Expanded Viewing Areas, the Strong World Arc Begins

"Hello, everyone. I shall now play the second Jianying video for you, titled Strong World, also known as No One on This Sea Gets to Lay a Hand on My Friends."

"At the same time, to address the issue of people in certain areas being unable to watch the Jianying videos before, I shall officially enable viewing mode for those areas, where I previously forgot to turn it on, in the upcoming video. Now, let us begin the Jianying video."

"This story was originally supposed to take place in the near future, but due to certain special circumstances, it will unfold ahead of time in this Jianying video. In fact, the story should have begun many years ago, one week before Gol D. Roger's execution."

As the system text disappeared, footage began to appear on the screen.

Meanwhile.

Impel Down, the great undersea prison.

From Level 1 to Level 6, even on the walls of Level 5.5, which was not supposed to exist, various small screens suited to the prison appeared out of thin air.

At Fish-Man Island, a giant screen appeared out of thin air at the top of the Bubble Membrane.

In the video, the first thing the world saw was a pitch-black, rainy night. Then a rapid alarm sounded, mixed with the panicked shouts of people. "There's an intruder."

"The enemy is in the plaza on the coast of Marineford."

"How many enemies are there?"

"That guy, could he be..."

"There's only one enemy. It's Golden Lion Shiki."

As those words fell, the video abruptly cut to a close-up.

A man with long, flowing hair like a lion's mane stood atop a pile of dead Marine soldiers, holding two swords. He suddenly turned around and looked disdainfully at the Marines below him. "Roger? How could he possibly have been captured by a bunch of trash like you?! He's a man I acknowledged!"

As he finished speaking, an introduction appeared beneath him: "Captain of the Flying Pirates—Golden Lion Shiki."

Comments from viewers frightened by the scene immediately appeared on the screen. {Is... is this real? He actually dared to storm Marine Headquarters all by himself. Should I call him brave, or reckless?}

{G-Golden Lion, what did he go to Marine Headquarters for? Was he trying to rescue the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger?}

{Holy crap! The video starts off this shocking? I'm starting to look forward to what comes next!}

{Who on earth gave him the courage? Could it have been some singer named Liang?}

{...}

{...}

{Worororo, Golden Lion, I didn't expect you to have done something like that back then. That took some real courage!} Kaido said, offering rare praise.

{Mamamama, Golden Lion, it looks like you didn't manage to rescue Roger back then! How embarrassing!} Big Mom taunted.

{Shut up! Kaido, Big Mom, my business is none of yours!} Golden Lion roared in fury.

The New World, aboard the Moby Dick.

"Gurararara, admirable courage, Golden Lion! Unfortunately, you still didn't understand Roger very well! He wasn't a man who would die so easily!" Whitebeard took a drink, shook his head, and said helplessly, "Besides, he was already terminally ill by then. You couldn't have saved him."

The Grand Line, the Sabaody Archipelago, Shakky's Rip-off Bar.

"This... honestly, Golden Lion. Even if he'd managed to see Roger back then, it would've been no use. Roger wouldn't have gone with him," Rayleigh said, at a loss for words. "Roger turned himself in. The Marines didn't capture him."

The Grand Line, on a floating island.

"What is this God from Beyond the Domain trying to do? Why show that part of my past?!" Golden Lion said with displeasure, his face livid.

After all, no one would be happy to have an embarrassing part of their past dug up and made public.

"Kale kale, Admiral, perhaps the deity is setting the stage for the upcoming video of your plan!" Indigo, the ship's doctor who had watched the previous Jianying video, speculated.

"Oh! That plan? We can see it ahead of time? Now that makes things a little interesting!" Golden Lion stroked his chin and smiled. "Perfect. Let's see how that plan turns out!"

In the video, Golden Lion's arrogant behavior naturally brought a counterattack from the Marines.

Sengoku, who was a Marine Admiral at the time, and Garp, a Marine Vice Admiral, appeared before him and stated a cutting truth: Roger was the Pirate King, while he was merely a man Roger had defeated!

Golden Lion naturally refused to accept it. He had nothing to say about losing to Roger, since they were both formidable figures who lived in the same era. But he could not accept Roger dying at the hands of the Marines. Even if Roger was to be killed, he would be the one to do it.

Sengoku would not let him have his way, of course. He told him that Roger would be executed in one week in Loguetown, the place where he was born. Until then, no one could hope to see him.

When Golden Lion heard that Roger was to be executed in the weakest sea, East Blue, he flew into a rage. He declared that a strong man like Roger could not be allowed to die in a weak sea like East Blue; it was a blatant humiliation.

Garp, who had said nothing until then, took off his coat and declared that it didn't matter if East Blue was weak. It was a symbol of peace.

Sengoku likewise took off his coat and declared that no one could be allowed to interfere with Roger's execution. It was the best way to deter pirates!

Golden Lion naturally paid no heed to any of this. Swords in hand, he dove at Sengoku and Garp.

Sengoku and Garp clenched their fists and charged at him.

The three immediately began to fight, and the battle was exceptionally fierce.

Half of Marineford was destroyed, and Golden Lion himself was thrown into the great undersea prison, Impel Down, by Sengoku and Garp working together.