Chapter 174 - 174. War Congress (1/2)

Leo and Shinobu walked around the shipyard and finally found what they were looking for. A large magnificent ship was before them.

”Excellent craftsmanship.”

Shinobu commented.

Leo strode forward. He held his palm out and whispered, ”Go, your fate with them hasn't come an end yet.”

Merry's spirit floated from his palm and flew towards the ship. Like melting snow it disappeared once it touched the ship.

Leo released his spiritual sense and covered the entire ship. He provided the ship with spiritual energy and helped Merry's feeble spirit to merge with the ship.

Thank... you...

When the merging was complete Merry's voice rang out in Leo's mind.

Leo smiled and took back his spiritual energy.

”You hurt yourself.”

Shinobu walked to his side and said seriously.

”I will recover in a few days.”

Leo hadn't reached a point where he could discharge his spiritual energy from his body. What he did just now was to forcefully separate a part to help with merging process.

Shinobu grumbled and pinched his waist, ”Don't do stuff like that.”

”Yes, madam.”

Leo chuckled and said.

Pereperepere.

Leo's den-den mushi rang.

”Fleet Admiral?”

Leo asked after picking up the call.

”Leo, return to the base immediately.”

”What's wrong? Why the urgency?”

”You will know when you get here.”

Sengoku didn't explain and hung up.

”Well, what was that about?”

Leo asked Shinobu.

”Who knows?”

She shrugged.

Both of them got back to their ship and set sail for Marineford.

A while after they left the strawhats were led to their new ship by their shipwright Franky.

”Wow! What a big ship!”

”Looks great!”

”And it has tangerines planted on it.”

”What's wrong, Luffy? Do you not like the ship?”

Chopper asked.

Luffy was still staring at ship as he said, ”I love it. It's just... the ship... it feels like Merry.”

Merry?

Chopper also stared at the ship but he didn't find anything.

After a few seconds of thinking Luffy gave up and jumped onto the ship and joined the others.

Marineford.

Leo and Shinobu got off the ship and took a beeline towards the conference room.

When they got near the room a ruckus could be heard from inside.

Hm?

Leo saw threads extending from the rear admirals body. It was these threads that controlled them into attacking each other.