Seeing King Neptune fly into a rage, the three Neptune brothers, Jinbe, and the Sun Pirates, who had long been unable to hold themselves back, all lunged toward Shirahoshi.
At that moment, the CP0 agents who had been hiding nearby finally made their move...
Well, several of them were familiar faces. The three who had appeared in Dressrosa were among them, and even Joseph, whose hand Xie Wen had cut off, had followed Zephyr's example and fitted himself with a mechanical arm.
Several CP0 agents intercepted King Neptune and the three Neptune brothers, the members of the royal family, as well as Jinbe, the strongest among them and a Shichibukai. The remaining Sun Pirates were all sent flying after a beam of light swept over them.
After dealing with the fish-men, the light stopped and gathered into the form of a sleazy-looking middle-aged man in a yellow-striped suit.
During every Reverie, an admiral would usually be stationed there in addition to CP0. Considering the considerable bad blood between Akainu and Xie Wen, Aokiji had decisively called Kizaru back from Egghead Island.
It was fortunate he had arranged things that way. Had Akainu come instead, Aladdin and the others would probably have ended up as grilled fish... provided, of course, that Xie Wen did not intervene.
"How frightening~ Fish-men are as ferocious-looking as ever. Still, attacking Celestial Dragons is a serious crime. I'd advise you not to do anything rash."
Kizaru, who had once arrested Arlong, did not actually have a particularly good impression of fish-men, but he disliked the Celestial Dragons' behavior even more. His position obliged him to protect them, however, so after knocking Aladdin and the others away, he kindly offered a reminder, while also warning Xie Wen, who had yet to act...
"If you don't want to