"Whew..."
"Whew..."
"Whew..."
Whitebeard gasped for breath, gripping his Naginata with both hands and using it to support his body.
Everyone could see that Whitebeard no longer had the strength to stand steadily.
But this was hardly surprising.
His final burst of strength had caused the Marines tremendous casualties and destruction.
It was already extraordinary that Whitebeard had accomplished so much with his aged, disease-ridden body.
Akainu looked at Whitebeard.
This time, Akainu did not continue attacking him. Instead, he watched him coldly.
It was not because Akainu pitied Whitebeard.
Rather, once bitten by a snake, one feared a coiled rope for ten years.
If Whitebeard suddenly ambushed him again, Akainu would find himself in a very awkward position.
Suddenly, the screen's focus shifted to Ace.
Everyone glanced at the time.
There was still half an hour before the execution.
Victor stepped onto the execution platform.
Sengoku was looking at Victor in confusion when Victor picked up the microphone and said, "We will now reveal Fire Fist Ace's true identity."
The instant those words were spoken,
Whitebeard stopped panting, Garp's expression froze, and Sengoku's face darkened.
"In the year 1497 of the Grand Line Era, the Roger Pirates secretly disbanded. Roger himself went to Baterilla Island, where he married Portgas D. Rouge."
"In the year 1498 of the Grand Line Era, Roger surrendered himself to the World Government and was arrested. He was subsequently executed in Loguetown in the East Blue."
"To prevent the World Government from discovering that her child was the son of Pirate King Roger, Portgas D. Rouge used every possible method and desperately delayed Ace's birth. Driven by her determination to protect her son, she carried him in her womb for twenty months. As a result, Portgas D. Rouge died of exhaustion immediately after giving birth