The Source of Piracy

In Pangea Castle at the heart of Mary Geoise, the center of the World Government's supreme power, the Five Elders had gathered in the Authority Room.

As the highest-ranking figures in the world, at least on the surface, these five men could be said to decide the course of the entire world. The fates of countless nations and people were in their hands.

At that moment, the expressions on the faces of these five supreme rulers were unusually grave.

The broadcast from Marine Headquarters had been cut off, but before it ended, all five had witnessed Kizaru overwhelm the Marine forces at their highest level.

Yes, in the eyes of the Five Elders, Kizaru's display of overwhelming strength was a crushing defeat for the Marines.

The World Government had ruled this world for over eight hundred years, and the five men seated at its pinnacle had never before seen such a terrifying existence.

The Authority Room was utterly silent. The Five Elders stood or sat, but no one took the lead and spoke.

At last, Jaygarcia Saturn Saint, one of the Five Elders and the Warrior God of Science and Defense, broke the silence.

"This being named Shimura Kizaru has become a threat to the World Government's rule. He must be eliminated as soon as possible."

Everyone present understood this, of course. But judging by Kizaru's performance during the broadcast—his terrifying ability to suppress the three Marine Admirals, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, and Garp the Hero all by himself—

How much force would the World Government have to deploy to defeat him?

"How is Vegapunk's research progressing?" Saint Topman Warcury, the Warrior God of Justice, looked to Saint Saturn and asked.

"It's still in the experimental stage. We can't turn it into a weapon yet." Saint Saturn understood what Saint Warcury