'Summit War' First Half... Over!

Within Marineford, the Marines and pirates alike still wore dazed expressions for the most part, staring blankly at the man who was crazily and arrogantly challenging the entire world to come at him.

Then, Yaen, his gaze lowered slightly, did not speak again. Instead, he turned and walked toward the seat in the very middle of the former Shichibukai seats. He sat down, propped his cheek up with one hand, and swept his gaze over the Marines and pirates below.

For a moment, almost everyone Yaen's gaze passed over instinctively recoiled in fear beneath his scrutiny.

What they did not know was that while Yaen maintained Bankai: Phantom Moon Blooming Flowers, the remaining Reiatsu he could use was only barely enough to release Bankai for the Soul Reaper Blade: Senbonzakura. His ability to protect himself had been weakened to an unprecedented degree, leaving him with barely near-Admiral-level strength.

But that was all it amounted to—he was as weak as he had been when he first arrived at Marineford.

The next moment, Yaen's gaze stopped. Using the Den Den Mushi amplifier at his shoulder, he spoke.

"The childish game between the pirates and Marines should be over by now. Surrender, Marines. I'll allow you to become spectators and watch how the world unfolds from here!"

"What kind of joke is this?!"

Vice Admiral Tsuru gritted her teeth. "Do you think the Marines fear death?"

"If Vice Admiral Tsuru doesn't fear death, what about the rest of the Marines?" Yaen countered.

Vice Admiral Tsuru glanced toward the rear, where she saw one terrified, panicked face after another.

Clearly, after Admiral Sakazuki and Admiral Kuzan had been killed in an instant one after the other, and even the entire world was trembling beneath the power of this man, Teffimoe Yaen, no matter how