Navy G-5 Base.
The Base Commander stared in disbelief at the somewhat bedraggled Admiral Kizaru before him, who was speaking with Headquarters.
Had he misheard?
How could Admiral Kizaru say something so absurd?
Something like that could only happen in his dreams!
But unfortunately, he was neither dreaming nor had he misheard. Kizaru was indeed reporting this almost fantastical event to Headquarters with a rueful expression.
"I'm very sorry, Mr. Sengoku. This time, we truly suffered an unprecedented defeat."
Kizaru concluded apologetically.
On the other end of the line was Marineford, Navy Headquarters.
Sengoku, the Fleet Admiral who commanded the entire Navy, was livid. The hand gripping the receiver trembled, as though he might crush it at any moment.
"Fine, I understand. Get some rest first. We'll discuss the specific countermeasures on this end."
He hung up.
"How could this happen?!"
Sengoku, who had remained calm on the call, could no longer restrain himself. Both hands wildly clawed at his neatly groomed, round afro, turning it into a complete mess that looked like a bird's nest.
"Bright and Zephyr can actually do something like this?!"
Those were the Navy Headquarters' three Admirals, the World Government's highest fighting force!
Even if they had acted separately this time, one force had consisted of two Admirals, while the other had been one Admiral and two Shichibukai!
Bright and Zephyr were only two people. How could they possibly have accomplished this?
Because of that bastard Bright's overwhelming power?
...Yes.
Because of Bright's unparalleled power—power that remained overwhelmingly superior even compared to the Admirals of Navy Headquarters.
Sengoku felt somewhat dejected.
Even he and Garp in their youth had likely fallen short of that level of power. Even monsters like Roger, Whitebeard, and Rocks had been inferior.
Perhaps no one in the world could defeat