Marine Headquarters, Marineford-
Inside the Fleet Admiral's Office...
As always, Staff Officer Tsuru wore an unchanging expression of composure as she sat in the first seat on the right side of the conference table, sipping tea.
Across from her, Garp lounged on the sofa against the wall, legs casually crossed, crunching away on Senbei. He had absolutely no intention of joining them at the conference table.
The Three Admirals had also been summoned. Each had taken a seat and was reading the documents in his hands.
Akainu's brow twitched slightly at the sound of Garp munching on Senbei, but most of his attention remained on the documents.
Kizaru looked like an old bureaucrat reading the newspaper, while Aokiji's eyes were barely half-open. Neither was as serious as Akainu, but they were still reading the material carefully.
"I assume you've all finished reading the material."
Staff Officer Tsuru sighed softly and put down her teacup.
"Bondrewd-do you need us to deploy?"
Akainu clenched his fists. The thought of his own "clone" filled him with humiliation.
With his usual temper, he would never have said "deploy." He would have said something like "wipe him out."
But as an Admiral, his clearance naturally allowed him to know the "truth" about Bondrewd.
Against an opponent who could not be killed by conventional means, even his overwhelming fury had to give way to the optimal solution-at the very least, they could not let his plan succeed!
"No. You and Kuzan will remain on alert. Borsalino will prepare for deployment."
At Staff Officer Tsuru's words, Akainu gritted his teeth, while Kizaru looked up with an expression that said, Me again?
There was no helping it. Kizaru had the best mobility. Staff Officer Tsuru ignored his look and continued her explanation.
"We can't rule out Bondrewd having