Kizaru had to admit that his mind was now buzzing, nearly blank, because of what his teacher had said.
Sakazuki had probably indeed been defeated.
Of course, he had absolute faith in that man's strength. But no matter how powerful Sakazuki was, he was still a Devil Fruit user. And as long as a Devil Fruit user was swallowed by seawater, strength no longer mattered.
Sakazuki was not that bastard Bright, capable of ignoring the debilitating effects of seawater.
The instant he had been caught in that waterspout, his defeat had already been declared.
Though the reality was enormously shocking, Kizaru, having witnessed it himself, could only accept it and marvel at how unimaginably powerful Bright was.
But Teacher Zephyr, you said that Kuzan had also been captured by you?
Two of Navy Headquarters' three Admirals had already been taken prisoner by you?
How could Kizaru possibly accept something like that?
Just thinking about it made his scalp tingle.
Kuzan had not been acting alone either. Two Shichibukai had been with him, along with several Vice Admirals and a whole group of Rear Admirals and Commodores.
And then there was this whole group of Marines on their side, who had likewise already been left with nowhere to run--
Not only would this directly cause Navy Headquarters to lose military strength, the impact on public opinion alone would be enough to leave Navy Headquarters badly weakened.
Cold sweat now covered Admiral Kizaru's forehead. His lips were pressed tightly together, and he could no longer put on that usual frivolous expression.
Solemn. Solemn was all that remained on his face.
"Shouldn't you be running away by now, Admiral Kizaru?"
Bright controlled the raging winds to sustain the enormous waterspout, keeping Akainu from escaping it. At the same time, he extricated himself from