Just then, the Vice Admiral ahead suddenly tensed.
"They're here!"
Every Marine jolted and stood ramrod straight.
In the distance, people shackled at both wrists and ankles were hurrying toward them under the guard of their fellow Marines.
"The man at the front?!"
The Vice Admiral looked up, and the instant he saw the man leading the procession, his expression changed sharply.
"The world's most dangerous criminal!"
"It's actually him!!"
"Monkey D. Dragon!"
The other Vice Admirals leading the troops also paled, stunned.
"Wait, look behind him!"
Someone shouted, his voice actually trembling.
"My God!"
"They're the Revolutionary Army's Army Commanders!"
"Grand Line Army Commander Emporio Ivankov."
"East Army Commander Belo Betty."
"South Army Commander Lindbergh!"
"West Army Commander Morley!"
"North Army Commander Karasu!"
"And Chief of Staff Sabo."
"They're all notorious criminals wanted by the World Government!"
"Have they all been captured?"
Shocked cries rang out, with gasps rising constantly among the Marines. Clearly, the captured Revolutionary Army contingent had stunned a great many of them.
"Look behind them."
"It's the Whitebeard Pirates!"
More startled cries rose as everyone looked farther back.
Only then did they notice that Portgas D. Ace, the world's last remaining great pirate on the level of the Four Emperors, had also been captured.
His wrists and ankles were shackled, and his expression was grim.
Behind him were Marco, Vista, and the other core members of the Whitebeard Pirates.
"The Straw Hat Pirates have been captured too!"
"Isn't that Zoro, the guy who spent all his time at Marineford a couple of years ago?"
Surprised voices rang out.
"What a shame. I actually liked that kid Zoro."
"We got along pretty well, too."
"I thought he'd become a Marine, since he was Fleet Admiral Xia Le's student."
Quiet murmurs rose.
This enormous group of criminals