Meanwhile, on Marineford's main battlefield.
The fact that Aokiji could break away to stop Akainu sent a clear signal.
The blockade maintained by the two Admirals, Aokiji and Kizaru, around the perimeter had been lifted!
As though to confirm it, a steady wave of Conqueror's Haki slowly swept across the battlefield.
Immediately afterward, a group of figures appeared at the shattered entrance to the harbor.
Their leader wore a black cloak, three claw scars marked his left eye, and the famous sword Griffon hung at his waist. It was none other than Red-Haired Shanks!
He had brought Benn Beckman, Yasopp, Roux, Hongo, and all the elite officers of the Red Hair Pirates.
They stood before the Marines, forming a new standoff with the remaining forces.
Shanks first surveyed the devastated battlefield, his gaze passing over the bodies of Whitebeard and Golden Lion.
It finally lingered briefly on Ace's body, lying in a pool of blood, and a barely perceptible heaviness flickered deep in his eyes.
That was Captain Roger's... only son.
But he soon withdrew his gaze, raised his head, and looked straight at Sengoku, his clear, powerful voice carrying in every direction.
"Sengoku, this war should end!"
"There's no point in continuing it!"
Red Hair's words carried an unquestionable weight.
Behind him, the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates and the other surviving pirates were rapidly boarding their ships to retreat. Jinbe and the others had already taken Straw Hat Luffy away amid the chaos.
The Red Hair Pirates had come not to fight, but to bring this horrific war to a close.
"Red Hair..."
Sengoku looked at the scene before him, then glanced at Garp beside him, still overwhelmed by grief and barely supported by Zephyr. He gritted his teeth, exhaustion weighing on his own heart.
The war had