[Captain John: As expected, the severely injured Whitebeard was clearly no match for the Marine Admiral. Akainu seized the opportunity and wounded him severely again.]
[Captain Wang Zhi: Wuhahahaha! The Marines must be furious that the Sky Screen broadcast everything in advance. Otherwise, subsequent events would definitely have unfolded according to their plan. But completely deviated from their original intentions. Have to say, if I were a Marine, I'd be very angry.]
[Capone Bege: So that means the Whitebeard Pirates should be grateful for the Sky Screen's appearance. Otherwise, they would have paid a heavy price.]
[Urouge the Mad Monk: True. It feels like the Sky Screen is somewhat biased towards Straw Hat's side.]
[Scratchmen Apoo: but according to the original progression, would Whitebeard also die on the summit battlefield? After all, he now has two large holes in him. Shouldn't he be like Fire Fist Ace, unable to survive?]
[Jewelry Bonney: Perhaps... No, wait! Look! The situation has reversed!]
Everyone looked at the video. Sure enough, Whitebeard wasn't defeated by Akainu but continued fighting him.
〖Akainu thought he had already defeated Whitebeard and looked quite pleased.
But the next instant, the severely wounded Whitebeard grabbed him by the collar, lifted him from the ground, and violently threw him away.
Then, Whitebeard's fist, imbued with tremendous quake power, struck Akainu's body, making him vomit blood.
And that wasn't all. After Whitebeard launched this attack, the sky and earth around him began to crack and shatter.
Countless fissures ran through the entire Marine Headquarters, splitting it apart and turning it into ruins.
Seeing this, Akainu shouted angrily,
"Damn it, Whitebeard, you bastard!"
Unfortunately, he no longer had the strength to fight. After this shout, he could only fall down.〗
[Pirate 1: Oh my god! I thought Akainu was really about to make a comeback, but it was just for a moment! The next second, he was severely wounded by Whitebeard!]
[Pirate 2: Not just that! Even though Whitebeard looked like he couldn't survive, he could still destroy the entire Marine Headquarters! What immense power!]
[Pirate 3: Fighting someone like that is truly terrifying.]
[Pirate 4: Speaking of which, was the real Marine Headquarters also destroyed?]
[Marine 1: What nonsense are you spouting? Our Marine Headquarters is perfectly fine!]
[Pirate 5: So that means the Sky Screen's appearance also benefited you Marines! At least even though you lost, your headquarters wasn't destroyed! Hahahaha!]
Marine Headquarters, Marineford
Looking at the pirates' mocking words on the Sky Screen, Momousagi was furious.
"Damn it! What are these bastards saying? How can they say that!"
But Sengoku seemed somewhat powerless.
"Actually, they're not wrong. We Marines did lose. Despite all our preparations, the Whitebeard Pirates still escaped. I have truly failed as Fleet Admiral."
"Fleet Admiral!"
Hearing Sengoku speak like this, many Marine officers present shouted worriedly, wanting to comfort him.
But then, a somewhat flat voice suddenly came from the side.
"It seems Fleet Admiral Sengoku, you are already prepared."
"CP0? What are you doing here?"
Vice Admiral Tsuru looked at Rob Lucci and his group, narrowing her eyes unfriendly.
Rob Lucci ignored her and instead looked at Sengoku.
"I presume Fleet Admiral Sengoku has already guessed our purpose. By order of the World Government, you are dismissed from the position of Fleet Admiral. Admiral Sakazuki will succeed you. Please promptly hold the handover ceremony, Fleet Admiral Sengoku."
"What?!"
Hearing Rob Lucci's words, everyone present was shocked, not understanding why the World Government would dismiss Sengoku.
They looked at Sakazuki, but he also looked surprised, clearly unaware he was to succeed Sengoku.
However, Sengoku seemed unbothered.
He smiled faintly.
"Indeed, after the defeat in the war, I had already guessed. But I thought it would be Kuzan succeeding me. I never expected you chose Sakazuki? But I don't care; after all, I won't be a Marine soon."
After saying this, he turned to Sakazuki.
"Then, I leave the Marines to you now. I hope you can lead them well, Sakazuki."
Sakazuki kept a straight face, showing no emotion at Sengoku's words.
"Don't worry. I won't be indecisive towards pirates like you. I will lead the Marines to eliminate all pirates. A temporary defeat means nothing. As long as the ultimate goal is achieved, that is true victory."
As he spoke, he looked at the others present.
"Also, I hope under my leadership, you will take every battle seriously. Don't hold back like in the video. Especially you, Borsalino. Don't think I didn't notice you didn't use your full strength in the Sky Screen video. I hope you won't make such a mistake again."
Hearing Sakazuki's words, Kizaru replied with his usual expression:
"Yuru~ Sakazuki has become so scary after becoming Fleet Admiral."
Then Sakazuki looked at Garp.
"As for you, Vice Admiral Garp, I never thought you'd also use your full strength for Straw Hat's sake in this war. I hope you can maintain that properly from now on. Otherwise, I can't guarantee what might happen to Straw Hat Luffy."
"Sakazuki!" Garp looked at him coldly. "Looking for a fight?"
Sakazuki snorted.
"I'm not like you. I won't show off against my own comrades for the sake of pirates."
The atmosphere between them grew increasingly tense. Just then, Kuzan suddenly spoke up:
"Since everyone is here, I want to announce something. I intend to resign. I will no longer hold the position of Marine Admiral."
After he spoke, Momousagi looked shocked.
"Admiral Aokiji! Even you? Why? Is it because the Marines lost this war?"
"No," Aokiji shook his head.
"I had already decided to leave the Marines after the war ended. It has nothing to do with the outcome of this war."
He said this calmly, but this only made the others more curious about his reason for resigning.