At Marine Headquarters, in the center of the Marineford battlefield.
Golden Lion looked up at the sky, one brow lifting as a trace of amazement flashed through his eyes.
"Just how many abilities has that brat used since earlier?"
On the execution platform, Sengoku's face turned livid as he turned and barked out an order.
"You! What are you standing around for? Give me the microphone!"
Without time to marvel at the battle before them, the accompanying Marine soldiers hurriedly handed over the microphone, only for Sengoku to snatch it away.
"Now! The formal execution of Gol D. Ace shall begin. If you can stop it, then come and try, Whitebeard!"
As his words fell, the two executioners who had long been prepared climbed the execution platform slowly, long blades in hand.
In the distant sky, Charlotte Linlin heard this, and her bell-sized eyes bloodshot as she glared viciously toward the execution platform.
"What did you say? Sengoku, Gol D. Ace?! The captain of Whitebeard's Second Division was Roger's son!"
"Mama mama! This truly makes me happy! That damned Roger stole my Poneglyph, and now I get to watch his son meet the same end as him..."
"So happy, so happy! I'm as happy as if I'd eaten candy, mama mama!"
Aboard the Queen Mama Chanter sailing toward Marineford, Perospero lowered the brim of his hat. His heavily made-up face was filled with astonishment.
"Fire Fist Ace is Roger's son? What shocking news. Whitebeard wanted him to inherit Roger's title, Perorin..."
Not far away, Katakuri, who sat quietly in his seat, furrowed his brow and instinctively looked up at the sky.
"This feeling is..."
Among the Beasts Pirates, King remained expressionless as he looked at the figure raising flame clouds into the sky, his gaze resolute.
"So what if he