"What?"
In Marineford, inside the Fleet Admiral's office, Fleet Admiral Sengoku had not lost his composure like this in a very long time. He had even accidentally crushed the heavy desk before him.
"Are you serious? Five Elders? How could something like this be possible? How could such a thing happen?" The Fleet Admiral was practically shrieking.
"Whether you believe it or not, it is already a fact. Perhaps before long, you will see news of them in the newspapers."
The Five Elders' voice over the Den Den Mushi was as cold as ice. "Rather than that, you should first consider how large a bounty to place on them."
"I simply cannot believe this!"
Sengoku gritted his teeth, the hand holding the Den Den Mushi trembling constantly. "Sakazuki and Kuzan are among the Navy's most loyal soldiers!"
"Since the dawn of the Great Pirate Era, they have been the Navy's firmest pillars!"
"Bearing justice on their backs, they have eliminated countless evil scoundrels upon the seas! And now you say they have betrayed justice and become accomplices of evil? How am I supposed to believe that?"
Perhaps realizing that his voice was too loud, Sengoku lowered it slightly, though his tone remained just as resolute.
No matter what, he refused to believe that those two men, in whom he had once placed such great hopes and believed one would become the next Fleet Admiral, would ultimately abandon justice, forsake the convictions they had upheld for decades, and become enemies of justice.
"We are not discussing this with you, Sengoku."
The Five Elders snorted coldly over the Den Den Mushi. "Immediately prepare wanted posters for the two of them, then draft a news release and spread it across the seas as quickly as possible."
"..."
Sengoku clenched his fists.
He still