One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 529 They Encountered Danger

"Is it confirmed?"

"Yes...it's definitely someone under Charlotte's banner."

"Looks like we're having a really bad time!"

"What does it matter? Just defeat them, won't that solve everything?"

"That's not easy."

After Roman destroyed Charlotte's supplies, the battle was practically on its last legs.

However, this does not mean that it can be ended immediately, just like pressing the pause button.

After all, the Beasts Pirates remained fearless and continued to fight.

Charlotte still retains some influence.

Now the group of four is facing the problem of remaining issues.

After the outbreak of war in the New World, the four quickly rushed to the front lines.

They had followed Roman for a long time and were naturally very experienced.

They had long been aware of this.

Therefore, they did not grieve even when faced with the departure of their companions.

It's not that I'm not sad.

Instead, they've become somewhat numb.

Losing acquaintances is a common occurrence in their decades-long naval careers.

That's the nature of naval work; its very nature dictates that it's a path of constant loss.

"Happiness and fulfillment" is a word that doesn't fit this description at all.

If you're always too emotional when doing this kind of thing, you'll get yourself into a deep internal struggle.

That's why there are so many blindly obedient guys in the navy.

After all, it's easy to do nothing and just follow orders completely.

Many superiors also did this.

After all, who wouldn't want an easier life?

However, Roman was always against training them to be obedient puppets.

When carrying out orders, she doesn't mind if her subordinates have their own ulterior motives.

As long as it's plausible, Roman will not pursue the matter further.

In fact, Roman's own behavior has always embodied the word "flexible".

Never be pedantic or rigid.

Even though she was smarter than the group of four and could come up with better solutions, she would still encourage them to have their own ideas.

Roman said that complete obedience is nothing more than an escape from pain.

But we can't escape it forever.

Of course, if you want to die young, then I won't say anything more.

I'll admit that you've successfully evaded responsibility your whole life.

She sometimes says some trendy things.

The group of four felt that this was one of their superior's strengths.

"Looks like this is already a problem for us; there are quite a lot of people!"

Grant sighed.

"It's so annoying, of all times, I had to run into them, and now."

Charlotte's troops have now begun to return.

Now they've encountered a large force.

This is extremely unlucky.

After fighting for several days, even Gran was somewhat exhausted.

"There are deserted islands nearby. Let's discuss with Major General Mori and see if we can avoid them. Our warships are already on the verge of collapse."

Sly remained very calm, though his eyes were filled with fatigue.

He hadn't slept for several days.

His eyes were bloodshot.

The four-person team is currently in the front line.

Previously, they had fought against beasts known for their physical strength.

After a fierce battle day and night, costing countless troops and artillery shells, they finally forced the group to retreat.

We had already received good news, but we never expected our luck to be so bad.

Even worse news was that the messenger said that Katakuri and Smoothie had apparently been spotted.

These two are members of Charlotte's Four Sweet Commanders.

And they are the two strongest ones.

There's a whole fleet behind them.

Even the most optimistic person wouldn't dare say they'll win.

If a conflict were to actually occur, the entire fleet would be destroyed.

"While the weather is still good, the best course of action is to retreat to the island immediately."

……

The storm was fierce.

Even for warships, facing such wind and rain, the road ahead is fraught with difficulties.

We also have to be careful.

Roman didn't stay indoors; she stood quietly on the deck, looking at everything ahead filled with mist.

The rain was too heavy.

My vision is already blurred.

The road ahead was barely visible.

"Can you hurry up?"

Roman looked at the marines behind him, his tone calm.

"Lieutenant General Heilong, I understand how you feel. The weather is terrible right now, and we can only do our best. But don't worry, it will be over soon."

Marines were also helpless.

The weather conditions are really bad right now.

Accelerating rashly could lead to even worse consequences.

Roman simply nodded in response, then continued to look at the ocean beyond the torrential rain.

Visibility is still blurry.

But Roman stubbornly kept looking ahead.

It seems to want to penetrate everything.