Straw Hat Luffy Appears (2)

Ivankov had been inside Impel Down all this time.

But on the Marine warship carrying him to Marineford, he had picked up a few scraps of news. The Marines had launched the Summit War to face Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors.

Never in his wildest dreams had Ivankov expected Big Mom and Kaido, two more of the Four Emperors, to be here too!

And what was more!

Most shocking of all!

Whitebeard had already died on the battlefield?

It was almost impossible to believe. Whitebeard was known as the strongest man in the world!

"What!?"

"That old guy who's still standing even though he's dead—that's Whitebeard?"

Luffy asked curiously.

"That's right!"

"That's Whitebeard!"

Ivankov nodded.

"Damn it!"

"Ace said he admired him more than anyone!"

"If that old guy died here, Ace must be devastated!"

Luffy might have seemed scatterbrained most of the time, but when it mattered, he caught on quickly. He immediately understood how deeply Whitebeard's death would hurt Ace.

"Luffy!"

"Whitebeard may be dead!"

"But two other Emperors are still here..."

Ivankov wanted to explain that Big Mom and Kaido were still on the battlefield.

But before he could,

Luffy charged ahead. In that state, he wasn't listening to a word Ivankov said.

"No!"

"Ace!"

"Wait for me! I'm coming to save you right now!"

Without another thought, Luffy activated Second Gear and leaped into the crowd. He had come here for one simple reason: to save his brother, Fire Fist Ace.

Ace was right in front of him now, and Luffy couldn't wait any longer—especially after learning how hard Whitebeard's death must have hit him.

The battlefield at Marineford was chaos. As far as Luffy was concerned, it didn't matter whether someone was a Marine or a pirate.

If they stood in his way, he