I No Longer Have Justice in My Heart, Only Vice Admiral!

Borsalino slumped against his desk, seated on the floor. Vice Admiral Hound immediately took a step back and saluted him before turning decisively to give orders. "Leave two men with Admiral Borsalino. If the mutiny fails, you know what to do!"

"Loyalty!"

The two soldiers who remained raised their hands in unison, their expressions fanatical.

After seeing Vice Admiral Hound out of the office, the two soldiers immediately turned to Borsalino and pointed their guns at their own heads.

Seeing this, a flicker of surprise crossed Borsalino's eyes.

When he heard Hound say, "If the mutiny fails, you know what to do," he had thought these two soldiers would choose to go down in flames and take him with them.

But judging by their reactions, that clearly wasn't the case.

"You guys are—"

Borsalino blinked, asking with some confusion, "Are you planning to commit suicide if the mutiny fails?"

"Yes!"

One of the soldiers looked up, his expression firm. "From the moment we chose to follow Lord Akira, we were prepared to die for him! If the mutiny fails, we will not live on."

Borsalino shook his head. "What exactly did Akira do for you to be so fanatically loyal to him?"

Hearing this, another soldier immediately stepped forward. "Lord Borsalino, I was once your subordinate. Two years ago, I served on your warship to the New World to fight pirates! However, I believe you don't remember me, or rather, you never knew I was with you, as I was just a corporal back then."

"But Lord Akira not only knew my name, he saved me from dire straits when I was at my most desperate!"

"Oh?" Borsalino looked up at the soldier, trying to recall any information about him, but ultimately gave up. He had no memory of this soldier at all.

After a brief silence, he took a deep breath inwardly. Using his immense strength, he endured the corrosion of the Seastone handcuffs and stood up, walking to his office chair and sitting down. He said calmly, "Tell me, how did Akira save you from dire straits!"

The soldier stepped forward, his expression serious. "I was born in the South Blue. Before joining the Navy, I was a soldier in the royal army of a country in the South Blue. In this country, the greatest merit for a soldier was to protect His Majesty the King when he was in danger."

"But, if His Majesty the King was injured saving a soldier, what would the soldier think?"

At this point, the soldier's emotions suddenly became agitated, and he stared intently at Borsalino. "Two years ago, I followed your warship to the New World to clear out pirates. Lord Akira's warship was also sailing with us! The battle was fierce. We charged onto the pirate ship under intense cannon fire and engaged in close-quarters combat with the pirates. I saw wave after wave of my comrades fall or be struck into the sea by those damned pirates. To avenge my comrades, I charged towards their captain without regard for my own safety."

"But I was too weak."

"They didn't even acknowledge my existence. A single shockwave sent me flying into the sea."

"It was at that moment that you intervened. You defeated the enemy captain with your Devil Fruit ability, and at the same time, the pirate ship, unable to withstand the destructive power of your ability, disintegrated and sank into the sea."

"I was floating on the surface, only able to watch as the wreckage of the pirate ship fell towards me. I don't blame you, because war always brings death. As soldiers of justice, we must always be prepared to sacrifice ourselves for justice."

"But just as I gave up, ready to embrace death, Lord Akira's warship sailed over. Just as the pirate ship wreckage was about to crush me, they rescued me onto their ship and personally bandaged my wounds."

"From that moment on, there was no justice in my heart, only Lord Akira!"

"If Lord Akira captures pirates, I will follow him to my death. If Lord Akira decides to oppose the world, I will offer him my loyalty and my life."

In the Marine Headquarters prison.

The piercing alarm continued to blare, and the sounds of gunfire echoed everywhere.

Sakazuki's expression turned exceptionally grim, his gaze fixed on Akira. He didn't need to look to know that the Navy soldiers and officers of all ranks who had gathered in the plaza were now using thunderous methods to control the headquarters.

"Akira, do you really have to escalate things this far?"

After a moment of silence, Sakazuki slowly stood up and said in a deep voice, "It's not too late to stop now. Otherwise, I'll have no choice but to eliminate you! If I eliminate you, this rebellion will end!"

As soon as Sakazuki finished speaking, the Den Den Mushi in the arms of the Commodore standing beside Akira suddenly rang.

"Buru buru~"

The familiar sound of the Den Den Mushi was particularly jarring in the prison. The Commodore didn't dare to delay, immediately taking out the Den Den Mushi and speaking. "Please speak!"

"This is Vice Admiral Hound!"

Vice Admiral Hound's somewhat excited voice came from the Den Den Mushi. "Please inform Lord Akira immediately that Admiral Borsalino has been apprehended!"

Huh?

Hearing the information from the Den Den Mushi, Sakazuki's face contorted in horror as he looked up, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Throughout Marine Headquarters, Borsalino was his closest brother, and no one knew him better. It was no exaggeration to say that unless Sengoku and Garp sided with Akira, Borsalino alone could have stopped this rebellion.

Yet, the information coming from the Den Den Mushi was that Borsalino had been apprehended!!!

After a brief moment of shock, Sakazuki sighed inwardly.

He didn't believe Borsalino could be apprehended. Since Borsalino had been apprehended now, there was only one answer: Borsalino, who pursued an ambiguous justice, had chosen to stand by and do nothing.

Just then, the Den Den Mushi, having just finished its call, rang again.

Before the Commodore standing next to Akira could speak, the Den Den Mushis in the hands of other officers present also began to ring.

"Report, the armory has been secured!"

"Report, Dormitory Building Seven has also been secured!"

"Report, the Science Division has been secured!"

"Report, Vice Admiral Gion has stopped Vice Admiral Kaki!"

"Report, Major Tina has been secured!"

"Report: All external Den Den Mushi at Headquarters are being monitored."

"Report:..."

One report after another made Sakazuki's expression grow increasingly grim.

He never expected this rebellion to be so swift, nor did he expect that even Gion, an Admiral candidate, would choose to side with Akira, and even take action to stop Vice Admiral Kaki, another Admiral candidate.

Although he hadn't heard a report from Marshal Sengoku yet, he knew in his heart that if this rebellion wasn't stopped in time, an unprecedented bloody incident would unfold at Headquarters.

This was because not everyone at Headquarters was loyal to Akira; at least half of the officers and soldiers would gradually emerge to prevent the rebellion from expanding further. By then, the stability of Marine Headquarters would be completely shattered. Regardless of who emerged victorious, the Navy would suffer an unprecedented blow, possibly even collapsing entirely, thereby affecting the balance and order of the entire world.

Most importantly, officers at many branch bases in the Grand Line and the Four Seas might be speeding towards Headquarters right now. If these rebellious ships from the branches arrived and colluded with the mutinous soldiers at Headquarters, even if Akira couldn't successfully seize the position of Marshal, he would pull the rug out from under them, leaving Marine Headquarters an empty shell.