Ye Mu vs. Sengoku (1)

Borsalino's reminder did not go completely ignored by Sengoku.

Amid the flashing golden light, the giant Buddha's eyes stared at the young man before him.

Just as Borsalino had said, John's death had indeed sent shockwaves through Marine Headquarters.

After all, he had once been a member of the Rocks Pirates, and a renowned one at that. His bounty had reached as high as 2.3 billion Beli, enough to prove how much the World Government feared him. Yet a man like that had actually been defeated by Ye Mu, who was merely a newcomer.

Although Ye Mu was no less dangerous than John—in fact, he might even be more so—in terms of strength, one was a great pirate who had made a name for himself over twenty years, while the other was merely a rookie who had just set out.

Yet despite such a gap, John had actually died at Ye Mu's hands.

When he received the news, Sengoku had already expected Ye Mu's astonishing rate of growth, but he was still utterly shocked.

And now, this fellow actually had the nerve to challenge him?

And then there was that inexplicable Conqueror's Haki from earlier, which was exactly the same as Rocks's!

As an admiral, Sengoku's combat strength stood at the pinnacle of the Marines. His strategic mind was equally outstanding; otherwise, Kong would never have chosen him as the next Fleet Admiral.

Therefore, at this moment, as he stared at the motionless Ye Mu before him, Sengoku did not act rashly.

But just then, Ye Mu spoke.

"How about it? Didn't you say you were going to keep me here? What's wrong, Admiral Sengoku? Why aren't you making a move...?"

Sengoku froze. He had not expected his caution to become the very point Ye Mu used to provoke him.