Debut!

"I've never seen a lineup like this before. Looks like Marine Headquarters really pulled out all the stops this time. Whitebeard, you've done quite a few unforgivable things over the years, haven't you?"

Watching the hundred thousand Marines gathered at Marineford, Golden Lion's ship sailed up beside Whitebeard's. He grinned, undisguised killing intent in his eyes. Whenever he thought of the suffering he had endured in Impel Down, Golden Lion wanted nothing more than to slaughter every last Marine.

"That is...?" Sengoku, standing on the execution platform, immediately narrowed his eyes in disbelief when he saw Golden Lion. Why was Golden Lion here? They had received no intelligence whatsoever beforehand. At last, Sengoku understood why a hundred pirate ships had appeared here. His heart sank to the bottom. Even Golden Lion had joined them. Golden Lion, Whitebeard, and Mirai Uchiha—the three most renowned pirates on the Grand Line, practically the strongest pirates alive—had gathered in one place. Could the current Marine Headquarters truly handle them? Even if they won in the end, Marine Headquarters would likely be destroyed.

"Hmph!" Whitebeard did not respond to Golden Lion's words. Instead, he looked toward Ace on the distant execution platform and shouted, "Ace, my son, wait a little longer! I'll save you soon! No one will be allowed to harm Whitebeard's son!"

"Pops!" Ace's eyes immediately reddened at Whitebeard's words. Though he had never had a biological father, Whitebeard had given him the warmth of a family. To Ace, the Whitebeard Pirates were his home.

"Ace, wait for us! We're coming to save you! Hold on a little longer!" Marco shouted beside Whitebeard.

Sengoku's face had turned as dark as water. He stepped forward, shielding Ace behind him as he looked at Whitebeard and Golden Lion and shouted, "Whitebeard, Golden Lion, what do