This war.
The Golden Lion Pirates descending from the sky were not a surprise attack.
Nor was the Zombie Army, which had been lying in ambush beneath the plaza before the battle began.
And the Pacifista about to enter the battlefield and attack the Whitebeard Pirates from behind would be even less of a surprise attack.
The real surprise attack—
Was the Straw Hat Pirates, who had joined forces with the Revolutionary Army and would emerge from somewhere at some unknown moment—even Maud did not know when or where.
Nor did Maud know how many troops the Revolutionary Army would deploy.
At present,
The only ones stationed at the execution platform were Sengoku and Garp.
Sengoku needed to command the overall situation and would not rashly join the battle. Most of his attention remained fixed on the developments across the battlefield.
Garp could not defeat Marco in a short time, but he could ensure that Marco was unable to rescue Ace.
In the air,
On the ground,
The situation was gradually becoming clear.
And only a little over thirty minutes remained until the execution began.
If nothing unexpected happened, the Marines were fully capable of executing Ace under the eyes of the entire world—and the Whitebeard Pirates.
Therefore, in this war so far, the ones who should have been growing anxious had always been the Whitebeard Pirates, not the Marines, who could proceed at their leisure.
This prediction was based on the premise that nothing unexpected would occur.
And Maud was the only person present who possessed the most information.
He knew full well that the Revolutionary Army and the Straw Hat Pirates were this surprise attack.
He also knew full well that Luffy would be Marine legendary Hero Garp's greatest weakness.
Once Garp's obstruction was removed, unless Kizaru and