บท 51: Chapter 51 : Broadcast Cut??
"Hey, what's that! How can there be such a towering figure! Even the Giant Squad looks like a child next to him!"
"Idiot, that's Little Oars Jr. from the Whitebeard Pirates! I heard he's a descendant of the legendary Continent-Puller, Oars!"
"What a fool, with such a massive body, he's basically a living target on the battlefield!"
"Look, the Seven Warlords of the Sea are making their move! Little Oars Jr. stands no chance against them!"
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"He's so powerful! Even Giant Squad like them isn't even a match for Whitebeard's enemies!"
"Whitebeard is truly impressive; he lives up to his reputation as the strongest man in the world!"
"Of course! If it were easy to defeat Whitebeard, he wouldn't be Whitebeard!"
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"Look, it's the Ice age's icebreaker! The outer bay walls have been breached!"
"Now all the pirates from the Whitebeard Ship Regiment have entered the inner bay through the gap!"
"Hahaha, this is going to be quite a spectacle!"
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"Something's wrong! Look at the number of warships in the outer bay!"
"Aren't the Whitebeard Pirates all trapped in the inner bay? The escape route has been cut off!"
"It's too soon to say that! A few warships can't possibly stop Whitebeard!"
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"Wait, why is the camera angle changing?"
"Yes, why did they stop showing the battle and switch to Fire Fist Ace?"
"No, isn't it three o'clock in the afternoon already? Are they executing him early?"
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Amid the bewildered looks of the crowd, the two executioners lifted their naginatas towards Ace, who lay on the execution platform.
And then...
The screen went black and lost the signal!
"Damn it! What's the Navy Headquarters doing? Why did they cut off the broadcast at such a crucial moment?"
"From the last image, it's clear that Fire Fist Ace is doomed. So, is there any reason for the Whitebeard Pirates to keep fighting?"
"Hmph, don't worry. If Fire Fist Ace dies, Whitebeard's not the type to back down easily. He'll fight to the end! He's that kind of man!"
"Even if Whitebeard wants to retreat, it depends on whether the Navy Headquarters will let him! From what we've seen, the Navy Headquarters seems intent on wiping out the Whitebeard Pirates completely!"
"How could they do this! Damn the Navy Headquarters! How dare they interrupt the broadcast at such a crucial time! I curse them to have a son who never stops whining!"
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On the warship, everyone who witnessed the abrupt end of the broadcast shouted their frustrations at Sengoku, expressing their displeasure.
Buggy frowned as he watched.
He understood why the Navy Headquarters cut off the broadcast. They were likely resorting to some underhanded tactics that they didn't want the world to see.
To protect the Navy's image, Sengoku had chosen to cut the broadcast!
In the original story, it was Buggy the Clown who reactivated the top live broadcast, becoming the number one Internet celebrity in the pirate world and the king of live broadcasts!
In the original plot, Ace was also nearly executed prematurely, but Luffy's burst of Conqueror's Haki had stopped it!
But now...
Buggy glanced at Luffy, who was unconscious not far away due to severe blood loss. Ace wouldn't really be dead, would he?
Buggy thought for a moment and then shook his head slightly. Well, if he's dead, he's dead!
After all, Ace's fate today was due to his own actions, but if he could just listen to others advice, things might have been different!
Originally, Buggy had thought that out of respect for Captain Roger, he might consider saving Ace's life. But if he really couldn't make it in time, then Ace's journey would end here.
"Hahaha," Blackbeard noticed Buggy's delicate mood, leaned closer, and laughed, "Buggy, are you mourning the death of your Captain Roger's son?"
"Hmph, what's there to mourn about?" Before Buggy could respond, Bullet snorted coldly and added, "A weakling like this is just tainting Roger's bloodline!"
Blackbeard looked at Bullet and instinctively shrank back; he wasn't a match for Bullet at all right now!
Moreover, Bullet was an unpredictable battle maniac, and Blackbeard didn't want to provoke him at this stage!
"More than Fire Fist Ace, I'm more concerned about why the Navy interrupted the broadcast at this moment!" Crocodile puffed on a cigar he had procured from somewhere and said, "Logically, it would benefit the Navy to show Ace's death!"
"And given the current battlefield situation, the Navy Headquarters undoubtedly has the upper hand!"
"If the broadcast continued, it would significantly enhance the Navy's prestige!"
Buggy chuckled and said, "Do you even need to think about it? With that old guy Sengoku's temperament, he's probably using some unsavory tactics to minimize Navy casualties!"
Everyone was taken aback by this revelation and turned to Buggy with suspicion.
Blackbeard chuckled, "Hahaha, Buggy, with such conviction in your voice, do you know something we don't?"
"I don't know!" Buggy shook his head. "But I have a hunch that the Navy might be trying to trick the Whitebeard Pirates into turning against Whitebeard!"
"Impossible! That'll happen when pigs fly! I know the Whitebeard Pirates well, and there's no way they'd betray their Pops!"
While others also found Buggy's claim somewhat dubious, they were surprised by Blackbeard's strong reaction.
It was particularly ironic and somewhat comical coming from Blackbeard, given his reputation for being a traitor himself.
Of course, Blackbeard wasn't defending the Whitebeard Pirates out of loyalty; rather, he found it hard to believe that there could be a traitor among them, especially one he hadn't identified.
If there was indeed someone who could pull off an attack on Whitebeard, they would have to be at least on the level of a Division Commander or the Subordinate Captain of a Whitebeard Pirates Fleet.
Blackbeard, who had been with the Whitebeard Pirates for a long time and was familiar with their ranks, struggled to identify any potential traitor.
Seeing Buggy's unwavering confidence, Blackbeard couldn't help but doubt. Could it be possible that there was indeed another traitor among the Whitebeard Pirates, besides himself?
Hiss~~ What's wrong with this world?
Isn't fighting and killing enough?
Why resort to scheming?
At that moment, Blackbeard felt like he was starting from scratch!
Buggy shook his head and said, "Don't misunderstand me; I'm talking about manipulation, not betrayal!"
Blackbeard was momentarily confused and asked, "What do you mean?"
Buggy elaborated, "You see, Ace's identity was only revealed today, and before that, not many knew who he really was!"
"And among the Whitebeard Pirates, there are quite a few who hold grudges against Captain Roger, like that Squard!"
"When they suddenly find out that Ace is the son of their enemy, their loyalty might waver, giving the Navy a chance to exploit this weakness!"
"I understand now, hahaha..." Blackbeard chuckled as he grasped the situation and added, "That Squard really loathes Roger. It's not out of the question for him to turn against his father!"
"Hahaha, it's so intriguing. I can't wait to see it unfold!"
As he spoke, another enormous Gate of Justice came into view in front of the warship!
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