"Akatsuki attacks Wano Country; Kaido of the Beasts killed by Uchiha Mai"
As the News Coos flew around the world, the news caused an uproar across the globe.
Kaido might not have been likable, but he was still one of the Four Emperors.
Marine Headquarters, Fleet Admiral's Office.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku slammed the newspaper onto his desk after reading it and demanded furiously, "What is our Cipher Pol doing? Something this big happened, and we only found out about it through the newspaper!"
"F-Fleet Admiral Sengoku," the messenger said, wiping the sweat from his forehead, "according to miners who escaped from Wano Country, Akatsuki controls a Sky Island. That's how they approached Wano Country without anyone noticing."
"You may go."
Sengoku held his forehead. Gecko Moria had only recently died, and the vacancy among the Seven Warlords had already stirred up the seas, with plenty of pirates itching to make their move. He had never expected one of the Four Emperors to die now, too.
After a moment's thought, he called the Five Elders.
"Resolve this matter immediately. We can tacitly recognize Uchiha Mai as a new Emperor."
"But Akatsuki is extremely dangerous!"
Sengoku was deeply dissatisfied with the Five Elders' decision. Uchiha Mai had previously done something unforgivable to the Marines.
"Then do you have a way to defeat Akatsuki?"
Holding the Den Den Mushi, Sengoku fell silent.
He knew why the Five Elders wanted him to resolve this quickly: Wano Country's mineral resources were crucial to the World Government and the Marines.
Though he resented it, Sengoku knew this was no time to let his emotions dictate his actions.
He had no better solution, either.
After reading the newspaper, Whitebeard and Shanks were both so shocked that their jaws dropped. They sighed over the turmoil that was about