Sakazuki's gaze swept over Kuzan. After muttering darkly under his breath, he looked toward the naval cannon beneath Kuzan's feet.
The warship's main cannon had been frozen solid by Kuzan's Devil Fruit ability. Through the transparent ice, Sakazuki could still see the long crack running along the barrel.
The steel cannon barrel had been frozen apart by Kuzan.
Sakazuki's gaze returned to Kuzan, his face darkening.
"V-Vice Admiral Kuzan?" The Marines on deck stared at Kuzan in astonishment. They had no idea why he had suddenly appeared aboard this warship, much less why he had frozen the cannon and stopped them from carrying out the Buster Call.
Seeing the stunned, bewildered expressions around him, Kuzan furrowed his brow and asked, "Why were your cannons aimed at the evacuation ship on the west coast?"
"Do you not know that ordinary civilians have gathered there?"
"The targets of this mission are the scholars on the island who illegally researched the Void Century. Have you even figured out who your targets are?"
Although Kuzan's words were directed at all the Marines on deck, his gaze merely brushed past the others before locking directly onto Sakazuki.
Kuzan knew perfectly well that Sakazuki was the only one aboard this warship qualified to issue such an order. Sakazuki was a strict man, and he kept his subordinates under firm control. Without his approval, no one would dare disobey orders and act on their own.
Noticing Kuzan's gaze, Sakazuki's expression did not change. He raised his head, met Kuzan's eyes, and snorted. "Hmph!"
"I gave the order to attack the evacuation ship!"
"So, Kuzan, do you have a problem with that?!"
"You saw the chaos over there too. That kind of screening cannot guarantee that scholars have not mixed in with those 'refugees.'"
"If even one Ohara