After the Thunderstorm, the Sky Would Clear!

After Sengoku finished speaking, Sakazuki didn't say anything more.

He stood quietly beside Sengoku, the Marines commander, and together they looked out the window at the scenery.

Before long, a dark, imposing fleet was sailing towards them from the horizon.

Sakazuki had already seen the flags of the World Government flying on the sails of those fleets. Without a doubt, the great fleet of Mary Geoise had arrived, and Saint Saturn, the first of the Five Elders, had come.

"Handsome..." Sakazuki seemed to want to say something.

But before he could speak, Sengoku gently patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Sakazuki, you've had a tough time lately. Since you joined the Marines, you've always been the most steadfast person, but for the first time recently, I've seen hesitation, confusion, and helplessness in you... I'm truly sorry."

"I..." Sakazuki's mouth moved.

Sengoku interrupted him and continued, "From now on, do as you see fit. It should be honorable to uphold your own justice. So whatever choice you make, I believe that you are indeed an excellent and righteous Marines. Whatever choice you make, I believe you have no need to feel any guilt."

After saying this, Sengoku turned around and prepared to leave, heading to the naval port to carry out his justice.

Just as Sengoku, the Marines Admiral, was about to leave the office, Sakazuki finally couldn't hold back any longer. He turned around to look at Sengoku's retreating figure and asked in a deep voice, "Even though I already know what you want, Admiral, at this moment, I still want to ask you one more time..."

Sengoku paused slightly in his composed steps, without turning around, but replied with a very nonchalant tone, "What is it?"

"What kind of justice do you want to uphold?!" Sakazuki asked without hesitation.

Sengoku didn't turn around, but burst into laughter. After a few laughs, Sengoku turned his head, glanced at Sakazuki, and grinned, "Let the Marines, let justice prevail..."

"Reign supreme over the world!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sengoku tossed aside the Justice Cloak he was wearing and left with an air of Haki.

Sakazuki stood still, motionless for a long time.

After what seemed like an eternity, he appeared to come to his senses. A smile appeared on his previously stiff and cold face. He turned to look at the calligraphy by the Sengoku general hanging on the wall of the general's office.

Justice that Reigns Supreme

"What a cunning strategist you are. You've already said all this, and you even said that no matter what choice I make, I won't feel guilty... Let the Marines, let justice reign supreme... As Marine Admiral, how could I possibly object?" Sakazuki murmured softly, and then left the office.

Outside the Fortress of Fortress of Justice, Garp was sitting on the steps, enjoying a plate of senbei.

As if hearing footsteps behind him, Garp grinned and said, "Oh my, is the young master about to be brought to justice? I told you before, don't go to such a high position, you won't be free. Look, you're stuck in the mud now, aren't you?"

"You idiot, you're the one who needs to be brought to justice. The CP is here to ask you to return and cooperate with the investigation into the Revolutionary Army's activities. As for me, I'm just here to go to Mary Geoise to discuss changes in military spending with the Five Elders..." Sengoku glanced at Garp, this stubborn coward, with displeasure and mocked him.

"Tch..." Garp clicked his tongue, then said, "It's not too late to regret it now. Although I heard those five are quite powerful, this is the Marine Headquarters. As the Admiral of our Marines, if you don't want to, no one can take you out of here!"

Garp is right. As the Admiral of the Marines, Sengoku is here at Marine Headquarters. As long as he doesn't want to leave, no one can take him away from this headquarters of justice, not even the Five Elders!

Sengoku smiled upon hearing this and said, "We have been through the most brutal and dangerous battlefields together. Now, how could I possibly fear Mary Geoise? Do you think they would actually dare to kill me?!"

"That's true..." Garp swallowed the senbei in his hand, then hastily wiped the crumbs from the corner of his mouth, dusted off his backside, stood up, and said, "Well, the tide of the times is rolling in. The young Marines should do what young people do. As for us old guys from the Old Era, let's think of ways to contribute our last bit of light and heat..."

"To light the way forward?" Sengoku joked with a smile.

"Hahahaha..." Garp laughed loudly, then said, "The road ahead is already brightly lit, why do we, half-covered in mud, need to light it for us?"

Without further delay, Garp and Sengoku left the Fortress of Justice and headed to the naval port of Marineford.

Meanwhile, in the living area, Zephyr, wearing glasses, sat under the shade of a tree in the yard, reading a book and smoking a cigar, looking quite relaxed.

"What a pity..." Zephyr suddenly sighed.

This puzzled Trafalgar Law, who was sitting next to Zephyr and also reading a medical book. He looked up and asked, "Grandpa Zephyr, what are you regretting?"

"Hero Z...retired too early. As expected, compared to Sengoku, my vision is still not far-sighted enough..." Zephyr laughed, put down the book in his hand, and rubbed Law's head.

Trafalgar Law didn't quite understand what he meant, but he didn't dwell on it. Instead, he asked with some confusion, "Grandpa Zephyr, why haven't you been to school these past few days?"

"Oh..." Zephyr said calmly, "There's been a slight problem at the school, so it needs to be suspended for a while..."

"Huh?" Luo asked in surprise, "How long will it take?"

"It won't be long. When that dark cloud on the horizon is torn apart, and when the sun shines over the sea again... that will be enough," Zephyr said with a smile.

Trafalgar Law stood up, looked at the horizon, and searched for a long time, but couldn't find any dark clouds. Wasn't it sunny and the weather fine today?

"Grandpa, the clouds are so high, how could they be torn apart? What kind of person could reach such high clouds?" Luo asked again, somewhat puzzled.

Zephyr laughed upon hearing this, saying, "Hahahaha, yes, the clouds are so high... only a man standing in the sky can tear them apart!"

Upon hearing this, Trafalgar Law's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in delight, "Is it Admiral Bane? I've been hearing people say lately that General Admiral is a man who stands in the heavens! Is it him?"

"Yes, it's him..." Zephyr said with a relieved smile.

Just then, a sea breeze blew across Teacher Zephyr's courtyard, and the book he had just placed on the table seemed to attract the wind's attention, causing it to involuntarily turn back two more pages.

'The dazzling lightning will eventually shatter the darkness shrouding the horizon, tear apart the thick, dark clouds, and bring a torrential downpour to cleanse the world of its filth. After the Raiu, the sky will clear.'

As if she didn't quite understand the words, Feng'er quickly lost attention to the book and left the courtyard with light steps.

Meanwhile, Sengoku no Naka de and Vice Admiral Garp boarded a ship from Mary Geoise.

The fleet that had arrived in haste, after picking up the two of them, left without stopping at all.