Crack, rumble!
A bolt of lightning struck from the dark clouds in the sky, signaling the start of the war between Shiki Pirates and the Roger Pirates, the two strongest pirate forces. Countless cannonballs shot from the black muzzles of Shiki's fleet towards the Jackson.
Rayleigh, Gaban, Oden Kouzuki, Shikaru, and others stepped up to defend. Shanks and the other trainee pirates, though lacking in strength, possessed the impetuosity of newborn calves. Facing the barrage of incoming cannonballs, they chose to stand in front of Rayleigh and the others, urging them to attack Shiki's pirates.
Grimm sat at the bow of his ship, observing the earth-shattering battle in the raging storm. He let the mixed rain and hail beat down on him, a smile splitting his face as he continued to watch the fight.
The battle lasted for half an hour, and the disparity was already evident. Even though the Roger Pirates were filled with elites, they still couldn't withstand the combined assault of the opponent's fifty ships.
After all, the Roger Pirates weren't Whitebeard; their AoE capabilities were significantly weaker.
In mid-air, Roger's and Shiki's weapons collided, sending ripples through the rain-soaked air.
"See that, Roger? The outcome is decided. I won!" Shiki gestured for Roger to look down at the now one-sided battle. Shiki's fleet was on the verge of a great victory.
The entire sea churned with violent waves, the sky cracked open, and a terrifying Conqueror's Haki erupted from Roger. "My answer remains the same, Shiki. You will never be the one to change this world. Kill me, Shiki!"
"Fine, I'll grant your wish!"
"Then take it if you can!"
Rumble!
Suddenly, the entire sea seemed to begin to wail.
...
More than ten kilometers away.
Splash, splash.
Grimm's body swayed due to the violent tremors. As he steadied himself, he realized his ship was now tens of meters in the air.
This felt eerily similar to his previous fight with Whitebeard. Grimm looked to the side and saw that a massive wave had indeed been generated. Compared to the tsunami Whitebeard had caused with his Tremor-Tremor Fruit, this was no less impressive, perhaps even more exaggerated.
"Great Lord, it seems we've encountered a super tsunami, a rarity in the New World that occurs once a century!" Jaina, who had read many books on weather and navigation, immediately determined that this wasn't Whitebeard's doing.
"Our ship will be fine, boss. But what about Roger and the others…" Plank said while steering.
"Don't worry, Roger will be fine. But Shiki is in for some trouble!"
As soon as Grimm finished speaking.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
The tsunami beneath Grimm's ship was only the first wave, and a small one at that. Soon, wave after wave, even tsunamis hundreds of meters high, like hunters targeting their prey, crashed down one after another from all directions towards Roger and Shiki, who were at the center.
"Waaah, waah, waah! What is that thing!"
Buggy, who had blocked an enemy cannonball with his Chop-Chop Fruit ability, saw the approaching tsunamis, like primordial beasts, and felt as if he were witnessing the end of the world. Even when Shiki's fifty warships appeared simultaneously, he hadn't panicked this much.
At this moment, Rayleigh stood at the bow of the ship, sword drawn. The mermaid figurehead at the front of the Jackson had already been shattered. Seeing the tsunami that threatened to engulf the sky, Rayleigh, for some reason, smiled.
"Vice Captain Rayleigh, what are you smiling about? We're doomed if we don't deal with this giant wave," a crew member shouted, unable to understand Rayleigh's smile.
"Isn't this good?"
Rayleigh looked directly at the tsunami that threatened to swallow the sky and chuckled, "I'm not blind. I know that if this continues, we will surely be defeated by Shiki. These giant waves might just turn the tide of this battle!"
As Rayleigh predicted, these unprecedented giant waves would push the Roger Pirates to the brink of despair, but Shiki's fifty-plus warships, in the same predicament, would also face the same fate.
As the giant waves were about to engulf everything, more and more of Shiki's subordinates shouted at him, "Boss Shiki, quickly use your ability to escape!"
"Boss Shiki, hurry up! The waves are about to hit!"
Shiki stood on one of his subordinates' ships, looking at the descending giant waves, and gritted his teeth. "Damn it, if I could fly away, I would have already flown away!"
Everything happened too suddenly, too quickly!
If the Aethelwald Sea were a flower now, the Roger Pirates and Shiki's fleet would be the stamens enclosed within the petals. The giant wave petals were slowly closing in. Even if Shiki controlled his fleet to fly up, he couldn't avoid being swallowed by the giant waves.
It was too late!
Grimm's Sea King, under Plank's control, was at the tip of a petal, looking down at the pirate ships below, which appeared as small as ants. He burst into laughter, "Shiki, you must be feeling like you just ate shit right now…"
In an instant, the petals closed, engulfing everything in the center.
"Save the Devil Fruit users first!"
Roger shouted as the waves began to fall. Shanks, true to his role as Buggy's best friend, grabbed his scruff the moment the waves descended, refusing to let go no matter how much he struggled.
...
Several hours later, Marine Headquarters received news that in the battle of the Aethelwald Sea, the Roger Pirates and Shiki Pirates were engulfed by a rare century-level giant wave, scattering both crews and sweeping them into the sea.
Currently, the casualties on both sides could not be calculated, but it was certain that the war could not continue.
Under orders from the World Government, the Marines first targeted the Roger Pirates.
Researching the government's history was a serious crime, let alone Roger, who had mastered an Ancient Weapon.
Let's take care of him first!
On the pier leading to the New World from Marineford, Sengoku sat on the side of a warship. Behind him was Borsalino. He called out to Garp, who was about to board, "Garp, we'll handle Shiki. You go back!"
"It's fine. All the credit goes to you!" Garp waved his hand in acknowledgment.
"That's not what I meant!" Sengoku roared, but Garp's carefree laughter was his only response. After boarding, Sakazuki and Kuzan followed Garp.
And this ship belonged to Tsuru.
"Oh? Admiral Sengoku and Vice Admiral Garp are both making an appearance?" Hina-yama said, smoking a cigar.
"After all, the opponent is Roger. Vice Admiral Garp will definitely not stand by," Momonga chuckled. This was a major operation for the Marines in recent years. If Black Arm Zephyr hadn't retired to become an instructor, he probably would have joined as well.
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