Ten minutes before the execution, the two most watched points on the battlefield were naturally the execution platform and Whitebeard.
The Straw Hat Crew's blitz caught everyone off guard. The instant Zoro and Sanji made their move, all eyes turned toward them.
In just a few breaths, enormous changes swept across the battlefield.
"Straw Hat Boy?!"
"Jinbe is here too?!"
Marco froze in astonishment. Though this was their first meeting, he had seen that face countless times on wanted posters.
Ace talked about him all day long beside Marco, practically giving him calluses on his ears. He never expected to meet him this way.
"He actually infiltrated the rear. How terrifying."
Surprise appeared on Kizaru's sleazy face. His entire body began to glow gold as he prepared to fly back to the execution platform. "I can't let you really save him now, can I?"
"Where do you think you're going, Kizaru!"
Bang!
Marco rushed forward at once, bringing down a brutal bicycle kick that sent Kizaru plunging straight into the ground like a cannonball.
Blue-yellow flames covered half of Marco's face. With a teasing curl of his lips, he said, "Stay and play with me instead."
"That hurt."
"Marco the Phoenix."
From within the smoke, Kizaru raised a hand and lightly brushed the dust off his striped suit. His expression grew a little more serious.
"What a bother. Aren't young people these days a little too outrageous?"
He was no longer putting on that carefree act. This was genuinely becoming troublesome.
But there was no way Marco could be dealt with quickly. No matter how Kizaru attacked, Marco would not be injured. He was practically fighting Kizaru with his life.
"Quit playing dumb, Kizaru."
Marco spread his burning wings and dove down. "Unless I die, don't even think about getting