Rebecca Gets Daring / Viola Lets Loose

"The Celestial Dragons really were Celestial Dragons—a pack of dogs."

"I really wanted to kill those bastards. We'd given them far too much face."

"Hehehehehehe... but had they ever considered what the consequences would be if they lost??"

"Their rule would crumble across the Great Sea in an instant."

"Their regime would be completely overthrown by all of us. Had they never considered that??"

"This was a war that concerned the entire world. After this war, the sea would probably change."

As he spoke, Fujitora grew excited as well.

"Hahahahahaha... come to think of it, this was pretty thrilling. In that case, let me join in too."

"I wanted to see just how strong this guy really was."

"Ara ara—"

As soon as Fujitora finished speaking, Aokiji spoke up from the side.

"In my opinion, the World Government didn't need to be in such a rush."

"But they had stood on this sea for a full eight hundred years. They would never do something that would humiliate themselves, so I believed they would never act without confidence."

"They had probably come prepared this time."

As a former Marine Admiral, Aokiji's words were undoubtedly highly credible.

Since he said so, it had to be true.

After sweeping his gaze across the crowd, Aokiji slowly spoke again.

"Hehehehehehe... although I don't know what their trump card is, I can say for certain that they possess a terrifying power we know nothing about."

"Hehehehehehe... once that power completely erupted, we'd be in deep trouble."

"And I had a vague feeling that even the Gorosei might not be the true rulers of the world. There might be someone else behind them."

"As for who that person was, I had no idea."

"But what I wanted to say was that we had to be cautious.