"What kind of joke is this!!!"
Watching the encirclement wall, a secret Marine plan meant to wipe out the Whitebeard Pirates, vanish without a trace, Sengoku's eyes filled with bloodshot veins.
He had known all along.
That bastard Austin would never be willing to help the Marines so easily!!!
"Tap..."
"Tap..."
As the encirclement wall vanished into nothingness, a figure slowly emerged from within, hands in his pockets.
Austin raised his head and looked at the Marines stationed outside the wall in an extermination formation, a faint smile on his face.
As though he had not just stabbed them in the back.
"Oh? What's the meaning of this, Marines? Are you preparing to eliminate both me and the Whitebeard Pirates?"
Hearing that,
Countless shards of ice condensed in Kuzan's hand, only for Sengoku to immediately stop him with a furious shout.
"Stop, Kuzan!!!"
"Do you want Marine Headquarters to fight two legendary figures at once?!!!"
He then turned to Austin.
"Lord Saint Austin, this time it was the Marines' failure. Please do not take offense."
With his head lowered, shadows covered Sengoku's face, making his expression impossible to discern.
How could he not have wanted to question him like Kuzan had?
With your power, a mere encirclement wall could never have stopped you. Why destroy it for no reason?
But there was no helping it.
There were too many actors in this war.
Even Sengoku himself might feel the urge to go easy when facing his old friend Garp's grandson, much less that man.
As Fleet Admiral, he could only try his best to steer the situation in a better direction.
The most urgent matter was to focus their strength on dealing with Whitebeard, and to ensure that the broadcast, which could cause panic, had been cut off...
"Pfft..."
His