Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

"boom!"

The next instant, a terrifying shockwave suddenly erupted, not only annihilating all the flames along the way, but also blasting Ace's body away.

"Ace!"

Sabo gasped in surprise upon seeing this and could no longer restrain himself, attacking Whitebeard.

Sabo, who had been rapidly approaching Whitebeard, suddenly stopped in his tracks, his claws, covered in Armament Haki, slamming into the ice beneath his feet.

"Dragon's Breath!"

Instantly, the ice surface began to crack around Sabo, and the cracks quickly spread towards Whitebeard until they reached Whitebeard's feet.

then……

"boom!"

The special force hidden in the shattered ice suddenly erupted, completely detonating the entire ice layer and engulfing Whitebeard's figure, while also blocking Whitebeard's attempt to pursue Ace.

However, knowing full well that such a petty trick could cause minimal damage to Whitebeard, he almost immediately reminded Ace behind him.

"Ace!!!"

"Well done, Saab..."

Just as Sabo spoke, Ace's voice rang out simultaneously, and a large number of spiraling flames burst into flames centered on Ace.

"Great Flame Ring..."

Immediately afterwards, countless flames shot into the sky and gathered into a giant fireball that was almost like the sun, its size comparable to the island currently located in the second stomach of the pure gold lanternfish.

"Emperor Yan!!!"

The next moment, the giant fireball hurtled toward Whitebeard, while Sabo had already made way for it.

This attack will be Ace's strongest attack!!!

However, Whitebeard, who had just emerged from the "Dragon's Breath" unleashed by Sabo, showed no intention of dodging the "Great Flame Ring - Flame Emperor" that was almost right in front of him. Instead, he slowly raised his left arm toward his right shoulder.

A white halo appeared in his clenched left hand, and then he turned sideways and suddenly slammed it towards the "Great Flame Ring - Flame Emperor" in front of him.

"Click...click!"

In an instant, with the white-bearded man in front of him as the dividing point, a large, mirror-like crack split the entire stomach in two. One side of the stomach was a world filled with countless flames, while the other side was an extremely cold world that seemed to be completely unaffected.

"boom!!!"

The next moment, a violent explosion rang out, echoing throughout the entire body of the pure gold lanternfish, and even Yaen, who was located in the first stomach, could hear it clearly.

"Honestly, even if you want to express your love for your son, you don't have to go to such lengths..."

Yann muttered a helpless complaint before turning his attention back to the three children in front of him.

The blonde little girl Olga was quickly glanced at by Arn, who then looked towards Sora and Ying.

But... my children shouldn't be this big...

At this moment, looking at Sora and Hikari, who appeared to be around thirteen or fourteen years old, Ahn couldn't help but feel a little lost. He wondered if he had misremembered the time. Sora and Hikari had not been missing for more than a year, but for six or seven years.

"Empty? Fluorescent?"

Yaen tried calling out to Sora and Hikari, who were standing guard in front of him.

Upon hearing the man with pure white hair and covered in pure white ice call her name, Ying almost instinctively became alert and was about to take a step forward to shield Kong and Olga behind her.

However, Kong stopped Ying and instead took a few steps closer to Yaen, his expression a mixture of surprise, disbelief, and confusion.

"You...you are..."

Even though her face was covered by a mask, and her hair color and figure were not similar at all, Kong's heart was inexplicably and strongly pounding.

"Sorry, empty..."

After squatting down towards Sora, Yaen removed the mask from his face, revealing a face that was extremely familiar to Sora and Ying.

"It really was you, Father..."

Kong spoke with trembling lips, and Ying's originally wary expression instantly turned into one of surprise and joy. Instinctively, she opened her arms and pounced towards Yan.

"Father!!!"

[Chapter 680. The cotton-padded coat leaks the wind and is too tight around the neck]

"Waaaaah..."

Like a fledgling returning to its nest, Ying threw herself into Arn's arms, sobbing uncontrollably. Her hands clung tightly to Arn's neck, as if afraid that if she loosened her grip even slightly, Arn would disappear.

At first, Yann also had tears in his eyes, filled with remorse...

However, very soon, Yan felt a sharp pain in his neck!

Wow...that's some real strength!

Even though Arn was well aware that there was a vast gap between his physique and that of the strongest warriors in the ocean, he had still trained his body to its limit, making him comparable to a Rear Admiral of the Marine Headquarters.

But Ya'en hesitated for only a moment before Ying squeezed him so tightly that he felt like he couldn't breathe, and his face even started to turn red.

No...no, this cotton-padded coat lets in the wind and is too tight around the neck...

If things continue like this, Yan feels that after decades of navigating the seas, he might suffer his first serious injury, which could be caused by his own beloved daughter.

"Ying, calm down. Father will never...never leave you again...Let...let go!!"

Ying only released her hands subconsciously after Yann gave a slightly stern and anxious shout.

After taking a deep breath, Yaen suddenly noticed that Ying seemed to look somewhat aggrieved.

"Um... um..."

For a moment, feeling guilty, Arn was at a loss. Just as he was about to explain something, his Observation Haki sensed that the battle on Whitebeard's side had ended and that they had begun to return to the first stomach.

Immediately, Ya'en pursed his lips, realizing that time was running out, and pulled Kong and Ying directly in front of him. They touched foreheads, and through the warmth they shared, he conveyed his feelings and said softly.

“Kong, Ying, I have been searching for you ever since I lost track of you. I know you have many questions in your hearts and many things you want to ask me…”

After a pause, Yann tightened his grip on Kong and Ying's hands slightly and said.

"I'm sorry, Sora and Hikari, I still have some things I must do, so I have to hide my identity from outsiders. Please wait a little longer, okay?"

The young Kong nodded and said, "I understand, Father."

As Kong spoke, Ying wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and replied, "Yes, Father..."

"Good boy..."

Yaen gently ruffled Kong and Ying's slightly messy hair, a hint of heartache flashing in his eyes.

Since I wasn't by Sora and Hikari's side, those two idiots probably haven't even combed their hair in ages.

Ying's hair was slightly better; it seemed that the edges of her hair had been trimmed unevenly. Kong's hair was almost completely messy, held together by a single blade of grass.

"Then you should stay in the castle inside Little Gold's body for now."

However, before Arn could call Xiao Jin over, Ying carefully tugged at Arn's sleeve and said, "Father, may I... stay by your side?"

Gazing into Ying's crystal-clear eyes, Ya'en hesitated for a moment, but still chose to agree.

After all, Sora and Ying have changed considerably compared to the past, and even Ahn couldn't instantly recognize their identities.

More importantly, there are changes in the ages of Kong and Ying!

If Sabo hadn't confirmed Sora and Luminosity's identities with his Vivre Card beforehand, Arn would probably have hesitated a lot, let alone those outsiders from the "Whitebeard Pirates".

Immediately after Arn agreed to Sora and Hikari's request, he put away the only weapons that could easily identify them, "Famous Sword: Sakura-ju" and "Famous Sword: Kumoki," and then asked.

"Kong, Ying, where is that submarine?"

“It has been completely corroded and melted by the stomach acid of the pure gold lanternfish,” Kong replied.

"Are you sure?" Yann frowned and asked again.

After all, Yann knew the material of that submarine better than anyone else. Even if the stomach acid of the pure gold lanternfish was powerful, it shouldn't be able to easily corrode and melt that submarine completely.

However, to Arn's surprise, when faced with his question, Kong turned to look at the blonde little girl Olga and explained.

“Father, when we were swallowed by the Golden Lanternfish, both Ying and I were unconscious. When we woke up, Olga rescued us from the Golden Lanternfish’s stomach acid.”

Upon hearing this, Yann instinctively wanted to express his gratitude to Olga, but then, as he thought of something else, his expression turned strange.

'I was specifically fished out of the sea by Yamato in Wano Country, and you, kid, were rescued by Olga inside the stomach of a pure gold lanternfish…'

Is it a coincidence? Or is it a case of the son following in his father's footsteps?

Immediately, Yaen realized that even Kong's current physical age was only around thirteen or fourteen years old, so it seemed a bit too early to talk about him inheriting his father's business...

Hmm, a little early...

As Yann pondered this, he subconsciously began to scrutinize Olga with the gaze of an elder.

and many more……

Olga?!

As Yann recalled some of the intelligence he had shared through the World Government, he realized that Olga was the name of the daughter of the scientist who developed pure gold on the island that was swallowed by the pure gold lanternfish two hundred years ago.

"A figure from nearly two hundred years ago?"

Yann glanced at Olga's girlish figure and immediately realized that Olga must have pure gold on her body.

Immediately, Yern's gaze shifted to the other side of the island, and he asked, "Speaking of which, Sora, how many friends did you encounter inside the Pure Gold Lanternfish?"

Kong replied, somewhat confused, "Only Olga."

"So……"

Yarn pointed to one side of the island and said, "Then why is there always a human being in that direction?"

"What?!" Sora, Ying, and Olga, who were present, all showed expressions of surprise.

"You've been inside the pure gold lanternfish for so long, didn't you notice?"

Yaen asked a question in return, and then simply led Sora, Ying, and Olga in that direction.

Of course, Aon's goal was to find out the person's identity and prevent that person, who had remained undetected by Sora and Hikari, from posing any threat to them.

However, when Arn led Sora, Luminous, and Olga to a strange dinosaur nest unique to an island, they discovered that it was a disheveled middle-aged man dressed as a dinosaur cub.

"dad……"