Before the long-bearded Five Elder had finished speaking, the entire conference hall fell into an eerie silence.
Bright?
Had they heard wrong?
The most dangerous man in the world?
Hadn't that title always referred to Dragon, the commander of the Revolutionary Army?
"Bright?"
King Riku cried out, "Has it already come to this?"
"It looks like a terrible war truly is coming!"
Cobra gritted his teeth inwardly.
"Wait! Five Elders!"
At that moment, a king stood up and loudly demanded, "By Bright, do you mean that Emperor of the Deep Sea, Bright of Fish-Man Island?"
"Of course there is no second fish-man named Bright in this world."
The sword-bearing Five Elder stepped forward as well, his voice slightly more forceful. "Nor is there a second Bright with the same level of threat."
That king asked in confusion, "But hasn't Bright always been a partner of the government? The government has always conducted business with Fish-Man Island, and even Knight of the Sea Jinbe, one of Fish-Man Island's leaders, is one of the Shichibukai."
"That was merely an appearance, a compromise the government had been forced to make with Fish-Man Island."
The long-bearded Five Elder said calmly, "In truth, the government and Fish-Man Island had broken apart long ago. It was only because of Bright's threat that we had no choice but to maintain the status quo with them."
"What exactly is going on?"
Another king spoke up, asking loudly, "What exactly did Bright do? Why are you so wary of him?"
"We must begin from the very start."
The sword-bearing Five Elder let out a faint sigh. "That man had originally been a member of the Sun Pirates. After being captured, he was pardoned because Jinbe became one of the Shichibukai."
"But he slaughtered every Marine escorting him. We did