We Will Become Witnesses to History

Inside the conference room at Marine Headquarters, Marineford, the Fleet Admiral, Admirals, and Vice Admirals had gathered together. Their faces were grim as they stared at the newspaper's front-page headline and the decision the Five Elders had made on behalf of the World Government.

Several whole minutes passed before Akainu was the first to lose his patience and slam the table.

Bang!

"Those bastards! How dare they do this? That's Water 7! The Navy's most important shipbuilding base! And they actually handed it over to pirates! And Aokiji—that bastard actually betrayed the Navy and joined the Demon Pirates. Unacceptable! I absolutely cannot accept this outcome!"

"Calm down! No matter how dissatisfied you are, this has already become an established fact. As Marines, all we can do is accept it," Fleet Admiral Sengoku explained, forcefully suppressing the blazing fury in his heart.

With the public execution imminent, he had no intention of provoking a conflict with the Five Elders at such a critical time.

"But this humiliation is not something the Navy should bear. Especially that Golden Den Den Mushi for the Buster Call! What right did the World Government have to bypass us and hand it directly to Spandine? It directly caused the death of one Vice Admiral, injured four others, and led to the capture of more than ten thousand Navy officers and soldiers!" Akainu roared like a mad dog.

Onigumo's death in particular made him feel as though he had lost a close comrade and supporter.

Kizaru, another Admiral, still looked as carefree and flippant as ever. He lowered his head and filed his nails as though everything happening before him had nothing to do with him.

Only the very few people who knew him well could sense the intense killing intent hidden in those calm eyes.

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