"What? Ace is Roger's son? He has the Pirate King's blood?"
Sengoku took the investigation report from Owl of CP0, stunned. Garp sat on the sofa nearby, his face dark and stern. He said nothing, shoving one Senbei into his mouth after another.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, about Ace and Luffy..."
Owl tried to continue, but Sengoku stopped him with a wave. "You can go. Thanks for the effort."
Owl nodded and turned to leave.
Only three people remained in Sengoku's office: Sengoku, Garp, and Bogard, who was always at Garp's side. Besides them, there was also an adorable little goat.
The goat was happily chewing on a wanted poster. It read: "Death God Ye Chen—500 million Beli!"
Ghost Hand was the name the Celestial Dragons had given Ye Chen back when he was in the Beast Arena. Death God was a name the royals of the Holy Land had given him recently.
That alone showed Ye Chen had begun to threaten the Celestial Dragons' position and their rule over the world.
His bounty had only just been raised to 500 million Beli, and already it had gone up another 200 million!
Sengoku glanced at Garp and sighed. "Garp, you shouldn't have kept this from me."
Garp knew he meant Ace and Luffy. The two were brothers who had grown up together, and CP0 had uncovered it all. Sengoku, however, had no intention of pursuing that matter.
"Garp," Sengoku said gravely, "stay out of this. The Five Elders want Fire Fist Ace and Straw Hat Luffy publicly executed. One carries the Pirate King's blood, and the other is Dragon's son. Their executions must be held before the whole world."
Sengoku was clearly troubled too. He knew how hard this decision would be for Garp to accept, but it was beyond the