Marine Headquarters Trembles!

How famous were Donquixote Doflamingo and Jack the Drought?

They were both pirates of the highest caliber!

Jack the Drought in particular was one of the renowned Three Calamities of the Beasts Pirates, one of Kaido's top officers!

How could the many great pirates imprisoned in this hell possibly not know them?

They had already witnessed Roya's strength before, yet now, Roya had actually captured both of them and sent them to Impel Down.

What terrifying power was this?

Even if Marine Headquarters dispatched an admiral, they could not have captured those two so easily, could they?

The great pirates here could only stare in shock, not daring to say another word.

Seeing Donquixote Doflamingo and Jack the Drought locked up, Roya nodded in satisfaction.

"Magellan, I'll leave these two to you. I'm heading out first," Roya said.

"Alright, don't worry, Rear Admiral Roya!" Magellan nodded.

Right after that.

Roya left and returned to Marine Headquarters.

Back at Marine Headquarters.

Roya was summoned by Sengoku immediately.

Inside Fleet Admiral Sengoku's office at Marine Headquarters.

Besides Roya, who had just arrived, Vice Admiral Garp and Admiral Kizaru, who had returned from outside, were also there.

The moment Sengoku saw Roya.

Bang!

Sengoku slammed the table and rose to his feet.

"Roya, what the hell were you thinking? I sent you to summon Donquixote Doflamingo back to headquarters, so why did you throw him into Impel Down?"

"And Jack the Drought of the Beasts Pirates—how did you end up provoking them?"

Sengoku looked furious, but there was even more helplessness in his expression.

"Ooh, how frightening. Roya, you actually locked those two terrifying fellows in Impel Down. You're the truly frightening one!" Kizaru teased from the side.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I don't believe I did anything wrong."

"Donquixote Doflamingo and Jack the Drought were secretly trading Artificial Devil Fruits. That was already illegal."

"Are we supposed to let them off just because Donquixote Doflamingo is one of the Seven Warlords, or because Jack the Drought serves one of the Four Emperors, Kaido?"

Roya spoke with perfect conviction.

Moreover, Roya had come prepared. He had ordered the Marines to carry the confiscated Artificial Devil Fruits here, ensuring that both witnesses and physical evidence were present.

In any case, Roya had no interest whatsoever in these Artificial Devil Fruits.

Looking at the Artificial Devil Fruits laid out before him, Fleet Admiral Sengoku's expression visibly turned solemn, as if countless thoughts were running through his mind.

Actually.

How could the Marines possibly not know about the Artificial Devil Fruits, or the underground dealings between Donquixote Doflamingo and one of the Four Emperors, Kaido?

They simply had never had any evidence.

Besides, while other Marines might not understand, how could Sengoku himself not know? Even as Fleet Admiral, he still had to bear considerable pressure much of the time.

Yet although he looked quite angry over Roya's actions this time.

In truth, his heart of justice supported and tacitly approved of what Roya had done.

Otherwise.

As Fleet Admiral, when Roya captured Donquixote Doflamingo and Jack the Drought, Sengoku could have notified Roya through a Den Den Mushi while he was on his way to Impel Down, but he had not done so.

Wasn't that because he had already tacitly approved of Roya's actions?

Garp rose from the side.

"Hahahaha!"

"Roya, you did well! I support you!"

"Keep it up! Next time, go straight to Kaido's lair and lock Kaido himself up in Impel Down!"

Garp laughed heartily and gave Roya a thumbs-up, praising him.

Even Admiral Kizaru expressed support for Roya's actions. "That's what I think too. Roya did well."

Roya merely shrugged as if nothing had happened.

"Enough, Garp, Borsalino. You two quit stirring things up! I wasn't actually blaming Roya. It's just that this incident disrupted our original plans. And now Roya has provoked the Beasts Pirates." Sengoku spoke with deep concern.

"Sengoku, I know what you're thinking." Garp suddenly turned serious.

"You're worried that before Whitebeard arrives, another one of the Four Emperors, Kaido of the Beasts, will come first, aren't you?" Garp said.

Sengoku looked at Garp without speaking.

The two old comrades seemed to understand each other without words.

That was indeed the case.

The reason Sengoku had sent Roya, the admirals, and the vice admirals out to gather the Seven Warlords was simply to prepare for the great event that was about to unfold.

And that event was also connected to one of the Four Emperors!

Whitebeard!

Yet now, because of Roya's actions, the Marines had become entangled with another one of the Four Emperors—Kaido of the Beasts!

Because of the Fire Fist Ace incident.

The Whitebeard Pirates had surely already begun secretly gathering their forces. Sengoku had summoned all the Seven Warlords and transferred elite Marines from bases across the world precisely to deal with Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors.

"But!"

"What we may have to face now may not be Whitebeard alone!"

"It's very possible that before Whitebeard arrives, we'll have to face Kaido first!"

Sengoku spoke thoughtfully.

As a rear admiral, Roya had not only thrown Jack the Drought of the Beasts Pirates into Impel Down, but had also disrupted the Artificial Devil Fruit deal between Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, and Donquixote Doflamingo.

Cutting off their Artificial Devil Fruit trade was undoubtedly weakening the Beasts Pirates' source of power.

Given the temperament of Kaido of the Beasts, one of the Four Emperors, he would definitely fly into a rage.

Kaido of the Beasts was known as the strongest creature!

Kaido had been defeated seven times. When he challenged the Marines and the Four Emperors alone, he had been captured eighteen times. He had endured more than a thousand brutal tortures and been sentenced to death forty times.

Even when hanged, he would snap the chains. Even when placed on the execution platform, he would shatter the blade. Even when pierced by spears, the spears would break instead.

He had sunk as many as nine enormous prison ships. No one had ever been able to kill him, not even himself.

Therefore.

When they heard the name Kaido of the Beasts from Sengoku.

Everyone present froze for a moment, including Admiral Kizaru!

But Roya did not take it seriously.

Kaido of the Beasts?

So what?

Roya was extremely confident in the power he currently possessed.

If Kaido truly came, Roya would not mind exchanging a few moves with him.

"Hahahahaha, Kaido? Then let him come!" Garp laughed loudly as well, without the slightest worry.

Then.

At that very moment.

Roar...

A heaven-shaking roar came from outside Marine Headquarters.