The World Government had ruled the seas for eight hundred years, and it showed.
That depth of resources... whoa!
Adrian asked his final question.
"Do you know about the Flower Room in Pangaea Castle, Mary Geoise?"
Bald Eagle's pupils contracted slightly. "No!"
Adrian stared at the Deputy Chief for a long moment, then sighed. Dark red energy, the embodiment of Death Force, surfaced between his palms.
"You were so cooperative until now... Why did you have to make things difficult at the very end?"
Now the Pressure Was on Shanks
After searching Bald Eagle's soul memories and dropping his lifeless body to the floor, Adrian found himself in a rare moment of embarrassment.
He had discovered that the remarkably cooperative Deputy Chief had not, in fact, lied about the most important question.
As Deputy Chief of CP0, Bald Eagle had access to a wealth of the World Government's highest secrets. His standing within the government even surpassed that of the Fleet Admiral!
But the Flower Room in Pangaea Castle truly lay beyond his knowledge.
To be precise, only the Five Elders knew about the Flower Room and Imu's existence!
Bald Eagle had heard the specific name "Flower Room" only because he had once overheard a private meeting of the Five Elders. That was roughly six or seven years ago, the year the Tree of Knowledge in Ohara was destroyed by a Buster Call.
From then on, Bald Eagle had faintly suspected that someone extraordinary stood above the Five Elders. Besides "Flower Room," he had also caught the words "Lord" and "report"—the sort of words subordinates used.
After eavesdropping, Bald Eagle had received a stern warning from several of the Five Elders and had even been subjected to Interrogation.
Bald Eagle had hoped to trade this secret, one the Five Elders