Enel thought for a long time, then sighed.
"Wait for the right moment, and kill with one strike."
Sakazuki nodded.
"Yes. Kill with one strike."
"Without thorough preparation..."
"Even a single mistake could be fatal."
"The World Government has stood for eight hundred years."
"The Celestial Dragons have ruled the world for eight hundred years, too."
"They haven't relied on the navy."
"They've relied on the resources built up over those eight hundred years."
"And that weapon they've never revealed to the world."
"The unknown is what frightens us most."
Enel nodded.
Sakazuki said:
"Come on. Let's take a look at those adventurers."
Then Sakazuki placed a hand on Enel, and their figures flickered and vanished again...
Inside a two-story restaurant, Sakazuki found a seat by the window.
He ordered two chilled beers and had Enel watch the Note Pirates in the distance.
At their head was the captain of the Note Pirates, Blake Sway.
He was an elegant, middle-aged man.
Dressed in a tailcoat, he carried a violin case.
The violin inside was both his instrument and his weapon.
Just then, a fight seemed to break out downstairs.
Sakazuki frowned.
Suddenly.
Boom!
A figure flew out, along with chairs, stools, and spilled drinks.
The drinks splashed onto the tailcoat of Black, the approaching captain of the Note Pirates.
They left large stains.
He had suddenly been drenched in alcohol.
After a moment of stunned silence, all the Note Pirates burst out laughing.
"Hahahahahahaha!"
"Looks like you're still the popular one, Captain!"
"You've only just landed, and someone's already treating you to a drink!!!"
"Hahahaha!!!"
Black shook his head with a wry smile and wiped at the stains.
He showed no anger, and his gentlemanly behavior won people over.
What a warmhearted man...
That thought flashed through the minds of