I've Been Waiting for Him for a Long Time

The vast council chamber sank into an inexplicable dead silence.

Everyone present turned their gazes in unison, fixing them on Sengoku.

What they most urgently wanted to know was what Sengoku, as Fleet Admiral, intended to do in the face of Kaido of the Beasts' challenge.

However, before Sengoku could speak, Akainu spoke first. "Fleet Admiral Sengoku, you summoned us so urgently—don't tell me you intend to have Marine Headquarters go to war with the Beasts Pirates, one of the Four Emperors' crews, for that arrogant brat Laxus while Marine Headquarters is in such a weakened state."

"Do you know that if war breaks out, the already weakened Marine Headquarters will suffer a crushing blow? When that time comes, what ability will we have left to maintain peace across these seas?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the vast meeting room changed once more.

Although Akainu's words sounded rather arbitrary, they were not without reason.

After their defeat in the battle to eliminate Byrnndi World, Marine Headquarters could no longer afford another failure.

Let alone a war against Kaido of the Beasts, one of the Four Emperors.

That would be nothing short of a nightmare!

"Bastard! Akainu, are you saying we should stand by and watch a member of Headquarters die?" Sengoku shouted in a deep voice.

"Don't forget, Kaido of the Beasts targeted Laxus because he rescued our Headquarters personnel. If outsiders learned that Marine Headquarters would stand by and watch its own people die, wouldn't that chill the hearts of everyone here?"

The expressions of the naval officers present changed slightly.

In their eyes, Akainu was not wrong when it came to the bigger picture.

But Sengoku was not wrong when it came to loyalty either.

If the one being hunted down by Kaido of