World Military Draft

"Head back first. For the time being, increase security at Vegapunk's facility." Akainu suppressed his anger.

Borsalino stood up and looked at his old friend. He didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only turn and leave in silence.

After Borsalino left, Akainu steadied himself again, then rose and walked out of his office, shrouded in the smoke of his burning cigar.

With the expansion plan rejected, he could only resort to his last option: holding a "World Military Draft" across the seas, directly recruiting powerful people hidden among the civilian population. Their origins wouldn't matter; only their abilities would. Their ranks would be awarded according to their strength.

Akainu understood the drawbacks, of course, but there was nothing else he could do at this point. The Navy had to replenish its strength, especially its top fighters.

This time, Akainu was determined. If the Five Elders refused to agree, he would bypass them and carry it out anyway.

Akainu had his own sense of justice and his own convictions.

In the days that followed, the Navy prepared for the World Military Draft, while Hashirama and the others were secretly trained in the Land of Light. Doflamingo began managing the Land of Light's trade, and the Four Emperors gradually opened relations with it. Meanwhile, the seas fell into a rare calm.

But everyone knew that beneath the calm, undercurrents were churning—and that a monstrous wave was waiting in the future.

In the Land of Light, Danzo demonstrated his considerable skill. With Kizaru absent, he combined favors with pressure, offering military mercenaries to protect the Ryugu Kingdom in exchange for an alliance with its king, Neptune.

The two sides agreed that the Land of Light would join Whitebeard in protecting Fish-Man Island. It would also provide a sufficient number of