Flower Room

Room of Authority.

After those words fell.

It was as if someone had pressed down on time itself. The air no longer moved.

Even the sound of heartbeats seemed to have been magnified infinitely.

Rock stood there, his gaze still fixed in the direction of that "deeper place."

The moment was brief, yet to the Five Elders, it felt like an entire era had passed.

Finally, Rock clicked his tongue softly.

"Looks like..."

"You don't intend to see me."

His tone was casual, merely... somewhat bored.

He withdrew his gaze and looked back at the Five Elders.

At that moment, all five of their hearts tightened almost simultaneously.

Rock said nothing more and turned toward the door.

"Crackle—"

With Lightning Flash, his entire body instantly transformed into lightning and vanished from where he stood.

Not even an afterimage remained. The room fell utterly silent.

In the next instant, the Five Elders reacted at the same time.

"Surely he wasn't referring to—?!"

"Shut up!"

Mars Saint cut him off sharply, his tone harsher than ever before.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Yet even he lacked confidence in those words.

Warcury Saint frowned deeply. "The report mentioned it."

"His Observation Haki..."

"Can cover an entire island."

The air grew heavy again, and Nusjuro Saint's eyes turned icy.

"If he truly noticed—"

"Then we must..."

Before he could finish.

"Enough."

Saint Saturn suddenly spoke, his voice pressed extremely low.

"Calm down."

"Lord Imu—is watching!"

As soon as those words fell, all five froze.

Their brief loss of control was forcibly suppressed.

They argued no further, merely exchanging a glance.

That single glance conveyed all the information they needed.

The five turned at once, quickening their pace as they headed deeper inside.

Flower Room.

White.

White in its purest form.

There were no decorations, no