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On the battlefield.
"Huh? What's that?"
"Something fell!"
A sharp-eyed Marine noticed a change in the sky, seeing a rapidly expanding black spot, and shouted directly.
Immediately, most people looked up frequently.
"What--"
"Ah~~"
"What!!!"
Various screams echoed in the air.
The sudden change captured everyone's attention.
How could a ship fall from the sky on a battlefield that was supposed to be safe?
And where were those screams coming from?
Only Ace wore a look of nostalgia.
"Luffy, you idiot, you finally came."
Whispering in his heart, although he was cursing, warmth filled his expression.
"I'd say you've gone too far, kid!" growled Buggy god-tier.
Then came Crocodile's annoyed voice, "It's all because this guy is blinking!"
"Huh? You want to rely on me? Crocker!" the Miracle Worker Ivankov retorted loudly in his unique duck-like voice.
At last, Luffy's voice sounded:
"This kind of thing doesn't matter anymore, it's going to kill me now, the bottom is full of ice!"
At this moment, even Luffy, usually fearless, began to panic.
"Ah~ ah~~~~ah!"
Luffy's erratic cries stopped abruptly, "I'm Eraser, it's fine."
Belatedly aware, Luffy muttered in a daze.
The number 3Gal Dino spoke up again, "You only want to save yourself, so think of a way!"
"I don't want to die like this, someone tell us how to stop!" Ivankov's face was pale, his eyes vacant.
Buggy god-tier, still locating Luffy's position amid the rapid descent, pointed at him and cursed:
"I shouldn't have listened to your advice, Straw Hat Boy, bastard!"
And the direction of his finger... was slightly off from Luffy's position.
As if pointing to the ice that everyone was about to crash into? ?
However, no one noticed.
Clown Buggy.
Number 3 Gal Dino.
Killer Mr.2.
Crocodile.
Knight of the Sea Jinbei.
Miracle Worker Ivankov.
Straw Hat Luffy.
And the pirates who followed Buggy after the Impel Down jailbreak.
In a weird and comical way—
They made their debut! ! !
Joining the battle atop Marineford!
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Sabaody Archipelago.
In the broadcast, transmitted through the Den Den Mushi, everyone watched the chaotic scene.
"What happened? It seemed like a warship just fell!"
"What's going on? Why does it feel like the Marines are disorganized?"
Reporters and photographers recorded carefully, unable to contain their emotions.
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"It's the sea! Save us, we fell into the sea!"
A prison-attired pirate poked his head out of the water with relief.
The companion next to him was still terrified, "I thought I'd crash into the ice and die."
"?? Why is there no ice here!?"
Those who realized what happened struggled out of the seawater, expressions of disbelief across their faces.
It was hard to believe they had fallen straight into the sea.
From a distance, the entire bay was covered in ice.
Except for the spot where the warship fell—where the ice had disappeared!
Aokiji, noticing the scene, was surprised and puzzled.
"Hey, what's going on? Where did the ice go?"
The entire bay was clearly frozen, so what was happening now?
Aokiji felt a bit confused.
Hearing his mutter, Ace's expression changed, as though he'd discovered a significant secret. His eyes became sharp, locking onto a man dressed in prison garb.
Clown Buggy.
Just now, everyone had obviously fallen together, but at the first moment, only Clown Buggy stood atop the warship!
He hadn't fallen into the sea like everyone else.
Whether it was due to his Devil Fruit abilities, or simply his unwillingness to touch seawater, Buggy the Clown now appeared mysterious in Ace's eyes.
Especially considering that before Ace's capture, the Clown King had already ascended the throne.
However, no specific explanation had ever been provided, leading everyone to believe that Buggy's rise was simply due to a miraculous stroke of luck.
"Sure enough... he's hiding something, isn't he?"
Ace narrowed his eyes slightly, whispering to himself.
He resolved to find an opportunity to investigate Clown Buggy's secrets thoroughly. But before that, he needed to get out of Marineford!
Jinbei dragged Luffy out of the water, muttering helplessly, "This group of Devil Fruit users is truly baffling."
Regaining his composure, Luffy climbed to the top of the warship, step by step, shouting at the top of his lungs:
"A---"
The Marines and pirates who had been locked in combat couldn't help but pause, turning to look at this band of unexpected newcomers.
Luffy's shout was so loud, it was practically impossible to ignore!
Even ordinary pirates and Marines stopped to stare, and even Whitebeard and Akainu momentarily suspended their fight.
"Luffy, keep your voice down, you're deafening me."
Golden flames began to rise from Ace's body, and he waved with a smile.
At this moment, Ace was already beginning to plan the escape route in his mind. Once all his allies had arrived, it would be time to retreat.
If the skirmish dragged on any longer, whether or not Ace escaped, Whitebeard's body would definitely be unable to withstand it.
Luffy gazed at Ace's figure, now only a hundred meters away, with a look of confusion on his face.
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