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Chapter's Events:

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"I'll show you the future right now if you want to see it that badly, Whitebeard!!"

Seeing Whitebeard still standing despite all the damage and his determination to protect his son's future before his death, Sengoku felt somewhat provoked.

Thus, he gave the green light to the executioners, "Do it!!!"

Hearing this, the executioners raised their swords, ready to carry out the execution.

Ace closed his eyes, ready to accept his fate.

"ACE!!!" Seeing this, Whitebeard Pirates shouted in tension.

"Pointless… Do you think I can't stop that…? Cough!!" Whitebeard scoffed weakly. Despite his current weakness, he was prepared to easily stop the execution.

"Look, Whitebeard!!!" exclaimed Sengoku.

("Damn…!!!") "Uuhh!!!" Whitebeard touched the bloody hole in his chest with a terrible sense of pain that prevented him from intervening in the execution.

"STOOOOOP!!!"

As the executioners' swords neared Ace's neck, a chilling wave of mysterious mental power emanated from Luffy's scream.

This power caused the executioners to faint and fall before executing Ace.

Hundreds of soldiers and pirates near Luffy also fell unconscious.

Sengoku's eyes widened at this sight.

Ace was also shocked.

"That was the conqueror's…!!!" One of Whitebeard's commanders was stunned.

In a moment of silence, the battlefield hushed.

"Whoa, whoa, are you serious…!!?" Aokiji frowned in disbelief.

"Hey, did you just…!!?" Ivankov locked eyes on Luffy, who started running again and asked incredulously.

"I'm coming, Ace!!!" Oblivious to what he had just caused, Luffy resumed running towards the platform.

("That kid…!!!")

At this moment, Whitebeard felt that Luffy was not just Ace's brother but held a much deeper background.

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"Fufufufu~"

In the dark Empty Throne Hall, an eerie laugh echoed at this moment.

As the ethereal and alluring laughter ended, the sound of a page turning rose.

Due to the quietness of the place, the sound of page-turning could be easily heard... even the deep breathing of the nearby Five Elders could be heard.

"This is too much stimulation for the little hero… of course, he would explode like this, fufufufu~"

"Pressure creates explosions after all."

Imu's red eyes gleamed dimly as memories of an ancient battle surfaced.

"Let me see how you will save your brother from the clutches of justice, Monkey D. Luffy~"

These were the last words Imu said before indulging in this wonderful story again.

One Piece.

At the bottom of the stairs leading to the Empty Throne, the Five Elders had complex feelings after hearing their lord's words...

They remembered it, how pressure creates explosions… the anxiety that their enemy's last words might indeed come true.

No, maybe they were witnessing the process of its realization in this manga, weren't they?

"Oh my god! I suddenly got chills!!!"

"This feeling! Awesome!"

"Luffy is amazing! He did it again! This power! Conqueror's Haki, right!?"

"The same incredible power that made the Amazon Lily female warriors faint at that time!!"

"The same power Silvers Rayleigh unleashed at that time!!"

"Amazing! Luffy has this kind of superpower!!"

"Look at Aokiji's reaction! It seems to be much more than just mental power!"

In the Domain of the Gods in Marigoa, the Holy Knights covered their ears so as not to hear more of the enthusiastic celestial dragons' nonsense.

"They have so many sources of knowledge stored in their palaces and know nothing about the types of Haki… what a shame."

"Recently, I've seriously been wondering why we've been nurturing these pigs for the past hundreds of years."

Saint Garling commented mercilessly.

Marineford:

"Conqueror's Haki… once again…"

"That boy… what does that mean…?"

"It would be dangerous to allow him to leave the battlefield alive for sure…"

"He possesses invincible potential…"

"His Haki is growing at a terrifying rate!"

"It was at the lowest level of intensity just a few months ago! He could only scare Duval's bull… how did he move from that level to this level capable of knocking out the elite of the Marines and New World pirates in this record time!?"

"It's terrifying to imagine the power he will reach after years if trained by a professional…"

"My counterpart should definitely not ignore this…"

"What will Garp do, I wonder?"

In an instant, the general mood within the Fleet Admiral's office changed.

Luffy became the center of attention once again.

"What's the matter?"

Rob asked with a smile after seeing the astonished look on the faces of the couple who were watching the previous scene in the manga.

"It's amazing… this amount of strong brotherly love capable of awakening Conqueror's Haki… terrifying."

In Baterilla, Roger felt unparalleled satisfaction after seeing this scene.

"He is his only remaining brother in that world after all… he doesn't want to lose him no matter what."

Rob commented with a smile.

"That's true… that's why I don't even want to know how it will affect Luffy if he happens to lose him."

Rouge closed her mouth with sad feelings as she began to shed tears again just thinking about it.

"Well, that would be extremely difficult, you know." Rob nodded.

"That grandson can't wait to surprise me again and again…"

"Buwahahaha!! As expected from my grandson! This level of Conqueror's Haki is enough to crush the pride of any king on the sea!"

In Sorbet, everyone could hear Garp's roaring laughter at this moment.

"Amazing…"

Dragon's smile grew larger as Luffy's determined face to save Ace at any cost reflected in his eyes.

"This is the kind of man the world needs to be free and return to its former glory… My son is exactly this kind of man."

"How proud I am of you, Luffy."

Sphinx Island:

"What a reliable ally… Gurarara!"

Whitebeard laughed after seeing this powerful display of kingly qualifications.

"We have a rising king by our side, folks, what are we afraid of?"

"Monkey D. Luffy… now I understand why this boy is the protagonist."

"He's so pure and at the same time has so powerful willpower… even I don't see limits to what this boy can reach in the future."

"I'm starting to understand somewhat… what's happening in this world."

Young Whitebeard looked at the old and injured Whitebeard in the next chapter, who had a smile of understanding on his face, as if they shared the same thoughts at this moment.

When he ordered all his subordinates to support and protect Straw Hat Luffy.

"All that's happening here is for his sake alone, that's what lies behind the Will of D… this world desires freedom after all."

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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):

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Chapter 738: One Step Closer!

Chapter 739: The Fall of Garp! Reaching Ace's Side!

Chapter 740: Freeing Ace!

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