"That's right, Admiral Akainu was correct. Five Emperor Uchiha Qin Yu was simply too ruthless; he never gave us a chance to save anyone."
"We had no way to arrive in time, so we already did everything we could regarding Charles Roel's death..."
"..."
A string of agreeing voices rang out one after another.
Watching the chorus of agreement merge into one, Akainu clenched his fists tightly.
As a dignified admiral of Marine Headquarters, renowned as the most hardline figure of all—
Since when did he need to put on this sort of monkey show?
Yet, when facing that brat he had once completely disregarded, he had been forced to yield again and again.
No!
It would be more accurate to say he had been forced to back down!
Had he not experienced it personally, Akainu would never have believed that one day he would be reduced to this state.
"Shut up! All of you, shut up!" A vicious glint flashed across Akainu's face as he roared, "Head for the Sabaody Archipelago now. Remember your mission: you're not going after that lunatic. Sweep through the Sabaody Archipelago and make those ignorant pirates understand the gap in strength."
"Remember, a group of so-called pirate supernovas has appeared in the Sabaody Archipelago recently. I want every last one of them captured!"
"Yes, Admiral Akainu!"
Seeing Akainu's sudden mood swing, the Marines present snapped out of it and hurried off to carry out their orders.
As the soldiers gathered on the deck quickly dispersed, the twisted expression on Akainu's face grew even worse. He gripped the ship's railing with both hands and gritted his teeth. "Power, power—I need power! I must kill Uchiha Qin Yu!"
Akainu had always been Marine Headquarters' undefeated general.
For years, he had made pirates tremble at the mere