Mary Geoise, Pangaea Castle, the Throne Hall.
A dark figure wearing a pointed crown sat on an enormous throne.
The throne was tall and pointed, the gold inlaid all around it giving off a dazzling golden light. Its red lining bore an emblem resembling that of the World Government.
Seated on that enormous throne, the dark figure looked like a tiny doll.
And at that moment, in the hall below the throne.
Five aged figures knelt prostrate.
Tap.
Tap.
Tap.
The dark figure's left index finger rhythmically tapped the throne beneath it.
Apart from that, there was no other sound.
An intensely oppressive aura faintly emanated from the dark figure.
It seemed to freeze the air throughout the hall.
The five figures below all kept their heads lowered, not daring to look at the figure on the throne.
Having spent so long with this dark figure, they naturally knew that the figure seemed to be in a poor mood.
So none of them spoke, quietly waiting for the dark figure's judgment.
After a long while, a neutral voice, neither male nor female, came from the dark figure on the throne:
"Have Vegapunk hurry up with developing the Mother Flame!"
Saint Topman Warcury answered with his head lowered:
"Yes! Lord Imu, I've heard that Vegapunk found another machine fragment left behind by the Ancient Kingdom. He extracted energy from an ancient weapon from it. I believe it won't be long before he develops it."
The dark figure on the throne was none other than Imu, who currently called himself the King of the World!
And the five figures kneeling in the hall were naturally the Five Elders.
Through Uranus's perspective, Imu had naturally seen clearly that when Marineford was sunk.
There had not been a single trace of life.
He himself