Celestial Dragon Killed by Aramaki

And the attacker was a Devil Fruit User. This was no small matter. But after hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Sengoku found himself in a bind. It had happened in the South Blue, and none of the Marine Branches there had anyone stronger than a Vice Admiral, let alone an admiral. Still, he had to issue orders. Acting on the authority of Marine Headquarters, he mobilized every Marine Branch in the South Blue.

Before long, every Marine Branch in the South Blue was on emergency alert. Marines hurried to assemble, having received only one piece of information: someone had attacked a Celestial Dragon on Plant Garden Island.

The order frightened them badly. None of them had imagined someone would dare attack a Celestial Dragon in the South Blue.

Some of them knew of Plant Garden Island, though, and the Marines dug up information on Aramaki. Minutes later, his file landed on Sengoku's desk.

As soon as Sengoku read it, he saw that it matched what Wu Laoxin had told him.

Aramaki, the administrator of Plant Garden Island and a user of the Logia Devil Fruit known as the Woods-Woods Fruit. It had to be him.

Still, Sengoku was worried about Aramaki's strength.

Even the nearest South Blue branch would need at least five days to reach Plant Garden Island, and its Marines might not be a match for him.

Sengoku's head began to ache. Should he issue a bounty?

He knew that if it took them that many days to respond to an attack on a Celestial Dragon, it would be far too late. He rubbed his forehead helplessly. Why couldn't they just stay put in Mary Geoise? They were asking for trouble. They probably provoked Aramaki. If someone attacked a Celestial Dragon, Sengoku knew the Celestial Dragon was