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On the shores of an unknown island in the Calm Belt:
Whitebeard was eager to start reading the new chapters, but the moment Uta began singing and the light curtain started to display a summary of the Marineford War visually rather than in sketches, Edward Newgate felt like he was entering a dream.
His soul seemed to leave his body, and it felt as if he had arrived at a battlefield, standing at the bow of his familiar ship, staring at hundreds of thousands of Marines, including giant soldiers and many powerful figures, among them the Marine Admirals.
Behind him were armies of allied pirates who had gathered around him for many years, deciding to fight alongside him, as well as his precious sons.
His unrestrained gaze was locked onto the sorrowful boy shackled on the execution platform.
'This... Marineford, how did I get here?' Newgate felt as if everything was real, but within, he could still hear the enchanting song of that young girl at the base of the light screen.
'Is this the effect of that song?'
In this experience, Whitebeard felt as if he lived it with his body and soul much more than the feeling he had when he read the manga last month.
A mere song made him relive the atmosphere of the war up close.
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South Blue, Baterilla:
From the moment the song started playing, Rouge felt as if her soul left her body and entered a new world.
She arrived at a place where she could feel the gentle breeze on her face, but her tears wouldn't stop flowing, soaking the newspaper in her hand.
The headline on the newspaper was large: "Execution of the Pirate King."
Rouge didn't understand what was happening, but she saw through 'another's' eyes everything vividly, from the moment of Roger's execution announcement to the moment when the Marines and World Government surrounded Baterilla in search of Roger's offspring, and then to the moment Ace was born after a full 20 months, almost a year of delayed birth.
Rouge felt all the pains of 'the other' throughout that period, which vanished completely the moment Ace was born, replaced by immense happiness.
Rouge lived that experience as if it were real just by listening to Uta's song.
Roger didn't know this.
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Outside, Roger returned home carrying two manga volumes.
One for his wife and one for himself. He managed to get more than allowed because he bought one from the art store on his ship and another from the store in Baterilla.
"What a soul-stirring singer... This isn't an ordinary ability. This girl must be a Devil Fruit user." Roger commented as Uta finished her song and the light screen disappeared.
"I'm almost certain she's the best singer in the world, isn't she? And she can't possibly be as young as she seemed on the screen; her voice suggests she's an adult."
"Could she be another character from the future brought by Rob to see the light early? Just like many others, most notably Luffy."
Roger placed the manga volume he bought for his wife by the window without entering to disturb her and opened his own. He was ready to see what happened in the world after the war.
How would things proceed from here on?
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At that moment, after everyone came out of the mesmerizing effect of Uta's song and recalled all the memories of the Marineford War, millions of people bought their volumes and opened them with boundless enthusiasm.
The title of the first chapter of the new arc was:
"The Approaching Future"
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Chapter's Events:
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[Breaking News…]
"The war is over!!!"
"The Marines have won!!!"
"The legendary pirate Whitebeard was defeated!!!"
Victory celebrations erupted in the Sabaody Archipelago at that moment, with ordinary people delighted by Whitebeard's downfall.
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["We're announcing… Zaza… From Marineford bay..."]
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"Captain Drake!!" The subordinate receiving the broken signal from Marineford called out to his leader, revealed to be one of the rising Supernovas, currently near the devastated Marineford.
[At the stage for the battle at the summit, there are seven ships on the water of Marineford's Bay.]
[These men who will carry the new pirate age would not have missed this juncture in history for anything.]
[They see the signs of war rising from Marineford as proof of the establishment of a new age.]
"Looks like it's over… The Marines have won out… And things will change!!" said X Drake.
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[And they feel the age's frenzied flow upon their skin.]
"In a little while, Whitebeard's territories will become seas of blood," said another Supernova, Capone Bege.
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"Blackbeard was the key. Make no mistake, he's going to become the eye of the storm!!!"
On his ship, Urouge anticipated future changes due to Blackbeard.
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"He saved someone who'll become an enemy one day!!? What the hell is he thinking!?" exclaimed Scratchmen Apoo at that moment.
"What are you talking about, Apoo!!?"
"Trafalgar Law!! Isn't he supposed to be known for his brutality!?"
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"Everything is his fault!!!" Bonney shouted in hatred.
"We have to find him!! Let's go!! To the New World!!!"
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"Strange…"
"What's wrong, Captain Hawkins?"
"Strawhat Luffy's chances of survival… No matter how many times I check… It never comes out to be zero!!"
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"Now it's all over…"
"Hahaha!! What's over!?" Kidd laughed sarcastically.
"A new age is dawning!!! The likes of which we've never seen!!!"
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"This beginning... is quite expected."
"When a man dies, worms quickly start devouring his body until only bones are left."
At that moment, Roger compared Whitebeard to a dead man's body and the Supernovas to worms.
"Tsk, Blackbeard is the most dangerous worm..."
"Undoubtedly, all those protected by Newgate will face a lot of harm... Just as what happened with my counterpart who was executed in the first chapter, they immediately started searching for my unborn son."
"The Marines and the World Government, those bastards... They believe they are the ultimate good, even the public believes them and praises their achievements... How are they better than pirates?"
"It's good that this manga will reveal everything you hide... The whole world will see the truth as it is, without distortion, without addition or omission."
A wide smile appeared on Roger's face.
"Let's see what this final volume of the Summit War Saga will bring."
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In Marineford, the atmosphere was tense due to the scarcity of volumes copied from Marigoa this time.
The Marines who hadn't yet received their volumes were extremely sad and frustrated by this poor treatment.
In the medical room in the safe residential area behind Marineford, Sengoku, Tsuru, and Zephyr gathered with the other admirals around Sakazuki, who was barely recovering.
"These rookies… have the audacity to come this close to Marineford?"
Sengoku felt anger seeing so many Supernovas so close to Marineford after the Summit War.
"They all seem acceptable to me and pose no significant threat, but I am deeply annoyed by merely seeing the face of that scoundrel named Ustass Kidd… I just want to knock him out." Borsalino spoke with irritation.
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 779: Whitebeard is Still Here.
Chapter 780: Sanji, Reiju, and Hiyori! All for Love.
Chapter 781: The Treachery of Blackbeard and the Cowardice of the World Government!
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