The domineering, unbridled voice of an old man echoed throughout Marineford, leaving the Marines grim-faced and tense.
Without a doubt, Golden Lion Shiki was a figure on the same level as Whitebeard.
And his arrival as River's ally put enormous pressure on every Marine.
Who could have imagined that little Marineford would face the onslaught of two legendary pirates in a single day?
Clang!
Some even swallowed shakily, trembling from head to toe.
"River's ally is actually Golden Lion!"
"Then what about the others?"
Someone suddenly asked.
Indeed, more than one figure stood aboard the Ark Maxim. Golden Lion had been the first to leap down, but who were the others? What identities did they hold?
"From today onward, I won't need to wear this mask anymore!"
Sand drifted along the edge of the Ark Maxim as a deep voice rang out. Crocodile removed his mask, revealing his true face.
"It's an honor to take part in such a grand occasion."
Slowly exhaling, Crocodile leaped from the Ark Maxim, his robes fluttering. Moments later, he landed beside Golden Lion Shiki.
"I see plenty of familiar faces."
His eyes narrowed as Crocodile blew a smoke ring and grinned.
"It's Crocodile, the former Shichibukai who was locked up in Impel Down!"
The Marines' expressions changed at the sight of him.
"Fuffuffuffuffuffu!"
Donquixote Doflamingo laughed as well. He stood to Golden Lion Shiki's left, with Gecko Moria beside him.
"This sight should shake the world, shouldn't it?"
Then thunder boomed overhead. Blue lightning shot down from the sky, landing beside Donquixote Doflamingo and resolving into a figure floating cross-legged in the air, his head tilted as he looked ahead.
"Who's that guy?"
The Marines voiced their bewilderment.
They did not recognize the figure with long earlobes and lightning coiling around his body, but