The next day, at Marine Headquarters, in the Fleet Admiral's Office.
"This is an absolute farce!!!"
BANG!
Akainu smashed a corner off the desk. He rose, heat rolling off his body, and glared at Momonga and Loa as though he might attack them at any second.
"The Marines don't need Justice that compromises like this!"
Just then, an icy wind swept through the office, dispersing the scorching heat Akainu had brought with him.
"Kuzan." Akainu turned and glared at Kuzan, who had pushed up his sleep mask. "Are you going to shield them?"
It was phrased as a question, but Akainu's tone left no doubt.
"Now, now. Don't jump to conclusions, Admiral Akainu." Kuzan shifted upright in his chair, planted an elbow on the desk, and propped his chin on his hand. "Everyone knows Marines and Pirates are sworn enemies. If Loa and Momonga made this decision, they must have had their reasons."
"Am I right, Loa?"
Loa wasn't about to reject the opening Kuzan had given him. Akainu might actually attack, and that would be no fun at all.
"Yes, Teacher Kuzan."
With that, he took out a Den Den Mushi he had prepared earlier and set it on the desk.
"This footage was recorded by the Recorder attached to our unit. Please take a look."
He aimed the Den Den Mushi at a bare wall. Momonga went to the window and drew the curtains, plunging the room into darkness.
Momonga nodded to Loa, signaling that he could begin.
BRU!
Loa pressed the button. The orange-yellow Den Den Mushi cried "bru," its closed eyes snapping wide. Two beams of light shot from them onto the opposite wall.
BANG! BANG!
HISS!
The footage opened in the middle of a fierce battle. Momonga led from the front like the tip of