To many people's surprise, the only surviving Emperor of the Sea—Kaido of the Beasts Pirates—had actually backed down. He did not step forward, leaving many people baffled, including Sengoku and the other Marines.
Kaido was not someone who feared trouble! If you said Kaido was afraid, it would be almost impossible to believe. He had stormed Marine Headquarters alone and launched a sneak attack on Mary Geoise. No one would believe that a man capable of such things was scared.
Could making an enemy of Ryan be even more terrifying than making an enemy of the world? Sengoku fell into deep confusion. As the Fleet Admiral of Marine Headquarters, Sengoku's first reaction was that there was a conspiracy at work, but he could not see what it was.
"Wait and see!" Sengoku gestured to the few hotheads behind him. The situation was complicated now, completely beyond his expectations.
Garp and the others had originally been ready to charge out, especially Akainu. His scorching Magma Fist was already prepared, and he had been about to unleash Meteor Volcano. Almost everyone gathered here was a pirate anyway; the more who died, the better. Akainu also preferred such large-scale killing moves.
But upon seeing Sengoku's gesture and hearing his words, he forcibly stopped. It could not be helped; the Fleet Admiral's orders had to be obeyed. Besides, he was no fool and could naturally see the subtle atmosphere at the scene.
Not a single great pirate stepped forward. Not only did Kaido's Beasts Pirates remain silent, but even the recently ascendant Red Hair Pirates and Cross Guild did not jump out.
That left the smaller pirates not daring to say a word. What if they said something wrong and got killed on the spot?
Other than faint murmurs, there was no other sound