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Chapter 169: In a Furious Move, They Summoned 100,000 Navy Troops...
Chapter 169: In a Furious Move, They Summoned 100,000 Navy Troops...
"A crushing pressure!"
"It's an Admiral!!!"
"With three Admirals together, we're definitely going to win!"
"Yeah!!!"
The Navy troops below raised their swords and rifles into the air, creating an enormous roar.
Lida staggered back a step from the deafening sound, exclaiming, "Their momentum is incredible!"
Klah pushed up his glasses. "We've practically assembled all our forces. If we fail now, the Navy's prestige would drop to its lowest point in history. But it's impossible to lose. Look, there's a live broadcast Transponder Snail nearby. Fleet Admiral Sengoku, the one known as 'The Strategist,' wouldn't be this obvious without careful planning."
"Don't underestimate that man."
Kuro glanced at the enthusiastic crowd, saying, "Numbers mean nothing to him. Don't get complacent. I'll say it again - don't draw attention to ourselves."
"Got it, Kuro." Lida replied.
"I understand, Mr. Kuro. I'll follow your plan exactly." Klah nodded firmly.
"Hey, Captain - I mean, Major Klah."
Suddenly, Zangao moved closer, whispering, "Out of respect for your former rank as captain, would you save me if I run into danger later?"
"Get lost."
"Yes sir!"
Zangao slunk back to Fenbodi's side.
"Ha ha ha! Zangao, you got rejected, but no worries. Buddy, let's dance! Dancing makes people happy!"
Fenbodi laughed as he began swaying from side to side.
"Yeah! Dance!" Zangao Dengshi got caught up in Fenbodi's enthusiasm, swaying along with him.
Bang!
Tina kicked both of them away, took a puff from her cigarette, and said, "Don't embarrass me, Zangao. Fenbodi. Focus. Don't disappoint me, Tina."
"Yes! Miss Tina!"
The two showed no signs of anger after being kicked. Instead, they excitedly reached out toward Tina.
"Huh? That dance does look kind of fun." Lida watched them.
Kuro smacked her on the head, grumbling, "Stay away from idiots. You'll catch stupidity."
Time continued to fly.
From six in the morning to nine o'clock.
The Navy troops continued transporting ammunition. There were still three hours until the execution time.
The atmosphere grew increasingly heavy.
"He's coming."
Kuro suddenly looked toward the execution platform. From the high street behind it, two guards were escorting a man whose upper body was bare and wore a red prayer bead necklace. They finally reached the platform and forced him to his knees.
"Portgas D. Ace."
Tina held a cigarette between her fingers and exhaled a puff of smoke. "Do we really need a public execution for this guy? Tina doesn't understand."
A pirate with a bounty of 550 million Beri wasn't that rare for the Navy to capture. Even as the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, holding a public execution meant declaring war against Whitebeard. But why now?
On the distant high wall, after Ace knelt down, Sengoku and Garp appeared one after the other.
"Garp, I'm going to reveal everything. That's okay with you, right?"
Sengoku spoke ahead.
Garp turned his head sideways, his expression darkening. "Do whatever you want. I'm going down now."
Garp walked down the stairs and stood beside Haku.
Sengoku headed straight for the execution platform, looking at the two guards and ordering, "Move aside."
"Yes sir!"
The guards quickly moved their bayonets away and stood to the side.
Sengoku took out an amplifying Transponder Snail, straightened his expression, and his voice boomed through the amplification.
"There's something I need to announce to everyone. The great significance of executing Portgas D. Ace today."
These words caused the Navy troops below to look up in unison.
Under the execution platform, Haku turned to look at Garp's darkened face and said calmly, "It's not your fault."
Garp was stunned, then laughed out loud. "Ha ha ha! At times like this, women are still more gentle, Xiao He."
"Ace..."
Among the Navy troops, there was an orange-haired female officer wearing sunglasses on her forehead, watching the scene above with a complex expression.
"Ace, say your father's name." Sengoku said.
"Eh? Ace's father isn't Whitebeard?" Lida tilted her head. "Is it really necessary to ask again at a time like this?"
Ace paused at this question, then lowered his head and said slowly, "My father is Whitebeard! That's right, only Whitebeard, no one else!"
"That's not true!" Sengoku declared loudly.
"Back then, we searched the island with great difficulty, only because we heard the island might have the bloodline of a certain man. Based on the minimal intelligence obtained by CP9 and that tiny possibility, we investigated every newborn child and their mother, but still came up empty."
"This wasn't unexpected. Because your birth was the result of a woman sacrificing her life. It was a carefully orchestrated plan by her. This deception fooled our eyes, and the eyes of the entire world."
Sengoku said solemnly, "You were born on an island called Baltira in the South Sea. Your mother's name was Lucy. That woman surpassed anything within our imagination. Her strong maternal instincts actually allowed her to carry the child for twenty months. When she gave birth to you, she exhausted all her physical strength and died on the spot."
He looked at Ace. "One year and three months after your father's death, the child who inherited the most evil bloodline in the world was born. You couldn't possibly not know this."
"Your father! One Piece, Gol D. Roger!!!"
At these words, absolute silence fell.
A Navy officer sweated and murmured, "'Fire Fist' Ace is..."
"One Piece's bloodline?!"
Countless Navy troops were filled with shock and fear.
Smoker had sweat on his forehead, biting his cigar, silently watching Ace on the high platform.
Tina silently took a puff from her cigarette, her expression serious.
"The Pirate King One Piece?"
Lida almost dropped the snack in her hand, staring at Ace in shock. "He's the child of One Piece?!"
"Come on, this must be a joke."
Klah swallowed hard. "Is the bloodline of One Piece still alive?"
The Seven Warlords of the Sea at the port were all showing expressions of shock.
Gecko Moria's laugh carried surprise as he loudly said, "Shishishi! His biological son actually survived? Everyone related to Roger should have been executed back then!"
Sengoku swept his gaze over the crowd below and continued, "Two years ago, when you set sail using the name Portgas D. Ace and gained fame across the seas as the 'Spade Pirate Crew,' we finally realized that this bloodline had not been severed. However, Whitebeard, who discovered this at the same time, decided to protect you, hoping you would become the next 'One Piece.'"
"That's not true!" Ace shouted in protest. "I joined Whitebeard's crew because I wanted to make Dad the next One Piece! Only Whitebeard has the qualifications to become One Piece!"
"That's only what you think."
Sengoku said, "In reality, the reason we never acted was precisely because you were protected by Whitebeard."
And...
Sengoku looked down at Garp and closed his eyes.
Back then, we gave him the opportunity to become a Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Garp, don't blame me for this.
"If we had continued to let you go unchecked, with your abilities, you would surely have ascended to the peak of the next pirate era. That's why today, taking your head here holds immense significance!" Sengoku opened his eyes and declared loudly.
...
Shabondy, the live broadcast location. Various reporters put down their cameras and notebooks and rushed away.
This was big news that needed urgent publication.
"Truly shocking! This is the bloodline of One Piece!"
"The most evil bloodline in history has an heir! Big news! Big news!"
"One Piece's son is going to be publicly executed today!"
"Hurry up and print an urgent edition! This is huge news!"
"Come up with a headline! Quick!"
"Shocking! Fleet Admiral Sengoku Discovers Roger's Son Is Alive, In a Furious Move He Summons 100,000 Navy Troops!"
(End of Chapter)
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