Struck from the Roster, Blood Stains Ryugu Palace!

A black magic circle appeared out of thin air with Saint Garling at its center. A terrifying aura surged from within the circle, black flames blazing along its patterns. The pitch-black light reflected off the faces of Magellan, Jinbe, and the others.

"Hm?!"

The moment the black magic circle appeared, warning bells blared in Jinbe's heart. Without the slightest hesitation, he vanished from where he stood, smashed through the wall at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow, and disappeared from the office.

The Gorosei!!!

Only upon seeing that black magic circle did Jinbe finally understand Saint Garling's identity. He was no ordinary Celestial Dragon, but one of the Gorosei, the World Government's highest authority.

Some of the New Marines' upper ranks knew the Gorosei's abilities very well. The instant Jinbe saw that black magic circle, he understood that it was meant to summon the other Gorosei.

They were in the middle of negotiations with the World Government. At a time like this, Saint Garling summoning the other four Gorosei could only mean one thing.

If this were merely a negotiation, Saint Garling's status as a Gorosei and Magellan's status as a Marine Admiral would have been enough to make any decision.

The reason they had chosen to summon the other Gorosei to Fish-Man Island was likely to bring the entire island completely under the World Government's control.

Boom—

A thunderous crash rang through the office. As Jinbe burst through the wall and fled, alarms began blaring throughout the New Marines' base. The warning sounded far and wide, and the Fish-Man Marines who heard it immediately remembered Jinbe's earlier instructions. They did not linger at the base, fleeing the New Marines' headquarters one after another.

Saint Garling, who had just been about to attack Jinbe, had not