"Amidst the gunfire of Blackbeard and his subordinates."
"Father finally ceased his advance."
"Before he died, Father used his last ounce of strength to shout, One Piece is real!"
"Thus, the world's strongest man: Whitebeard, offline!"
Father died. The Summit War caused Luffy and his crew to lose too much.
"At this moment, Blackbeard also began his performance. He covered Blackbeard's corpse with a black cloth and, relying on the power of the Yami Yami no Mi and his unique physique, successfully stole Whitebeard's Gura Gura no Mi."
"Furthermore, he imitated Whitebeard and unleashed the power of the Gura Gura no Mi. Akainu, who had been cast into the abyss by Whitebeard, was not deterred. He crawled out of the abyss and was determined to keep Luffy here forever."
"No matter how Ivankov tried to stop him, it was useless. Akainu not only reached Luffy from behind but also succeeded in injuring Luffy through Jinbe's body."
"Just as Luffy was about to follow in Ace's footsteps, Crocodile intervened. To repay Luffy for his prison break, he used a sandstorm to throw Luffy into the air, while he stayed behind to hold off Akainu."
"Stimulated by the war, Coby unexpectedly awakened his Observation Haki. Although the war's objective had been achieved, Ace was dead, and a group of Marines led by Akainu were still relentlessly pursuing the pirates, showing no mercy to their fallen comrades."
"To stop the bloodthirsty Akainu, Coby rushed in front of him, attempting to halt the battle. Just as Akainu was about to kill Coby, Shanks appeared in time."
"Seeing Luffy and Jinbe successfully escape in Law's submarine, Shanks approached Marco and urged him to give up the fight, then challenged Blackbeard."
"Upon seeing this, Blackbeard could only back down, as he did not wish to confront Shanks at this time. Shanks also asked Sengoku for a favor, to hand over the bodies of Whitebeard and Ace to him so he could take them back to the New World."
"Although two great Marines disagreed with this," Sengoku granted Shanks his request and loudly declared the war over."
The story had reached its conclusion, and the entire place fell silent.
Luffy resolutely put on his straw hat.
Sū Mù waved his fan, and in the image, scenes of their past adventures in the pirate world appeared.
When Zoro was defeated by Mihawk, he pointed his sword to the sky, vowing never to lose again.
When Nami was cornered by Arlong, she tearfully begged Luffy for help. Luffy placed his hat on her head and demolished the small room that had once imprisoned Nami.
When Luffy carried a sick Nami to the mountaintop of Drum Island, she pleaded with Dr. Kureha to heal them.
When Chopper learned of his mentor Hiriluk's self-detonation, he stood outside Dr. Kureha's door, waving a cherry blossom flag, begging her to teach him medicine.
When Chopper was about to set sail with Luffy, Dr. Kureha used powdered medicine to create a cherry blossom snow. Chopper cried tears of gratitude.
When Vivi saw the raised arms of Luffy and his crew, she knew they would be her nakama for life.
When Robin was taken to Enies Lobby, the Straw Hat Pirates declared war on the World Government to save her. Robin cried out: "I want to live."
When the Merry Go carried its fallen crewmates back into the sea, it said: "Come back, everyone!" This was its last voyage, and in the end, the entire crew looked at Luffy with reluctance as they used torches to set Merry Go ablaze.
When Kuma transferred Luffy's pain onto Zoro, Zoro dismissively said, "Nothing happened."
When the Gates of Justice miraculously opened, Luffy realized he owed Bon Clay another favor. The person who was most like a man was gone.
When Ace was pierced through the chest by a magma fist while protecting his beloved brother, he still smiled and comforted Luffy, saying he had no regrets in his life.
When Marco saw Blackbeard unleash the power of the Gura Gura no Mi, he knew that the gentle Father was truly gone.
When Dadan learned that Garp had not intervened to save Ace, she punched the person she feared most in her life and yelled at Garp, "Are missions truly more important than family?"
When Sabo saw the newspaper announcing Ace's sacrifice, years of buried memories flooded his mind. He couldn't believe his brother Ace was actually dead.
When Luffy learned that his second brother Sabo was alive, the emotions suppressed for two years were finally released. He hugged Sabo and wailed uncontrollably.
The moment Sabo ate the Mera Mera no Mi, I realized that Ace might truly never return.
When Sanji kicked Luffy in the head to make him abandon him and set sail, he didn't leave until Luffy completely collapsed.
When Luffy said, "I will only eat your cooking," Sanji's tears could no longer be held back.
When Luffy covered his mouth with his hand to prevent his nakama from worrying, I knew Luffy had truly grown up.
During the Raging Torrent, Sabo, using Ann's ability, replicated Ace's phantom and unleashed a Fire Fist together with Sabo. Luffy smiled.
Sū Mù vaguely remembered watching "One Piece: Stampede" in the cinema before transmigrating.
The box office for that anime movie was around 5 billion, and the cry of "Fire Fist" from both Sabo and Ace's phantoms was worth 4.9 billion.
However, in Sū Mù's heart, Ace had a different ending.
"Luffy, let me help you."
Sū Mù condensed all his strength, causing the surrounding air to reverse.
The Gate of Time and Space opened at the summit of the Eight Treasures Rengong Pagoda.
Luffy wiped away his tears and, along with everyone else, flew in. Sū Mù followed.
When they emerged, everyone realized they had arrived at the beginning of the Summit War.
"I have broken through the spatial boundaries and reversed time and space. Whether you can turn the tide of victory now depends entirely on Ace."
Sū Mù pointed at Ace on the execution platform and said faintly.
Luffy didn't understand and immediately rushed forward to save Ace.
"Wait, let's hear what Ace has to say."
On the execution platform.
Sengoku ordered the execution of Ace to be moved up.
Garp's body trembled slightly beside him, wanting to say something to Ace but fearing to face him.
However, he still did not remain silent. With tears in his eyes, he pointed at Ace and yelled, "I've told you to become a Marine long ago, but you never listened! Is this the outcome you wanted today?!"
Ace lowered his head and did not speak, his face displaying endless stubbornness.
Garp became more anxious. If Ace had said even a single word, he would have listened.
But Ace remained as he was, kneeling on the execution platform in silence.
Time accelerated.
When Ace was rescued and fled with Luffy.
Due to Akainu's provocation, Ace stopped. History repeated itself, and everyone behind Sū Mù held their breath.
Ace and Akainu clashed fists. The outcome was the same; he was defeated.
Luffy, due to the drug's effects wearing off, collapsed weakly on the ground.
Akainu chose the latter and lunged his magma fist towards Luffy.
Ace stepped forward, shielding Luffy.
However, this time, he finally spoke, "Grandpa, I want to live..."
This sentence deeply pierced Garp's heart. At this moment, Garp could no longer hold back, and tears flowed uncontrollably.
He strode with heavy steps towards Akainu. Sengoku, preparing to stop him, was struck by Garp's iron fist and sent flying.
"Ace, wait for Grandpa!"
"Akainu will die, and Sengoku cannot stop me, I say it!"