Swish!
A golden light shone across the execution platform, and a giant Buddha radiating divine energy appeared.
Human-Human Devil Fruit, Mythical Zoan: Great Buddha Form!
This was Fleet Admiral Sengoku's Devil Fruit ability.
"Damn it, he's really serious!"
Below, Garp sat cross-legged on an Admiral's chair, frowning.
Old man, if you really kill my grandson… I'll make sure to dig up your grave later!
Garp folded his arms, sulking, still keeping a watchful eye.
This grandson's life is yours. Hit him if you dare.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku, shining in his Great Buddha form, took his stance, ready for the reckless boy charging toward him.
He glanced casually at the sulking old man below, then turned his gaze elsewhere.
You, Garp. Still angry? A Naval Hero nurturing a Revolutionary Chief of Staff and a Supernova Captain with a top-tier Vice Captain under their wing—your whole line of scoundrels is running rampant, and I end up cleaning your mess.
A dark look from you? Then I'll smash your grandson right here! A family of fools! That brat's bold charge shows exactly who he takes after!
"Get out of the way!"
Luffy launched himself onto the execution platform, roaring fearlessly at Sengoku's Buddha form.
Sengoku studied the flying boy, voice deep and commanding:
"Reaching this point proves your extraordinary nature. Allow me to eradicate this seed of chaos myself."
In truth, the meaning was simpler: I'm trying to scare you. If you're scared, scram, brat.
"Get out of the way! I'm attacking!!"
Yet as expected, Luffy remained stubborn, just like his grandfather. In his eyes, Sengoku saw a reflection of Garp's past.
The scene of Straw Hat Monkey D. Luffy breaking through a heavy Marine encirclement to rescue his brother mirrored a young Garp, tricked and injured, yet rescuing his comrades.
"Hmph. A heroic grandfather, a brave grandson," Sengoku muttered, a brief smile crossing his lips before hardening into an icy mask.
"Since you seek death… then die!"
Swish!
Sengoku's body gleamed with radiant light as he slammed a charged palm imbued with Haki toward Luffy.
"Buddha's Punishment!!!"
"Damn it! Don't stop me from saving Ace!"
Luffy blew into his fingers, stretching his arm into a giant limb, and slammed it down with immense force:
"Gum-Gum Giant Pistol!!!"
Bang!
The Rubber-enhanced fist collided with Sengoku's Buddha palm, but sparks did not scatter.
Crack!
Bang!
In an instant, Luffy was overwhelmed. The immense force shattered his arm, the blow coursing through his body unlike anything he had ever faced.
"Pfft!"
Luffy arched backward, blood spewing, spinning through the air in a strange arc, powerless.
Whoosh!
So strong…
It wasn't that Luffy hadn't used Haki; his power was simply incomparable to the Fleet Admiral's.
"Hmph!"
Sengoku did not pursue. He watched Luffy fly away, eyes deep with calculation.
Ace, observing from the side, felt relief despite worry.
Luffy, idiot, get out quickly and don't come back.
He understood that Sengoku had restrained some power, judging by Garp's expression; otherwise, Luffy would have been finished instantly.
Garp sat on his chair, stern, watching his grandson fly back, expression grim.
"Good thing he wasn't killed outright on the platform…"
In truth, Garp was relieved. Having known Sengoku for decades, he knew the boy could survive. The Buddha Devil Fruit's shockwave alone would have been enough to finish him if fully unleashed.
"Hail the Fleet Admiral!"
"Marine Justice will prevail!"
From the outside, observers saw only a Fleet Admiral's slight movement sending a 300 million Berries bounty Straw Hat flying, bloodied. Marines cheered, morale soaring, reloading and aiming more precisely, unaware of the personal history behind it.
Among them, an ordinary-appearing Marine carefully aimed his gun, unnoticed in the chaos.
Indeed, out of respect for Vice Admiral Garp, Fleet Admiral Sengoku refrained from a killing blow.
Yet secretly, this Marine, CP-0 No Name, knew the truth.
Sengoku's personal ties to Garp meant the Fleet Admiral would hesitate—a betrayal in the eyes of the Celestial Dragons.
No Name, the most secretive CP-0 agent, could assume countless forms.
He had eaten the Hidden Devil Fruit, a rare Paramecia-type granting invisibility, concealment of items, events, and even thought manipulation.
Prior to Marineford, Sengoku, Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Tsuru had their thoughts shielded by his power, leaving Shirogai unable to read them.
This ability made No Name CP-0's top-secret weapon, capable of infiltrating, observing, and recording undetected.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Vice Admiral Garp, since Straw Hat is entangled with you, allowing my humble self to handle this matter."
Bowing deeply, No Name activated the Hidden Devil Fruit.
Dropping his gun, he silently drew a deadly poison-coated blade, eyes fixed on the falling Luffy, emotionless.
For an assassin, emotion is a flaw. No Name had mastered this truth, earning his title within CP-0.
"Fire! Force them down!"
Nearby Marines still fired blindly, unaware as bullets diverted around No Name.
His hidden state made him virtually invincible. Buster Calls, Akainu's magma, Aokiji's ice, or Kizaru's light—all powerless against him.
Step by step, he advanced toward Luffy, invisible, a ghost among the battlefield.
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