Orochimaru stopped Marco, who was about to attack, and pointed to the sky.
"I think you should first pay attention to the ship falling from above. By the way, that's also Ace's younger brother. If you don't save him, he'll be splattered into a meat patty."
"...Wait!! Isn't that Straw Hat Luffy, the one Ace talks about all the time?"
Screams echoed from the sky. Buggy landed first, throwing his feet to the ground and pointing his palms at the ice below.
"Chop-Chop, Split!"
Buggy's feet ran incessantly on the ground, drawing a circle. Within the area beneath Buggy's palms, the ice surface shattered into blocks, falling into the sea and melting rapidly. Warships and a group of people plunged directly into the water. A group of rescued pirates surfaced from the water, shouting loudly,
"Long live Captain Buggy!"
Luffy, who had fallen, was caught squarely by Marco in his Phoenix form and was currently dangling in the air. Luffy raised his hand to thank him.
"Yo... thanks, Pineapple Head... otherwise, I would've fallen into the water."
The remaining Devil Fruit users were all rescued by Jinbe and were awkwardly spitting out water. Of course, except for Crocodile, who was a Logia type and could fly.
Ever since his identity as a former Pirate King Roger Crew member was exposed on the ship by Marineford's conspiracy theories, everyone looked at this somewhat despicable, lewd, and comical character with disbelief.
They didn't know that, according to the laws of all realms, comical characters are the strongest!
Buggy very frankly admitted that he was the mastermind behind this operation, making the pirates, who were already devoted to Buggy, even more so.
Seeing this scene, he thought of Captain Roger. As per Orochimaru's request, he had changed his clothes, altered his makeup, and after learning to split his body, he even restructured his nose. He seemed like a completely different person.
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Orochimaru looked at Luffy, then at the people around him. Everyone except Rayleigh was there; Shanks didn't count. Of course, it wasn't impossible that Rayleigh was watching the show from some corner.
Orochimaru flew in the middle of the pirates and the Marine, surveying the scene. Both sides were facing off, waiting for the other to make the first move.
"Good... everyone's here."
Orochimaru landed on the edge of Crescent Moon Bay, placing a large megaphone in the very center of the Marineford battle line. The mouth of the megaphone was pointed directly at Ace.
Ace suddenly felt a blackout coming on.
??? Both sides simultaneously tilted their heads, perplexed.
Orochimaru played a pre-recorded message. A hoarse, cold voice emanated from the megaphone, simultaneously being broadcast by the transponder snail.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Marineford.
Let us look at this giant human that greets our eyes. He is the top powerhouse of our sea, Whitebeard Edward Newgate.
And the three seated at the top opposite him are our well-known Marine's Three 'Admirals'.
As for the protagonist of this event, please look in the direction of the voice. He is the commander of the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division, Portgas D. Ace... a pirate 185 cm tall, but not very smart.
As for why he is kneeling here to be executed, it's because he's not only weak but also loves to play and is disobedient.
How many times have I told you?
Ace! Don't act recklessly just because you have a problem with your head.
Shake your head for me, do you hear the sound of the sea, 'wah la la la'?
Oh, sorry, I forgot. The prerequisite for shaking your head is that you have one.
Look at the hundreds of thousands of people around you; you only have one face! Can't you be more careful about losing it?
And look at all these injuries on you. You didn't take the life-saving medicine I gave you, did you?
What are you saving that medicine for? Do you want to contribute it to the Marine, or save it as an inheritance for Luffy?
Being mentally abnormal is one thing! But your body needs to be healthy!
Do you think just because you ate the Mera Mera no Mi, you're on fire? Are you sure the source of the energy isn't your brain?"
Ace, hearing the voice from the megaphone, turned from red to ashen. Stared at with pity by tens of thousands of eyes, Ace was on the verge of breaking... Even Garp, who had sat down on the Execution Platform at some point, silently shifted his butt to prevent everyone's gaze from falling on him.
The voice from the megaphone continued.
"But none of that matters. As a normal pirate, what I want to say is,
Have all your Marine's military funds been fed to goats by Sengoku? Don't you know how to clean up prisoners and give them a trendy striped uniform?
Look at that shirtless guy, just wearing shorts! A pervert whose pants aren't even buttoned! Doesn't that affect his image?
Do you think this image looks good? What if children learn bad habits? Do you also want to see your sons shirtless, with unbuttoned pants, showing off all over the place?
What, Sengoku, just because you don't have a Grandson, you want to corrupt all the Grandson in the world? Do you believe I can create such a Grandson for you?
Why do other prisoners have them, but he doesn't? Is it because his identity as the world's only most evil bloodline, the Pirate King's son, is unworthy?
While being a pervert is his fault, not changing the prisoner's clothes is your Marine's fault. As a prisoner, shouldn't he be treated equally?
Please arrange a pure prison-style striped jumpsuit for him; those dirty shorts he's wearing have been on him for half a year!!"
Garp laughed so hard at this, slapping his thigh, "Right, right... hurry up and arrange it."
Meanwhile, the Whitebeard Pirates all covered their faces in shame.
"Help... they finally understand why Ace never mentioned this younger brother... this psychological damage is truly lethal, blow by blow. Maybe it's better if Ace just goes... living like this is too painful."
As Orochimaru's gaze shifted, everyone's attention also moved to the Whitebeard Pirates.
"And those pirates covering their faces! What are you covering? Do you think if you cover your faces, the Marine won't recognize you?
Especially that... what? Little Oars! Yes, you! Why are you so far forward? Are you trying to deliver something? Your life?!
You really only grew in height, not in brains. Is your cerebellum underdeveloped and your cerebrum completely undeveloped?
Why don't you sew a target on your chest? That would ensure the Marine aims quickly and accurately.
Don't pretend you can't hear. If you can't hear, I don't mind carving it on your tombstone.
What, you don't know how to use long-range attacks? Standing so far forward, does it make you look taller?
Get back and protect the Moby Dick. If your intelligence isn't enough, just throw warships around for fun."
Little Oars, who was originally honest and simple-minded, and planned to sacrifice his life for Ace, was directly scolded to tears by Orochimaru's tirade. He abandoned the group and curled up on the Moby Dick, hugging his own plump body.
Whitebeard looked at Oars and felt a little heartache... Although Orochimaru was doing it for Oars's life... it was truly too harsh.
Seeing Orochimaru's gaze sweep over, everyone instantly took a step back, fearing the knife would be aimed at them... especially Moriah, who wished he could disappear... This was what Shadow Clone meant by 'meeting again soon'... Thankfully... thankfully, this time it wasn't him... Akainu looked displeased at this farce and stood up.
"Is this Straw Hat's ragtag group? And you, although I don't know your relationship with Whitebeard, you should be that Straw Hat's vice-Captain, right?
It's said that because of you, my dear friend Jonathan is having a divorce dispute with his wife."
??????????
A vein throbbed on Orochimaru's forehead. What do you mean, because of me, Jonathan is having a divorce dispute? It's his wife who's having a divorce dispute, alright?
Orochimaru turned off the continuously looping megaphone and switched to amplification mode.
"Akainu, a brain is a very good thing, and you should have one too. Dogs are supposed to be smart animals."
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