Akainu flew into a rage. "What future? I'll take our men over there right now and tear Rubick to pieces. Pass on my orders: everyone ranked Vice Admiral or higher, assemble!"
"Don't be rash!"
Sengoku hurriedly stopped the messenger. If Akainu's order went out, whether any of them would survive was another matter.
Tsuru added, "If we go after Rubick, what do we do about Kaido and Big Mom? And what if the Dragon Kingdom drops another one of those things on us? Do we still want a headquarters?"
Whoosh!
A streak of golden light flashed in. Still shaken, Kizaru said, "Terrifying. Not a single person was left alive in Mary Geoise."
Sengoku and the others looked at one another. Their boss, the World Government, had been wiped out entirely by Rubick.
Garp burst out laughing. "That kid's cost me the wages I use to buy doughnuts."
Garp spoke of his own predicament, but everyone knew he meant the entire Navy's.
The World Government had been the highest authority in the world, with the Navy, Impel Down, CP, and other agencies under it. Now that it was gone, who would pay their wages? Feeding so many sailors cost money. Maintaining weapons cost money. Repairing bases cost money.
Without money to pay bounties, Pirates would grow even more brazen.
They needed a fortune, and as a military branch, they had never had funds of their own. Once the news got out, the world would likely see a second great Pirate age.
This time, it would probably be even more intense than the one Roger had sparked.
Sengoku said, "Our first priority is to hold the Navy together. Otherwise, forces around the world may start acting on their own and fall under other people's control."
Akainu said, "We can't worry about the