Conqueror's Haki Collision, Disturbing Im!

In the yard in front of the gate of a detached villa in the Marineford residential area.

Sengoku and Zephyr sat under a sun umbrella, each with a cup of tea in front of them. Judging by the tea in the cups, neither of them had taken a sip.

"Zephyr, I've always been curious about one thing."

After a period of silence, each lost in their own thoughts, Sengoku spoke first, his expression grave. "I don't believe you wholeheartedly support Akira just because you believe he will capture the pirates who attacked the training ship back then. There must be another reason."

"As expected of you, Sengoku." Zephyr nodded, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said calmly, "Three years ago, when I was recuperating at home, Akira would visit me every few days to chat. He saw how disappointed I was with the Navy at the time, so he told me he had seen a part of the future, saying that one day, the culprit who attacked the training ship would become one of the new Shichibukai!"

"And I would completely lose hope in the Navy because of it, taking Ain and Binz with me to leave the Navy and form a new one."

Sengoku's expression changed slightly, and he asked tentatively, "You believed him?"

"Of course, I didn't believe him!" Zephyr shook his head and continued, "He knew I wouldn't believe him either, so he told me something else. He said that three years later, Shanks, the captain of the Red Hair Pirates, would reign over the New World, becoming an Emperor of the Sea alongside Edward Newgate, Charlotte Linlin, and Kaido, and told me to wait and see! He also said that Shanks would go to Elbaf and suppress Loki, the prince of the Giant Kingdom, before becoming a Yonko!"

Sengoku abruptly stood up, staring at Zephyr in disbelief. "He told you this three years ago?"

Zephyr nodded. "Not just these two things. The part of the future he saw three years ago has all become a reality now. Shanks reigns over the New World as one of the Yonko, and Loki, the prince of the Giant Kingdom, is imprisoned in the Underworld."

Having said that, Zephyr turned his head to look at Sengoku and said gravely, "If it were you, would you continue to doubt Akira? Or would you believe that he can indeed see parts of the future?"

"I chose the latter, which is why I no longer hold any illusions about the Navy!"

"Your inability to capture the culprit who attacked the training ship doesn't mean you didn't try. I can understand that. However, for the sake of so-called balance, you allowed a pirate who murdered so many young officers to become a new Shichibukai! What right does such a Navy have to talk about justice!"

Sengoku wanted to speak but stopped, ultimately unable to refute.

Although this matter had not yet happened, Akira had foreseen three years ago that Shanks, the captain of the Red Hair Pirates, would become one of the Yonko in the New World, as well as Loki's fate. This was enough to show that Akira was not crying wolf, and that the pirate who killed the training ship might indeed become a new Shichibukai in the future.

Of course, discussing this now was not important.

What was important was that Akira could see so far into the future!?

He couldn't imagine how Akira had done it. He knew that Observation Haki, when cultivated to the highest level, could allow one to see parts of the future, but there were time limitations. To date, no one had been able to see so far into the future. Akira had not only foreseen events three years in advance, but also saw even further into the future.

Most importantly, the appearance of new Shichibukai meant that something had happened to the previous Shichibukai members, such as an accident or betrayal.

"Rumble—"

Suddenly, a deafening explosion erupted from the direction of the Headquarters Building without warning, followed by a terrifying wave of energy that shook the void, making the ground tremble even for them, who were far away.

Before the two could react, a cloud of red and black flames, carrying world-destroying power, shot up from the direction of the Headquarters Building's entrance, instantly piercing the clouds above and forming a massive vortex. At first glance, it looked as if the sky had been torn open, startling Sengoku and Zephyr into standing up reflexively. Then, in unison, they exclaimed in shock:

"Conqueror's Haki clash!"

"Damn it, Garp is back!"

At the same time.

In front of the Headquarters Building, Akira, who had immediately taken a step forward after Garp, who had started fighting without a word, decisively unleashed his Conqueror's Haki to counter him.

With a "thud," an even more powerful shockwave of destruction erupted from beneath his feet, suppressing Garp's Conqueror's Haki with unstoppable force.

"How is this possible!"

To his surprise, his Conqueror's Haki was instantly suppressed. Garp looked up at Akira with a horrified expression. "It seems you've been hiding your strength all these years! You even managed to fool me!"

As he spoke, Garp took a step forward, unwilling to admit defeat, and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki without reservation.

As their Conqueror's Haki clashed madly once more, the ground beneath their feet immediately cracked with dense fissures, like a giant spiderweb spread across the ground. The invisible, immense pressure crazily squeezed the ground, causing the cracked earth to shatter inch by inch and then rapidly collapse downwards.

Even the powerful Gion was forced to retreat uncontrollably under the clash of Conqueror's Haki unleashed by the two. The wild energy waves whipped her cloak, making her look quite disheveled.

However, she couldn't care about her appearance at this moment, because if Garp continued to fight Akira, the Headquarters Building behind her, and even the entire Marineford, could be destroyed.

"Mr. Garp, Lord Akira, please stop. You'll destroy Marineford!"

At the same time.

In Akira's home, Sakazuki, who had been accompanying his Mother with guilt for years and hadn't rested, suddenly turned his head. With a horrified expression, he looked at the pillar of flames soaring into the sky from the direction of the Headquarters Building and shouted to Borsalino, who sat beside him, always looking half-asleep, "Garp is back!"

"A clash of Conqueror's Haki, truly terrifying~"

Borsalino glanced at the terrifying pillar of flames connecting heaven and earth outside the door, slowly stood up, and said, "You stay here with Mother, I'll go take a look!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already vanished like a beam of light.

When he arrived at the rooftop of the Headquarters Building, Kuzan also appeared beside him with a flash.

Borsalino didn't look at Kuzan, but instead shed his lazy demeanor and looked at the two figures standing opposite each other on the ground with disbelief, exclaiming, "Marshal Akira suppressed Mr. Garp's Conqueror's Haki?"

Kuzan also said with a solemn expression, "He hid it from all of us."

Holy Land Mary Geoise, Flower Chamber.

In a garden filled with fluttering butterflies and a peaceful atmosphere, a figure suddenly appeared. Then, he looked up, revealing a pair of dark red, rippling eyes that gazed in the direction of Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

When these rippling eyes saw the pillar of flames rising into the sky from Marineford, a voice filled with disbelief echoed through the Flower Chamber. "No, this is impossible!"

A maid, who heard the sound, quickly ran into the garden and knelt before the figure. Tremblingly, she said, "Lord Im."

"Go!"

"Notify Junzi of the Knights of God and have her go to Marine Headquarters immediately at the fastest speed. I want to know who released the Conqueror's Haki!"