Red Line, Mary Geoise, Pangaea Castle, Room of Authority.
A solemn, oppressive atmosphere filled the vast hall. The Five Elders had gathered, their faces cold with anger over a piece of news.
"Hmph! The plundering of the Heavenly Tribute... I never expected such a thing to happen again. What a disgrace. Once the culprits are found, they must be executed to serve as a warning to others."
Saint Saturn slammed his cane heavily against the polished floor. The dull sound seemed to strike directly at everyone's hearts, expressing his undisguised dissatisfaction.
Plundering tributes offered to gods was an unforgivable crime, a challenge to the absolute authority of the World Nobles.
Saint Warcury stroked his curled beard and looked toward Saint Nusjuro, who sat across from him.
"What do you think, Nusjuro? Should we deploy CP at full strength to search for them?"
The Five Elders each had their own duties. The collection and allocation of the Heavenly Tribute had always fallen under the authority of the Warrior God of Finance.
Saint Nusjuro held a piece of white cloth in his hand, leisurely wiping down his chilling cursed blade. He did not stop at the question, and his expression remained calm, as though everything were under control.
"There is no need to make a fuss and send people to investigate. According to the inventory sent back in advance, the stolen Heavenly Tribute included two special Devil Fruits."
"I have checked the encyclopedia based on the photographs. Those two fruits are the Paramecia Love-Love Fruit and... the Logia Cloud-Cloud Fruit."
"Both fruits possess considerable power. As for a Logia, you all know what that means.
As long as the culprit has a functioning brain, they will never easily hand them over to someone else. We only need to wait and watch. Once