"From now on, this era belongs to me!"
Teach looked toward the World Government's many powerful fighters, spread his arms, and made his declaration.
His words carried a will that brooked no doubt.
His terrifying Conqueror's Haki had reached the very pinnacle of the seas.
Even these Top Combatants felt a sharp pain in their heads under that overwhelming pressure.
They had thought it was all over.
But the Black Emperor's intervention at the critical moment told them it wasn't.
No one had ever declared so openly to the world that an era belonged to him.
Rocks hadn't. Neither had Shiki.
The world had simply recognized their eras for what they were.
Yet Teach had gone and said it outright.
Fearless, unrestrained, utterly domineering!
As though no one else was worth his notice.
"That bastard!"
At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku's face darkened.
He clenched his fists as anger flared within him.
Teach was far too arrogant. Even some pirates couldn't stand him.
Granted, Teach was the best candidate to take Shiki's place.
But Shiki had only just died, and Teach was already so eager to claim his throne?
The other Sea Emperors watching the Live Broadcast also looked grim, though none of them spoke.
They acknowledged Teach's strength.
Two years ago, he had fought Garp, Kong, and Zephyr alone. More frightening still, some had noticed that his stamina seemed inexhaustible.
Now, two years later, that monster had grown even more terrifying. And if he really had gained the power of the Float-Float Fruit?
His astonishing display now only drove home how frightening Teach had become.
Darkness had nearly engulfed all of Mary Geoise. The darkened sky stretched as far as the Sabaody Archipelago.
Even at Marineford, the force of his presence could be felt.
Countless deep-sea creatures instinctively sensed danger and