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Marco: "Get away from me, Iron Wall, and that bastard Edward! The process of the Summit War is already completely clear, so these things absolutely cannot happen again!"
"Evenā¦ 'Old Man'! This time, we won't let you die!!"
Joz: "This time, I have Observation System rewards for a full-body armored dominance! Aokiji, don't even think about freezing me!"
Edward Weevil: "Gurararara! Ace, this time, none of us need to die!"
Sengoku: "Don't even think about it!!! The Marines are not to be trifled with! This time, you will all return but never leave!!"
Kong: "That's right! Since the Observation System has revealed all of both sides' trump cards, then the advantage in this battle is on our Marine side! Sengoku, control the front well! When the battle begins, I will personally reinforce the front!"
Marijoa is very close to Marine Headquarters. Forces departing from Marijoa can quickly reach Marine Headquarters.
So this war, although the number of pirates who arrived far exceeded the initial advantage, if Marijoa's reinforcements were added, then just as Kong said, the advantage is on our side~
Just then~
The red-bordered screen gradually brightened.
The scene appeared!
[The Straw Hat Pirates and their group stayed on a small island near the Sabaody Archipelago for a few days. Until the execution day, they only just arrived at the Sabaody Archipelagoā¦]
[They arrived at a high-rise building on Island No. 33. The view here was excellent, perfectly overlooking the circular large screen at the top of the Sabaody Park broadcasting live!]
[Of course, the people here were not limited to the Straw Hat Pirates; many others had already occupied good vantage points in advance~]
"Wow! The spot here is great! Luffy, come quickly! I saved one for you!"
[Nami found a good spot, calling out to Luffy.]
"Miss Nami, I'm coming!!!"
[Sanji rushed over, his eyes glowing with little red hearts.]
"Whoosh~"
[He slipped and landed on his butt!]
"Hahaha~" Zoro laughed heartily~
[Then the two started fighting fiercely.]
[On the big screenā¦]
[The Marines are ready for battle!!!]
[On the battle platform in Crescent Moon Bay, elite Marines of all ranks stood ready~]
[Five of the Seven Warlords of the Sea have arrived!]
[Outside Crescent Moon Bay, battleships surrounded them!]
[On the distant sea, large pirate ships approached in a mighty formation!]
[The flag on the sails bore the mark of a pirate group whose fame resonated throughout the New World!]
[Seeing the pirate ships appear on the big screen, Nami pulled Luffy's arm and shook it, exclaiming, "Wow! They're here! Aren't they the Four Emperors' Whitebeard Pirates? To be able to summon so many helpers with one shoutā¦"]
[Luffy nodded, also lamenting, "Yeah, to have so many people willing to brave fire and water for him, no matter what kind of person Whitebeard is, his life must be very valuable!"]
[They had encountered many pirate groups before, but honestly, most pirate groups were just a bunch of rabble that gathered to bully others~]
[Once they encountered a force they couldn't contend with, they would immediately scatter like birds and beasts, each fleeing for their lives when disaster struck!!]
[But this pirate group in front of them is different!]
[They actually dared to consolidate and attack Marine Headquartersā¦!]
[Usopp pointed at himself with his thumb: "What's so surprising about that? I once took 80 million subordinates to Marijoa on a day trip. The Five Elder Stars all came out to greet me! It was so flattering!"]
"Really?!" Chopper's eyes glowed, looking at Usopp with excitement and admiration.
[Luffy shook his head slightly: "This is different from braggingā¦ According to what I've heard these past few days, although the Four Emperors are the strongest four great pirates in the New World, no matter which Four Emperor crew it is, trying to fight Marine Headquarters with the strength of a single Emperor is courting death!"]
["To be able to rally a hundred responses to one call, to have so many willing to risk their lives for him, this Whitebeard must be a truly extraordinary person!!"]
[Luffy's evaluation from the anime.]
Gol D. Roger: "Hmm, Whitebeard, that Red Luffy brat thinks highly of you!"
Edward Weevil: "Gurarararaā¦ This shows he has good insight!"
Charlotte Linlin: "If it's about rallying a hundred responses to one call, this old woman can do it too!"
Fukasaku: "Linlin, don't talk nonsense! Don't even think about it!! Although your family members are more obedient, if you really ordered an attack on Marine Headquarters, your big mama wouldn't be able to achieve the same unity as the Whitebeard Pirates!"
Kaido: "Isn't it just Marine Headquarters? With this old man's single command, who dares not listen?"
Shiki: "Kaido, you shouldn't brag! Your broken crew can only be maintained by the deterrence of your brute force, but if any of them get a little bit fed up, your broken crew will immediately scatter~"
Shanks: "Let go! As long as the Fleet Admiral gives the order, I dare to go to Marine Headquarters right now!!"
Shiki: "??? What are you, coming to interrupt too?"
[Nami said angrily: "Shouldn't it be that your brother Ace is amazing? These people are all going to save him!"]
[Luffy laughed: "It should be said that Whitebeard saved him, that's why others are going to save him. These people must truly be loyal to Whitebeard, so no matter what decision Whitebeard makes, they will follow his steps without hesitation!"]
"Huh??"
[Hearing this, the surrounding companions were all shocked~]
[Is this Whitebeard really that amazing??]
[At this moment, Buggy, suspended in the air, rubbed his chin with his upper hand and said doubtfully: "What kind of medicine did these Marine guys take? Although Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division Commander is a very important figure, but to make such a big fuss? And it's a public execution that everyone in the world knows about!! Whitebeard would be forced to come to the execution ground, otherwise he would have no place to stand in the New World."]
["Now that it has become such a big war, I guess that guy Sengoku must have a stomach ache," Buggy said with a faint sneer. "Haha!! No, no, Buggy, you guessed wrong."]
[Luffy giggled. He said confidently, "Actuallyā¦ this war itself is aimed at Whitebeardā¦ Ace is just an important pawn in the Marine's plan!"]
["Aimed at Whitebeard???"]
[Buggy was a bit stunned. His lower half of the body flew back and reconnected with his upper half.]
[Luffy shrugged: "This isn't hard to analyze, is it? If the Marines really just wanted Ace to die, then he could die anywhere at any time. Even a worldwide live broadcast wouldn't be a problem. Yesterday, the public execution of Ace was announced, and the Whitebeard Pirates haven't even finished gathering yet. What can they do? They have to wait for the Whitebeard Pirates to arrive, right?"]
["To put it bluntly, it's about using Ace, this 'small fry,' to bait Whitebeard, this 'super big fish'!"] Luffy said.
[Hissā¦!!]
[Listening to Luffy's analysis, not only did the Straw Hat Pirates' companions take a slight collective gasp, but even the surrounding people gathered out of curiosity, listening to Luffy's analysis.]
[One of the onlookers exclaimed in surprise: "My goodness! This little brother, after listening to your analysis, it really is the case! I never expected Whitebeard, such a great hero, to not see through the Marines' scheme!!"]
["You're wrong about that!"]
[Luffy smiled slightly, like a spring breeze brushing his face. He faced the onlookers and said, "If Whitebeard couldn't even see through such an obvious conspiracy, he wouldn't have become one of today's Four Emperors!! He definitely saw itā¦ but he had a reason not to save him~"]
["What reason???" Another onlooker asked curiously.]
["That, I don't knowā¦," Luffy shrugged, saying very honestly.]
[At this moment, a local merchant from the Sabaody Archipelago said: "Howeverā¦ the Marines are so determined to fight the Whitebeard Pirates this time, it seems they really are thinking for the people of the world!"]
Sengoku: "This is an enlightened person!!"
Tsuru: "It seems ordinary people are still on the Marines' side!"
Shiki: "For one person to speak for the Marines, does that mean everyone is on your Marines' side?"
Gol D. Roger: "Hahahaha!! Thick-skinned as ever, no bottom line!"
"Nani???"
[Luffy's mouth suddenly gaped open, then he showed a speechless expression: "This uncleā¦ what business do you do?"]
"I run a bakery," the kind uncle replied.
[Luffy asked: "If you saw a homeless person starving by the roadside, would you take two slices of bread from your bakery and give it to him to eat?"]
"I would!" The kind uncle said without hesitation.
[Luffy asked again: "Then if there were hundreds of homeless people begging at your shop? Would you take all the bread in your shop and give it to them to eat?"]
[The kind uncle's eyes widened: "Impossible!! I myself have family to feed! If I gave all the bread away, wouldn't my family starve?"]
[Luffy nodded: "Yeahā¦ Do you understand this principle, Marines???"]
[Luffy continued: "You say the Marines will send out a branch to eliminate pirates, I believe that! But you say you'll take out all the Marines' assets to eliminate piratesā¦ don't tell me you don't believe me, the World Government won't allow it!"]
"Oh~?"
[At this moment, a silver-haired old man wearing glasses heard Luffy's words and also came over curiously. He chuckled, "Then tell me, if the Marines launched such a big war, if it wasn't for justice, then what was the purpose?"]
[Buggy looked up and instantly gaped wide-mouthed!]
Gol D. Roger: "Haha! Rayleigh, what kind of excitement are you watching over there~"
Shanks: "Buggy was shocked to see you~"
Silvers Rayleigh: "Hahaā¦ Iā¦ how would I know what's going on over thereā¦"
Garp: "This old man, he just can't sit still, loves to meddle in affairs!!"
Edward Weevil: "Gurarararaā¦!"
[And at this moment, Luffy continued to speak: "This uncleā¦ I believe that there are definitely many heroes in the Marines who would sacrifice their own lives for justice and protect innocent civilians! But if a war requires the entire Marine force to participateā¦ then the purpose behind it can only be two wordsā¦"]
["What?" The silver-haired uncle asked very cooperatively. ""]
["Profit!" Luffy said calmly.]
Sengoku: "Nonsense!!"
Shanks: "The purpose of this war is indeed only two words, but it's notā¦ profit!! It'sā¦ justice!!"
Tsuru: "I originally thought thatāWith looks of confusion from the crowd, Luffy calmly stated: "The Marines are used by the World Government to manage its affiliated nations! Initiating a war of such scale, whether the Marines win or lose, once their losses are too greatāonce the Marines suffer excessive lossesāthen the Revolutionary Army will certainly seize the opportunity to infiltrate and take over some of the World Government's affiliated nations. This is something the World Government absolutely cannot tolerate!"]
["According to what you're saying, why would the Marines still launch this war then? Isn't that contradictory?" Rayleigh asked, puzzled.]
[He wasn't feigning ignorance; he truly couldn't comprehend why the Summit War was happening~]
[He also understood Luffy's reasoning. Even if the Marines won this battle, they would ultimately cripple the Whitebeard Pirates!!!]
[Butā¦ even if one Whitebeard falls, there will surely be Blackbeards, Bluebeards, Redbeards, Flowerbeardsā¦]
[There will always be new great pirate forces rising to prominence, becoming new pirate powers!!]
[If it's purely to eliminate the Whitebeard Pirates, then this is utterly meaningless!]
[Luffy looked at his hand: "When a person does something that will inevitably result in a loss, then the answer is practically obvious!! That isā¦ if he doesn't do it, he will suffer even greater losses!! Orā¦ there's a potentially bigger profit worth gambling for! In short, others might not see it, but he definitely saw it!"]
[Listening to Luffy's explanation, Rayleigh was deep in thought!!]
[He looked at Luffy: "Then can you guess what kind of detrimental consequences the Marines would face if they didn't eliminate the Whitebeard Pirates? Or rather, what potential benefits would they gain by eliminating the Whitebeard Pirates?"]
[Luffy thought for a moment: "I can take a guess! First, I don't think it's the Marines who want to eliminate the Whitebeard Pirates, but the World Government!! A war of this scale, the Marine Fleet Admiral wouldn't have the guts to launch it on his own without the World Government's approval."]
["Secondly, what the World Government cares about is actually very easy to guess! Either, like Ohara, the Whitebeard Pirates touched upon a taboo of the World Governmentāthat blank hundred years of history. Or, the Whitebeard Pirates touched their 'cake'~"]
["Of course, I think the latter is more likely!"]
["Based on the information I've recently obtained, I've found that the people on the various islands under the Whitebeard Pirates' jurisdiction live very peacefully. They don't have to worry about being harassed by other pirates; their popular support is very strong!"]
["And this is precisely what the World Government least wants to see!!"]
["Because the World Government knows that the power of an example is the most terrifying!! If other great pirates also learned from Whitebeard, then the World Government would become dispensable in the eyes of the common peopleā¦"]
["The World Government can allow cruel and evil great pirates to exist, because such pirates will only drive 'popular support' towards the World Governmentā¦ The World Government needs them to exist temporarily!!"]
["But a great pirate like Whitebeard, who 'never demands a single Berry from civilians in his territory,' is actually competing with the World Government for 'popular support'! The World Government absolutely will not allow such an unruly existence!!"]
["When Whitebeard was strong and robust, the World Government, even if they greatly wanted to eliminate him, worried about too much loss!! But nowā¦ Whitebeard is old, weak, and ailing. This is precisely when they should act decisively!!"]
["If you were the World Government, would you choose to do this?"]
[Luffy finished his analysis, pursed his lips towards Rayleigh, and asked faintly.]
[Nothing showed on Rayleigh's face, but his heart was greatly shaken!!!]
[He had to admit, if he were in the World Government's shoes, he would also do the sameā¦]
[In fact, the reason Rayleigh came over to talk to Luffy was, firstly, because Luffy's analysis attracted him, and secondly, because he recognized the Straw Hat on Luffy's head at first glance.]
[And now, after he finished listening to Luffy's analysis, he finally understood!!!]
[The reason Roger's Straw Hat was on this young man's head might not have been a coincidenceā¦]
[Back then, they had arrived at Jaya with Roger, but only after they got there did they realize they were too early!]
[And now, looking at the young man before him, his breathing became slightly more rapid~]
[Was heā¦ the one from the prophecy?].
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