Under the silent night sky, twenty warships sailed in a single line.
To save time, Marine Headquarters had directly deployed steam-powered warships that were still under development. Beneath thick billows of black smoke, the warships cut through the waves at tremendous speed.
Brrr, brrr.
"Why isn't he answering? Kuzan..." Sengoku held the Den Den Mushi as he gazed toward the Sabaody Archipelago, whose outlines were just barely visible. "What exactly happened over there?"
"Perhaps... his Den Den Mushi was damaged or lost?" Kaki, who had accompanied him, said hesitantly. "With Vice Admiral Kuzan's strength, ordinary people couldn't possibly pose any threat to him!"
"Anyone who dares lay a hand on Celestial Dragons is no ordinary person!" Sengoku said with a deep breath. "Even I never expected that the slave uprising was merely a smokescreen for the person behind it."
"His true target was the Celestial Dragons, the World Nobles!"
"The Vice Admiral Dragon incident was ultimately erased by the government, but this time..." Kaki said gravely, "even the government won't be able to cover it up!"
"That person may have freed all the slaves on Sabaody precisely to further expand the impact of this incident, leaving the government unable to suppress the news of the Celestial Dragons' deaths."
"That is indeed possible." Sengoku nodded. "If even the Celestial Dragons, descendants of the creators, can be killed, it will undoubtedly drag them down from their divine pedestal and perhaps even reduce the government's authority to nothing!"
"Come to think of it, I'm beginning to suspect that Dragon may have been behind this incident!"
"The rumored Revolutionary Army?" Kaki could not help asking.
"You've heard of them too?" Sengoku's expression turned solemn. "Overthrow the unequal rule of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, and establish a truly free and equal ideal