Soon, the ship slowly fell into silence as it sailed towards the Marineford. Along the way, Luffy was simply focused on eating.
He had eaten every single grain left in the ship. So, they used Jinbe's help to pull a Sea King near, which they killed and served to Luffy.
"Hey Jinbe, since we are ahead of time, do you think we will reach Marineford earlier than the Whitebeard Pirates?"
Luffy curiously asked.
Jinbe shook his head and said.
"I am not sure. Although we should appear ahead of Whitebeard, I am not exactly sure when Whitebeard will come to the scene."
"And more importantly, if we appear ahead of the, we will bear the full force of the Marine."
Hearing that, Luffy nodded seriously and said.
"Yeah, we can't have that. I have nothing against Whitebeard Pirates, but we must arrive later. Otherwise, it will be hard to rescue Ace. Each Admiral is as strong as a monster."
Jinbe sighed and nodded.
"Yeah, with our forces, it is impossible to confront Marines. We need to join hands with the Whitebeard Pirates."
"Mr. Luffy, we have completed the boat."
One of the pirates ran towards them and shouted.
"Is that so? Then, I will get started."
Luffy pushed down the last piece of meat in his hand and stood up.
"Luffy-kun, what exactly are you planning in that boat? Wouldn't it be much safer on this ship? After all, we are traveling in the area of Sea King."
Jinbe curiously asked.
Hearing his words, Luffy clenched his fist and released a little bit of Conqueror Haki.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Several people started collapsing one after another.
Luffy hurriedly put away his Haki and said.
"My Conqueror Haki is growing stronger every minute. I need to keep up with its progress, and hopefully, I can learn a new technique that Liam always talks about."
Jinbe scratched his head and said.
"But, how can Conqueror Haki grow like this? Isn't it supposed to be a kind of Haki that can't be improved through training?"
Hearing that, Bullet walked into the scene and explained.
"Because his body previously wasn't able to handle the full totality of his Conqueror Haki. Now that his body has grown stronger, his Haki has improved as well."
"But it still doesn't explain this massive growth."
Crocodile interjected.
"Conqueror Haki can't grow like this. I don't know much about it, but I do know Haki grows in battle, not like this."
Hearing that, Luffy nodded and said.
"Indeed! I can't tell you why exactly my Haki is growing stronger, but Bullet is correct in his assumption."
Saying so, he walked away.
"Something is off! From what I know about him, this guy is a complete idiot. Yes, I admit that he is not the type to give up halfway through, but he isn't someone who plans."
Crocodile narrowed his eyes and explained.
"That's because he is not the Straw Hat from the present. He is the Straw Hat from the future."
Buggy nonchalantly spoke while drinking wine.
"What?"
Bullet, Crocodile, Ivankov, and Jinbe shouted at the same time.
"You moron."
Galdino smashed Buggy on the head.
"What? It's not going to be a secret, is it? Magellan knows this. Sengoku knows this as well. Once we enter Marineford, the entire Marine might know this."
Hearing that, Crocodile raised his hand and said.
"No, they won't."
...…
Marineford;
Inside the Fleet Admiral Room, several individuals were present.
Including Admiral Akainu, Admiral Aokiji, Admiral Kuzan, Vice Admiral Tsuru, Vice Admiral Garp, Former Admiral Zephyr, and the Fleet Admiral Sengoku.
"What happened, Sengoku? Why did you call me so urgently?" Zephyr spoke with a displeased expression.
"Zephyr, since Sengoku called you, there must be an important reason." Tsuru's voice rang, which soothed Zephyr's mind and heart.
"Alright!" Zephyr sighed but still glared at Sengoku.
"I have something important to announce. The unbreakable myth and the immortal prison have been breached."
"Chief Warden Magellan is unconscious, Vice-Chief Warden Hannyabal is seriously injured, and Head Jailer Shiryuu has betrayed us."
"Thankfully, I was able to contact Vice Admiral Gion and Vice Admiral Tokikake. They will soon arrive in Impel Down and take care of it."
Sengoku announced the situation with a grim expression.
"While we are in such a tight situation, something like this happened. Who did it?" Admiral Akainu asked with an angry tone.
"We have two offenders. Both of them broke into Impel Down and set the prisoners free. One of them is the supernova Monkey D Luffy, whose goal was to free Fire Fist Ace."
When he said that, he glanced at Garp, who seemed to look away.
"The other invader is the Royal Shichibukai Marshall D Teach. Head Jailer Shiryuu has betrayed us and joined him."
"I can understand Blackbeard. But how could Magellan let a supernova like Straw Hat make so much trouble in Impel Down?"
Aokiji narrowed his eyes and asked.
Even Kizaru seemed quite interested in this.
Sengoku took a deep breath and looked at Garp before he looked at three Marine Admirals and the former Admiral and announced.
"Monkey D Luffy is suspected to have traveled from the future to his past body in an attempt to save Ace and change the future."
"What?"
"Impossible!"
"That's just ridiculous."
"Even Vegapunk hasn't been able to find Time Fruit."
Three Admirals and the former Admiral had a look of disbelief on their faces as they spoke at the same time.
Hearing their rejection, Sengoku shook his head and said.
"Except for this theory, we have no other way to explain his strength. From the latest information I received, Straw Hat Luffy took down Magellan with a single strike."
"We know his bloodline. We can guess his future achievements. If it is him in the future, it is possible to reach and surpass the likes of Whitebeard, Kaido, Big Mom, and even Red Haired Shanks."
"You should all be aware of Vegapunk's theory about Devil Fruits. Imagine how many people have a desire to go back in time and change their past."
When he said that, he looked at Zephyr, whose desire to change the past was the strongest among anyone present in the room.
"So, it is not impossible for a Time Devil Fruit to exist. Since such a fruit could exist, it means there is a chance that Monkey D Luffy used its power to travel back in time."
"Because in the original future, he couldn't save his brother."
(A/N- I am not sure if Marines or Vegapunk know about Time Fruit since Toki was from eight hundred years ago.)
"Then, we must keep it that way." Admiral Akainu spoke.
Sengoku nodded and said.
"Portgas D Ace must die. We can not let a pirate change the future. There are too many things at stake. We mustn't allow something like that to happen."
"So, I have decided to change the execution time. We will execute him the moment we surround the Whitebeard Pirates."
Hearing that, Admiral Akainu said.
"If we do that, we might have to get involved in the battle with Whitebeard much earlier. We won't even get a chance to implement our previous plans."
Sengoku nodded his head and said.
"I know that, but we can't delay Ace's execution, nor can we let Whitebeard Pirates escape."
Suddenly, his face turned grim as he said.
"Let me ask you something. When will you decide to find a fruit that might not even exist to go back in time and save your brother?"
Hearing this, Garp muttered.
"When you have all the power, wealth, and influence in the world."
Creek!
There were several sounds of chairs breaking at the same time. The atmosphere in the Fleet Admiral's office had gone intense.
"There is a high chance that Straw Hat Luffy has already become the next Pirate King or worse, the King of the World."
When he said that, Garp blinked his eyes twice, remembered his idiot grandson, and burst into laughter.
"Bwahahahaha! I can't believe you said something so ridiculous, Sengoku."
"Garp, this is a speculation." Sengoku roared at him.
Garp shook his head and said.
"King of the Pirates, maybe! King of the World, no! If he were someone who could accept being King of the World, he would've become a Marine by now."
Sengoku narrowed his eyes and snorted.
"We can't work based on your feelings, Garp. Your grandson will become a major threat in the future. If possible, I would do anything to keep him here while he is still weak."
"Then, let me handle this, Sengoku-san!" Admiral Akainu spoke with a deep voice.
"Hmmm! Why don't you let me handle this? After all, I have dealt with him before. It would be much easier for me to gauge his strength."
Admiral Kizaru spoke with a meaningful smile.
Sengoku thought for a moment and nodded.
"Yes, you can."
Then, he looked at Garp and Zephyr, saying.
"We must destroy Whitebeard and his crew. This is for the future of Marines. You two must work hard."