Clang!
Fujitora abruptly drew his sword and pointed it at Bony-Sen's face. His expression twisted into something utterly ferocious, leaving the lower-ranking officers nearby staring in shock.
"Those who follow different paths cannot make plans together. Since your ideals as a great noble clash so violently with mine, I will no longer force the matter." Fujitora spoke coldly, then waved a hand and threw the white Marine coat draped over his shoulders onto the floor. "From this moment onward, I resign from my position as a Marine officer. I will have no further ties to the Marines!"
"Shiki!" Green Bull was instantly taken aback. "Don't be impulsive!"
Momousagi had not expected Fujitora to be so unyielding, and she hurriedly tried to stop him. "Shiki, don't say things out of anger. We're only discussing this right now; we haven't taken action yet. There's still room to turn things around. Everyone beneath us is watching—you can't act like this!"
After their initial shock, the other Vice Admirals also stepped forward to persuade him. For a time, the meeting room descended into chaos.
Bony-Sen watched Fujitora with a livid expression. He had originally thought Fujitora would lecture and condemn him with some grand reasoning. Bony-Sen considered himself eloquent and unafraid of debate, but he had never expected Fujitora to simply throw down his responsibilities and quit from the start.
Such a powerful combatant—and one who was not under CP0's command—leaving the Marines in this manner would make the Marines believe that Bony-Sen had driven Fujitora away. That could have an enormous impact on him.
The World Government's CP0 interfering in Marine affairs and forcing a senior Marine officer to resign in outrage—this was not something Bony-Sen wanted to see, nor was it something all of Mary Geoise wished to face.
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