Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
Inside the Fleet Admiral's office.
Sengoku reported, "...Fleet Admiral Kong, that was roughly what happened."
"A slave revolt in Sabaody?" Kong said with a look of disgust. "I knew that place was bound to cause trouble sooner or later."
"But why did it have to happen at a time like this? Over on Dragon's side..."
"Actually, this may be a good thing. If the rumors about Dragon are true..." Sengoku took a deep breath. "Then it would be nothing less than an Earthquake for this world. Using this incident to divert attention would be beneficial."
"I always thought Garp was enough of a headache. Who would have thought Dragon was the real troublemaker? That whole family really is..." Kong sighed, then said solemnly, "The incident on the Sabaody Archipelago cannot be ignored either. If mishandled, it could cause the Navy and the Government's prestige to fall to rock bottom."
"Especially the person who freed all those slaves. Did he do it out of kindness, or does he have some other motive?"
"We can discuss that later. First, we should send someone to resolve this incident," Sengoku said.
"You're right. We should settle this incident before discussing the issues behind it." Kong asked seriously, "Who do you think would be best suited to suppress the revolt?"
"Not many people are capable of handling this incident, and among them, the only one still at Marine Headquarters is Kuzan," Sengoku replied.
"Kuzan? Very well..." Kong nodded. "Send him to cool down restless Sabaody."
On the Sabaody Archipelago.
The Boa sisters, who had narrowly escaped death, had not even had time to embrace Hancock and cry when their eldest sister completely forgot about them. "Old man, why did you come back so quickly? Where is Lord Apophis?"
"That Celestial Dragon