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Chapter's Events:
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"It's a Tsunami!!!"
At this moment, the Marineford was trapped from both sides by the tsunami.
"What incredible power…!!! Truly, this is the monster of legend!!! Fuffuffu!"
Due to the overwhelming excitement, Doflamingo laughed fiercely in the face of the colossal tsunami.
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"Aaaaaghhhh!!"
Unlike Doflamingo, rookie Marine soldiers like Jango and Fullbody screamed in terror.
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"Gurarararara!!!"
Meanwhile, Whitebeard continued to laugh.
At that moment, Aokiji vanished from his seat, his body transforming into ice, and he shouted:
"Ice Age!!!"
Ice surged from him as a center, freezing two massive icy mountains to halt the tsunami waves, then traversed the sea to completely freeze the Marineford bay.
"Aokiji…!!! You Little tyke…!!!"
Seeing this, Whitebeard grinned fiercely.
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"Ahhhh… It stopped…!!!"
The Marine soldiers breathed a sigh of relief as the danger vanished.
Immediately after freezing the ferocious waves, Aokiji attacked Whitebeard.
"Partisan!!!" Several sharp ice spears launched towards Whitebeard.
Whitebeard, in turn, shattered the air beside him, smashing the ice spears and thwarting Aokiji's attack.
"Oh, my…"
The assault from Whitebeard didn't stop there; he swiftly reached Aokiji and shattered him like an ice statue.
Aokiji fell onto the frozen sea and reformed into a human form once again.
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Marineford:
The Marines read the manga pages with bated breath at this moment.
This was a war between the Whitebeard Pirates, bringing most of their power and allies, and the Marine Headquarters with all its forces, along with a new force that hadn't existed in this era, or so it seemed, thwarted at its inception.
The Royal Shichibukai!
That's right, the World Government had been recruiting the Shichibukai into its ranks since a year ago. Gecko Moria, a famous figure at that time, became the first Shichibukai, but he was captured in Impel Down when he attempted to use the Marine's power to break into the prison and save Dr. Hogback.
Since then, the Shichibukai plan had been foiled, and the World Government continued to search for good candidates.
Returning to the manga events, the Marines of this era were fully aware of what was happening in the manga.
This was a war gathering the strongest individuals in the world!
And this doesn't happen every day... But in this fierce war where literal monsters were involved, ordinary people, trained as military soldiers, were also participating, numbering a hundred thousand!
A hundred thousand families... In a large-scale war against the ruthless pirates of the New World, undoubtedly, the manga wouldn't show every part of this grueling war, where thousands of families would lose their loved ones forever.
"...Sigh, Whitebeard is still incredibly strong even as an old man. What does he mean by 'Little Tyke'?"
At this moment, Kuzan sighed, having witnessed firsthand how his future counterpart was crushed into icy powder by Whitebeard's hand, who shattered the void with his incredible power, causing Kuzan's defeat as well.
He also didn't understand why Whitebeard called him 'Little Tyke.'
"...Scary~ Fighting Whitebeard without a natural ability is like suicide, or at least getting permanently disabled."
The same sentiment was shared by Borsalino, who looked horrified while reading the manga's early war scenes.
"...It has finally begun, the Summit War!"
Even Sengoku, known for his unwavering wisdom and calmness, appeared unusually excited in this moment.
Why wouldn't he be excited when he was on his way to gather a wealth of strategic information in this war? Information that would be a great guiding light in future wars the Marine might engage in.
"Tsk, heh~ Well, Kuzan, your 'Ice Age' made things convenient. Now we can call this battlefield, the War Zone!"
Sakazuki commented with an unusually excited tone.
"Now I want to see the old Whitebeard dare to approach the execution platform where my counterpart awaits him."
Sakazuki strongly desired to witness a battle between him and Whitebeard, sensing a genuine surprise in store.
"These are the division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates after 20 years of development? They seem truly ferocious..."
Upon hearing that, Sengoku glanced at Zephyr and nodded, "That's right, but the strongest are undoubtedly the first division commander and the second division commander from the previous generation... Fortunately, it seems he's in mysterious circumstances; the second division commander abandoned the Whitebeard Pirates and joined Roger's pirates before resigning from piracy altogether to become a king in his country."
"You mean Kuzoki Oden?"
...
Far away in Wano Country, inside Kuri art store:
"Izou! You're participating in the Summit War! Oh my!"
Oden's loud voice could be heard throughout Wano at this moment.
"What's that, Oden-sama? I'm still just a member of the Whitebeard Pirates in the manga after all."
Izou replied.
"It seems you've completely forgotten Wano and your eternal duty to serve Oden-sama and pursued your own desires in the outside world, how shameful, how disgraceful - De Gozaru!"
Kin'emon mocked Izou.
"This is unreasonable, Kin-san! Why do you say that! I don't believe my counterpart would abandon Wano without reason, or he wouldn't be the first to secretly go with Oden-san on his journey with the Whitebeard Pirates in the first place!"
Izou felt angry at Kin'emon.
"I don't believe Izou in the manga would abandon Wano either; he must have his reasons. Well, your participation in the Summit War should be a source of pride for you; don't mind Kin'emon."
Oden reassured Izou with his kind words.
"Yes, Aniki's the best!"
Kikunojo exclaimed enthusiastically, always a supporter of her elder brother.
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Ohara:
"So many Vice Admirals..."
"So many fierce pirates..."
"Oh my! Is Mihawk planning to intervene this quickly!?"
"What is this!? Can a sword swing produce such power!? It's just like Ichigo's Getsugaya Tenshou from Bleach!"
"Who is this man who blocked Mihawk's sword strike with just his bare hands!?"
"Jozu? His body turned into diamond, oh my god!"
"This is terrifying! There's such a powerful man in the Whitebeard Pirates already!?"
"Look! Kizaru has entered the war too! Does he want to attack Whitebeard? What's his plan!?"
"Oh, unbelievable! He has been countered, by who!? What is this blue flame surrounding him?! Are those wings!?"
At this stage, readers in Ohara were driven mad by the sheer amount of shocking events and the amazing display of superpowers in various shapes and colors.
Everyone's eyes were gleaming.
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 696: Marco the Phoenix, and Diamond Jozu.
Chapter 697: Admiral Akainu.
Chapter 698: Little Oars Jr.
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