At this moment, the Five Elders did not dare to raise their heads. They were all kneeling on the ground with solemn expressions, and cold sweat from their tension was flowing down their necks.
"No matter how you try to remedy the situation."
I have only one request.
That is...
"Destroy the Blond Hair Pirates at all costs."
Imu's words relieved the Five Elders and the others.
Even if Her Kazi is powerful, he's only one member of a pirate crew, and there aren't many people in total.
If they spare no effort to block all of the opponent's escape routes, they still have a chance to succeed.
But if Lord Imu were to punish them, they would die now, without any chance of resistance whatsoever.
"Lord Imu, please rest assured, we will personally take action and ensure that your orders are carried out."
The Five Elders made their assurances with trepidation, Imu glanced at them before turning away without saying another word.
"Lord Imu, we take our leave."
The Five Elders, being quite sensible, quickly left the room and went back to discuss how to handle the matter.
Back in their usual room, Saint Saturn spoke first, saying, "Let's all speak. Imu is furious; we must devise a foolproof encirclement plan."
Marcus Saint Mars slowly sat down on the sofa, his face grim, and said, "The reason we tolerated the Blond Hair Pirates so much before was because their Devil Fruit abilities offered too much mobility, and the cost of capturing them was too high."
Shepherd Ju Peter, dressed in a black suit, stood coolly beside the sofa, his face expressionless, and said, "Since that's the case, then let's force them to show themselves, thereby cutting off their escape route."
Topman Saint Warcury seemed to have been inspired and quickly said, "This Her Kazi is Whitebeard's own son. As long as we issue a grand announcement to capture Her Kazi, Whitebeard will definitely not stand idly by."
Ethanbaron V. Saint Nusjuro nodded, then, holding the Shodai Kitetsu, plopped down next to Saint Saturn, saying, "Then, we'll take the opportunity to surround the Whitebeard Pirates and launch a pincer attack on their reinforcements."
"Waiting for Her Kazi to come and rescue his father, Whitebeard."
Saint Saturn, understanding the implication, continued, "Even knowing that what lies ahead is an abyss, Her Kazi, would probably have no choice but to jump in."
"Hehehe, just like when we dealt with Rocks."
"However, Her Kazi is very cunning. If we make any big moves, they might notice something beforehand."
"That's right. It's best to gather our strength secretly and slowly, then act with lightning speed, catching Her Kazi too late to react and successfully surrounding Whitebeard, preventing Her Kazi from taking him away prematurely."
"That's true, but Lord Imu has asked us to resolve this as soon as possible, which is a problem."
The Five Elders remained silent for a while, and finally decided to ask Lord Imu again if they could have some more time.
During this period, they will mobilize their resources to stop newspapers around the world from reporting on the Blond Hair Pirates, thereby controlling the spread of public opinion.
After thinking for a long time, the Five Elders felt that this was the safest approach, so they went to the palace a second time to meet Imu.
Imu agreed with the solution proposed by the Five Elders.
He believed that a little waiting was acceptable, as long as the uncertainty surrounding Her Kazi could be eliminated.
The premise is that public opinion must be controlled, and the truth about the Void Century must not be revealed by the Blond Hair Pirates.
The Five Elders and others immediately assured that they would absolutely not let public opinion spiral out of control.
Moreover, they were confident in their plan. Although using the other party's relatives as bait was dishonorable, it was a tried-and-true method and its advantage lay in its practicality.
The five then discussed how to deploy their forces and where would be the ideal location to encircle the Moby Dick.
A conspiracy against the Blond Hair Pirates is quietly brewing, but Kazu on the other side of the sea is completely unaware of it.
If Kazu knew, he'd probably just chuckle.
His current strength is already among the top in the ocean, and even if Joy Boy were to be resurrected, he would dare to say that he has absolute confidence.
Time flies, and several months have passed in the blink of an eye.
The news that the Blond Hair Pirates had become the second Pirate King did not cause the same sensation as people had imagined.
Initially, many pirates did indeed use this as an excuse to burn, kill, and plunder everywhere.
Many ordinary people also chose to go to sea and become pirates because of this.
However, under the control of the Five Elders, the popularity of the second Pirate King did not increase but decreased, and in the end only a few newspapers dared to report on it.
That's right, those newspapers controlled by Morgans and the Revolutionary Army.