Time flew by like a white steed flashing past a crack, and in the blink of an eye, the day of Pirate King Roger's execution, watched by the entire world, arrived.
At that moment, Loguetown had become the focus of the whole world, its streets and alleys packed with people.
Even though ten imposing Marine warships lay in the harbor, and more than ten thousand Marines stood ready at locations throughout the town like walls of steel,
none of it seemed to strike fear into the pirates, gangs, people of the Underworld, and all the other sorts of people there.
Loguetown was like a vast, mysterious vortex, radiating an invisible magic,
drawing people from every direction to witness the final moment of the Pirate King's legend.
With Kakarot's current transcendent strength, he only needed to release a little Observation Haki to envelop the entire island like an invisible net.
He keenly sensed that an extraordinary number of powerful figures had gathered on this small island.
Among them were future Shichibukai whose names would shake the Four Blues, Four Emperors who would rule their own domains, and Admiral-level figures from the Marines.
Like beasts concealed in the darkness, they lay quietly hidden among the crowd, each harboring different purposes.
Today was September 30, 1498 of the Sea Circle Calendar, and the execution at noon was drawing ever closer.
The sky was as blue as a gemstone, and sunlight poured down without restraint, scorching the earth.
The tension in the square had reached its peak, and everyone eagerly awaited the moment that would shake the world.
"Brother! Is it really all right for us to stand out this much? Not that we actually need to be afraid of anyone!"
In the execution square, Lilith lounged in a chair carefully woven from vines,