How great was the impact of Ace's death on Luffy?
Great, very very great!
If Luffy before the Summit War was a thick-skinned, childishly hot-blooded boy.
Then after Ace's death, Luffy, who had experienced the pain of losing a loved one, would mature and slowly become a powerhouse with a balance of mind, technique, and body, so that he would never experience the pain of losing a companion again.
In the original story, the style two years ago and two years later were completely different.
Because the Child of Destiny had matured.
He had walked half of his path to becoming the Pirate King.
The person who helped him speed up the progress of this path was his sworn brother.
Just like Naruto Uzumaki, because of Jiraiya's death, he understood the pain of loss and understood what hatred was...
Those who are willing to let go of hatred become true masters of "Talk no Jutsu," qualified to bear the title of hero, and qualified to be followed by the Five Great Ninja Villages, becoming the Savior of the Ninja World.
After Luffy had overcome one of the greatest hurdles in his life, he would possess the initial spirit to become the Pirate King.
But now, he clearly did not have this qualification.
"Ahhhhhh..."
While Luffy was crying in despair under the teary-eyed gazes of his companions.
Akainu, whose fist had pierced through Ace's body, once again raised his magma-covered fist and punched towards the defenseless Luffy.
Whoosh—!
Before Marco could come to the rescue, an afterimage appeared in front of Akainu.
Looking at the tall figure before him, Akainu actually stopped his attack out of respect.
Because the guy in front of him was nominally an existence on the same level as him.
"Bartholomew Kuma, what is the meaning of this?!"
Akainu frowned and asked in a deep voice.
That's right, the tall figure appearing in front of him was none other than Bartholomew Kuma.
"Detected life-threatening danger to Monkey D. Luffy. Initiating final directive... Save Monkey D. Luffy, save the Straw Hat Pirates!"
Bartholomew Kuma ignored Akainu, and a modified robotic voice came from his mouth.
Taking off the glove on his hand, as his last sentence was spoken, as if temporarily regaining his self-awareness, he reached out and slapped towards the crying Luffy.
And in the gentlest tone in the world, he said to Luffy, "Farewell... Monkey D. Luffy!"
The next second, Luffy, who was kneeling in front of Ace's body, completely disappeared from the square of Marineford.
His speed was so fast that even Akainu couldn't react.
Whoosh—!
After sending Luffy flying, Bartholomew Kuma teleported again and disappeared in front of Akainu.
When he reappeared, he was in front of Zoro, who was fighting a Marine captain, and sent him flying with a slap.
Then Sanji, Brook, Bon Clay, Chopper, Usopp, and Franky.
Finally... even the Thousand Sunny was sent flying by Bartholomew Kuma.
After sending the last galleon flying, Bartholomew Kuma put his glove back on and, holding his Bible, returned to the camp of the Seven Warlords.
"Kuma, this guy..."
Looking at Bartholomew Kuma, who had become exactly like a robot, Doflamingo, who had witnessed his actions just now, said in a deep voice, "Who on earth is he?!"
Unfortunately, his words did not receive a response from Bartholomew Kuma.
Bartholomew Kuma's sudden move, and that unreasonable rule-based ability, caught Akainu off guard, leaving him standing there in a daze.
By the time he came back to his senses.
Before a look of anger could appear on his face, a tall shadow covered his three-meter-tall small figure.
The killing intent from the World's Strongest Man made Akainu feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
When he turned to face Whitebeard, a punch covered in transparent white light waves and infused with Conqueror's Haki, from a distance, flattened his face.
That otherworldly power made Akainu spit out a mouthful of fresh blood on the spot.
Immediately after, Whitebeard punched him again, smashing him into the ground, creating a huge chasm, and sending him falling into the abyss.
The battered Marineford shook violently once again under the wrath of the World's Strongest Man.
This time, it would take Akainu some time to climb out of the abyss.
Ace's death put the Whitebeard Pirates, who had turned their disadvantage into an advantage, back into a disadvantage.
It could even be called a defeat!
They came to Marineford this time to save Ace.
Now Ace was indeed saved, but he was also dead.
This meant that the Whitebeard Pirates had wasted the lives of countless brothers and sisters for nothing.
Their Pops even chose to stay in Marineford to cover their retreat.
Basically, it could be declared that this world's strongest pirate crew had fallen from the throne of the world's number one.
The era belonging to Whitebeard and the Whitebeard Pirates was about to end.
But for the Marines, this war was far from over.
Executing Ace was actually just incidental to this Summit War.
Their true goal was to destroy the Whitebeard Pirates and strike a blow to this Great Pirate Era.
While Whitebeard, with tears in his tiger-like eyes, unscrupulously used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability, smashed the Marine Headquarters building with a punch, and prepared to sink Marineford along with himself into the sea.
"Zehahaha..."
That incomparably familiar and unique laughter, along with the appearance of a huge shadow hiding behind Marine Headquarters, entered Whitebeard's ears.
And through the megaphone Den Den Mushi, it also entered Karl's ears.
The corners of Karl's mouth lifted slightly, and he thought to himself, "As expected, you didn't disappoint me, Blackbeard... Marshall D. Teach."
"Do your best, don't let me down!"
"Since I can't fight Whitebeard in his prime, then you, entering your golden age, replace Whitebeard as my opponent!"
"This is the reason I funded you!"
As the unique laughter sounded.
A group of heinous villains walked out from the ruins of Marine Headquarters.
The leader among them was the one who had defeated Ace, handed him over to Mary Geoise in exchange for the status of a Warlord, then left the team midway, broke into the great undersea prison, Impel Down, defeated Magellan, and recruited a group of powerful companions—"Blackbeard" Marshall D. Teach.
As one of the two great "Children of the Era," Blackbeard was also favored by the world.
Although his process was also affected by Karl, the result was still the same as in the original story, recruiting a group of heinous villains.
Except for Catarina Devon, who had been killed by Karl, people like Shiliew of the Rain and Avalo Pizarro were all in his team.
The Blackbeard Pirates, officially debut!
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