One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 205 The Five Elders: Another Garp?
The outcome of the battle speaks for itself.

A foolish and ignorant monster that only knows how to vent its pain can never defeat a hero who is enlightened and uses pain as fuel.

"General Zephyr has won!"

"That monster named Weevil's body is completely shattered—it can't possibly still be alive, can it?"

"That's definitely impossible, and there's no need to worry. Lieutenant General Roy has already gone there, hmm? He's making hand gestures, what does that mean!?"

"Hey! It sounds like Admiral Zephyr has collapsed!"

"Quick! Quick, medical team!"

On Montblanc Island, cheers and exclamations resounded through the sky at the same time.

And on the high seas beyond the islands.

"Damn Netherworld race."

On the wreckage of the North Sea Cross.

'Pierre Saint,' who was originally just a head, is now slowly recovering his body.

He lay on the ground, still unable to move. His black armor had completely collapsed, and each recovery of his body was accompanied by bursts of black and red Conqueror's Haki—as if some kind of power was gradually dissipating the powerful Conqueror's Haki left behind by Roy.

"I will kill you all. Everyone on that island must die. I will mobilize the armies of all nations."

His teeth were clenched so hard they were clicking.

He clearly remembered the pain and agony that Roy had inflicted with every punch and every burst of Conqueror's Haki.

He was beaten so badly that only his head remained, lying here like a dead dog.

He absolutely must take revenge for such a humiliating disgrace!

But it is precisely at this moment
"Peer."

In his heart, deep in his soul.

But then a voice suddenly rang out.

"Lord Saint Satan?"

Pierre Saint's expression froze for a moment.

He naturally recognized who was speaking—Satan Saint, one of the Five Elders.

"How are you?"

But he was clearly puzzled, and his expression even became somewhat serious.

However, Satan Saint clearly had no intention of explaining to him, and simply uttered seven words.

"That's the end of this matter."

"!!!"

Pierre Saint's expression changed instantly: "That's it? What do you mean?"

"Saint Satan—that lower realm creature, that navy attacked me. Attacked the 'Knight of God'!"

He couldn't accept it.

When did attacks by lower-level creatures against Celestial Dragons become so easily ignored?
“Peel, you should know—the fact that I can speak to you in this way means I am not consulting with you.”

But at this moment, Satan Saint's words were very cold.

"This is Lord Im's order."

And so, the words that Pierre Saint was about to say were instantly stuck in his throat.

"Lord Im."

His expression instantly twisted.

Yes.

He had a vague idea of ​​this from the moment Satan Saint's voice came out.

The Knights of God and the Five Elders represent the 'military power' and 'power' of the world, respectively.

Most of the God Knights possess the 'Deep Sea Contract'.

The Five Elders, on the other hand, possess a higher-level 'Abyss Contract'.

The latter has a higher status than the former and has the authority to command the former.

Through the bond of their contracts, they can communicate through their souls.

However, at the same time, the 'deep sea' and the 'abyss,' 'force' and 'power' are independent of each other.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the Five Elders would not command the God Knights in this way.

There is only one exception, which is...
What Saint Satan said at this moment was not on his own behalf to communicate with Saint Pierre.

Rather, it represents the will of Lord Im.

so.
"I see."

At this moment, despite feeling countless regrets.

But Pierre Saint didn't even dare to harbor the slightest resentment or resistance.

"Leave the North Sea immediately and return to Mary Geoise—I will make you a new suit of armor."

With that, Satan Saint's voice disappeared from Pier Saint's mind.

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And it was at this very moment that Pierre Saint felt his body fully recovered.

He clenched his fist, stood up, and looked at Mont Blanc Island not far away with a hint of resentment.

But in the end, he gritted his teeth with a gloomy expression.

"boom!"

He leaped into the sky, and with a burst of power, flew directly towards the distant Red Earth Continent.

at the same time.

Mary Geoise, Between Powers.

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Satan, who had just informed Pierre Saint, also had a very gloomy expression.

He turned his head and looked at the four colleagues inside the power room.

"What do you think?"

He asked this question, his words seemingly ambiguous.

However, the remaining four Elders clearly understood Satan's meaning.

"This was our mistake."

Pitt was the first to speak, admitting this: "The previous choice of Edward Weevil was somewhat hasty."

He does not deny this.

Just as Sengoku had guessed—they had indeed not paid attention to the feud between Edward Weevil and Zephyr.

Or perhaps they had seen relevant information somewhere before, but didn't take it to heart.

This directly led to subsequent events that completely exceeded their expectations.

Zephyr decisively chose to take action against Weevil, which in turn implicated Roy.

Of course, if that were all, it would be fine—a former general and a general candidate are not impossible to 'erasure' from them.

But the key issue is that, prior to this incident, they had conducted extensive propaganda against Roy in order to reduce the influence of the Twelve Constellations on the sea and dispel the shadow of the Battle of Tottoland.

People all over the world now believe that Roy is 'the hope against the twelve constellations' and 'a legend of a new era for the Navy'.

This makes Roy even more important to the World Government than ordinary admirals. And more importantly...
“Our assessment of Loy Amos’s personal abilities is inaccurate.”

“That level of Conqueror's Haki is rare—he is much more powerful than we thought.”

Nasujiro, unusually, did not wipe his sword, but instead spoke in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Sacred Vochuli nodded: "Another Garp?"

And the facts are just as he said.

Within the Navy, 'Naval Hero' Garp is an extremely special individual.

He made almost no attempt to hide his dislike for the Celestial Dragons.

Because of his hatred for the Celestial Dragons, he has refused to take up the post of Marine Admiral to this day.

The Five Elders were well aware of the reasons behind this.

During the God Valley Battle, Garp was one of the six people who participated in the gang fight against Im.

He knew the truth about the God Valley battle and was even vaguely aware of Im's existence.

No matter how you look at it, he should have been eliminated by the Five Elders.

But the truth is...
To this day, the world government has not taken any action against him.

The reason is Garp's reputation and power.

As the 'Hero of God Valley' promoted by the World Government in the previous era, and as the greatest rival of Pirate King Roger, 'Marine Hero' Garp is the flag of the previous era.

As the strongest being on this ocean, Garp, with his top-tier Conqueror's Haki, is someone even the World Government would find hard to match one-on-one with.

Now it seems that Roy and Garp have a striking resemblance.

Both have already begun to influence the reputation of the entire world, both are not Devil Fruit users, and both are now displaying Conqueror's Haki.

And most importantly
He's even younger than Garp was back then.

To be honest, according to the Five Elders' idea—

This kind of unruly individual, with enormous potential, and who has already clearly shown defiance towards the Celestial Dragons, should be eliminated beforehand.

But
"Lord Im seems to value his power."

Mazsan shook his head.

That's right.

Under the will of that Lord Im, even the thoughts of the Five Elders are irrelevant.

"After all, the 'Star Lord' has reappeared—although it's still impossible to confirm that it's him, Lord Im is still very concerned."

Having said this, Saint Satan sighed once more.

And so, silence returned once more to the realm of power.

The five elders are well aware of the current situation.

They wanted to get rid of Roy in advance to avoid the emergence of a second 'Naval Legend' like Garp, who was clearly dissatisfied with the Celestial Dragons.

But for Im, the situation is different.

Ultimately, Im never cared about the so-called Celestial Dragons.

He has continued to protect these 'descendants of God' to this day only because of the past covenant.

In the past, if the Celestial Dragons wanted to maintain their rule and that of the World Government, Im might have let it go.

But things are different now.

With the 'Star Lord' now reappearing, what Im cares about most is the 'Star Lord' and the twelve constellations behind him.

He urgently needs powerful forces to counter the rise of the twelve zodiac signs.

Therefore, it is impossible for Im to stand idly by and watch the Celestial Dragons eliminate someone like Roy, who has displayed terrifying talent and powerful Conqueror's Haki, and who is also a member of the World Government.

Even the Five Elders can be identified.

If Roy can truly fight against the twelve constellations and even kill the 'Star Lord' with his own power, just as the people on the sea believe.

Then let alone any naval hero—in Im's great joy, perhaps the Celestial Dragon family will gain another 'Amos Family'.

"All right."

"At present, it seems that Roy Amos, like Garp, is a person who values ​​loyalty and has a strong sense of belonging to the Navy."

"He is dangerous, but at least he is under control—as planned, we will give him and Zephyr a cold shoulder for now."

At this moment, it was Nasujiro Sei who broke the silence first.

Upon hearing this, the other five elders nodded in agreement.

"Indeed."

"According to intelligence, he is a very responsible person—ah, a common trait among mortals."

“Using him to deal with the twelve constellations is indeed quite appropriate.”

"Let's talk about serious matters first, rather than him."

"Regarding the selection of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

Speaking of this, the Five Elders were clearly also having a headache.

"Edward Weevil confirmed dead. As for Bartholomew Bear..."

As he spoke, his gaze kept drifting towards Saint Satan.

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Satan Saint's face was extremely gloomy at this moment: "I went to Egherd and saw that he and his daughter have indeed disappeared—and Vegapunk has cleaned up all traces. I'm not sure what happened."

As he spoke, his words were tinged with anger.

"I have already increased the number of people monitoring Vegapunk on Egghead Island, and even inscribed the 'Abyss Magic Circle' on Egghead Island. However, the selection of the Seven Warlords of the Sea should be changed."

Kuma's rise to become a Shichibukai was almost entirely driven by him.

But now that Xiong has disappeared, it's like someone is slapping him in the face.

For Satan, such a humiliation had not occurred in a long time.

If it weren't for the fact that he still needed Vegapunk to research that thing that no one else could know about, he would have almost wanted to execute Vegapunk immediately.

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And so, silence fell once again between those in power.

Even the Five Elders had strange expressions at this moment.

There are only seven Shichibukai in the world.

But in the last few months, two of them have died, and now that two have finally been selected, one has died and the other has gone missing.

And they certainly knew the significance of it.

Today, the entire Shichibukai system is almost on the verge of collapse.

If another Shichibukai gets into trouble...

This system will completely collapse.

And of course, they don't want to see this happen.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea are certainly not worthy of our protection—but the collapse of the Seven Warlords system would exacerbate the loss of control over the seas.

"Let's leave the position of Shichibukai vacant for now."

"Seconded." *4
　There's one more chapter today, it'll be a little later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)