Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 112 The Whitebeard Pirates descend from the sky!

After ascending the execution platform, Bane looked down over the entire Naval Square, where the military formations below were imposing and awe-inspiring.

But before Bane could fully appreciate the navy's imposing presence, he heard Teach's voice from behind.

"Bane, you bastard, I'll haunt you even in death!" Teach cursed angrily as he was forced to kneel on the execution platform.

"Yes, yes, I'll be waiting for you to come back to me as a ghost," Bane said nonchalantly.

At the same time, he took out an apple and waved it in Teach's face, saying, "Do you know why I specifically brought a piece of fruit up here?"

Teach knelt there, looked up at Bane, a flash of anger in his eyes, and said, "You're utterly shameless!"

He knew perfectly well why Bane was doing this—he wanted to squeeze every last drop of profit out of him. After he died, Bane would use the Dark-Dark Fruit to take his Gluttony Fruit!

Just thinking about this made Teach feel so frustrated he wanted to vomit blood.

It's important to understand that the main reason he chose to eat the Gluttony Fruit was to eat Bane, thereby indirectly gaining control of the Dark-Dark Fruit's power through the Gluttony Fruit's power, and then carrying out his grand plan.

Unfortunately, he ran into Garp along the way, which led to his current predicament.

He waited for over twenty years in the Whitebeard Pirates. He had considered many possible endings, but he never expected to be publicly executed on the Navy's execution platform!

He already obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit, so how did things turn out like this?!

"You'd better keep the word 'shameless' to yourself. Although Whitebeard is a pirate, he has never mistreated you. He probably hasn't even suspected you yet, let alone knows that the reason his Whitebeard Pirates have come to this dead end is all thanks to you. So, now that things have come to this, have you regretted it? Do you regret killing Thatch like that?" Bane sneered.

Hearing this, Teach's eyes seemed a little dazed. Did he regret it?

Of course he regretted it! He regretted it terribly!

Given his relationship with Sachi, he wouldn't have needed to go to such extremes as to kill him to obtain the Dark-Dark Fruit. If he had simply asked, Sachi would likely have given him the fruit.

However, he was too arrogant at the time. The moment he saw the Dark-Dark Fruit, he had already decided to kill and could no longer restrain himself.

Newgate's assessment of Teach was very accurate.

Rash and arrogant.

"You'll regret this." Teach said through gritted teeth after regaining his senses, "Dad will wipe you all out. You've provoked the king of this sea, who has the power to destroy the world. He will definitely win!!!"

"The reason you still hope he can win is because you feel it's your only hope of survival. But... in reality, no matter the outcome of this war, you're going to die, Teach." Bane grinned evilly. "If Newgate wins, Ace, who's imprisoned in the Deepsea Impel Down, will inevitably be rescued by him. And unfortunately, I've already told Ace everything about how you killed Thatch, so stop fantasizing. You'd better think about how you want to die with some dignity."

Murder, but also punish!

Bane has no pity for people like Teach.

"You...you..." Teach almost died of anger upon hearing this.

According to Bane's logic, even if he were rescued by Whitebeard, he would still be doomed!

Bane was disgusting Teach here, and the Sengoku Marshal, seeing that the time was right, said softly, "Alright, Bane, enough of this talk, I'm about to speak."

Sengoku already knew the truth about Sachi, as Garp had reported it to him long ago, so he wasn't surprised at all.

After taking out the radio Den Den Mushi from his pocket, Sengoku activated the radio signal and cleared his throat.

His voice echoed throughout the entire sky above Marineford.

Seeing this, Bane kept quiet; now it was the marshal's turn to shine.

"The Whitebeard Pirates have wreaked havoc on the world for a long time. We, the Navy, abhor their crimes. Eradicating the Whitebeard Pirates is imperative. As the Fleet Admiral, I am heartbroken and sleepless every time I think of this matter. Now, the perfect opportunity has finally arrived. Today is October 10th, 1520 in the Sea Calendar. It is the day we, the Navy, will execute Marshall D. Teach, a member of the Second Division of the Whitebeard Pirates. It is also the day we, the Navy, declare war on the Whitebeard Pirates. In the name of the Fleet Admiral, I hereby declare that the war to wipe out the Whitebeard Pirates begins immediately!!!" Fleet Admiral Sengoku announced in a deep voice, holding a radio Den Den Mushi.

His voice echoed throughout the entire Navy Headquarters and was also broadcast to the world via the live stream!

In the year 1520 of the Sea Calendar, the Navy declared full-scale war on the Whitebeard Pirates!

As if it had been rehearsed, three seconds after Marshal Zhan Guo finished speaking, the entire military formation in the square began to stir.

The giant generals standing before the execution platform were the first to react, raising their weapons and roaring, "Victory!!!"

This was like a signal; the next second, the massive formation of 100,000 elite naval troops unleashed their soaring fighting spirit in perfect unison.

"Victory is certain! Victory is certain! Victory is certain!"

Three shouts will surely bring victory, and the sea will tremble!

The overwhelming fighting spirit and killing intent seemed to penetrate the screen and engulf the entire world!

On the Sabaody Archipelago, Eustace Kidd watched this scene, his expression turning quite serious. He murmured with a touch of emotion, "The ruler of the seas, truly lives up to his name."

On the rooftop, Rayleigh took a sip of his drink, then shook his head and said, "That old man, Sengoku, is still as energetic as ever."

"Looks like Whitebeard is really in deep trouble this time," Shakky said to himself with a hint of melancholy as he lit a cigarette.

In the original story, Sengoku also talked a lot on the execution platform, such as Ace's background and why he had to be executed.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

But this time, that didn't happen. After declaring war, Sengoku simply shut down his radio-enabled Den Den Mushi and said nothing more.

On the distant clock tower, the hands moved slowly. There were still two hours until the execution at noon. Sengoku's gaze swept across the sea.

The surveillance ship at the farthest point remained calm, offering no feedback whatsoever, indicating that the Whitebeard Pirates were still missing.

"Bane," Sengoku suddenly called out.

Upon hearing this, Bane looked at Sengoku and asked, "What are your orders, Marshal?"

"Nothing much, just wanted to discuss a few things with you." Sengoku shook his head, then said, "You said the Whitebeard Pirates have been missing from our surveillance system for several days now. Where would they have come from to this battlefield?"

"Is it possible that he won't come?" Bane pondered for a moment and asked.

"Impossible!" Sengoku said without hesitation, "He might not care about his reputation and make a rational choice, but his crew won't let their 'Father's' reputation be tarnished, so he will definitely come!"

Bane nodded, then looked at the sea in the harbor and said softly, "You said there's a high possibility that they crossed Fishman Island, directly underwater in their coated state, bypassing all our surveillance and defenses on the surface, and stormed into this naval port in one go?"

Sengoku paused, his gaze immediately shifting to the calm harbor surface. His brow furrowed slightly. After a moment, he pulled out his Den Den Mushi and said, "Tsuru, be on guard. The Whitebeard Pirates might be coming down from the sea!"

"Received," Chief Advisor A-He replied softly.

But the next second, Sengoku suddenly looked up at the sky. Not only him, but the three admirals sitting in their seats did the same, as did Garp and Issho below the execution platform.

At this moment, the attention of all the top experts seemed to be drawn to the sky.

"Looks like I was wrong," Bane murmured softly, looking up at the sky.

He had assumed that the Whitebeard Pirates would use the same tactics as in the original story, launching a direct assault from the deep sea into the naval port, but to his utter surprise, they actually took to the skies!

Dozens of pirate warships gradually emerged from the clouds high in the sky, and the leading ship was none other than the Whitebeard Pirates' flagship, the White Whale Moby Dick!

(End of this chapter)