Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

However, before Brooke's laughter could subside, Yann's tone suddenly turned serious, and he spoke with an unusually authoritative air.

"However, Skeleton Emperor, you'd better behave yourself. Even if you obtain the title of 'Seven Warlords of the Sea' and possess numerous privileges, I will keep a close eye on your every move and will absolutely not allow you to use this status to disrupt the peace of the sea!"

Brooke's empty eye sockets in his expressionless skull stared straight in Yann's direction as he spoke in a sinister, low voice.

"Hehehe, if you can do it, then give it a try, Sakura Dragon."

"Don't try to provoke justice, or you'll regret it!"

Arne responded defiantly, his eyes fixed intently on Brook.

Immediately, Yann waved his hand behind him, signaling his two subordinates to take the chains binding "Ace" from Brook's hands.

However, at that moment, an accident suddenly occurred.

One of the marines accidentally touched the black mist emanating from Brook's body. With a roar and a feeble scream, the young marine rapidly aged...

In just a breath, the navy officer had aged to the point of looking almost like a hundred-year-old man.

Seeing this, Kuzan and Borsalino's expressions both tightened slightly, and Yern angrily shouted, "Skeleton Emperor, what do you want to do?"

Brooke replied with a sinister smile. "Hehehe, this has nothing to do with me. He's the one who touched my power."

"Remove your powers from me," Yann roared.

“That’s impossible. Anything that comes near me will age rapidly and irreversibly,” Brooke said.

"You bastard..."

Yann clenched his fists tightly, and the atmosphere suddenly became extremely tense.

Suddenly, a figure flashed out from the crowd and quickly approached "Ace", reaching out to grab "Ace".

"what?"

This sudden turn of events, and the sheer speed of the figure, caught Borsalino completely off guard.

but……

"Whoosh!"

Arn suddenly stepped in front of Ace, his Zanpakuto crackling with dark red lightning as he slashed at the figure.

"boom!"

A storm erupted during the collision!

As the thick smoke rose, Yann grabbed "Ace" and retreated to Kuzan and Borsalino's side, then threw "Ace" into Kuzan's hands.

The next moment, through the smoke, the figure continued to move towards Arn at an extremely agile speed, as if it had no fear of the presence of two admirals and a naval hero.

This time, however, Yann, Kuzan, and Borsalino were able to identify the attackers.

Former vice-captain of the Roger Pirates, "Silbaz Rayleigh, the Pirate King's right hand"?!

"boom!"

Instantly, Yone's Zanpakuto flashed, blocking Rayleigh's advance without hesitation, and he said, "I didn't expect there to be someone like you in the Sabaody Archipelago, Rayleigh."

"Get out of the way, Sakura Dragon!" Rayleigh shouted solemnly and grimly.

The lenses of Yann's glasses flickered slightly, and he spoke in a seemingly casual tone.

"Tsk, for someone known as the 'Right Hand of the Pirate King' to do something like this makes 'Fire Fist' Ace's identity even more suspicious. Could Ace really be the son of the Pirate King?"

Upon hearing this, Rayleigh's expression grew increasingly grim, and dark red lightning gradually covered the famous sword that was clashing with the Zanpakuto. He shouted again.

"Get out of the way, brat..."

"Is it Conqueror's Haki? But trying to snatch someone from my hands with this level of power seems a bit... like underestimating me, doesn't it?"

As Arn finished speaking, countless cherry blossoms interspersed with dark red lightning erupted like a sea, completely surrounding Arn and Rayleigh.

At the same time, Yann's voice came from the dreamlike sea of ​​cherry blossoms.

"Kuzan, Borsalino, Rayleigh—these remnants of the old era actually showed up for 'Fire Fist' Ace. That's too suspicious! You guys go first and bring 'Fire Fist' Ace back to Marine Headquarters as soon as possible."

As Yann's voice rang out, even if Borsalino and Kuzan had other ideas, they had no choice but to retreat to the warships on the shore and begin their return voyage to Marineford, the Marine Headquarters.

As for Rayleigh, who was sensing Ace's movements with his Observation Haki, he was completely panicked and no longer held back, unleashing his full power as a true top-tier expert of the sea.

"You brat, you will regret what you've done..."

As Yann narrowed his eyes and raised his hand, he manipulated hundreds of millions of cherry blossoms to gather into real blades, and then spoke.

"The remnants of the old era cannot understand what justice is."

"Jianjing..."

The next moment, the collision between Yann and Rayleigh caused the entire area to begin to crack rapidly.

……

Meanwhile, as news of the Sabaody Archipelago reached the Navy Headquarters, the entire headquarters became tense.

The Navy has finally found the descendant of the Pirate King, whom they've been searching for for years...

"Portgas D. Ace?"

Fleet Admiral Sengoku turned to stare at Garp beside him, but Garp kept his head down and remained silent.

"Portgas, that surname, I see. Karp, you actually did this secretly?"

The Warring States Marshal suddenly stood up and stood in front of Garp, shouting angrily.

"No wonder you went to Baterilla Island to investigate Portgas Rouge, who had contact with Roger. I never thought that you would be the one who secretly hid the bloodline of the Pirate King and even raised that brat like a grandson. Do you... live up to the justice you bear?"

Immediately, Fleet Admiral Sengoku gave Garp, who remained silent with his head down, a deep look, and then angrily headed towards the port to meet Kuzan and Borsalino.

As Ace was escorted to Marine Headquarters by Kuzan and Borsalino, a research team that had been prepared in advance quickly collected Ace's blood sample to ensure the authenticity of his identity. The sample was then sent to the science unit to be matched with Roger's bloodline factor.

Soon, under the instructions and attention of the Five Elders, the results of this simple bloodline factor comparison were delivered to the Five Elders and high-ranking officials such as Marshal Sengoku.

Portgas Ace is the son of Gol D. Roger!

[Chapter 757. The Harbor of Hell]

Mary Geoise, between powers.

As the results of the bloodline factor comparison regarding Ace's identity were presented, the atmosphere among the Five Elders became noticeably more tense, their attention completely drawn to the matter.

As for the minor incident of a world noble being offended in the Sabaody Archipelago, and the fact that even when a naval admiral was dispatched, the perpetrator unexpectedly escaped, it has been relegated to a corner by the Five Elders.

"That villain who reached the final island and learned many secrets still has a bloodline that has been secretly passed down to this day. How dangerous..."

"Portgas Ace, no, Portgas D. Ace is the real dangerous light?"

"The D clan is truly a persistent ghost."

"Fortunately, Portgas D. Ace has been arrested. The next step is to decide what to do with him."

As soon as this topic came up, the five elders began to ponder it.

"Without a doubt, this evil and dangerous bloodline must be eradicated. We must never allow such a bloodline to continue sailing on the seas, or even to successfully reach the 'final island' Laugh Tale."

“That’s right, Roger wasn’t the one who could unlock the final secret, but Portgas D. Ace might be.”

"Secret execution? Or a public execution like Roger's?"

"The seas seem to be in more chaos lately. The 'Great Pirate Era' is dragging on, and a large group of scum keeps heading towards the 'final island,' Laugh Tale. We can't let this go on any longer! We must carry out a public execution. Only in this way can we deter those scum of the sea."

"However, Whitebeard might take action because of this, and who knows, the remnants of Roger's pirate crew might also appear."

The gaunt Five Elders slammed the "First Generation Kitetsu" on the floor and spoke with sharp eyes.

"It is precisely because of this that we can warn the world that 'the World Government is absolutely not to be provoked.' In addition to the three admirals, Vice Admiral Yann is also a very reliable fighting force. Add to that the older generation of fighters such as Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Vice Admiral Garp, and Chief Instructor Zephyr, and this is an absolute advantage."

After a pause, the gaunt Five Elders continued.

"In addition, the Navy can also summon the Seven Warlords of the Sea for assistance. With such a lineup, if Whitebeard dares to show up, he will only be destroyed."

As the withered five elders finished speaking, the other five elders considered it for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

"Agreed."

……

While Yann was fighting Rayleigh in the Sabaody Archipelago and then taking Brook back to Marineford, the Five Elders' decision had already been passed down.

Ace will be publicly executed!

In addition to the World Government personally passing the news to the news agency for reporting, the World Government, with absolute confidence, also planned to build a video Den Den Mushi network worldwide to publicly broadcast the execution footage globally.

Of course, the World Government's original intention was merely to establish a free video Den Den Mushi network in various member states and large, influential islands around the world, thereby expanding the prestige of the World Government and the Navy and further consolidating its rule.

However, just as this news broke, the Lean Trading Company, as if trying to curry favor with the World Government, took the initiative to contact the World Government officials in charge of the matter. In addition to being willing to fully assist in the construction of the Video Den Den Mushi, they also took the initiative to extend the construction range of the Video Den Den Mushi to countless inconspicuous small and medium-sized islands in the ocean.

The self-important world government officials didn't think much of this and readily accepted the Lean Chamber of Commerce's flattery, "outsourcing" the construction of the video den Den Mushi network to the Lean Chamber of Commerce.

For a time, the Lean Chamber of Commerce mobilized its channels and resources almost to the fullest extent to build video Den Den Mushi (snail communication devices) on all known islands around the world.

……

Meanwhile, as newspapers reporting on Ace's execution began to rain down across the world, the Going Merry sailed to the edge of the Red Line and came to a stop.

Sora glanced down at the direction the pointer in his hand was pointing, surveyed his surroundings, and muttered to himself, "This should be the right place."

Luffy, puzzled, exclaimed, "What? Sora? There's nothing here except the ocean and the Red Line!"

Just then, a figure suddenly darted out of the sea and leaped directly onto the deck of the Merry.

"Fish...fishman?!"

Upon seeing the fish-man suddenly appear, the Straw Hat crew almost all became nervous.

The fish-man was also warily examining the pirate ship, as if he were confirming something.

However, as the fishman's gaze settled on the recording pointer in his empty hand, his wariness vanished considerably, and instead, a smile appeared on his face as he asked.

"Please give me your pass for verification."

"no problem."

Sora nodded without any surprise, then handed the uniquely shaped Log Pose to the fish-man.

After the fish-man skillfully checked and confirmed what it was, he finally relaxed completely, handed the record pointer back to Kong, and said.

"Your pass is valid. Welcome to Hell's Harbor. What is your purpose?"