All-Out War, Thunder That Drew Every Eye

Holy Land Mary Geoise, the Room of Authority.

Half a month had passed since the world-shaking battle in the waters around Jaya Island.

Inside the circular hall, five figures sat in their respective seats, and the atmosphere was grave.

Bang!

Saint Saturn slammed the report in his hand onto the table.

The first page bore a freshly printed photograph of a figure wreathed in Azure Flame and lightning.

"Phoenix abilities and lightning?"

"How could one person possibly possess two Devil Fruit abilities?! This violates the rules of the world!"

Across from him, the finance warrior god with curled whiskers, Saint Nusjuro, raised his eyelids.

"Rules?"

"In eight hundred years, have there been few things that violated the rules... now there was merely one more."

"But this one is different." Saint Mars on the left said gravely.

"Either of these abilities alone would already be troublesome, yet now they have actually been concentrated in one person."

"More troublesome still, according to the troops' reports, his course... is Water 7."

"His target is obvious: the New World."

Saint Peter in the center of the round table added.

"And he is not alone."

"After his battle with Harald in the Florian Triangle, Rocks may have withdrawn from the Triangle, but he turned toward Enies Lobby."

"What is he trying to do?" Saint Saturn frowned.

"Beyond Enies Lobby lies the Gate of Justice. Does he intend to directly assault Marineford?"

"Not likely." Saint Nusjuro analyzed.

"Rocks is arrogant, but he is not insane."

"He is more likely trying to go around it, taking the sea route near Enies Lobby to the Sabaody Archipelago."

"Not just Rocks. Gol D. Roger, who escaped from God Valley, Edward Newgate, who recently formed his own pirate crew."

"And Golden Lion Shiki, who has been causing havoc in the