It was around nine o'clock in the morning...

At this time, there were only more than three hours left before the public execution of Portkaras D. Ace, the captain of the second team of the Whitebeard Pirates, the person who burned fruits, nicknamed "Fire Fist", was powerful and had a bounty of 550 million Bailey.

In the 60th area of ​​the Shambodian Islands, outside the government's entry and exit base and the Navy headquarters, a large group of residents who were transported here to take refuge are watching the execution grounds in the Marinfando Navy fortress through the images of the telecommunications bugs on the large projection screens.

At this time, people can already see from the projection of the phone bug:

Countless naval elites were on high alert, and the auditoriums around the execution platform were filled with naval elites of the Navy officer level. They were motionless, standing majestic like statues on their respective posts.

Compared with the situation where One Piece King Roger of an era was publicly executed and allowed people to gather to watch, it was completely different.

"Oh hey!"

"The time is coming now. I guess the Whitebeard has already arrived in Marinfan too?"

"Who knows..."

"But, will he really show up?"

"You have also seen that there are so many navy soldiers, all of them are elite. Even if they are white beards, they probably won't dare to show up, right?"

Under the large projection screens, residents who were watching and waiting for the development of the situation began to discuss in a low voice.

"yes……"

"Even if he is a white beard, he is still a man of age. Does he really dare to go?"

"It's hard to say..."

"Cough~!"

"After all, he was a figure before the era of the Great Pirates. Now he should be very old. There seems to be no news about him at all recently. Instead, those pirate rookies are more active."

"Yes, I haven't seen him in newspaper news for several years."

“…”

“Hey hey!”

"What are you talking nonsense?"

“??”

"You don't think about it. If it weren't for sure that the other party would go, the Navy Headquarters would have summoned so many elites, even the Seven Warriors Seas had been forced to recruit them, and almost all their troops were used to prepare for the battle?"

"besides!"

"If we hadn't received the exact information, how could we all be transported here to take refuge?"

"Well……"

“What you said makes sense!”

"And there!"

"That straw hat pirate Luffy and that terrifying naughty boy pirate will definitely appear at that time!"

"Bear, naughty kid?"

"That's right, it's her!"

“!!”

"How do you know?"

"You are afraid you haven't heard of it yet? Just the day before yesterday, the big prison advance city was attacked by the straw hat pirate Luffy and the naughty child Anne. They successfully broke in and finally saved a lot of people and left safely. Now the Navy is still covering that matter!"

“!!”

"How did you know?!"

"How do you know?"

"Hey! Because my son is the Navy Grandpa, he is on duty at the confidential office of the Marshal's Office at the headquarters. Let me tell you, this matter is no longer confidential and will be published soon after the war is over."

"hiss……"

"Then, that's a big deal!"

"Now, then you guys say, who will win and who will lose in the end?"

“This is hard to say…”

"well……"

"What will this world become?"

“…”

“…”

The group discussed for a while, then quickly became quiet and began to look up at the large projection screens with a solemn and somewhat ugly face.

What is the result? Nothing they say now is useless. It is not based on the will of these people. Apart from staring at the screen and paying attention to the development and direction of the situation, ordinary people without power can do nothing.

‘The pirate’s white beard is more terrifying than a ghost;’

‘There are also naughty kids, let the bear bite the general.’

‘The flames are burning, sit down on your butt;’

‘Raising your legs and stepping on your stomach, your crotch is full of cake!’

Not far away, a group of innocent little kids were singing nursery rhymes that were taught to them by someone who was a good man while playing with a rope jump, while singing in that kind of singing tone.

If the Navy General Kizaru heard it here, he might be so angry that he would vomit blood for three lifetimes, and then fall to the ground and die?

Of course, Kizaru is now on standby in the fortress of Marinfando, the Navy headquarters, and I am afraid it will not be heard easily.

At this moment, the same thing is also happening all over the world, in the four seas in the southeast, northwest and north, and in various places on the great route. People all put down their things and gathered around various telephone bugs to wait for the result of today's public execution.

Of course, to be more precise, it should be waiting for the final result of today's war?

The sun gradually became higher and the sun gradually became hotter.

Marinfando Island, the headquarters of the Navy.

In the past, outside the fortress of the navy, on the other side of the naval port, in this large town where most of the families of naval officers and soldiers stationed at the headquarters, it was always very lively. Countless families of officers and soldiers, or residents doing business here, had already gone to the market before the sun rose, or were busy in the streets and courtyards of various families.

but……

Today, it was quiet here, and the whole town was silent, with no voice at all. Whether it was a market, street, courtyard or shops of all sizes, the doors and windows were closed tightly at this time.

At the same time, the streets were a little messy, with only stray wild dogs or unattended wild cats basking in the sun lazily on the spacious streets and looking around from time to time in confusion.

Obviously, they didn't understand why all the terrible bipedal creatures in the past suddenly disappeared today?

“….”

Suddenly, in this empty town, a young man wearing a small red vest, blue half-legged jeans on his feet, straw slippers, and a straw hat on his head. He looked a little thin and slim and looked only sixteen or seventeen years old suddenly appeared here, and successfully scared away the black wild cat who was lazily lying in the middle of the road in the sun.

"So that's how it is!"

"Anne!"

"Come and have a look!"

"The notice said that the townspeople have gone to take refuge, and the navy sent warships to send them all to the closest Shambodian Islands here."

That's right, the sixteen-year-old boy who was talking and scaring away the black night cat just now was Luffy!

At this time, he stood in the street signboard and looked at the several stern evacuation notices posted on it, and finally knew why the town of Marinfando was empty without any figure.

He thought that these residents had just gone to the naval base to watch the public execution. He was about to lose his temper, but in the end he realized that this was the case?

“…”

|?˙?˙)?

"It's really no one..."

(?~?)

He trotted and jumped to Luffy, and looked at the notices posted on the white wall on the street, Anne sighed in frustration.

"What a pity!"

ε=(′ο｀*))) Alas

Fortunately, she had just teleported herself and Luffy here, thinking that she would buy some delicious food first, and then get into the crowd to see Ace's public execution.

But as a result, not only was there no food here, but even the residents who could have watched were transported away by the Navy to take refuge?

"It seems."

"It seems that there are only two of us left in this town..."

After looking at the empty streets and shops and residential buildings with doors and windows locked on both sides of the street, Luffy didn't know what to do for a moment.

"Annie, what should we do?"

"If you go to save Ace now, it will definitely be difficult, right?"

Turning his head and looking at the naval fortress castle in the middle of the island, like a towering mountain. Looking at the countless elite naval forces standing on the high wall above, Luffy's face couldn't help but look even more ugly.

Although he really wanted to break into the Navy's execution ground now, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that if he dared to act rashly before the Whitebeards appeared, he would not only be unable to save Ace, but would also be arrested by the Navy soon?

After all, there are only him and Anne here now, while Dibaru and Xiao Ba are all left on the Sunny. They are swimming outside the sea at this time and do not dare to get too close to Marinfando. They do not have any foreign aid now.
To be continued...