Chapter 58 – After Going in Circles, Has the World's Timeline Returned Once More?
Along the coastline, Perospero, Daifuku, Oven, and the others froze when they heard that the Three Sweet Commanders had been captured. Their expressions changed instantly!
"What?!"
"The Three Sweet Commanders were captured?!"
"A ransom of 5 billion Berries?!"
"Why don't they just rob us outright while they're at it?!"
…
To them, the news was like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky!
"How could this even happen?!"
Perospero screeched, his long tongue stretching out unconsciously.
"Katakuri… how could he possibly lose?!"
"Enough already, stop spewing nonsense!"
Ace impatiently cut through their stunned chatter.
He glanced around, looking at this group of "trash" with pure disdain.
"If you don't want to pay, that's fine too."
"Then hurry up and tell that old hag to wash her neck and wait."
"That bastard Akira already said it himself—if you don't pay, the Three Sweet Commanders will be chopped up and fed to the fish!"
"You damn bastard!!"
Oven completely exploded in rage!
Scorching heat poured out from his entire body.
"How dare you insult Mama like this! Insult Totto Land!!"
"My subordinates!!"
Oven swung his arm down fiercely.
"Attack him!!"
"Capture this suicidal Fire Fist!!"
"Kill him——!!!"
Following Oven's order, countless Homies and dozens of Big Mom's children surged toward Ace like a tidal wave!
"Perfect!!"
Seeing this, Ace didn't retreat at all. Instead, he broke into a savage grin.
"Just what I wanted!"
"I'm in a really bad mood right now!!!"
"You dare challenge me like this? If I don't smash your trash to pieces, do you really think Big Mom rules the seas?!"
"Haaa——!!!!"
Towering flames erupted from Ace's body, shooting straight into the sky!
"Flame Commandment: Fire Pillar!!!"
A colossal pillar of fire exploded upward from Ace's position, piercing the heavens!
Boom—!!!
The Homie soldiers at the front were instantly reduced to ash!
"Trash! All of you are trash!!"
Ace laughed wildly as he charged straight into the crowd!
"Divine Flame: Firefly!!!"
Two flaming spears pierced straight through the giant genie summoned by Daifuku!
"Cross Fire!!"
A cross-shaped slash of flame instantly melted Perospero's candy wall!
Ace was completely unstoppable, like he had entered a realm where no one could stand against him!
He vented all the frustration and anger he had bottled up during those days in Dressrosa onto these unlucky people!
"Too weak!!"
"Way too weak!!"
"Not a single one of you can put up a decent fight?!"
Ace sent Oven flying with a heavy blow, then stepped on his chest and roared arrogantly.
He had never felt this strong before in his life!
But—
Right at the moment he was most careless—
"Ma— ma ma ma ma!!"
A low, chilling laugh suddenly echoed from the top of Whole Cake Castle.
The next instant, a terrifying wave of Conqueror's Haki descended from the sky, powerful enough to freeze the soul itself!
Boom——!!!!
Ace's flames were instantly suppressed, shrinking to faint flickers under that overwhelming pressure!
He snapped his head up!
What he saw was—
The thundercloud Zeus, now pitch-black, and the blazing sun Prometheus, transformed into a gigantic fireball.
And at the center of lightning and flame—
A massive, mountain-like figure with glowing red eyes…
BIG MOM, Charlotte Linlin!
Riding the thundercloud, gripping the giant blade Napoleon, she dove straight toward him!
"You brat who doesn't know his place!!"
Big Mom's roar shook the air!
"How dare you cause trouble in Totto Land!!"
"And you still dare try to extort me?!"
"Go die for me!!!"
"Ikoku Sovereignty——!!!!"
Boom——!!!!
A monstrous sword slash, powerful enough to split the sea itself, carrying the might to destroy heaven and earth, came crashing down toward Ace's head!
"Damn it!!"
Ace's face went deathly pale!
This power…
Belonged to Big Mom, one of the Yonko!
She came personally?!
This was clearly not something he could handle!
"Flame Emperor!!!"
Ace poured all of his strength into forming a massive fireball to block the attack!
But—
"Puh!"
In front of Ikoku Sovereignty, the Flame Emperor burst apart like a balloon pierced by a needle!
Bang!!!
The remaining force of the slash slammed brutally into Ace's body!
"Uwaaa——!!"
Ace screamed as his body was blown away like a kite with its string cut!
He crashed hard into the cream-covered ground of Whole Cake Island, blood spreading across the surface.
"Cough… cough…"
Ace struggled to rise.
But countless hands immediately pinned him down!
Daifuku's genie, Oven's burning fists, and Perospero's candy bindings!
"Got him!!"
"Don't let him escape!!"
Big Mom's children swarmed in, forcing the badly injured Ace to the ground and binding him tightly!
They even slapped special Sea Stone shackles onto him, specifically meant to restrain Devil Fruit users!
"Let me go!!"
Ace struggled with all his might, but under the effects of Sea Stone, his body was powerless. All he could do was thrash uselessly.
"Ma ma ma ma!!"
Big Mom landed on the ground and looked down at the battered captive with contempt.
"Fire Fist Ace, if I remember correctly, you're Roger's child, aren't you?"
"You really do look just like Roger did when he was young!"
"Bastard! I'm not that man's son!"
"I only have one father, and that's Whitebeard!"
Ace roared angrily!
"Akira, and Whitebeard…"
"Since they're already working together…"
"If I act on my own, I'll definitely suffer a huge loss."
Big Mom was crazy, but she wasn't stupid.
The fact that even the Three Sweet Commanders were captured meant the enemy's strength ran far deeper than expected.
A direct clash was clearly not a wise choice.
At that moment, Perospero, the most cunning of her sons, stepped forward.
"Mama."
He licked the candy cane in his hand, smiling slyly.
"I heard… this Fire Fist Ace isn't simple."
"Oh?" Big Mom looked at him.
"He's not just Whitebeard's Second Division Commander."
Perospero lowered his voice.
"He's also… the son left behind by the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger!"
"Is that supposed to be news to me, Perospero?!"
"Just from his face, I knew immediately!"
"Mama, please listen to the rest!"
Perospero grinned even more slyly.
"If we… hand him over to the Marines."
"The Marines will definitely go mad and announce a public execution!"
"And when that happens…"
"That bastard Whitebeard, to save his son, will definitely fight the Marines to the death!"
"And that Akira, as Whitebeard's ally, will surely get dragged in too!"
"That way…"
Perospero made an explosive gesture with his hands.
"We won't need to lift a finger ourselves."
"Let the Marines deal with them for us!!"
"And we can just sit back and reap all the benefits!"
"Ma— ma ma ma ma!!"
Hearing this, Big Mom burst into delighted laughter!
"Excellent idea!!"
"Perospero! You truly deserve to be my favorite son!!"
Big Mom grabbed Ace off the ground like a helpless chick.
"In that case…"
"Hand him over…"
"As a gift to the Marines!!"
"Guards!!"
"Put him in a Sea Stone cage!!"
"Send him out on the fastest ship!!"
"Deliver him to Marine Headquarters!!!"
"Tell Sengoku!!"
"This is a grand gift from me to him!!!"
…
One day later.
Dressrosa, Stone Palace.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
Inside the villa, the familiar "clang" sounds echoed, making Peach Rabbit Gion blush furiously once again.
Akira was with Yamato, Smoothie, and the others, going through their daily "five-times efficiency" training.
Suddenly—
"Buru buru buru…"
The Den Den Mushi rang again.
Akira stopped, picked it up, clearly annoyed.
"Who is it now? Don't you know I'm busy?"
"L-Lord Akira!!"
From the other side, Doflamingo's panicked voice rang out.
"S-Something big has happened!!!"
"What now?" Akira frowned.
"Ace!!"
Doflamingo shouted.
"Fire Fist Ace… that damn brat!!"
"He… he's been captured by the Big Mom Pirates!!"
"Oh?"
Akira wasn't surprised at all.
"If he got caught, then he got caught."
"That kid loves causing trouble. Once he starts rampaging, even ten Sea Kings wouldn't be able to stop him."
"Besides, you can just send someone again to tell Big Mom—my people are expensive."
"I'm worried she won't be able to afford it!"
"N-no, Lord Akira!!"
Doflamingo's tone changed completely.
"That crazy woman didn't use Ace to threaten us!"
"Instead…"
"She handed him over to the Marines!!!"
"Right now! Marine Headquarters has announced it to the entire world!!"
"They're going to, at Marineford…"
"Carry out a public execution of Fire Fist Ace!!!"
"..."
"???"
Akira's hand holding the Den Den Mushi paused slightly.
Inside the room, Yamato, Smoothie, and the others also stopped, staring at him in shock.
"A public… execution?"
A strange expression slowly appeared on Akira's face—one that carried a hint of amusement.
"Incredible…" Akira murmured softly.
"The world's timeline that I messed up…"
"It's starting to auto-correct itself again, huh?"
"So it just keeps going in circles…"
"Does the Summit War still have to happen one more time?!"
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