Marineford—the headquarters of the Marines—was more lively than ever today.
Nearly every major combat force of the Marines had gathered.
Cannons lined the surroundings in dense formation.
Out at sea, dozens of massive warships stood in wait.
And at the center of it all—
Sengoku, the Fleet Admiral, stood tall as he declared the crimes of Portgas D. Ace.
When the truth was revealed—
That Ace carried the bloodline of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger—
The entire world fell into shock.
Ace had already been brought onto the execution platform.
And just as Sengoku finished his announcement—
A white mist began to spread across the sea.
The next moment—
A massive ship burst out from beneath the ocean, soaring into the sky.
It was the Moby Dick of the Whitebeard Pirates.
The instant it appeared—
Every Marine went on high alert.
Weapons were raised.
Tension surged.
But then—
From the ship came a bright, childish voice.
"Target locked!"
"Fire!"
In the next instant—
Missiles launched from the Moby Dick.
One after another, they traced beautiful arcs through the sky—
Before raining down onto the Marine plaza.
Sengoku's expression changed drastically.
"Attack!"
He hadn't expected this at all.
Whitebeard…
Actually launching a surprise attack without warning?!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The missiles struck.
Explosions engulfed the entire plaza.
Countless Marines were wiped out in an instant under the relentless bombardment.
From the Moby Dick—
Missiles kept coming.
As if they were endless.
Everyone watching was stunned.
Sengoku's face darkened.
"Akainu!!"
"Stop them! Don't let them keep firing!"
This sudden assault had completely thrown him off.
What were these weapons?
Each one was small—
Yet capable of producing devastating explosions.
...
Akainu stepped forward, his expression fierce.
His arm transformed into magma.
The surrounding air warped under the intense heat.
"Great Eruption!"
With a punch—
His fist erupted like a volcano, launching toward the Moby Dick.
...
Rita let out a cold snort.
But she didn't even need to act.
The girls beside her glowed.
Armor materialized—
The Boosted Gear of the Red Dragon Emperor.
The Divine Dividing of the White Dragon Emperor.
"Divide."
"Divide."
Two mechanical voices echoed.
Akainu's attack—
Vanished.
Absorbed completely.
Asali and Aileen, now clad in the power of the White Dragon Emperor, neutralized it instantly.
At the same time—
The others launched forward.
...
The Marines' expressions changed.
"Move!"
Sengoku gave the order.
There was no more time to wait.
Everything had already deviated from the plan.
On the other side—
The morale of the Whitebeard Pirates skyrocketed.
No one had expected the reinforcements their captain brought…
To be this powerful.
"Gurararara!"
"Children! Charge!"
With Whitebeard's laughter—
The pirates surged forward.
The war—
Had begun.
...
Rita issued commands immediately.
"Enju, Kohina—rescue the target."
"The rest, prepare support."
"Tina, eliminate the executioners."
At her command—
Several small figures shot forward.
Transforming mid-air into armored forms.
Enju and Kohina led the charge.
The others followed closely behind.
...
Sengoku's face twisted.
"Damn it!"
"What are those things?!"
Nothing made sense.
Before the real battle even began—
They had already taken massive losses.
This wasn't the scenario he had envisioned.
Not even close.
...
Whitebeard moved as well.
The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit erupted.
A massive tsunami—
Hundreds of meters high—
Rose into the sky.
Crashing toward the Marine plaza.
"Aokiji—Ice Age!"
Unable to sit still any longer, Aokiji unleashed his power.
The incoming sea—
Was frozen solid in an instant.
Meanwhile—
Kizaru shot into the air, aiming directly for Whitebeard.
Whitebeard didn't flinch.
He raised his naginata—
And struck.
"Gurarara!"
"Take this!"
A white shockwave gathered in his hand—
Then exploded outward toward Kizaru.
Kizaru didn't dare take it head-on.
He retreated instantly.
BOOM!!
Whitebeard's attack slammed into the plaza—
Leaving behind a massive crater.
And then—
Kizaru noticed something terrifying.
Whitebeard…
Had regained his youth.
"So scary, so scary~"
"Fleet Admiral, this situation seems… quite bad."
Hovering in the air, Kizaru glanced across the battlefield—
And froze.
Those armored girls—
Were already fighting the top Marine forces.
He saw it clearly—
Enju Aihara
With a single kick—
Sent Monkey D. Garp flying.
"…You've got to be kidding."
"Is that even real?!"
Kizaru was completely stunned.
...
Moments earlier—
Following Rita's orders, Tina Sprout had fired two shots—
Killing the executioners instantly.
Enju and Kohina Hiruko rushed in.
Sengoku and Garp moved to intercept.
But—
In a single exchange—
Enju spoke coldly:
"Don't get in my way, old man."
Her kick sent Garp flying.
Perhaps—
He held back.
After all—
Ace was his grandson.
Even so—
That kick nearly took his life.
...
Sengoku, clashing with Kohina, roared:
"Damn it, Garp!!"
He knew.
Garp had gone easy.
At a time like this—
Unforgivable.
Kohina pouted in annoyance.
"Hey, hey—"
"You're fighting me and still getting distracted?"
"Are you looking down on me?"
She raised her blade.
"Then I'll just cut you down!"