Second Division Commander "Fire Fist" Ace of the Whitebeard Pirates would be executed at Marine Headquarters in one week!
The news swept across every corner of the world like a hurricane. Countless newspapers dropped their other stories to follow the execution.
Everyone knew Edward Newgate, Whitebeard, treated his crew like his own children. Even if his pride as a Yonko meant nothing, he would never let the Marines execute Ace.
What lay ahead would be the largest battle since the dawn of the Great Pirate Era!
Whitebeard, one of the Yonko, and his pirates versus the full might of Marine Headquarters!
As the news spread, elite Marines rushed back to Headquarters from the Grand Line and the Four Blues, preparing for war! At the sight of that vast, mountain-like fleet, the entire sea fell silent!
The World Military Draft at the start of the year had brought the Marines to a new peak! Even after breaking with the World Government, even with the Undead Legion watching hungrily, the Marines were still the Marines!
There was no sign of decline!
In that moment, Sengoku's objective had already been achieved. Faced with such a powerful force, many pirates lowered their flags and went into hiding. The fighting spirit Loa had beaten out of the Marines was returning, little by little!
Yet no matter how fiercely the winds blew outside, they never reached Turtle Island. The Undead continued their work, building up the island, while the Dragon Ship Fleet kept patrolling and hunting down pirates. For the major powers, that was undoubtedly good news!
Both the Marines and Whitebeard feared Loa would be the one waiting to profit after their clash. If Turtle Island stayed out of it, the World Government would not dare intervene either.
Under Loa's oppressive sway—and yes, that was