The Holy Land, Mary Geoise. The Power Hall.
The Five Elders had gathered, the atmosphere as heavy and cold as ice.
"The Marines must give Mary Geoise an explanation for this unprovoked attack on the Celestial Dragons!" Saint Shepherd Ju Peter said coldly.
"In short, Gern must be handed over!"
"That is all well and good, but the problem now is..." Saint Topman Warcury narrowed his eyes. "The attitude within the Marines is rather delicate."
"Hmph!" Jaygarcia Saturn Saint slammed his cane down. "Are the Marines planning to rebel?! They had better not forget their place!"
"And what if they haven't forgotten? Do you understand the situation we're in?
Even if the Marines refuse to hand him over, what can we do? Have the World Government go to war with them?
The Marines aren't what they used to be. They have no shortage of powerful fighters," Saint Marcus Mars said slowly.
"Besides, what matters most right now... is finding out who stands behind Gern.
Or perhaps... the Marines put him forward to test us, as a way of resisting the Seven Warlords of the Sea system?"
They fell silent, especially as they realized an even more serious problem: they really could not move against the Marines right now...
Especially with Zephyr, Garp, and Sengoku... and even the next generation-Sakazuki, Kuzan, Borsalino, and Gern...
Not one of these top Marine fighters had voiced support for the World Government!
"In that case..." Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro finally made the decision, his voice cold to the bone.
"Notify the Holy Knights. Let Figarland handle it!"
"If the Marines won't act, we'll do it ourselves!
Whatever form it takes, we must respond.
Even if we take a step back, we must at least make the Marines hand over that Mink Tribe adjutant to appease