At the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, several figures sat around the sofas in a spacious hall. Through the Den Den Mushi's images, the Five Elders watched everything unfolding on Egghead.
"Sun God Nika."
"A form no one has managed to awaken in hundreds of years has descended once more."
Watching the pure-white figure fighting in its freest form, the Five Elders' expressions shifted from shock to grim seriousness.
"All these years, we've tried countless times to recover that fruit."
"Yet it's as if it keeps evading us, always ending up in someone else's hands through one mishap after another."
"I never thought anyone would actually awaken it."
Saint Saturn's face darkened, anger edging into his voice.
"Of all places, it had to happen on Egghead. And of all people, it had to be D!"
"One is Nika, who brings liberation. The other is the Lich Lord, who represents domination."
Saint Nusjuro nudged his glasses up with his index finger. A cold glint flashed beneath the lenses.
"The two are complete opposites, yet they've joined forces. Was it a chance encounter, or was it deliberately arranged by fate?"
"At this point, we have no choice but to be swept into this great storm."
Saint Jaygarcia Saturn spoke calmly, his eyes closed.
"Indeed. We should go and meet with Lord Imu."
Saint Warcury agreed, his round eyes fixed intently on Nika in the image.
The Navy had already deployed such overwhelming forces, but the moment Nika appeared, the nature of this war to crush the pirates had changed completely.
The Five Elders rose to their feet.
With the Navy's strongest forces already there, they had to seize this opportunity to completely erase both Nika's awakening and the Will of D!
Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!
Cannons continued to roar through the modern city,