While all of this was happening, Luffy landed on the platform and excitedly shouted.
"Ace!"
"Lu…ffy!"
Although he looked the same, smiled the same, he couldn't help but feel that his brother had grown too fast.
It had only been a few months since they met. He changed more in just three months than he changed in ten years.
At this moment, he couldn't help but doubt.
'Did he change so much just because he became a pirate? What kind of enemies did he face?'
As someone who had grown significantly while trying to kill Whitebeard, he knew that only by facing a stronger opponent could one get stronger.
"Ace, wait a minute!"
Luffy quickly went behind Ace and placed his hand on the sea stone chains.
For a moment, Luffy felt incredibly weak, but his Haki exploded, suppressing the weakness for a moment.
He used Advanced Armament Haki into his fist and instantly destroyed the sea stone chains. Then, he pulled it out and threw it away.
Although nothing much happened, he was worried it would explode.
After all, in Sabody, he had seen too many exploding collars.
"Luffy, what happened to you?"
When he found himself freed, Ace couldn't contain the question that had been hiding in his heart for a long time.
Hearing his question, Luffy paused.
He could lie to others, but he couldn't lie to his brother. Not only would Ace find out, but he didn't think he could do it.
So, he explained in the simplest way he could think of.
"I am Luffy, but when I left the island, I met my first mate, Liam. With his help, I grew stronger at this exact age."
"But when I was going to sleep three days before your execution time, I appeared in this body. Then, the rest is history."
He kept his voice as low as possible, but Ace heard it.
One thing was confirmed. This was his brother. His brother was so bad at lying that he didn't think Luffy would try lying in front of him.
At the same time, he also understood Luffy's situation.
Luffy started normally, but the first pirate that joined his crew wasn't Roronoa Zoro but someone called Liam.
He had seen Zoro. He would always train on the ship, but he had never asked Luffy to join.
It's not that he didn't want to, but rather, he didn't think Luffy would join.
But somehow, this person called Liam convinced Luffy to train on the ship. Although he hated his father, he knew the importance of the bloodline.
Even his father, Newgate, was quite strong as a child. His genetics helped him grow faster than a normal human.
And, with strong Willpower, battles, and Devil Fruit, he grew up to become the Strongest Man in the world.
Garp was Roger's rival, which made him as strong as Whitebeard. Then, there was Dragon, who was called the Worst Criminal.
In other words, Luffy had strong genetics. He was just too dumb. So, without any teaching, his strength grew at a normal pace.
It was only after he met Liam, who should have taught him properly, that his strength grew rapidly.
"Anyway, let's leave. We need to end this war as soon as possible." Luffy felt something off with him and quickly reminded Ace.
Hearing his words, Ace nodded, and they jumped off the platform.
"Luffy!"
Galdino and Buggy shouted as they had already landed on the ground. When they saw Luffy land on the execution platform, they chose not to climb back.
"Now, let's run away!"
At this moment, Sengoku roared.
"Don't let Fire Fist Ace run away!"
Hearing this, Luffy shouted.
"Stop it, Sengoku-san! I've freed Ace. We are leaving. If you don't stop, you will only be piling up more casualties."
Sengoku's expression sank as he saw the hesitation in the eyes of many marines, including many Rear Admirals.
Suddenly, Luffy sensed someone, and a weird expression appeared on his face.
Because he just learned about Blackbeard's lineage, and this man just walked into the war. Although he was hiding, he couldn't have come in right time.
At this moment, an idea came to his mind. As soon as that idea came to his mind, he looked at Sengoku and shouted.
"If you are dead set on executing the bloodline of the Pirate King, then why don't you replace it with the bloodline of a Pirate who wanted to become King of the World?"
When he heard that, even Garp and Whitebeard stopped fighting.
But Luffy didn't stop.
"Blackbeard, Marshal D Teach is the son of Rocks D Xebec. Let Ace go, and I will help you take him down just like how Roger Pirates helped you thirty-five years ago."
"Shut up!"
Sengoku roared. He couldn't believe Luffy said this kind of information in front of everyone else.
But at the same time, he also realized that Teach was Rocks' son. He wasn't informed of such information, but he didn't reject Luffy's idea.
"Ace, I will throw you away. Take your crew and run for it. Remember, if you become reckless like me, all of this sacrifice will be for nothing."
"And, remember, Blackbeard's target is Whitebeard's Devil Fruit. He can eat more than one Devil Fruit."
Luffy whispered to Ace. He was afraid that Ace would remain stubborn like him.
He had Liam so he could be as stubborn as he wanted.
But Ace didn't have someone as good as Liam. He didn't think even the entire Whitebeard pirate was as good as Liam.
At this moment, he decided to take a risk for his brother.
He could run away, but according to Liam, Blackbeard's target was Whitebeard's Devil Fruit.
While Ace was still looking confused, he closed his eyes and tried to get that feeling.
Awakening!
It was something extremely hard to achieve, but he had already one this before.
He awakened it without any death. He knew he could do it again. He had already done it inside Impel Down.
Ba-dump! Ba-dump! Dum! Dum! Dum! Dum!
A strange melody started ringing in the Marineford. It was this melody that stopped the entire war.
When this melody rang, everyone couldn't help but feel confused.
Until a massive burst of Conqueror Haki shook the entire Marineford, followed by crazy laughter.
"Hahahahaha!"
One moment, Luffy was convincing Sengoku, and another moment, he had transformed.
His hair and clothes turned white. His pupils turned red, and a white cloud floated around his neck and under his arm.
As he started laughing, the surroundings changed. The hard surface became soft, and Luffy started jumping around on the rubbery surface.
"Ace, go!"
Before Ace could say anything, Luffy caught him in his hand, spun his hand before throwing him towards the Moby Dick.
"Hahahahah!"
He continued to throw away others and then looked at Sengoku.
"Hahahahah! Sengoku-san, stop this war!"
"Straw Hat!"
Sengoku roared as he transformed into his Buddha form and launched a fierce attack against Luffy.
His attack landed, and Luffy found his entire body stuck on the walls.
But what happened next shocked everyone. He used the walls to bounce back.
In an instant, he appeared in front of him, Sengoku, spun his upper body sent Sengoku directly towards the Blackbeard hiding place.
Blackbeard was sitting there, cursing Luffy for revealing his identity.
Bang!
Out of nowhere, Sengoku's golden form came crashing down on him.
"Teach!"
An angry voice rang throughout the Marineford.
Whitebeard ran towards Teach upon seeing his figure crash down by Sengoku.
At this moment, Aokiji found himself free and immediately rushed towards Luffy. But Luffy had another intention.
He found a sense of hurry in his heart.
He instantly transformed into a Giant and rushed toward the Whitebeard. Before Whitebeard could say anything, he was picked up by Luffy.
Luffy spun him like he did to Ace and threw him directly at the Moby dick.
"Marco, Dad is here! Let's leave."
Ace shouted from the Moby Dick when he found Whitebeard thrown on the deck by Luffy.
Marco was already telling his subordinates to return to the ship. As soon as he saw Whitebeard on the ship, he immediately asked others to sail away.
Because of damage to Moby Dick, he had to make some adjustments.
Luffy returned to his normal form and rushed toward Hancock.
"Hancock!"
"Luffy!"
Seeing his new form, Hancock almost had a heart shape in her eyes.
"I will be with the Whitebeard Pirates. Find me and take me back to your island. Listen, tell me that my crew needs time to train, or else I will lose them."
"Jinbe will find you after this war. He will give you something. Give that to me."
Saying so, Luffy immediately left before even giving Hancock any time to process. At this moment, Marineford was a mess.
Crocodile and Bullet blocked Kizaru. Aokiji was chasing after Luffy, but Luffy could easily fly away.
Blackbeard surrounded Sengoku, and Garp went to help him.
And, someone was just trying to fish out Akainu.
Marines were in shambles, and Luffy was taking advantage of it.
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