Dimensional Strike, a Simple Ruse of Self-Inflicted Injury!

The scheduled public execution remained unchanged. Even though Crow and Mori had promised to serve Tsugikuni Yoriichi, he did not release them.

What needed to be performed had to be performed properly. If he simply let them go back like this, how could they easily win the trust of the Revolutionary Army's rank and file?

Although Tsugikuni Yoriichi had never sought to wipe out ordinary Revolutionary Army members after becoming the Marines' de facto leader, the Revolutionary Army's attitude toward the Marines remained negative.

Changing those people's minds could not be accomplished overnight. Until then, Crow and Mori could not show any "loyalty" to the Marines.

Of course, more importantly, Tsugikuni Yoriichi was no naïve fool. He would not let them leave simply because of a verbal promise.

Although Yoriichi's overwhelmingly powerful Observation Haki had allowed him to sense that the two had not lied when they said it, people's thoughts could change. No one knew whether their convictions would shift after they returned.

Dragon had not built an organization as vast as the Revolutionary Army through personal strength alone.

Perhaps after Dragon noticed their intentions, he could deliver some dazzling speech and make the two of them devoted to him again.

For that reason, Yoriichi needed them to understand the consequences of breaking their promise...

Early in the morning.

The square before Marineford Harbor was already packed with people.

Although there was still some time before the execution began, reporters from all walks of life who had been invited to observe had arrived early, hoping to secure the best possible view.

The Marines' prestige had suffered in recent years for various reasons, and public executions like this had not been held for a long time.

Marine Headquarters also hoped to recover some of the decline it had displayed in