Excited Morgans

Vice Admiral Tsuru organized her words and said, "Right now, the best course for us is to stay put and do nothing."

Sengoku looked at Vice Admiral Tsuru, wanting to hear her specific thoughts.

Vice Admiral Tsuru looked at Sengoku and said, "Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Marine Headquarters can't just meddle in the situation over in the New World! If the other Four Emperors find out, they'll definitely think we're trying to make a move on their territories."

"If they join forces with the small-time pirates under their command to launch prolonged harassment against the Marine branches in the New World, then we'll find it even harder to take a single step forward over there."

Vice Admiral Tsuru's concerns were very reasonable. After all, the Four Emperors in the New World were all the prideful, arrogant type.

If they learned that Marine Headquarters was interfering in the New World's affairs, they'd definitely band together with their subordinate captains to obstruct the Marines.

Aokiji largely agreed with Vice Admiral Tsuru's point and spoke up at that moment, "Fleet Admiral, I think Vice Admiral Tsuru makes a lot of sense."

Akainu, as a member of the pro-war faction, had a different view from Vice Admiral Tsuru.

In his eyes, the more critical the moment, the harder they should strike.

Akainu immediately retorted, "Fleet Admiral, I think Vice Admiral Tsuru is being too cautious. At a time like this, we should take the initiative and attack, not cower in fear."

Aokiji looked at Akainu. He knew their views were vastly different, but what Akainu said did have some merit.

So he said, "Akainu, what you're saying has some truth to it. But we can't ignore Vice Admiral Tsuru's concerns. The Four Emperors in the New World have been around for a long time, their power is deeply entrenched. If we act rashly, we might provoke their vigilance and retaliation."

Sengoku listened to everyone's input and felt this was a complex issue. He needed to think it over carefully and couldn't make a hasty decision.

He looked at them and said, "Alright, thank you all for your opinions and suggestions. I'll give this serious thought and make a decision as soon as possible."

He knew the weight of this decision. It wasn't just about the Marines' interests—it would also affect the balance of power in the New World.

In Sengoku's view, no matter what decision he made, he had to consider it carefully. He couldn't let any side feel wronged or dissatisfied.

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Morgans kept pacing back and forth in his office.

It had been a long time since his people in Wano Country had sent any news, and as time dragged on, Morgans grew more and more eager for word from Wano.

Finally, unable to contain himself, he snapped at his secretary beside him, "Still nothing from Wano? What the hell are those intelligence agents doing over there?"

Morgans' secretary wore a look of utter despair. He said helplessly to his boss, "Chief! In the past hour alone, you've asked me that same question over twenty times!"

"And I've told you every time—the communications equipment over in Wano is being heavily disrupted because of the battle between Emperor Kaido and Admiral Purple Blade!"

Morgans said irritably, "I know that, but...!"

No help for it. Morgans' secretary sank back into this endless torment.

"Chief! Chief! The news is here! Chief!"

The voice from outside Morgans' office reached him before the person did.

And his secretary finally wore an expression of relief.

Before the person even reached the office door, Morgans flashed over and yanked it open himself.

To him right now, nothing mattered more than this news from Wano.

Without waiting for the other to speak, Morgans roughly snatched the file from his hand.

The first thing that hit his eyes was Kaido's mangled body, barely clinging to life.

Just that single photo made Morgans feel his brain go into overdrive.

Countless dazzling, earth-shattering, irresistible headlines flashed through his mind.

And the more he read through the contents, the more stunned he became. He felt this would be the hardest story he'd ever have to handle—and at the same time, the one he could most pride himself on.

That single photo of Emperor Kaido's current state was enough to spark a news bomb that would set the entire sea ablaze.

Without a second thought, Morgans shut his office door and ordered that no one disturb him.

A short while later, his office door opened again.

A female figure was tossed straight out by Morgans. It was his secretary.

Back to Haku. By now, he was standing on his own Ark.

Quite some time had passed since he'd left Wano.

And Haku had no intention of heading back to G5 Base just yet. There was still one thing he hadn't dealt with.

The Ark was now sailing toward a certain direction in the New World.

Of course, as Haku moved forward, an uninvited guest also appeared on his Ark.

That's right—it was Admiral Kizaru, who had set out from Marine Headquarters to rendezvous with Haku in Wano.

At that moment, Borsalino drawled in his lazy tone, "My, my, scary youngster. Looks like you've stirred up quite a ruckus over in Wano, haven't you?"

Haku looked at Kizaru, showing no particular surprise, and said calmly, "So what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be on standby at Headquarters?"

Kizaru said with a smile, "I'm here on Fleet Admiral Sengoku's orders to pick you up. So, how was it? Did that big battle in Wano Country pay off for you?"

Haku smiled and replied, "There were definitely gains, and I have to say, that fight of mine was incredibly satisfying!"

Kizaru was momentarily at a loss for words. "Uh... speaking of which, you caused such a huge commotion—have you thought about how you're going to explain it to Sengoku? And now that we've left Wano Country, shouldn't we be heading back to your G5 base?"

"What the hell is the course of this ship? I feel like where we're going looks kind of familiar..."

Haku hadn't expected Kizaru's chatterbox trait to be maxed out today, but he still answered patiently, "I don't need to explain anything to Sengoku—my grandfather's got my back on that."

"As for why we're not going back to G5 right now, it's mainly because I need to take care of the excuse I used to go to Wano Country in the first place."

"The excuse for going to Wano Country?" Kizaru had no idea about the Seastone heist that had happened there.

But after the battle in Wano Country, now that he was finally relaxing, Haku felt utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally.