One day later.
Marineford.
The familiar infirmary, the familiar snow-white hospital beds.
Kong looked at the three Sakazuki sisters, wrapped up like mummies on the beds. His stern face was as grim as could be.
When he received word that the Golden Emperor had brought the Representatives into the fray, he immediately sent people to reinforce them.
But by the time the reinforcements arrived, the battle was already over.
The only silver lining was that the Golden Emperor hadn't killed the three Sakazukis. Still, judging by their condition, they were angrier than if he had killed them.
Now, each of them wanted to have their way with the Golden Emperor, kill him, have their way with him again, kill him again, then chop him to pieces and scatter his ashes.
After returning, they'd fallen silent, looking utterly withdrawn.
They even seemed to be questioning their entire existence!
Clearly, the blow and humiliation they'd suffered this time had been immense.
The scene felt familiar. A few years ago, when the three Sakazukis had been turned into women, they'd been carried back just like this.
Sigh~
As Kong left the infirmary, he couldn't help sighing.
At least they were alive!
A few more setbacks might do them good. Otherwise, they wouldn't have worked so hard to improve and reached the point where they'd begun to attain an admiral's level of strength.
Kong was quite pleased with that.
He was even a little grateful to the Golden Emperor.
Without the Golden Emperor, how could the three Sakazukis have been reborn and set out early on the path to becoming admirals and realizing their values in life?
The Marines had a bright future!
The only reason they'd lost this time was that the Golden Emperor had fought dirty, outnumbering them. It had been a