Charging Forward, Beneath the Execution Platform

Facing the 'fused' White Knight and Luffy:

"Oh dear, if we let you barge in like this, wouldn't our navy lose face?"

With his hands in his pockets and his raised feet gleaming with light, Kizaru, unusually, began to 'work hard'.

"You may leave right here—"

Call out!

A massive golden beam of light shot out from Kizaru's feet, radiating a dazzling light like the sun! It tore through the sky, spanned the plaza, and landed on the spot where Luffy was wearing Luffy with overwhelming force! It instantly engulfed Luffy.

The beam of light lasted for a mere 0.1 seconds, but it left an indelible mark on everyone's retinas. For a moment, everyone who witnessed the attack saw nothing but a white blur, unable to see anything except for that beam of light.

Boom!!!

Immediately afterward, the beam of light expanded into a giant sphere of light! A few seconds later, when their vision returned, both sides were astonished to see a deep crater the size of a football field on the battlefield beside them, filled with a semi-transparent reflection—the result of the rocks and sand suddenly vitrifying under extremely high temperatures.

This attack killed at least several hundred pirates.

"Luffy!!!"

"Straw Hat-- "

Snap,

Just as everyone cried out in worry, a figure magically appeared out of thin air and landed on the steaming glass. It was Luffy in his white armor.

"Thanks, Roman!"

If Roman hadn't used the White Knight's "Door-Door Fruit ability" to hide in another dimension, Kizaru might not even have been able to collect a complete corpse after Kizaru 'Luffy attack.

"Be careful, the gap between us and the Admiral is too great!"

"Oh dear, completely unharmed... How strange..."

Just as Kizaru slowly stroked his chin, a flash of blue flame appeared, and Marco, who was flying over, kicked Kizaru!

"Crane Claw!"

Kizaru, who blocked Marco's kick with both arms, had an annoyingly smug look on his face.

"Ouch, that hurts!"

"Who are you kidding?"

Seeing the huge, exploding crater on the ground, the size of a football field, created by Kizaru's kick, Buggy was so terrified that Four-Point Separation on the spot!

"Aaaaaah, I want to go back to my hometown!!"

It's too dangerous here, I need to go back to the East China Sea.

"What?!"

The prisoner beside him looked shocked, causing Buggy, who had instinctively blurted out his true feelings, to break out in a cold sweat. The image he had painstakingly built up...

"Captain Buggy said he's going to beat Kizaru back to his hometown!?"

"Yes, yes, I heard it too..."

"As expected of the King of the Pirates's crew, they show no fear whatsoever in the face of Admiral— "

??

"Do you have filters installed in your ears?!"

Mr. 3 next to him couldn't help but complain.

"Go, Captain Buggy!!"

"Take off Admiral Kizaru's head—"

"No, we should take the Whitebeard man's head first..."

Faced with a group of prisoners whose worship had bordered on blind devotion, Buggy was drenched in sweat. While he also longed to lead the charge and show off like Luffy and Roman, he possessed basic judgment; this battlefield was filled with all sorts of skilled fighters and top-tier fighters...

"Hey, you little Red-Nose brat."

?

"Who told me to Red-Nose, you bastard!! Hmm..."

Turning my head, I saw the Whitebeard on the Moby Dick next to me.

Ah, this...

Why don't you call me again and I'll pretend I didn't hear you?

Just as Buggy was 'unmoved', Whitebeard took the initiative to greet him.

"I thought it was someone else, but isn't this the brat from Roger's ship?"

"Long time no see, you've become a captain too?"

"Oh, oh, oh, Whitebeard actually took the initiative to speak to me—"

"Although it's something I should take for granted, it still feels like a dream..."

"Captain Buggy is truly a legend in real life!!"

The group of prisoners' admiration for Buggy was like a never-ending river, their affection for him almost overflowing from 'worship' to 'die-hard loyalty'...

"You brought so many people here, are you trying to take my head?"

Faced with Whitebeard's words and feeling the intense gazes from behind that seemed to burn through his vest, Buggy had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.

"No... that's right... Prepare to die, Whitebeard..."

"I don't care if you take my head... but what will happen to the navy after that?"

The Whitebeard sighed, seemingly helpless.

"Actually, I'm also worried about the Navy's strength—how about this, we form a 'Pirate Alliance' to deal with the Navy together, and you can take my head after we've succeeded..."

"Oh my god, Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors, actually proposed an alliance!?"

"This is practically on par with the Four Emperors!!"

"Captain Buggy, my God—"

A lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth.

With the prisoners showering him with compliments, Buggy gradually got carried away.

"First, it's just so-so. If I were to get serious..."

Buggy thought he might be able to do it.

"Really? I'm so excited I almost fainted!!"

"With him joining forces, even the navy is no match for us..."

Buggy thinks I could do it too!

"Aaaaa, Captain Buggy, I'm anemic!!"

"Alright, Whitebeard! I'll join forces with you!"

Buggy thinks he can become a god!!

"Kill them! My men—"

As Buggy led a group of Impel Down prisoners he had 'brainwashed' into the battlefield, Whitebeard pulled out Den Den Mushi.

"Everyone is proceeding according to plan."

So, next—

Whitebeard glanced at Garp on the high platform. No one knew the strength of these two better than him! Golden Lion, the Red Earl, Bullet ... countless top-tier Sengoku had fallen to them. Even Whitebeard himself, known as the 'World's Strongest Man'...

He wasn't confident he could beat those two!

But,

His gaze fell on Luffy, Luffy forward in white armor. Originally, Whitebeard had less than a 30% chance of rescuing Ace. But with this Straw Hat Kid and that Celestial Dragons kid on the platform... the chances increased to 50%!

If it were these two little guys, they might be able to break into the Execution Platform.

Others might not know, but as a top figure of the older generation, Whitebeard certainly knew that the 'revolutionary' Dragon was Garp's son! Therefore, that Straw Hat Kid Luffy is Garp's grandson! —Although playing the 'emotional card' might damage his reputation Whitebeard the World's Greatest, but:

It doesn't matter anymore, as long as Ace is rescued.

"Luffy ~~"

A formidable enemy blocked their path, but Roman on the high platform rolled his eyes and simply Luffy Luffy's armor retract, reforming him into the White Knight, who then brandished his sword to block the pursuers behind him! Because:

"I knew you'd be safe and sound. Here's the key to your brother's handcuffs..."

When Empress Hancock handed him the key, Luffy happily hugged her.

"Hancock! Thank you so much, I'll repay you—"

"Go quickly, Luffy..."

Ah~~

The Empress knelt shyly, Luffy her and charged forward! The speechless White Knight followed swiftly, once again wrapping himself around Luffy. As for the surrounding, shocked naval officers:

"The Empress actually lost?!"

"I know, this move is called 'arm pull, jaw strike, and waist bend throw'!"

"First came a 'forehead to chest' strike, followed by a 'grappling and grappling' technique..."

What the hell is this fighting technique?!

Roman, who was attached to Luffy, couldn't help but complain, "Didn't you Navy guys ever consider the goddess throwing herself at you...? Well, given Empress Hancock's character, the possibility of her throwing herself at you is much greater than the possibility of her being hit by a grappling move."

"Fufufufu~~ Want to team up with me?"

Donquixote Doflamingo, dressed in a pink feather coat, looked at Crocodile in front of him.

"Join forces?" Crocodile looked arrogantly at the Shichibukai before him. "You'd be more suited to be my subordinate!"

"Fufufufu, I thought you'd at least repented a little in Impel Down..."

"Then I won't come out!"

"Sandstorm-tornado!!"

Crocodile, known for his confrontational nature and tendency to argue with anyone, immediately got into a fight with Doflamingo. This indirectly helped Luffy hold off a powerful enemy.

"Careful!!!"

What prompted Roman to offer this reminder was, of course:

"Fate, the darling of the next era."

Wearing a black top hat adorned with white fur, a burgundy patterned shirt, and a black trench coat, Jora Mihawk, with sharp, eagle-like yellow eyes, blocked Luffy and the White Knight's path.

"Will I perish here, or escape this Black Blade...?"

Accompanied by cold words, with a seemingly ordinary and casual, unassuming slash, the wind and clouds were broken, the sea was divided, and the islands were shattered without a sound!

Whether it's an indestructible steel boulder or an invisible, formless stream of water and clouds, everything is cleaved in two by Hawk Eyes's blade. And there's no room for any collision or friction; it's a silent, instantaneous severance.

Flash--!

In an instant, before Roman's Observation Haki could react, Luffy had already dodged! A flash of light swept across the battlefield, extending to the horizon! It sliced through the entire crescent-shaped left wing of Marineford and flew straight into the sea.

??!!

Good heavens...

Why are you, the World's Greatest Swordsman, causing trouble for us juniors?

Just as Roman was speechless and questioning the heavens, Marco, who was holding Kizaru in the air, shouted.

"Vista, cover them!"

"Good,"

The burly swordsman, wielding two Western swords, charged forward in response. With a flourish of his blade, countless roses danced in the air like a sea of flowers, each petal a concentrated burst of sword energy! The thin sliver of air in front of the blade twisted into a semi-transparent chaos that danced with the flowers.

Both beautiful and deadly.

"Whitebeard's 5th Division Captain, 'Flower Sword' Vista."

Hawk Eyes swung his sword again, seemingly casually, but the force and intent of the sword reminded one of water without constant flow and wind without constant shape! Although the Black Blade 'Night' in his hand was longer than Hawk Eyes, who was 1.9 meters tall, he wielded it as softly and smoothly as silk.

It is not dazzling, not complicated, not fancy, and not mysterious, but this kind of Saber Technique undoubtedly has its own life and its own soul!

With Vista holding off Hawk Eyes, Luffy and the White Knight broke through the Shichibukai's territory. What follows is:

"Stop. I can't let you do whatever you want anymore."

"Evil people should all be destroyed!"

They were two men, each three meters tall, wearing navy coats; one in a dark red suit, the other in a white suit.

Aokiji and Akainu!

The real master has arrived!