If You're Going to Be Arrogant, See It Through to the End

Holy Land, Mary Geoise.

In the very heart of Mary Geoise, the Five Elders gathered once more around a broad conference table.

Today, they were discussing a major matter.

One that, if mishandled—

Could even shake the authority of the entire World Government.

One of the Five Elders spoke in a deep voice.

"Have the various departments sent back any reports regarding the escaped slaves and the culprit behind this incident?"

"..."

No one spoke.

In fact, meetings like this had been held every day recently, and the news they received each day was always the same.

Not a single trace!

It was as though this person had appeared like a ghost and then vanished completely. No matter how they investigated, they could only obtain vague and inconclusive intelligence.

"Just as with the information we obtained before, the leader who brought them away was a Fish-Man named Fisher Tiger. But as for the mastermind behind this incident..."

As he spoke, one of the Five Elders paused slightly.

"It was still that hooded man of unknown identity."

"..."

The moment those words were spoken, the room fell deathly silent.

Wrapped from head to toe in a black cloak, his identity was unknown, his abilities unknown, his origins unknown, and his past unknown.

Other than knowing that he appeared to be a powerful Logia user capable of summoning lightning and commanding wind and rain, they knew almost nothing!

"It seems some of the useless trash within our ranks needs to be cleaned out."

The Five Elders' expressions were exceedingly grim.

This had never happened before!

Ever since this matter occurred, they had mobilized nearly the entire World Government to investigate it. Their informants were spread throughout the seas.

Yet even so, that mysterious hooded man seemed not to exist. No matter which