The Five Elders' Fury: No One Dares Defy Us!

"Huh?"

As soon as Feng Lei spoke, the Marine Academy students, who had been wearing expressions of envy and jealousy, looked stunned. They all stared at him in disbelief!

Those were the Five Elders!

They held the highest authority in the World Government. Their word was law, and no one dared refuse them.

But Feng Lei?

He had refused them outright, without even giving a reason?

What on earth was this guy thinking?

Hina's gaze shifted from shock to confusion as she looked at Feng Lei.

She simply couldn't see through him.

Even the Fleet Admiral wouldn't dare refuse a summons from the Five Elders, would he?

Even if he did refuse, he would find a reasonable excuse. He would never be as blunt and unyielding as Feng Lei!

"Hahahaha!"

Zephyr froze for a moment, then took great satisfaction in Feng Lei's blunt refusal.

"Adelain, you heard him, didn't you? He refused. Get out of here and stop interrupting my lesson!"

At that moment.

Adelain, the man in the lead, was dumbfounded.

He had never imagined that anyone would dare refuse a summons from the Five Elders!

Then.

Adelain's face darkened. Staring at Feng Lei, he said slowly, "Perhaps you don't know what the Five Elders represent. I can tell you that they are the highest authority in the World Government. Even the Fleet Admiral must obey their orders!"

Cipher Pol had begun investigating Feng Lei as soon as he became a [Special Recruit] at the Marine Academy.

It was only recently, after Feng Lei killed Charlotte Cracker, a high-ranking officer under one of the Four Emperors and one of the Sweetheart Four Sweet Commanders, that he finally attracted the Five Elders' attention.

He was so powerful at such a young age, which showed just how great his potential was.

Naturally, they wanted to recruit such a talented person to work under them.

That was why.

Adelain had come to Marine Headquarters on the Five Elders' orders to take Feng Lei to Mary Geoise!

Feng Lei's expression remained calm as he listened to Adelain, and he refused again. "My answer is still no!"

He had no desire to be the Five Elders' dog!

His second refusal made Hina and the others gasp.

How could he dare?

They had thought Feng Lei didn't know the Five Elders' identity and status, but Adelain had spelled it out for him!

Even Zephyr glanced over and looked at Feng Lei in disbelief.

For the first time, he felt a sense of respect for Feng Lei.

In Feng Lei's place, he wouldn't have dared refuse the Five Elders' summons so bluntly.

Hearing Feng Lei refuse again, Adelain could no longer maintain his haughty composure.

"No one can refuse the Five Elders!"

Feng Lei shrugged and said indifferently, "Someone just did!"

Killing intent appeared on Adelain's face.

"Do you know the price of refusing the Five Elders?"

"Anyone who defies the Five Elders' orders will be regarded as an enemy of the World Government, even if you are a [Special Recruit] at the Marine Academy!"

At those words.

Hina and the others were all shaken.

His words were far too harsh.

He was trying to force Feng Lei to go to Mary Geoise!

Just then.

Zephyr's hand became coated in Armament Haki. He stared at Adelain, ready to strike at any moment.

"Are you trying to slander my student? Has Cipher Pol become so lawless that you would resort to such vile, underhanded tactics!?"

"Zephyr, are you going to defy the Five Elders' orders too?"

Adelain showed no fear.

He took orders directly from the Five Elders and had their backing. Even the Fleet Admiral wouldn't dare do anything to him.

"Since when did the Celestial Dragons' dog dare come to Marine Headquarters and bite people at random?"

At that moment.

A rough voice rang out from outside the training ground.

Then.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Garp walked in, picking his nose and looking displeased.

Compared to Zephyr.

Garp held nothing back. He opened his mouth and delivered a thunderous remark that left Hina and the others trembling.

"My disciple can do whatever he wants. If you don't like it, tell the Five Elders to come here themselves!"

Garp stepped forward and pressed his palm, coated in Armament Haki, heavily onto Adelain's shoulder.

The tremendous force made Adelain's expression change drastically.

"Garp, are you going to rebel too?"

"Get lost!"

Garp shouted angrily, "If you don't get out now, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"

"You..."

Adelain had never expected things to turn out this way.

Before coming here.

He had assumed that once Feng Lei heard the Five Elders had summoned him, he would gladly accept and follow them to Mary Geoise.

Instead, Feng Lei had refused again and again.

More importantly, Garp had stepped forward to protect him. Even if Adelain wanted to use force, he was no match for Garp.

"Garp, you've overstepped!"

Suddenly.

A displeased voice came from inside Adelain's coat.

Garp's and Zephyr's expressions changed when they heard it, for they recognized the voice as one of the Five Elders.

Adelain hurriedly took a Den Den Mushi from inside his coat.

It seemed the Den Den Mushi had either been connected from the start or had been listening in all along.

"I have already given Sengoku an order to transfer Feng Lei to Mary Geoise, where he will answer directly to us, the Five Elders."

Hina and the others were all horrified to hear that.

Was this...?

Was one of the Five Elders on the other end of the Den Den Mushi?

The highest authority in the World Government!

Adelain held the Den Den Mushi in both hands and looked at Garp and Feng Lei with a smug, arrogant expression.

The look he gave Feng Lei in particular seemed to say, "Go on, try defying them again."

Garp's and Zephyr's faces darkened as well.

They hadn't expected the Five Elders to order Sengoku directly to transfer Feng Lei!

Now things were going to be difficult!

But Feng Lei replied, "You're one of the Five Elders, right? Sorry, but I have no intention of taking orders from you. If you want to force Fleet Admiral Sengoku to transfer me, then I'd rather quit the Marines!"

With that.

Feng Lei turned to Garp.

"Teacher Garp, did you come looking for me for something?"

"Huh?"

Garp froze, also startled by how bluntly Feng Lei had refused.

He immediately nodded.

"That's right. I took on a mission and was planning to bring you along for some experience!"

He had learned from Sengoku that the higher-ups wanted to capture his grandson Luffy.

Naturally, he wouldn't let anyone else carry out such a mission.

As it happened, Feng Lei had never met Luffy, so Garp had come to the Marine Academy intending to take Feng Lei along to meet him.

He hadn't expected to run into people from Cipher Pol, who were trying to forcibly summon Feng Lei.

Feng Lei's reaction, however, had pleased him greatly.

It was quite reminiscent of Garp in his younger days.

"Then let's go!"

Feng Lei nodded slightly and strode out of the training ground, paying no attention to Adelain or the Five Elders on the other end of the line.

For a moment.

The entire training ground fell silent.

No one had expected it.

To refuse the Five Elders' summons, Feng Lei had actually declared that he would quit the Marines.

It was a job everyone envied, so why did Feng Lei treat it as worthless and seem so eager to avoid it?

But if Feng Lei really quit the Marines!

With his ability to kill Charlotte Cracker single-handedly at sixteen, how terrifying would it be if he grew stronger and turned against the World Government?