The Kimono Gorosei had their heads bowed, making it impossible to see their expressions.
"Lord Imu's thoughts are naturally beyond our comprehension. If Fleet Admiral Purple Kirin wants to know, he may wish to go and see Lord Imu himself."
"Hehe, that won't be necessary. I think he'd rather see me."
The Kimono Gorosei remained silent. Senga smiled, waved his hand casually, and released the bindings of emptiness before disappearing from the spot.
After Senga left, the Blond Gorosei finally dared to get up from the ground. He angrily slammed his fist on the ground and shouted,
"Damn Uchiha, I must..."
The Blond Gorosei stared wide-eyed at his headless body before his consciousness faded into complete darkness.
His head bounced twice on the ground, his eyes still wide open, dying with unseeing eyes.
This happened so suddenly that it wasn't until the Kimono Gorosei flicked their katana that Sora and the other Gorosei reacted.
The Hat Gorosei swiftly distanced themselves from the Kimono Gorosei, and he angrily rebuked them.
"What have you been doing!?"
The Kimono Gorosei ignored the Hat Gorosei. He stared at his katana, where the blood of the Blond Gorosei writhed and gradually seeped into the blade.
Sheathing his katana, the Kimono Gorosei slowly walked to the head of the Blond Gorosei, bent down, and took it in his hand.
Even those who were used to grand occasions felt a chill run down their spines at this bizarre behavior.
The Kimono Gorosei ignored the crowd's reactions, tossed his head slightly, and said softly.
"Imu Im no longer needs a fool like you." (Tianlai Novel Network)
The Kimono Gorosei turned to look at the Hat Gorosei, who immediately became alert, their hands instantly covered in dark Armament Haki, and they entered battle mode.
The Kimono Gorosei sneered and casually tossed the head in their hands over; the Hat Gorosei instinctively reached out and caught it.
"Take this fool's corpse back; it's Lord Imu's order."
After saying that, the Kimono Gorosei turned and left on their own, leaving everyone in the council hall looking completely bewildered.
Among the Flower Chamber,
Imu floated in mid-air, before him was an open black space, inside which a black monster roared incessantly.
Black lines, like black blood vessels, extended from the monster's body and connected to Imu's body.
As time went on, dense black vertical lines began to appear on Imu's face, and these black lines converged on his forehead, forming a black eye pattern.
After an unknown amount of time, Imu opened his eyes, and two beams of red light shot out from them, leaving two scorched grooves in the ground.
The black threads connecting Imu's body snapped, and he slowly descended from the air to the ground, letting out a soft breath.
The monsters in the space became listless and collapsed to the ground.
Imu reached out, as if caressing the monster's body from afar.
"You're still not strong enough, but don't worry, there will be food soon."
No sooner had the words left his Kimono Gorosei in kimonos entered, carrying the corpse of the Blond Gorosei.
The Kimono Gorosei, respectfully placed the corpse before Imu, not even glancing at the monster, and said respectfully,
"Lord Imu, the food has arrived."
Imu waved his hand, Blond Gorosei floated up and flew to the monster's mouth.
The monster let out an excited roar, then opened its huge mouth and swallowed the Blond Gorosei whole, making a chewing sound.
After devouring the Blond Gorosei, the monster still seemed unsatisfied. It stared at the Kimono Gorosei with a large, scarlet eye, its gaze filled with undisguised greed.
The Kimono Gorosei kept their heads down, completely unaware that they had been targeted by a monster.
Imu's eyes emitted bursts of red light, and the monster's space closed off.
He looked somewhat tired, turned and walked towards his throne, casually issuing orders to the Kimono Gorosei.
"You don't need to concern yourselves with the navy's affairs; just let them be. Summon the heads of all the families within the Holy Land and have them come to see me."
After saying that, Imu's body disappeared into the darkness once more.
The Kimono Gorosei respectfully responded to the air, then turned and left.
Marine Headquarters
Senga arrived at her detached villa and released Shalulia and her two maids from the Door-Door Space.
Shalulia looked still somewhat shaken; she had witnessed Senga taking down the Blond Gorosei.
It's important to know that the Gorosei are the Celestial Dragons among Celestial Dragons; ordinary Celestial Dragons wouldn't dare to act recklessly in front of them.
Yet, this very person was directly grabbed by the neck by Senga, and the other Gorosei did not dare to speak up to stop him, and even had to smile obsequiously at Senga.
All of this completely overturned Shalulia's understanding. It wasn't until Senga pinched her cheek that she realized she had arrived at Senga's residence.
Senga said with a smile,
"What's wrong? You don't like this place? This is the best accommodation in the entire Marine Headquarters, you should be content!"
Shalulia shook her head, and said with some concern,
"Senga, you've offended the Gorosei. Will they come after you?"
"Heh, they don't have the guts. Are you afraid of them?"
"I'm afraid you'll be assassinated by them..."
Hearing Shalulia's words and seeing her cautious expression, Senga burst out laughing. He vigorously ruffled Shalulia's hair.
"Don't you know my strength? Do you think those four old geezers could assassinate me?"
"But I'm really scared, and... wait, what did you just say?! Husband??"
Shalulia didn't even notice that Senga was referring to four "old things" instead of five; she only focused on Senga's self-reference.
She couldn't believe her ears and asked again to confirm.
"Chi, Senga, were you just saying 'husband'?"
"Hmm, if not as a husband, then as a father?"
Shalulia stared blankly at Senga, her face flushing red at a visible speed. She lowered her head and murmured,
"Why so suddenly? Besides, our clan practices endogamy, but if it were you, it's not impossible, it's just..."
Shalulia was overjoyed and so excited that she was incoherent.
Senga rolled her purple eyes, stuck out a finger and tapped her forehead, saying irritably,
"I've done everything I could, how could I possibly bring this up... Turning my back on you like that? I'm not a jerk!"
Just as she finished speaking, Kalifa emerged from the villa. She saw Shalulia beside Senga, nodded politely, and then silently retreated...