Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

However, as the boiling lava engulfed the flames, an extremely angry voice interrupted the warm conversation between Whitebeard and Ace.

"What a joke! What do you think this place is?! You all better die!!!"

The next moment, Sakazuki, whose anger from being toyed with almost completely clouded his judgment, erupted and charged at Whitebeard again, shouting a command.

"What are you waiting for? Everyone, listen to my command: kill Portgas D. Ace at all costs!"

In an instant, almost the entire navy sprang into action!

How Portgas D. Ace escaped execution is too important to investigate now; more importantly, Ace must not be allowed to escape Marineford.

In that case, the Navy Headquarters, justice, and this public execution will all become an unprecedented laughing stock!

As the Marines surrounded him, Ace's flames suddenly surged.

"Come on, Marines! The Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates... 'Fire Fist' Portgas D. Ace, reporting for duty!"

Immediately, a new round of conflict erupted at an unprecedented level, centered around Ace.

Not only the elite naval personnel, but also Vice Admiral Tsuru and Chief Instructor Zephyr, who were the last remaining forces in the previous war and did not directly participate in the war, couldn't help but join the operation to intercept Ace.

We must prevent Ace from reuniting with Whitebeard, or things will get complicated.

As for the Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who personally presided over the execution, he stared blankly at the still lively Ace, unable to come to his senses for a long time.

"how is this possible?"

After Ace was attacked and killed, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who secretly suspected that there were spies within the Navy, kept Ace under house arrest around his residence for a period of time to ensure Ace's safety.

Throughout the entire process, there were no unexpected incidents, and before the execution began, Fleet Admiral Sengoku personally verified Ace's identity.

Given that Ace was always wearing seastone handcuffs, there was no way he could have replaced him with any Devil Fruit ability.

why? ? ?

Images flashed wildly through the Warring States Marshal's mind as he eliminated one possibility after another.

Suddenly, the Warring States Marshal realized something.

If the executed Ace was a fake, then could the assassinated Yann also be...?

When he realized this possibility, Marshal Zhan Guo felt his mind go blank for a moment, and his whole body trembled slightly, unsure whether it was shock, joy, or bewilderment.

It was at this very moment, when everyone's attention was completely focused on the dazzling Ace, that the execution platform became a place that no one paid attention to.

Corazon, standing not far from the execution platform, revealed a hint of reluctance in his eyes. However, he secretly used the "Silence-Silence Fruit" to create an area behind the execution platform that blocked both sound and Observation Haki perception.

Immediately, Yann flashed out from a window behind the execution platform and instantly appeared behind Marshal Sengoku.

"Pfft~"

As the Zanpakuto pierced through Sengoku's chest, Aon gently embraced him, her warm voice reaching Sengoku's wide-eyed ears.

"Old man, I'm sorry, but please get some sleep..."

The next instant, a numb and cold sensation began to spread rapidly throughout the body of the Sengoku Marshal, whose chest had been pierced. The Sengoku Marshal's consciousness, filled with anger and confusion, was also rapidly withdrawing from his body. His heavy eyes, which were difficult to open, reflected the gentle and guilty gaze of Arn.

"Bastard... bastard..."

Hearing the last rebuke uttered by Marshal Sengoku before losing consciousness, a fleeting smile crossed Arn's face.

'If I have the chance again in the future, I will continue to listen to your lessons, old man…'

[Chapter 808. The Emotion Furthest from Understanding]

At the same time, a large number of ships flying crimson flags suddenly appeared on the coastlines of some of the world's member states in the ocean, and launched an attack on the member states almost without hesitation.

While the vast majority of nobles, common people, and pirates around the world were captivated by the live broadcast of the Marineford War, the Revolutionary Army also began to deploy its numerous hidden agents planted in various member states around the world.

With the combined efforts of the forces inside and outside, the revolutionary army's offensive was unstoppable, breaking through the borders of a considerable number of its member states.

However, contrary to the belief of some nobles that the Revolutionary Army's attack would merely be a matter of looting like pirates and then leaving, the Revolutionary Army, while controlling important facilities along their route, also relentlessly converged on the royal palace like clusters of crimson flames, as if determined to burn the aristocratic feudal system to ashes.

At this very moment, almost all the royal families and nobles of the world's member kingdoms across the entire ocean were in front of the projection Den Den Mushi in their respective palace squares.

As a privileged class that rises above the common people, royalty and nobles would naturally not go to the city to mingle with the common people and endure the filth and stench to watch the so-called Marineford War.

Therefore, while the Lean Trading Company was mobilizing all its resources to build a network of projection Den Den Mushi around the world, it placed specially made Den Den Mushi that looked golden and luxurious, completely different from the projection Den Den Mushi used by ordinary people, in the royal squares of each of its member countries.

Therefore, the royal families and nobles of almost every member state of the world gathered in their respective palace squares, enjoying luxurious banquets and performances while watching the war taking place at the Navy Headquarters.

At almost the same moment, a significant number of officials from member states rushed to the palace square, anxiously reporting loudly.

"Something terrible has happened! A group of unidentified individuals have invaded our territory..."

However, faced with this report that was enough to enrage the royal families and nobles of the world's member states, all they received was silence. There was no response to the intelligence about the invasion; instead, their eyes were fixed on the live broadcast on the projected Den Den Mushi.

In fact, not only the royalty and nobles of the various member countries of the world, but even if the scope were expanded to the entire ocean, almost all the projected Den Den Mushi were completely silent.

As for Marineford, the headquarters of the Marines, almost everyone stopped fighting except for the battle between Charlotte Linlin, who had no rational consciousness, and Vice Admiral Garp.

Hundreds of millions, even billions of eyes, were fixed on the man who had appeared on the execution platform at some unknown time—Tefimo Yarn!

More importantly, the blade that pierced the chest of the Warring States Marshal was also present when that man appeared.

For the navy, most were in a state of daze, disbelief, their heads buzzing, and they had almost lost the ability to think...

'Wh...what?'

Amidst countless shocked gazes, Yan slowly drew the Zanpakuto that had pierced through Marshal Sengoku, letting the "corpse" of Marshal Sengoku fall below the execution platform.

"Peng!"

A muffled thud startled the navy awake.

However, what horrified the navy was that Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who had fallen to the ground, remained completely still, and...

Almost all the elite naval personnel who were able to participate in this war had mastered a certain degree of Haki, but their Observation Haki could not detect even the slightest trace of the Fleet Admiral's aura.

"No...no breath..."

"Why? Why can't I sense the Marshal's presence..."

"Could it be that the Marshal is... dead?"

……

Just as the navy men's faces turned deathly pale, Gion suddenly shot towards Aon, landing blankly on the execution platform, and said in a stiff tone.

"Why...why? Lieutenant General Yann, are you still alive?"

Arn replied gently, her gaze softening. "Yes, I'm still alive. Are you happy about that, Gion?"

"But...why? Why did you ambush the Sengoku Marshal? Why?" Gion asked, stunned.

Yaen's expression remained gentle, but he did not answer, only smiling slightly, as if he did not think that his actions just now were a big deal.

"Lieutenant General Yann!!!"

Tears welled up in Gion's eyes uncontrollably as she stared intently at Aon, continuing her questioning.

"Why? Why did you do this? Wasn't Fleet Admiral Sengoku your adoptive father? Aren't you a naval hero? Your sense of justice... why did you turn your blade against the navy?!"

Yan bent down, picked up the Den Den Mushi that Marshal Sengoku had dropped on the ground, and placed it on his shoulder so that his voice could be heard more clearly throughout Marineford.

Immediately afterwards, Yann's voice, tinged with regret and helplessness, rang out.

"Gion, you still can't understand me? You really disappoint me. I used to think you had the potential to become a Marine Admiral."

"Understand? Lieutenant General Yann, do you know what you're saying? You've pointed a blade at Fleet Admiral Sengoku, is this your idea of ​​justice?"

Gion, who had been immersed in grief and self-blame for more than a month, now seemed to be on the verge of a mental breakdown, questioning in a hoarse and painful voice.

"Vice Admiral Yann, you are so perfect, so admired by me, and so dazzling, becoming the object of admiration and emulation for countless marines, so why?"

Suddenly, Gion's voice paused, as if she had thought of something. A glimmer of hope sprouted in her mind, and she tried to widen her tear-filled eyes to ask again.

"Lieutenant General Yann, you...you're not being controlled by some kind of Devil Fruit power, are you?"

However, Gion was met with a mocking smile from Aon.

"Gion, do you know what the emotion furthest from understanding is?"

As Yan gazed into Gion's eyes, whose light seemed to be gradually fading completely, he calmly gave his answer.

"That is... what is called longing! It is the most worthless and the most difficult emotion to understand in the world."

As he spoke, Aon slowly approached Gion, who was staring blankly, and Gion was pulled into Aon's arms as if she had no reaction at all.

"Pfft..."

The next moment, another sound of a body being pierced was heard, transmitted through the loudspeaker Den Den Mushi throughout Marineford and even throughout the entire world.

Then, Yan slowly pulled the Zanpakuto from Gion's chest, and then coldly turned his back to Gion, whose body was slowly collapsing onto the execution platform.

However, what no one noticed was that Gion's face did not show despair and gloom, but rather a hint of happiness, as if what she heard last was not a cold and heartless answer.

[Chapter 809 I Will Stand in the Heavens]

As Gion gradually drifted into a deep sleep, the words that Aon had spoken at the end kept repeating in her mind.

“Gion, I have truly received your sentiments…”

"I like you very much too..."

"If possible, after you wake up, stay by my side forever, and let's truly try to understand each other..."

But...why? Even though I received a happy answer, my consciousness is becoming increasingly hazy...

My consciousness is getting stronger...

No, Lieutenant General Yann, you haven't changed at all, not from beginning to end, so why did you attack Fleet Admiral Sengoku...?

Gion tried her best to say those words, but her consciousness completely slipped into a coma, and her body, which collapsed on the execution platform, seemed to have lost all bodily functions and signs of life.

However, to everyone else, it was Yone who coldly and ruthlessly killed Gion, who admired him so much, and this act sent chills down everyone's spines.

The navy personnel who witnessed the entire process were furious, their eyes wide with rage, and they all came to their senses.

Tefimo Yann is no longer the revered naval hero he once was; he is... an enemy! And an enemy who personally murdered Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Vice Admiral Gion in front of everyone!!!

As for the naval high command members, almost all of whom were some distance from the execution platform, they felt their anger rise completely.

"asshole!"

"This guy must not be allowed to leave Marineford alive."

"Yarn!!!"