[Boom----]
The golden Buddha struck Luffy's swollen, round belly with a single punch.
A golden shockwave visible to the naked eye swept in every direction.
The crushing pressure caused the Execution Platform beneath them to begin collapsing.
Luffy, Ace, Mr. 3 Galdino, and Sengoku, who had returned to normal, all began falling.
Zephyr said, "Garp, Sengoku's acting isn't much better than yours."
Aramaki said, "Seriously, this is way too fake. Who are you trying to fool, idiots?"
This time, it was Sakazuki's turn to close his eyes in pain.
It was one thing for Borsalino and Kuzan to slack off.
Garp was Ace and Luffy's grandfather, so that was understandable.
But Fleet Admiral Sengoku, why were you doing it too?
So among the entire Marine Headquarters leadership, he was the only one fighting desperately?
"Puhahahaha—"
Seeing that Luffy had emerged completely unscathed from Sengoku's punch, Garp burst out laughing.
"You, Sengoku, I thought you were truly impartial. Looks like you know how to show mercy after all!"
"When the chance comes, I'll have Luffy call you Grandpa Two!"
Meanwhile.
From midair, Mr. 3 Galdino used wax to replicate a key and threw it to the shrunken Luffy.
Luffy immediately inserted it into the keyhole of the Seastone Handcuffs on Ace's wrists.
But at that exact moment, several cannonballs bombarded them.
Surging flames instantly swallowed the three of them.
Just as the Marines thought they had successfully taken them out.
The flames from the explosion suddenly parted on their own.
The three unharmed figures within once again appeared before everyone's eyes.
More importantly, Ace had successfully escaped, his strength and Flame-Flame Fruit powers fully restored.
"Yes!!!"
Garp, Kaido, Newgate, Bullet, Shiki, Aramaki, and the others immediately beamed with joy.
Zephyr shook his head with a wry smile, only to glimpse the