Five Elders at Their Wits' End, Dragon Resolves to Accept the Invitation

Marine Headquarters, Fleet Admiral's office.

The Marines were especially well-funded these days.

To eliminate Ye Zhuo, they had specifically launched the World Military Draft.

All five admirals had gathered, while Garp and Sengoku stood by in utmost vigilance.

They had thought Ye Zhuo had reined himself in somewhat.

After all, even the Four Emperors merely dominated their own territories after occupying island after island in the New World.

They all wanted a place of their own, but none possessed the mad desire to truly destroy the world.

After all, Rocks, the last man to do so, had been dead for over thirty years.

However.

Just yesterday, Ye Zhuo had broken into Future Kingdom.

He had stolen countless technological achievements that the World Government had spent vast sums to have Vegapunk develop.

And today, he had sent them a Demon King's Invitation?

"Tsuru, what do you think about this?"

Sengoku was so furious his head hurt. Marines and pirates had always been irreconcilable enemies.

How did Ye Zhuo dare send so many invitations to their headquarters?

"Open the letter and read it."

Tsuru spoke calmly. She had long grown accustomed to Ye Zhuo's various absurd antics.

It was so normal that it could not have been more normal.

If Ye Zhuo suddenly attained enlightenment one day and became free of worldly desires, that would be truly terrifying.

"Garp!"

Sengoku looked toward Garp, but Garp was pondering martial arts.

"Passing on martial arts! Kung fu!"

Garp had not heard Sengoku at all and continued practicing his punches by himself.

By now, intelligence had begun circulating among the powerful figures of the seas.

It claimed that Ye Zhuo possessed unique hand-to-hand combat techniques and swordsmanship.

Whoever acquired them could run rampant across the world.

Rumor had it that most terrifying of all was