Marineford, Marine Headquarters.
Fleet Admiral's office.
"Mr. Sengoku, you haven't slept all night because of Pollock Island. Why don't you get some rest first?"
Rosinante carried a tray in his right hand as he walked to Sengoku's desk. He set down a plate of sliced rice cakes and a pot of hot tea.
"It's fine. I may be old, but staying awake for a day or two isn't a problem..."
Sengoku looked unconcerned as he picked up a rice cake from the plate and chewed it while reading the report in his hand.
The Prodence Kingdom had lodged a strong protest with the World Government over Kaido of the Beasts Pirates attacking its territory, Pollock Island, and demanded a thorough investigation.
Since a major pirate of Kaido's caliber had attacked a World Government-affiliated nation, and a Marine base had been leveled as well, the circumstances were exceptionally severe. Even the Five Elders, the World Government's highest authority, had intervened and deployed the CP Organization to investigate.
Thus, by the following morning, the CP Organization had reported the rough sequence of events to the Five Elders, and Sephiroth had entered the eyes of the World Government's highest rulers for the first time.
The Five Elders then contacted Sengoku and obtained Sephiroth's relevant records within the Marines.
After a brief discussion, the Five Elders issued Sengoku their official stance on handling the matter. The Marines needed to apologize to the Prodence Kingdom and compensate it for its losses on Pollock Island.
In addition, the Marines had to handle the public opinion surrounding the incident themselves and reduce its impact to the absolute minimum.
Finally, the Five Elders casually added that if Sephiroth survived this incident unharmed, there was no need to pursue his responsibility too harshly. A warning would suffice.
If he