And so...
Imu finally got her wish. When the Whitebeard Pirates returned to Crescent Moon Island, Blackbeard took her to meet Whitebeard. This old man, whose actual age was already over seventy, nearly blew the roof off the house with his excited shouts when he heard that Teach had decided to get married! To him, his son being able to marry and have children was already the greatest blessing imaginable! How could he possibly care about Imu's former identity?
Thus...
The next day, the news that Marshall D. Teach, Blackbeard, the King of the Pirates, would soon marry Imu, the World King, made the headlines! The entire sea was shaken!
The wedding was set for January 1st of the new year. Thus, those powerful figures who had only just returned to their own headquarters helplessly boarded ships once again and headed for Crescent Moon Island...
This grand wedding seemed to be a celebration for the entire world! The New World Government sent the retired Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr! The three boarded a New World Government ship and headed for Crescent Moon Island with the blessings of Monkey D. Dragon, the World Government's newly appointed Fleet Admiral! It was worth mentioning that Akainu showed no dissatisfaction with Dragon's appointment as Fleet Admiral!
First of all, Dragon had already been powerful enough to suppress all three Admirals back when he was in the Marines. Second, he had excellent relationships with several of the old guard and was highly capable as well. Akainu was at ease with him becoming Fleet Admiral! Still, that did not mean Akainu had no desire to become Fleet Admiral himself. His current plan was to spend a few more years refining himself. A series of events that had occurred during his time as Marine HQ Fleet Admiral had