The news that Tsugikuni Yoriichi had become a Devil Fruit user truly brought the Gorosei a moment of heartfelt joy.
These "highest authorities of the World Government" had lived for so many years, yet this was the first time they had felt such a profound sense of threat from an outsider.
The World Government's surveillance and investigation of Tsugikuni Yoriichi had never ceased. From the moment Yoriichi first attacked the World Government's Cipher Pol, he had entered their sights.
And after the battle at the Holy Land, the Gorosei had nearly become the Four Elders. If Saint Saturn, the "Warrior God of Science and Defense," had not happened to make a breakthrough in the Pacifista project, they, who had stood at the pinnacle of the world for centuries, would have officially lost a member.
The Gorosei's attention toward Tsugikuni Yoriichi had long surpassed that given to any other person or force on the seas.
After news of Yoriichi searching for the "Rubber Fruit" was exposed, the Gorosei had constantly been looking for an opportunity to kill him.
From the Gorosei's perspective, Tsugikuni Yoriichi posed far too great a threat. Not only was he personally powerful, but he also possessed tremendous prestige throughout the world. Moreover, judging by his movements, he clearly knew the true nature of the "Rubber Fruit."
Otherwise, there was no way to explain why a former Marine Admiral who had awakened Conqueror's Haki and possessed a Logia Devil Fruit would take an interest in something like the "Rubber Fruit."
To the Gorosei, Yoriichi, who had set his sights on the "Rubber Fruit," was undoubtedly the greatest threat in the world. A man without "destiny" was already this troublesome, already such a danger to their lives.
If Tsugikuni Yoriichi obtained the Nika Fruit, the Gorosei could hardly imagine