One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

Its speed was extremely fast, and its momentum was fierce. It leaped out of the crater and swooped down a distance, kicking up fragments of rock and dust, like a cannonball fired from a gun.

boom!!!

The sea train crashed heavily onto the port ground.

The collision of steel and stone produced a deafening roar, and gravel and dust swept outwards like waves, creating a shockwave visible to the naked eye.

The naval soldiers near the port didn't even have time to react before they were thrown into the air by the violent impact and flying debris, screaming as they tumbled through the air and crashed into the exterior walls of buildings or piles of supplies further away.

Smoke and dust filled the air, and gravel fell in a flurry.

The entire port area fell into a brief silence, with only the sounds of steel pipes and gravel rolling down, and the deep roar of the engine of the sea train.

As the smoke and dust dissipated, the entire sea train was finally revealed to everyone.

—It was a modified sea train with a rugged and powerful appearance.

Behind the windshield of the car, several figures could be vaguely seen inside the driver's cab.

Immediately afterwards—

A powerful shout rang out from the sea train, clear and decisive, carrying an undeniable firmness:

"Sabo—"

"We've come to rescue you!!!"

The next second, a lithe figure leaped out of the sea train and landed steadily on the pile of rubble in the center of the harbor.

—It was none other than Bello Betty, commander of the Revolutionary Army's Eastern Army.

She wore a wide cloak, her signature long purple hair flying in the wind, and she held a flag tightly in her hand. The flag's fabric billowed in the wind, as if it contained some kind of invisible power.

Betty stopped, her gaze sweeping across the dense naval defenses in the square, a smug smile playing on her lips. She suddenly waved the flag in her hand, and it seemed to come alive, tracing sharp arcs through the air.

"Brothers of the Revolutionary Army—!"

Her voice resonated like a war drum, carrying an inspiring power: "Let them see what true 'freedom' really is!"

The words had barely left his mouth—

Dark shadows suddenly burst out from each carriage of the sea train!

A stream of figures surged out like a tide, landing on the harbor floor with a rhythmic, heavy thud. These figures varied in height and build, some robust, some lean, but all shared the same burning flame in their eyes.

That was the unwavering determination to go through fire and water for one's comrades.

Among them, several figures stood out.

He was a burly man, covered in soft fur—the Confederate commander Lindbergh.

He carried a strangely shaped cannon on his shoulder, and several devices gleaming with metallic sheen hung on his back. His sharp gaze swept across the battlefield.

"Hmph, does the World Government think it can scare us by arresting people? Dream on!"

Immediately afterwards, a large bulge suddenly appeared near the hole where the sea train appeared, as if some enormous creature was breaking out of the ground.

The rubble and dirt exploded like a fountain, and an extremely huge figure suddenly emerged from the ground.

Mori, commander of the Western Army of the Revolutionary Army.

His body, even larger than that of giants, was like a moving hill. As he poked his head out of the ground, he patted the dirt off his body and grinned:

"Hehe... This tunnel is really deep, I almost suffocated!"

Above the port, a pitch-black "cloud" had gathered at some unknown time.

The dark clouds moved at a speed defying the laws of nature, quickly covering half of the sky above the harbor.

Immediately afterwards, countless crows separated from the "dark cloud" and swooped down like black arrows, quickly converging into a human shape as they approached the ground.

The Union Army commander, Raven, landed steadily beside Betty.

His body, shrouded in black feathers, exuded a chilling, oppressive aura, and his voice was hoarse and deep: "The entire army... is in position."

Betty waved the flag again, her gaze sweeping over the shocked-looking naval soldiers in the square. She activated the power of her Encouragement Fruit, her voice high-pitched and impassioned:

"Revolution has never been afraid of sacrifice and bloodshed!"

"Today—let the stage set up by the World Government ignite the will and flames of the Revolutionary Army in every corner of the world!"

"Whether it's a Marine Admiral, the World Government, or those Celestial Dragons who lord it over the Red Line—!"

"No one can stop us from rescuing them!"

Chapter 216 The Meat Grinder

"All troops—charge!!!"

On the port, a dense mass of revolutionary soldiers shouted in unison, their voices surging towards the sky like a tidal wave, causing the flags on both sides of the execution platform to flutter wildly.

The four commanders of the army—East, South, West, and North—gathered at Marineford, leading their elite warriors like a surging tide as they advanced toward the plaza.

On the execution platform in the distance, Sabo's blond hair fluttered slightly in the sea breeze.

He looked at the familiar faces in the direction of the port, and for a moment, an indescribable emotion welled up in his heart, causing his shackled hands to tremble slightly.

"You...shouldn't have come!"

Sabo's voice rolled deep in his throat, but he ultimately couldn't utter it.

He understood—this was a calculated move by the World Government, and even if it was destined to be a trap, the Revolutionary Army had no choice but to step into it.

but……

On the execution platform, the sea breeze howled.

Sabo's gaze pierced through the layers of smoke and dust, landing on the red-shirted boy in the center of the square.

He naturally knew about the Straw Hat Pirates.

As the chief of staff of the Revolutionary Army, his duties include keeping track of the movements of major external forces and intelligence on emerging powerful figures.

Monkey D. Luffy —

Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, a rookie pirate, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and a "dangerous element" whose bounty has skyrocketed several times.

Sabo remembered all of this information perfectly.

But... he didn't understand.

Why did the Straw Hat Pirates suddenly appear to save them at this moment?

He didn't remember having any interaction with this boy.

The revolutionary army and the pirates have always been parallel lines that keep to themselves—at least on the surface.

however--

"I've come to save my brother!"

Those words were driven into Sabo's mind like a wedge.

elder brother?

He called me...brother?

Sabo's pupils contracted slightly.

In that instant, an indescribable emotion surged into my heart like a tide.

Familiar with.

Extremely familiar with it.

It was as if, in some dusty corner deep within his memory, a small figure, also dressed in red and wearing a straw hat, was grinning at him, revealing a missing tooth—

"Let's become sworn brothers! From today onwards, we're brothers!"

"……who?"

Sabo's lips moved slightly, silently uttering the word.

His brow furrowed as he tried to search the ruins of his memory for any related fragments.

However, compared to the shock brought about by Ace's death, the current scene is undoubtedly not enough to unlock his memory palace.

So whenever he tried to get close to that area, a faint stinging sensation would come to his mind, as if something was preventing him from touching those buried past events.

“I…know him.”

Sabo muttered to himself, his voice so soft that only he could hear it.

"I must...know him."

His hands trembled slightly in the shackles, his knuckles turning white from the force.

On the other side of the square—

On the viewing platform of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, V's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile.

He watched the sea train breaking through the ground in the direction of the port, watched Bello Beatty waving his flag, watched the four commanders Lindbergh, Maurice, and Raven appear one after another, and watched the dense crowd of revolutionary soldiers surge out like a tide—

"fine……"

V's lips curled into a slight smile, his tone carrying a hint of relief.

"At least we don't have to fight this alone anymore."

He was initially worried that the revolutionary army might choose to stand by and do nothing, just like in the original story, because of some principle of "whoever gets into trouble takes responsibility."

After all, in V's impression, Dragon's style of doing things has always been one of forbearance and restraint, and he would never easily fall into the trap set by the World Government.

But at least in this case, it seems the revolutionary army wasn't that ruthless.

"In that case, let's start the war!"

……

……

The war quickly escalated to a fever pitch once it began.

The elite soldiers led by the four commanders of the revolutionary army advanced like four unstoppable torrents from the port towards the central square.

Eastern Army Commander Bello Betty raised the banner high, unleashing the full power of the Encouragement Fruit. An invisible force spread out like ripples, enveloping every charging Revolutionary Army soldier. Their steps became more resolute, their eyes more fervent, as if an inexhaustible power surged within them.