Although Marco didn't squeeze to the front, he wasn't far from Akira Stone. After all, he was from the Whitebeard Pirates. Ordinary people w
Although Marco didn't squeeze to the front, he wasn't far from Akira Stone. After all, he was from the Whitebeard Pirates. Ordinary people wouldn't recognize him, but the Navy definitely had information on him.
If he got too close and stood out, the Navy would discover him. Right now, to avoid unnecessary trouble, he had to be careful.
Standing in the crowd, Akira Stone constantly looked around, especially the routes around the execution platform and the Navy's personnel deployment. He quickly memorized everything. After doing all this, he shifted his gaze and looked elsewhere.
In the crowd, Akira Stone saw many 'familiar faces' because these people were very distinctive, so Akira Stone was able to recognize them at a glance.
For example, Hawkeye, whom he had met once, was standing in the middle of the crowd, neither advancing nor retreating. There were also future 'Shichibukai' like Hawkeye: Gekko Moriah, Bartholomew Kuma, and Doflamingo wearing a feathered coat. Finally, there was a young man with a scar on his face. If Akira Stone wasn't mistaken, it should be Crocodile.
Then, Akira Stone's gaze unintentionally swept over the surrounding buildings, and he quickly locked onto a figure. When he saw Rayleigh, Rayleigh was also smiling and holding up his sake jug to salute him, while also signaling with his eyes that everything was according to plan.
Akira Stone smiled slightly. He discovered that among the people surrounding the execution platform, many weren't simple. Under the perception of his awakened Observation Haki, many powerful auras were hidden in the crowd. He didn't know if these people were from the Navy or were truly here to watch.
But according to Akira Stone's observation, he discovered that many of the 'civilians' were dressed strangely, looking out of place, because they had a kind of aura that couldn't be erased, and that was the aura of pirates. Akira Stone often felt this aura in the Whitebeard Pirates, and he himself had this aura, so he was able to sense the same aura.
"This is really interesting. It seems my guess wasn't wrong. Many people can't hold back anymore. Hehe, they probably don't know what's going to happen next, but they clearly sense that today will be different."
What the world would be like after today, perhaps only Akira Stone knew best, but that didn't mean that no one could see through the trick. They might not know what was going on, but they definitely had a premonition of what a huge change Roger's death would bring to the world and the sea.
"Hey, kid, are you also here to see the 'Pirate King' Roger's execution ceremony?"
Just as Akira Stone was looking around, someone suddenly bumped into him. He turned around and saw a young man wearing a hat, carrying a camera, and holding a pen and notebook in his hand. This person looked very young, only seventeen or eighteen years old.
Akira Stone looked at this person curiously, and asked, "Are you a reporter?"
Hearing Akira Stone's question, the young man immediately said happily, "Yes, I'm a reporter. Today is my first time out to collect information, haha, I didn't expect that I would be so lucky, and be able to see such a big scene on my first time out, the public execution of 'Pirate King' Roger, this will definitely become a world-shaking news story."
"Haha."
Akira Stone smiled, and said, "Then you'll have to open your eyes wide later. The 'Pirate King' being executed is indeed world-shaking news, but besides this matter today, there might be other world-shocking events happening too."
The young reporter was stunned by Akira Stone's words, and didn't understand what Akira Stone meant at all. He carefully sized up Akira Stone, and discovered that Akira Stone was actually carrying a sword on his back, and this made him even more strange, and he wanted to continue talking, but he discovered that Akira Stone was no longer paying attention to him at all, but was looking at other places.
"Quiet!"
Suddenly, a loud shout rang out, and a person actually appeared on the execution platform at some point, this person was tall, wearing a Navy justice coat, and standing on the execution platform with a calm expression, and it was none other than the current Navy Fleet Admiral Kong.
"He's the Navy Fleet Admiral!"
Many of the people present were seeing Navy Fleet Admiral Kong for the first time, but this kind of discussion quickly disappeared, and everyone quieted down, and looked at Kong, and with Kong's appearance, everyone knew that the public execution was about to begin.
Akira Stone didn't have the time to listen to Kong bragging there, and he discovered that after Kong appeared, the Navy's high-ranking officials also slowly appeared, first was Navy Admiral Sengoku, Admiral Zephyr, Vice Admiral Garp, and then the younger generation of the Navy, Admiral Candidates Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru, etc. Besides them, there were also many Navy Vice Admirals distributed around.
Although this lineup couldn't compare to the Navy's total combat power during the later Marineford War, the high-end combat power wasn't weak either, and the reason why the Navy was so solemn about this matter, was also because they were afraid that someone would come to save Roger.
"These Navy guys are really willing to spend, they actually took out 90% of the Navy Headquarters' high-end combat power all at once, if someone were to sneak attack the Navy Headquarters at this time, hehe, that would really be interesting."
However, this kind of thought was just a random thought, and seeing this lineup, Akira Stone couldn't help but furrow his brows, and he discovered that he had thought things too simply, the Navy had come prepared this time, and executing the 'Pirate King' was of great significance, and they couldn't allow even the slightest mistake.
"Clang clang clang..."
While Akira Stone was thinking about how to act later, he suddenly heard the clear sound of chains in his ear, and in an instant, the entire plaza became even quieter, and everyone was looking towards the place where the sound was coming from.
They saw Roger dragging his brisk steps, wearing clothes that were dirty but not messy, with a smile on his lips, and walking towards this place step by step, his hands and feet were shackled with chains, and just by looking at it, one could tell that the weight of the chains was astonishing, but it didn't affect Roger's steps in the slightest, and the sound made by the chains colliding instead added a touch of a different feeling.
"Roger, he's the 'Pirate King' Roger!"
"Pirate King!"
After a brief silence, the plaza suddenly erupted with an astonishing sound, and everyone stretched their necks, and competed to look towards Roger, and it actually made the huge plaza become chaotic, and it was conceivable how astonishing Roger's fame was, although this kind of fame was seen as a bad name by most people.
Seeing this scene, Navy Fleet Admiral Kong, immediately revealed a nervous expression, today was the important day of executing the 'Pirate King' Roger, and there absolutely couldn't be even the slightest mistake, and he also knew that there were possibly many pirates lurking in the crowd, and even many people with ulterior motives, so he absolutely couldn't give these people even the slightest chance.
"Quiet!"
Kong shouted loudly again, and under the amplification of the Den Den Mushi, he directly drowned out all the noise in the field, and made the scene become quiet again, but everyone's gazes were still fixed on Roger, and moved along with Roger's movement.
Akira Stone looked at Roger, and felt excited in his heart, and he saw that even though he was about to step onto the execution platform, Roger still had a relaxed expression, and a face full of smiles, and his footsteps were steady, and he didn't look like someone who was about to be executed at all, but rather like a returning king, who was enjoying everyone's welcome.
Roger was indeed feeling very calm at this time, he had long since seen through life and death, and while the crowd was staring at him, he was also using his peripheral vision to scan the crowd, and he saw Shanks and Buggy, who were lurking in the crowd, and also saw a few teenagers who were staring at him with burning gazes, and he also saw some familiar faces.
But no matter who he saw, Roger's expression always had a smile, but when he walked to the front, and saw Akira Stone standing in front of the crowd, his eyes paused, and a look of astonishment flashed across his face.
At his own execution ceremony, Roger had thought that many people would come, but he never expected that even Akira Stone would come, Whitebeard would actually let him come alone? But although he was surprised in his heart, Roger was still very gratified, and he saw reluctance in Akira Stone's eyes, Akira Stone could only be considered his half-disciple, but he was able to come and send him off one last time, so what could he be dissatisfied with?
Akira Stone had been staring at Roger, from Roger's front to his back, and he just quietly watched Roger ascend the execution platform.
When Roger ascended the execution platform, the entire plaza completely fell into silence, and suddenly, a thunderclap exploded in the sky.
Countless people stared at Roger, who was kneeling on the execution platform, and two executioners stood on his left and right, with faces full of coldness, but Roger had a face full of smiles, and formed a sharp contrast with them, and with Navy Fleet Admiral Kong's wave of his hand, the execution was about to begin.
But just at this time, suddenly, a loud shout came from the crowd, "Hey, Pirate King, where did you hide your treasure?"
As soon as these words were said, the silent plaza instantly became chaotic, and even more people were shouting along.
"That's right, Pirate King, you're going to die anyway, tell us where you hid your treasure."
"Pirate King, you must have a lot of treasure, and you won't be able to use it anymore, so just consider it doing a good deed before you die, and hand it all over to us."
"Pirate King..."
The people of the entire plaza were staring at Roger, and in everyone's impression, as the Pirate King, he definitely had the world's greatest treasure, and as long as they could obtain the Pirate King's treasure, becoming rich overnight was a small matter, and they might even be able to become the Pirate King like Roger.
As long as they were people, they all yearned for treasure and power, let alone the Pirate King's treasure, and in their view, Roger was already going to die anyway, and he might say his secret at the last moment.
Roger naturally wouldn't let everyone down, and he was waiting for this moment, and he suddenly let out a wild laugh.
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