"Uta!!!"
Far in the depths of the New World, an enraged roar rose from the approaching ship of the Red Hair Pirates.
Boom, boom-
Conqueror's Haki swept out unchecked, red lightning raging between sea and sky and tearing a massive hole straight through the thick clouds.
Even the towering waves churning across the sea seemed to carry that overwhelming rage.
Red-Haired Shanks's eyes were bloodshot, making him look like a demon as he stared fixedly at Sakazuki. Never in his life had he hated anyone so much.
I want to devour his flesh, sleep on his flayed skin...
He wanted to cast everything aside and fight the Navy to the death, but his last shred of reason held him firmly in check...
His clenched fists creaked...
New World, New Marineford.
When Sakazuki released his grip, the lifeless body of Uta, daughter of Red-Hair of the Four Emperors, fell limply to the ground.
But the broadcast did not end. Sakazuki remained on the Execution Platform.
Carol appeared far from the Execution Platform and nodded to indicate that everything was ready. The screens of everyone watching around the world instantly switched.
The image now showed a stretch of ocean viewed from high above. Even the curvature of the sea was visible; clearly, the viewpoint was at the very top of the atmosphere.
Sakazuki's voice drifted out:
"Let's take a look at these great figures who have shattered countless families and destroyed countless lives..."
"How do they react when someone dearest to them dies...?"
In the footage looking down over the sea, something stirred.
Far below, something seemed to erupt on the ocean.
Almost tangible, deep crimson Haki swept outward, spreading across the sea.
The clouds below were struck by the impact, a massive hole torn straight through them, followed by a