After leaving those words behind, Akainu abruptly turned and left.
Watching this scene, the Marine officers present could only look toward Sengoku, their expressions shifting slightly.
It could be said that Akainu's remarks came off as hot-tempered.
However, strictly speaking, there was nothing wrong with them.
If Laxus could not even win the wager made a month and a half ago, then getting the people of Marine Headquarters to trust a newcomer and let him handle matters
would be harder than climbing to the heavens.
Sensing the change in atmosphere within the meeting room, Sengoku's expression darkened slightly as he said, "It seems your views are more or less the same as Akainu's."
"However, rest assured. When that wager was made, I never intended to alter it. This is also a trial for Laxus."
"Besides, when Kaido of the Beasts was hunting Laxus, I doubt many of you here believed Laxus could contend with Kaido. Yet didn't the final outcome still make everyone see him in a new light?"
At this point, Sengoku glanced at the newspaper in his hand and said, "Next, I hope everyone can work together to find Laxus. Don't let the Marines continue losing face."
As news of Enies Lobby and Holy Land Mary Geoise spread, the entire sea was thrown into an uproar.
Faced with the newly risen Sin of Pride, Escanor, and Skeleton Archfiend Uchiha Qin Yu, whose relationship was impossible to untangle, everyone could not help but become more cautious.
After all, the notorious name of the Rocks Pirates represented an era.
If Escanor and Skeleton Archfiend truly had another powerful force behind them, then anyone making a living on these seas
would absolutely be unable to stay out of it.
New World, within an unknown stretch of sea.
A single-masted pirate ship