Dark clouds rolled across the sea.
The cheerful atmosphere that had surrounded the fleet only moments earlier had completely vanished.
Every Marine aboard the warships moved at high speed.
Cannons were loaded.
Orders were shouted.
The steel fortress-like fleet instantly transformed into a machine of war.
At the center command deck, Hawk stood silently at the bow of the lead ship.
The ocean wind howled against his white coat.
Behind him, countless Marines watched his back with burning eyes.
That figure represented absolute victory.
"Report!"
A communications officer rushed forward while holding a Den Den Mushi.
"The Beast Pirates fleet is approaching from the northwest!"
"The Big Mom Pirates are entering from the southwest!"
"Estimated time until contact: six hours!"
Sakazuki folded his arms and snorted coldly.
"They're trying to trap us between two Yonko fleets."
Tsuru narrowed her eyes slightly.
"Not only that."
"If they attack simultaneously while spreading chaos across nearby islands, civilian casualties will skyrocket."
"That's their real objective."
Kuzan leaned against the railing lazily.
"Using civilians to limit Marine movement…"
"Classic pirate strategy."
A terrifying killing intent suddenly spread across the deck.
The surrounding Marines instinctively stiffened.
Everyone knew exactly who that pressure belonged to.
Hawk slowly lifted his gaze toward the dark horizon.
"Then we won't give them the chance."
He turned around calmly.
"Kuzan."
Kuzan raised a brow.
"Mm?"
"You'll lead the western fleet."
"Freeze the surrounding sea routes completely."
Kuzan grinned slightly.
"Got it."
"Hibari."
"Yes!"
"You'll remain in command of evacuation operations."
Hibari nodded firmly without hesitation.
"I understand."
"Sengoku, Tsuru."
The two veterans looked toward him.
"I'll leave overall battlefield coordination to you."
Sengoku laughed deeply.
"You're treating us old men like full-time workers again."
"You're the ones who volunteered to come."
"…"
Even Tsuru smiled faintly.
Then Hawk's eyes shifted toward one final figure.
"Garp."
Garp cracked his fists loudly.
"Pwahahaha!"
"Finally my turn?"
Hawk's gaze sharpened.
"You'll go with me."
The atmosphere aboard the ship changed instantly.
Everyone present understood what that meant.
The strongest spear of the old era…
And the strongest monster of the new era…
Were moving together.
Even Sakazuki glanced sideways at Garp.
"Tch."
"Try not to die of old age mid-battle."
Garp immediately exploded.
"What did you say, magma brat?!"
"Want to fight?!"
Sengoku grabbed his forehead.
"Can both of you stop acting like children for five minutes?!"
At that moment—
Boom!!!
Lightning suddenly split the sky.
A colossal shadow gradually appeared at the edge of the ocean.
One ship.
Then ten.
Then hundreds.
The massive fleet of the Beast Pirates emerged beneath the storm clouds like an army of demons.
At the front stood a gigantic skull-shaped battleship.
On its deck—
Kaido himself sat cross-legged while drinking heavily.
"Wororororo!!!"
His thunderous laughter echoed across the sea.
"So that brat really came personally!"
Beside him stood King, Queen, Jack, and the elite officers of the Beast Pirates.
Meanwhile, another massive fleet approached from the opposite direction.
Countless candy-themed warships covered the ocean.
Big Mom's terrifying laughter followed soon after.
"Mamamamama!!!"
"Today the Marines will finally learn fear again!"
Katakuri stood beside her silently, his scarf fluttering violently in the wind.
Two Yonko fleets.
Closing in simultaneously.
The pressure alone was enough to make ordinary soldiers collapse.
Several younger Marines swallowed nervously.
"This…"
"This is insane…"
"We're really facing two Emperors at once…"
But then—
A calm voice echoed across the deck.
"Afraid?"
The Marines turned instinctively.
Hawk stood there quietly.
No anger.
No tension.
No fear.
Only absolute calm.
He looked toward the endless pirate armada before him.
Then—
He smiled.
"Good."
The surrounding Marines froze.
Hawk slowly removed the white Fleet Commander coat from his shoulders and handed it to Hibari.
Underneath, he wore only a black combat shirt.
The air around him began trembling faintly.
"If pirates no longer fear the Marines…"
"Then today…"
"We'll remind the world why justice rules the sea."
Boom!!!
A monstrous Conqueror's Haki erupted from Hawk like a black storm.
The heavens themselves seemed to crack apart.
The sea exploded violently around the fleet.
Several weaker pirate ships in the distance shattered instantly under the pressure alone.
Even experienced Marine veterans felt chills run down their spines.
Garp's eyes widened briefly before he burst into excited laughter.
"PWAHAHAHAHA!"
"That's more like it!"
Kaido slowly stood up in the distance.
For the first time, the drunken grin on his face faded slightly.
His eyes locked onto Hawk across the battlefield.
"Interesting…"
Big Mom's smile also narrowed.
"That brat's Haki…"
Even Katakuri's expression turned grave.
At the center of the storm, Hawk stepped forward.
Then he spoke the words that would soon shake the entire world.
"Advance."
Boom!!!
Hundreds of Marine warships surged forward simultaneously beneath the thunder-filled sky.
The final war between the old era and the new…
Had officially begun.
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