Uchiha's personal opinion

"If you are truly incompetent, then you should simply step down and hand over the position to a more capable person!"

Financial God of War Izanbaron V. Nassjuro then continued to exert pressure.

"First the Four Emperors, then the East Blue—this was the battle strategy decided from the very beginning..."

Sengoku showed no sign of being provoked or trembling, and said slowly and deliberately, "Furthermore, if you gentlemen have suitable candidates, I wouldn't mind retiring and returning to the East Sea to live out my days in peace..."

"What exactly do you mean?!"

The five elders' expressions changed drastically, and they stared intently at the composed Sengoku through the screen.

What I mean is, if you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't doubt them...

Sengoku calmly said, "The dice have been rolled, and the main course is about to be served. Now, we have no other choice but to defeat the visiting Four Emperors alliance."

"So you mean to give up the East China Sea?"

The God of Scientific Defense, Jaigolusia Satan, angrily rebuked, "As the Fleet Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, don't you feel ashamed of such behavior?!"

"I feel ashamed and disgraced for not being able to control the navy or provide the marines and officers with the best warships!"

The Warring States period was characterized by relentless and confrontational tactics.

"...What do you mean by that? Do you know what you're saying?"

The Five Elders were truly astonished.

This is no less than a declaration from a lackey that he will no longer be loyal to the end!

For the World Government, the Celestial Dragons, and the Five Elders, loyalty that is not absolute is absolute disloyalty!

"I don't think... you believe I would still be unaware that Zephyr has led his troops to the South China Sea, would you?"

The Warring States period chuckled.

"...What exactly do you mean?!"

The Environmental War God, Marcus Maz, stroked his long beard and asked in a calm voice.

"The navy remains the navy of the world government, but it is also the navy of navies..."

At that moment, the Den Den Mushi in Sengoku's arms started ringing with a "blur blur" sound.

After taking out his Den Den Mushi and glancing at it, Sengoku didn't rush to answer or hang up. Instead, he calmly added, "As the world's largest military organization, it's perfectly reasonable for the Navy to have its own will, right?"

Then, Sengoku made a shocking move—he voluntarily ended the video conference with the Five Elders!

"Mishimishi!"

Amidst Kuzan's shocked gaze, Sengoku calmly answered the Den Den Mushi.

"I caught a small fish."

Sakazuki's voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi: "The big fish is behind us..."

"Excellent! Absolutely perfect!"

Sengoku, who had already learned of this through other naval officers, still spoke with great joy, as if he had just heard the good news.

"Let's take them to the fishing grounds..."

Sengoku stood up, greeted Kuzan, and then walked out of the meeting room. "The bait is in place, and the fishing net has been ready for a long time!"

"Hehehe..."

Sakazuki's eerie laughter came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi: "What a perfect fishing game!"

The next main course is to use braised small fish to catch big fish!

……

The Holy Land of Mary Geoise, the Chamber of Power of Pangaea.

After the video call was abruptly ended by Sengoku, who had brazenly overthrown the leader, the Five Elders fell into an unspeakable silence.

After a long silence, the God of Scientific Defense, Jaigolusia Satan, broke the silence and said quietly, "Prepare to use the secret weapon..."

"agree……"

"...Agreed"

The other four immediately agreed.

After all, for a Marine Admiral who is a loyal dog under the Celestial Dragons to take such a step, the Five Elders already knew that "this kid must not be allowed to live!"

Pirates are certainly hateful, and the mysterious enemy in the East Blue is terrifying, but compared to that, disloyal servants need to be dealt with more urgently!

"Let's go to the flower garden together to pay our respects to Lord Im..."

Financial Martial God Izambaron V. Nassjurou stood up and said, "The current situation seems somewhat abnormal..."

"Let's go together..."

The other four people immediately stood up.

……

"Dad..."

Marco said to Whitebeard with some trepidation, "How about... we go back and regroup our fleet for a full-scale attack? It's too risky now..."

"You mean you're just going to abandon Ace?"

Whitebeard's death stare made Marco Alexander...

Swallowing hard, Marco forced a smile and said, "We've gone too far. We're already way past the anchorage. If those navy bastards..."

He didn't say anything more.

Furthermore, during the pursuit of the Navy fleet, due to the varying capabilities of the Whitebeard Pirates' ships, the pirate ships he led were unable to keep up with his flagship, the Moby Dick, and thus fell behind. At this point, only a few officer ships were still able to keep pace and continue their pursuit of the Navy fleet.

Whitebeard understood what he meant.

Whitebeard then took out a Den Den Mushi to try to call his subordinates, only to find that the signal had disappeared again!

"Those naval bastards have used this tactic several times already. What if they launch a surprise attack on the anchorage while we're away..."

Marco gently advised, "After all, there's a precedent in the Tottoland incident; we have to be careful!"

Marco was actually more worried about falling into the Navy's encirclement, but he couldn't say that directly to the proud Whitebeard, so he could only use the safety of the headquarters as his reason.

Whitebeard quickly realized what was happening.

Although he was proud and arrogant, he was definitely not a reckless and foolish person who could stand out among countless pirates. Therefore, although Marco's persuasion was tactful, he understood his true intention.

Especially since the Den Den Mushi in my hand is already being jammed...

"Return to base immediately!"

Whitebeard immediately ordered, "Go back and assemble the Three Emperors' fleet to launch an attack immediately!"

"As ordered!"

Marco breathed a sigh of relief and responded loudly.

Just after Whitebeard's ship turned around and left the area not far from the G1 branch base port, a fish-man wrapped in bubbles slowly emerged from the seabed.

It pulled out a Den Den Mushi (snail phone) with great disappointment, called, and reported: "Your Excellency, the big fish didn't get caught..."

"Is that so..."

The person receiving the report from the Navy's fishman scout via Den Den Mushi is Admiral Kizaru. "It's alright~ He'll be back soon."

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Kizaru immediately ordered, "Immediately cancel the communication signal jamming of the horned Den Den Mushi deployed in the outer sea!"

"As ordered!"

The naval officers who had been waiting nearby immediately accepted the order and left.

"Your Excellency, General Sakazuki is ready..."

Another naval officer stepped forward and said.

"Let's get ready to start the live stream!"

Kizaru stretched, stood up, and walked towards the door: "What a hassle, I'll have to get some serious work done soon..."

"I wonder if the stake could burn Fire Fist Ace to death..."

The naval officer chuckled with a rather wicked grin.

"It should be fine~ After all, the sea stone torture device has already wrapped him up completely."

Another naval officer said.

"...How's the execution platform setup going? And is the live broadcast of the public execution ready?"

Kizaru consulted the advisor.

Since the scientific corps was under his direct command, he was also responsible for the subsequent public executions.

"It's all ready..."

The naval officer immediately replied, "Moreover, the execution platform has undergone special reinforcement and should not be easily destroyed."

"Is it true that the black-skinned guy will become a Shichibukai before his execution?"

Another naval officer asked curiously, "It seems that the Holy Land of Mary Geoise has not yet issued an official document recognizing it, so is there still time?"

Why is recognition from the Holy Land of Mary Geoise necessary?

Kizaru said casually, "We're the Navy. Do we need their approval to do what we want?"

The naval officers immediately fell silent, trembling with fear.

This is no joke...

Chapter 553 Meeting at the Top

On Whitebeard's flagship, the Moby Dick, the pirate officers held their breath, quietly awaiting Edward Newgate's next command.

On the way back to anchorage, the Den Den Mushi on the Moby Dick received a live broadcast signal, which was a live broadcast of "Blackie" Marshall D. Teach's ascension to the Seven Warlords of the Sea and Ace's public execution!

Now things are really messed up. Even Marco, who strongly advocated returning to the anchorage to gather the strength of the Four Emperors' fleets and launch a full-scale attack, was extremely embarrassed and felt his face burning!

In the past, the conventional way of thinking was that captured pirates would often be sent to Enies Lobby to go through a process, and then be taken to Impel Down to be locked up; as for this kind of simple and brutal direct public execution, that was a treatment that only the former Pirate King Roger received!