At the summit of the Red Line stood a white city called Mary Geoise. It was the center of the World Government, the undisputed highest city in the world.
Mary Geoise's tallest building was called Pangu City, the World Government's office building.
Inside Pangu City, within the Room of Authority, the five men who held the world's highest power—the Five Elders—were in discussion.
"The Navy wants to move against that fish-man."
The man wearing a small black hat and sporting a thick white beard said, "They believe that the Rear Admiral who disappeared earlier died at that fellow's hands. Kong said they were preparing to send an elite team to infiltrate Fish-Man Island and capture that fish-man."
"That fish-man?"
The Five Elder in a burgundy suit, his golden hair neatly groomed, paused in surprise before realization dawned on him. "The fish-man from the newspapers a couple of days ago?"
"That fellow is unimportant. Jinbe is the problem."
The Five Elder in a crisp black suit, with a long beard and an indifferent expression, said, "That man only just became one of the Shichibukai."
"Should we stop the Navy's operation?" asked the Five Elder wearing glasses and a white robe, a sword held in his arms.
"But the Navy's response has been very forceful."
The bearded Five Elder shrugged. "Releasing that fish-man already pardoned his crime once, but now he has committed an even greater crime. He has already violated the Shichibukai agreement, or so Kong says."
"They're still dissatisfied with the Shichibukai system, aren't they? They finally found a legitimate excuse, so they're unwilling to let it go," the blond Five Elder said with a smile.
"As for Jinbe, Kong's view is that as long as they capture that fish-man, Jinbe probably won't dare act rashly. Their so-called cooperation was