Chapter 44: The Five Elders' Summons
[Thanks to "Grandmaster of the Demonic Path." for the monthly ticket~]
Meanwhile, back to Morgans.
After leaving Loguetown,
Morgans' eyes
held a mixture of fear and anger!
He feared Xiu's power,
yet was furious at how unreasonable Xiu was!
After all, anyone who encountered something like this
could hardly accept right away
that they had inexplicably
become someone else's subordinate, could they?!
Besides, Morgans was someone who could
contact the Five Elders!
The more Morgans thought about it, the angrier he became.
He got his bearings and flew straight toward Mary Geoise!
Era Xiu! I'll make sure you die a horrible death!!
Morgans roared furiously in his heart.
Soon, he reached the top of the Red Line,
stopped at the entrance to Mary Geoise,
and straightened his clothes.
Morgans stepped inside.
The first person he saw was
Commander-in-Chief Kong, sitting in his office.
"Oh? You birdman,
what brings you here today?"
Kong asked with some curiosity.
Although Morgans had
dealings with the World Government,
Morgans wasn't seen visiting
Mary Geoise even once a year.
After all, deep down, Morgans
still harbored a certain fear of the World Government!
Even now, Morgans spoke like a gentleman:
"Commander-in-Chief Kong, I urgently need an audience with the Five Elders!"
Kong's brows knitted.
Seeing how frightened Morgans looked,
he realized things might not be so simple.
"All right. Come with me."
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief Kong."
The two then headed together toward
the meeting room in Mary Geoise.
On the way, Kong asked,
"What exactly happened?"
Morgans exhaled a stale breath,
suppressing the fear and fury in his heart.
"I was set up by a Marine!"
Then he recounted what Xiu had done to him,
embellishing the story as he told Kong.
"Just listen, Commander-in-Chief Kong! Just listen!"
"Is that anything a human being would do?!"
Morgans kept complaining to Kong,
clearly failing to notice
the peculiar look on Kong's face.
Although Kong didn't know what relationship Xiu had
with the Five Elders,
just from the way they acted every time he gave
the Five Elders a report about Xiu,
the nervousness they displayed
secretly astonished Kong.
Shaking his head inwardly,
Kong thought that this time, Morgans
might really have to swallow his defeat...
But Morgans, oblivious to all of this,
had already reached the meeting room door.
In his fury, he didn't even say goodbye to Kong
before rushing into the meeting room.
The moment he saw the Five Elders,
Morgans burst into tears on the spot.
His wretched cries were enough to make
anyone who heard them weep with sorrow!
"Morgans, stop!"
"Tell us what happened first."
The short-tempered Fifth Elder barked with a deep frown.
Only then did Morgans, streaming tears and snot,
recount his suffering.
Little did he know that the Five Elders' expressions grew more shocked as they listened,
until, by the time he finished, their faces were quite a sight!
Yet Morgans, standing below them, noticed none of this!
"It was that Marine! That Era Xiu!"
"He...! ##@￥!!???"
Just as he was about to curse Xiu,
the Fifth Elder darted forward
and clamped a hand over Morgans' mouth.
What a joke!
Lord Imu could learn at any moment
what was happening inside Pangaea Castle,
and you were fucking badmouthing the young master here?!
That was practically asking to die!
Morgans struggled.
"Mmph, mmph, mmph?!?" (What happened?)
"Shh!!!"
The Fifth Elder hurriedly gestured for him to keep quiet,
and only then did Morgans settle down.
Studying the Five Elders' expressions closely,
Morgans finally noticed something was wrong.
It seemed... the Five Elders' faces were full of nervousness...?
No! They absolutely were nervous!
Morgans' heart immediately trembled.
Wasn't I just talking about that Marine?!
Why are these five so terrified?!
Now Morgans panicked too.
Could that Marine have some other
identity he didn't know about?!
This was huge news!!
A gleam shone in Morgans' eyes!
His desire for news temporarily overpowered his fear.
"Ahem... well..."
Morgans gave a cough and said,
"Don't you intend to give me an explanation, Five Elders?"
The First Elder snorted coldly from his seat.
"An explanation? What explanation do you want?"
Morgans' mind began working again.
"Surely you Five Elders still remember
our agreement?"
The Five Elders nodded slightly.
In fact, their agreement with Morgans was simple:
he wasn't to report certain
World Government scandals!
Sometimes, they even needed Morgans
to help cover up the truth!
This was also why Morgans dared
to come directly to the Five Elders!
His thinking was simple too:
If you don't care whether I live or die,
I'll expose the World Government's dirty secrets!
"As long as you Five Elders
tell me Xiu's true identity,
I, Morgans, will absolutely
personally help the World Government from now on!"
"Besides, there's only one
question I want answered!"
"Era Xiu-what exactly is
his relationship with the World Government?"
The Five Elders exchanged looks.
It wasn't difficult for Morgans to notice that Xiu had
a connection to the World Government,
but those words could be said to pose
an enormous threat to their rule!
For a moment, the Five Elders fell silent too.
Just then, Imu sent the five a message.
A calm voice sounded in their ears:
"You may tell him, but only a little."
Only then did the five look a little more relaxed.
"Morgans, once you learn the truth, I hope you won't regret it!"
"I'm Morgans! There's absolutely no way I'll regret it!!"
PS: I want flowers, I want rating votes, I want tips...
Sigh... you're all so heartless! Hmph ╭(╯^╰)╮