The Marines' emergency broadcast notified the entire world again and again.
Everyone felt that unknown, oppressive weight and began to act...
The Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
The three-way standoff lasted a moment before Sakazuki suddenly laughed:
"How boring..."
That single strike had been enough to tell him that he could not finish that fellow off.
The idiot in the distance whose growth had been forced was no different. Utterly useless.
He naturally leaned back into a sitting position. The ground stirred and spewed lava, forming a Giant Rock for Sakakazuki to sit on.
Sakazuki swept his gaze over Mary Geoise, which was neither particularly large nor particularly small.
The Five Elders, the Holy Knights, Kong, Sengoku, Garp, Dragon, that artificially matured Nika, and the one at the very center.
The last publicly known powerhouses in the world had gathered here. All the other parasites, including those within the Marines, had been purged.
Sakazuki looked toward the Five Elders and that figure, then said quietly:
"If he's your trump card, you'll soon be able to die with your minds at ease..."
His gaze turned toward the figure wearing a crown.
The Curly-Haired Five Elders stepped forward and snapped:
"How dare you address Lord Imu..."
Sakazuki looked at the old man and flicked a finger.
Whoosh-
BOOM!!!!!
The Sword-Wielding Five Elders had appeared in front of him at some point, holding his Cursed Blade horizontally to block Sakazuki's Flying Finger Pistol.
The tremendous explosion cut the Curly-Haired Five Elders short. Cold sweat poured down his forehead. Dying on the eve of victory would have been one hell of a joke...
Sitting on the lava Giant Rock, Sakazuki said leisurely:
"Pretty quick."
He looked at the Curly-Haired Five Elders and said:
"You're nothing but a dog."
"The last man who dared bark