Marineford, Headquarters Academy.
Inside the headmaster's office, they sensed the Conqueror's Haki erupting in a clash at the fortress.
Zephyr and Morris sprang to their feet and exchanged a look:
"This is bad!"
"Something's about to happen!"
They rushed straight out.
Everyone at Headquarters looked up toward the central fortress.
The oppressive aura and killing intent there made every soldier uneasy:
"What's going on..."
"Over there..."
"They're not fighting, are they?"
"Surely not..."
"What..."
Aboard a warship, the outline of Headquarters was faintly visible.
Vice Admiral Tsuru's heart sank as she sensed the faint traces of two waves of Conqueror's Haki:
"Full speed ahead."
After giving her adjutant the order, she immediately used Geppo to race toward Marineford.
Behind her... a blue figure radiating a savage aura streaked through the air like a meteor.
In an instant, he overtook Vice Admiral Tsuru and vanished into the sky.
Vice Admiral Tsuru's gaze sharpened, and she picked up her pace:
"Bullet..."
Marineford, inside the Fleet Admiral's Office.
Everyone except Borsalino stood up, and the people in the row on the left unconsciously reached for their weapons.
It seemed they would erupt into action the moment Sakazuki made a move.
Looking at everyone standing around him, Borsalino seemed somewhat troubled. He slowly rose anyway and looked at the two men clashing with Conqueror's Haki across the Fleet Admiral's desk:
"Well~~"
But electricity flickered in Enel's hand as he melted his Golden Bracelet into a short staff and pointed it at Borsalino:
"Hmm?"
Borsalino helplessly raised his hands:
"All right~ all right~"
Sakazuki stared at Sengoku, his voice tight with suppressed anger:
"As Fleet Admiral."
"What you should be considering is how to eliminate every enemy with the fewest possible casualties."
"Not drowning those enemies in sympathy."
"War means casualties. There's