Watching Roger's Execution in One Piece: Starting Out

A gale swept across the area, sending vast amounts of yellow sand surging forth. A gigantic sandstorm tornado bizarrely appeared atop the barren ice.

Swish—!!!

A figure flashed past. A streak of cold light suddenly appeared behind Whitebeard, the golden pirate hook reflecting off the smooth ice as wisps of purple venom seeped out.

"Pops!! Behind you!!"

"It's that bastard Crocodile! Pops shouldn't have spared his life back then!!"

The pirates who watched Crocodile appear before their eyes were instantly frantic with worry.

That... despicable bastard!!

"Heh heh~ Long time no see, Whitebeard!"

Crocodile paid no attention to what the others thought. A gleeful smile spread across his gloomy face.

He seemed to have already foreseen Whitebeard kneeling beneath his deadly poison.

Even Whitebeard was ultimately only human!!

Before Crocodile could gloat for long, the flat of a blade wrapped in black Haki suddenly appeared before him, accompanied by a piercing whistle.

Smack—!!!

The blade had not even been used. The speed was simply too great for Crocodile to activate his elemental form in time. The tremendous force sent him flying, and he slid across the ice for a long while before barely coming to a stop.

"Gurararara—!!!"

"Sand-playing brat, after all these years, it seems you haven't improved at all!!"

"Whitebeard..."

Crocodile slowly rose from the ground. Feeling the pain radiating from his cheek, his face turned so gloomy it seemed ready to drip water.

Bang!! Bang!!

Whitebeard ignored Crocodile and moved forward once more. The Marines and pirates along his path all retreated.

After all, not everyone was Atlas, daring to face the World's Strongest Man head-on!!

Vmmm—!!

Gripping his bisento tightly with both hands, Whitebeard condensed white shockwaves along the blade and suddenly swung it horizontally!!

The blade's light swept past. The ice cracked, the seawater overturned,