Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

What else can be said now that things have come to this?

He glanced at Bartholomew Bear, who remained expressionless, and ultimately just shook his head.

The Sabaody Archipelago, a chaotic event triggered by an attack on a Celestial Dragon, involving three Admiral-level fighters, numerous Supernovas, and legendary pirates, ultimately ended with the annihilation of the Straw Hat Pirates.

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Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

It is located on the top floor of the tallest and most central building in the headquarters.

This is the office of the Admiral of the Navy.

Standing in front of that huge floor-to-ceiling window, one can easily take in the rows of military buildings below, and the busy naval port has already begun to mobilize a large number of troops.

At this moment, Sengoku had a gloomy face. He had just returned from the holy city of Mary Geoise Pangaea.

He felt extremely uncomfortable facing the Five Elders in that place.

Every time I faced those five highest-ranking figures in the world, it felt like I was dealing with a tiger, especially when it involved the Celestial Dragons and certain deeper taboos.

The brief but infuriating meeting with the Five Elders kept replaying in my mind.

At the beginning, the three Celestial Dragons were held hostage for a so-called transaction with absolutely no room for discussion.

It was practically an order for the Navy to agree to Straw Hat Luffy's absurd deal, exchanging Fire Fist Ace for those three good-for-nothings.

"The lives of Celestial Dragons are above all else."

"The Navy's reputation is insignificant in the face of the absolute authority of the World Government."

The results of it?

Not long after he finished speaking, the Five Elders' instructions took a complete 180-degree turn, bypassing him as the Fleet Admiral and issuing orders directly to the Admirals.

"Plan changed."

"Authorization to use extraordinary measures."

"Ensure that Straw Hat Luffy and his crew, as well as all destabilizing factors in the target area, are completely eliminated."

The Warring States period did not believe that it was because he was waiting outside the door and did not leave.

They were the ones who agreed to the deal, and they were also the ones who turned their backs on us and ordered our annihilation.

The fate of the Celestial Dragons?

In the face of certain deeper purposes, it seems to have become a bargaining chip that can be discarded at any time.

What weighed heavily on his mind was that the Five Elders' order this time directly mobilized Kuzan, who was patrolling the waters near the Sabaody Archipelago, and Garp, who was making final preparations for the New World War.

Would Garp personally capture, or even kill, his own grandson Monkey D. Luffy?

What exactly are the Five Elders thinking?

Don't they know about the complicated and messy relationship between Garp, Ace, and Luffy?

Zhan Guo himself was one of the very few people who knew the truth.

When he received the top-secret report on the family relationships between Garp, Ace, and Luffy, he was so shocked that he almost crushed the teacup in his hand.

To send a grandfather to fight his own grandson, especially at this critical juncture when Ace is about to be publicly executed and a full-scale war with Whitebeard is about to break out.

Aren't they afraid that Garp might lose control of his emotions at a critical moment and do something unpredictable that could completely disrupt the Navy's overall deployment?

The thought of the mess Garp and the Straw Hat Pirates made in the Sabaody Archipelago made Sengoku's temples throb and his head ache terribly.

However, it seems the worst has still happened.

According to the scattered battle reports he had just received, Garp not only went, but it seemed that the battle was exceptionally intense.

boom!

The office door was pushed open, and a figure with a hint of laziness and helplessness walked in. It was none other than Admiral Borsalino, Kizaru, who had come to report on his mission.

"Oh~ Mr. Sengoku, you've already returned."

Kizaru adjusted his brown sunglasses.

"How is it, Borsalino?" Sengoku asked in a low voice.

Kizaru walked over to the sofa in front of his desk, sat down, crossed his legs, and pouted, saying, "The Sabaody Archipelago is pretty much cleaned up for now. A large number of pirates and underworld mafia organizations have been uprooted; this is probably the biggest cleanup operation in recent years."

The Warring States period said, "These are not important."

The navy was well aware of the chaos in the Sabaody Archipelago.

The reason for not cleaning up is simply because there is a huge market where supply follows demand.

Kizaru paused, his tone becoming somewhat subtle: "Those Supernovas with bounties over 100 million, after joining forces to destroy our three precious Pacifistas, most of them have already broken through the encirclement in the chaos and disappeared."

What a group of energetic and adventurous young people! It's scary!

The Warring States period's brows furrowed even more.

Three pacifists!

Those were expensive weapons, costing as much as large warships. So many of them were destroyed on their first actual combat deployment. The scientific corps must be furious.

But he is more concerned about another issue now.

"What about the Straw Hat Pirates?" Sengoku asked, staring at Kizaru.

This is the most important thing!

The Five Elders personally ordered the deployment of three admiral-level fighters, even at the cost of sacrificing three Celestial Dragons, to completely eliminate the target!

Kizaru felt somewhat uncomfortable under Sengoku's almost murderous gaze.

Garp and Aokiji are such bastards.

"As for the Straw Hat crew, according to Bartholomew Kuma's last mission report, the crew members, as well as the gluttonous Jewelry Bonney from the Supernovas, have all been eliminated."

Kizaru stroked his chin and said, "As for the Straw Hat Pirates, they were also wiped out right in front of us."

"Elimination?"

Sengoku's pupils contracted, and his voice suddenly rose, "Did you confirm it with your own eyes? Where is the body?"

"This erasure might not be what you think, Mr. Sengoku."

Kizaru then explained Kuma's abilities.

Sengoku almost couldn't catch his breath.

With such a massive force deployed, this is the result we achieved?

How could he explain this to the Five Elders?

Kizaru shrugged, looking like he had no idea what to do: "For the specifics, I'm afraid we'll have to ask Kuma himself."

"Where's the bear?!"

"It's probably pointless to ask him now. Before we came back, Kuma had already gone to Dr. Vegapunk's place to undergo the final modification experiment, as agreed with the World Government. It's said that he has completely lost his self-awareness and become a human weapon completely obedient to the World Government."

“Bartholomew Bear,”

Sengoku gritted his teeth as he muttered the name, his fists clenching so tightly they cracked. "I knew it! None of the Seven Warlords of the Sea are truly reliable!"

He needs to consider some of the proposals.

Is there any need for the Seven Warlords of the Sea to still exist?

"Borsalino, you worked with Kuma in the Science Unit, you should know his background and abilities better than we do! What exactly happened in that situation?"

Faced with Sengoku's barrage of questions, Kizaru adjusted his glasses, the lenses reflecting a white light that obscured his eyes: "Kuma's ability is indeed quite unique, Sengoku-san. His Paw-Paw Fruit can repel anything, including people."

As for how he actually defines "annihilation," perhaps only he himself knows.

With a snap.

Zhan Guo slammed his hand on the table, causing the heavy solid wood desk to tremble.

"Three top-tier fighters, even stronger than the power required to launch a Buster Call! And yet they were all turned into this mess by a single Shichibukai. Where's Kuzan? Where's Garp? What were they doing back then?!"

Kizaru sighed and said, "The situation was indeed very complicated back then, Sengoku-san."

Besides the fact that Straw Hat Luffy himself is incredibly strong, Dark Lord Silvers Rayleigh also suddenly intervened and became tightly entangled with me.

That old man, though advanced in years, is still incredibly powerful; I simply can't get away from him for the time being.

He paused, then continued, "As for Mr. Garp and Kuzan, I can assure you that Mr. Garp held nothing back. His battle with the Straw Hat Pirates practically leveled that area."

But what did Straw Hat Boy say?

Even Kizaru couldn't help but marvel.

Luffy's growth rate is terrifying.

There's also that bizarre awakening of Devil Fruit abilities, and an absurdly large amount of Haki.

He had cultivated both Observation Haki and Armament Haki to an extremely high level.

"Even I have to admit that the World Government's final decision might be the right one. If he had been given a few more years, the landscape of this ocean might have been turned upside down by him all by himself."

"Now is not the time to discuss whether the World Government's decision was right or wrong, Borsalino!"

“That’s true, but Mr. Garp…”

Sengoku interrupted him in a deep voice, "Garp is also a Marine. From the moment he put on this cloak of justice, he should have known his duty."

Kizaru shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.

Sengoku asked, "And about Straw Hat Luffy's abilities, you just said that his Gum-Gum Fruit has awakened? What exactly is the situation?"

Devil Fruit awakening is an ability possessed by only a select few on the high seas.

It has to be said that each one is a huge problem.

"It's a very troublesome posture; I've never seen it before."

Kizaru recalled Luffy's posture: his white hair, the fiery clouds around him, his free fighting style that seemed to defy the laws of physics, and the continuous sound of the liberation drum.

"The fact that the Gum-Gum Fruit can develop such a form and ability is truly terrifying!"

He touched his chest, where the faint pain from Luffy's Haki-infused punch still lingered: "I took a solid punch from him, and it still hurts a bit."