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"Looks like Hancock is happy to see Luffy... Really, love can be deadly..."
Enel's eyes wandered to see Little Hancock in Rob's arms, she was also reading the manga with a happy expression, while Rob sighed sadly from time to time.
"Why does the teacher look gloomy?"
"Did you notice that?"
"Why are Robin and Yamato laughing?"
"Should we change places and go to them? It's tiring to bear Doffy's scary jokes..."
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Away from Ohara, in Marineford, the atmosphere was still calm, and the reason was that everyone was immersed in the manga.
In a completely opposite picture of Marineford in the manga world, where everything was anything but calm.
The war in the manga was portrayed as more bloody and professional than it was in the original manga, thanks to Rob, who possesses both photographic memory and exceptional drawing talent, as well as the title of a skilled average mangaka. These factors made One Piece manga crystallize into an artistic masterpiece that could make the reader experience the war as if they were part of it, which resonated with readers and truly made them part of it.
For this reason, Marineford was currently in a state of calm, with only the sound of birds and insects audible.
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Inside the office of the fleet admiral, bustling with prominent figures in the Marine, admirals or vice admirals, their expressions were calm.
After all, everything they had seen so far in the manga was in their favor, what their counterparts were presenting was good performance so far.
Only what Akainu did previously in the manga was disturbing and unsettling for their positions, but they moved past it.
Kuzan looked at the scene where his counterpart commented on Luffy's arrival and those with him. "I bet my counterpart is feeling bored with what's happening... Why don't you go and fight Whitebeard instead?"
He acted as if he were yawning, out of boredom.
"Really? It seems to me that your counterpart takes Luffy's arrival and those with him very seriously."
"After all, you have more intersections with his crew than any other admiral due to your relationship with Nico Robin."
Sengoku commented with a strange expression, not understanding why Kuzan believed his counterpart was just messing around.
"Arara, Sengoku-san, you may be right, but I know what my counterpart is thinking from his expressions alone."
"I have the same impression about my counterpart as well, look at Kizaru's expression when he sees Luffy."
"Hahaha! I bet your counterpart regrets not completing his mission to eliminate the Supernovas properly."
"Hmph, if I were the one who went to the Sabaody Archipelago at that time, everything that has happened so far in the manga wouldn't have happened."
"… no one would have escaped from Impel Down, and no one would have come to disrupt the war, and Bartholomew Kuma wouldn't have succeeded in sending anyone away... That's because I would have eliminated them all without exception."
Before saying that, Sakazuki looked at the scene where Akainu saw Dragon's son for the first time, the anger portrayed on his face was unusual.
Sakazuki understood that and all the reasons behind it... After all, not long ago, he was betrayed by Dragon, who turned against them and founded the Revolutionary Army, and after him, his father Garp did the same.
'Garp's grandson and Dragon's son, as my counterpart said, is truly a pirate that must be eradicated...' Sakazuki thought inwardly, avoiding mentioning these two names.
"Hiss... Sakazuki, that's harsh, but doesn't that mean that Garp and Dragon will chase you madly everywhere after that?"
Zephyr commented sarcastically.
As soon as Garp's name was mentioned, the atmosphere froze in the fleet admiral's office.
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In the central prison on Hunters Island:
Moria, whose nose was still bleeding after being kicked by the crazy Golden Lion, had the same expression as his counterpart in the manga.
"Damn you, Straw Hat! The moment you arrived, you already stole all the spotlight!"
"Why can't I be the protagonist of the story myself?"
"Hahaha! You want to be the protagonist of the story? Forget it! Do you really think you're Sung Jin Woo, the Shadow Monarch?" Shiki mocked.
Moria trembled with anger, lately he had come to hate the Golden Lion even more than the Sky Sword himself!
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East Blue, on one of the islands in the Yotsuba Island Region:
In a bar that provides printed copies of manga volumes as soon as they are released, a man with pink hair was sipping his favorite wine while reading the manga.
"I must move to an island with an art store, after all, my son Koby will be a great character in the future." He said, smiling.
"Haha, what are you fantasizing about again, Kony? Just because your hair is pink, do you think you'll be Koby's father?"
"Shut up, let him dream. Even if he's really Koby's father, his son is just a coward who wants to escape from the Summit War..."
The forehead of the man named Kony trembled when he heard that, "My son is not a coward, he's just not ready for a war like this!"
"Hahaha! Don't get angry, man, at least he's a little better than Helmeppo, and that duo Jango and Fullbody..."
"But they're all a shame on our East Blue!"
Boom!
"Did you just say Helmeppo is a shame on the East Blue? Do you mean his father too?"
The man who said that line earlier was slapped and sent flying by a blond young man wearing marine clothes who had just entered the bar with an original manga volume in his hand.
The man who was slapped did not wake up again because he was actually slapped by the manga volume that couldn't be destroyed due to its hardness.
"Ah! Run away! Morgan's back!"
As soon as Morgan's name was mentioned, the bar emptied, leaving only the man named Kony.
"Hahaha!" Kony laughed when he saw Morgan arrive.
"It seems I'll enjoy free wine again, my friend..." said the man resembling Koby.
"Come on, let's enjoy reading the Summit War volume in this rare calmness." replied Morgan with a smile.
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Not far from the Yotsuba Island Region, in Loguetown:
Inside the art store, the 14-year-old young man Smoker was looking at the manga page with excitement.
"My counterpart and Luffy face to face again! That's awesome!"
"But really, Crocodile and Straw Hat? Oh, really what a strange alliance..."
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Chapter's Events:
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"SO THIS IS YOUR ANSWER, JIMBEI!!?" Sengoku exclaimed, pointing at Jimbei who stood with the other side.
"INDEED! I RESIGN AS A SHICHIBUKAI!!!" Jimbei announced his resignation from the Warlord seat openly in front of the Fleet Admiral.
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"That's a screwed-up team if I ever saw one… It barely seems possible that they all share a common objective… Particularly on this battlefield…" Garp commented disheartened.
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"Hm? Where is Croco-boy?" Ivankov looked around but didn't see Crocodile anywhere.
Meanwhile, Crocodile had already arrived behind Whitebeard and was ready to attack.
"Crocodile is after Whitebeard!!!"
"Old man!!!"
"It's been a while, Whitebeard!" Crocodile seemed to harbor deep hatred towards the Whitebeard.
Before he could attack, he was stopped by Luffy who was in Gear Second mode.
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"I wonder what happened between my counterpart and Whitebeard in the past... I can't bear such hatred towards someone without a reason."
Crocodile's eyes narrowed as he witnessed this scene.
"N-fufufu~ You should thank Luffy for saving your life..."
"Don't be ungrateful!" Ivankov laughed mockingly.
"Buwahahaha! I like how Jimbei handles Sengoku with his response!"
"Look at how my grandson stands side by side with Whitebeard, as if they are on the same level, never caring about status or power difference!"
"Buwahahaha!" Garp wiped a small tear from laughing, "That's my good grandson!"
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 707: The Day the Nightmare Began for Rouge.
Chapter 708: Sengoku's Wisdom. The Weird Bartholomew Kuma.
Chapter 709: I've seen enough of cages today!
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