All the spectators witnessing this scene... remained as silent as Luffy himself!
Tama, though not fully depicted in the picture, had witnessed the entire peak battle.
Even if unclear to her, she knew without doubt that Luffy and Ace were brothers.
Among those gathered, nobody felt Ace's loss more profoundly than Luffy did.
In Tama's heart, Ace represented faith and the admired elder brother figure.
His departure was agonizingly difficult to accept.
She is also in immense pain right now!
Yet, her suffering paled in comparison to Luffy's.
It hardly bears mentioning!
For Luffy's anguish was magnitudes greater, ten thousandfold!
The Whitebeard Pirates!
As they observed Luffy quietly enduring Tama's blow on the screen,
A tender smile graced Ace's countenance.
"You brat, you've matured..."
At this moment...
Luffy remained silent.
A stark contrast to the heart-wrenching sight of his tears when facing his own death in the pinnacle of battle.
Ace comprehended perfectly that Luffy's silence wasn't due to an absence of sorrow for his departure.
Quite the opposite, Luffy might be in even deeper anguish now than ever before!
The variance lay in the passage of time.
Luffy had come to terms with reality.
He had grown!
No longer the heedless child he once was!
This reaction, in fact, brought a modicum of solace to Ace.
But it matters not, for he won't perish.
Those are just scenes unfolding in the future!
Understanding everything, one can avert such outcomes!
For Ace knew that the two most precious people in his world were still alive.
He didn't wish to wait decades hence, when the absence of the three brothers would be felt.
The three of us still yearn to share laughter, just like they did in their youth...
[In this scene, the video continues to roll.]
[Tama, too, realizes her outburst after venting her frustration.]
[The duo presses on. It's from Tama's lips that Luffy grasps the dire state of affairs in Wano Country.]
[Ever since Kaido's forces set foot here, they've wrought ceaseless havoc upon Wano.]
[Scores suffer from scarcity of sustenance.]
[Save for select pockets, swathes of land lie utterly ravaged.]
[Luffy, initially nonchalant, fails to fathom the gravity of Tama's depiction.]
[Yet, upon exiting the woods and beholding the desolation beyond...]
[Luffy is struck dumb!]
[As far as vision stretches, desolation reigns!]
[The earth is parched, strewn with sand, rocks, and a forest of dead trees.]
[Not a soul in sight, akin to a barren wasteland!]
[A sight to stagger the senses...]
[Witnessing this panorama, Luffy stands stupefied, fury etched upon his visage!]
[Has Kaido's presence reduced Wano to this?]
[The relentless oppression bleeds Wano's populace dry, relegating countless souls to abject hardship.]
[In this moment, Luffy's resolve to topple Kaido solidifies!]
[This transcends mere aspiration toward the Pirate King's mantle.]
[He aim to emancipate every soul in Wano from Kaido's savage tyranny!]
The scene depicted in the picture left countless viewers stunned.
After all, Wano Country lies far removed from the Grand Line, and many have never ventured there nor understood its conditions.
However, from various rumors, it's been gleaned that Wano places great importance on bushido, and its inhabitants seem to lead prosperous lives.
Yet, now it appears... their plight is dire beyond measure.
It's presumed that aside from a few privileged areas, the majority of Wano's populace endures hardships akin to Tama's plight, struggling even to fill their stomachs.
And the root of this suffering stems from Kaido.
To think that under Kaido's tyrannical reign, Wano Country had been subjected to such oppression?
Many viewers hail from the civilian populace of prominent kingdoms and empathize deeply with this plight.
Having endured the ravages of pirates and warfare themselves, they couldn't help but yearn for Luffy to vanquish Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, and deliver Wano from its torment.
Though they acknowledge the daunting nature of this wish, hope persists in every heart...
[Just as Luffy seethed with indignation over Kaido's atrocities,]
[Suddenly, his gaze fell upon a familiar figure before him, momentarily arresting his fury.]
[For the owner of that figure was none other than Zoro!]
[Never had he imagined that, after their parting,]
[The first person he'd encounter in Wano would be Zoro, who had already arrived!]
[Luffy dashed forward eagerly,]
[And Zoro, too, brimmed with excitement at the sight of Luffy.]
[At long last, the two comrades were reunited. Yet, at this moment, an unexpected guest appeared.]
[None other than Hawkins, once a Supernova alongside Luffy and Zoro...]
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