Returning to the Holy Land to Settle Scores with Roswald!

Fuming with anger, Lynn was anxious to rush back and make trouble for the Roswald Family, so he simply had Droplet tow his luxury grand ship to accelerate the return voyage.

Before leaving, Lynn also informed the Marine forces that the escort mission was now concluded.

Borsalino, Gion, Chaton, and Onigumo led their respective squads, and the previously pinned-down Marines were finally relieved, first watching Lynn and his people depart.

"It seems some things are about to happen in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise."

Borsalino suddenly smiled and spoke leisurely.

"Admiral Kizaru, I feel this Figarland Lynn is not simple at all. He is completely different from other Celestial Dragons..."

Chaton no longer held his usual cynical attitude at this point, speaking very earnestly.

Looking back at the days they had spent dealing with Lynn during this period, every detail seemed contrary to conventional perception.

"A Celestial Dragon who does not indulge in luxury, is not arrogant, and doesn'Golden Divine Punishment even keep slaves is truly an anomaly in the Holy Land."

Onigumo's face was also somewhat unnatural as he shared his impression of Lynn.

Just at that moment, the Den Den Mushi on Borsalino rang. He answered it, and it turned out to be Fleet Admiral Sengoku from Marine Headquarters.

"How is Figarland?"

Earlier, upon hearing the explosion and Borsalino's reaction, Sengoku had assumed something had happened to Lynn.

An incident involving a Celestial Dragon was no small matter for the Marines, so Sengoku had assembled a substantial force. Even Aokiji and Akainu were standing by nearby, ready to depart the moment Lynn required assistance.

Hearing Sengoku's serious tone, Borsalino chuckled sheepishly, realizing he had forgotten to report back first. Headquarters seemed quite anxious, so he began to explain: "Sengoku-san, everything is fine now. Figarland-sei is completely unharmed, but what happened is simply unbelievable..."

He paused deliberately to build suspense. Hearing that everything was fine, Sengoku breathed a sigh of relief. After all, this was a Marine escort mission; if anything went wrong, no one would be able to escape responsibility.

Exhaling a breath, Sengoku continued the conversation: "Unbelievable? What happened?"

"Figarland-sei has genuinely invented something quite extraordinary, named... Droplet!"

"Droplet? What is that?"

Sengoku was somewhat baffled, and Akainu and Aokiji nearby were also clueless upon hearing the name for the first time.

"Figarland Lynn truly understands technology, and he has invented Droplet. This Droplet is a weapon with Admiral-level attack power! Its exterior is virtually indestructible..."

At that moment, Borsalino honestly shared his understanding of Droplet.

His definition and positioning of Droplet was simple: a weapon!

"Are you certain what you're saying is true!?"

Sengoku, Akainu, and Aokiji could not help but exchange glances, their expressions shifting.

How did this sound so fantastical? A Celestial Dragon, of all people, had actually invented something so formidable!?

"It's true!"

Not only Borsalino, but Gion, Chaton, and the others successively confirmed it.

"Ever since his laboratory was completed, we guarded it practically without a single step away. He never came out, no one else ever went in, and no one approached the island. In just these three months, he actually manufactured Droplet, and after the explosion earlier, we personally experienced Droplet's power..."

Borsalino recounted the events in detail, describing how Gion had tried to block Droplet and was sent flying and injured, as well as the entire process of his own confrontation with Droplet.

From initial confusion, Sengoku's side had now fallen into complete silence, followed by his breathing growing noticeably heavier! News of this magnitude was enough to shock a vast number of Marine officers and soldiers.

"Such a thing truly exists, he really researched it out!? A droplet-shaped weapon comparable to an Admiral!?"

It was truly hard to believe. Sengoku even suspected his ears had deceived him. Had Borsalino not mentioned Vegapunk instead, right?

"It's true. Sengoku-san must find it absurd, but it's indeed the truth."

Facing repeated confirmation, Borsalino showed great patience and asserted it very earnestly.

"It's not that I don'Golden Divine Punishment believe you... it just feels so absurd."

On the other end, even with a Fleet Admiral's psychological fortitude, Sengoku could not help offering a wry explanation.

Celestial Dragons held noble statuses, but they were notoriously good-for-nothings who knew only how to enjoy themselves and seek amusement. For someone among them to invent such a thing was... truly hard to accept all at once.

Turning to look at Akainu Sakazuki, Aokiji Kuzan, and the other Marines, a large swath of them were left utterly stunned.

"It is indeed... absurd."

After holding back for a long time, Akainu Sakazuki finally uttered those words.

Seeing was believing, yet even now he found it hard to swallow.

It was simply that both Admirals felt immensely astonished; this deviated far too much from common sense.

"Our escort mission is also complete, and we are now preparing to return to Headquarters. Oh, and Sengoku-san, aside from the invention of Droplet, another matter just occurred moments ago: Figarland-sei has returned in great anger to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, reportedly because the Roswald Family usurped the Figarland Family's wealth..."

Borsalino carried a hint of playfulness in his tone as he reported to Sengoku.

This promised to be a major spectacle. The Roswald Family held a relatively high status among the Celestial Dragons, but Figarland-sei was clearly no pushover—he was a tech prodigy hiding his true capabilities.

When these two forces clashed, it bound to be interesting, wouldn'Golden Divine Punishment it?

"The Roswald Family?"

On Sengoku's end, the shocked group was momentarily taken aback, but Borsalino had already hung up the Den Den Mushi.

"I will make a trip to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise shortly."

After a brief moment of contemplation, Sengoku suddenly spoke.

If things were truly as Borsalino described, then a grand drama was bound to unfold in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, and Sengoku decisively called for everyone to head there.

If the Droplet weapon was real, the temptation for them standing on the front lines was simply too great. Even if it was invented by a Celestial Dragon, Sengoku wanted to go have a face-to-face conversation with Lynn and witness it with his own eyes.

"Whether it's Droplet or the commotion among the Celestial Dragons, as Admirals we are quite curious as well. Let's go take a look together."

Aokiji also smiled, proposing alongside Akainu that they would go.

Naturally, there would be no issue with the Fleet Admiral and two Admirals heading to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

Sengoku agreed and nodded.

However, early the very next morning.

In Pangaea Castle, the Gorosei learned that Lynn had emerged from that experimental island and was hurrying back to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, yet they remained completely unimpressed.

Even when the reporting officer specifically mentioned that a droplet-shaped object was towing the bow of Lynn's ship to accelerate his return, the Gorosei paid it no mind, merely wondering slightly what sort of object it was before continuing their discussion.

"It will still take some time for him to return from that island. Gentlemen, the Figarland Family now has only Lynn left, but we should still preserve some decency."

The Third Elder spoke to his four old comrades.

"The twenty founding families from back then cannot have their rights stripped away casually in front of the entire world; that would create massive repercussions."

"Indeed. My suggestion remains to preserve his Celestial Dragon status and privileges, but when it comes to the distribution of assets, the Figarland Family shall be completely stripped away."