A Victory That Shook the Seas!

"Report!"

Just then, someone knocked sharply on the conference room door. A staff colonel hurried in and handed Sengoku a fresh report.

Sengoku skimmed it, shoved back his chair, and sprang to his feet. He stared at the report in shock.

"What is it, Admiral?"

Momonga's heart sank at the sight.

He hadn't seen Sengoku lose his composure like this in a long time. Could Noah have lost on Rhodes Island and fallen into the enemy's hands...?

He didn't dare finish the thought.

"A major victory!"

Before Sengoku could answer, the colonel who had delivered the report cried out, unable to contain his excitement:

"It's a major victory, Commodore Momonga! Not only did Noah defeat Drought Dugalileo alone before Kizaru arrived, he captured him alive and seized a huge haul of spoils!"

"What?"

Momonga and the other officers at the meeting froze. They exchanged looks, each seeing the same disbelief in the others' eyes.

Had they heard that right?

Noah had... beaten Drought in single combat?

That pirate had a bounty of five hundred million Beli!

"Among the spoils were six Devil Fruits. Three were Zoans, and one of those was an extremely rare Ancient Zoan..."

Sengoku lowered the report and murmured in a daze, "That kid just gave Marine Headquarters one hell of a surprise... My heart can barely take it."

The reversal was simply too much.

One moment, he had been fearing for Noah's life, terrified that this rising star, a man destined to lead the Marines someday, might fall in the West Blue.

The next, the danger had vanished, replaced by one piece of good news after another...

One of the Beasts Pirates' Three All-Stars had been arrested by a branch rear admiral from the West Blue!

There was no doubt about it.

Once the news spread,