Grandfather and grandson charged at each other. Garp was clearly much faster than Luffy.
But just as Garp was about to punch Luffy away, he remembered the time he had spent with Ace and Luffy when they were young. The fist that had felled countless pirates would not come down, no matter how hard he tried. In the end, his grandson knocked him off the bridge with a single punch.
After overcoming one obstacle after another, Luffy finally reached Ace's side.
But a new enemy stood before him: Sengoku, who had been commanding the battlefield all along.
Golden light began to shine from Sengoku's body. Luffy ignored him and pulled out the Key Hancock had given him, but just as he was about to unlock the Seastone Handcuffs, a Laser flashed past and snapped the Key in two.
That was not the worst of it. Sengoku, now in his Buddha Form, had already thrown a punch at Luffy.
Mr. 3 had regained consciousness earlier. After a brief exchange with Luffy, he had a rough idea of what was happening. To protect himself, he formed a shell-shaped layer of wax around himself and Ace.
Luffy showed surprising ingenuity. He blew a huge amount of air into his body, turning himself into a giant rubber ball to cushion Sengoku's blow.
Sengoku still hit him hard enough to make him cough up blood, but the Execution Platform could not withstand the force and shattered.
At that moment, Mr. 3 showed his courage. Despite the danger, he made a wax key for Luffy and tossed it to him.
Werther, who had been watching from below, knew the war was nearing its end. Blackbeard should be showing up soon, then.
With Ace rescued, everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates began to retreat.
They had achieved their