A sudden major incident left all the generals at Marine Headquarters stunned. Sengoku, who was originally preparing to dispatch Vice Admiral 'Momousagi' to Sabaody Archipelago to keep order and prevent those reckless bastard pirates from causing major trouble, couldn't help but feel a mix of shock and fury, completely caught off guard.
"Bang!" His expensive desk shattered right before his eyes!
"Damn it, what's going on?" Sengoku's face completely darkened. What on earth was CP0 doing? They were simply traitorous allies! Provoking that monster Whitebeard and his pirate fleet, when the time came, wouldn't Marine Headquarters be responsible for confronting that enormous pirate force, and directly face the vanguard of the Whitebeard Pirates?
The Seven Warlords of the Sea had just filled their vacancies, and the balance of the Three Great Powers of the Grand Line was about to formally enter a state of equilibrium. The grand situation of the seas, painstakingly constructed by the World Government for many years, was about to stabilize. Afterwards, the Marines would be able to draw out more military force to focus on suppressing the relentlessly increasing pirate forces in the Four Seas. Most importantly, for such a significant matter, he, the Fleet Admiral of Marine Headquarters, actually only learned about it through today's newspaper!
Vice Admiral Tsuru, who was responsible for staying at headquarters during this period, and the recently returned Admiral 'Kizaru' Borsalino, these high-ranking Marines, all gathered here. After receiving the news, they all rushed over immediately.
If they were truly preparing for an all-out war with the formidable Whitebeard Pirates, no one could pretend that nothing had happened.
"Sengoku-sensei, is CP0 doing this under the orders of those Celestial Dragons?" Kizaru, wearing a yellow striped suit, draped in a Marine Justice coat, and wearing brown sunglasses, stood beside Tsuru and spoke slowly, somewhat leisurely.
This admiral's appearance was indeed a bit off-putting, making people instinctively think of the animal 'monkey' at first glance!
"Brandnew, what the hell are the intelligence departments eating?!"
Not directly responding to Kizaru's words, Sengoku glared angrily at his aide, Brandnew, and loudly questioned: "Why wasn't such an important matter reported to Marine Headquarters? And I still have to learn about it through the news? What kind of joke is this...?"
The Marines also had their own intelligence agencies, but they clearly couldn't compare to the CP series, which the World Government invested in at all costs, developed over hundreds of years, spread across the world, and were virtually ubiquitous.
Generally speaking, intelligence between the Marines and the Government was shared. As long as it didn't involve excessively high authority and secrets, aside from the highest-level CP0, most of the time it was completely unnecessary to apply to the World Government's high-ranking officials; they could directly mobilize intelligence agencies like CP1-CP9. Furthermore, these intelligence agencies would also directly transmit important collected information to the Marine's intelligence department. Because the officers of those CPs could not possibly disrespect Marine Headquarters, the largest hegemon on this vast sea, unless something truly went wrong with the direct superiors of the CP series.
"I am very sorry, Fleet Admiral..." Brandnew, sweating profusely, stood there with his head bowed, reporting cautiously: "News from CP came that because the highest-level intelligence agency under the Government, CP0, took action, they had no authority to interfere or investigate, so..." He was seeing Fleet Admiral Sengoku this angry for the first time. This was completely different from the usual playful squabbles between him and Vice Admiral Garp over picking immortal peaches; it was as if he had become a different person. The powerful aura pressed down on him, making him a little breathless.
Sengoku's face darkened.
"Fleet Admiral..." Vice Admiral Tsuru's face was calm. She directly interjected, "The matter has already come to this. The most important thing now is the attitude of the World Government: whether they have truly decided to go to war with that Sea Emperor!"
"Go to war with Whitebeard?"
Standing by, a somewhat (abed) lax Kizaru squinted slightly: "That monster is very terrifying..." His tone was strange, carrying a hint of ridicule. That annoying expression made one want to punch him.
"Once an all-out war truly begins, regardless of the outcome, casualties will definitely be significant. The Grand Line, which has just achieved stability, might be plunged into turmoil again!" Tsuru said, frowning.
Before the Marines had made sufficient preparations, he did not support engaging in an all-out war with the Whitebeard Pirates at this critical juncture. It wasn't fear of Whitebeard. As the true strongest hegemon on this vast sea, Marine Headquarters, with its deep foundation, feared no single one of the Four Emperors of the Sea, even if it meant directly facing Whitebeard Edward Newgate, known as "the World's Strongest Man," and his forces.
However, the 'Four Emperors' of the New World weren't just Whitebeard alone. Once war broke out, they would have to guard against the other Four Emperors, and no one knew to what extent the war would escalate once it began.
"Moshi moshi..." Because Sengoku couldn't control himself, the Den Den Mushi on his shattered desk, which had fallen directly to the ground, suddenly opened its eyes.
"Moshi moshi, this is Sengoku..."
The Den Den Mushi directly mimicked a somewhat aged face with a goatee. Its expression was a bit gloomy, looking not too good. An old voice directly said: "It's me, Sengoku!"
"Your Excellencies the Five Elders, I was just about to inquire with you all..."
Sengoku was startled, then frowned slightly. He spoke in a deep voice: "Even if CP0's authority is higher than the Marines', for such a significant matter, shouldn't they first notify me, the Fleet Admiral? Marshall D. Teach, a crew member of the Whitebeard Pirates, was directly arrested, and I actually learned about it from the World Economic Journal..."
"Alright, Sengoku!" The Den Den Mushi's expression changed, and another somewhat angry voice came: "Even we five don't know about this matter, let alone you!"
—carrying a hint of anger, but clearly not directed at Sengoku.
"Hmm?" Not just Sengoku, but Vice Admiral Tsuru, Kizaru, and the others present couldn't help but be inexplicably startled. As the highest authorities of the World Government, the Five Elders were surprised that CP0 made such a big move this time without prior consultation. Wasn't that too strange?
"Could it be that the Celestial Dragons directly bypassed the orders of several of you? Those big shots..." Sengoku's face darkened, somewhat unable to suppress his anger.
"No, it's not the Celestial Dragons! The highest-ranking officer of CP0 just reported that this matter has nothing to do with them..." The Five Elders interrupted Sengoku, their faces grim, and said with some indignation: "Clearly, someone is impersonating CP0's name, attempting to instigate a war between the World Government and the Whitebeard Pirates..."
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