The Fifth Emperor

Outside Totto Land, a furtive Marine warship did its utmost to clearly capture the battle that would decide the future balance of the seas.

A few days later, Sengoku's face was dark as he faced Red-Hair, who held aloft a rubbing of a Poneglyph, across the Fleet Admiral's desk.

"Sure enough, Red-Hair Shanks has grown to a point where he can no longer be ignored. Even Charlotte Linlin couldn't defeat him, and there's Roger's Divine Departure as well..."

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, what should we do about Red-Hair's bounty now? If we raise it any further, it'll reach four billion. That's already..."

The vice admiral beside him looked troubled. Four billion Berries was the threshold of the Four Emperors. Were they really going to squeeze in another Emperor when there was no vacancy among the Four Emperors?

"Raise his bounty as usual. It wouldn't be a bad thing to stir up towering waves across these gradually calming seas. At the very least, it'll flush out those ambitious schemers lurking beneath the surface!"

In an instant, the vice admiral's heart sank. Understanding what Fleet Admiral Sengoku meant, he hurriedly left the office to contact the Marine officials in charge of bounties.

"Fight, then! Let a fifth candidate squeeze into the Four Emperors and battle until you all kill each other. It would be best if every last one of you died. Then these seas would finally be peaceful, and innocent civilians wouldn't have to wander homeless and live in fear!"

A calculating look surfaced deeply on his otherwise calm face. Sengoku snorted and looked at the five bounty posters before him.

"Who will be eliminated first? Whitebeard, Big Mom, Kaido, or..."

His gaze settled heavily on the final wanted poster. Sengoku exhaled a breath of stale air, then left his office for