The Power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit

Thick fog abruptly appeared beyond Marineford's Square. Then, one pirate ship after another emerged from within it.

"All hands! Prepare for battle!"

The sudden appearance of the pirate Fleet made every Marine tighten their grip on their weapons.

The dark muzzles of the Coastal Defense Cannon all swung toward the entrance. At the lookout tower, Marine Soldiers peered through binoculars at the pirate ships across the water in horror.

"Doma!"

"McGuy!"

"The Decalvan Brothers!"

"Squard!"

As they identified one captain after another whose fame had spread across the seas, even the voices of the Marine Soldiers in the lookout tower began to tremble.

Forty-three pirate ships slowly surfaced, facing an enemy force several times their size.

A suffocating tension slowly spread through the air over Marineford.

"Where's Whitebeard? Has anyone spotted him yet?"

The Marine Soldiers anxiously searched for Whitebeard. Until he appeared, the tension gripping the scene could not ease.

"Ahahahaha... Now this is getting interesting! How exciting!"

Doflamingo roared with excitement. There was not a trace of nervousness on his face, only bloodthirsty fervor.

Beneath the calm waters outside Marineford's Square, dense clusters of bubbles suddenly rose to the surface. The continuous gurgling made every expert present realize what was happening.

In the calm waters at the center of the crescent-shaped Square, rings of white ripples suddenly began to spread. Then a ship encased in an iridescent bubble burst from below, leaping high above the surface into everyone's view.

"The Moby Dick has appeared!"

Every Marine Soldier along the shore stared at the ship leaping out of the water, their mouths hanging open in shock.

After the Moby Dick, three more ships belonging to the Whitebeard Pirates burst through the surface in succession and entered the Bay.

The Marine Soldiers holding binoculars in the lookout tower immediately turned their attention to the three newly arrived pirate ships.

"First Division Commander Marco, Third Division Commander Diamond Jozu—all fourteen commanders are aboard!"

The Marine Soldiers shouted in shock at the sight before them.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

A rapid series of metallic clangs suddenly rang out from the Moby Dick.

Everyone present, and everyone watching around the world, held their breath at the sound and stared ahead.

"Gurararara... It's been decades since we last met, hasn't it, Sengoku?"

At the bow of the Moby Dick, a towering figure climbed onto the raised deck under everyone's expectant gaze and looked confidently toward the Execution Platform.

The man in the white cloak, holding Murakumogiri, was Edward Newgate, one of the Four Emperors of the New World.

"Whitebeard!"

Sengoku gritted his teeth as he stared down at the man, deep wariness showing in his eyes.

"My beloved son is all right, isn't he?"

Whitebeard gazed calmly ahead, completely unfazed by the forces arrayed before him. His voice carried boundless confidence, as though he were facing some nameless pirate crew rather than the full might of the Marines.

Meanwhile, at the Gate of Justice, Jiang Lin watched Buggy stirring up the crowd from the bow, a helpless look on his face.

"Come to think of it, Whitebeard should have appeared by now."

Jiang Lin walked toward the bow and peered into the distance through the thick white fog.

At the far end of that fog, Whitebeard smiled faintly at Ace, crossed his arms over his chest as though embracing someone, then straightened and launched his attack.

Whitebeard spread his hands apart and struck the air on either side of his body. Fine cracks appeared around his fists, rapidly spreading and affecting the surrounding sea.

Under the Marines' shocked gazes, towering columns of water began to rise at a terrifying pace.

"A tsunami!"

Whitebeard's power sent two columns of water soaring into the sky on either side of Marineford. This heaven-defying ability left every Marine Soldier gaping in terror.

"Has it started?"

Jiang Lin watched the steadily receding seawater, excitement spreading across his face.

"What's happening? Ah..."

The violently retreating water and its tremendous force sent the entire warship hurtling backward the way it had come, like a car thrown into reverse.

Not long after the waters receded, an even stronger pull sent the retreating warship rushing toward Marineford at greater speed.

Enormous waves surged in from afar, bearing overwhelming power as they charged toward the Square where the Marines stood. Their tremendous impact made everyone present realize one thing.

"The war has officially begun!"

The horn of the era had sounded, and the drums of war had begun to beat. In this colossal conflict, whether it was Whitebeard or Sengoku, a Marine Admiral or a division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, everyone had taken their place on the era's chessboard. Whatever the outcome of this war over the world's balance of power, its impact on the world would be impossible to predict.

The towering waves seemed to dance to this song of war. Endless seawater climbed higher and higher, reaching its peak as the immense waves loomed over Marineford's Square.

Rumble!

The immense mass of seawater bore down with limitless force, plunging every Marine in the Square into boundless terror.

Just as the tsunami was about to unleash its might, a figure vanished from one of the golden seats and appeared high in the sky.

Thick pillars of ice rapidly extended through the air, piercing the tsunamis on either side.

"Ice Age!"

Aokiji gave a sharp cry. Bone-chilling cold poured from his body and raced along the ice pillars, freezing the seawater just before it could crash down. The bitter chill spread through the imposing Ice Wall to the ships below, drawing waves of cheers.

"Aokiji! You little brat!"

Whitebeard looked up into the sky, his brow furrowing slightly.

"We... we're saved!"

Across the Marine ranks, countless soldiers stared up at both sides in terror. Had Aokiji not acted in time, there would have been no escaping the tsunami.

"Ice Saber!"

After freezing the tsunami, Aokiji immediately attacked Whitebeard.

Crack!

Facing the attack, Whitebeard raised his hand and punched the air, shattering the Ice Spears Aokiji had launched.

After the Ice Spears shattered, Aokiji swiftly descended to the waters inside the bay. Bone-chilling cold radiated from his body, instantly freezing the entire surface.

Every ship docked at Marineford was left stranded, unable to move.

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

As the Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates moved to attack, the war watched by the entire world officially began.