The one who had come to call out was...
It was none other than Fleet Admiral Sengoku!
And walking side by side with Sengoku was Garp!
"Great!"
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Vice Admiral Garp are here!"
All the Marines fixed their eyes on Sengoku and Garp. As though they had seen hope, they began cheering excitedly.
"This is bad!"
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku and that legendary Marine, Garp, are both here!"
"Looks like this fight can't go on. Anyone who doesn't want to be captured by the Marines, get out of here!"
The pirates who had been secretly watching the battle also scattered in panic upon seeing Sengoku and Garp arrive.
Likewise.
Seeing Sengoku and Garp's arrival,
Roya and Sakazuki's group also abandoned any intention of continuing the fight.
"Sakazuki! Kuzan! Borsalino!"
"What is the meaning of this?"
"I sent you three to stop Roya. Who told you to start fighting and destroy three Islands?"
The first thing Fleet Admiral Sengoku did upon arriving was sternly reprimand Sakazuki and the other two.
Meanwhile, Garp walked over to Roya.
Before Garp could say anything to Roya, Sakazuki spoke viciously first.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, is this the Fourth Admiral you personally promoted? He actually dared to publicly kill a Celestial Dragon!" Sakazuki said.
"What!?"
Upon hearing that, Sengoku and Garp were both shocked.
Then,
Sengoku turned to look at the corpse of Saint Charlos, which was still being guarded by numerous Marines nearby, and immediately froze.
He had originally thought Roya had merely beaten up a Celestial Dragon. Never had he expected things to escalate to this extent.
At that moment, Sengoku truly looked miserable.
If Roya had merely beaten a Celestial Dragon, perhaps Sengoku could still persuade those above to show him leniency.
But once Roya had actually killed a Celestial Dragon, this matter definitely would not be so easily resolved.
"Roya, you..." Sengoku, whose face had turned bitter, glanced at Roya. He wanted to speak, but did not know what to say.
"Roya, honestly."
"Why did you kill a Celestial Dragon?"
Garp asked.
"Celestial Dragons? What are these scum and trash? So what if I killed them?" Roya did not think he had done anything wrong.
"Hahahaha, you're absolutely right about that."
"I've wanted to beat them up plenty of times myself."
"But still, there was no need to kill them. You could have just used your Haki from a distance. Those pieces of trash wouldn't have been able to withstand it anyway. Ahahahahaha!"
Rather than blaming Roya, Garp burst into laughter and even joked with him, completely unconcerned about the matter.
"Garp!" Sengoku was practically about to explode with anger.
"Roya!"
"No matter the reason, killing a Celestial Dragon will inevitably provoke Mary Geoise. You must understand that the Marines are subordinate to the World Government!"
"What you did completely violated your responsibilities as a Navy Admiral!"
Sengoku reprimanded Roya.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, does being a Navy Admiral mean serving as a Celestial Dragon's lackey?"
"If that's truly the case, then I'd rather not be a Navy Admiral at all!"
Roya retorted without the slightest hesitation, his tone utterly decisive.
To Roya, whether he remained a Navy Admiral or not was practically irrelevant. When he had transmigrated into this world, he had already become a Marine, and he had merely continued down that path.
Now that Roya's own strength had advanced by leaps and bounds, whether he stayed in the Marines no longer held any particular meaning.
"You..."
Sengoku had originally wanted to continue lecturing Roya, but his Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.
Seeing the Den Den Mushi ring, Sengoku immediately frowned. After hesitating for a moment, he still went aside to answer it.
"No need to guess."
"It must be Mary Geoise. The Five Elders are holding us accountable!"
Garp suddenly became serious.
He glanced at Roya, then continued, "Kid, you've really gotten yourself into huge trouble this time."
Roya merely smiled at Garp and said nothing.
The Five Elders?
So what?
After a long while,
Sengoku, having hung up the Den Den Mushi, returned to stand before Roya. His expression was extremely solemn.
"Sengoku..."
Garp wanted to say something, but Sengoku immediately cut him off. "Garp, don't say anything."
Then, Sengoku turned to Roya.
"Roya!"
"Your situation is extremely serious."
"However, I still secured an opportunity for you. For now, you will be temporarily imprisoned in Impel Down."
Sengoku said through gritted teeth.
"Imprison me in Impel Down? What if I said I didn't want to go?" Roya smiled.
All of a sudden,
a powerful Conqueror's Haki surged from Roya's body like a beast escaping its cage. If it was not suppressed in time, it would erupt completely.
Honestly,
if Roya was unwilling, everyone present—even Garp, Sengoku, and the Three Admirals acting together—might not necessarily be able to stop him.
Seeing that things were going wrong, Garp hurriedly reached out and placed a hand on Roya's shoulder, first shaking his head to signal him.
In truth, whether it was Garp or Sengoku,
they both understood very clearly that if Roya truly turned against them, everyone here might genuinely be unable to suppress him.
"Roya, calm down."
"I believe Sengoku has already secured the best possible outcome."
"As for what comes next, aside from Sengoku, I will also do everything in my power to help you."
"And I guarantee you with the honor of my entire life that the Marines will never be the Celestial Dragons' lackeys!"
Garp declared solemnly, patting his chest.
"That's right!"
"Roya, don't worry. You're only going to Impel Down temporarily. I'll definitely find a way afterward."
Sengoku shared the same attitude.
Clearly,
both Sengoku and Garp valued Roya greatly. Whether for the current Marines or the Marines of the future, they needed powerful new blood like Roya to maintain the Marines' position.
After all, they had both witnessed Roya's terrifying strength firsthand. On top of that, Roya was still so young, and his future was surely immeasurable.
Seeing the solemn expressions of Sengoku and Garp, Roya finally withdrew his aura. Then he shrugged, looking completely indifferent.
"Fine. I'll give you two some face and go have some fun in Impel Down for the time being," Roya said.
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