"Who are you people?"
The cold voice fell into Law's ears, carrying an unquestionable sense of pressure.
'This guy… we're not even on the same level!'
Law understood this deeply.
Although Jotaro was also a newcomer who had only recently made a name for himself, in terms of strength he was simply far, far beyond them.
"I am Trafalgar Law, captain of the Heart Pirates."
"Why are you following me?"
Sensing Jotaro's scrutinizing gaze, cold sweat beaded on Law's forehead. He knew that if he couldn't give a satisfactory answer, the next moment he might be killed on the spot.
After a quick moment of thought, he decided not to hide anything.
"I've always wanted revenge on Donquixote Doflamingo, but with my current strength I'm still far from being able to accomplish it."
"Boss Jotaro has, in a way, helped me fulfill that wish. Honestly, I'm interested in you. I've always wanted to meet you face to face."
Law never expected Jotaro to just trust him easily. Out of the corner of his eye, he fixed his attention on the Donquixote Family's ships.
"Boss Jotaro, you must have come here to witness this great war of the century too."
The impact of the Marineford War was enormous. Several Supernova pirate crews had gathered on the outskirts of Marineford, watching the flames of battle with their own eyes.
Law guessed Jotaro had the same purpose.
"In that case, I won't disturb you further. Those people are Doflamingo's subordinates. They're here to take revenge on you!"
"The woman in your hand is also one of them. Her ability can turn anyone she touches into a toy."
Jotaro lifted the girl he held, Sugar.
No wonder she had approached them in such a sneaky way. She must have intended to secretly use her ability to turn everyone into toys.
"Of course, with your Haki, even if you were hit, you'd be able to break free from that ability very quickly."
Haki doesn't nullify Devil Fruit powers, but it does provide a way to resist them.
Whether Haki surpasses Fruit powers, or Fruit powers surpass Haki, ultimately depends on the user themselves.
Roger, who never even had a Devil Fruit, relied on Haki alone to reach the Pirate King's throne.
And Kaido, who always shouted that Haki reigned supreme, ended up being used as a jump rope by Nika Luffy.
Sugar's ability was indeed strong.
Plenty of pirates with bounties over 100 million, who also had Haki, had been turned into toys by her and were unable to return to their original selves.
But Jotaro was different.
The level of his Haki was far above Sugar's current development of her Fruit powers.
Even if she successfully turned Jotaro into a toy, he could simply use Haki to break her ability with ease.
Jotaro had never been attacked by this kind of Fruit before, but with his intelligence, he'd only need a little time to figure it out and master the counter.
"Boss Jotaro, let me handle the Donquixote Family members."
"I'll help hold them off for you."
Law felt he needed to take some action to gain Jotaro's trust.
Jotaro glanced at him indifferently, lifted his wrist to check the time on his watch, and then tossed Sugar to Law.
Whether Law was an enemy or not didn't matter to him.
He could just deal with both sides at the same time if he wanted.
"Huff!"
Seeing Jotaro withdraw his overwhelming pressure, Law secretly let out a breath of relief.
"Boss Jotaro, when you claim the New World, I hope to join you then, so we can take down the Four Emperors together."
Normally, Jotaro would've either ignored him or left silently.
But right now, his pale green eyes calmly met Law's.
"Then let me see whether you're qualified!"
At that moment, Law felt Jotaro's ambition.
His blood boiled, and as he looked at the approaching Donquixote Family, he bared his teeth in a grin, "Then let me take you on first."
Meanwhile, aboard the ship, Jotaro headed straight toward the Gate of Justice.
As long as they opened the Gate of Justice, they would soon arrive at Marineford.
The two giants and Bon, however, disembarked here.
Bon could use his transformation ability to become a Navy officer and easily escort the two giants into Impel Down.
———
The battle between the Marines and Whitebeard had already entered its fiercest stage.
Whitebeard's assault was ferocious, but the Marines weren't pushovers either.
Just in terms of sheer numbers, Whitebeard was slightly at a disadvantage.
"Pirate King! That title is mine!"
Upon hearing Ace was about to be executed, sure enough, Luffy appeared on the battlefield of the war.
Alongside him were a few of his crewmates.
His loud shout immediately drew the attention of countless people.
"Luffy!!!" Garp's eyes widened, he never imagined his grandson would also step foot on this battlefield.
Ace often spoke about this younger brother in the Whitebeard Pirates.
Though Luffy was still just a rookie, the courage he displayed made the Whitebeard Pirates look at him differently.
So when Luffy declared his identity, the Whitebeard Pirates quickly allied with him.
Not that it made much difference.
This battlefield was not a stage Luffy could stand on yet.
The terrifying strength of the enemies instantly made him realize the meaning of reality.
"Desert Prison!"
Crocodile appeared before Luffy, grabbing him by the neck. In an instant, he drained the water from Luffy's body.
"With just you, you think you're worthy of being Pirate King? How shamelessly arrogant!"
After all, becoming Pirate King had once been Crocodile's dream.
But now, he had long since been crushed by the cruel reality.
That's why Luffy, this hotheaded fool, irritated him so much.
"Let me show you the brutal reality myself!"
"Luffy!!" Seeing Luffy in danger, Zoro and the others quickly rushed to his aid, holding Crocodile back.
Luffy barely escaped and was about to charge toward Ace's execution platform.
But suddenly, Akainu appeared right in front of him.
"Ace's little brother? Then you can go die too!"
"Hellhound!"
His arm erupted into blazing magma, blasting toward Luffy. If not for Marco stepping in, Luffy would have been pierced straight through by Akainu's attack.
"Get out of my way!"
The magma on Akainu's body flared hotter. After forcing Marco back, he leapt high into the air and charged straight toward the dazed Luffy.
BOOM!
Akainu stomped down on Luffy's head, his brow filled with ferocity as he sneered, "You say you want to be what king exactly?"
'Can't deal with Jotaro… but you think I can't deal with you?'
Whitebeard, seeing this, shouted to his men, "Go save him, quickly!"
Slash!
Whitebeard's subordinate, Squard, suddenly crept close and stabbed Whitebeard in the chest.
At that instant, the whole world fell silent.
Squard had been secretly manipulated by Akainu, made to believe Whitebeard had betrayed them, and in front of everyone he accused Whitebeard of colluding with the Marines, trading all their lives in exchange for Ace.
The Whitebeard Pirates' morale dropped to its lowest point.
But Whitebeard's charisma shone here. With just a few words, he dispelled all doubts within the crew.
They were just about to launch another counterattack, when from the direction of the Gate of Justice came a series of heavy bang bang bang sounds.
The muffled booms thundered through the battlefield like rolling thunder.
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