A Message That Shocks the World!

Looking at the man standing on the Execution platform, Sengoku narrowed his eyes and said, "Alright, Whitebeard, let's see if you dare to come here to save people!"

After saying this, Sengoku planned to go up to the Execution platform to announce some information.

"Marshal Sengoku, we have important intelligence!"

"Um?"

Upon hearing the communications soldier's words, Sengoku instinctively stopped in his tracks, then frowned and looked at the soldier, saying, "What is it? Speak."

"Just now, the Gate of Justice opposite Marineford suddenly opened for some unknown reason," the communications officer said with a grim expression. "And we've lost contact with the control room."

"What did you say?!"

Sengoku's expression immediately changed. Could it be that the people in the control room had already been killed?

'Was it done by the Blood-Eyed Ninja?'

However, he rejected this idea as soon as it appeared in Sengoku's mind.

After all... if the Blood-Eyed Ninja could leave the Basin Sea Current, there would be no need to open the Gate of Justice; he could simply take everyone around from the side of the Gate of Justice!

'So... it was Whitebeard's crew who did it!'

Sengoku carefully considered the information about the Whitebeard Pirates and immediately thought of those Fish-Man Race.

'Did those guys sneak into the control room and take it over?' Sengoku murmured to himself.

It's not impossible.

However, this also confirmed one thing for the Sengoku.

That means... the Whitebeard Pirates must be almost at Marineford!

"Marshal Sengoku, what should we do?" the communications soldier asked.

"Proceed with the public execution as normal." Sengoku suddenly raised his head, his sharp eyes fixed on Ace's retreating figure, and said, "Whitebeard should be arriving soon."

"Huh?!"

The communications officer paused for a moment, then said in shock, "You mean, the control room is the Whitebeard Pirates '...?"

"It's almost certainly true," Sengoku said.

Then, the man ignored the communications soldier and turned to walk towards the Execution platform, quickly arriving at Ace's side.

Sengoku glanced at Ace, who was being forced to kneel on the ground, and said, "Bring me the Den Den Mushi."

"Yes!"

After casually taking the Den Den Mushi, Sengoku said, "The Image Den Den Mushi is already activated, isn't it?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I understand," Sengoku nodded.

Then, the man walked up to Ace with the Den Den Mushi, looked down at the 100,000 elite Marines below, and said, "Gentlemen, I am Sengoku."

"Now, I have something to tell everyone."

"Portgas D. Ace, this man's identity is not simple," Sengoku said. "And letting him die here today also has a very significant meaning!"

"Gurgle~"

As Sengoku spoke, the navy below subconsciously swallowed, sensing that Marshal Sengoku was about to utter some news that would shock the world.

Sengoku, who had taken in the Sengoku's reaction below, nodded, then glanced at Ace and said, "Ace, tell me your father's name."

Ace paused for a moment upon hearing this, then resolutely declared, "My father is Whitebeard!"

"No, that's not right!"

"How could that be wrong!" Ace shouted. "My father is Whitebeard, there is no other!"

"Is that so?" Sengoku said calmly, "But unfortunately, we have now investigated all the intelligence."

Upon hearing Sengoku's words, Ace's pupils immediately contracted.

Ignoring Ace's reaction, Sengoku said, "More than twenty years ago, we received an important message!"

"On some small island, there may exist a man's bloodline!"

"The World Government invested a great deal of manpower and resources in finding this existence, but ultimately returned empty-handed."

"Even at the very end, we all thought it was impossible for this man to have any descendants left in this world!"

At this point, Sengoku stopped and closed his eyes.

A moment later, he opened his eyes again and said, "Until we got a woman's name... Portgas D. Rouge!"

Glancing at Ace, whose body was beginning to tremble, Sengoku continued, "This woman, with an extraordinary willpower that defies common sense, kept the child in her womb for a full 20 months to protect the child in her womb!"

"Twenty months later, the woman gave birth to the child with all her might, and then died from exhaustion."

"And so, this child, who inherited the most evil bloodline in the world, was born!"

"And that person is you, Portgas D. Ace!"

"You couldn't possibly not know that, could you?" Sengoku said coldly, "That your father is the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger!"

As Sengoku spoke, the entire Navy Headquarters fell into a deathly silence.

They never dreamed that the man who caused this major incident was actually a descendant of the Pirate King Roger!

"Fire Fist Ace is actually a descendant of the Pirate King?!" A reporter watching the live broadcast on Sabaody Archipelago stared at Sengoku on screen with disbelief. "This is absolutely shocking!"

"Hey, does that man even have descendants in this world?"

"Big News Morgans! This is Big News Morgans!"

"Quickly, notify the newspaper!"

"Hehehe, what surprising information!" Moria grinned and said, "I didn't expect that man to have a son."

"That's truly astonishing," Absalom said. "Captain, do you want to go and see what's going on?"

"Maybe we'll have a chance to take down that Akainu!"

As he spoke, Absalom revealed a bloodthirsty expression.

He vividly remembered the conflict between his captain and Akainu, and he would love it if he could get the help of Whitebeard to take down Akainu!

That way, not only would they get revenge, but they would also make their captain famous at sea!

Forget it.

Moria shook his head and said, "I have no interest in being Whitebeard's pawn."

This is a war between Whitebeard and the Navy; he has no interest in becoming cannon fodder for Whitebeard.

Furthermore... given the speed and efficiency of their pirate ships, it would be impossible for them to reach Navy Headquarters before the public execution.

As for Akainu...

"I see."

Absalom nodded and didn't bring it up again.

"Hmph, if I had known this sooner, I would have assassinated this guy," Capone Becky said.

If he had the chance to kill the son of Pirate King Roger, he would definitely become famous throughout the seas!

Upon hearing Capone Becky's words, the others instinctively moved away from him, clearly not wanting to provoke this madman.

"Interesting, this is really interesting!" Apoo laughed. "I'm getting more and more excited for this war."

After laughing, Apoo glanced at Hawkins, who was fiddling with cards not far away, and said, "Hey, Hawkins, did you see how Fire Fist Ace died?"

"I'm watching," Hawkins said casually.

But as he looked at it, his brows furrowed.

"What happened?"

"What's wrong?" Apoo asked curiously, leaning closer. "Is there something wrong with your cards?"

"Hello!"

Hawkins ' men were dumbfounded as Apoo approached with unbridled bravado. How could this guy have such a lack of boundaries?

Hawkins, however, didn't seem to care and simply waved his hand to signal his subordinates not to worry about Apoo.

"Tell me, what happened?"

"His chances of survival and his death record are both astonishing," Hawkins said, glancing up at Apoo. "Ninety-nine percent."

"What's the meaning?"

Apoo paused for a moment, clearly not understanding what he meant.

Hawkins sighed upon hearing this, then put away the card, saying, "The fact that the probability of death is just as high as the probability of survival means that a very peculiar variable has emerged."

"And this variable directly affected Fire Fist Ace's life or death!"

Upon hearing this, Apoo burst out laughing and then said, "Isn't that obvious?"

"Who doesn't know that the Whitebeard Pirates might show up at Navy Headquarters right now?"

Anyone who isn't an idiot can figure this out.

Hawkins fell silent; he was somewhat unwilling to engage with this guy.

Apoo didn't pay any attention and walked off into the distance, saying, "Hey, let's find a higher spot to watch the game."

Doflamingo!

Looking at the Navy Headquarters on the screen, Law muttered, "I hope you can leave Navy Headquarters alive, so I can personally kill you!"

Thinking of the memories that man brought back, Luo's arm veins bulged.

"Captain?"

Seeing Law like this, Bepo's face showed a hint of worry.

"I'm fine."

Forcing himself to calm down, Luo slowly said, "Let's watch the live stream."

"Profound!"

Meanwhile, in a building not far from them, Shakky and Rayleigh were sitting.

"I never imagined Ace was the captain's son," Rayleigh muttered, holding a flask. "Why didn't that bastard tell me back then?"

"Only he himself probably knows the answer to that."

Rayleigh paused for a moment upon hearing this, then picked up the flask and began to drink.

Seeing this, Shakky shook her head helplessly, then looked at the monitor and said, "I wonder how Little Xi Yan and the others are doing now."

Since Ace has appeared at Navy Headquarters, it means that the rescue operation by Little Xi Yan and Straw Hat has failed.

At least they didn't rescue anyone from the Underwater Great Prison.

'Now there are only two possibilities,' Shakky murmured to herself.

The first possibility is that the World Government took Ace away beforehand, so Little Xi Yan and his companion missed him. They might then try to join the battle at Navy Headquarters!

The second possibility is that those two people have already died in the Underwater Great Prison!

'I hope it's the former,' Shakky murmured to herself.

Just then, Rayleigh stood up and walked away into the distance without saying a word.

"What are you going to do?" Shakky asked.

Rayleigh glanced at Sengoku, who was loudly proclaiming, "Even if it means a full-scale war with Whitebeard, Ace will be publicly executed," and said with a stern face, "Isn't that a rhetorical question?"

"Do you think you can make it in time if you go now?" Shakky retorted. "Have you forgotten how long it takes for ordinary ships to reach Navy Headquarters?"

"I can steal a warship!"

"Steal a warship..." Shakky shook her head and said, "Do you think the Navy wouldn't consider you, the Vice-Captain of the Pirate King?!"

"Have you forgotten what happened to you when you appeared before the Admiral a week ago?!"

Upon hearing this, Rayleigh's expression immediately changed.

Could it be...?

"Yes," Shakky nodded. "I received news yesterday morning that all the warships in the Sabaody Archipelago have left, clearly not intending to give you a chance to seize them."

After saying that, Shakky sighed again and said, "Don't lose your composure just because that man is involved, Rayleigh. This isn't like you."

"This matter involves that man, I..."

Before Rayleigh could finish speaking, he heard the sound of Den Den Mushi coming from Shakky's arms.

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

Shakky, who took out the Den Den Mushi, showed a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Who would call her at a time like this?

Could it be... Little Xi Yan?

With that in mind, Shakky answered the call without hesitation.

"Click~"

"It's me," Xi Yan said.

Hearing it was Xi Yan's voice, Shakky visibly breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "It seems you're all alright."

"Yes, we all fought our way out of Underwater Great Prison alive," Xi Yan said. "Now, we're planning to head to Navy Headquarters to rescue people."

Hearing Xi Yan's words, Shakky nodded.

It seems her earlier assumption was correct; the Navy did indeed take Fire Fist Ace away ahead of schedule.

Then she said, "You'd better be prepared, that's where the entire navy's fighting force is concentrated."

"I know," Xi Yan said calmly, sitting alone in the cabin, "But that's no reason to stop us."

"That's true," Shakky said with a smile.

Given their courage, they certainly wouldn't be afraid of the Navy Headquarters.

"Xi Yan."

Rayleigh, who had returned, looked at the Den Den Mushi and said, "I just received information that Ace is..."

"Ah, I know." Xi Yan nodded and said, "Luffy just mentioned it."

Rayleigh paused for a moment upon hearing this, then sighed and said, "I'm sorry, I can't get there in time."

It would be impossible to reach Navy Headquarters in a short time using ordinary pirate ships.

"Ah, I guessed it too."

Xi Yan revealed an expression of "I knew it," indicating that it was indeed impossible to rely on this person's combat power.

Then, Xi Yan said, "Don't worry, with the help of the Whitebeard Pirates, we will definitely be able to rescue Ace."

"Whitebeard, huh." Recalling the man's strength, Rayleigh nodded and said, "Alright, I understand."

With them there, the chances of rescuing Ace are indeed very high.

"Okay, just wait for my good news."

"Click~"

Looking at the Den Den Mushi whose call had been ended, Rayleigh let out a long sigh.

"Little Xi Yan made this call to reassure you," Shakky said, "So you won't do anything irrational."

She could tell that Xi Yan still cared about them quite a bit.

Rayleigh nodded upon hearing this, then looked at the live stream in the distance and said, "I hope they can successfully rescue the person."