Teach Appears!

There had been too many absurd, inexplicable accidents during the Summit War in the original story.

Luffy's intrusion was only one of them. Aokiji and Kizaru slacking off was another. Mr. 3 had even stumbled into the executioner squad by sheer chance without being discovered...

Seriously.

How could no one notice when someone had been replaced in such a crucial role as an executioner?

In a military force with such strict discipline, what kind of joke was that?!

Combined with the Impel Down riot, Teach's appearance, and other factors, the Marines had once been dragged into a bitter battle.

All those factors together had given Ace a chance to escape.

In the end, Akainu had been forced to use his brain, provoking Ace by slandering Whitebeard, and only barely managed to keep him behind and preserve the Marines' last shred of dignity.

But now that Ron was here, none of those accidents had happened again.

The reason he had killed Mr. 3 so decisively in the Flower Capital back then was to clear away obstacles for any accidents that might arise in the future.

If Luffy, this Child of Destiny, had not still been useful to him, the Straw Hat Pirates would have been wiped out at G-10 long ago.

The biggest difference between Ron and Ace was that Ron had recognized himself early on!

Since he had decided to join the Marines, Ron would not allow himself to play both sides and sway like a fence-sitter.

So now, Ace no longer had the chance to reenact that scene of fighting alongside Luffy. Without enough accidents to support him, he ultimately fell atop the execution platform.

Thud, thud, thud...

While everyone was busy cheering, footsteps rang out.

Vice Admiral Kashou jogged to the ruins of the broken wall behind the