Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Just as the Navy rushed up the waterfall, in the inner sea of ​​Wano Country above the waterfall, the many fish-men of the Sun Pirates, led by Jinbe, began to work together to manipulate the ocean currents!

……

"Boom boom boom~~~"

Seven naval warships rose from the waterfall and soared into the air.

At that moment, all the sailors on the naval warship, who had never experienced waterfall climbing before, almost all wore expressions of relief, as if they had survived a disaster.

However, as the naval warships began to plummet towards the sea along a parabolic trajectory, the faces of all the sailors turned ashen as they looked down at the ocean.

Below the naval warships was not the calm waters of the Wano Country inland sea, but a terrifyingly large whirlpool, as if a sea monster with its mouth wide open was waiting to completely swallow the seven naval warships.

"Everyone, abandon ship!"

Upon seeing this, Lieutenant General Tsuru decisively issued the order.

A whirlpool of this magnitude would be instantly swallowed up even the most powerful naval warships.

This location already offers a glimpse of land where Wano Country could establish itself. For most of the navy, who have mastered the "Naval Six Styles: Moon Walk" to a certain extent, abandoning the ship is the best option.

Instantly, countless sailors took to the air using "Moonwalk," while some sailors who did not master "Naval Six Styles: Moonwalk" also disembarked from their warships with the help of their comrades.

Then, these sailors, who had abandoned their ships in a sorry state and taken to the air, witnessed firsthand how the naval warships below, which resembled "steel behemoths," were instantly swallowed up by the whirlpool and disappeared directly from the sea surface.

"Whoo~"

Vice Admiral Tsuru was slightly out of breath. This series of unexpected events had clearly kept him on edge, as he was responsible for commanding the fleet, and had taken a lot of energy out of him.

Immediately, Vice Admiral Tsuru's gaze swept across the groups of naval personnel in mid-air, roughly counting their numbers, when Vice Admiral Gion's voice suddenly rang out in mid-air.

"Where is Lieutenant General Ian? Where is Lieutenant General Ian? Has anyone seen Lieutenant General Ian?"

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Tsuru's heart skipped a beat, his eyes narrowed, and he exclaimed in alarm, "Oh no!"

Borsalino, standing to the side, pushed up his sunglasses and looked at Lieutenant General Tsuru, whose expression was unusually uncharacteristically distorted, with some confusion, and asked.

"what happened?"

"Lieutenant General Ya'en is still sleeping in the cabin..." Lieutenant General Tsuru said, his voice trembling slightly.

Upon hearing this, Borsalino's expression changed, and he quickly took off his sunglasses and looked down into the vortex, trying to find Yann's whereabouts.

However, the main ship had long been completely swallowed by the whirlpool, and Yann was nowhere to be found.

Borsalino's eyes widened in disbelief, his lips twitching slightly as he said, "This...this is truly the biggest joke in the history of the Navy..."

As this news spread to the ears of the Marines who were maintaining their position in mid-air using "Moonwalk," their expressions revealed extreme disbelief and...despair!

Vice Admiral Yann, a "naval hero" nicknamed "Sakura Dragon," died in a shipwreck, swallowed by a whirlpool in front of thousands of his colleagues.

As for the probability of Yann surviving, it's not impossible, but it's extremely small.

Unless Yann, who was swallowed by the whirlpool, is swept ashore by the ocean currents before he, as a Devil Fruit user, is completely drowned, he will surely die.

"If only Kuzan were here, he could freeze the sea below and then slowly dig through the ice to find Lieutenant General Yann," Borsalino said helplessly.

However, Lieutenant General Tsuru quickly regained his composure and shouted loudly.

"Don't think about these unrealistic things. Everyone head to Wano Country immediately, and then immediately disperse along the Wano Country coastline to search for Vice Admiral Yann."

"No matter what, we must find Lieutenant General Yann's whereabouts!"

……

Just as all the marines hurriedly headed towards Wano Country using "Moonwalk" and frantically searched for Aon along the coastline.

On the edge of the mostly shattered "Demon Island," Yann emerged from the sea and took the clothes from Hancock, who was waiting there with Little Gold perched on her shoulder.

Immediately afterward, Yann entered the castle inside Little Gold's body, changed into dry clothes, and smiled gently at Hancock, asking her with concern.

"Hancock, are you alright?"

Hancock nestled close to Arn, greedily and indulgently inhaling his scent after their separation of nearly half a year, before answering.

"of course not."

Yann patted Hancock, who was currently looking somewhat like a lovesick girl, with a sigh, and then asked, "That's good. Where is Kaido?"

Then, led by Hancock, Yann headed toward the center of "Demon Island".

Soon, a burly figure nearly eight meters tall, bound by layers of sea stone and pinned to the ground by Tiger and Corazon, appeared before Yann.

"Let me go, you bunch of bastards! Even if you can hold me down for a while, I'll break free sooner or later and tear you all to shreds!"

Witnessing Kaido, whose Devil Fruit powers were sealed by Seastone, still full of energy, Yann couldn't help but show a look of disbelief.

If Tiger and Corazon hadn't been desperately trying to restrain Kaido of the Beasts, he probably would have already forcibly broken through the supposedly indestructible Seastone and escaped.

"Clap clap clap!"

Immediately, Yann couldn't help but clap softly and exclaim in praise.

"As expected of you, 'Kaido of the Beasts'! You were completely drained of your strength just hours ago, and even injured, but you recovered in such a short time. Your physique is simply beyond the realm of normal humans."

Hearing Arn's abrupt voice, "Kaido the Beast" turned his head sharply, his bull-like eyes staring intently at Arn, and asked in disbelief.

“It’s you, ‘Sakura Dragon’ Yann.”

Yan smiled, walked to a spot three steps away from "Beasts" Kaido, and spoke.

"It's truly an honor to be recognized instantly by Kaido, one of the Four Emperors."

[Chapter 519. The Pirate Game is Over]

At this moment, Kaido, the "Beasts," who was firmly bound by seastone chains and reasonably suppressed by Tiger and Corazon, showed surprise and confusion in his eyes.

"Why? Why are you here? Could it be..."

Kaido, the "King of Beasts," paused, then questioned, "Could this whole series of events be part of the Navy's plan?"

When confronted by Kaido of the Beasts, Aon pushed up his glasses, but the reflective lenses made it impossible for Kaido of the Beasts to see Aon's eyes clearly.

Immediately, the corners of Yann's mouth curved slightly, as if he had thought of something interesting, and he answered gently.

"To call it a naval plan isn't entirely accurate; a more precise description would be the choice of this sea..."

After a pause, Yann lowered his head slightly, calmly looking at "Beasts" Kaido, and spoke.

"You're too much of a troublemaker, Kaido. Relying on your strong vitality and defense, you challenge and destroy everywhere, trying to provoke wars that will satisfy you. You are an unbearable and unstable factor."

"Therefore, on the eve of the historical trend being pushed forward, as an unstable factor, you can only be the first to be eliminated in the competition among the major forces."

"Your pirate game is over, Kaido."

"Beasts" was first taken aback by Yann's frighteningly calm gaze, but then flew into a rage.

Immediately, Kaido of the Beasts struggled even more fiercely. Even with Tiger and Corazon's combined efforts to suppress him, the sea stone chains binding Kaido of the Beasts continued to rattle, as if Kaido of the Beasts might break free at any moment.

"So, you, you bastard, orchestrated all of this? You pushed the Navy to launch this battle, and then secretly attacked 'Onigashima,' completely annihilating the entire 'Beasts Pirates'..."

Black and red lightning began to appear on Kaido's body, and an astonishing aura burst forth, like a vicious dragon ready to devour people at any moment, roaring and shouting.

"I will tear you to shreds, squeeze every drop of blood out of you, and then grind your bones into powder..."

However, Yann's expression remained unchanged, and he simply gave a calm evaluation.

"As expected, pirates have a habit of boasting. Now that things have come to this, are they still dreaming of becoming 'Emperors of the Sea'?"

Kaido, the "Beast," struggled incessantly, roaring and howling.

"Damn it, you can't kill me. I'm the strongest creature in this ocean. No matter what you do, you can't kill me. And one day I'll break free and tear you all to pieces."

"is it?"

As Yann spoke, he bent down slightly, reached out and patted the shoulder of "Beasts" Kaido, whose missing arm, which was temporarily unable to use the "Devil Fruit" and was replaced by a dragon claw under the suppression of the Seastone, and asked.

"How did this arm disappear? Have you already forgotten?"

Suddenly, Kaido, who had been struggling, froze, staring in astonishment at the bespectacled man in front of him who possessed both gentleness and coldness, and asked.

"You...you bastard...you are..."

In an instant, in Kaido's eyes, the figure of Yann, now wearing a navy cloak, gradually overlapped with the man from seven years ago.

In addition, Hancock was also standing next to Yann, maintaining her "Black Winged Demon" state.

At this moment, fear was revealed in Kaido's eyes for the first time.

It's...this guy!!!

Back then, when faced with this guy's extreme flames, "Kaido of the Beasts" lost an arm.

For the past seven years, Kaido of the Beasts has been frantically training his body, dreaming of one day being able to defeat that guy with his own hands.

however……

"Have you already recalled those blazing flames?"

A smile appeared on Yann's face, and he said, "Now you understand your situation to some extent, right, Kaido?"

"The reason you've survived until now isn't because of your body being the strongest in the ocean, but simply because I spared your life."

"In return, how about you answer a few questions for me?"

At this moment, Kaido, the "King of Beasts," fell silent.

Because Kaido of the Beasts knew very well that if the man in front of him was the monster who could evaporate an entire sea, then he... truly possessed the ability to kill him.

"First of all, could you tell me some information about the truth of Laugh Tale and the Rocks Pirates?" Yann asked.

Kaido, the "King of Beasts," remained silent, appearing unwilling to answer.

After waiting a few breaths, Yann did not persist and instead asked a question.

"So, could you answer my question about your body? Rumor has it that you were captured and sent to Vegapunk's science unit for modification. What exactly were those modifications?"

Kaido of the Beasts remained silent, as if he were someone who would do whatever he wanted with him, but wouldn't get any useful information out of him.

Seeing this, Yann said dismissively.

"Not going to answer? That's fine too. Your body is covered with marks from Vegapunk's 'bloodline factor' technology. Even if you don't answer, your body will eventually reveal the answer to me."

"As for the truth about Laugh Tale and the Rocks Pirates, I believe the answers to these two questions will be in our hands soon; it's just a matter of time."

Immediately, Yann took a few steps back and then said to Tiger and Corazon, "Tiger, Corazon, move aside a bit."

As Corazon and Tiger, who had been restricting Kaido's movements, were released, Kaido, who had been bound by layers of seastone chains, slowly stood up from the ground. The numerous seastone chains were instantly stretched to their limit by Kaido's terrifying physical strength, as if they could be forcibly torn off at any moment.