"What! You're giving up on catching the main culprit?!"
As soon as Sengoku finished speaking, Zephyr shot to his feet in objection.
"Calm down, Zephyr."
Saint Saturn gave him a cold look. "Let Sengoku finish."
Zephyr gritted his teeth at that, but in the end, he could only sit back down.
Sengoku looked at him with a trace of apology in his eyes, but continued, "Zephyr, I know what you're thinking."
"But given the current situation, we have to make choices."
He pointed at Lin Nuo's wanted poster. "This man's abilities are too unusual."
"The Phoenix's regenerative power, the speed of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and those terrifying Three Types of Haki. If he wants to run, we simply can't stop him. If he wants to fight, we simply can't kill him."
"What can we do against a pirate like that?"
"Rather than waste our efforts chasing someone we can't catch, we should catch those we can first."
"Take them down one by one."
"Once we've eliminated them all and only Lin Nuo remains, no matter how good he is at running, he won't be able to stir up any major trouble."
The meeting room fell into thought again.
The three members of the Five Elders exchanged glances, seemingly considering Sengoku's proposal.
After a long while, Saint Saturn finally spoke slowly. "Sengoku."
"How can you be certain-"
He stared into Sengoku's eyes.
"That these pirates, who were so united at Sabaody, will split up afterward?"
Sengoku answered without hesitation, "They will."
"They definitely will."
Saturn raised an eyebrow. "Your reasoning?"
Sengoku turned around and looked at the wanted posters.
"I've observed these pirates for many years. Their unity can only be temporary."
"These people have different goals. They're only united now because we're putting pressure on them."
"As long as we