Chapter 30: Begin!

Two days later, at noon, Marineford.

Groups of elite Marines, clad in full armor, marched into Marineford Square, taking up their positions.

Shortly thereafter, Rear Admirals, Vice Admirals, and even the Giant Vice Admirals began to arrive, standing around the execution platform. 

Following them were the Warlords of the Sea: Dracule Mihawk, Donquixote Doflamingo, Bartholomew Kuma, and Gecko Moria!

Originally, there were seven Warlords, but Jinbe had caused a major disturbance at Navy Headquarters in opposition to the public execution, leading to his imprisonment alongside Ace. 

And two days ago, Boa Hancock was also imprisoned in Impel Down due to misconduct!

The new Warlord, Blackbeard Teach, had vanished recently, and no one had been able to contact him.

However, this did not concern the Fleet Admiral Sengoku. He had always held a low opinion of the Warlords, viewing them merely as powerful assets rather than expecting them to contribute significantly. 

Whether a few were missing or not, it made little difference to him.

As for Blackbeard's disappearance, Sengoku lacked the time and energy to investigate during the looming crisis, planning to deal with it after the war.

After the four remaining Warlords took their places, three more figures emerged—one in white, one in yellow, and one in red. These were the Navy Headquarters' highest combat forces: Admirals Aokiji (Kuzan), Kizaru (Borsalino), and Akainu (Sakazuki)!

The appearance of the three admirals sparked waves of cheers and raised the morale among the Marines in Marineford Square.

Finally, upon Fleet Admiral Sengoku's signal, Fire Fist Ace was brought to the execution platform. The cheers ceased abruptly, and every Marine held their breath in anticipation of the impending war.

These scenes were broadcast worldwide through video transponders, reaching the East Blue, South Blue, West Blue, North Blue, the Grand Line, and the New World. 

At this moment, Marineford had become the eye of the world's storm, capturing the attention of the entire globe.

Sengoku ascended the execution platform step by step, standing beside Ace, his gaze sweeping over the gathered crowd.

Once everyone's attention was focused on him, Sengoku took a deep breath and picked up the amplification transponder snail.

"First and foremost, there is something I must make clear. Regarding the significance of this man's death here today!

With that, Sengoku paused, then turned to Ace beside him and said, 'Ace, state your father's name!'

The naval officers present, as well as those watching the live broadcast, were stunned. They couldn't understand why Sengoku was asking this at such a moment!

Wasn't Ace's father Whitebeard?

Realizing what was about to unfold, Ace responded, 'My father is Whitebeard!'

'That's not correct!'

'There's nothing wrong with that! My father only had been Whitebeard—no one else!'

Ace's expression darkened, and he retorted loudly.

Sengoku ignored Ace and addressed the amplified transponder snail: 'At that time, we received ambiguous information from CP agents about a possible surviving bloodline from that man!'

'We conducted an exhaustive search for all newborns and those about to be born, but we found nothing!'

'We never expected that on a small island in the South Blue called Batalia, a woman named Portgas D. Rouge, with unwavering faith, carried the child in her womb for 20 months!'

'A year and three months after his father's death, a child was born who inherited the world's most evil bloodline!'

'That child is you, Ace!'

'And your father is none other than the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger!'

A profound silence fell over the world!

Then, chaos erupted!

No one anticipated such a powerful secret being revealed at this moment!

The entire world was thrown into turmoil!

At this time, there were still three hours left before Ace's public execution!

Two hours earlier, Level 5.5: Newkama Land.

"Are you ready?" 

Buggy, clad in a dark purple robe, with two standard swords strapped to his waist, glanced at Ivankov standing beside him.

Ivankov nodded with a serious expression and replied, "Inazuma Boy and I will accompany you to the sixth underground level. The others will stay on the fifth underground level and join us when we return."

"Then let's get moving and turn things around!" Buggy grinned and led the way.

Ivankov and Inazuma followed without hesitation, while Mr. 3 swallowed nervously and trailed behind.

Upon reaching the exit of the Newkama Land, Inazuma picked up the pace. His palm transformed into a massive pair of scissors, slicing through the ground as if it were fabric.

Inazuma handed out gas masks to everyone, then used his scissors to open the door curtain. He said, "Magellan's poison is still prevalent outside. These gas masks offer limited protection, so we need to move quickly. We can't afford to stay five floors underground for too long!"

All three nodded, donned their gas masks, and quickly exited the passage.

Inazuma was the last to leave, ensuring the ground was restored to its original state before catching up with Buggy and the others.

After five days, the poison from Magellan's battle had dispersed throughout the five underground levels, but its concentration had significantly decreased. Buggy led the way, carefully assessing the environment and noticing no discomfort.

It was uncertain whether his body had developed a resistance to Magellan's poison or if the gas mask was effective.

"This is it! The staircase leading to the sixth basement level is just ahead!" Ivankov announced, pointing to a gate partially obscured by mist.

"Mr. 3, the key!" Buggy shouted urgently.

"Got it!" Mr. 3 responded, hastening his pace. As he moved, he began to mold his palms into wax!

Buggy glanced over his shoulder and said, "We'll be spotted by the jailer in the monitoring room as soon as we enter the stairwell, so there's no turning back now!"

Ivankov grinned confidently and replied, "I don't need any of that!" Hip hop!

By now, Mr. 3 had reached the door. His fingers morphed into the shape of a key as he inserted them into the lock and turned gently.

"That's it! The door's open!" Mr. 3 announced triumphantly.

"Move aside!" Buggy shouted as he lunged forward, kicking the door open and sending both massive panels crashing into the passageway.

At the same moment, a surveillance Den Den Mushi in the stairwell captured the image of Buggy and his crew. The alert lights in the monitoring room on the sixth basement floor flared up, and the alarm blared loudly.

"So, that's Buggy the Clown?!"

"How can this be?! Isn't he supposed to be dead?"

"Mr. 3 is with him! And Ivankov, along with Inazuma, who disappeared before and were Demoned Away!"

"This is bad! They're heading to the sixth basement! Notify Warden Magellan immediately!"

"Activate all traps! Mobilize the organ! Get all the guards on the sixth floor up there! We must stop them before reinforcements arrive!"

The monitoring room on the sixth basement floor erupted into chaos as the news spread rapidly.

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