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Holy Land Marijoa, Five Elders' conference room.

The atmosphere inside was solemn. Five old men sat at one end of a long table, all wearing serious expressions on their faces. At this moment, Five Elders' Birthmark tapped his fingers gently on the tabletop, seemingly pondering something.

"Gentlemen, word has come from Wano Country that the rear-admiral named Haku has been spotted during his clash with the Four Emperors Kaido," he spoke, a hint of gravity in his voice.

Five Elders' Sword furrowed his brow upon hearing this. "Didn't we transfer him to the Marine G5 Base in the New World? Why would he appear in Wano Country?"

Five Elders' Birthmark sighed. "I've already verified it with Fleet Admiral Sengoku. Haku went to Wano Country because he was tracking down a batch of Seastone that was hijacked there. Moreover, Fleet Admiral Sengoku vaguely mentioned Doflamingo in connection with this matter, so it probably involves him."

Hearing the name Doflamingo, the atmosphere in the entire conference room instantly turned oppressive. The Five Elders exchanged glances, all seeing a deep wariness in one another's eyes.

Doflamingo, that former Celestial Dragon, did not have a complicated background yet remained mysterious, but he seemed to hold certain secrets capable of threatening all Celestial Dragons.

The Five Elders had always remained vigilant against this man, yet had never been able to find a breakthrough.

"We must step up our surveillance on Haku, and at the same time take action against Doflamingo," Five Elders' Sword said in a deep voice, a faint murderous intent flashing in his eyes!

Clearly, he had developed killing intent toward either Haku or Doflamingo!

Five Elders' Blond Hair spoke up at this moment. "I'm afraid that won't work! Back at Sabaody Archipelago earlier, that fellow Haku already displayed his powerful Observation Haki in front of CP0. Besides, that brat has already made his stance clear. He doesn't allow CP0 to monitor him! Trying to monitor the other party now is simply impossible!"

"And Doflamingo is the extremely cautious sort. Aside from the Donquixote Family members he personally acknowledges, he trusts almost no one else! CP0 finds it very difficult to infiltrate surveillance on such a person or capture them!"

At this point, Five Elders' Long Hair spoke up. "As for Wano Country, what is the current situation with that Marine brat?"

Five Elders' Birthmark frowned as he spoke. "That brat's strength is practically freakish! Currently, he has already defeated the Calamities among the Beasts Pirates, and as for his battle with Kaido right now, he is still holding the upper hand!"

Five Elders' Curly Hair, leaning on his cane, said, "With this kid possessing the strength to fight the Four Emperors at such a young age, will he grow to the point of threatening that person in due course?"

At this, the Five Elders fell silent for a long while! After all, this was truly a possibility!

It was plain to see that these five were genuinely wary of Haku becoming even more powerful!

Five Elders' Birthmark spoke hesitantly then. "Perhaps? Should we? Ask that person for guidance?"

Five Elders' Sword interrupted him. "That person is still in a state of slumber right now, and there is no need for us to disturb them over such a trivial matter!"

"What should we do now, then?" Five Elders' Curly Hair said calmly.

Five Elders' Blond Hair offered a suggestion at this point. "As for that brat! We can afford to ignore him for the time being. After all, he is still under our control, strictly speaking!"

"As for Doflamingo, we need to find out his movements as soon as possible!"

After Five Elders' Blond Hair finished sharing his opinion, all the Five Elders looked at one another. They then nodded to approve these two proposals!

Marine Headquarters, Marineford!

At that moment, Fleet Admiral Sengoku was making one phone call after another on the Den Den Mushi in his hand.

Ever since he received the intelligence report from Wano Country, he had barely stopped making calls!

"Dammit! You brat!" The call failing to connect left Fleet Admiral Sengoku close to flying into a rage and smashing the Den Den Mushi in his hand directly to pieces!

Garp laughed heartily. "Don't be so anxious, Sengoku! You have to trust Haku's strength. This kid isn't someone who'd be defeated by Kaido that easily!"

With a flushed face, Fleet Admiral Sengoku said, "Dammit! How can I not be anxious! I knew that guy would stir up some kind of trouble sooner or later if he ran off to Wano Country!"

"Look at this now! If I didn't have eyes planted in Wano Country, we might not have known what kind of trouble that fellow Haku was getting into until the very end!"

"Uh...!"

Garp was momentarily at a loss for words, but he eased his mind and said, "Haku must have his own reasons for doing this!"

Fleet Admiral Sengoku gave Garp a cold look, whereupon the latter suddenly felt a sharp jolt. Catching Fleet Admiral Sengoku's gaze, Garp decided to drop the subject!

Fleet Admiral Sengoku then spoke up. "Garp! Aren't you worried something might happen to Haku over in Wano Country?"

Garp shook his head directly to indicate that he truly wasn't worried!

He spoke up. "Before that fellow Haku even ate a Devil Fruit, his strength was already on par with the Four Emperors. With so much time having passed now, I reckon that kid has only grown more powerful!"

Fleet Admiral Sengoku looked at Garp and let out a deep sigh. He knew that Garp placed immense value on his grandson Haku, yet as Fleet Admiral, he could not take the matter lightly.

"I hope so," Fleet Admiral Sengoku said with concern. "Just to be safe, I've already dispatched the fastest Borsalino to the New World! I hope the two can coordinate with each other when Haku pulls out of Wano Country!"

World Economic News Company!

At that moment, Morgans was waiting anxiously in his heart for news from Wano Country!

"The president is here! The photos have been sent over!"

A news agency employee burst eagerly into Morgans' office, slamming a fresh stack of photos right onto the desk with his hand!

Morgans did not mind the man's rashness. Instead, he quickly picked up the photographs on the desktop and examined them closely.

The more he saw, the more excited his heart became.

Morgans asked his subordinate, "Did our people planted in Wano Country send back any other news?"

The employee nodded, then said, "Due to the rather primitive communication conditions over in Wano Country, aside from receiving these photos, they also reported that the Purple Blade Admiral has already defeated the Calamities and is currently fighting the Four Emperors Kaido!"

Hearing his subordinate's report, Morgans felt a flash of cunning cross his eyes. He knew this news was enough to shock the entire world!

"Very good! Record all this news, and notify our people in Wano Country! Make sure to keep a close watch on the Purple Blade Admiral's battlefield! The moment the outcome is decided, we'll publish the results on tomorrow's front page!" Morgans said excitedly.

"Yes!"

Upon finishing his president's instructions, Morgans' subordinate immediately went back to follow up on the developments of the Wano Country affair!