Sengoku, who had still been seething with anger, heard Tsuru's words.
A grave expression settled over his face.
"What is the World Government's stance?!"
"They should have received the intelligence by now, shouldn't they?!"
Tsuru looked at Sengoku and slowly asked.
"The orders from above... are to launch a Buster Call and wipe out the Buggy Pirates completely!"
"And Commander-in-Chief Steel Bone Kong called me about this before we even received the intelligence."
"But..."
Sengoku felt helpless.
For the first time, Sengoku found himself feeling utterly powerless against pirates.
In fact, it wasn't just him. All of Marine Headquarters was at a loss!
A Buster Call?!
What a joke!
Someone like Garp, fighting at full strength, already represented the greatest fighting power a Buster Call could muster.
Even Garp had said he couldn't defeat them.
Yet they still wanted to launch a Buster Call.
If they did, they would truly nail the Marines to the sea's pillar of shame.
"A Buster Call?"
"Those people have clearly been sitting at the top for too long."
"Sengoku, what do you think?!"
"Those people out at sea are already heading toward the Grand Line."
"We're caught between a rock and a hard place now..."
There was a reason Tsuru hadn't done anything too drastic after Gion's capture.
The current situation at sea left her no room for anger.
If they handled this badly, the entire world order could soon fall apart...
"Those bastards..."
"Those damned Celestial Dragons!"
Even Sengoku couldn't hold back his curses now.
"I'll contact the Buggy Pirates and try to placate them first."
"Even if they aren't the ultimate weapon, they'll be the fuse that sets it off."
"Whatever happens, buying even a little time will help."
With that, Tsuru took a Transponder Snail and left the fleet admiral's office.