Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 389 The Five Elders: Nothing happened!

Between those in power, the Five Elders' "spiritual communication channel" quietly opened.

Upon closer reflection, it's highly unlikely that Grimm and Kizaru would encounter the main force of the Dawn Pirates, right?

The New World is so vast, encountering a powerful pirate crew occasionally isn't unusual.

That's not how it works. We still don't know what the Dawn Pirates' goals or plans are.

What if the Dawn Pirates also harbored ambitions to "conquer the world" like the Rocks Pirates did back then?

The Red Dragon Emperor and Whitebeard Jr.—these two monsters alone make the Dawn Pirates a threat to the government no less than the new Marines!

The more the five elders communicated, the more headaches they got.

The existence of the Dawn Pirates is like an iceberg.

What is visible above the surface is only the tip of the iceberg; the rest is hidden in the dark waters.

This time, the Dawn Pirates' sudden move directly disrupted the World Government's plan to reclaim the New World, and has become a major problem that the Five Elders cannot ignore.

Want to fight?

The Five Elders felt they couldn't fight back at all.

Back then, the Rocks Pirates at least had a fixed headquarters base—Beehouse Island.

But nobody knows the location of the Dawn Pirates' headquarters!

of course.

According to the rules of the One Piece world.

The World Government could also lure out the main members of the Dawn Pirates by attacking the territories of those affiliated with the Dawn Pirates.

But if we actually did that...

How much manpower would the World Government have to send to deal with the main members of the Dawn Pirates?

This time, Whitebeard II alone shattered the combined forces of Grimm and the Admiral.

Behind Whitebeard II was the Crimson Dragon Emperor, a monster capable of taking on two opponents at once.

Beside the Red Dragon Emperor were the Golden Lion II and a group of other not-so-famous great pirates.

Let's just say that.

Just consider the benevolent rulers like the Red Dragon Emperor, Whitebeard II, and Golden Lion II.

The Five Elders felt that only if all five of them fought together could they barely guarantee victory in the battle.

If we include the rest of the Dawn Pirates, the Five Elders will need to bring along some other top-tier fighters.

Could the Five Elders work together to take down a pirate crew?

In addition, we need to add one or two more top-tier combatants.

This is just an ordinary pirate extermination battle!

It's not some ultimate battle to determine who will rule the world!

The new world order doesn't seem to be that dangerous yet.

but.

Aren't you going to fight?

The threat posed by the Dawn Pirates is plain to see.

The Five Elders also felt that ignoring it was a rather foolish thing to do.

So that's where the problem lies.

If we're going to fight, we have to go all in and go all out.

If we don't fight, we'll lose both face and substance!

The five elders discussed for most of the day, but failed to come up with any effective strategy.

And at this time.

Im's voice suddenly rang out in the Five Elders' "mental communication channel".

"All five of you, come here."

Im's calm voice concealed a burning rage.

The Five Elders who are familiar with Im can all hear this.

Despite feeling extremely flustered, the Five Elders also felt a sense of relief.

The higher-ups are willing to step in and personally decide how to handle the Dawn Pirates' situation—that's really great.

Kizaru, who had been standing like a wooden stake for a long time, was easily dismissed.

The five elders immediately went to the Flower Garden to meet Im.

Compared to the last "Flower Meeting"

Figarand Greene's voice and smile vaguely appeared before the Five Elders and Im.

Unfortunately, this time, the supreme commander of the Knights of God is destined to be "absent".

The Five Elders disregarded everything else and immediately knelt down before Im, prostrating themselves before him the moment they entered the Flower Chamber.

"Lord Im!"

Im paid no heed to the Five Elders' humble attitude and rebuked them directly.

"They're all useless!"

Even Im failed to notice the trickery involved in this "Dawn Pirates attack incident".

She simply felt that Figarand Gringu, whom she had entrusted with such an important task, was a complete waste of space!

Red-haired Shanks has been captured by the new Navy.

Gringu was also captured by the Dawn Pirates.

They really are a family!

As for Kizaru?

They're useless!

What a useless piece of trash who only knows how to run away!

The Five Elders knelt obediently before Im, offering no rebuttal, but simply listening to his reprimand.

What can they do?

They were desperate too!

Moreover.

At that time, Nasujiro Seiya also applied to voluntarily enter the New World.

If Nasujuro had been traveling with Kizaru, Grindelwald, and the others before...

Things probably won't get that bad.

Even if they were to face the main officers of the Dawn Pirates.

With Nasujuro, Gringu, and Kizaru all together, surely they won't capsize in the New World?

Take a thousand steps back.

Even so, these three were still no match for the combined forces of the Crimson Dragon Emperor and Whitebeard II.

Nassou can "summon" the other five elders for help at any time.

Even if we are thousands of miles apart.

Nassou Seiichi or any of the Five Elders can summon the other Five Elders to come and help.

This is the "bond" between the Five Elders (just kidding)!

Of course, this is something that absolutely cannot be said.

Because the person who previously rejected Nassuro Sei's request was none other than Im.

How could Lord Im be wrong?

So it must still be the Five Elders' own fault!

Im vented his anger at the Five Elders, but eventually calmed down.

Anger alone cannot solve the problem.

Ultimately, it all comes down to taking concrete actions.

Im looked at Nassuro Sei.

She had previously felt there was no need to send the Five Elders into the New World for the time being, so she sent Figarand...

Gringu.

I thought it was a brilliant move.

Unexpectedly, the Dawn Pirates ruined their plan.

"Dawn Pirates"

Im's mind went through the general information about the Emperor Pirates, but he didn't delve into the possibility that there might be one or two "monsters" in the Dawn Pirates.

However, this pirate crew has neither the "D" nor any special Devil Fruits.

What about the Red Dragon Fruit, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and the Float-Float Fruit?

They are very strong.

and then?

And that was the end of it.

Ultimately, it wasn't that [Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Nikka Mode] —

It's not Nika, not D, and there's no collection of the Red Road Sign history text.

All they know is how to fight.

In Im's eyes, the Dawn Pirates are not even as threatening as the Storm Pirates!

At least the Storm Pirates still have a red Poneglyph!

That red Poneglyph that originally belonged to the Big Mom Pirates.

Im quickly put the Dawn Pirates' problem out of his mind.

This is a very important issue in the eyes of the Five Elders.

In Im's eyes, it was nothing.

"—Nashi Hisōrō."

Im calmly uttered the name.

"This time, you'll go to the New World with Kizaru to complete that previous mission."

The problems with the new navy definitely still need to be addressed!

As for the death of Figaland Gringu?

If Im's plan proceeds smoothly, then Shanks will be able to return to Mary Geoise without incident.

Wouldn't the new supreme commander of the Knights of God be in place again?

"Yes, Lord Im."

Without the slightest hesitation, Nasujiro accepted the mission by kowtowing.

Im didn't say anything more, he just waved his hand.

The five elders withdrew from the Flower Room in turn.

After returning to the realm of power.

Then the Five Elders remembered something else.

"Lord Im didn't seem to have given any instructions on how to deal with the Dawn Pirates?"

"There was absolutely no explanation—"

"Does that mean—we don't need to take any action?"

"Did Lord Im give you permission to move?"

"Let's leave it as it is—"

The Five Elders exchanged glances and decided on their attitude towards the Dawn Pirates.

They had claimed that nothing had happened.

They also claimed that something might happen, but it wasn't time to take action yet.

They now claim they should take action, but they can't do anything.

Because Lord Im did not give the order.

None of the Five Elders took any action; only Nasujiro Sei left alone.

As a financial strategist, he needs to prepare the "ransom" and "bargaining chips" required for this operation.

"What a run of bad luck---that Mythical Zoan-type Shuten-dōji Fruit was just wasted like that—. Kaido of the Beasts is not someone to be easily dealt with... Oh right, and there's also the White Dragon Emperor!"

Are these two monsters allied or not? Are they preparing double the stakes?

Nasujiro had his own problems, but he still didn't forget to inform the Navy Headquarters.

On the other side, Kizaru, who had just returned to Marine Headquarters and hadn't even changed out of his suit, received a summons from the Master.

Marineford, Marshal's office.

"Borsalino, you're back already?"

Sengoku looked at Kizaru in front of him and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"What happened to your outfit?"

"Encountered the Dawn Pirates—"

Kizaru answered casually.

"So the mission failed~"

"Marshal of the Warring States Period, I feel that my injuries are very serious and I would like to ask for leave to recuperate."

"Are you asking for leave?"

Sengoku touched his forehead and answered readily.

"Then I'll give you a day off. You don't need to work today. Go home and get some rest."

Ok?

Kizaru was taken aback.

Why was it so easy to get leave this time?

Could he take this opportunity to make some even more outrageous demands?

"Um, the Warring States Marshal."

Kizaru stretched out his right hand and placed it on his chest.

"I've felt a lot of work pressure in the last year or two—"

"Um."

Before Kizaru could finish speaking, Sengoku interrupted him.

"You're right, so headquarters is planning to improve salaries, benefits, and other aspects."

Did you get a raise?

Kizaru immediately felt his chest tightness and headache disappear, and his whole body felt nimble.

"Alright! See you tomorrow, Marshal!"

"Well, we won't be able to meet tomorrow either."

Sengoku coughed lightly and pointed to the top of his head.

"Nassshuro Saint entrusted me with a message: tomorrow you will go with him to the New World."

Kizaru's pleased expression froze on his face.

"Why is it always me?"