To be honest, Sengoku felt numb.
What on earth had Garp taught his grandchildren?
One had just been sent away, and the other immediately delivered himself to the front door.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku? Fleet Admiral Sengoku? Can you hear us? What should we do?"
Sengoku rubbed his throbbing temples.
This matter had to be suppressed.
For now, Garp could not be told.
Ace's execution had reached a critical stage, and Sengoku could not afford any missteps at this point.
"Magellan, detain him in Level Two for now," Sengoku said firmly.
"Keep it strictly confidential. Make sure the Straw Hat boy stays alive. We will deal with the rest after the execution."
Magellan nodded.
"Understood, Fleet Admiral."
The Den Den Mushi call ended.
Magellan turned to Hannyabal and Domino.
"You heard the order. Send him to Beast Hell for now."
The two nodded and escorted Luffy deeper into Impel Down.
Magellan stood alone at the entrance and sighed softly.
"What a mess."
He turned and left, unaware that his position as warden was about to be shaken because of that boy.
Inside the Blazing Hell, Luffy was roughly thrown into a cell.
Time passed, second by second.
Luffy's eyes twitched, and he slowly woke up.
"This place is…?"
A wave of weakness washed over his body. He looked down and saw Seastone cuffs locked around his wrists.
"This stuff again…"
Surprisingly, he did not panic. This was more or less what he had expected.
He looked around.
"So this is Impel Down, huh? But which level am I on?"
At that moment, a deep male voice came from the opposite cell.
"Monkey D. Luffy? I didn't expect you to get caught too."
"Who's there?"
Luffy looked up.
A man holding a candle shaped like the number three came into view.
"Mr. 3?"
"Tch. Straw Hat, since you're in Beast Hell, you can forget about escaping."
Luffy ignored the remark and urgently asked, "Mr. 3, do you know which level Ace is on?"
Mr. 3 froze for a moment, then quickly understood.
"So you came all the way to Impel Down to find someone? Hah, how stupid can you be, Straw Hat."
"Cut the nonsense!" Luffy snapped. "Do you know or not?"
Mr. 3 pointed at the ground beneath them.
"He was on Level Six before. But recently, Admiral Cinderflame and Admiral Kizaru came here several times. I heard they might have taken him away. You get what I'm saying, right?"
Luffy stiffened.
"Damn it. I hope I'm not too late."
"I have to get to Level Six as soon as possible!"
Mr. 3 burst into laughter.
"Don't be an idiot, Straw Hat! This is Impel Down. You're not getting out!"
Luffy no longer paid him any attention. He needed to leave Level Two first.
He shoved his fingers deep into his throat and gagged hard.
Moments later, a handcuff key slipped out of his mouth.
Luffy wiped the saliva from his lips and hurriedly unlocked the Seastone cuffs.
"Ivankov's key really works!"
A grin spread across his face.
Mr. 3 stared in disbelief.
That actually worked?
Without hesitation, he shouted, "Straw Hat! Take me with you! Let's escape together!"
After a brief moment of thought, Luffy nodded.
Mr. 3 kept his word. He did not run off alone but followed Luffy deeper into Impel Down.
A disturbance of this scale could never escape Magellan's notice.
Before long, Luffy ran straight into him.
While chaos erupted in Impel Down, Sengoku finalized the execution date at Marineford.
"Tsuru, issue the order. Three days from now, at Marineford, we carry out the public execution of Ace."
Vice Admiral Tsuru nodded and left Sengoku's office with the documents.
Soon, a single message spread across the entire world.
In three days, Portgas D. Ace will be publicly executed.
The news ignited the world.
At the same time, forces everywhere began to move.
The first to act was, naturally, the Whitebeard Pirates.
Whitebeard had already assembled all sixteen divisions, over sixteen hundred core members.
And that was only the main force.
Beyond them, Whitebeard commanded forty three renowned pirate crews of the New World.
Squardo the Maelstrom Spider, Doma the Drifter, Oars Jr., and many more.
In total, nearly fifty thousand pirates.
On the Moby Dick, Marco the Phoenix, Diamond Jozu, Vista of the Flower Sword, and other powerful commanders gathered together.
"Pops, news from the Navy!" Marco said, handing over the latest newspaper.
"The date is set. Three days from now."
Whitebeard nodded and looked at the commanders below him.
"Sons! This time, we have only one goal. Bring Ace back!"
"Bring Ace back!"
"Bring Ace back!"
"Don't worry, Pops!"
"Victory belongs to the Whitebeard Pirates!"
Their fighting spirit ignited.
Whitebeard raised his hand.
"Set sail. Destination, Marineford!"
"Yes, Pops!"
The Whitebeard Pirates advanced in overwhelming force toward Marineford.
In Wano, Kaido had also finished preparations.
With his kanabo at his waist, he stood at the bow of his ship. Below him stood the All Stars, the Tobiroppo, and the elite of the Beasts Pirates.
Kaido gulped down a mouthful of sake and roared, "Men! Set sail!"
"Ooooooh!"
"Move out! Smash the Navy!"
In the New World, aboard the Red Force, Shanks gently rested his hand on Gryphon and stared into the distance.
Ben Beckman walked over.
"Captain, Kaido has already departed."
Shanks nodded and turned to his crew.
Yasopp, Lucky Roux, Rockstar, and the others.
"We're sailing too."
"The clash between Whitebeard and the Navy cannot be interfered with by anyone else."
"Yes, Captain!"
"This time, we'll tear the Beasts Pirates apart!"
As three of the Four Emperors began to move, the Seven Warlords of the Sea also received their mandatory summons.
This time, no one refused.
Everyone moved toward the same destination.
Marineford, Navy Headquarters.
A battle that would reshape the world was about to begin.