As Tsuru's words faded, an inexplicable sense of oppression settled over the vast conference hall.
With monsters appearing one after another across these seas, even ordinary Marine officers, and even vice admirals, found them exceptionally difficult to handle.
In their eyes, setting aside Drought Bull and Gladius, even Charlotte Snack, one of the Big Mom Pirates' Four Sweet Commanders, was not someone they could deal with easily.
Yet he had been taken out by someone who suddenly appeared, with a single punch.
With such an insane record, even if they had taken the field themselves, they likely could not have done it.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I believe this intelligence is only one-sided," Akainu suddenly said.
"Don't forget that Big News Morgans is best at fabricating fake news."
"After creating Skeleton Archfiend and Escanor, along with the claim that they belonged to the same faction, he must have made a fortune. Given his nature, this ridiculous bald man might simply be something he and several major forces deliberately devised to intimidate Marine Headquarters and even the World Government, making us afraid to act rashly."
At this point, Akainu snorted coldly. "I want to know whether Fleet Admiral Sengoku has had this intelligence repeatedly verified by the Marine's or even the World Government's intelligence agencies."
"If it has not been confirmed and is being brought up first, then should it be exposed as false information fabricated by Morgans, Marine Headquarters will likely lose face once again."
"Besides, can a big bald man who looks this ridiculous really have anything to do with monsters?"
The expressions of the Marine officers present shifted slightly.
Akainu's analysis sounded rather forced.
Yet it also carried a logic that was difficult to refute.
At the very least, in their eyes, this guy who looked like a complete