At that very moment, the Navy received equally shocking news—the Moke Pirates had actually defeated the powerful Beast Pirates in a head-on confrontation!
When Sengoku first learned of this intelligence, he could not help feeling a trace of disbelief. Kaido's personal strength was terrifying beyond measure, and he commanded a group of ferocious crew members with overwhelming combat power, including King, Queen, Jack, and others... Although the Moke Pirates were indeed quite formidable, deep down, Sengoku and the others had always believed they could not rival this battle-hardened pirate overlord.
Yet reality gave everyone an unexpected answer—the final victor was Moke! Though the two sides had been close in strength, there was no denying that Moke's crew had performed even better. At this moment, Sengoku's feelings became exceedingly complicated.
He slowly turned his head, his gaze falling on Tsuru beside him, and asked softly, "Little Tsuru, if I hadn't made Moke a Shichibukai back then, or even agreed to take action against him after the Summit War, would we still be in such a predicament today?"
Upon hearing this, Vice Admiral Tsuru let out a deep sigh. Then she looked toward Aokiji, who sat in the Fleet Admiral's seat, and slowly said, "The two of us are already retired. Let the people still in office worry about those matters!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she paused slightly before adding, "Besides, there's not much point discussing this now.
What should have happened and what should not have happened have all become reality.
Since the die has already been cast... we should work hard to find a breakthrough. There's no need to keep drowning in the rights and wrongs of the past..."
Aokiji naturally understood that this was a knot Sengoku could not untie in his heart, but there was truly