"Looks like we have no choice but to act."
The Drum Kingdom was putting pressure on the Navy and the World Government.
Meanwhile, Marine Headquarters was also facing pressure from the World Government.
Sengoku let out a deep sigh. There were things they had to face, even if they had previously decided to leave the Black Emperor Pirates alone.
The situation had clearly changed now.
Whether to act was no longer something the Navy could decide on its own.
"It was bound to happen sooner or later, but something puzzles me. Why did the Black Emperor Pirates suddenly go after the Drum Kingdom's two princes?"
Beside him, Tsuru frowned deeply as white steam drifted into the air from the hot tea on the table.
That was what troubled her.
The Drum Kingdom did not seem to have anything the Black Emperor Pirates would want.
They had also reviewed the information on the Drum Kingdom's two princes.
"Could these two princes have offended members of the Black Emperor Pirates before?"
"That's quite likely. Remember, the Roger Pirates did something far worse." Sengoku agreed with Tsuru's speculation.
After all, the Roger Pirates had destroyed an entire kingdom in a rage simply because one of their crew members had been humiliated.
They had killed every member of the royal family and every soldier who resisted.
From that point on, Roger's name had become infamous, earning him the title of "Devil."
However they looked at him, Marshall D. Teach was a man of grand ambition. They had also seen his conduct in the Four Seas; he was not someone who would casually attack civilians.
He had not caused any trouble during that time, either.
If that really was the case, Teach was relatively restrained compared to Roger, only targeting the two culprits.
But was