Chapter 274: The Bloodline of Sin

Sengoku chuckled and walked slowly to Ace's side.

He picked up the megaphone Den Den Mushi and said with a serious expression: "There is still some time before the execution. Before that, there is one thing I want to convey to you all."

"Portgas D. Ace, we could have killed him on the spot when we caught him, just Move Move Like Enel who attacked Mary Geoise many years ago, but we didn't do that."

Below the execution platform, a few beads of sweat rolled down Garp's forehead.

Staff Officer Tsuru glanced at Garp and comforted him: "It's not your fault, Garp. Don't blame yourself too much."

Garp smiled as if he didn't care, just Move Move Like he always did.

"Ace, state your father's name!"

Ace turned his head to look at Sengoku, then lowered his head and said: "My Pops is Whitebeard."

"Wrong!"

Ace shouted: "There's nothing wrong! Only Whitebeard, no one else!"

"Liar! More than a decade ago, we searched for a certain island with all our might, just to find the Pirate King's bloodline of sin. Unfortunately, we found nothing."

"It's no wonder, because your birth was bought with your mother's life. She deceived our eyes and gave birth to you on an island in the South Blue called Baterilla."

"I have to say, your mother was quite clever. To evade our search, she actually kept the child in her womb for 20 months. Finally, one year and three months after your father died, the infant who inherited the world's most evil bloodline was born!"

"That is you! You cannot not know—your father is the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger!!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Navy soldiers present were shocked, and everyone watching the broadcast was shocked too.

"Fire Fist Ace is actually Gol D. Roger's son!!!"

"This is big news! Notify the News Agency immediately, prepare an extra edition!"

A civilian: "That great villain actually had a child?"

"Gol D. Roger's legend is still continuing?"

"It's great that he was caught. We must not let the next Pirate King appear in the world!"

"The Pirate King's bloodline must be very brutal too!"

Navy Headquarters.

After hearing this, Garp, who was below the execution platform, slowly closed his eyes, recalling what Roger had said to him in the prison cell back then.

"Garp, our friendship was built on countless battles; you are as trustworthy as my own companions..."

"Help me protect her!"

"Don't make decisions for me!!!"

"No, you will. My child, I leave him to you..."

Garp took a deep breath, covered his face with his calloused palms, and a tear rolled down the corner of his eye.

"Two years ago, you used your mother's surname to roam the seas. Relying on your outstanding skills and powerful Logia-type fruit ability, you became a world-renowned pirate captain!"

"We only then discovered that Roger's bloodline had not yet been severed. However, Whitebeard, who realized this at the same time as us, let the son of his former rival board his ship in order to groom you into the next Pirate King."

Hearing Sengoku talk about Pops, Ace couldn't hold back anymore and shouted in denial: "That's not it! I boarded that ship to make Pops the Pirate King!"

Sengoku turned to look at Ace: "You are the only one who thinks that!"

"The fact is, we couldn't attack you at will because you were protected by Whitebeard! If we just left you alone, you would definitely have unleashed the talent of your bloodline of sin and stood at the pinnacle of piracy! Causing unimaginable harm to the world!"

"Therefore! Taking your head here today has great significance!"

"Even if it means a full-scale war with the Whitebeard Pirates, we will not hesitate!!!"

"Ohhhhh!!!!"

The shouts of the Navy soldiers rose and fell, echoing through the sky.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku! Report!!! We have received word that the Gate of Justice opened automatically without any instructions! We can't contact the engine room either!"

"What did you say?"

At the Gate of Justice.

Luffy, who had been struggling with how to open the gate, was stunned. The massive iron gate, which hadn't budged no matter how he pounded on it, had opened automatically!

"What the hell? Didn't that Navy guy just say the Gate of Justice would never open? Why now..."

"The engine room should be in Marineford. Who could it be?"

At this moment, Buggy stood at the bow, and everyone could only see his majestic back.

"We're here! Finally here! Don't ask why—ask because my shoulder blades were so happy they did the Lambada dance! It opened! It finally opened!!!"

"Ca, Captain Buggy, could it be?"

"Could it be that you did it! You are actually a messenger of God, right!"

Luffy widened his eyes: "What, Buggy, did you do it?"

Mr. 3 shouted speechlessly: "How could that be true! How would that guy Buggy have such ability?"

On the execution platform, ever since receiving the news that the Gate of Justice had been opened, Sengoku had fallen silent. At this moment, Navy Headquarters fell into an eerie silence.

Hancock looked at the calm sea ahead and frowned: "It's too quiet! Quiet to the point of being eerie!"

Doflamingo danced with his flexible tongue: "Yeah! It's too unnatural."

Beneath the sea.

"Time is up. Prepare for war!!!"

Suddenly, a large amount of smoke filled the calm sea, and then, one after another, black ship silhouettes appeared on the surface.

*Woooo*!!! The alarm sounded, Move Move Like a horn of war.

Soon, all kinds of pirate ships appeared on the sea, Move Move Like a swarm of locusts, charging toward Crescent Moon Bay.

*Click, click, click*~

Karl twisted his neck and walked to Sengoku's side: "Looks Move Move Like it's about to start, Fleet Admiral Sengoku. Is it my turn to go on stage?"

"Not yet. These are just a bunch of rabble. The main event hasn't appeared yet!"

"Since when did that guy Whitebeard start playing this game? Tch!"

*Gubururu*~

A wave appeared in the center of Crescent Moon Bay and then expanded rapidly, as if something was about to rush out from the seabed.

"A black shadow appeared in the center of Crescent Moon Bay. Could it be..."

Looking at the movement on the sea, Sengoku said with an ugly expression: "So that's it. Did Whitebeard and his crew coat their ships and come from the seabed?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a giant whale-shaped ship rushed out from the seabed, kicking up waves.

"It's the Moby Dick! Whitebeard is here!!!"

After the Moby Dick stabilized, three more ships emerged, surrounding the Moby Dick. On the ships were all the division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates.

*Zing~ zing~ zing~ zing*....

This sound seemed to have magic, making everyone quiet down.

Ace looked up abruptly, tears welling up in his eyes, and shouted hoarsely.

"Pops!!!"