"Fufufufu! Fight! That's it!" Doflamingo watched the scene with extreme excitement.
"Is this Red Hair Shanks' Haki?"
"He actually managed to revert Admiral Akainu and Admiral Kizaru to their original forms all by himself."
"The two Admirals couldn't break that robot even when working together. Now, Shanks made Bullet revert to his original form with one move."
"Could Red Hair Shanks be the bane of Devil Fruit users? Does that mean Captain Renji is no match for him either?"
Countless Marine soldiers watched Shanks in shock, simply drawing his sword and using only Haki to revert three incredibly powerful Devil Fruit users to their original forms.
Such astonishing power was even more terrifying than Whitebeard's just now.
"Please, everyone, grant me this favor, let the war end here."
As Shanks spoke, everyone in Marineford Plaza was astonished, except for Renji, whose cyan eyes met Shanks' gaze.
Feeling the anger in Shanks' eyes, Renji couldn't help but smile inwardly.
Oh, what's with that look?
"End the war? What a joke! Red Hair brat!" Bullet grinned ferociously.
The dormant Haki within him was slowly returning through continuous high-intensity combat. The Haki he could now wield was far stronger than when he first got out of prison, so how could he willingly stop now?
"Huh? Red Hair, what did you say? You're not here to fight me? End this war?" Kaido also exclaimed in surprise.
As a battle maniac, he would not allow such an outcome.
Garp looked at Shanks, his face growing even gloomier. "Red Hair Shanks, the man who led Luffy onto the path of pirates."
Doflamingo's smile abruptly stopped.
Huh? Did he hear wrong? End the war? He hadn't even had enough of the show.
"End the war? Wasn't he here to start a war?"
"A pirate saying he wants to end a war?"
The Marine soldiers were filled with doubt, and the Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals were equally perplexed.
Facing the oppression of two Four Emperors, given the current situation, although the Whitebeard Pirates were defeated, the Marine casualties were also considerable.
If the war ended here, with Marine achieving a great victory, it seemed to be the best outcome.
In such a situation, the Marine soldiers listened to Shanks' words and fell into doubt.
The Vice Admirals made no move, Aokiji watched coldly, Kizaru secretly wished to get off work quickly, and even Sengoku hesitated.
Only one person stepped forward. Magma surged from his body, radiating scorching heat, representing his extreme justice.
"A mere pirate, daring to speak of avoiding casualties? Don't make a fool of yourself here with your false benevolence."
Akainu, with his sharply defined justice, broke the stalemate on the field.
"Akainu!" Hearing this, Sengoku's eyes lit up slightly.
Shanks saw Akainu step forward, and a gloomy light flashed in his eyes.
"If you are unwilling, then we shall be your opponents."
As his voice fell, the members of the Red Force appeared neatly behind Shanks.
"Everyone is here. Though few in number, they are all top-tier elite pirates."
"Don't move! Kizaru!"
A figure appeared beside Kizaru, a bullet loaded with Haki aimed at his head.
"Oh, how scary. But I don't think I was moving anyway, was I?" Kizaru glanced at Benn Beckman, raising his hands with a teasing tone.
Akainu did not stop, the magma surging from his body only grew hotter, displaying his determination.
"A threat? What if you become our opponents? Marine's justice does not tolerate any pirate's provocation."
Shanks spoke with a solemn face, "Does Marine, who pride themselves on justice, have to watch countless Marine soldiers bleed and sacrifice to be considered just? Are pirates not living human lives? Do they deserve to die?"
"They also have families, they also have children. If they die, what will happen to those people?"
The world trembled upon hearing these words. Under this speech, the Marine soldiers, who originally represented justice in hot pursuit to eliminate pirates, were now tainted with an evil color.
Many Marine soldiers wavered, beginning to question their pursuit.
"Heh heh, aren't the sacrifices of Marine soldiers due to you parasitic pirates? Do Marine soldiers not have families or children?"
Swish!
Renji's figure appeared in mid-air, looking down at Shanks and continuing, "And do pirates who burn, kill, plunder, and rob civilians deserve to be called human? If pirates don't die, should I die?"
These words fell on the ears of the world, deafening.
As countless Marine soldiers heard Renji's words, the pillar of justice in their hearts solidified, their eyes radiating immense admiration as they looked at Renji.
Yes, we Marines are the righteous army that slays evil pirates. If pirates don't die, should the Marines die? Absurd!
Sengoku's eyes lit up even more, suddenly feeling that Renji's words made so much sense.
Even Akainu looked at Renji with admiration. Renji's words resonated with him. He, who had always been misunderstood, never imagined that among the Marine, there was someone so like-minded.
If it weren't for the wrong occasion, he would have wanted to become sworn brothers with Renji. He believed Renji would forgive him for not helping earlier.
Shanks was momentarily speechless upon hearing this.
Kaido chuckled, Bullet was equally excited, and Doflamingo's smile returned, ready to continue watching the show.
Just then, a disheveled pink-haired figure stepped forward.
"Don't fight anymore! Let the war end here! The casualties are simply too many!"
Koby somehow "broke free" from Buggy's subordinates' restraint and, with immense willpower, half-crawled into the sight of the world.
"Who is this guy? A Marine soldier? His arms and legs are gone. How tragic."
"This is all thanks to the pirates. These bastards actually injured Marine soldiers who were fighting valiantly like this, it's unforgivable."
Just as the world was indignant about Koby's plight, he spoke astonishing words.
"Look everyone! Like me, Marine soldiers who fought with all their might to eliminate pirates for justice, disregarding their own safety, are now covered in wounds."
"They even sacrificed an arm and a leg, yet they are still fighting."
Koby spoke with tears in his eyes, continuing with a pitiable expression, "But what about our fallen comrades? Is it truly justice to pursue pirates for justice, disregarding the cries for help from our companions, abandoning comrades who lived and died together?"
"I want to speak for them. And the war has already been won, hasn't it?"
"So let's stop here!"
Koby's full-throated shout was broadcast live across the world via Buggy's Den Den Mushi. Koby's injuries, coupled with his Marine uniform and those tears, once again made the world waver.
Sengoku couldn't help but frown, and Akainu's expression also darkened.
Seeing this, Shanks, who had originally felt a headache, curved his lips, taking the opportunity to praise Koby to add weight to his words.
"Young Marine, these few seconds of courage from you are already enough to change the world."
The affirmation of an Emperors, its value was self-evident. Shanks thought this would surely end it.
Unexpectedly, as he was speaking, Renji interrupted him with a snap of his fingers,
"Wait!"