Overstepping Tentacles!

Those royal families able to attend the World Conference might all have various personality flaws, but one thing was certain: there were very few fools among them.

Most of those present could more or less understand Borsalino's implication. Wise rulers like Elizabe II understood it the moment they heard those words.

After all that talk, were the Marines dissatisfied with the internal affairs of the member nations?!

The Marines had not said it outright, instead using "pirates" to make veiled insinuations. Though there was a layer of pretense on the surface, to the rulers of certain proud and powerful nations, Borsalino's words were practically "blatant."

"Admiral Kizaru."

"Is this statement from the Marines meant to pin the blame for 'rampant piracy' on the many member nations seated here?!"

Taking advantage of a pause in Borsalino's speech, Elizabe II lightly knocked on the table, making a little noise before cutting in.

There was no beating around the bush. Elizabe II had never been one for scheming, and the moment he sensed the Marines were mocking him with veiled words, he immediately laid it bare.

Still, he was clever enough to pull the other member nations in with him when he spoke.

His words immediately drew agreement from many of the member nations.

However, not every World Government member nation attending the conference regarded the Marines as a political adversary. Some member nations knew the Marines and Tsugikuni Yoriichi very well, and their nations' prosperity and stability had long since become tied to the Marines.

Dressrosa's current ruler was a queen—Scarlet.

She was Kyros's wife and King Riku III's eldest daughter. King Riku was now advanced in years and had handed all state affairs over to his daughter. As for himself, he had retired, spending his days tending flowers and teaching his