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"Has the surging wave stopped?"
"In the end, what happened!"
Just as the Marineford battlefield was reaching its peak, an unbelievable sound came from the top of the massive, ice-frozen wave.
From a distance, a massive Marine warship could be seen stranded on top, encased solidly in ice, unable to escape.
From this angle, nothing below was visible.
Therefore, up until now, no one in Marineford had noticed the change at the top.
"What is this!?"
Buggy, dressed in his prison attire, lay over the side of the boat, looking down and roaring in disbelief.
"It's frozen in ice, so we can't move at all!"
It was Luffy and his group, who had arrived from Impel Down.
Propelled by the waves just moments ago, they'd ended up trapped here by accident.
"Look down, and you'll see what's going on."
Crocodile, smoking a cigar, looked down with deep and thoughtful eyes.
Beside him, Fish-Man Jinbei and Miracle King Ivankov both bowed their heads as well.
"Pops!" Jinbei's tone was filled with worry.
Ivankov blinked his large kawaii eyes and murmured, "Has the war started?"
"Listen, everyone! Since we're here, we'll use my way to cross over! All of you, hurry up, it's less than three hours until Ace's execution!" Straw Hat Luffy, wearing a yellow vest, shouted from above.
It was also the first time he gave a formal speech as a leader.
Usually, the actions of the Straw Hat Pirates are unplanned; even if there's a plan, something always happens that makes Luffy break away from it... it's astonishing.
As Ace's execution approached, Luffy grew more anxious.
He just didn't know Ace had already escaped.
As soon as Luffy finished speaking, he was challenged and opposed by the future Clown King.
"What did you say!? Slide down the frozen waves in a boat?"
Buggy, in his prison attire, looked particularly amusing with his red nose.
Especially after hearing Luffy's plan, he kept shaking his head in disbelief, unwilling to follow Luffy's nonsense, which truly wore him down.
"It's the only way! First, get the ship out of the ice!" Luffy said seriously, not finding anything wrong with his plan.
At that moment, Gal Dino, known as Mr. 3, objected loudly, "Are you insane!? This is a Marine warship, how could you possibly move it?"
He was currently dressed just like the Clown King Buggy, in a pure prison style.
In his eyes, Luffy's way of thinking was simply a death wish.
"Exactly! You fool!"
Buggy jumped up, scolding as he fought with Mr. 3.
It had to be said: these two shared the exact same temperament, and their unspoken coordination was seamless.
Luffy paid no attention to their doubts and objections.
Clenching his fists, he said firmly, "As long as everyone works together, we'll succeed!"
"For me, it should be possible."
Buggy looked down at his hands and suddenly said this out of nowhere.
As he said this, Buggy radiated a different aura, though this subtle change was hard to detect.
Even Crocodile didn't notice any difference in the clownish red nose.
"Yeah! We even have men here who want to take over the world, and Captain Buggy is in charge!"
"Captain Buggy!"
The Impel Down pirates around him, absolutely loyal, shouted their allegiance to Buggy.
Every move Buggy made seemed perfectly wise in their eyes.
And Buggy's strength, in their view, was beyond comprehension.
Yet, from the brief moment when Buggy became serious, it was unclear if these pirates were foolishly unaware of his true nature or simply out of their minds.
"Blu Bru~~"
Just when the group was still debating, the transponder snail on the Marine warship suddenly rang.
"Attention all warships and all soldiers! Target is TOOZ3, change the original plan, attack with full force, and surround the Whitebeard Pirates! We've requested reinforcements from World Government Headquarters to stop the Whitebeard Pirates!"
"Attention, Marines at the plaza! Kill Ace! Kill Ace! Kill Ace!"
Important things must be repeated thrice.
The transponder snail continuously broadcasted, "Kill Ace," and now Luffy truly couldn't sit still.
"Hey! Listen to me!"
At this moment, the Straw Hat Boy exuded a different aura.
Faced with his firm attitude and the agreement made at Impel Down, everyone had no choice but to act together.
Straw Hat Luffy, Clown King Buggy, Crocodile, Fish-Man Jinbei, Miracle Ivankov, number 3 Gal Dino...
Everyone lined up and jumped down together, determined to shatter the ice that imprisoned the warship.
Boom!
Under everyone's feet, ice shattered, and cracks spread swiftly across the surface.
Clear, obvious imprints were left under everyone's feet as they pressed down, their legs partially sinking into the ice—except for one person.
Clown Buggy.
He stomped his foot, yet the ice under him remained unchanged.
Even stranger, the breaking of the ice actually began directly beneath his feet!
No one noticed this odd, unnatural occurrence.
As the peak of the enormous wave broke apart, they tumbled down together with the warship.
"Huh? It's the wrong direction!!"
Originally, they aimed to enter Marineford from the other side, but somehow, they miscalculated and ended up falling along the wave directly toward Marineford.
An ironic turn of events, with no one paying attention.
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