You Only Live or Die at This Marshal's Whim

New World, an unnamed island.

To be precise, it can no longer be called an island.

In the earth-shattering battle between Loki and Shanks, this once lush island has been torn into dozens of pieces of varying sizes, floating on the turbulent sea.

On the largest piece of land, Beckman, Lucky Roux, Yasopp, and other core members of the Red Hair Pirates were still being suppressed by that terrifying Conqueror's Haki.

They remained kneeling, veins bulging on their foreheads, their muscles taut to the limit.

Just now, they watched as their captain, Shanks, Yonko who reigns over the New World, was casually slashed by Akira and sent flying to the horizon, disappearing from sight.

Everyone's mind went blank for a moment.

"Boss... Boss!"

Raqi Ru managed to squeeze out a few words.

Yasopp his teeth, his fingernails digging deep into the soil, blood seeping from between his fingers.

Damn it! Damn it!

He had never hated his powerlessness so much.

As the sniper of the Red Hair Pirates, he was once confident that he could kill any enemy with a single headshot from a kilometer away.

But now, he doesn't even have the strength to pull the trigger.

Beckman was slightly better off, but he could only barely lift his head to look in Akira's direction, his eyes filled with resentment and shock.

"Is this the true strength of Navy Marshal Akira?"

Beckman closed his eyes, shook his head with a wry smile.

They thought they knew enough about Akira's strength, and believed that with the Red Hair Pirates ' power, they could at least put up a fight against this man.

But reality slapped them hard in the face.

This overwhelming gap in strength gave Beckman a profound sense of powerlessness for the first time.

Just then...

Not far away, a member of an affiliated pirate crew struggled to his feet from the ruins, covered in blood.

He looked around blankly at the fragments of islands floating on the sea and his companions lying on the ground, their lives uncertain. He was completely dumbfounded.

What exactly happened?

His voice trembled, his eyes filled with terror. "Where's the red-haired boss? Where did they take him?!"

High in the sky.

Akira sheathed his sword and calmly looked in the direction where Shanks had disappeared.

Of course he knew where Shanks had gone.

He controlled that strike with great precision.

"Lord Marshal..."

Loki was panting heavily, his massive body trembling slightly.

The battle just now had almost exhausted all his strength.

If Akira hadn't caught him at the last moment, he probably would have collapsed.

Go back to Elbaf.

Akira glanced back at Loki and smiled, "Leave this to me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Akira stomped his foot, and his figure vanished instantly.

The next second, he was already standing in front of Beckman and the others.

The Conqueror's Haki had been suppressing everyone suddenly disappeared.

Beckman and the others, like drowning people finally surfacing, gasped for breath.

"Cough cough cough..."

Laki Ru lay on the ground, feeling like his lungs were about to explode.

Yasopp himself with his hands on the ground, struggling to lift his head and look at Akira standing in front of them.

Akira's expression was calm, yet it gave Yasopp an unprecedented sense of oppression.

After surveying the crowd, Akira fixed his gaze on Beckman and said calmly, "Beckman, answer me, what is your purpose in going to sea to become pirates? Freedom? Wealth? Fame? Or status?"

Unexpectedly, Akira asked such a question. Beckman was stunned for a moment, then slowly raised his head to look at Akira, puzzled, "Marshal Akira, you can suppress us all by yourself, does it still matter why we went to sea to become pirates?!"

Akira nodded and said, "Indeed, your lives are entirely in my hands. If I decide you live, you live. If I decide you die, you will not escape this island! However, mere slaughter cannot completely end the Great Pirate Era! I will give some people a chance to redeem themselves, and I will also let some stand up as role models to tell those pirate forces lurking in the shadows that their existence is a disgrace to this era!"

"Of course, I won't deny that the Red Hair Pirates in the New World have had a certain positive influence. After all, your presence has helped maintain the balance of power in the New World!"

"Therefore, I'm giving you a chance to surrender yourselves at the Marine Base. Of course, your surrender will be different from that of other pirates who have received my pardon; your surrender must be conducted in front of the World Economy News Paper's reporters!"

"You want to use our surrender to encourage more pirates to turn themselves in to the Navy?" Beckman understood Akira's meaning and continued, "Are you worried that indiscriminate iron-fisted suppression will provoke the pirates to do even crazier things? For example, to carry out a bloody massacre and revenge against the towns they go through?"

Akira nodded. "You're a smart man! You all know what the Grand Line looks like under my iron-fisted suppression. I don't need to tell you; you've all seen it for yourselves. The Red Hair Pirates used to try to balance the power of the various factions on the Grand Line. Why not broaden your horizons completely and contribute your modest efforts to the stability of the world order?!"

Marshal Akira Yu--

Before Beckman could react, Lucky Roux suddenly stood up, staring intently at Akira, and said in a deep voice, "Can you tell us where you sent Shanks flying?"

"He should have landed in the Holy Land by now!"

Akira didn't hide anything and stated frankly, "Shanks is a member of the Figarland Family, Celestial Dragons of the Holy Land. Sending him back to the Holy Land is also giving him a chance to make a final choice. If he still chooses to leave the Holy Land and steadfastly continue down the path of piracy, just as he did back then, I will send him to the Execution Platform and publicly execute him in front of the whole world."

"???"

A series of question marks appeared above Lucky Roux's head, and he said blankly, "You cleaved Shanks in two at Mary Geoise?"

Similarly, Yasopp and the others swallowed hard after hearing that Shanks had actually been "sent" back to the Holy Land by Akira. Their territory was located in the latter half of the New World, thousands of miles away from the Red Line! Could a human possibly transport a living person from one end of the world to its center?

Just as everyone was in shock, the training ship finally arrived at the island that had been torn apart in the battle.

Before the training ship even docked, Luffy's voice could be heard from afar.

Shanks!

I'm here!

As soon as Luffy's excited voice faded, Usopp and Chopper's screams immediately echoed through the sky.

"Aaaaaah, Luffy, please don't let Luffy!"

"Usopp, waaaaah, Luffy isn't going to take Luffy into the sea this time, is he?"

The screams grew louder as they approached.

Holding Usopp and Chopper in his Luffy, Luffy used his Gum-Gum Devil Fruit ability to launch himself from the training ship, streaking across the sky like a cannonball and crashing into the ruins not far from Akira.

Amidst the rising smoke, Luffy sprang to his feet with a somersault, looked at Beckman Yasopp, and the others beside Akira, and laughed heartily, "Gentlemen, do you remember me? I'm Monkey D. Luffy!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Luffy appeared in front of Akira in a flash.

Immediately after, Usopp and Chopper crawled out of the rubble and started yelling at Luffy, "Luffy, could you please not drag me along next time... huh?"

Before he could finish speaking, Usopp's pupils suddenly contracted, and his gaze fell on Yasopp.

Usopp stood there stunned for several seconds before he came to his senses, then excitedly blurted out, "Father?"

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