Watching Roger's Execution at the Start of My Life in One Piece

"Full speed ahead. We've pretty much finished our business here, and the pirates on Sabaody have probably started running wild again, haven't they?"

Atlas rose slightly, a cruel smile touching her face.

Her show of force still lingered in people's minds, but pirates were pirates. Majors and Kyros alone could not hold back those who came crawling back, even though Kyros had formally mastered Armament Haki.

Armament Haki was not invincible. Many people with strong enough bodies could draw it out once they knew how to awaken it.

In fact, most pirates with bounties around a hundred million who reached Sabaody could awaken Armament Haki. But few pirates in Paradise knew how to use it, much less how to train it.

"Yes, Vice Admiral!"

The navigator acknowledged the order.

Just as he turned toward the bridge to pass on Atlas's instructions, he caught sight of a shadow swelling at terrifying speed from the corner of his eye.

"Vice Admiral Atlas, wh-what is that...?"

An island!

Yes, an island. Cold sweat streamed down the navigator's forehead. Horror crossed his face, and his pupils shrank.

Because the island was falling toward the waters right beside the warship!

"Wow! That island's huge!"

"The outside world really is amazing..."

Ace and the other two had noticed the disturbance overhead. They stopped what they were doing and exclaimed in wonder.

The soldiers aboard ship had seen the island's outline growing above them too. Their faces went pale, but they forced themselves to stay calm and looked to the person they relied on most.

"Hey, hey! You've got to be kidding me. How are we running into something like this in the East Blue?"

Panic flashed through Smoker's eyes. He had spent years in the first half of the Grand Line and had never encountered power