"Yo, yo, yo! Watch your tone! It wouldn't be good if someone heard you!" Kizaru reminded Akainu not to speak so carelessly with a lewd grin, though a faint anger showed in his own eyes as well.
Aokiji said nothing. He stood with his arms folded and his eyes lowered, waiting for the next order.
None of the Vice Admirals nearby dared speak. Ten minutes earlier, they had already issued mobilization orders and were ready to enter battle at any moment. Yet this sudden turn of events meant they would likely miss this chance to strike the Star Alliance. With the three Admirals, Sengoku, and Tsuru caught in such a delicate atmosphere, no one dared interrupt.
Sengoku glanced at Tsuru. "What do you think?"
Tsuru shot Sengoku a look. If she offered her opinion at a time like this, then if the people above questioned them later, the blame for disobeying orders would fall on her head. But at her age, she no longer cared how the World Government might punish her in the future.
"A once-in-a-millennium opportunity like this will be hard to come by again once we miss it." Tsuru spoke slowly. "The pirate forces are finished now. If we don't take this chance to wipe out the Star Alliance, then once it catches its breath, it may become another Revolutionary Army. No—it will be more terrifying than the Revolutionary Army. The Star Alliance has no small amount of prestige throughout the world. Now that it has eliminated the pirates, its prestige may even surpass that of the World Government!"
The entire Navy fell silent. Tsuru was right. The Star Alliance had vaguely gained the ability to stand on equal footing with the World Government. Its foundation was simply still too shallow, and it had yet to stabilize