The combined strength of the Five Elders and the Navy is too great. If these pirates and the Revolutionary Army continue to fight separately, they will truly be unable to fight alone. Therefore, even the factions that had some grudges before can put aside their grudges and cooperate temporarily!
This infuriated the Five Elders. The situation seemed to be getting worse for them. They were furious. Who was it that spread the news One Piece the Straw Hat Pirates had obtained the One Piece? It had completely ruined their plans!
Their losses are too great now. The CP organization is almost wiped out, two of the Five Elders are dead, and the Navy seems to be acting strangely. They dare not make any rash moves now. Only Lord Imu can give them confidence now!
"What's the point of you killing us? We're not here to steal the One Piece. These things are meaningless to our navy. As long as you don't harm ordinary civilians, your fighting to the death is none of our business. In fact, we'd be happy to see that happen; we can simply stand by and watch!"
Akainu already harbored rebellious intentions, and he didn't want to involve the Navy in protecting the Five Elders.
Although Akainu's sense of justice is a bit too absolute, he still values the lives of Marine soldiers, and he feels it's not worth dying for the Five Elders.
This situation is what he wants to see. The various forces distrust each other and are in a standoff, so he doesn't have to follow the Five Elders ' orders to have the Navy take action. Now is not the time to completely break ties with the World Government!
The Five Elders will not take action unless the Navy intervenes, unless someone attacks them first. But so far, no one has done so, not even the Revolutionary Army, which is their enemy!
Dragon did not choose to make a move. He had always been cautious, and it was because of this that he was previously intimidated by the combined efforts of the Five Elders.
Now, his Revolutionary Army is the only one left here, a truly isolated force. He cannot rashly attack the Five Elders, nor does he fully trust the pirates, not even Kaido, who has always targeted the Five Elders!
Furthermore, Kid's previous words had already revealed their ultimate goal; these pirates were probably all after the One Piece that Luffy possessed!
The Big Mom attacked him earlier was probably because she knew about his relationship with Luffy and wanted to get rid of Luffy's helper in advance. Her purpose is very clear!
Therefore, he couldn't possibly entrust his back to the pirates. Since the Five Elders were willing to maintain the stalemate, then so be it. Anyway, he still had Vic standing behind him, so he wasn't too worried!
Similarly, since the Revolutionary Army, being the main force, isn't taking action against the Five Elders and the Navy, Kaido and his pirate crew naturally won't take action either, because it wouldn't be of much use anyway. You can't judge a book by its cover, and no one can completely trust any force outside of themselves!
The Revolutionary Army and these people were meeting for the first time, with no prior acquaintance or trust whatsoever. Moreover, the Revolutionary Army's goal was to overthrow the World Government and the Celestial Dragons. What would happen after they overthrew them?
That would definitely mean becoming the new World Government. In that case, pirates would still be their enemies. If the Revolutionary Army leader thinks long-term enough, he wouldn't hesitate to eliminate powerful pirates like them if he could do so easily!
Furthermore, the other two allied pirate factions had a history of enmity, so who could trust whom? Since the Revolutionary Army, as the main force, was observing, they could only observe as well. The battle came to a halt, and the battlefield fell into a strange atmosphere!
"Hey! Not fighting anymore? Then this old man is going to start eating, hahaha!"
Just as the atmosphere was tense and the five parties were locked in a standoff, an untimely voice rang out in the silent arena!
It was the Marine Garp the Hero who spoke. He was already sitting cross-legged on the ground, holding a bag full of senbei in his hand, and in front of him was a pot of steaming tea and several teacups!
No one knew where he'd gotten that from; even Sengoku and Tsuru beside him were completely baffled. The senbei were one thing, but where was the steaming teapot? Where had this old man hidden it?
Anyway, in this somber atmosphere, Garp ate some senbei and drank some tea!
Dragon, the only one present who knew how strong Garp, was also speechless. Doing something like this in such a situation would have gotten him beaten to death by everyone else. However, the old man held a high position in the Navy and his strength was beyond imagination, so he certainly had the right to act impulsively!
The tea and senbei in Garp's hand were certainly not brought by him. He didn't have Dimensional Space to store things. Vic had placed the tea and senbei directly into his hand using his spatial abilities, and no one present could have noticed!
Then Garp went along with it. Of course, he hoped that a fight would break out right now, because the Five Elders would definitely be the first to die. That's why he did something that the Five Elders thought was a little out of line. If he could get the Five Elders to take action, the balance on the scene would be broken, and the battle would probably start!
"Come, come! Sengoku, Tsuru, Zephyr! You all sit down and have a drink. Since we old folks aren't going to fight, let's take a break! Hey, Koby! Pour some tea! Don't you have any sense of propriety?"
To further provoke the Five Elders, Garp invited Sengoku and the others to sit down for tea. This move not only made the Five Elders' veins bulge, but also Akainu and Ryokugyu!
All eyes were on them. Koby under immense pressure, his forehead covered in cold sweat, but he had no choice but to pour tea under everyone's gaze, his movements trembling!
" Garp! Are you here on vacation? Can't you see the situation here? I'm not asking you veterans to contribute, but you can't be disrupting morale! What exactly are you trying to do?"
The Five Elders were indeed furious, almost bursting with rage, but what could they do when the other party was Garp? His son had just defeated Nusjuro and was now eyeing them menacingly!
If they dared to lay a hand on Garp, that kid Dragon would probably chase after them relentlessly, and they wouldn't be able to handle that. So they could only resort to a softer approach, using the morale of the Marines to pressure him, and they didn't dare to question him too much in their tone!
"Nothing much! I've just been traveling all this way, and I'm starving and thirsty. You're not fighting now, so what's wrong with me taking a break to eat something and have some tea? Maybe the real show is about to begin!"
Garp looked completely unconcerned, with a senbei in his mouth and a teacup in his hand. He faced the Five Elders ' questioning with perfectly reasonable arguments!
Basically, we'll do whatever it takes to stir up the Five Elders ' nerves. As for the Navy's morale, is this the time to need that stuff?
Don't they even look at the level of powerhouses here? The vast majority of the navy can't participate in this battle, so what's the point of talking about morale? It's all useless. They might as well just stay put and rest!
"You... you..."
Saint Shepherd Ju Peter for a long time, not knowing what to say anymore, but he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart. This Garp was too disrespectful to the Five Elders. At such a time, he dared to eat and drink in front of them. He simply didn't take them seriously!
They had long heard the rumors that the Marine Garp the Hero regarded them, the Celestial Dragons, as trash. They had always thought it was just a rumor, believing that no one would dare to look at them, the descendants of the Creator, in that way!
Looking at it today, the rumors seem to be true. Garp really treats them like trash and doesn't care about them at all. This is making the Five Elders almost suffer internal injuries from holding back their anger. They dare not fight back, nor dare they scold them. They can only vent their anger in silence, and they are about to explode!