Rebellious Katakuri

At this moment, although Ivankov already understood Yaen to a considerable extent, hearing Yaen's calm, lake-like tone still made his hair stand on end. Even after Ivankov had left the cabin, he continued to feel shaken.

"Just as I thought, he's terrifying. The Chief of Staff has become more and more frightening over the years..."

Ivankov muttered, unable to shake off the mixture of respect, awe, and fear he felt toward Yaen. He looked toward Impel Down with a hint of cold sweat and murmured,

"Those are hundreds of thousands of lives. Wasn't the Chief of Staff being a little... too cold-blooded?"

More importantly, Ivankov understood that by faking his death, the Chief of Staff had effectively severed himself completely from his decades-long career in the Marines. Yet Ivankov could not hear the slightest trace of regret or hesitation in his tone.

After all, in the Marines, the Chief of Staff not only had countless loyal subordinates and close colleagues, but also his adoptive father, Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

Originally, Ivankov had expected the Chief of Staff to maintain his past strategy, remain in the Marines as a hidden piece, and perhaps even seek the position of Fleet Admiral. Then, once the war between the Revolutionary Army and the World Government reached its most intense stage, he would lead the Marines in delivering a fatal blow to the World Government.

"Moreover, the Chief of Staff's methods seem much more urgent than before. Could it be... that he plans to end the standoff with the World Government directly during the war between Marine Headquarters and the Whitebeard Pirates?"

Ivankov silently muttered this before shaking his head and saying helplessly,

"Tsk, how could that be possible?"

As one of the Revolutionary Army's senior officers, Ivankov had spent the past few years infiltrating Impel