Chapter 136: The End!!
"Pops!!"
Under Whitebeard's desperate cover, the Moby Dick sailed away from Marineford amid the thunder of naval artillery.
A crushing grief surged through everyone's hearts. Tears streamed down countless faces.
"—Newgate… rest in peace!!"
On the shattered battlefield, Monkey D. Garp climbed out of the rubble and stared silently at the lifeless ice statue before him.
For a moment, he felt an indescribable emptiness.
Those who belonged to his era…
one after another… were all leaving this world.
Yet Fleet Admiral Sengoku walked out from the ruins and looked toward the Moby Dick, which was nearly disappearing from sight. His brows furrowed.
"—Borsalino!!" Sengoku roared through clenched teeth.
"Got it, got it… honestly, even though I'm seriously injured…"
A slow, lazy voice echoed.
A dazzling burst of golden light shot into the sky, rapidly catching up to the Moby Dick and gathering into a tall figure.
"Damn the Marines!!"
"They killed Pops and they're still chasing us?!"
"Let's fight them!!"
Seeing the pursuing warships and the golden light descending from the sky, the pirates' fury ignited like wildfire.
Justice coats fluttered violently in the wind.
Admiral Kizaru (Borsalino) looked down at the Moby Dick with a teasing smile. Golden light gradually covered his glasses as he spread his arms wide.
"Yasakani no Magatama."
In an instant, countless golden light bullets filled with scorching destructive energy tore through the dark sky, raining down like a violent storm.
"Damn it!"
Marco the Phoenix's expression turned grim as blue flames ignited around him.
But at that moment—
A scarlet streak suddenly roared across the surface of the sea.
BOOM!
Crimson Conqueror's Haki lightning erupted into an inferno-like storm, colliding head-on with the rain of light bullets and triggering a massive explosion in midair.
Blazing fire bloomed everywhere.
Scorching shockwaves rolled across the sky like raging tides.
The next moment—
A figure suddenly shot into the sky.
CLANG—
The instant the famed sword Gryphon was unsheathed, dense crimson lightning coiled around the blade as it slashed forward.
"Divine Departure!"
"Oh?!"
A drop of cold sweat appeared on Kizaru's forehead.
He clasped his hands together and drew forth the Ama no Murakumo Sword, raising it to block.
But the slash wrapped in crimson lightning cut through everything.
The Ama no Murakumo Sword shattered instantly.
Then the strike descended without obstruction.
BOOM!!
The Marine Admiral's body was sent crashing into a warship, a deep sword wound opening across his chest—so deep the bone could be seen.
The sea itself split open.
The entire warship was cleaved clean in two.
"Who… is that?!"
"—One of the Four Emperors, Red-Haired Shanks!!"
Everyone was stunned.
When Shanks appeared again, his foot had already stepped onto Marineford, once known as the Holy Land of Justice.
Now it had been reduced to utter devastation.
Buildings, forests, mountains—everything had vanished.
Marineford had become a barren wasteland where not even grass could grow.
Shanks' gaze naturally fell upon the towering figure of Whitebeard.
Within the lifelike ice sculpture, Whitebeard stood tall and proud—golden hair, white beard, his bisento Murakumogiri planted firmly beside him.
Shanks' eyes then swept across the battlefield:
The grim-faced Akainu,
the cold and stern Aokiji,
the furious Garp.
Finally, his gaze settled on the solemn Sengoku.
At the same time, a crimson three-masted ship encountered a milky-white multi-masted vessel at sea.
"The Red-Haired Pirates?!"
"Why would one of the Four Emperors of the New World appear at Marineford without a sound?!"
Shockwaves ran through the Marines aboard the warship.
One Whitebeard had nearly sunk Marineford into the ocean.
And now Red-Haired Shanks had arrived as well?!
"Hey, Beckman! What are you Red-Haired Pirates doing here?!"
Marco shouted from the Moby Dick.
"—Hoo…"
On the Red Force, Benn Beckman lit a cigarette calmly.
He didn't answer Marco's question.
"Red Hair… have you come to Marineford to start a war with the Marines?"
Sengoku glared furiously.
The Navy… simply could not withstand another battle.
"No."
Shanks stared straight at Sengoku and spoke word by word.
"I'm here to end this war."
He slowly walked toward Sengoku.
"If this continues, the casualties on both sides will only keep increasing without limit."
Shanks drew Gryphon, crimson Conqueror's Haki lightning shooting straight into the heavens.
"If anyone still hasn't had enough…"
"I'll fight them myself."
Then he said calmly:
"Please… give me some face."
"Let Whitebeard's funeral be handled by me."
"I won't allow anyone to desecrate his death."
After a long silence…
Sengoku finally spoke.
"…Very well."
"I'll leave it to you."
Then he turned and shouted:
"Treat the wounded immediately!!"
"—The war… is over!!!"
At the same time, deep beneath the sea, inside a submarine.
"Ugh… it's so hot! I hate diving in this cramped space!"
The white bear Bepo collapsed weakly on the floor.
"We've escaped the Marineford waters. Surface."
Soon, the submarine rose above the ocean.
"Ahh! I'm alive again! The sea surface is much better!"
Bepo rushed onto the deck, greedily breathing in the fresh air.
But beside the submarine stood a massive warship.
And upon it stood a woman who immediately caught everyone's attention.
She was tall and stunningly beautiful.
Her eyes were like the reflection of the moon on a cold lake—clear, distant, and piercing, as if they could see straight into one's soul.
Yet the most breathtaking feature was her legs.
Long, slender, and perfectly straight—made even more striking by the slit of her purple cheongsam.
"W–Warlord of the Sea… Boa Hancock!!"
Though she looked like a breathtaking sight, the Heart Pirates felt as if they had fallen into an icy abyss.
At that moment, a figure suddenly leapt out of the sea and landed steadily on the deck.
Jinbe looked at the tall woman before him with a grave expression.
"Don't worry. The Marines have all been turned to stone."
Hancock glanced at Bepo coldly and stepped forward slightly, her long legs moving gracefully.
Her voice was clear yet carried a chilling edge.
"Good… we thought the Marines had caught up."
Bepo sighed in relief.
"By the way—how is Lord Luffy?!"
Hancock's breathtaking face was filled with worry.
Normally cold and proud, she always lost her composure whenever it involved Luffy.
Right now, Hancock looked exactly like a devoted wife worrying about her beloved.
The contrast with the icy empress she had been seconds ago was extreme.
Just then, Trafalgar Law pushed the door open and walked out.
Seeing that two unexpected guests had appeared on his ship, he was momentarily stunned.
"How is Luffy?! He'll be okay, right?!"
"Straw Hat-ya is badly injured," Law said calmly.
"Internal trauma from the impact, poison, freezing injuries, magma burns… all sorts of damage."
"The fact that he's still alive is already a miracle."
Law's voice carried genuine amazement.
"What a monster…"
"But you're a doctor, right?! There must be something you can do!" Hancock said anxiously.
"Sorry."
"Straw Hat-ya's physical toughness is too strong. My surgical blade can't even cut his skin."
Law spread his hands helplessly.
This diamond-like body was approaching the level of someone like Kaido.
Though still inferior, it wasn't something Law—who hadn't mastered Armament Haki yet—could cut through.
"W-What?!"
Hancock's heart trembled.
Law's words struck her like a bolt of lightning.
"But don't worry."
"Straw Hat-ya's recovery ability is terrifying."
"He'll wake up in at most three days, and he should fully recover in a week."
Law added.
But the response he received was—
"Mero Mero Mellow!!"
In an instant, Law, Bepo, and the others were turned to stone.
"Hiss—!"
Seeing the enraged Pirate Empress, Jinbe instinctively shrank back.
"Women in love… are truly terrifying."
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