No one expected that Luffy would recover at this moment and directly turn into Nika, showing his figure even in front of the Five Elders!
"THIS TIME, I WILL DEFINITELY DEFEAT YOU!"
"Oh, how scary~!"
Shinra hid behind the Five Elders as if he were completely frightened, yet the Five Elders' eyes were completely bloodshot as they saw Luffy, who had become Nika!
"NIKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" 5x
As the Five Elders' voices were filled with rage and chilliness, there was also a trace of dumbfoundedness since, after 800 years, they had been searching for this stupid savior, who thought that he could challenge the authority of the World Government!
Four Emperors, Roger, and many others, were all pale in comparison to Nika since, unlike the others, Nika had a certain qualification that could make him truly the savior of this world.
The world was about to sink.
This was the fact that was known by him after the Five Elders told him, and that was why they moved their home to the Red Line. After the Void History, the history that was erased, and right after the destruction of the big kingdom, all of them knew that this world would eventually crumble and sink deep into the ocean.
Even though the king of the big kingdom, Nika, was defeated, he wouldn't allow those of the World Government to enjoy their lives, and made their lives miserable.
So, what is One Piece?
If Shinra had to say, One Piece is the key to returning everything to normal, letting the land emerge, so people can have enough food.
As Luffy's dream was to make people able to live without being hungry, more land meant that people could plant crops or raise livestock, which enabled them to eat more.
However, it was only Nika.
The rest, even if they discovered One Piece, could do nothing, like how Roger, in the end, made his declaration, so the world would be in chaos, helping Nika, the true savior of the world, to return, and gave them the promised land.
Still, could Nika really become that savior?
After all—
"This guy is so stupid."
No one argued with him, since if Luffy remained quiet and just stayed how he was, the Five Elders wouldn't know that he was Nika. After all, somehow due to a coincidence, Luffy transformed into Nika when Marcus went out, soaring toward the Marineford as the others were preparing for the battle, yet unexpectedly, they discovered Luffy was Nika, so—
"KILL!" 5x
All of the Five Elders moved directly, and they had made up their minds to kill Nika!
One elder soared into the sky and turned into a flaming bird as he rushed toward Nika!
Another that became a gigantic boar leaped and was about to smash Nika!
The giant worm also sank into the earth as it was prepared to attack Nika from underground.
The horse-like Elder dashed directly at him as he held his blade, ready to strike Nika down!
Jaygarcia, the last one, turned into a spider-like figure and moved behind as if he wanted to stop Nika if he wanted to escape.
All of the Five Elders worked together, and their only purpose was to kill Nika!
Their combination attacks were perfect, as if they had fought together for hundreds of years.
Meanwhile, Shinra didn't do anything and just observed the fight from a distance as he looked around, watching Shanks, Garp, and others.
The others aside, since they were as good as Luffy's followers, since they had been in the position of the enemy of the World Government, what about Shanks and Garp?
Whether it was Shanks or Garp, they had a special status, and they were confident that they would be okay even if they had become criminals. Why so?
It was because the World Government still thought that it was possible to make them into allies. As long as they remained ambiguous with their actions, the World Government would tolerate him since they had enough strength that made them worthy of being won over by this organization.
To maintain its hegemony, the World Government needed a powerful people under them, so they needed Shanks and Garp. Besides those two, there were still many, yet the more, the better, right?
However, if the two somehow tried to save Nika, it would mean that there was no turning back. They would truly become the enemy of the World Government, and even if they had backings, such as Garp with Sengoku, Tsuru, and many other Marines, or Shanks with his Figarland Family, as long as they made an attack on the Five Elders to save Nika, it was impossible for anyone to save them.
Yet, this also piqued Shinra's curiosity.
Was the reason Nika emerged to make Shanks and Garp make their choices?
To make sure they don't have any way to return and could only stick with Nika till the end?
Still, Nika didn't beg, and even though he was in the most difficult position, he continued to fight the Five Elders, even though he was about to crumble.
"Hmm..."
Shinra rubbed his chin, wondering whether Nika was confident enough to fight the Five Elders due to their nemesis-like relationship.
Like how paper would be defeated by scissors in the rock, paper, scissors game, when Nika met the Five Elders, the Five Elders would lose.
Unfortunately, even if it was possible in the future, it wasn't the case now, especially when all Nika did was just drain Luffy's life force, and if nothing happened, he would die soon.
Fortunately, there were many ways for one to stay and become immortal, such as by using his vampirism, the famous Pure Gold, or by awakening the Ope Ope no Mi.
It was said that the Ope Ope no Mi could make others into an immortal by sacrificing the user of the Devil Fruit.
Somehow, with the relationship between Luffy and Law, it might be possible for Law to sacrifice himself for Luffy.
Still, Shinra knew that everything was over, and there was no need to chase after it, but frankly, he wanted to take away Nika's power, so let's make the situation become more chaotic.
"Instructor Zefa! Admiral Kuzan! Stop fighting that stupid coward. He won't do anything again."
Zefa and Kuzan stopped as they stared at Garp, whose clothes were in a mess, but were still in perfect condition. Before they looked at each other, they walked away.
"Okay."
"That's true. He is a coward."
When Garp faced them, he would give his all, but when he faced the Five Elders, he was as quiet as jellyfish.
"Come on. You want to save your grandson, right? And that red hair over there, you want to stop this war, right? Why don't you say anything?"
The Five Elders, who were completely focused on Nika, didn't care about Shinra's words, but at the same time, they believed that whether it was Shanks or Garp, no one would dare to attack them.
As expected, Shanks and Garp were just silent and didn't do anything, watching the contempt and disdain that everyone had toward them. Even the pirates looked at them with disgust since even if those pirates died, they still dared to face the Five Elders!
Only—
"Shanks! Grandpa! Help!"
As Nika shouted, Shanks and Garp erased their hesitation.
"..." Shinra.