The Navy once again held an emergency meeting at its base in Area 60 of the Sabaody Archipelago, the island chain closest to Marineford.
They had no choice but to hurry!
The reason was that Admiral Aokiji and Admiral Akainu—that was, Kuzan and Sakazuki, the two popular candidates for the position of Fleet Admiral—had been defeated after the great pirate brat Annie Hastur interfered in their duel over the Fleet Admiral position on Punk Hazard Island in the New World. They were currently out of contact, and no one knew whether they were dead or merely missing, either temporarily or permanently.
In short, things were extremely bad. Marine Headquarters, which had originally been preparing for a transfer of power, had been caught completely off guard. Thus, this emergency meeting had been called.
Today, besides the grim-faced Commander-in-Chief Kong, the black-faced acting Fleet Admiral Sengoku, and the gleeful Admiral Kizaru, those in attendance included the worried Vice Admiral and Chief of Staff Tsuru, the recovered Momonga—for reasons unknown—as well as the other principal vice admirals and commodores who had been able to make it.
Of course, their attendance was basically useless. Before coming, they had already learned what had happened. Whether it was the troublesome person who had caused the problem or the problem that person had created, none of them had any particularly good solution.
Therefore, at this moment, aside from smoking, drinking tea, and sitting in their respective seats while staring blankly at one another, they could do nothing.
"Fellow Navy comrades!"
"I imagine you've all heard about Admiral Aokiji and Admiral Akainu being attacked on Punk Hazard Island a week ago and remaining missing ever since, with their lives and deaths unknown, right?"
"Then I won't go into further detail..."
The Commander-in-Chief of the three armed forces, who