The Land of Light Is Invincible!

Sengoku's anger came partly from his old friend shirking his responsibilities, but more from his pessimism about the future and his helplessness.

He was already old. Their generation of Navy powerhouses was on the decline, yet aside from the Three Admirals, no truly powerful figures from the younger generation had emerged.

The two so-called Admiral candidates still fell far short of the monstrous reputations the Three Admirals had earned when they were young.

Among the Navy's even younger generation, there wasn't a single standout.

Then there was the Land of Light's younger generation in the footage. A girl so young had already fought Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, to a standstill—and had even gained the upper hand.

The Land of Light! Sengoku knew in his heart that this powerful force entrenched in the East Blue would inevitably become the one to overthrow the World Government's rule.

What would the Navy do then?

Expend all its strength for the World Government? Or...

Sengoku pushed aside the troubling thought and calmed himself. Ignoring Garp, he looked toward Tsuru on the other side.

"Tsuru, what do you think the Land of Light intended by sending us this footage?"

As Chief of Staff of the Navy and its strategist, Tsuru was one of the comrades and confidantes Sengoku trusted most. She raised a hand to adjust her glasses, then said, "They're demonstrating their strength, and they're trying to win us over."

"Both the last war and Garp's trip to the Land of Light have shown us where they stand. They want to win us over. Their leader, Kizaru, is an extremely confident man.

"He doesn't just want to overthrow the World Government. He wants to take over the world's rule from them in a more peaceful way. They don't want a wasteland, destroyed