Whatever the End, We Must Accept It.

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Chapter's Events:

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"Just you wait, Ace."

In the midst of the chaotic war, Marco fixed his gaze on the execution platform where Ace was held. He then transformed into a full-fledged phoenix, spreading his wings like a mythical creature in the skies of Marineford, and soared towards the platform.

As he neared it, a muscular figure leaped up and punched him hard in the face.

"Nuuuei!!!"

The force of the punch sent Marco crashing back to the ground like an arrow, returning to where he started.

"Squad Leader Marco!!" his followers shouted in concern.

"…!!" Marco reverted to his human form, a swelling visible on his right cheek.

"Who told you to make your move…?" Sengoku wondered upon seeing this. He had intended to intervene to stop Marco himself.

…

"They've finally come out…!!"

"The legendary marine…!!!"

The pirates below swallowed nervously.

"Old man…" Ace said, lost in thought.

"It's Garp!!" the pirates shouted in alarm.

Garp took the initiative to sit in Akainu's chair below the platform.

"Garp…!!" Whitebeard said.

Who knew Garp better than him? They had fought many battles.

"If you want to pass… Do it over my dead body!!!"

"Brats!!"

Garp seemed somewhat determined to stand as an insurmountable barrier to Ace.

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"Garp…"

Roger sighed with a hint of sadness.

"Why is he doing this…?"

Outside the couple's home in Baterilla, the gentle breeze made Rouge's hair flutter in a beautiful scene.

She asked why Garp was doing this because she hadn't seen it coming.

Maybe her husband Roger could give her some convincing answers.

"This is the best he can do right now instead of sitting there beside Ace and lamenting…"

"Marco seemed like a good target to vent his frustration."

Roger said with a slightly humorous tone.

"But… doesn't this mean he has accepted Ace's fate…?" Rouge asked again.

"What can he do in this situation? I bet he wants more than anyone else to save Ace from his predicament… but not at the cost of his many years of good reputation as a respected Marine hero."

"The consequences of such betrayal would be more severe than you can imagine."

"It's as if Roger hadn't given him anything in return for taking care of his son and saving his hide from troubles too…" Roger said regretfully.

"But he gave him a grandson… no, closer to a lovely son… didn't he?"

Rouge wiped the tears that overcame her in that moment.

She didn't want to see Garp standing in the way of saving her son from this ordeal… As difficult as this was for Garp, it was equally hard for her.

And even for Roger, who didn't show it.

 "Let's see where things will go from here."

Roger said.

"But before that, I will contact Garp to know what he thinks about this scene."

Immediately after, Roger activated the forum bracelet on his wrist, and a small transparent screen appeared in front of him.

He searched for Garp's name, ignored the many users with the same name, and chose the verified account, then sent a message.

…

"I told you that what will happen right?

In the Kingdom of Sorbet, Garp was feeling extremely conflicted after witnessing the latest scene in this chapter.

"What do you think about what your counterpart did?" Dragon asked his father with an expressionless gaze.

"Do you think he would just sit there and let Marco do as he pleases? Wouldn't that be collusion with the pirates?" Garp replied.

"Heh? But Sengoku has no reservations; he wouldn't sit and watch Marco do as he pleases, maybe you shouldn't have moved at all, Sengoku said it himself."

"… Well,… he must be tired of sitting without doing anything in a war of this magnitude."

At that moment, Garp looked at the forum bracelet on his wrist, where a distinctive message appeared. He ignored the endless posts and messages and focused on the verified account named Roger.

[Gol D. Roger: Your counterpart has disappointed me… I once thought you valued family more than anything else.]

After the slap from his son, came a second slap from the damn pirate who had always been his greatest enemy.

Garp's face turned red with anger.

He immediately wrote:

[Monkey D. Garp: Why should you owe me anything, you scum pirate?]

…

Roger received this message but didn't reply immediately.

[Monkey D. Garp: Why should you owe me anything, you scum pirate?]

In truth, Roger didn't owe Garp anything, he had done what he did without anything to compel him.

Roger felt embarrassed, he had rushed to message Garp… but what the manga had shown so far, was not something Roger liked to see at all.

His son had been a victim of everything up until now, and even at this moment that seemed like the end… why did his son have to go through all this, when none of what Roger had done was his fault.

"Whatever the end of the story for our son, we must accept it, my dear."

In the end, Roger smiled and kissed his wife's forehead, who nodded despite her sadness.

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"The Hero Garp has joined the defense!!!"

The pirates despaired upon seeing this scene.

At this moment, Whitebeard spoke,

"Don't get caught up in his name!!! He's just another old marine!!!"

"Fufun!!"

Hearing that, Garp chuckled.

The heat around Whitebeard intensified as if a volcano had just erupted, the voice of the volcano came as Akainu spoke:

"You're from the same age."

"Keep your eyes on the enemy in front of you!!!"

A magma hound appeared around Whitebeard, ready to gnaw his flesh and bones and burn their ashes too.

But Whitebeard didn't even blink in the face of this.

He moved his weapon and crushed the magma hound.

"Don't go ruining the town…!!" Akainu complained.

"I thought I told you to try and stop me!!"

Whitebeard mocked again.

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In Ohara, most readers were at this scene that raised their heartbeats.

"Don't get caught up in his name!!! He's just another old marine!!! Ohhh! Oh my God! He is publicly belittling Garp!"

"Does this mean he doesn't respect Garp!?"

"Maybe! Garp's intervention must have annoyed him a lot."

"Why wouldn't it? Right now Garp is an enemy and an obstacle that must be eliminated!"

"Oh! Akainu is terrifying! He reminded him that he's from the same era as Garp!"

"Hahaha! But Whitebeard isn't losing the war of words either! Try to stop me if you can, you scoundrel!"

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"Fufufufu! I want to see Whitebeard destroy Marineford completely!"

Doffy got more excited than he was initially.

"I want nothing more than to see this dog admiral get crushed under the old man's quake!"

Enel shouted annoyed.

"His face annoys me a lot too…" Rosinante joined in.

"… Annoying." Mihawk also said, who had a real clash with Akainu in reality too.

After all, Akainu was someone on the blacklist for hunters… previously he almost killed one of their legendary hunters.

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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):

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Chapter 734: Should I Have Been Born?

Chapter 735: Decisive Akainu!

Chapter 736: The Pride of Whitebeard.

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