The Preparations Each Had Made

The Celestial Dragons' arbitrary and arrogant behavior, looking down on everyone...

In the eyes of many, it had already become deeply ingrained.

Yet stripping Fujitora of his position as admiral was still so unreasonable that it exceeded even Akainu's understanding.

It was hard to say whether the Celestial Dragons were ignorant and foolish, or simply overconfident.

Given the current situation, how important was an admiral's combat power?

Did he really need anyone to tell him that?

Akainu's face was gloomy.

In truth, he knew that once the higher-ups made a decision, no matter how hard he argued his case, he could not change anything.

As for words the higher-ups did not want to hear, even if he went over and repeated them countless times himself, they would never listen.

But with words the higher-ups wanted to hear, he only had to let out a casual fart to receive a response.

"Glug, glug—"

The frustration and anger in Akainu's heart erupted as magma, burning the transfer order and desk alike into ashes.

Only after sitting in this position did he realize that many things could not go as he wished.

No matter what the matter was, it was not about right and wrong, but about the attitude and decisions of those above.

If this had been before—

As an admiral, he would have simply carried out his duties, asking no questions and completing his missions with all his might.

But he was Fleet Admiral now.

So he could no longer consider matters from a soldier's perspective.

He had to shoulder the responsibilities of a Fleet Admiral and, for the world and this era... eradicate the existence of pirates!

However, the World Government of today was already different from the World Government he had once recognized.

Sometimes, he even felt that the