One Piece: The user of the Nen-Nen Fruit, who overturned the sea.

Hancock's voice suddenly became serious.

Luffy's "curious child" expression vanished instantly, replaced by a seriousness Hancock had never seen before.

"What did you say?"

"Ace, your brother."

Hancock picked up a newspaper from the side and handed it to Luffy.

"The Navy Headquarters publicly announced that he would be executed one week later at Marineford Square."

Luffy snatched the newspaper and stared at Ace's picture on the front page.

His hands began to tremble.

The newspaper was crumpled into a ball in his hand, the folds pressing against Ace's brightly smiling face.

Luffy lowered his head, the brim of his hat obscuring his eyes.

"I'm going to save him."

Luffy raised his head, his voice hoarse but firm.

"Where is Ace?"

"Imperial City, Impeldown."

Hancock's voice was very soft.

"The world's largest prison, no prisoner has ever escaped alive."

"I don't care."

Luffy jumped off the bed, but his feet wobbled as soon as they landed and he almost fell.

Luffy steadied himself by holding onto the edge of the bed, straightened his straw hat, and looked at Hancock:

"Take me there."

It wasn't a request, it wasn't a plea, it was an instruction.

Instructions given by a captain to his crew.

Hancock paused for a moment, then laughed.

"Lord Roy is right, you really aren't very bright."

Hancock stood up and straightened the hem of her cheongsam.

"Three days from now, a naval warship will depart from Amazon Lily to transport supplies to Impel Down."

"I am a Shichibukai and have the authority to enter Impel Down."

"You can follow and infiltrate."

Luffy looked at her, blinked, and was clearly quite interested.

"sneak into?"

"right."

Do you agree?

"agree."

"As long as it saves Ace."

"good!"

Hancock turned around, her back to Luffy, and spoke in a voice so low that only she could hear it:

"Lord Roy, I will do whatever you ask me to do."

Meanwhile, in various corners of the Grand Line, the other members of the Straw Hat crew also gradually awoke.

Sauron crawled out of the ruins and found himself outside a huge castle.

The castle was surrounded by desolate rocks and withered trees.

He moved his neck and checked his wounds—two broken ribs, a dislocated left shoulder, and a deep, bone-revealing knife wound on his right arm.

Sanji's first thought upon waking up was—what does that smell like?

An extremely strong, suffocating smell of female hormones.

He opened his eyes and found himself lying in a room filled with pink, surrounded by transvestites dressed in pink.

Sanji's eyes instantly turned into two black holes, and he froze on the spot.

"Aaaaaaaahh ...

His screams echoed through the kingdom of Kamabakka for a very long time.

Usopp crawled out of a jungle of food and found himself on an island overrun by giant man-eating plants and poisonous vines.

A man dressed like a rhinoceros beetle stood before him.

"You're finally awake, young man."

"Where is this?"

"Boeing Islands, a kingdom of gastronomy."

The rhinoceros beetle handed the food to Usopp.

"Eat it, it will help your injuries heal faster."

Usopp took the food, hesitated for a moment, and then swallowed it in one gulp.

Then his stomach made a loud rumbling sound.

Are you hungry?

I'm hungry...

"There's food everywhere over there, go and eat."

Usopp looked at the mountain piled high with food in the distance, and tears streamed down his face.

Chopper, Nami, Robin, Brook, and Franky all landed on islands suitable for their training.

Meanwhile, the second half of the Grand Line.

Beehive Island.

When Roy landed from the sky, the port had already gathered all of Beehive Island's core combat forces.

Barrett's Mythical Zoan type White Tiger Fruit ability (Fruit Awakening).

Hawkeye Mihawk, a top-tier swordsman.

Gild Tesoro, user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit (Fruit Awakening).

Crocodile's Logia-type Sand-Sand Fruit ability

Tyrant - Kuma, user of the Paw-Paw Fruit.

Cyrus, the great swordsman from Dressrosa

Savy, an ancient species of Iron-Boned Giant Ape, is a master of physical combat.

The pea ate the fairy-type Peashooter (Roy No. 2) of the Mythical Zoan species.

Enel, a Logia-type Cloud-Cloud Fruit user,

Charon is a dual-blooded Fishman from Fishman Island, a master of Fishman Karate and the Six Powers of the Navy.

Yamato Mythical Zoan type, Ooku Makoto form (Kaido's daughter).

Rob Lucci, a master of the Six Powers, in his Mythical Zoan form, Shadow Panther.

Burgess, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user with the power of the Strength-Strength Fruit, is a master of physical combat.

Van Augur possesses the Instant-Teleport Fruit ability and is a top sniper on Beehive Island.

Lafayette is an expert in swordsmanship, hypnosis, and intelligence gathering; a Paramecia-type Imitation Fruit user.

Barrier on Baal's Beehive Island, user of the Island-Island Fruit.

Kazami, the Great Swordsman with Quick Swordsmanship

Kaku's Six Powers Master Ancient Dire Wolf Form

Bruno's Six Styles Master Ancient Species Cave 1 Bear Form

Jabra, a user of the Rust-Rust Fruit, and a master of the Six Powers.

And Moria, the user of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, who is still lurking in the Navy.

In addition, Secretary Stella (Zoan-type White Dove), Doctor Vera (Venom-Venom Fruit), Secretary Scarlet (Paramecia-type Clone-Clone Fruit), Ginny (Paramecia-type Ghost-Ghost Fruit), and Secretary Kalifa (Paramecia-type Paint-Paint Fruit) have all retired from combat.

The next generation of the Roy Pirates: Supernova New Trafalgar Law (Op-Op Fruit), Mihawk's apprentice and swordswoman Kuina, Rebecca (daughter of Kyros and Scarlett), and Bonney (daughter of Kuma and Ginny).

There's also Earl Redfield, who's similar to a Supreme Elder (Mythical Zoan type, Vampire Fruit).

Earl Redfield stood atop the highest watchtower in the harbor, looking down upon everyone.

Roy landed on the highest stone platform in the harbor, looking at the core members who had followed him for more than ten years, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Is everyone here?"

Barrett grinned:

"I've been prepared for a long time, just waiting for your word."

Roy pulled a nautical chart from his pocket and unfolded it in front of everyone.

The nautical chart marks the location of Marineford, the naval headquarters, and next to it are densely marked troop deployments, shipping routes, and evacuation routes.

Each annotation was written with a different colored pen, and each stroke was drawn by Roy himself.

"We have only one goal."

Roy's fingers pressed on Marineford, the sound not loud, but everyone could hear it clearly.

"Eliminate as much of the navy's mid-to-high-level personnel as possible."

"Kill as many major generals and above as you can."

"Once all the mid- to high-ranking officers of the Navy Headquarters are killed, the landscape of this sea will be completely changed."

"Whether Whitebeard wins or loses, the Navy can't beat him."

"And Beehive Island will become the only voice on this vast sea."

Barrett raised his fist and let out a deafening roar:

"I've waited far too long for this day—!!!"

Tesoro's golden lightning exploded, illuminating the entire harbor.

Hawkeye drew his black sword, Night, the blade reflecting a blinding light in the sunlight.

Crocodile removed the cigar from his lips, exhaled a puff of smoke, and his right hand transformed into a sand blade.

Cyrus raised his greatsword, its tip pointing to the sky.

Lu Qi crossed his arms in front of his chest, already in the starting stance of the Six Styles.

Kuina gripped the Ame no Habakiri tightly and took a deep breath.

Cheers rose in waves at the port as the crew waved their weapons and shouted the name of Beehive Island.

Roy put away the nautical chart, looked at his comrades who had followed him for over a decade, and spoke in a deep but powerful voice:

"Combatants, march on!"

"Target—Naval Headquarters, Marineford."

The engines of the Ark Proverb roared to life, and golden lightning crackled around the hull.

Barrett was the first to leap onto the Proverb, its white tiger-shaped stripes gleaming in the sunlight.

Tesoro controlled the Proverb to slowly ascend into the air, golden lightning exploding around the ship's hull.

As the combatants boarded the ship one after another, every face was filled with fighting spirit.

Roy was the last to board the ship.

He stood at the bow of the ship, the sea breeze ruffling the hem of his clothes, with the Black Sword Autumn Water hanging at his waist.