Seeing this scene, everyone immediately realized that Blackbeard Teach had already brought his Blackbeard Pirates to Marineford.
They had been watching the Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates all along.
Only after both sides were heavily injured did the Blackbeard Pirates appear.
Akainu and the others, who realized this, had increasingly grim expressions on their faces. Shame! A great shame!
And as the footage played, members of the Blackbeard Pirates began appearing one by one in front of Sengoku and the others.
In addition to the members who had appeared during Blackbeard and Ace's battle, the Blackbeard Pirates had gained several new members.
Among them was Sanjuan Wolf, a massive battleship as large as the Marine headquarters.
Evil King Avalo Pizarro.
Moonlit Hunter Catarina Devon.
Basilisk Bartholomew Kuma, and the former Impel Down Chief Jailor Shiliew of the Rain.
As soon as they appeared, these guys started mocking Sengoku and the others. It was at this moment that the Sengoku in the footage finally realized that he had fallen into Blackbeard's trap.
The Sengoku outside the footage had the same expression as the one inside.
"Damn it," Sengoku exclaimed angrily. He had been completely deceived.
Teach's appearance indeed aroused Whitebeard's anger.
Whitebeard directly unleashed a shockwave towards Blackbeard and his group on the execution platform, forcing them down to the ground and confronting Whitebeard face-to-face.
Blackbeard emitted black smoke from his body, and darkness spread from under his feet.
While releasing the darkness, he said to Whitebeard, "Thatch is dead... Even Ace is dead! Old man! I truly respect and admire you from the bottom of my heart... But... You're old now, and you can't even save someone who is about to be executed!"
On Banaro Island, I specifically spared his life!"
Teech's mockery of Whitebeard in the footage provoked the anger of the Whitebeard Pirates aboard the Moby Dick. Unable to vent their anger on the image of Teach, they all aimed their fury at the kneeling Teach.
"Is this what you wanted, Teach?" Whitebeard said calmly.
"Old man, no, I didn't..." Teach tried to deny, but the image of him kept provoking animosity, leaving him speechless.
Teach secretly lamented in his heart, "Enough, if I say more, I won't live to see that time."
However, Whitebeard ignored him and continued watching the footage.
At that moment, upon hearing Teach's words, Whitebeard erupted in anger, and a luminous halo appeared on his hand as he struck out with a horizontal fist towards Teach.
Teach, however, showed no fear. Having obtained the powers of the Dark-Dark Fruit, he was no longer afraid of any Devil Fruit user. He shouted, "Dark Water!"
Then he directly confronted Whitebeard. As expected, Teach's darkness completely swallowed Whitebeard's shockwave, leaving no ripple to touch Teach.
Just as Teach was mocking Whitebeard's helplessness, Whitebeard swung his right hand, holding the Murakumogiri, and struck Teach's shoulder with a slash.
If powers were ineffective, he would resort to swordsmanship.
Teach, who had put excessive trust in the powers of the Dark-Dark Fruit, was completely caught off guard by Whitebeard's unexpected move and was directly struck in the shoulder, causing blood to burst out.
Whitebeard grabbed Teach's head, and the glowing halo of his Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability appeared on his hand, as if he was about to crush Teach's skull in the next second.
"Overconfident and arrogant... That's your weakness," Whitebeard said coldly.
At this moment, Teach seemed to realize that as soon as Whitebeard made this move, he would be done for.
In this critical moment, Teach shouted, "Old man! Stop! I'm your son! Do you really want to kill me...?"
Teach's words caused a slight change in Whitebeard's expression, and his hand hesitated for a moment. Instead of killing Teach, he threw him aside.
However, the next second, Blackbeard shouted and attacked!
All the members of the Blackbeard Pirates rushed toward Whitebeard, and the sounds of guns and swords filled the air. All their attacks landed on Whitebeard.
Amidst Blackbeard's laughter.
But Whitebeard seemed to be caught in a flashback like a revolving lantern.
The scene switched to another peaceful environment.
Under a cherry blossom tree, Pirate King Roger and Whitebeard sat on the ground, with several huge wine bottles beside them.
"You're going to die, Roger..." Whitebeard asked.
"Yeah, I don't have much time left."
"Whitebeard, let me tell you how to reach Laugh Tale," Roger said.
But Whitebeard shook his head. "Even if you tell me, I won't go... Besides, I'm not interested..."
Upon hearing Whitebeard's words, Roger laughed and said to him, "Do you know how the World Government has been referring to me lately? They call me Gol D. Roger."
Roger burst into laughter. "No, that's not right. I am Gol D. Roger!"
Whitebeard said, "Sometimes I come across people with 'D' in their names. I have someone named Teach with 'D' in his name. What does 'D' mean?"
"You want to know, huh? I'll tell you..." Roger said, intoxicated, with a smile on his face.
This conversation between the two of them was broadcasted live and transmitted to various parts of the world. Unexpectedly, Roger had spoken about these things with Whitebeard.
Raftel, the place where ONE PIECE is said to be located... The fact that Roger mentioned Raftel, which actually existed, and almost revealed its location to Whitebeard?
This news made people around the world widen their eyes, wanting to hear clearly the secrets Roger and Whitebeard had discussed.
It was the location of the great treasure, ONE PIECE.
After Roger initiated the Great Pirate Era, countless pirates set sail, causing chaos and bloodshed at sea. However, for twenty years, no one had reached Raftel and found this great treasure.
There was increasing skepticism about the existence of ONE PIECE, and now few people believed in it anymore. They simply regarded it as the delusion of a dying Roger.
However, when they saw the private conversation between Roger and Whitebeard, they suddenly realized that it might actually exist. Otherwise, Roger wouldn't have discussed these things with Whitebeard.
But just when they wanted to hear the precise location of Raftel, there was no continuation.
The images returned to the Summit War, and many people lamented and felt that they had missed the opportunity to know the truth.
However, at the Marine Headquarters, figures like Sengoku and other Marines had a drastic change in their expressions. They seemed to have already guessed what Whitebeard was about to say, but now they couldn't do anything about it.
"Shut up! Shut up!" Sengoku shouted.
Sengoku was getting anxious. This had already happened once before. Was it going to happen again?
If that were the case, the Summit War would become a complete joke.
The "performance" of eliminating the Four Emperors, intended to showcase the justice of the Marines and deter pirates, was it going to turn into...
Sengoku nervously and anxiously looked at the images.
However, in the images, Whitebeard didn't stop talking because of Sengoku's interference.
Even after enduring the relentless bombardment from the Blackbeard Pirates, Whitebeard remained standing there without flinching, and his voice slowly spoke:
"That was a long time ago... It was definitely not you... The person Roger was waiting for is definitely not you...
Just like someone inheriting Roger's will... One day, someone will also inherit Ace's will...
Even if the bloodline is severed, their flames will not be extinguished...
One day, in the future, there will be someone who challenges this world, carrying the weight of centuries of history...
Sengoku... The World Government has always been afraid that one day a massive war will break out, one that will engulf the entire world... Although I'm not interested... When someone finds that treasure, the world will be overturned!
That day will definitely come..."
Then, Whitebeard shouted to the sky, "ONE PIECE is truly real!"
After saying that, Whitebeard fell silent again, standing there like a statue.
As soon as Whitebeard's words fell, a deathly silence enveloped the world, followed by gradually rising voices, growing louder and louder, until it became a cacophony of noise, excitement, and commotion...
In the silent night, it suddenly became livelier than a bustling marketplace.
No one dared to believe their ears.
What did they just hear?
Whitebeard said that "ONE PIECE IS REAL, and if someone finds it, the entire world will be overturned?!
Could this statement be understood as the person who finds ONE PIECE having the power to overthrow the World Government?!
Realizing this, many people who heard these words became ecstatic.
It meant that ONE PIECE was not just an ordinary treasure. The person who obtains it might even have the opportunity to challenge the World Government and become the new ruler of a post-overturned world!
No wonder the World Government had always obstructed others from finding ONE PIECE. It turned out they didn't want anyone to overturn the World Government.
The desires of many people, which had been suppressed before, were once again ignited to seek out ONE PIECE, not just for greed or personal gain.
There were many disgruntled commoners who were dissatisfied with the World Government.
Since witnessing the misconduct of the royal nobles of the affiliated countries and the Celestial Dragons treating everyone else as lower-class beings, many people had been yearning for change. Why should they be treated as inferior?
After all, the Celestial Dragons were nothing more than aristocrats in relatively large kingdoms. In the face of someone like Luo ke, even the Five Elders could only stare in disbelief.
Luo ke's appearance greatly broadened their horizons and pulled the Celestial Dragons down from their pedestal.
However, when faced with the colossal entity that was the World Government, they had no means to resist. The strength displayed by the Marines in the Summit War further extinguished any thoughts of rebellion. Now it all made sense: the World Government had a king, and the Marines were the king's blade. Anyone who dared to oppose the World Government would be eliminated by that blade.
So many people could only suppress their anger and dissatisfaction, but now a glimmer of hope seemed to be appearing before them.
Not only the commoners but even many kings of the affiliated countries had a glint in their eyes.
After the previous broadcast, many of them were dissatisfied with the World Government. The quiet and silent devouring of their countries, akin to boiling a frog in water, was perceived as deceitful and predatory.
However, they couldn't do anything about it. The World Government was too vast, and they knew they were powerless to change anything.
Now, this footage ignited hope within them. Perhaps... they were not powerless after all.
...
Meanwhile, Sengoku's face had turned ashen.
It was revealed by Whitebeard again. He knew very well what this meant. The New Great Pirate Era was about to arrive in twenty years.
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
That cursed Luo ke casually disclosed this kind of information.
However, Sengoku quickly realized that it wasn't Luo ke's fault. Even if Roger hadn't appeared, once he was manipulated by Blackbeard and the Summit War was initiated, all of this would still happen.
And at that time, they would be even more passive because the Marines and Whitebeard's pirate crew would both be severely weakened.
During the Summit War, Sengoku had gathered the elite forces of the Marines from around the world. There was no doubt that this war had dealt a significant blow to the strength of the Marines. Not to mention that Blackbeard had caused mischief behind the scenes and released the pirates in Impel Down, making the world even more chaotic.
Compared to the actual occurrence of the Summit War, the disclosure of everything now meant that the Marines suffered no damage, and they could face the impending chaos in full strength.
That was already the best outcome in an unfortunate situation.
What made Sengoku feel even more ashamed was that the Summit War had been a complete failure. They had already failed the moment they realized it was a scheme by Blackbeard, and now Whitebeard had initiated a new era of piracy. This was a failure within a failure.
Sengoku vowed to remember this moment and would never let such a thing happen again... He stared at the statue-like Whitebeard and the smirking Blackbeard in the footage, consumed by shame and determination.
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