"But this has to be reported. I want it reported right now, preferably in a live broadcast to the whole world!"
"You... You're out of your mind!"
Akainu's eyes blazed with fury. He had planned to keep Ye Chen calm for now, then find a chance to kill him as soon as the meeting ended.
But Ye Chen kept pushing. Once the news went out to the whole world, the Marines could no longer move against him at will.
They might have the authority to strip Ye Chen of his Shichibukai status, but once everyone knew he had been appointed, they could not simply invent an excuse to take it away.
"This isn't up for discussion. Our captain is right. What? You've agreed to make him a Shichibukai, so shouldn't the world know about it?"
Kuro rose from the sofa and stared straight at Akainu. "Don't tell me you aren't sincere. You wouldn't make my captain a Shichibukai only to wipe him out right afterward, would you?"
"Hmph..."
Kuro had hit the nail on the head. Akainu snorted, furious, and wanted nothing more than to smash Kuro's skull with one punch.
"Prince Nalandesheng, what do you think? I'd like to see some sincerity!"
Ye Chen had his own reasons. Now that the Marines had agreed, his new status was leverage he had to use. He could not let them strip him of it whenever they pleased.
The whole world had to hear the news first. Then it would be much harder for the Marines to move against him.
They could hardly make Ye Chen a Shichibukai today and eliminate him tomorrow.
"Fine... I agree!"
Nalandesheng had no choice. He and the others had their own plans, but Ye Chen and Kuro had seen through them. It seemed he would have