213 With the Justice System

New World.

Off the coast of G-5 Branch.

"..."

Watching the overwhelming pressure that he and Linlin unleashed together get easily blocked by Sengoku and Garp—

Kaido's face twisted into a frenzy of excitement.

"Wororororo—!"

He threw his head back and let out a wild, thunderous laugh that echoed through the sky.

"Sengoku! Garp!"

"You two damned old geezers!!!"

As his voice fell, Kaido's body suddenly began to swell. Beneath his skin, azure scales burst forth wildly, a hardened shell covering his entire body.

His form stretched and twisted, his massive dragon horns piercing through the heavens.

"ROAR!!!"

In an instant, a colossal azure dragon that blotted out the sun coiled above the sky.

"..."

The dragon's enormous head lowered, gazing down upon the tiny G-5 Branch below. With an aura of absolute destruction, Kaido dove down fiercely!

At that very moment, a sharp, screeching laugh split through the air.

"Mamamama!"

Big Mom rode atop the thundercloud Zeus, Sword Napoleon in hand, chasing right behind Kaido, aiming straight for G-5 Branch.

"Sengoku, Garp! Instead of enjoying your retirement, you came out here just to die?!"

"..."

Staring at the two massive figures hurtling down from the heavens, Sengoku and Garp exchanged glances—and in each other's eyes, they saw blazing battle spirit.

Garp spoke first. "Sengoku, one each?"

"..."

Sengoku didn't answer. Instead, a faint golden radiance began to glow from his body.

"Whoosh—!"

Garp suddenly leapt, his body turning into a dark blur that shot toward the sky!

No Geppo, no Soru, no fancy technique—

Just pure, unrestrained physical power, so intense it tore through the air like a black cannonball, soaring straight upward!

"Great Buddha—Impact!"

Sengoku followed right behind him. The golden light around his body exploded, transforming him into a colossal golden Buddha towering over the heavens. One palm swung forward, meeting Big Mom in midair!

"BOOM!!!"

The sky itself was ripped apart in that instant.

Garp's iron fist, wrapped in the most extreme Armament Haki, collided head-on with Kaido's mountain-melting, sea-boiling dragon's breath!

Sengoku's golden shockwave clashed violently with Big Mom's Sword!

A terrifying energy storm swept across the entire sea region.

The heavy clouds were instantly torn apart.

Below, the seawater boiled and evaporated from the sheer force, forming a massive vacuum vortex.

The four legends who once stood at the very pinnacle of the old era had once again unleashed the most violent of collisions!

"..."

On the flagship of the allied fleet—

Katakuri, the head of the Sweet Commanders, stood shoulder to shoulder with King.

Neither spoke a word.

Their Observation Haki was already spread wide, their eyes locked firmly on the distant G-5 Branch.

At the top of that grim fortress of war, two figures stood side by side.

One wore a Justice cloak and bore a sly, mocking grin—Marine Admiral Kizaru.

The other was the target of this entire operation—"Blood Hawk" Rayne Hawke!

"Damn it!"

Katakuri's heart sank to rock bottom in that instant.

The Marines had been prepared all along!

This wasn't some hastily arranged skirmish—it was a massive, meticulously planned trap!

He turned sharply, locking eyes with King beside him. Both saw the same realization—the same dread—in each other's gaze.

The plan had been a surprise attack.

While Hawke had yet to fully secure his foothold, the two Yonko would strike together, supported by their top subordinates, and crush him with overwhelming force!

But now, from the very first move, everything had gone completely off course.

Kaido was being held off by Garp.

Mama was entangled with Sengoku.

And before them stood not only Hawke, but also Admiral Kizaru—the man famed as the world's fastest, his power unfathomable!

And that wasn't even all.

"..."

Katakuri swallowed hard, his throat trembling.

Behind Hawke and Kizaru stood a spirited, broad-shouldered elder.

Though he merely stood still, the vitality radiating from his body was even more potent than in his prime.

Former Marine Admiral "Black Arm" Zephyr!

Another full-fledged Admiral-level combatant!

Three!

Three Admiral-level forces, standing there so casually, without even bothering to attack.

That calm composure—that air of having everything firmly in their grasp—was what truly crushed the spirit.

How could they possibly win this battle?

If retreat were an option, Katakuri would have already urged a full withdrawal without hesitation.

But they couldn't.

Pirates no longer had the luxury of retreat!

After the Summit War, the Marines' prestige had reached an unprecedented peak.

If the remaining Yonko were to flee again, they'd become a laughingstock before the entire world.

And even if they ran—where could they possibly go?

This sea no longer had a place for pirates to exist.

"..."

Katakuri shut his eyes in despair. "Sigh…"

Beside him, King silently glanced back at the hulking figure behind them.

"Jack. Do it."

"We can only go all in now!"

"ROAR!!!"

Jack let out an ecstatic roar.

He pointed toward the distant G-5 Branch, his enormous tusks gleaming coldly under the sunlight.

"Men! Move in!"

"Crush that damn base into rubble!"

"WOOOOO!!!"

"WOOOOO!!!"

The war horn was sounded early by the fearless mammoth himself.

The massive allied fleet, after a brief moment of silence, erupted with deafening battle cries as they launched a desperate charge toward the steel fortress!

"..."

Hawke calmly watched the approaching fleet and smiled faintly.

The overall strategy wasn't much different from that of the Summit War.

Though there was no Kuzan's "Ice Age," nor Fleet Admiral Sakazuki's "Meteor Volcano," still…

The Marines had new weapons of war.

He turned to look at Kuma.

"Deploy the new Pacifistas."

"Yes."

Kuma nodded slowly.

The next instant—"VMMM!!!"

On the plaza of G-5 Branch, ninety new-model Pacifistas ignited their blue thrusters!

Ninety streams of steel shot into the sky, streaking toward the pirate fleet!

"Crack—"

The first to move were thirty massive units, deep blue and covered in frost patterns.

PX-Ice!

They raised their arms simultaneously.

"Shuu shuu shuu—"

Thirty beams of extreme cold energy intertwined in the sky, forming an enormous blue web that suddenly crashed downward!

"Crack—! Crackkk—!!"

The sound of freezing thundered across the sea.

Centered on the allied fleet, the surrounding waters for tens of miles were completely frozen within a single second!

The raging sea turned into an indestructible frozen blue field, trapping hundreds of pirate ships firmly in place.

"The… the sea's frozen over?!"

"Is that Admiral Aokiji's freezing ability?!!"

"No! Aokiji isn't even here!"

Just as the pirates fell into chaos, the second wave of attacks followed immediately.

Thirty dark-red units, like solidified magma, began to move.

PX-Magma!

Their chest plates slid open, revealing pitch-black launch ports.

In the next second, thirty massive magma shells—compressed to their limit and blazing with deep crimson fire—roared outward!

They traced deadly arcs through the air and slammed precisely into the frozen heart of the pirate fleet!

"RUMBLEEEEE—!!!"