Whitebeard... Makes His Entrance!

While everyone was discussing the appearance of the Shichibukai, quite a few people noticed the three seats arranged not far in front of the execution platform.

The next moment, beneath the eyes of the entire world—and the respectful gazes of every Marine in Marineford—the Three Admirals of the Marines stepped forward.

"Akainu," Admiral Sakazuki!

"Aokiji," Admiral Kuzan!

"Kizaru," Admiral Borsalino!

As the Three Admirals took their seats in front of the execution platform, they seemed to form an impenetrable iron wall. The overwhelming pressure they exuded seemed powerful enough to suppress every pirate!

They... seemed to be the unfallen flag of justice!

"Incredible..."

"So those are the legendary Marine Admirals? They really are completely different from ordinary Marines."

"Victory will definitely belong to the Marines, right?"

After the Three Admirals appeared, quite a number of civilians could no longer hold back their cheers.

To many common people, although the lower ranks of the Marines were rife with corrupt and brutal individuals, the widespread beliefs instilled by the World Government—which controlled the newspapers—had imperceptibly convinced them that the Marines represented justice and pirates represented evil.

In the eyes of the masses, this public execution broadcast was undoubtedly a decisive battle between justice and evil, one that would deeply affect their futures.

After hundreds of years of propaganda from the World Government, the title of "the Marines' strongest combat power" had become deeply rooted in people's hearts. The Marine Admirals were the representatives of the Marines, as well as the banners of justice!

By comparison, the many elite Vice Admirals who began arriving at their assigned positions alongside the Marine Admirals were far less eye-catching than the Marine Admirals and the Shichibukai.

That was, until movement suddenly appeared at the execution platform!

A black-haired young man wearing Seastone Cuffs slowly walked out,