Chapter 51: The Spy's True Value — Whitebeard Pirates Arrive!
Marineford — Marine Headquarters
On this island that symbolized "justice," the Marines had assembled the most terrifying lineup in history!
The three supreme combatants — Admirals Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru — sat on their elevated seats directly beneath the execution platform.
Five infamous Shichibukai stood before the hundreds of thousands of troops, radiating murderous pressure.
Dozens of Headquarters Vice Admirals, the entire Pacifista legion, and 100,000 elite Marines from around the world formed perfect battle lines.
Every Marine wore expressions of solemnity and burning excitement.
The moment the three Admirals appeared, most soldiers could barely contain their battle lust.
With this kind of power—
Who in the entire ocean could stand against them?!
Rok, disguised as a regular Marine among the G-9 branch troops, couldn't help but marvel at the sheer might on display.
And this still wasn't the Marines' full strength.
Just Vice Admiral Garp alone could swing the outcome of a massive war.
In the original story, he had held back completely—letting Luffy punch him off the platform on purpose.
Thinking of that made Rok worry slightly about Luffy.
Everything else was fine.
Only Luffy could handle Garp.
Even after eating both god-tier fruits, Rok still wasn't confident he could fight the Hero of the Marines head-on right now.
Of course… that assumed Garp actually fought seriously.
Which was unlikely.
After all, Garp didn't want Ace to die either.
Moments later,
Fleet Admiral Sengoku appeared at the very top of the highest execution platform.
Nami, Robin, and Ace were escorted up.
For some reason, the three were not on the same platform.
Ace was alone on the tallest platform with Sengoku.
Nami and Robin were brought to a slightly lower one beside it.
Seeing this, Rok's heart leapt with joy.
Without Sengoku in the way, rescuing Nami and Robin would be much easier.
Meanwhile, on their platform,
Nami and Robin stared down at the overwhelming Marine forces below.
Even Robin felt fear and despair.
The sheer scale of Marineford right now was beyond shocking.
It dragged up buried memories of Ohara's destruction under a Buster Call.
That was her greatest nightmare.
And today's Marineford was far more terrifying than any Buster Call.
In the face of this—
no one could save them.
That's why they felt despair.
This was a death sentence.
They were even praying no one would come—neither Luffy and the crew, nor Rok.
Because anyone who tried would only be throwing their life away.
They had also learned that Fire Fist Ace — Luffy's brother — was captured too.
That gave them a tiny sliver of hope.
The Marines wouldn't mobilize like this without a target.
And the only target big enough was the Whitebeard Pirates — one of the Four Emperors.
Only Whitebeard could force the Marines to go this all-out.
While Nami and Robin's hearts trembled,
Rok, hidden among the G-9 troops, began to move.
He noticed Sengoku hesitating several times, and Garp's face darkening like a storm cloud.
Sengoku was about to drop that world-shaking bombshell.
And the Whitebeard Pirates were coming.
If he didn't act now, when would he?
"Everyone, listen carefully. I have an announcement."
"The true identity of the criminal Portgas D. Ace… is the biological son of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger!"
Sengoku's voice boomed across all of Marineford.
Shock rippled through every Marine and Warlord.
Fire Fist Ace, captain of Whitebeard's 2nd division, was Roger's son?!
The Pirate King's bloodline had called a Yonko "father"?!
What kind of insane twist was this?!
On the platform, Ace's expression turned black as night.
The one thing he never wanted revealed had been laid bare.
He never asked to be the Pirate King's son!
After dropping that bombshell,
Sengoku's face didn't relax in the slightest.
He could feel it—
the man called the strongest in the world was coming.
And since he had publicly revealed Ace's lineage, today's battle could not be lost.
Defeat would make the Marines the laughingstock of the world.
But could an old, broken-down Whitebeard still force his way into Marineford to save someone?
…
Inside Marine Headquarters building, on the corridor leading to the execution platforms,
Rok hid behind a massive pillar.
Soon, one of the execution guards walked past, carrying the beheading blade.
Seeing him, Rok smirked coldly.
He pointed a finger.
Whoosh—
A Perfect-tier Finger Pistol shot out, instantly piercing the man's throat.
Before the guard could react, he was dead.
Rok flashed forward, dragged the body into the shadows, stripped the uniform, and put it on.
"Well done. Keep acting noble and don't show anything unusual."
After storing Nether Spirit in his system space and picking up the execution blade,
Rok mentally sent an order to his Celestial Dragon puppet, Saint Shalria.
As expected—
having a Celestial Dragon spy was beyond useful.
One word from her, and an execution guard walked right out alone.
Rok had already decided: he would propel Shalria even higher in the World Government.
That was for later.
Though… something still bugged him.
Why did Shalria seem… happy every time he gave her orders?
Shouldn't she hate being controlled?
Why did it feel like she was… enjoying it?!
Whatever.
Preparations complete.
Rok took a deep breath and calmly walked back toward the execution platform.
At that exact moment,
something strange happened in the inner bay.
Every eye in Marineford turned.
Rok slipped unnoticed onto the platform where Nami and Robin stood.
Neither of them realized the soldier now standing to their right…
was Rok.
Because at that very second—
a massive pirate ship burst out of the water in the middle of the bay!
The Moby Dick!!!
"All hands!!"
"The Yonko Whitebeard Pirates — They're here!!"
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