No kidding, even Rocks would have to offer me a cigarette.

That's it.

Inside the naval warship, only Garp's cheerful laughter and the sighs of the other high-ranking naval officers remained.

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Chapter 30 The Five Elders Shocked

The first half of the Grand Line, at Marineford, the headquarters of the Navy.

At this moment, in the office of Fleet Admiral Netanya, the highest-ranking personnel of the Navy Headquarters, including Sora, Zephyr, Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru, once again gathered.

In addition to these high-ranking naval officers, there were also thirty or forty vice admirals and marines of varying ranks from the Navy Headquarters.

Currently, most of the navy personnel appear tense and fearful.

Because they were about to welcome the Five Elders, who came from within the World Government and were known as the highest authority in the world, as well as the direct leaders of all their naval superiors.

The reason is that the Navy Headquarters and the CP organization failed to provide adequate protection, resulting in the deaths of three esteemed Celestial Dragons outside the Holy Land.

Blue~ Blue~ Blue~

Blue~ Blue~ Blue~

The oppressive atmosphere even made the sound of the Den Den Mushi dialing sound somewhat somber.

A few minutes later.

The video projection phone, placed in the center of the conference room and specifically used for screen mirroring, was connected.

The content projected from the phone was still the extremely luxurious World Power Hall located on the side of Mary Geoise in the Holy Land.

Four elderly men with gray hair and beards, who had been retired from public life, and another Five Elders who still looked middle-aged, appeared before the crowd.

As this scene unfolded, an aura of absolute dominance emanated from the phone, directly facing everyone.

"Hiss... Is this... the oppressive feeling from the world's highest power? I can no longer feel myself breathing..."

"That's too imposing! You can't see a single expression on his face..."

The sounds of swallowing hard and heavy breathing filled the conference room.

Due to the power of the Five Elders, most of the Marines at Marine Headquarters are not qualified to meet with them.

This is what led to the situation.

Currently, over 90% of the naval vice admirals in the conference room have never experienced this kind of pressure from the world's highest authority.

"The Five Elders, who wield the highest power in the world! True immortals!"

Almost none of the naval personnel present, except for admirals and fleet admirals, had the courage to face the gazes of the Five Elders.

"Fleet Admiral Netanya, Saint Nadebontania, and two other Celestial Dragons are dead. Your Marine Headquarters bears the utmost responsibility for this."

"Tell me your reasons. I'll only give you three minutes to make excuses!"

Through the camera phone, the gazes of the Five Elders, transmitted through the screen, seemed to pierce through the Den Den Mushi and be fixed directly on Netanya's face.

Although this Admiral of the Navy Headquarters was selected and brought over from the government by the Five Elders, he was appointed by the Navy.

But this does not mean that they have accepted the Fleet Admiral of the Navy Headquarters as one of their own.

In this world, apart from the Celestial Dragons within Mary Geoise.

The Five Elders regard every person or even every race as nothing more than inferior and lowly objects.

There's no other reason than this confidence stemming from strength and foundation!

"Your Excellency the Five Elders, our Marine Headquarters has done its utmost regarding the killing of the Celestial Dragons... and in this incident, some of the Rocks Pirates' officers were involved."

"This led to a moment of carelessness on the part of our navy and the CP organization..."

Netanya explained to the Five Elders in a humble tone the reasons for their naval inadequacy in providing adequate protection.

However, the Five Elders completely ignored the involvement of the Rocks Pirates' officers mentioned by Netanya and went straight to asking the key questions.

"A moment of carelessness? The Celestial Dragons are of such high status, do you think you can excuse yourselves with just a moment of carelessness?"

"Is the person in charge of close protection this time your Navy Headquarters' Steel Bone Sky? Where is he?"

Before the Five Elders could finish speaking...

He sat quietly in the corner the whole time.

Kong Gu, whose chest was covered in bandages, stood up and responded.

"Lord Five Elders, this is what happened..." After expressing his respect for the Five Elders and the others, Kong Gu began to recount everything that had happened on Devil's Island.

The Five Elders listened calmly to Kong Gu's explanation and report, their expressions serene, revealing no change in their emotions.

However, when Kong Gu mentioned that Rahu could rapidly increase his strength and Haki intensity in battle, and could also learn various combat techniques at an extremely fast pace...

The Five Elders' faces immediately showed suspicion.

Is it possible to directly absorb power and Haki during battle, and even directly learn other people's fighting techniques?

This kind of rhetoric sounds like they're just trying to fool people.

However, this time, it was Kong Gu, a naval admiral who was considered very honest and unassuming by the Five Elders, who was reporting on the mission.

If it had been Garp, that big cannon among the Five Elders, who gave this report, they probably would have started cursing him on the spot.

"If this is indeed true, then the situation is extremely serious!"

"Such talent... even a genius like Lox D. Giebeck, whom we haven't seen in 800 years, couldn't achieve it..."

The five elders looked at each other, their previously calm expressions turning into a livid, constipated look.

The last time we made them look this upset.

It was the news that Rocks D. Xebec had just formed the Rocks Pirates, and then openly killed 18 Celestial Dragons in the Sabaody Archipelago before leaving triumphantly!

And now, in this great battle, another monster with talent has emerged, no weaker than Lox and perhaps even slightly stronger!

"Possesses the Paramecia-type Power-Power Fruit as its foundation!"

"Able to rapidly increase strength, agility, and even the intensity of domineering aura in battle!"

"You can also learn combat skills that others have spent years honing and mastering through combat!"

"Currently, our strength has reached the level of an admiral, the highest combat force in the Navy Headquarters!"

How can all this information be gathered about one person?

The Five Elders had a headache and pressed their temples.

Although they were also troubled, they could not show their helplessness in front of the Navy Headquarters and its subordinates.

Because their performance greatly affects the morale of the army.

Within the navy, there's a tendency to disobey the government because of the concept of justice.

If these people find out that the World Government is powerless against the Rocks Pirates, it would be strange if the Navy didn't rebel.

Especially Monkey D. Garp, who dared to eat a donut in the meeting room and in front of them during the meeting!

A marine who possesses Conqueror's Haki even within the Marine Headquarters is definitely the most troublesome character.

And the most important thing is.

Garp's son, Monkey D. Dragon, is young but already a gifted user of all three types of Haki!

If nothing unexpected happens, and the world government makes a mistake or reveals a weakness, then...

This father and son are absolutely the biggest cancer!

The thought of this immediately gave the five elders a splitting headache.

They have lived for over 800 years, and according to historical precedent, they are already used to the rise of a new king every 100 years.

However, this 800th year had barely begun when it was struck by the terrifying force of the Rocks Pirates...

Furthermore, within their ranks of the "Justice Order," several admirals at Marine Headquarters have become known for their disobedience and lack of real authority...

Rahu, a freak no less powerful than Rocks, has become someone who harbors extreme resentment towards the World Government due to the actions of some foolish Celestial Dragons, and has now even joined the Rocks Pirates...

The Five Elders could hardly imagine the extent of the resistance they would face from the Rocks Pirates in the upcoming triennial human hunting competition.

After all, the conflict between the World Government and Rocks is not something that has been going on for a short time.

If there's even the slightest disturbance on their side...

That guy, Rocks, will definitely attack like a wild dog, tearing at you relentlessly.

Even if a Celestial Dragon is holding a birthday party on an island, Rocks will rush up and chop the cake in half with a knife.

The current situation is far from serious.

Fortunately, the commander of the Knights of God within their government, Figarand Garin, has recently raised his level of dominance to a new level.

This is good news; at least they now have someone capable of putting up a fight against that freak, Rocks.

In preparation for the upcoming hunting competition, the Five Elders waved their hands, signaling the CP agents beside them to prepare to shut down communications with Marine Headquarters.

That concludes today's meeting.

"We have decided not to pursue the responsibility for the Konggu Guard's inadequate performance. We hope that your navy will continue to strive for development and make greater contributions to the government's cause!"

After uttering some nice words, the Five Elders got up and left the meeting.

And they had barely finished speaking.

Before the navy could even hear the camera Den Den Mushi signal clearly, it was cut off by the terminal on the other end.

A group of bewildered naval soldiers were left at the scene.

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Chapter 32 Title of the Demon

After the meeting with the World Government concluded, the Navy Headquarters group resumed their internal pricing meeting.

The reason is simple: Rahu, an extremely dangerous terrorist, has completely switched sides to the Rocks Pirates.

As the world's righteous faction, the Navy Headquarters, at least on the surface, is required to issue bounties for justice.