Finally, the three admirals arrive to take their seats and guard the scaffold, Aokiji, Akainu and Kizaru. There are also cannons set up to bombard enemies, and finally, the Shichibukai stand at the ready. The execution is to take three hours and hope it will be over. Marineford is surrounded by fifty Marine ships and one-hundred thousand Marine soldiers at the docks. The responsibility is on Garp's shoulders, but he simply smiles and walks out. In the main building, Garp bangs Sengoku's desk but Sengoku reminds him that Ace's execution is for the good of the world. A reporter named Reuder wonders if Whitebeard wants a war.Įvery ship sent to find Whitebeard has been sunk. The civilians wait to watch Ace's capital punishment with journalists ready to spread the news. Somewhere in the Grand Line, some kids sing about Whitebeard while one woman prays for salvation.Īt Marineford, the city is vacated to prepare for the intense war with Whitebeard as the civilians have been evacuated to the Sabaody Archipelago. In the West Blue, some bar patrons talk about the time they saw Whitebeard. In the North Blue, a man refuses to open his bar at the time of war. In the East Blue, a shepherd senses that Marineford is impenetrable, but one civilian says the fort was attacked before, 20 years ago by Shiki the Golden Lion, leaving much the headquarters in ruin. As Whitebeard is widely known throughout the years, an elderly woman reads the newspapers that Marineford has tightened security. In the South Blue, the civilians worry that Whitebeard will reach Marineford before long. He looks up the long stairway and climbs the stairs. He looks down thinking of his childhood with Luffy and walks down the hallway with the guards holding him tight. With the execution three hours away, Ace unchained from the wall. Roger, Fleet Admiral Sengoku reveals to the whole world that Ace is the son of none other than Gol D. While Garp is thinking about his talk with Gol D. Luffy reaches Marineford but finds the Gates of Justice closed. Only three hours remain until Ace's execution.