"Admiral Warring States Period... Admiral Warring States Period..."
A questioning voice came through the Den Den Mushi. Warring States Period rubbed his brow wearily. Why did this have to happen? He was only an admiral—this kind of headache-inducing work should have been the fleet admiral's concern.
But complaining was clearly useless at a time like this. He picked up the Den Den Mushi again. "All right, I understand. Headquarters will dispatch people immediately. Hold the situation steady."
Bang!
Before the other side could reply, he slammed the receiver back down.
Beep... beep... beep...
The Marine in charge of the Sabaody Archipelago blinked at the busy tone, his face full of utter bewilderment.
Was this a joke? How the hell were they supposed to hold the situation steady under these circumstances?!
"Admiral Warring States Period..." Kuzan appeared beside him and asked gravely, "Has the outcome we feared most happened?"
Warring States Period nodded. "Yeah. Uchiha Shin attacked a Celestial Dragon. Those idiot parasites—do they just provoke anyone without looking first? To hell with the Celestial Dragons."
A bead of cold sweat appeared on Kuzan's forehead as he watched Warring States Period curse. Few among the Marine high command thought well of the Celestial Dragons. But under normal circumstances, no one would openly curse them like this. It showed that Warring States Period had truly been pushed to the limit.
But there was no helping it. The Celestial Dragons held the authority of the World Government, and the Marines could only obey their orders.
Brrr... brrr... brrr...
The Den Den Mushi rang again. Warring States Period picked it up impatiently and roared, "Didn't I tell you already? Hold the situation steady! Headquarters is sending people immediately to—uh..."
His expression changed abruptly upon hearing the news from the other end. A moment later,