Betrayers!

"Looks like they really couldn't hold it in any longer, Sengoku!"

Marine Headquarters.

After ending the phone call with the Five Elders.

The current situation was already very clear. The World Government asking them to go over at a time like this could only mean one thing.

The World Government was probably genuinely worried now.

They were worried that the Marines might choose to leave the World Government. After all, if the Marines wanted to leave now, it really would not be difficult.

At the end of the day, the World Government truly had no other options left.

Back then, the Five Elders could afford to leave the Marines largely unattended, because the relationship between the Marines and the World Government had been one where the World Government could perfectly control the Marines.

But things were different now!

What was the situation now?!

The Marines were no longer limited to choosing the World Government.

And that was the most frightening part.

Under such circumstances, probably no one wanted to see that happen.

That was why the World Government had done this now.

Thinking it over carefully, it actually seemed quite normal.

Essentially, this was an attempt to continue controlling the Marines.

The Marines could not possibly break free from the World Government's control at this time.

Or rather, the World Government would absolutely never allow the Marines to break free from their control.

Then everything seemed understandable.

"Yeah, that does seem to be the case. The World Government appears to have run out of other methods."

Sengoku nodded. He had originally been somewhat conflicted.

But seeing the World Government make one foolish move after another now.

For a moment, he even felt that making a decision had become even harder.

After all, the World Government's way of doing things was