Mary Geoise, Pangea Castle.
At the Five Elders' meeting.
The huge screen played footage of Sarutobi Hiruzen stomping Doflamingo to death, leaving the Five Elders seated there in silence.
"I said that man was up to no good!"
"He actually betrayed us with war looming!"
"Someone with no reverence for the World Government will only throw the world into greater chaos!"
The sword-wielding Five Elder looked displeased, seemingly regretting that they hadn't listened to him and sent an Admiral to capture Sarutobi Hiruzen outright.
"That man was clearly hiding much of his strength..."
"He's not much weaker than an Admiral..."
"How could we have captured him?!"
Another Five Elder frowned.
Top-tier fighters weren't so easy to deal with. Those who had been captured had generally made no effort to escape.
If they tried to flee, even all Three Admirals might not be able to stop them.
"It may be for the best that Doflamingo is dead."
"At least the secret of the 'treasure' is safe."
"All we need to do now is wipe out the rest of his family."
One of the Five Elders saw the silver lining.
Doflamingo had always used the secret of the treasure to threaten the World Government into cooperating with him and turning a blind eye to his crimes.
That had been a major source of worry for the Five Elders.
More importantly, Doflamingo's status as a Celestial Dragon made it difficult for the Five Elders to act against him.
"Still, that thing Sarutobi Hiruzen injected into Whitebeard..."
"It was rather interesting..."
A hint of greed showed on one Five Elder's face.
At their level, no treasure could compare to a few extra years of life.
It was clear that whatever Sarutobi Hiruzen had injected into Whitebeard could rejuvenate him to some extent. Even if