"Missing?" Sakazuki had wanted to meet the colonel, but Hōshō and the others told him the man had vanished. They had searched everywhere without finding a trace. No one knew where the currents had carried him.
The colonel had joined through the World Military Draft and performed exceptionally well. Wasn't that proof, in its own way, that the draft was a success? It was a shame he had gone missing, perhaps even died.
"Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, why aren't we pursuing the Blackbeard Pirates? Are we just letting them leave?" Onigumo didn't understand. Reinforcements had arrived, so they were no longer outmatched. This was their chance to deal the Blackbeard Pirates a crushing blow, perhaps even wipe them out.
Hōshō and the others looked at Sakazuki in confusion. Onigumo had a point, and letting pirates escape wasn't Sakazuki's usual style.
Sakazuki's eyes darkened. The question brought his frustration rushing back, and he stopped thinking about whether Wuli had survived.
"We're letting the Blackbeard Pirates go for now. A major crisis has arisen, and we can't handle both." Sakazuki's expression was grim. He had only just received the news and had abandoned the pursuit to return to Marine Headquarters. Then, on the way back, he had received Onigumo's request for help.
"What crisis?" The Vice Admirals were startled. What could have happened to make Sakazuki take it so seriously?
Sakazuki's face turned ashen. A vein bulged on his forehead, and the muscles at his temples twitched as he struggled to contain his anger. "Some time ago, Zephyr and his men raided Period Island and stole the Dyna Stone. Yesterday, he appeared on Endpoint Island and began his plan to destroy the world. Kizaru arrived, but Zephyr still detonated the Dyna Stone and destroyed the first Endpoint Island."
Onigumo and the others were