Leaving the lounge, they returned to the conference hall.
When Sengoku, with a strange expression, announced the Five Elders' command, the entire hall erupted in an uproar.
"How is that possible? Could the prize actually be real?"
"With even the Celestial Dragon Bloodline existing, how exactly did the mysterious Game Merchant manage it?"
The Vice Admirals seated slightly further back felt the greatest surprise and shock.
They were not like Onigumo, Gion, or even the Navy Admirals, who possessed extraordinary talent and the confidence and will to disregard the authority of ordinary Celestial Dragons.
Navy officers who had clawed their way up, like them, were very aware of the privileges held by the Celestial Dragons.
The value of a World Noble was extremely high in their hearts.
Even an Ultimate Grade Meito or a Logia-type Devil Fruit placed before them would not have the same shocking impact as the [Celestial Dragon Bloodline].
Because even if the former two were rare, they were still within the realm of known possibilities, with a slim chance of being found.
What was going on with the [Celestial Dragon Bloodline]?
It was like a fairy tale from the West Blue's Tall Tale King.
The gods said, this world needs a Red Line, and so the Red Line, which divided the world, rose from the ground.
The gods said they would bestow you with the Celestial Dragon Bloodline, and an ordinary pirate would truly become a Celestial Dragon?
Rewriting reality!
Only The Three Admirals, two Admiral candidates, and some Vice Admirals were still able to remain calm.
Vice Admiral Tsuru nodded as expected, saying, "I expected this. The mysterious Game Merchant deliberately set up a scheme, giving the absurd prize of [Celestial Dragon Bloodline] to Buggy, who is already a Celestial Dragon."
Although she was a Wash-Wash Fruit user, capable of drying objects like laundry.
She possessed strength superior to that of ordinary Vice Admirals.
But the power that allowed her to stand out and become a core member of the Navy Headquarters was still the wealth of knowledge in her mind, as well as her expertise in strategic analysis and overall perspective.
Just by hearing the Five Elders' command, she had largely deduced the key.
Her analytical voice caused the noise in the conference room to slightly diminish, and some Vice Admirals reacted, immediately showing expressions of understanding.
How could such an outrageous thing possibly happen?
Indeed, Vice Admiral Tsuru was resourceful, exposing the mysterious Game Merchant's trick, which somewhat allowed them, the Navy officers, to save face and not be completely fooled by the other party.
As expected of Ms. Tsuru, who was known as the 'Tactician'.
Akainu was more concerned about the Five Elders' command and frowned, asking, "So, we need to bring Pirate Buggy back unharmed, and we cannot overstep etiquette, as this would allow the other party's scheme to succeed."
Pirate Buggy, who should have been executed for provoking the Celestial Dragons, was suddenly brought back to the Holy Land by the Navy with the etiquette befitting a Celestial Dragon.
Wouldn't this indirectly confirm the authenticity of the other party's reward?
Vice Admiral Tsuru rubbed her forehead, smiling wryly, "Isn't that just how the World Nobles operate? They don't care how chaotic the East Blue becomes, but if we treat Buggy, who is suspected of being a Celestial Dragon, disrespectfully, our Navy will be in trouble."
The Five Elders were not ordinary foolish Celestial Dragons who were spoiled and pampered; they possessed great strength, acute political minds, and governed the World Government.
They clearly understood that doing this would cause countless pirates and Marines, and even nobles of Allied Nations, to make incorrect judgments about the Reincarnation Game, leading to massive chaos.
But they didn't care.
The potential war in the East Blue, the pirates' plunder and slaughter, the soldiers sacrificed by the Navy for suppression, the nobles' exploitation of commoners… They didn't care about any of it!
They could have secretly brought Pirate Buggy back as quickly as possible, without causing any chain reactions.
But the Five Elders deliberately chose the most troublesome method.
Simply because the World Nobles could not suffer the slightest injustice; the bloodshed and sacrifices of countless ordinary people were less important than even a slight emotional fluctuation from a World Noble.
"How truly awful!"
Aokiji had not removed his sleep mask from beginning to end, causing his tone to sound somewhat half-asleep.
Akainu frowned tightly, displeased, "Aokiji, shut up! I'll overlook it since you're half-asleep, but don't let such slanderous remarks about the World Nobles appear again!"
Aokiji ignored him and continued to snore.
The other Navy officers had long grown accustomed to it.
Of the three Navy Admirals, Borsalino, Kizaru, upheld the 'Ambiguous Justice,' which essentially meant he acted entirely according to his mood. However, because he didn't frequently interact with the regular Navy and spent most of his time with the Scientific Battle Unit, his interactions with the other two were not frequent.
The remaining two, Akainu and Aokiji, frequently clashed due to their differing ideals.
Sengoku was already having a headache and couldn't be bothered with their conflict. He turned and said, "Vice Admiral Tsuru, I'm entrusting this matter to you."
"Understood. I'll head to the East Blue immediately."
"What about Garp? He requested leave to return to his hometown, so he should be in the East Blue now. Let him handle the matter of testing the Game Merchant's strength."
"Kill him!"
On a dilapidated large pirate ship,
Krieg, with a sinister expression, stood at the bow, ordering his crew to quickly steer the ship towards the Buggy Pirates.
He was fully armed, clad in golden armor equipped with countless weapons, and a thousand-pound spear was gripped in his hand, ready to go straight for Buggy's head.
"My painstakingly accumulated grand fleet was completely cut to pieces by Mihawk."
"To compensate for the losses, I must get Pirate Buggy's head. He dared to mimic a World Noble, a Celestial Dragon, so his bounty must be very generous!"
After Mihawk cut down the Krieg Pirates, he lost interest in further pursuit.
Krieg also didn't end up as desperate and starving as in the original story; with only his main ship remaining, Krieg coincidentally found the contract fruit and also gathered in the East Blue Trial Tower area.
Thinking of Mihawk, Krieg was filled with hatred and muttered, "Just you wait, damned Mihawk. Once I get the bounty, I'll be able to re-establish the Krieg Grand Fleet and then return to the Grand Line."
"Don't let him get ahead of us; we'll charge too!"
The other pirates also rushed to maneuver their pirate ships, vying for position.
And the nobles of the Allied Nations also realized this was a good opportunity to curry favor with the World Nobles and couldn't let the pirates get ahead.
For a time,
Buggy, who had received the game reward, unexpectedly became the target of everyone, scaring the Buggy Pirates' crew members into trembling and shrinking into the ship's cabin.
"Captain Buggy, we'll hold a funeral for you after you're executed!"
First Mate Mochi, with his neck shrunken, looked through the round window of the ship's hull at the dense ships of the pirate and noble alliance, utterly terrified.
Although he had received the contract reward and his strength had slightly increased, and his beast-taming skills could make Richie the lion more courageous, he couldn't cope with the current situation at all.
"Do you guys have any conscience saying that?!"
Buggy wanted to cry but had no tears, frantically tugging to take off his spacesuit.
He looked up at the Game Merchant, who was smiling at the top of the dark giant tower, and bared his teeth, saying, "It's all your fault, you damned game reward! You're going to get me killed! Quickly, think of a way!"
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