Uta jerked her head up and looked at Sakazuki, disbelief written across her face.
Meanwhile...
The world erupted in shock. Sakazuki's words suggested there was more to Red-Hair's destruction of a nation-and that the little girl seemed to have been responsible...
On islands across the world.
The people gathered before the Visual Den Den Mushi were stunned.
Not only had Sakazuki's words drawn them into the story, but many of them had suffered at the hands of pirates:
"Hey, hey! Is that really true?"
"How old could that little girl have been eight years ago?"
"Could it really have been her!!!"
"If Fleet Admiral Sakazuki says so..."
"Then it probably was..."
"She is Red-Hair's daughter, after all."
"Destroying a country wouldn't be unusual..."
"Aren't all pirates like that..."
In the New World.
Pirates and Marines alike sprang into action.
No one could predict what would happen next... They prepared for war with everything they had!
Aboard the Red Hair Pirates' ship, far from Marine Headquarters.
Murderous intent filled everyone's faces as they raced toward Marine territory, mobilizing every pirate under their command.
As he watched Sakazuki question Uta.
Red-Hair unconsciously clenched his fists, his eyes fixed on the broadcast:
"Sakazuki..."
Frenzied killing intent surged alongside his Conqueror's Haki, and the sky and earth seemed to change color...
New Marineford, in the New World.
On the Execution Platform.
Sakazuki looked at Uta and said indifferently:
"Was my question not clear enough?"
"Daughter of Red-Hair."
"Tell me."
"Have you heard those tens of thousands of people wailing in the dead of night, demanding answers from you?"
"Asking why you killed them!!!"
All strength seemed to leave Uta's body. She slumped down, shaking her head weakly, and spoke in anguish:
"I don't know..."
Sakazuki gave a soft scoff:
"You don't