As the saying went, misfortunes never came singly, and blessings never arrived in pairs.
Just as the Five Elders were focusing on the situation in West Blue, intelligence agents around the world discovered that Enel's rebellion and rise as one of the Four Emperors had drawn widespread attention across the globe.
As reports flooded back to the Five Elders, the five old men felt their blood boiling with helpless rage.
Such provocation made the Five Elders, who stood at the pinnacle of power, feel deeply humiliated.
What enraged them even more was that as long as Enel remained alive, this humiliation of being toyed with would persist, reminding the world that the World Government had made the wrong decision and repeatedly ignored his demands.
In the end, all for the sake of face, they had forced the only Shichibukai they had a good relationship with into becoming Thor, one of the Four Emperors.
The World Government's past publicity concerning Enel, along with his righteous deeds in constantly cracking down on pirates, was also dug up.
Enel's betrayal during the Summit War and his status as one of the Four Emperors dealt the World Government slap after slap.
Meanwhile, West Blue's retaliatory operation against Enel made no progress whatsoever. Instead, bad news came one after another.
With the situation having deteriorated to this extent, the Five Elders no longer had any faith in any intelligence coming from West Blue.
They doubted everything they saw. They refused to believe that Enel had been determined enough to abandon West Blue outright, so they continuously intensified their searches there, seeking to uproot the hidden agents Enel had planted.
While teaching Enel a lesson, they also intended to eliminate the hidden danger in West Blue.
However, after Enel rose to become one of the Four