One Piece: Hashirama Template

"Ace—"

"What... what is that?"

"A ship? A flying ship?!"

As Luffy's voice echoed throughout the world, people quickly located his position by following the sound.

Shockingly, Luffy was not anywhere on the battlefield, but high above it.

A meteor seemed to streak across the sky, and then a small, single-masted sailboat plummeted like a meteorite, crashing down towards the ice-covered battlefield below.

The sailboat's landing spot, by sheer coincidence, was the massive lake formed after Jozu had shattered the ice and lifted a large iceberg.

Even so, for an ordinary sailboat to fall from such a height, it should have been shattered to pieces, its keel broken.

But after this sailboat landed, it did not sink into the sea. It merely shuddered, sending out a huge circle of waves, and came to a steady stop on the lake's surface.

From this, one could see just how astonishingly durable this "850" sailboat was.

This sailboat was the one that had fulfilled Franky's dream, the Going Merry, fully remodeled with Adam Wood!

"Luffy!!!"

Seeing the figure wearing a straw hat on the ship's bow, Garp, whose heart was filled with joy, couldn't help but clutch his head in worry.

But in the next second, as if he had noticed something else, his eyes widened again. "That is..."

Like him, many others with sharp eyesight noticed it as well.

"The Dark King, Silvers Rayleigh!"

"The Pirate King's first mate, he really appeared!"

"..."

Beside Luffy stood an old man with a full head of white hair and a white beard, wearing glasses.

Although his hair was different from the blond hair on his bounty poster, anyone with a bit of knowledge recognized him at a glance.

It was the strongest first mate of the previous era, the "Silver" of the Roger Pirates' Gold, Silver, and Bronze trio, the Dark King Silvers Rayleigh, whose title was the same as one of the three Ancient Weapons.

"Luffy, that guy..."

Watching his younger brother appear in a way no one could have expected, Ace's eyes widened before a helpless smile appeared on his face. "What a worrisome little brother!"

"Pheasant Beak!"

At that moment, a giant ice bird flew towards Ace, who had just landed.

"Mirror Flame!"

Ace protected the unconscious Bon Clay with one hand while unleashing a massive wall of flames with the other, clashing with the ice bird like a tidal wave, ending in a stalemate.

Taking this opportunity, Ace quickly left the plaza to rendezvous with the Whitebeard Pirates!

"Ace!"

"Is that the kid's younger brother?"

"Was the one who saved him a crewmate of his brother?"

"That was amazing, he tricked everyone! As expected of Commander Ace's brother!"

"..."

The various division commanders and elite members quickly surrounded him, protecting Ace while laughing heartily.

Although they weren't the ones who rescued Ace, they were overjoyed as long as he was saved.

Now, as long as they could successfully leave Marineford Island, it would be the Whitebeard Pirates' victory.

Little did they know, Ace's rescue also meant the final countdown for their Pops had begun.

Watching his son run towards him, Whitebeard, who had been filled with anxiety, suddenly burst out laughing. "Gurararara... My sons, all hands, set sail for the New World!"

After speaking, Whitebeard did not turn back towards the undamaged Moby Dick. Instead, he channeled the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit into his Murakumogiri, forcing Akainu back with a single slash. He simultaneously tore the earth apart, sending out a staggering shockwave that blew away numerous Marines, before charging towards Ace and the others.

Behind Ace's group, Sengoku was glowing with golden light, entering his Great Buddha form, preparing to join the battle personally.

Whitebeard intended to stop him, buying time for his sons.

"How frightening. To think I was outsmarted by a rookie. But I can't let the world's most evil bloodline just leave like this."

At this moment, Kizaru, who had been slacking off, suddenly transformed into a flash of golden light and appeared above Ace and the others. With his fingers forming a delicate pose shining with golden light, he prepared to unleash his signature Yasakani no Magatama.

Swish—

In the next second, a dark red slash, different from the typical blue-green ones, flew swiftly towards Kizaru.

In terms of size, this slash couldn't compare to Hawkeye's world's strongest slash.

But this single slash forced Kizaru to halt his attack on Ace's group and teleport away.

Only a true powerhouse could understand that this slash represented a different dimension of power—Conqueror's Haki infusion!

The one who had unleashed this slash was Rayleigh!

Wooooom... Crackle!

While Rayleigh bought them time, Whitebeard leaped high, flying over the heads of Ace and the others. With no more of his sons in front of him, the world's strongest man no longer had any restraints!

Thus, Whitebeard planted his Murakumogiri into the ground. Just as he did upon his arrival, he crossed his arms before his chest, clenching his fists to gather a transparent white shockwave, and unleashed the most powerful punch since his appearance.

The strongest of the Paramecia, the world's strongest power of earthquakes, was unleashed without restraint.

In an instant, the entire island of Marineford, including the ice field behind it, began to shake violently.

Watching this through the screens, people all over the world had the illusion that the entire world was shaking violently.

Amidst this unprecedented earthquake, the plaza of Marineford did not shatter into pieces. Instead, a bottomless chasm appeared, separating Whitebeard from Ace and the others behind him.

Then, the terrifying earthquake's power, with unstoppable momentum, directly destroyed the Marine Headquarters in front of Whitebeard, causing the hundreds-of-meters-tall main building to crack and become the world's most precarious structure.

At the same time, the ice field behind them, except for the ice in Crescent Bay, completely shattered and returned to being the sea. Not only that, but the sea that re-emerged from the ice was split into massive, heaving chunks, as if heaven and earth were being overturned.

The fractured sea mercilessly swallowed the warships moored around Marineford, crippling the Marines' ability to pursue.

Having done all this, Whitebeard once again held his Murakumogiri, his colossal figure standing firm on the other side of the chasm. Gazing at Buddha Sengoku and the three Marine Admirals before him, he took a deep breath and roared:

"Listen up, you brats!"

"I'm now giving you my final captain's order. All 1.9 of you are to return to the New World safely!"

Hearing this, Ace and the others on the other side of the chasm all shuddered. They turned to look at their Pops, who was holding back all of the Marines' top forces, and shouted desperately, "Pops!"

"Final captain's order? Pops, you have to come with us!"

"Pops, don't leave us behind! We'll fight together, and return to the New World together!"

"..."

"Gurararara... My sons, there's no need for sorrow. I am just a remnant of the old era..."

Hearing the shouts from behind him, Whitebeard couldn't help but laugh loudly. He then clenched his fist again, gathering the transparent white shockwave, and launched another earth-shattering punch towards the three Marine Admirals and Buddha Sengoku, shouting at the top of his lungs, "The new era has no ship that can carry me!"

Crackle...

The very atmosphere shattered once more

(End of Chapter)

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