Early Execution

And the way to achieve victory...

It was somewhat despicable, but this was the best way to destroy your morale, Whitebeard...

The next moment, Fleet Admiral Sengoku opened his tightly shut eyes and announced loudly.

"Execute!!!"

The moment he said this, both the Marines at Marineford and the Whitebeard Pirates were startled. Even when those words spread throughout the world through the projected Den Den Mushi, the civilians were left utterly shocked. Then, almost instinctively, they looked toward the clocks.

In an instant, voices of protest erupted from nearly every corner of the sea.

"Isn't it still too early for the execution?"

"This is an early execution!!!"

"Can the Marines no longer withstand the pressure from the Whitebeard Pirates?"

"No, that's not it. Marine Headquarters wants to strike at the Whitebeard Pirates' morale by executing Ace ahead of time. Once Ace dies, most of the pirates, having lost their reason to fight, will inevitably start thinking about retreating—and hunting down fleeing pirates... is the Marines' specialty!"

"What? Such despicable behavior... can this still be called justice?"

"The pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates attacked Marineford without hesitation and faced death for the sake of loyalty. Yet Marine Headquarters, which claims to uphold justice, openly announced the execution time to the entire sea in advance just to destroy its enemies. That's utterly shameful."

It was not only the civilians who were shocked and astonished. Once they realized what was happening, the members of the Whitebeard Pirates revealed expressions of fury.

There was no doubt about it. If Marine Headquarters carried out the execution ahead of time, wouldn't all the sacrifices the Whitebeard Pirates had made in this war become a joke?

"Ace!!!"

In an instant, quite a few pirates who had close ties with Ace erupted with all their strength, desperately