Magnet-Magnet Fruit: A Famous Scene

"I have come to put an end to this war."

The Marine Captain's deep voice echoed across the deathly silent sea, leaving everyone wide-eyed.

On the deck of the warship, the North Blue Marines gazed at the Admiral standing at the prow, his presence radiating an overwhelming, domineering aura. Their eyes shone with worship, and more than a few young female Marines had hearts literally appearing in their eyes.

"Damn it!! He's grandstanding again!! Why can't I come up with lines like that?!"

Gion's partner glanced left and right at the reactions of the others, then belatedly cursed under his breath, his face flushing red.

Gion's eyes flickered slightly.

At that moment, the furious voice of Vinsmoke Judge boomed from the Germa Kingdom ship:

"Darren, what do you think you are doing!? Are you trying to raise a hand against me?"

"Germa is a member nation of the World Government and a powerful country qualified to attend the Reverie... To strike at me is to provoke a member nation!!"

"Besides, you Marines have no authority to interfere in disputes between sovereign states!"

Darren narrowed his eyes, his Justice cloak whipping wildly in the wind as he sneered:

"Vinsmoke Judge... It is true that the Germa Kingdom is a member of the World Government, but the Yadis Kingdom is also a member nation."

"Most importantly, I will not tolerate such a brutal war occurring within my jurisdiction."

Vinsmoke Judge laughed in extreme anger:

"So you think that a mere Marine Captain, with one warship and a few hundred men, can block the grand army of my Germa 66?"

"Naive Marine brat, stop spouting nonsense here!!"

He raised his hand heavily.

"No one can stop Germa's ambition to dominate the North Blue!"

A flash of madness and brutality crossed his pupils.

"Fire!! Sink that warship for me right now!!"

Given Germa's status as a World Government member, even if he killed this so-called North Blue Admiral on the spot, he would not face the slightest reprimand from the World Government.

Furthermore, this would send a signal to Marine Headquarters—a warning that even the Marines must never obstruct Germa's path to hegemony!

"Tremble under the artillery of Germa... and submit!"

As his voice fell, BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!

The deafening roar of artillery shattered the silence of the sea.

Everyone in the Yadis Kingdom watched in sheer terror as, on the Germa warships, countless flashes of fire bloomed and spat forth frantically.

As streaks of crimson light leaped into the sky, they felt as if the changing clouds above had suddenly turned gray, as if covered by a thick, heavy shroud.

No!

Those were not clouds.

They were an almost infinite number of shells and missiles, densely packed like a swarm of locusts slicing through the air, creating sharp, piercing shrieks. They traced dense, parabolic arcs across the high sky, covering the area where the warship was located.

A vast, dark expanse, forming a terrifying and oppressive net of death!

There was nowhere to run.

In an instant, a scorching, violent wind rushed down from above. Hundreds upon hundreds of shells fell like a torrential downpour, filling the air above the sea with the pungent scent of gunpowder.

One could even vaguely see that the shapes of the shells were not conventional spheres, but rather resembled rockets and missiles!

This... was the powerful military technology that allowed Germa 66 to dominate the North Blue!!

On the warship, Gion's partner and Gion both had their expressions change drastically.

"Damn it!! Germa 66 actually dares to attack the Marines!"

"Has Vinsmoke Judge gone mad!?"

Gion's partner was burning with anxiety, beads of sweat seeping from his forehead.

Gion drew the famous blade at her waist, her expression grave to the extreme.

A barrage of this scale could easily level a small mountain range in an instant; there was no way they could intercept it.

The most critical issue was that they were in the middle of the open ocean.

Once their warship was sunk, even if they survived this terrifying bombardment, they would be unable to withstand a second wave while struggling in the sea.

However, just as the two of them were filled with anxiety, they suddenly noticed with astonishment that the other Marines on the ship were wearing an incredibly strange expression.

Could it be...

Gion and her partner suddenly realized something and turned in unison to look at Darren at the prow of the ship.

At this moment, the highest military commander of the North Blue Marines... moved.

A cold sneer curled at the corner of his mouth as he looked up at the curtain of shells raining down from the sky, slowly raising his hand.

He gave a gentle push into the void.

The sensation was as if he were softly nudging the air itself.

And then, faint purple arcs of electricity flickered across the void.

An invisible force field expanded in total silence.

Gion's partner and Gion froze, their eyes widening gradually as if they had witnessed something inconceivable.

On the coastline, the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Yadis Kingdom, including their king, were left dumbstruck, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

The dense web of fire pouring down like a swarm of locusts, the countless shells and bullets, seemed to have suddenly collided with an invisible membrane, their falling speed plummeting instantly, until they were frozen in mid-air in an utterly bizarre fashion.

The densely packed shells

hung silently in the air, five meters above the warships, motionless.

At such close range, even Gion's partner and Gion could clearly see the markings on the shells and smell the pungent scent of gunpowder.

Silence!

The world suddenly plunged into a deathly stillness.

An extreme, suffocating silence descended, giving everyone the illusion

that the very air in the world before them was vibrating with a low hum.

On the main warship of the Germa Kingdom, Vinsmoke Judge watched this eerie scene with eyes threatening to split, unable to believe what he was seeing.

The whistling, falling shells... had actually stopped in mid-air!?

The entire world seemed to have come to a halt at this moment.

In an atmosphere so quiet it made hearts race, a faint sound suddenly emerged.

Click...

A lighter ignited.

At the bow of the warship, the black-haired Marine Captain shielded the cold sea breeze with one hand while holding the lighter with the other, lighting a cigar.

A flickering red glow illuminated his face.

"One last chance, Vinsmoke Judge."

His tone was incredibly flat.

Following his words, the countless shells suspended in mid-air slowly rotated under the pull of some invisible force, as if cannons were adjusting their aim.

The rocket launchers, still spitting flames, also shifted their orientation.

The target... was aimed squarely at the direction of the Germa Kingdom!!

Vinsmoke Judge's expression changed drastically.

Looking at the countless rocket launchers and missiles that had turned to face him, a bone-chilling coldness immediately crept up his spine.

The North Blue Admiral took a deep drag of his cigar, the exhaled smoke coalescing into a snow-white flag in the air.

"Get out, and I can pretend none of this ever happened."