Marine Headquarters, office.
Smack!
Upon returning to Marine Headquarters, Akainu went straight to the office, slammed a hand on the desk, and demanded:
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, why did you order a retreat? That was a perfect opportunity to wipe out the Big Mom Pirates and Satoru Gojo!"
"A perfect opportunity? Could the three of you take down Satoru Gojo?"
If possible, Sengoku did not want to miss the opportunity to wipe out the Big Mom Pirates either, so he snapped back at Akainu.
"We failed in Dressrosa last time because he had the entire Jujutsu Pirates backing him up. In Totto Land, he was alone. Three against one-we definitely could have taken him down!"
"Are you sure? I watched the footage from the Image Den Den Mushi at the time too. Satoru Gojo was completely unscathed when he finished off the Big Mom Pirates. Big Mom's all-out attacks didn't even tear his clothes. Could the three of you hurt him together?"
"Just because Big Mom couldn't hurt him doesn't mean we couldn't either. How would we know without trying?"
"Trying? What were you going to risk to try? The lives of over ten thousand soldiers in the entire Marine fleet? We could have ended up losing the whole fleet without capturing Satoru Gojo!"
"The Three Admirals fled from Satoru Gojo with the entire Marine fleet. If word gets out, the Marines will be completely disgraced!"
"That's why I ordered everyone to keep it secret at the time. Nothing was to get out! If Satoru Gojo dared to provoke you Three Admirals alone, he was absolutely confident that he could escape unscathed, or even defeat you all. Someone who could govern Dressrosa that well would never act recklessly!"
Under Satoru Gojo's rule, Dressrosa had gained enormous influence in a very short