Helpless Sengoku

Sengoku closed his eyes, and the images of the Summit War surged in his mind again—the towering, dark golden war god, the silent ripple that wiped everything away, and the way Steel Bone Kong's fist shattered into dust before Susanoo.

He thought he had processed those images over the past six months, but now, just thinking of one name sent a chill down his spine.

Footsteps sounded outside the door. Tsuru pushed the door open and entered, holding the same telegram in his hand. Seeing Sengoku's face, he knew that Tsuru had already seen it.

She walked to the table, placed the telegram aside, and without sitting down, calmly said, "I've already instructed Borsalino to suspend his leave and remain on standby at the base. Sakazuki and Kuzan have also been notified."

Sengoku nodded, and after a long silence, he finally spoke, "What do you think he's trying to do?"

Tsuru, unusually, did not answer directly. Instead, she looked out the window at the new recruits who were training in the naval port. Those young men probably did not know that just now, a monster that even the Marine Headquarters could not stop despite its best efforts was leisurely strolling around Sabaody.

"Whatever he's up to, there are only two things we can do right now." Crane withdrew his gaze, his tone still calm and collected. "First, make sure he's not provoked by any fool. Second, pray he goes back after he's done shopping."

Sengoku gave a wry smile.

The wise Sengoku the Buddha, Fleet Admiral, faced with a fifteen-year-old boy, could only do these two things.

He put his glasses back on his nose and picked up the Encrypted Den Den Mushi from the table.

"Notify all CP teams in Sabaody to maintain the existing alert distance, not to approach the target proactively, and not to provoke or intercept in any way."

Inform Kizaru to immediately proceed to the waters surrounding the Sabaody Archipelago and await orders. He is not permitted to enter the island's perimeter without my command. If the target initiates an attack, his sole mission is to contain the enemy and cover the evacuation of civilians; direct confrontation is strictly prohibited.

Mary Geoise, Room of Authority.

The Five Elders sat around the long table, and the urgent telegram from Sabaody had been passed around to the last person.

The Five Elders, holding knives, placed the telegram on the table and slowly pushed it to the center of the table with two fingers.

Sunlight streamed through the stained-glass windows of the dome, casting a solemn and dignified glow Room of Authority the polished stone floor. Yet, the expressions on the faces of the five world leaders were anything but composed.

It had been less than a year since they last sat around this table for an urgent meeting.

That time it was because Uchiha Natsu publicly executed Saint Charlos in Sabaody, and this time—it's still because of him, and it's still Sabaody.

"CP0's assessment report concludes that the CP Agent currently stationed in the Sabaody Archipelago are not capable of posing any effective deterrent to the target."

"The Marine Headquarters has activated its emergency plan. Sengoku has ordered Kizaru to stand by in the waters outside Sabaody, but has explicitly forbidden direct confrontation." The blond Five Elders spoke first, his voice steady, but unable to conceal the deep wrinkles between his brows.

The Five Elders, wielding swords, scoffed. "A ban on direct confrontation? Sengoku is getting more and more cautious. Oh well, the lesson from Steel Bone Kong last time is still fresh in our minds. It's already quite rational of him not to send Akainu to his death."

"The Navy doesn't dare to move, the CP can't move, but we can't just sit here doing nothing. That madman killed Saint Charlos in Sabaody last time; who knows if he'll suddenly decide to do something else this time?"

The long-bearded Five Elders's voice was deep and slow; his fingertips tapped lightly three times on the table, as if laying the groundwork for his next decision.

"Let the God's Knights go. There's no need for a direct confrontation; just keep watch from the shadows. Once he leaves Sabaody, the crisis will naturally be over."

A brief silence fell over the Room of Authority.

Then the Five Elders with knives nodded first, and the other three followed suit in tacit agreement.

The Five Elders with Long Beards picked up the golden Encrypted Den Den Mushi that led to the God's Knights and dialed the dedicated line.

When he spoke, his tone was as indifferent and authoritative as ever, as if he were reading a prepared edict, stating the mission details, target location, and operational requirements one by one.

Figarland Saint Green, on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, remained silent for several breaths after hearing the Den Den Mushi.

Then he exploded.

The angry shouts of the current commander of the God's Knights burst out from the Den Den Mushi, making the receiver on the Five Elders ' side buzz.

His questions came like a barrage of bullets. "It's only been a short time since Gunko died, her name hasn't even been erased from the Knights' roster, and now you want me to send someone to keep an eye on that Uchiha Natsu?"

Last time you said the Gunko was only there to help the navy maintain order, and what happened? She died.

Even Imu's personal intervention couldn't bring her back.

Now you want me to send my subordinates to carry out some kind of "covert surveillance"?

How to monitor it?

That monster could even withstand Lord Imu's Heavenly Punishment Blade head-on. Do you think any of my subordinates could hide from his Observation Haki and those eyes?

The Den Den Mushi's face contorted and trembled from its roar.

Saint Green's voice was filled with undisguised anger, and a hint of grief and indignation—an emotion rarely heard from the commander of the God's Knights among the Five Elders.

He personally selected the Gunko from the Manmayer Family into the Knights, and he personally vouched for them. They were not just his subordinates, but younger generations he had watched grow up step by step.

The last time the Five Elders came to borrow someone, he gave them to them, and then the person disappeared.

The Five Elders have come to borrow people again, claiming it's "just for surveillance," but what if Uchiha Natsu makes a move?

What if it's a repeat of last time?

Who will be held responsible?

The Five Elders gripped the hilts of their knives so tightly their fingers turned white, but unusually, they did not utter a word of rebuttal.

The Five Elders with Long Beards and Saint Green, having vented their anger to the point of exhaustion, finally spoke again.

His tone remained that almost cruelly calm. He didn't argue with the other party about right or wrong, but simply stated the facts calmly— the World Government hadn't forgotten the sacrifice at the Gunko last time, nor had Mary Geoise.

But that's precisely why the God's Knights are needed this time.

CP0 has already lost over a hundred men in the West Blue and hasn't even been able to get close to the outskirts of the Origin Archipelago;

The Marine Headquarters has yet to recover from the trauma of the Summit War, and their intelligence network is almost completely unaware of Uchiha Natsu's movements.

Apart from the God's Knights, no one had the ability to come close to that monster and bring back the information alive.

This is not an ordinary surveillance mission; it is the only response World Government can take when faced with an unknown factor that could upend the world order.

So tired

What's going on lately?

Data usage keeps getting cut, and people are almost numb to it.

Please help the child, Red Persimmon Boss, give me some quantity!

Brothers, please give me a good review, I can't take it anymore!

I feel completely drained.

=.=ll