The Fuse

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"Unforgivable."

With a frosty expression, on the God's Island, in the council hall, Reiju's full breasts heaved as she slammed her slender hand against the table in front of her, shattering it to pieces.

Inside the main hall, ministers from nearly nine important islands, including the minister from Sweet Potato Island and the minister from Watermelon Island, were present.

Seeing Reiju's anger, all nine ministers trembled, and beads of sweat poured from their faces.

"Who is the other party?"

With a cold, indifferent tone, Reiju ignored the nine mayors.

Reiju was so angry because someone had been specifically targeting the country, and that person had destroyed nine islands under the country's flag in succession. This was a blatant slap in the face, and the identity of the person in question was completely unknown.

A combination of factors led to Reiju's anger.

"We are unaware."

The nine ministers lowered their heads, constantly swallowing hard.

"Waste."

Reiju was so angry she wanted to kill someone. They knew nothing when questioned; what use were these people?!

"Hey! Hey! What's wrong? Why are you so angry?"

Bai Doudou, who was passing by the entrance of the main hall, stopped and walked in. It seemed that he had never seen Reiju get angry before.

"Recently, someone has been targeting the country, and these islands that were previously neglected due to waste management have all suffered heavy losses!"

Reiju calmed herself down, but her expression remained icy cold.

With a flick of her eye, Bai Doudou's previously indifferent expression froze.

"Someone is provoking us?"

"As expected, this is targeting us. We'd better not find out who it is."

"I'll go take a look!"

Jinghong's eyes turned cold. Bai Doudou turned to look at the ministers and said, "If they are really targeting us, they will definitely take action. I don't believe we can't catch them."

Are you alone?

Reiju frowned.

"I can handle those cowardly individuals on my own."

With a wave of her hand, Bai Doudou led several ministers away.

On the high platform, Reiju didn't think too much about it. After all Bai Doudou's strength was undeniable, and the country was already one of the top overlords.

Those who dare to provoke a nation are generally forces of the same level, and at the level of a nation, there's no need to be so timid and seek trouble.

Both Reiju and Bai Doudou thought they were just small fry and not worth worrying about.

However, both of them let their guard down, and Bai Doudou never returned from her trip, thus shrouding the country in a conspiracy.

Time flies, and a week has passed in the blink of an eye.

"Sister Reiju, where is my Master Doudou? I haven't seen him in so long."

Then, the maid brought Mansherry to the main hall and asked Reiju a question.

Reiju paused, slightly taken aback, as Reiju.

"Has your master not returned yet?"

"No, I asked Uncle Enel and Tesoro, and they haven't seen Master for several days."

The guy tilted his head slightly and pouted.

Her pretty face tightened slightly, and an ominous premonition rose in Reiju's heart.

"Brubrubru"

Den Den Mushi Reiju and gave the order. A moment later, Reiju's previously normal expression completely changed.

"Sakura, go play by yourself first. Reiju- neechan has something to take care of."

Calming herself, Reiju revealed a relieved smile.

"All right!"

With every step he took a few steps forward and every few steps he looked back, the guy skipped and hopped away from the main hall.

Seeing that the guy had left, Reiju dialed the Den Den Mushi again.

Not long after, Enel appeared in the main hall with a flash of lightning, along with Tesoro, Law, and others.

"Why are you in such a hurry to see us?"

Somewhat puzzled, Enel looked at Reiju, who was on the phone.

"Alright, investigate as soon as possible." After speaking into the Den Den Mushi, Reiju looked at the bewildered Enel and the others.

"Bai Doudou has gone missing."

"Ha?"

Enel's jaw nearly dropped to the floor, as if he'd heard something out of the blue.

"That Dead Rabbit isn't playing somewhere, is it?"

Tesoro pursed his lips, and the first thing that came to mind was that Dead Rabbit had probably gone off to have some fun somewhere.

Something's not right this time.

Shaking her head, Reiju began to recount what had happened a few days ago.

Just then, a huge mirror on one of the side halls rippled, and a pair of long legs covered in black stepped out.

Led by Kalifa, followed by two beautiful figures, Monet and Baby 5.

"What happened?"

Kalifa immediately started asking questions.

"Any news?" Reiju anxiously.

"Not yet, Rob Lucci and his team are investigating."

Shaking her head, Kalifa asked again, "What exactly happened?"

"Here's what happened."

Immediately afterwards, Reiju recounted the events of the previous few days once more.

"A conspiracy; it seems someone is targeting us."

After listening, Kalifa's gaze turned cold.

Should we notify the BSS?

Luo was somewhat worried, with a sense of foreboding.

"The boss has been in seclusion for half a year. Things are still unclear, so let's not disturb him for now. Let's wait for news from Rob Lucci."

Kalifa shook her head.

And so, everyone waited from the afternoon until the next morning.

Rewind to a point in time, at Marineford. Ever since Vice Admiral Ghost Bamboo and Black Arm Zephyr betrayed the Navy, the entire Navy had been lifeless, causing Sengoku to worry himself sick.

Fortunately, time heals all wounds, and after more than half a year, everything is back on track.

But now Marineford has received an uninvited guest.

Inside the meeting room, a flamboyant-looking man sat comfortably in a chair, sipping coffee. Beside him was a bulging white cloth bag, seemingly filled with something.

Before long, Sengoku and Tsuru pushed open the door and entered, their faces grim.

"Blackbeard Pirates, Demon Sheriff Lafitte, I'm going to send you to Impel Down right now, you damn sea trash!"

From the very beginning, Sengoku made no attempt to hide his disgust.

Taking a sip of coffee, Lafitte didn't seem to care at all. Instead, he laughed and said, "As expected of the Fleet Admiral, if you want to keep me here, I won't even resist."

"It seems you have a high level of awareness."

Sengoku pulled out a chair, sat in the head seat, and continued, "What is your deal?"

"Getting to the point so quickly?" Slightly surprised, Lafitte patted his chest.

"If you keep nagging, believe me, you won't be able to leave here."

Sengoku narrowed his eyes.

"Fine, this is your territory." Lafitte shrugged indifferently, put down his coffee, and his expression turned serious.

"Our captain wants to become Shichibukai, and as for his sincerity, that's right here!"

With a quick glance, Lafitte placed the cloth bag at his feet on the round table.

Sengoku and Tsuru both frowned as they looked at the bulging cloth bag.

"Now, please enjoy the show."

Lafitte placed both hands on the bag and opened it directly, while Sengoku and Tsuru's pupils contracted slightly as they looked at the contents.

How about this gift?

An ugly face, a mutilated ear hanging behind the head, and the contents of the cloth bag were none other than the missing Bai Doudou.

"Rogue Rabbit."

To be honest, neither Sengoku nor Tsuru had expected this.

"Are you kidding me?" Sengoku asked, his face darkening. He felt like he'd been made a fool of.

"No, no, I wouldn't dare mess with Fleet Admiral."

Lafitte waved his hand quickly, grinning.

"You don't really think that being Rogue Rabbit like me is enough to earn you the title of Shichibukai, do you? Isn't that too cheap?"

"It's definitely not cheap; on the contrary, it's worth the price. I believe that once the news of the Rogue Rabbit being captured and executed by the Navy spreads throughout the entire ocean, it will be a great success."

With these startling words, Lafitte stood up and gave Sengoku and Tsuru a gentlemanly bow.

"You bastards, you want to start a war between the navy Wano? What are you plotting?!"

The Sengoku was enraged; the other side was completely treating him like a fool.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, you should be making preparations now, not wasting my time here with me. I wish us a pleasant cooperation, I'll be leaving now!"

The window shattered, Lafitte vanished.

His expression shifted between anger and uncertainty, but Sengoku didn't pursue him, because it was no longer necessary.

"This is troublesome!"

Tsuru rubbed her forehead; the Blackbeard Pirates had clearly come prepared.

"I'll go inform the Five Elders!"

As he left the meeting room, Sengoku Guo's face was ashen.

Shortly after, Sengoku hung up the Den Den Mushi, his face full of astonishment.

"Prepare for war."

These four words explain everything.

Only the Five Elders knew the truth, because it was an order personally given by that person, and the reason was simple: to give someone some motivation.