Hancock's voice suddenly became serious.
Luffy's "curious child" expression vanished instantly, replaced by a seriousness Hancock had never seen before.
"What did you say?"
" Ace, your brother."
Hancock picked up a newspaper from the side and handed it to Luffy.
" Marine Headquarters publicly announced that he would be executed one week later at Marineford Square."
Luffy snatched the newspaper, his eyes fixed on Ace's picture on the front page.
His hands began to tremble.
The newspaper was crumpled into a ball in his hand, the creases pressing against Ace's brightly smiling face.
Luffy lowered his head, the brim of his hat obscuring his eyes.
"I'm going to save him."
Luffy raised his head, his voice hoarse but firm.
Where is Ace?
" Impel Down, Impel Down."
Hancock's voice was very soft.
"The world's Impel Down; no prisoner has ever escaped alive."
"I don't care."
Luffy jumped off the bed, but his feet wobbled as soon as they landed, and he almost fell.
Luffy steadied himself by holding onto the edge of the bed, straightened his Straw Hat, and looked at Hancock:
"Take me there."
It wasn't a request, it wasn't a plea, it was an instruction.
Instructions given by a captain to his crew.
Hancock paused for a moment, then laughed.
"Lord Roy is right, you really aren't very bright."
Hancock stood up and straightened the hem of her cheongsam.
"Three days from now, a Marine warship will depart from Amazon Lily to transport supplies to Impel Down."
"I am Shichibukai and have the authority to enter Impel Down."
You can follow and infiltrate.
Luffy looked at her, blinked, and was clearly quite interested.
"Sneak into?"
"Right."
Do you agree?
"Agree."
"As long as Ace can be saved."
"Good!"
Hancock turned around, her back to Luffy, and spoke in a voice so low that only she could hear it:
"Lord Roy, I will certainly do whatever you ask me to do."
Meanwhile, in various corners of the Grand Line, the other members of the Straw Hat Pirates also gradually awoke.
Zoro crawled out of the ruins and found himself outside a huge castle.
The castle was surrounded by desolate rocks and withered trees.
He moved his neck and checked his wounds—two broken ribs, a dislocated left shoulder, and a deep, bone-revealing knife wound on his right arm.
Sanji's first thought upon waking was—what does that smell like?
An extremely strong, suffocating smell—of female hormones.
He opened his eyes and found himself lying in a room filled with pink, surrounded by transvestites dressed in pink.
Sanji's eyes instantly turned into two black holes, and he froze on the spot.
"Aaaaaaaahh...
His screams echoed for a very long time over the Kamabakka Kingdom.
Usopp crawled out of a jungle of food and found himself on an island overrun with giant carnivorous plants and poisonous vines.
A man dressed like a rhinoceros beetle stood before him.
"You're finally awake, young man."
Where is this?
" Boin Archipelago, a kingdom of gastronomy."
The rhinoceros beetle handed the food to Usopp.
"Eat it, it'll help your wounds heal faster."
Usopp took the food, hesitated for a moment, and then swallowed it in one gulp.
Then his stomach made a loud rumbling sound.
Are you hungry?
I'm hungry...
There's food everywhere over there, go and eat.
Usopp looked at the mountain piled high with food in the distance, and tears streamed down his face.
Chopper, Nami, Robin, Brook, and Franky all landed on islands suitable for their training.
Meanwhile, the latter half of the Grand Line.
Hachinosu.
When Roy landed from the sky, the port had already gathered all of Hachinosu's core combat forces.
Bullet's Mythical Zoan: White Tiger Fruit ability ( Devil Fruit Awakening )
Hawk Eyes Mihawk, the top-tier Great Swordsman.
Gild Tesoro, Devil Fruit User the Rumble-Rumble Fruit ( Devil Fruit Awakening )
Crocodile's Crocodile -Logia Sand-Sand Fruit ability
Tyrant, Devil Fruit User the Kuma Fruit.
Kyros, the Great Swordsman from Dressrosa
Savi, Ancient Zoan of Iron-Bone Giant Ape, is a master of physical combat.
The Pea ate the Model: Fairy ' Pea ' ( Roy Number Two ) of the Mythical Zoan.
Enel Logia Cloud-Cloud Fruit Devil Fruit User,
Charon is a dual-blooded Fishman from Fishman Island, a master of Fishman Karate and the Six Powers of the Navy.
Yamato Mythical Zoan, Okuchi no Makami Form ( Kaido's daughter)
Rob Lucci, a master of the Six Powers, in his Mythical Zoan Shadow Leopard Form.
Jesus Burgess, Paramecia user with the Strong-Strong Fruit ability, is a master of physical combat.
Van Augur's Warp-Warp Fruit ability; top sniper on Hachinosu.
Lafitte is an expert in swordsmanship, hypnosis, and intelligence gathering; Paramecia Imitation Devil Fruit User.
Barrier of Bar's Hachinosu, Devil Fruit User.
Kazami, the Great Swordsman of Quick Sword
Kaku's Six Powers Master Ancient Zoan Model: Dire Wolf
Blueno's Six Powers Master Ancient Zoan Model: Cave Bear
Jabra, Devil Fruit User, and a master of the Six Powers.
And Moria, the Devil Fruit User is still lurking in the Navy.
In addition, Secretary Stella (Zoan- Zoan White Dove ), Doctor Vera ( Venom-Venom Fruit ), Secretary Scarlet ( Paramecia Clone-Clone Fruit ), Ginny ( Paramecia Ghost- Hollow-Hollow Fruit ), and Secretary Kalifa ( Paramecia Paint- Brush-Brush Fruit ) have all retired from combat.
The next Roy Pirates: Supernova New Trafalgar Law ( Op-Op Fruit ), Hawk Eyes's apprentice and swordswoman Kuina, Rebecca (daughter of Kyros and Scarlet ), Bonney (daughter of Kuma and Ginny ).
There's also Red Count Redfield's similar to a Supreme Elder ( Mythical Zoan, Vampire Fruit ).
Red Count Redfield stood atop the highest watchtower in the harbor, looking down upon everyone.
Roy landed on the highest stone platform in the harbor, looking at the core members who had followed him for more than a decade, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
"Is everyone here?"
Bullet grinned:
"I've been prepared for a long time, just waiting for your word."
Roy pulled a nautical chart from his pocket and unfolded it in front of everyone.
The nautical chart shows the location of Marineford, the Marine Headquarters, surrounded by dense markings of troop deployments, shipping routes, and evacuation routes.
Each annotation was written with a different colored pen, and each stroke was drawn by Roy himself.
We have only one goal.
Roy's fingers pressed on Marineford, the sound not loud, but everyone could hear it clearly.
"Eliminate as much of the navy's mid-to-high-level personnel as possible."
"Kill as many Rear Admiral and above as you can."
"Once all the mid- to high-ranking officers of the Marine Headquarters are killed, the landscape of this sea will be completely changed."
"Whether Whitebeard wins or loses, the Navy can't win."
"And Hachinosu will become the only voice on this vast sea."
Bullet raised his fist and let out a deafening roar:
"I've waited far too long for this day!"
Tesoro's golden lightning exploded, illuminating the entire harbor.
Hawk Eyes drew his Black Blade Yoru, the blade reflecting a blinding light in the sunlight.
Crocodile removed the cigar from his lips, exhaled a puff of smoke, and his right hand transformed into a sand blade.
Kyros raised his greatsword, its tip pointing to the sky.
Lucci crossed his arms in front of his chest, already in the starting stance of the Six Powers.
Kuina gripped the Ame no Habakiri tightly and took a deep breath.
Cheers rose higher and higher in the harbor as the crew waved their weapons and shouted the name of Hachinosu.
Roy put away the nautical chart, looked at his comrades who had followed him for more than a decade, and spoke in a deep but powerful voice:
"Combatants, march on!"
"Target: Marine Headquarters, Marineford."
The engines of the Ark Maxim roared to life, and golden lightning crackled around the hull.
Bullet was the first to leap onto the Ark Maxim, its White Tiger Model stripes gleaming in the sunlight.
Tesoro controlled the Ark Maxim to slowly ascend into the air, golden lightning exploding around the ship's hull.
As the combatants boarded the ship one after another, every face was filled with fighting spirit.
Roy was the last to board the ship.
He stood at the bow of the ship, the sea breeze ruffling the hem of his clothes, the Black Blade Shusui hanging at his waist.