One Piece: The Strongest Trait System

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Hearing that the World Government had exposed this fact to the entire world, Ace could only grit his teeth.

Because of this bloodline, he was despised and rejected by the world. His mother had died because of this bloodline!

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"F-Fire Fist Ace! Is Gold Roger's son??"

On Sabaody Archipelago, everyone watching the live broadcast was completely stunned by this news.

"THIS IS HUGE NEWS! CONTACT HQ IMMEDIATELY! PREPARE AN EXTRA EDITION!" The reporters went into a frenzy.

The Pirate King's evil bloodline still existed on these seas. Many people even fell to the ground in terror.

It wasn't an overreaction. Gold Roger's significance to this era was too immense.

No... this Great Pirate Era was single-handedly started by Gold Roger. His words before his execution—"I left everything I have in that place!"—had completely ignited the era, beginning the Great Age of Pirates!

The World Government deemed Roger's bloodline the most evil not just because he reached Laugh Tale and became Pirate King—but because he started this Great Pirate Era.

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"B-But he's been captured! Fire Fist Ace is about to be publicly executed!"

Amidst the panic, a sharp voice rang out, quickly calming the crowd.

"Th-That's right. Fire Fist Ace is doomed! In less than three hours, it will all be over. The Pirate King was executed, and his bloodline will be completely eradicated! The Great Pirate Era will end today!"

Loud shouts echoed through the crowd.

This was what Sengoku meant by the immense impact Ace's execution would have on the world.

Roger's last words had sparked a fire that burned to this day, sending countless pirates to sea in search of the ONE PIECE. But to this day, no pirate had found it.

Many of the younger generation on the seas were already beginning to doubt its existence. Just like in Mock Town, a gathering place for pirates in the first half of the Grand Line, a tide of scorning dreams had begun to spread among the pirate community.

Now, Sengoku would deliver the final blow to this dream—using Fire Fist Ace's execution to completely shatter the pirates' hopes.

Without dreams, in this power system built on the foundation of spiritual strength, the remaining pirates would pose no real threat. The Great Pirate Era would slowly be brought to an end!

And Sengoku's psychological warfare continued.

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"At the same time, Whitebeard, aware of this fact, took the son of his former rival onto his ship, intending to groom you into the next Pirate King—" Sengoku stated coldly, looking at Ace.

"THAT'S NOT TRUE! I JOINED THE CREW TO MAKE POPS THE PIRATE KING!" Ace roared back, turning his head in fury. Whitebeard didn't even know his identity.

It was Ace who voluntarily told him the truth!

But Sengoku cared little for the truth; he only needed to achieve the Navy's objective.

"That's only what YOU think! The fact is, we couldn't easily make a move on you! Because you were protected by Whitebeard!" Sengoku's words made Ace's face contort.

It wasn't true, yet he couldn't refute it.

"If this continued, you would undoubtedly have realized your potential to stand at the pinnacle of the next generation of pirates! Thus, executing you today holds profound significance! For this, even if it means all-out war with the Whitebeard Pirates, we will not hesitate!" Sengoku roared.

"OHHHHHHH!!!" The numerous Marines, their morale ignited by Sengoku's words, roared in response.

Sengoku looked at the seething soldiers, a cold, calculating glint behind his glasses.

The truth didn't matter.

His speech both emphasized the significance of Ace's death, using it to strike at the pirates' dreams, and boosted the Navy's morale, even implicitly undermining Sky Sovereign Rowen.

The pirate who would stand at the pinnacle of the next generation?

There was no need to discuss it... Sky Sovereign Rowen was undoubtedly that pirate!

But Ace's Pirate King bloodline was a narrative the common people and pirates could easily believe!

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"FLEET ADMIRAL SENGOKU! REPORT!"

Just as the ninety thousand plus Marine soldiers roared in Marineford Bay, a communications officer rushed to the foot of the execution platform.

"Hm?" Sengoku frowned, a bad premonition gripping him.

"THE GATES OF JUSTICE HAVE OPENED AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT ANY ORDERS! WE CAN'T CONTACT THE POWER ROOM!" The officer was drenched in cold sweat.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY??" Veins throbbed on Sengoku's forehead.

To reach Marine HQ by ship, one had to pass through the Gates of Justice. The three major government strongholds—Impel Down, Marine HQ, and Enies Lobby—were connected by a massive, misshapen whirlpool, only by passing through the Gates of Justice could one ride the correct current to their destination.

In other words—if the Gates opened without Marine HQ's knowledge—IT MEANT THE ENEMY HAD ARRIVED!

The roars of the zealous Marine soldiers instantly fell silent.

Marineford Bay, filled with over ninety thousand elite Marines, was now suffocatingly quiet.

"Too quiet," Hancock couldn't help but murmur.

"Unnaturally so..." Doflamingo licked his lips.

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"COME ON THEN! LET'S START THE WAR!" The captain of one of the 43 pirate crews under Whitebeard's banner, 'Thunder Lord' McGuy, drew his weapon.

A vast fleet of pirate ships began to emerge from the mist.

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"THEY'RE HERE!" The shout echoed throughout Marine HQ.

"ALL HANDS! PREPARE FOR BATTLE!" a Marine HQ Vice Admiral commanded with grim resolve.

There could be no chaos at a time like this!

"They appeared so suddenly! Where did they come from??" Seeing the numerous pirate ships suddenly emerge from the mist, Sengoku's cheek twitched.

Soon, these ships broke through the mist, appearing before all the Marines, before the entire world!

"IT'S A GREAT PIRATE FLEET!" A terrified roar came from the communications officer.

"Quick! Confirm Whitebeard's location!" The Staff Officers remained calm, issuing orders.

The observation posts frantically searched for Whitebeard's position.

"That's 'Knight of the Sea' Doma!"

"Thunder Lord McGuy!"

"The Decalvan Brothers!"

"Maelstrom Spider Squard!"

"All of them are top-tier fighters. Each a famous captain in the New World! 43 ships in total—NO SIGN OF WHITEBEARD OR THE DIVISION COMMANDERS!"

"But there's no doubt, these are all pirate crews under Whitebeard's command!"

The soldiers in the lookout posts reported the situation, drenched in cold sweat.

"CAN YOU SEE LITTLE ACE??" One of the 43 captains, A.O, grinned with bloodlust.

"WE'RE HERE, ACE!" another captain, Delacuaji, roared, drawing his sword.

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"What's there to panic about? How pathetic," Tsuru chided calmly, her arms crossed.

Whitebeard hadn't even shown up yet. If they panicked now, the war was already lost.

"Even you all...!" Ace looked up, seeing the massive fleet appear, cold sweat on his forehead. 'Why... why did you come to save me??'

"Shall we attack??" The heavy cannons lining Marineford Bay were ready, the commanding officer asked for orders.

"Wait! Whitebeard must be nearby! Keep a close watch on the sea!" The Staff Officers remained calm amidst the crisis, issuing precise orders.

The heavy cannons needed time to aim; firing prematurely would compromise their defensive line when the real Whitebeard appeared.

GURGLE! GURGLE!

Just then, the water at the center of Marineford Bay began to bubble unnaturally.

"Could it be??" Sengoku's forehead was drenched in sweat.

Marine HQ's strongest fifty warships and various heavy cannon defenses were all positioned on the outer perimeter of Marineford Bay. The advantage of this setup was creating an absolute kill zone for any enemy approaching from the sea.

But the disadvantage was—

"He's not going to emerge from an unexpected place, is he?" Garp asked, looking towards Tsuru, who also had cold sweat on her brow.

"A miscalculation in our deployment?" Tsuru also understood where Whitebeard was, her eye twitching.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The waves began to spread.

"SHADOWS DETECTED WITHIN MARINEFORD BAY!" A shocked roar came from the lookout post.

"I see! All their ships were coated! They came from under the sea!" Sengoku grit his teeth.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The water within Marineford Bay exploded upwards. A massive, coated pirate ship burst out from beneath the waves.

A design resembling a great white whale—only one pirate ship on these seas looked like this!

"THE MOBY DICK HAS ARRIVED!"

The flagship of the Whitebeard Pirates. The Moby Dick!

CRASH!

The Moby Dick slammed down onto the water, its coating instantly disappearing. Whitebeard's Jolly Roger fluttered in the wind.

GURGLE! GURGLE!

It wasn't over. Three more Whitebeard Pirate ships burst from the sea!

"The Whitebeard Pirates have infiltrated the bay," The shocked cry came from the lookout.

"Th-That's 1st Division Commander Marco! ALL 14 DIVISION COMMANDERS ARE HERE!"

The lookout spotted all the personnel on the Moby Dick's deck.

The Whitebeard Pirates had mobilized their entire force!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sound of a massive polearm striking the deck echoed, exceptionally clear in the suddenly quiet Marineford Bay.

Under the terrified gazes of all the Marines, a figure over six meters tall walked to the bow of the Moby Dick.

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"GURARARARA! It's been a few decades, hasn't it? Sengoku."

A signature laugh, a signature white mustache, wielding one of the 12 Supreme Grade Blades, Murakumogiri.

The World's Strongest Man. Whitebeard!

"Whitebeard!" Sengoku glared, his face grim.

"Is my dear son alright?" Whitebeard's powerful gaze turned towards Ace.

"I can't believe he infiltrated this close," Sengoku grit his teeth. Their heavy firepower network had been breached.

"Gurarara! Wait for me a bit, Ace," Whitebeard said, looking at Ace.

Seeing Whitebeard, Ace was overwhelmed by a mixture of remorse and gratitude. He could only choke out one word:

"POPS!"

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CLANG!

Whitebeard planted Murakumogiri into the deck, then crossed his fists powerfully before his chest.

"Hmph!" Whitebeard swung his fists violently, striking the very atmosphere!

CRACK! CRACK!

The air itself seemed to shatter like a mirror!

"What's happening?? The air is cracking??" a clueless Marine soldier stammered in shock.

WHOOSH! GURGLE! GURGLE!

The next moment, a terrifying tremor erupted. The sea itself began to churn violently under this tremor power!

"The tremors—are causing a tsunami?" Sengoku's face was grim. It had been a long time since he'd seen this ability.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Subsequently, the entire Marineford Bay port began to shake violently.

A sea-quake!

VMM!

The terrifying tremor force caused the boiling sea to rise!

"IT'S COMING! HIS SEAQUAKE—IT'S BECOMING A TSUNAMI!" Garp roared, recognizing the familiar power.

User of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit! Whitebeard, Edward Newgate!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

A monstrous tidal wave, large enough to destroy the entire Marineford Bay port, surged towards Marine HQ!

"Even with a numerical advantage, don't assume victory is certain! The ones who fail in the end might be us! That man possesses the power to destroy the world!" Sengoku roared.

At the same time, his eyes frantically scanned the battlefield.

He's not here?

Only the Whitebeard Pirates and their subordinate crews!

That man—Sky Sovereign Rowen. Where is he??

Has he decided not to attack Marine HQ? Or is he still lurking in the shadows??

Sengoku's face was incredibly grim.

Judging by the man's actions, it was almost impossible for him not to interfere in this war. Otherwise, why would he and his entire fleet vanish from Sabaody?

But the war had already started, yet that man still hadn't appeared.

What was he planning??

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"THIS TSUNAMI IS TOO BIG!" a Marine HQ Rear Admiral shrieked in terror.

Smoker's face was grim. Before such a tsunami, even his Haki felt powerless!

Only a top-tier Devil Fruit could cause such a terrifying natural disaster!

"Hmph." Aokiji snorted coldly. Using a combination of Shave and Moonwalk, he appeared high in the air.

WHOOSH!

Two pillars of ice extended from Aokiji's hands, plunging into the terrifying tsunami.

The next moment, a freezing aura erupted.

"ICE AGE——!!!"

WHOOSH! CRACK! CRACK!

In an instant, the monstrous tidal wave was completely frozen solid by the freezing aura.

"It-It stopped!" Some Marines collapsed to the ground, feeling like they had just cheated death.

"Aokiji... you little brat," Whitebeard grinned, looking at Aokiji in the sky.

The Ice-Ice Fruit's ability completely countered his seaquakes. Without this ability, his seaquake would have inflicted heavy casualties on Marine HQ's ninety thousand plus troops.

"ICE BLOCK! PARTISAN——!" Aokiji formed spears of ice from the moisture in the air, launching them towards Whitebeard.

"Hmph." Whitebeard snorted, sidestepping and punching the air!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

A horrifying tremor shattered the ice spears!

"Arara," Aokiji commented as his body was also shattered into ice fragments by the tremor, falling towards the sea below.

WHOOSH! CRACK! CRACK!

But upon falling into the sea, Aokiji activated his Ice-Ice Fruit again, instantly freezing the entire Marineford Bay.

Ice spread across all the pirate ships, immobilizing them!

"ARTILLERY! DESTROY THE MOBY DICK!" The Staff Officers issued the order. The remaining heavy cannons began to roar, but with their formation broken, their firepower couldn't completely cover the battlefield.

"LET'S GO! He gave us a great foothold!"

"LET THEM KNOW OUR STRENGTH!"

The Division Commanders roared.

All the commanders and Whitebeard Pirates, roaring, charged towards the execution platform!

THE SUMMIT WAR—HAD BEGUN!

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