In Marine Headquarters's solemn and highest-standard combat conference room, the atmosphere was as solemn as the dead silence before the storm.
Sengoku stood at the main position with a solemn face, and the huge Sabaody Archipelago map behind him seemed to indicate that a storm was about to set off here.
Kizaru was sitting on the chair with his legs crossed comfortably, trimming his nails slowly.
When he heard that the content of this mission was to capture "Pluton" Rayleigh, he just raised his eyelids slightly and uttered a signature aria. "Oh~~~Capture 'Pluton' Rayleigh-san? It's really nice~ but~ scary~ yo~ where is the legendary pirate~"
The tone was calm, as if what they wanted to arrest was not the famous "Pluton", but they were discussing what to eat for afternoon tea.
Aokiji sat quietly, thinking about something, without much expression on his face, just silent.
Akainu hugged his chest tightly with his arms, and his posture was upright. His whole body seemed like a volcano about to erupt, and Magma-like anger seemed to be erupting from his pores at any time.
He snorted coldly and said loudly, "Humph! The remnants of the pirates! The remnants of the Roger era! They should be completely eliminated long ago! This time it is just right, together with the power of the brat behind him, they will be crushed together! Absolute Justice cannot be blasphemed!"
With his anger, the metal handrail in front of him was unconsciously melted by the high temperature, showing the strong anger in his heart.
Fujitora closed his eyes and leaned on his blind stick quietly, his face as calm as water. He said slowly, "In order to maintain order and arrest dangerous people, I am duty-bound. I just... hope that this operation will not hurt innocent civilians."
Although he couldn't see it, he was keenly aware of the temperature in the air that was rising due to Akainu's anger.
Ryokugyu held a delicate red rose in his mouth, leaning against the door frame with a lazy look on his face.
He sighed helplessly, "Life is really beautiful~ Grab a retired old man... Oh, it's troublesome~ But since it's a mission, there's nothing we can do about it~"
After saying that, he blew lightly on the rose.
At the same time, in the "Lucky Goddess" casino of Sabaody Archipelago·Grove 13, smoke filled the air and noisy sounds intertwined.
The sounds of chips colliding, dice rolling, the cheers and wails of gamblers, mixed with the smell of sweat, cheap cigars and despair in the air, create a unique scene in this place full of desire and decadence.
Rayleigh is sitting in front of a slot machine, with slightly messy silver hair and fine beads of sweat on his forehead.
He had just bet the last few coins and was concentrating on the wildly rotating patterns, muttering, "Goddess! Lucky Goddess! For the sake of being so pious at my age... let's do 777!"
Then, he hit the button hard!
"Ding ding ding... Prrrrrrrr..."
The pattern was finally settled on two cherries and one lemon, which undoubtedly meant that Rayleigh lost all his money.
He slumped on the chair like a deflated rubber ball, scratched his hair, and said helplessly, "Tsk... lost everything again. Did Bar of Shakky buy new wine today? It seems that the only choice is to use the treasured bottle of Rum... or just pawn it off yourself?"
He touched his chin in distress, actually seriously thinking about the feasibility of this possibility.
However, at this moment, "Boom--!!! Crack--!!"
The gorgeous crystal chandelier ceiling of the casino was like paper, exploding with a loud bang! Bricks, rubble, broken steel bars and dust poured down like a waterfall! The screams were instantly drowned in the huge collapse sound and the suffocating pressure of the strong man!
As the smoke and dust filled the air, several figures appeared in the casino like gods descending.
The shining golden Sengoku stood majestically in the form of a Buddha, with a broken slot machine under his feet and a serious look on his face.
Garp folded his arms and laughed so hard that the gravel above his head fell.
With Magma and Akainu flowing all over his body, the carpet where he stood was instantly blackened and smoking, and the hot temperature made the surrounding air distort.
Aokiji stood lazily on a piece of ice. The cold air emanating from his body caused the surrounding temperature to drop sharply. Several unlucky gamblers were instantly frozen into ice sculptures.
Kizaru, which turned into photons, landed gracefully, and even held on to its crooked sunglasses.
Fujitora, who was leaning on a blind cane, saw the ground beneath his feet sinking slightly, and the invisible gravity field slowly spread out around him.
Ryokugyu stood on a huge leaf that suddenly grew out, holding a newly spawned small yellow flower in his mouth, looking around curiously.
In order to ensure that this operation was foolproof, World Government even authorized Seraphim to be controlled by the navy.
S-Hawk, S-Snake, S-Bear, S-Yasha, S-Crocodile, these five Seraphim were suspended in the air in a fighting posture, with the laser muzzle and blade flashing with deadly cold light, scanning the whole place coldly, as if announcing to everyone the impending danger.
Rayleigh In the sky full of smoke, dust and gravel, he calmly waved his hand to disperse the dust in front of his eyes.
He looked at the super luxurious lineup in front of him, which was enough to make Yonko's scalp numb. Fleet Admiral, Marine Hero, three veteran Admiral, two newcomers Admiral, plus five World Government's most high-tech war weapons...
Rayleigh blinked first and was stunned for two seconds.
Then, under everyone's gaze, the silver-haired old man's face instantly bloomed with an extremely bright, even a little "flattered" smile.
His movements were smooth and standard as in a textbook. He raised his hands high, so fast that he even left an afterimage!
"Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, there is such a huge effort, and you come all the way to 'care' for me, an old man who has retired for many years? It's so... it's so embarrassing! Where can I put my old face!"
As he spoke, he looked around, his eyes especially resting on Seraphim, and then said loudly, "Surrender! I surrender unconditionally! I promise not to resist! Wouldn't it be better to save everyone from taking action and hurting the harmony?"
When Garp saw this, he rushed forward and slapped Rayleigh's back heavily with his big hand like a cattail fan, making Rayleigh stagger and laughed at the same time, "Pfft hahaha! Old Lei! I knew your retirement life was exciting enough! Being caught gambling by Fleet Admiral plus five Admiral? This kind of treatment, Roger didn't have back then! Hahaha!"
When Sengoku saw this, the veins on his forehead jumped wildly, and he roared, "Garp!!! Pay attention to your position! And! Who asked you to hook up with him! Give him Seastone Handcuffs! The highest standard!!"
Kizaru took out a delicate Visual Den Den Mushi at some point, and took several photos of Rayleigh, who raised his hands in surrender and smiled broadly, " The legendary 'Pluton' Rayleigh-san's surrender photo~ This is an exclusive collector's edition~ Put it on Underworld... Wow, it's valuable~"
The flash made Rayleigh squint his eyes.