Whitebeard's stance on Ace's public execution quickly spread.
For a time, whether on the Grand Line or across the Four Seas, the entire world was shaken.
The world's strongest pirate, Edward Newgate, was going to wage war against the Navy head-on. No one could predict what impact or outcome this battle would bring.
Although many had long anticipated that Whitebeard would respond directly, when it truly happened, their feelings were complicated.
Especially for the Navy, Marineford was swiftly set into motion.
Warring States Period, who had lived through the same era as Whitebeard, understood the character and terror of this old rival all too well. He had to ensure that Marine Headquarters fielded enough strength to annihilate the enemy.
Yet that would be difficult!
Ever since Roger had been executed and Golden Lion had been thrown into Impel Down, for over twenty years, every great pirate on the seas had tacitly acknowledged this era as Whitebeard's.
The weight carried by those three words far surpassed that of an ordinary pirate. Even the other three great pirates among the Four Emperors could not contend with him.
Coupled with Whitebeard's own strength—surpassing even Navy Admirals in his prime—and the vast pirate force under his command, once war broke out, it would become a terrifying conflict.
All three Admirals had to be present. Every Vice Admiral carrying out missions elsewhere had to be recalled to headquarters as well. Along with Navy hero Garp and Warring States Period himself, it was equivalent to gathering every bit of strength the Navy could muster at Marineford.
Yet even that did not seem sufficient to Warring States Period. After some thought, he issued a summons to the Seven Warlords of the Sea, ordering the current members to come to Marineford and join forces against Whitebeard.
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