by MangaMoon

One Piece - Shanks Bounty

Remember… Koby standing before Akainu at Marineford, screaming for the bloodshed to stop? Ace and Whitebeard are already dead. The pirates are retreating, yet people keep falling. Wounded soldiers wait for help while their comrades chase another victory. Koby cannot bear it: lives are being thrown away after the battle’s purpose has already been fulfilled. Akainu sees only insubordination. His magma-covered fist swings toward Koby. The boy closes his eyes. A sword stops the blow. Shanks stands between them. He tells Koby that the seconds his courage bought have changed the future. Those precious moments give Luffy another chance to escape. Then Shanks retrieves a familiar straw hat. Luffy is nearby, being carried away unconscious. After so many years, a reunion seems possible. But Shanks remembers their promise: Luffy must return that hat when he has become a great pirate. He entrusts its return to Buggy and stays behind. The Red Hair Pirates gather at his back. Shanks announces that he has come to end the war. Anyone still determined to fight can face them. His calm carries a clear threat—and responsibility. Surrounded by people proving their strength through violence, Shanks uses his authority to stop the next blow from landing.

Material: wooden