One Piece: Initially tricked into joining the Marines by Garp

Chapter 225 The Tragic Story of Gizzas Burgess

As soon as Rorschach arrived at the circle of fire, he saw Ace and Sabo guarding the trapped Burgess warily.

Rorschach stepped forward and looked at Burgess, who was trapped in the ring of fire. Rorschach coldly said, "You are Gizas Burgess. You look quite strong, but you are really ugly!"

Upon hearing this, Bagges roared angrily, "You brat, who are you calling ugly? You'll be sorry to you when we get out of here!"

Rorschach simply smiled dismissively.

Ace crossed his arms and said, "You'd better save your energy. This ring of fire is specifically designed to deal with villains like you."

"What's more, the temperature of my fire ring is terrifyingly high. If you dare to cross it, I guarantee you'll be roasted alive."

Sabo nodded in agreement.

Rorschach stared intently at Burgess: "You've committed many evil deeds in the past, and your capture today is your retribution. However, if you can reveal Blackbeard's whereabouts, perhaps I can consider letting you go."

Burgess scoffed, "Hmph, don't dream about it. I will never betray Captain Teach."

Luo Xia curled his lips, his eyes turning cold: "Since that's the case, I don't want to waste any more words with you. Killing you is out of the question. I have a million ways to make you talk. Afterwards, I will take you to my base and you can think about your future!"

At this moment, Ace interjected with a smile, "By the way, although our boss is a Marine, our methods are a hundred times more ruthless than those of the Marines."

Burgess's eyes widened, a hint of worry appearing on his face, but he quickly regained his composure: "I would never betray the captain!"

Rorschach shook his head helplessly, then turned to Ace and Sabo and said, "It seems this guy is determined not to say anything more. We'll have to think of another way."

At this moment, Rorschach also threw away the sea stone handcuffs and chains in his hands.

"Ace, you can handcuff this guy, right?"

Ace patted his chest. "Don't worry, boss, I'm not the same person I used to be."

Ace casually grabbed the seastone handcuffs and chains and walked towards Burgess. Burgess struggled in terror, but under the intimidation of Ace's flames, he could only obediently submit.

With two "click" sounds, Burgess was bound tightly by Ace, leaving him no chance to escape.

At that moment, Burgess, who was on the verge of tears, suddenly spoke up: "Hey, you brat over there!"

Luo Xia coldly turned his head, pointed to his own face, and asked, "You mean me?"

"Yes, it's you!"

"what!"

Before Bages could finish speaking, he let out a scream.

Blood kept gushing from Bages' mouth. At that moment, a tooth the size of a thumb, wrapped in spatial power, slowly floated out in front of Luo Xia. The spatial power was mixed with traces of blood.

"What do you want to say? Go on!"

Burgess looked horrified, his eyes filled with disbelief. "You...how did you do that?"

Luo Xia sneered: "This is my ability. If you dare to talk nonsense, this tooth will be your fate."

"Furthermore, I can instantly obtain anything from a single leg hair to your heart."

Rorschach crouched down and patted Bagges's face. "So, you'd better watch what you say!"

"Otherwise, I'll make you suffer!"

Bages gritted his teeth, his heart filled with fear, but he still stubbornly turned his head away.

Seeing this, Luo Xia stood up and slowly said, "Hey, what were you trying to ask just now?"

Burgess, who had turned his head away, swallowed hard and looked at Rorschach, asking tremblingly, "M-Sir, why did you just call that guy over there Ace?"

"Ace was sent to the execution platform by my great Captain Blackbeard!"

"And he died live during the Marineford War!"

Rorschach pursed his lips, then looked around and, finding no one paying attention, instructed Ace, "Take off the mask, let this guy see something!"

"Okay, boss!"

Ace slowly removed his mask, and Burgess's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with disbelief.

"You... how could you still be alive?"

Ace grinned and said, "Is it only someone like Blackbeard who can survive? That guy thought I was dead, but actually I was resurrected by the boss a long time ago."

Burgess frowned and asked, "Your boss? This guy... he resurrected you?"

Rorschach knelt down in front of Burgess, looked him straight in the eye, and said, "My abilities are beyond your imagination. I can not only resurrect the dead, but also give them greater power. Ace is much stronger now than before."

Burgess looked frightened, but still stubbornly said, "So what? Our captain is very strong too."

Rorschach stood up, hands in his pockets: "Strength isn't something you can judge with words. I'm giving you one last chance: tell me Blackbeard's whereabouts, or you'll never leave here."

Burgess hesitated for a moment, and just when everyone thought he was about to back down, he shouted, "I will never betray the captain!"

Rorschach sighed, speechless. Although he had never been a member of Blackbeard's crew, did Blackbeard really have such a strong personal charisma?

He then turned to Luffy and said, "You two are Luffy's older brothers, right?"

The two were stunned for a moment, then nodded in unison.

"That's right, we are Luffy's brothers!"

Rorschach nodded. "In that case, I'll have to take this guy with me."

"As for you two, I think you should go and protect your younger brother."

Rorschach pointed to Luffy fighting Doflamingo above, "Straw Hat Luffy is almost exhausted, he can probably hold on for another minute."

"You guys cover him for fifteen minutes, and don't you dare defeat the Heavenly Yaksha!"

Ace and Sabo exchanged a glance and then rushed towards the direction where Luffy had fallen.

Rorschach then grabbed a section of the chain from Bages' body and dragged him along.

Judging from the way they looked at him, they didn't treat him like a human being at all.

As Burgess was dragged along the ground, he struggled and shouted, "You demon, you'll die a horrible death!" Rorschach paid no heed and continued dragging him forward.

"Stop barking like a dog! Even if you keep barking, your captain Blackbeard won't come to save you!"

"You brat, wait for me... Ah!"

Luo Xia scoffed, "If you ask me again, I'll pull all your teeth out."

"I think a fighting champion like you should be able to endure this kind of pain, right?"

Rorschach continued talking to himself, but Bages, who was being dragged on the ground, remained silent, looking as if he were dead.

If Rorschach hadn't known this guy was tough, he wouldn't have been able to resist looking at Burgess.

After about ten minutes, Burgess was finally dragged to Garp's side by Rorschach.

Karp looked at Burgess and asked, "Was this guy always this ugly?"