Chapter 594: Shanks Returns

At noon the next day, when Garette, with a blushing face, appeared in front of Beauvoir and others again, Giger had already returned to Mariejois.

About a week later, on a bright morning, a huge pirate ship emerged on the sea not far from the Red Earth Continent.

There was a big cross drawn on the skull and crossbones pirate flag flying on the ship. Both the defense forces on Marijoa and the navy stationed nearby turned a blind eye to the pirate ship and allowed it to dock under the Red Earth Continent.

When the pirate ship came to a complete stop, two figures flashed down from the ship. They were Shanks and his only remaining follower, Rockstar.

It was the first time for Rocksda to come to this place in the Red Earth Continent. He never thought that one day he would come here, so close to Mariachia.

He looked up at the red earth continent and said with emotion,

"Is that Marijoa up there? How could a pirate like me end up here..."

Shanks couldn't help but laugh when he heard that.

"Rockstar, we are no longer pirates now."

Rockstar scratched his head and said,

"Boat... Boss, I'm still not used to it. And how are we going to get on it? Climb up?"

Shanks looked around and said,

"My brother said there's an elevator nearby, but I'm not going to take that one."

After saying this, Shanks grinned, and crimson flames began to appear around him.

"Hey Rockstar, hold on tight!"

Rockstar immediately understood what Shanks wanted to do. Seeing that Shanks' body began to expand rapidly, he didn't care about anything else and hurried forward to hold Shanks' waist tightly with both hands, showing his "strong man locking" skills.

However, Shanks' body expanded so much that Rockstar, who was hugging Shanks' waist at the beginning, finally fell to the ground. At this time, Shanks had already entered the dragon-man form.

The next second, Shanks let out a dragon roar towards the sky, and a thick red flame cloud erupted. Then a giant dragon shot out from the flame cloud and rushed towards Mary Joa in an instant.

Above Marijoa, the few remaining Celestial Dragon families and the huge escort team had received the news and had been waiting here for a long time. When they saw the giant dragon transformed by Shanks appear in the sky, they were all shocked and froze in place.

A few timid celestial dragons were so frightened that they sat down on the ground.

The new Five Elders, led by Akainu, stood in front. When they saw Shanks in the sky, they were only slightly surprised. After all, they had all fought with Kaido, and it was not the first time they had seen this kind of dragon-like creature.

They were surprised that the dragon Shanks transformed into was even bigger than Kaido's back then, and its momentum was obviously more powerful.

Shanks looked down at the ant-like people below, with two streams of hot air coming out of his nostrils. Just as he was searching for Jiger's figure, Jiger's voice suddenly sounded faintly in his ears.

"Have you shown off enough? If you have, get off now."

Shanks' huge dragon eyes suddenly widened even wider. He blinked twice, rolled his eyes upwards, and finally noticed Jiger who had sat on his forehead at some point.

Rockstar, who was lying on Shanks' back, noticed that Shanks suddenly stopped moving, so he quickly stood up and trotted towards the direction of Shanks' dragon head. As he passed by, he also found Jiger.

When he saw Jiger, Rockstar was so shocked that he slipped and fell to his seat, muttering to himself,

"Boss, Boss, why are you showing off......"

At this moment, Shanks and Jiger were staring at each other. Shanks' mouth twitched twice and he smiled awkwardly.

"Well, brother, I just wanted to give you a surprise..."

Jiger crossed his arms and said unhappily,

"What surprise? Didn't I ask you to take the elevator up? Is it unfair for you to take the elevator?"

"Well, that's not the case..."

Jiger snorted and said,

"Okay, did you forget to bring your stuff? Uncle Jialin is still waiting for you downstairs."

"Father...I didn't see him."

Shanks had seen Garin's photo a long time ago, and he had been looking for Garin just now, but he didn't see him in the end.

Jiger shook his head helplessly and said,

"I told you a long time ago, Uncle Jialin is a bit strange. He is still waiting for you in the clan land."

"What about Makino and Sosia?"

"It's also in the tribe. It's a good thing the two of them didn't come. If Soxia is frightened by your appearance, you will kneel at the entrance of the tribe today."

A layer of cold sweat appeared on Shanks' huge forehead. He shook his head and then dived downward. During the dive, his body began to shrink until it turned back into a human form and fell to the ground.

Jiger followed closely behind, still holding Rockstar in his hand.

Seeing Jiger and Shanks coming down, both the Celestial Dragons and the Guards knelt down and shouted,

"Saint Jiger! Saint Shanks!"

It was the first time that Shanks was called "Saint Shanks" so loudly by so many people. Even with his carefree personality, he was a little uncomfortable for a moment.

Jiger was already used to this, he waved his hand and everyone stood up immediately.

Akainu, Aokiji and others did not need to kneel down. According to Jiger's meaning, the five of them still adopted the etiquette they were most accustomed to and liked best, which was the military salute.

Seeing Akainu and his five companions, Shanks took the initiative to step forward and waved and greeted them like old friends.

"long time no see!"

During the time when Ziger was asleep, Akainu and others had many dealings with Shanks. Although each time they fought, unlike Whitebeard and others, Shanks basically would not fight to the end every time he encountered the navy. He would just retreat after a few gestures. Shanks' pirate group had always been an elite group, so it was very easy for them to escape from a sea encounter.

Moreover, the Shanks Pirates never killed even ordinary navy soldiers, and the two sides did not form any real deep hatred. In addition, after learning Shanks' true identity, Akainu and others no longer regarded Shanks as a pirate.

So when facing Shanks, the five of them responded very politely. This scene made Rockstar behind them feel dazed.

Aramaki was the most enthusiastic. He bowed to Shanks and said,

"Welcome back, Saint Shanks."