In her heart, Imu had already marked Shiki and Dragon for death.
The two sides were mortal enemies, and they were at war.
But how could she kill them?
Only then did Imu realize that the World Government had no good way to do it.
The war was underway. The Flying Pirates had gathered the strength of every pirate crew and tied down most of the World Government's forces.
Worse, the Four Seas were in chaos.
With her eye for such things, Imu knew how much damage that turmoil would do to the World Government.
She did not know how the Golden Sea War was unfolding.
Should she enter the battle herself?
Impossible. Like most Celestial Dragons, Imu was proud. She had stood at the pinnacle for over eight hundred years, looking down on the sea.
How could she personally take part in a war like that? To her, it would be beneath her dignity.
If someone came to Mary Geoise, she would have no objection to fighting.
So she did nothing.
She had always left such matters to the Five Elders. Now that she was on her own, she found it hard to adjust.
Those foolish descendants had taken the World Government's strong position and made a mess of it.
Without the Five Elders as intermediaries, there were many things she could not do even if she wanted to.
The Families would not readily obey her orders.
Mary Geoise was unusually vulnerable now. A sweep of Observation Haki revealed only six Top Combatants.
The Wild Beast Corps had to be dealt with, and strong fighters had to stay behind to protect the many Celestial Dragons.
Imu was not familiar with any of them.
Before long, silence settled over the Flower Room.
Everything could wait until the war ended. She