Nasujuro remained silent, his lips twitching repeatedly.
From the reactions of War God of Scientific Defense Saturn and War God of Justice Warcury, it wasn't hard for him to see that the Gorosei in the Chamber of the Five Elders were all waiting to see him make a fool of himself.
Although he dared not defy the Young Master, and even less dared to show any disrespect to Imu, since they were all Gorosei, he naturally wouldn't let them off easy.
After a brief silence, Nasujuro gave a cold laugh and said in a deep voice, "This matter is no longer as simple as who takes the blame. As early as when Dragon was arrested, Imu had already been paying attention to this matter and was proud of it. After all, the Young Master achieved something in his first departure from the Holy Land that we haven't been able to do for so many years, but the result turned out like this. As long as Dragon escapes, no matter how many Revolutionary Army rebels are annihilated, this encirclement operation will be a complete failure!"
"Although the God's Knights were responsible for escorting Dragon, we all have inescapable responsibilities. Therefore, I will voluntarily confess my sins to Imu and ask Imu to treat everyone equally!"
Warcury waved his hand, "Nasujuro, that's true in principle, but we've always operated with this cooperative model for years. Don't forget, last time a member of your family provoked the Young Master, and the Young Master specifically asked to see you. It happened to be my turn then, and I bore the punishment for you. Now it's your turn, you can't go back on your word!"
"This time is different from any previous incident!"
Nasujuro grew anxious, his eyes wide as he looked at Warcury, "Those incidents that happened in the Holy Land before were at most some of the Young Master's mischievous pranks; the Young Master was just playing around and didn't take them seriously! But now, the one who escaped is Dragon, the revolutionary army leader who wants to overthrow the World Government. The Young Master achieved such a great feat on his first departure from the Holy Land, but due to the negligence of the God's Knights and the Marine, things have developed to this point!"
Seeing Nasujuro's anxiety, War God of Agriculture Shepherd Ju Peter quickly stood up and kindly advised, "Calm down, calm down, Nasujuro. We all know the consequences of Dragon's escape, so rest assured, we won't let you bear the Young Master's wrath alone. The main responsibility this time lies with the God's Knights and the Admiral who went to provide support at the time!"
At this point, Peter turned his head to look at War God of Environment Marcus Mazu next to him, "Mazu, which two Admirals went to support the God's Knights?"
"Kuzan and Borsalino!"
"It was them?" Peter frowned slightly, "Why didn't Sakazuki go?"
Before Peter finished speaking, Saturn suddenly looked up and angrily exclaimed, "Damn Sakazuki, it's all because of him. If he had rushed there to provide support immediately, this result wouldn't have happened!"
"What does it have to do with Sakazuki?" Marcus Mazu blinked blankly, "Saturn, do you have some dissatisfaction with Sakazuki? Why do you always think of Sakazuki first whenever something goes wrong? Although Sakazuki is a bit temperamental, his loyalty to the World Government is beyond doubt!"
Hearing this, Saturn shifted his gaze to Mazu, "Mazu, if you don't want to share responsibility for this incident with Nasujuro, and you want to suffer the Young Master's wrath with Nasujuro, I can stop pursuing the Marine's responsibility!"
"Cough..." Mazu coughed dryly, then picked up his teacup, pretending not to hear.
Seeing this, Saturn stopped talking nonsense and made a final decision, "We all bear responsibility for this matter, so I've decided that Kilingom will take responsibility on behalf of the God's Knights, Sakazuki will take responsibility on behalf of the Marine, and as for the Chamber of the Five Elders... Nasujuro, you'll have to work hard."
Marcus Mazu's mouth twitched wildly: "I still don't understand, even if we make Sakazuki take the blame, we need a reason! According to the information I have, Sakazuki just happened to be on rotation leave these past few days. We can't just casually accuse him of dereliction of duty, can we?"
"Also, according to the Marine's report, Borsalino has an undeniable responsibility, and Kuzan didn't perform particularly brilliantly in the battle, only freezing that sea area. If they had gone all out and cooperated with the three of Shamrock, Dragon would have had no chance of escaping!"
Unexpectedly, Mazu was still defending Sakazuki, and Saturn also grew anxious, spreading his hands and saying, "Alright, alright, since that's the case, then the Chamber of the Five Elders will bear the primary responsibility! When the Young Master returns to the Holy Land, we'll line up in the House of Flowers and let the Young Master come with a knife to cut us down!"
"Don't!"
Seeing Saturn giving up, Mazu quickly stood up, "I don't mean to defend Sakazuki, I just genuinely feel that this matter has nothing to do with him... Alright, since you've decided, let's do it this way. I'll inform Sengoku now and have him immediately notify Sakazuki to report to the Chamber of the Five Elders!"
At the same time.
Marineford, Fleet Admiral's office.
Sengoku, wearing his seagull hat, looked grimly at Kuzan and Borsalino standing opposite him.
Because of Dragon's escape, as the Fleet Admiral of Marine Headquarters, he also had an inescapable responsibility.
If Ian hadn't intervened in this matter, if Dragon escaped, he escaped; at worst, they would immediately launch a pursuit. After all, it wasn't the first time an incarcerated criminal had escaped. Not to mention others, just Kaido, the pirate emperor known as the strongest creature on land, sea, and air, had sunk prison ships and escaped multiple times in the past. The Holy Land would at most reprimand them, not impose severe penalties.
But now the situation was completely different. Dragon was personally involved in the arrest by Ian, the Young Master of the Nerona Family, who held the most power in the Holy Land. Yet, he escaped while being escorted to Marineford, and even after Kuzan and Borsalino, two Admirals, rushed to provide support. From his understanding of Ian, the Marine would have a tough time escaping unscathed this time, and even his position as Fleet Admiral might be in jeopardy.
"Borsalino, do you have anything to say?"
After observing the two for a moment, Sengoku secretly took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Dragon escaped after joining the battle. I can't help but suspect that this matter is related to you. According to the information I have, when Dragon served at Marineford back then, besides Vegapunk of the Science Unit, he had the best personal relationship with you. Even if I believe you wouldn't show favoritism, Saint Ian will definitely order an investigation into you!"
"He might even make you bear full responsibility for this incident!"
"It was indeed my carelessness," Borsalino said lazily, though he stood upright, his eyes behind his glasses appearing nonchalant, "If Saint Ian pursues the matter, I will voluntarily take responsibility..."
"Buruburu~"
Before Borsalino could finish speaking, the den den mushi on the desk suddenly rang, and then Marcus Mazu's voice came through, "Sengoku, regarding Dragon's escape, please immediately notify Sakazuki to report to the Holy Land. He needs to give us an explanation!"
"What?" Sengoku seemed to have misheard, his eyes wide, "Make Sakazuki give an explanation? What's going on? What does it have to do with Sakazuki, Saint Mazu? Are you mistaken!"
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