The Collapse of the Old Order

The three Admirals' strongest individual attacks were about to hit him. Ama no Murakumo no Tsurugi appeared in Kizaru's hand, and he unleashed Divine Departure, a technique he had only recently mastered, swinging out a crescent-shaped slash.

Wrapped in Conqueror's Haki and empowered by Natural Energy, the crescent slash sent all three Admirals flying.

On the execution platform, Fleet Admiral Sengoku's expression darkened at the sight.

Kizaru's declaration had just been utterly shocking, with a huge impact on the world order. To demonstrate the Navy's strength and uphold order, Sengoku had ordered the Three Admirals to attack Kizaru together and kill him.

At the same time, in an effort to undo the damage, Sengoku had restarted the live broadcast. His original intention had been to show the world how powerful the Navy was: no matter how brazen an enemy might be, the Three Admirals, the Navy's greatest fighting force, could easily wipe them out.

But now it seemed he had underestimated Kizaru's strength and made the wrong choice.

With the broadcast live, if the Three Admirals couldn't quickly kill Kizaru, that alone would be a failure. And now, not only had three of them failed to defeat him, but Kizaru had sent them flying with a single slash.

At that moment, Sengoku was both shocked and deeply troubled.

He couldn't stop the broadcast now that it had restarted. Otherwise, the Navy's reputation would plummet.

All he could do was hope that the Three Admirals would eventually kill Kizaru, even if they only managed a costly victory. At least that might restore some of the Navy's prestige.

Of course, Sengoku still had one final option: he could join the fight himself as Fleet Admiral and help the Three Admirals eliminate Kizaru.

But that was his last trump card. If he joined