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Chapter 46: The Admirals and Vice Admirals Scramble
As Tsuru's words fell, the conference room became so quiet that even breathing seemed to stop.
Every gaze, focused on one person.
The man who had been sitting in his lazy posture, as if this had nothing to do with him.
Marine Headquarters' highest power.
Admiral, "Aokiji" Kuzan.
If Garp's report was a fairy tale, then Kuzan's report, personally written by an Admiral and detailed to the last point, was an unavoidable heavy blow, slamming hard against the perceptions of everyone present.
Feeling those probing, questioning, and horrified gazes, Kuzan slowly raised his head.
His face, which always looked half-asleep, was now filled with an indescribable weariness and gravity.
"Kuzan."
Sengoku spoke, his voice hoarse.
"Tell them."
Kuzan didn't answer immediately.
He just subconsciously rubbed his chest.
Through his neat suit, he could almost still feel the phantom pain from that spot.
It was where he had been instantly pierced by the technique called "Sage Art: Storm Release Light Fang."
He raised his eyes and scanned his colleagues.
He scanned Kizaru, who still wore his sleazy grin, but whose eyes behind the lenses held no humor.
He scanned Akainu, whose face was as grim as a volcano, magma churning in his eyes.
Finally, his gaze landed on the Vice Admirals, whose faces all screamed, "This is impossible."
"Every word in the report... is true."
His voice was a bit dry, with the hoarseness of a survivor.
"I even feel... that my description is far from enough to describe even one-ten-thousandth of that man."
"He just floated there. He did nothing."
Kuzan's gaze began to drift, as if he was back on that battlefield that had chilled him to the bone.
"Just by being looked at by his eyes..."
"I had this... illusion... of being seen through completely, inside and out, and being defined as 'dust'."
"My 'Ice Age'... was a joke in front of him."
Kuzan's words were like an invisible sledgehammer, completely shattering the last wisp of hope in the conference room.
"What kind of joke is this!"
A hot-tempered Vice Admiral shot to his feet, his face red.
"The mere East Blue! How could such a..."
"Are you questioning my judgment? Doberman."
Kuzan's tone suddenly turned cold.
A bone-chilling cold, belonging to an Admiral, instantly filled the room.
Vice Admiral Doberman's face froze. Cold sweat popped on his forehead. He opened his mouth, but in the end, sat back down, unwilling.
"I don't care about that monster, Uchiha Madara."
"Black Arm" Zephyr, who had been silent, knocked his giant mechanical arm on the table, making a dull thud.
His weathered eyes were filled with worry.
"I care about that kid, Blake."
"Selling tickets to other worlds? Able to resurrect the dead?"
"Sengoku. If this falls into the hands of pirates, have you thought about the consequences?"
Zephyr's words made everyone's heart tighten.
That's right.
A shop that could grant new power systems, and even resurrect the dead!
What did that mean for the old powerhouses at the top of the world, who were still plagued by age and injury?
Whitebeard (Edward Newgate)!
Golden Lion (Shiki)!
Even... those hidden, unknown legends!
What would happen if they found out?
The East Blue, the weakest of the four seas, would overnight become the most terrifying whirlpool in the world!
At that time, forget the Marines. Even the World Government might not be able to control the situation!
"Ooh, this is getting scarier and scarier."
Kizaru Borsalino grinned, but his voice held an undeniable apprehension.
"Able to resurrect the dead... isn't that an ability only 'God' should have?"
"Hmph!"
A cold, heavy snort.
Akainu Sakazuki finally spoke.
His face, hard as a statue, showed no shock, no fear. Only an extreme, erupting rage.
"A guy who hides his head and shows his tail... is worthy of being called a god?"
"Whether it's a monster from another world or a merchant playing god, as long as it threatens 'Justice,' it must be completely erased!"
Sakazuki shot up from his seat. His tall body cast a heavy shadow, the air around him twisting from the heat.
He stared at Sengoku, his eyes burning with magma.
"Fleet Admiral!"
"Send me to the East Blue!"
"Let me, Sakazuki, go and see for myself!"
"Let me see just what that so-called 'Six Paths-level monster' is made of!"
"And let me see just how many heads that guy who dares to sell 'worlds' has!"
Akainu's voice... every word was like scalding magma erupting from his throat, filled with an unquestionable resolve and killing intent!
He... would verify this himself!
If the other party was a threat, he would use the most absolute violence to evaporate him from this world!
This was his "Absolute Justice"!
"Sakazuki! Sit down!"
Sengoku roared.
But Akainu's action had lit the powder keg.
"Oooh, I'm very interested, too." Kizaru lazily raised his hand. "If I can really get new powers, I'd like to see if my 'light' can get any faster."
"Fleet Admiral! Please allow us to go!"
"That's right! The Marines must be the first to seize this opportunity!"
"We absolutely cannot let the pirates get this power!"
A group of hawkish Vice Admirals, led by Doberman and Onigumo, all stood up. They were all indignant, their eyes flashing with desire and fighting spirit.
This was no joke!
It let Mr. Garp learn new moves!
It defeated Admiral Aokiji in three minutes!
How could they, powerhouses who had already hit their own ceilings, not go crazy for the power this represented!
This wasn't just a mission!
This was a heaven-sent opportunity!
"All of you, shut up!"
Sengoku slammed the table. Veins popped on his forehead, and his Armament Haki leaked out, its terrifying pressure freezing the air in the room.
All the shouting Vice Admirals instantly fell silent.
"What do you think that place is? A tourist spot?!"
Sengoku roared, furious.
"If you all go, who will maintain peace on the seas!"
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