As Akainu's fleet arrived at the docks of the Flame Dragon Empire, it immediately drew a huge crowd. These people had clearly not come to praise Akainu and his men; they had come to thoroughly tear them apart.
Some residents of Patrila Island held up long banners that read: "Butcher Dog King Sakazuki, a life for a life! Pay for the innocent civilians you slaughtered!" Other civilians had prepared rotten eggs and spoiled vegetable leaves, waiting for Akainu to disembark so they could hurl them at him and his men.
Aboard the Marine warship, Sakazuki's face was dark. The cigar at the corner of his mouth burned rapidly as he said, "Isn't sacrificing some civilians for justice unavoidable? Look at these civilians—they already hate me to the bone." He then added, "They really have strayed from the right path."
Beside him, his adjutant, Marine Major General Doberman, did not dare disembark either. Seeing how the civilians looked as though they wanted to devour the Marines alive, he glanced at the grim-faced Akainu and shouted, "Admiral Sakazuki, what should we do?"
Sakazuki's face was filled with rage, his expression twisted in fury as he roared, "Tell the Flame Dragon Empire to hand over Saint Roswald!" Doberman remained rational. He knew exactly what status the Flame Dragon Empire held now. Even his former masters, Lord Gorosei, did not dare underestimate them. He quickly said, "Admiral Sakazuki, if we come into conflict with the Flame Dragon Empire, it will be a fatal mistake."
As soon as Doberman finished speaking, Akainu's eyes widened in fury. He shouted angrily, "These ambitious schemers will be destroyed by justice sooner or later!" Doberman then said, "Please wait here, Admiral Sakazuki. I will negotiate with the Flame Dragon Empire and have them release Saint Roswald as soon as