The True Purpose of the Two Brothers, Akainu Seriously Injured

"Pfft—!"

On the viewing platform, Nami, who was drinking juice, sprayed it everywhere.

"W-What the hell is this?"

Sanji even forgot to smoke his cigarette, his mouth twitching. "T-Throwing your own brother out as a weapon? Is his brain full of rubber?"

Hermione glanced at Brook. "It seems like they're coming for you."

Brook was speechless too.

Naturally, he had figured out what they were trying to do.

Magical light continuously swirled around his fingers.

Had Luffy and the others gone insane?

Of course not.

Ace had calculated things very carefully.

For one thing, Brook had said, "I'll protect him until noon."

If he got instantly taken out by an admiral before then, Brook would be the one embarrassed.

So that strange protective barrier was his talisman.

For another, if he really died because of this, he might even be able to drag the Cloud Wanderer Pirates into the conflict.

That would give his old man and the other brothers a better chance of retreating.

Yes.

Even though he had been rescued, Ace still had every intention of dying.

From the execution platform, he had seen the situation on the battlefield more clearly than anyone.

The mid- and low-level fighters might still be evenly matched.

But when it came to the top-tier forces, the Whitebeard Pirates were already at an absolute disadvantage.

If they broke through by conventional means, no one knew how many more brothers would have to die.

If he, the "root cause" of all this, could make one final contribution this way—whether by interfering with the admirals or causing greater upheaval—he was willing.

And so, an absurd yet incredibly striking scene unfolded on the battlefield.

At the center, Whitebeard directly confronted Akainu's magma fist and Kizaru's Light Speed Kick.

Every swing of the vibrating naginata Murakumogiri carried