to resist at the beginning, and the navy was not allowed to notify Sakazuki and his group.

As for the fact that things are not proceeding according to plan...

As Garin said, the plan failed, and it was just a normal retreat.

Because it's impossible for the Navy and the Five Elders to launch an attack when Kaido and all the other top fighters are in good condition.