Which One Can Alabasta Beat?

"Hello, hello."

"A pleasure, a pleasure."

Once the two sides came together, there was naturally no shortage of greetings and introductions. For a time, the atmosphere before the gates became exceptionally lively amid laughter and cheerful conversation.

Everyone wore bright, joyful smiles.

It was as though they were all truly full of confidence and anticipation for today's talks.

Although Coulson, Saffrey, and Adair did not hold particularly high ranks within the World Government,

neither the Emperor of Shenwa Island Country, the Emperor of the Empire, nor even the vigorous forty-seventh king dared show the slightest contempt or neglect.

Before long, the pleasantries came to an end.

Under the live filming of Media Department officials nearby, each holding a Visual Den Den Mushi,

Coulson and the other two led their respective national delegations into the building, then headed toward the second-floor hall where the talks would be held from different directions.

After all, the representatives of each country were seated in different sections of the hall, so they naturally had to enter through different doors.

Otherwise, if everyone rushed in through the same entrance and then searched for their seats, it would surely look like a complete mess.

That would be damaging the image of the World Government as the host.

Within the Empire's delegation,

everyone, including the old Emperor, quietly followed Coulson at the front toward the increasingly nearby doors of the hall.

The people standing along both sides of the wide corridor were no longer Army officers, but CIPHER POL-1 members dressed in black suits, white shirts, and leather boots.

They were expressionless. They wore earpieces, and their expressions were even colder than those of the Army officers outside.

Whenever those calm pairs of eyes swept over someone, they could not help but feel uncomfortable and tense.

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