Kenji and Robin arrived at Marineford days before the execution. The sheer scale of the preparation was overwhelming: thousands of elite Marines, cannons, battleships, and the other Warlords assembled.
Kenji's presence caused a ripple of tense silence wherever he moved.
He sat on the platform, cool and unbothered, next to the towering Doflamingo and the stoic Mihawk.
Doflamingo cackled, strings subtly weaving in the air, testing the limits of Kenji's Apex: Adamantium Body. "Fufufufu! The 'Apex' Warlord! You vaporized the Gate of Justice and now you sit with the hounds. What irony!"
"I value stability, Doflamingo," Kenji replied, not bothering to look at him. "Your chaos is merely amateur puppetry. My power is stability."
Kenji used his Apex: Absolute Conceptual Manipulation to instantly dissolve the tension in the threads Doflamingo was generating, making the Warlord's hand twitch in confusion.
Robin stood slightly behind him, her presence a silent declaration of the Straw Hat allegiance.
Sengoku addressed the Warlords, his voice booming across the plaza. "The execution will proceed as planned! Any deviation will be met with absolute force! You Warlords are here to show the world that the Marines are united!"
Kenji merely nodded, his eyes scanning the horizon. He knew exactly when Whitebeard's fleet would arrive, and he was ready for his role as the Apex Deflector.