Akainu had originally wanted to bring up the suggestion of "using the Sorbet Kingdom to deal with Kuma" again, but after hearing that the Order of the Gods would personally handle the Desolate Dragon Group, he chose to remain silent.
Those members of the Order of the Gods, made up of Celestial Dragon elites, were extremely arrogant and self-important.
If he offered his opinion, he might even be mocked and humiliated.
No one could point fingers at the Order of the Gods, and no one dared tell them how to do things—not even ordinary Celestial Dragons!
Aokiji Kuzan also said nothing. He was quite happy to see the Order of the Gods deal with the Desolate Dragon Group.
As long as the Marines did not have to act. The Marines still had other pirates to deal with; they could not keep letting the Desolate Dragon Group draw all their attention.
Besides, Dongye Huanglong was an experimental monster created by the World Government. The World Government ought to handle it themselves.
"Given the Marines' terrible performance this time, all bonuses and leave for this year are canceled. Aokiji, Kizaru, and I will also have one month's pay docked by the World Government."
In the end, Sengoku the Buddha coldly announced the notice. He and Aokiji Kuzan did not care much, but several new wrinkles appeared on Kizaru's bitter face.
Still, he could only accept the punishment.
He had clearly not been slacking off this time. It was just that the Desolate Dragon Group had moved too quickly. By the time they discovered it, Kizaru could not catch up at all.
As the meeting adjourned, Sengoku the Buddha ordered Iron Fist Garp to remain stationed at Marine Headquarters from now on, preventing the Desolate Dragon Group from attacking Marine Headquarters again.
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