On the battlefield, the earth shattered, the seas surged, the king of the new era faced the overlord of the old era. The king clad in black raised his hand and beckoned,
"Seagull King~"
"Gah~"
Responding to the call, under the gaze of the entire world, the livestream that had just fallen silent instantly returned to clarity,
"Look, look!!!"
"There's footage again!!!"
"Nani? Has Pirate King Roger appeared again?!?!!"
Some reporters who hadn't captured the first-hand news earlier immediately aimed their camera Den Den Mushi at the screen, but to everyone's surprise, what appeared on the screen was not the hotly anticipated Pirate King Gol D. Roger, but a wretched… yet domineering man!!!
At the same time, a narrator's voice rang out,
"What you are seeing in the livestream right now is one of the three legendary pirates who once stood alongside Pirate King Roger and the world's strongest man Whitebeard—"
"the admiral of the Flying Pirates, Golden Lion Shiki!!!"
As the introduction sounded, all viewers turned pale. This name, somewhat unfamiliar to the young, was thunderous to those with years behind them.
Even some newcomers today might no longer remember this former legend, but just hearing this string of terrifying titles was enough to know how legendary the man before them truly was.
Cold sweat beaded on every face as they stared intently at the screen, at the blond man who slowly raised his head.
"Jihahahahahaha!!!"
"Interesting—just like when Roger died, putting the sight of death on display for everyone to see, huh?!?!"
"Good!!! Cough cough cough… I acknowledge it!!!"
Golden Lion Shiki coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, a fearless, arrogant grin on his face,
"Better than that bastard Roger, dying before all eyes at the hands of some nameless nobody, in the weakest East Blue!!!"
Orin watched as the man's aura quietly surged, his clothes and golden hair beginning to scatter and dance. He knew this was the old lion's final swan song, but he didn't panic. He simply brushed nonexistent dust from his collar, then covered the Den Den Mushi,
"Since your life is about to end, I'll tell you the truth…"
"Captain Roger has come back to life. It won't last long, but right now he's probably already fighting Garp~"
Upon hearing this, Shiki reacted much like most people would—he froze,
"What did you say?!"
"Roger… is still alive?!"
"Yes. He's become an old man too~"
Golden Lion fell silent. Reminiscence flashed through his eyes, followed by a sharp glint, but in the end it all settled down,
"Jihahahahahaha!!!!"
"Even if that bastard Roger is old, he's probably far stronger than a guy like me now who can't even use Haki. Let my powerful image remain in his heart forever!!!"
In the end, he chose not to look upon the enemy who had cost him his splendid life and strength.
Though because of Roger, a ship's helm had been embedded in his head and he'd been imprisoned in Impel Down, losing his legs, he had never harbored hatred—on the contrary, he acknowledged a powerhouse like Roger.
"Come on!!!"
"If you've got the guts, then come and take my head!!!"
"Orin!!!"
Golden Lion Shiki's aura surged violently, like a dying blaze,
"Wave Slash!!!"
"Thousand-Cut Valley!!!"
Orin neither dodged nor evaded. His gaze was complex, tinged with remembrance. Facing the sky-filling attacks, he calmly put on his gloves, and a black rifle slowly appeared in his hands.
Countless witnesses to the livestream stared straight at the screen, utterly silent, as they saw with their own eyes a dying old lion, struck in the chest by a bullet fired from the world's strongest sniper, a pitiful sight beyond words…
Before his death, he sent this voice out to the world,
"Jihahahahahaha!!!"
"All you weaklings of this world, remember my name!!!"
"Even if I die, it doesn't mean my will will vanish—stronger overlords will inevitably appear!!!!"
"A world ruled by overlords will never disappear from this world. You naïve brats of the new era who fantasize about creating a world of equality and freedom…"
Shiki laughed arrogantly,
"Abandon your illusions and pursue absolute strength!!!!"
Thus, one of the three legendary pirates, the admiral of the Flying Pirates, Golden Lion Shiki, after leaving the world with words of shattered illusions like an immutable truth, died under the gun of Orin.
Thus the Flying Pirates, in the clash between the overlords of the old and new eras, were defeated.
...
At the same time,
On the main battlefield of Marineford, beneath the execution platform, the flames of war and gunpowder roared without cease. Akainu looked at the figures blocking his path, clenching his fists as they instantly transformed into blazing magma,
"Revolutionary Army commander Morley, and Jinbe of the Shichibukai—protecting these sinful seeds of the era is nothing but a fool's dream!!!"
"Even if I have to stake my life, I will never let you pass!!!"
"Me too!!!"
Though the magma was scorching and lethally destructive, facing the many pirates protecting the trio, along with several formidable officer-level figures,
Akainu was entangled for the moment, unable to break free and strike.
Seeing this, Sengoku—locked in combat with Whitebeard—had bloodshot eyes,
"Dammit!!!"
"Even if that Straw Hat kid Luffy and the revolutionary Sabo escape, even if the traitorous Shichibukai are fine, it doesn't matter…"
"but Fire Fist Ace must be killed. That is the bottom line of the Marines' honor!!!"
He wanted to be an actor, sure—but he never said he wanted to be a deserter.
With the entire world watching, if Fire Fist Ace truly escaped, Marine Headquarters would become a laughingstock!!!
"Hey!!! Borsalino, go take down Fire Fist Ace!!!"
Sengoku blocked Whitebeard's attack with a palm and shouted toward Kizaru.
"Oh~ how troublesome~ you want me to go kill Fire Fist Ace, huh~"
At that moment, Borsalino—holding the sword and clashing blades with Mihawk—lit up at the words.
He'd long since grown tired of fencing with the world's greatest swordsman.
It was fine for a short while, but over time, facing Mihawk's slashes even he would start to feel a real headache…
Kizaru's body instantly turned into light and moved toward the direction the three brothers were fleeing. Mihawk raised his black blade, about to intercept him, when an iceberg suddenly formed before him, it was Kuzan, locked in combat with Doflamingo and Crocodile.
In the blink of an eye, Borsalino instantly warped to the three brothers' side,
"Terrifying young men~ have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"
Before the three could recover from their shock, the light instantly took shape, and at the same time another voice rang in their ears,
"Divine Departure!!!"
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