Ace Is Going to Die?

Ace Is Going to Die? "Damn it!"

Sengoku was both anxious and furious. He clasped his palms together, preparing to unleash his ultimate move and crush Marco along with Luffy below.

But in those three seconds Marco had bought with his life—

"Bang! Crack—BOOM!!!"

Under Luffy's frenzied assault, the execution platform's central support structure completely collapsed.

The entire platform, along with Ace and Sengoku on top of it, came crashing down toward the ground.

A sharp gleam flashed in Luffy's eyes. His already-extended arms caught Ace and pulled him tightly into his embrace.

"Ace!!!"

Luffy grinned, revealing an incomparably brilliant smile.

Ace looked at his younger brother so close before him, and tears blurred his vision once more. "Luffy... you... big idiot..."

At that moment, all of Marineford seemed to have been muted.

Countless gazes, whether Marine or pirate, remained fixed on the embracing brothers.

Then—

"They did it! Ace has been rescued!!!"

"Straw Hat! Nicely done!!!"

"WOOOOOOO—!!!"

The pirates erupted in ecstatic cheers and roars like a tsunami, soaring into the heavens.

The Whitebeard Pirates' morale was ignited at that moment, boiling over and reaching an unprecedented peak.

At that moment, all their exhaustion, pain, and sacrifices had been repaid.

"Gurararararara—!!!"

In the distance, Whitebeard, who was fiercely battling two Admirals, also let out a thunderous, exhilarated laugh. Murakumogiri swung even more powerfully in his hand.

"Excellent, Straw Hat! Everyone—cover their retreat—!!!"

At the same time, the instant Luffy rescued Ace, he did not hesitate in the slightest.

His legs began compressing and deforming at high speed like springs, the resilience of his rubber pushed to its absolute limit.

"Gomu Gomu—Spring Jump!"

His legs, compressed to their limit, suddenly released terrifying energy.

Holding Ace, he shot toward the entrance of the bay like a cannonball.

Sengoku was completely frantic.