Chapter 159

Gion Vice Admiral said thoughtfully, "If we came at a different time, the defenses here wouldn't be so tight, would they?"

Zephyr and Garp exchanged a glance.

The longtime friends naturally shared an extraordinary understanding; they both knew that they were thinking of the same madman!

Naito watched the whole thing from the sidelines.

Everyone has such a vivid imagination.

However, it's not entirely wrong; there is indeed a greater force hidden behind it.

"Now is not the time to get to the bottom of things!"

"He might not have left yet! Perhaps he's still hiding somewhere in Mary Geoise!" Zephyr said in a deep voice.

"Zephyr is right!"

Garp chimed in, "We can't let our guard down! Everyone, get on patrol! This is a crucial time for the Reverie; we can't afford any mishaps!"

As for the Celestial Dragons' settlement area—

Garp paused for a moment, " With the God's Knights here, we shouldn't need to worry about it."

"Oh, God's Knights?"

Kizaru asked in astonishment, "Those guys will be involved too?"

The God's Knights, Celestial Dragons Celestial Dragons above the Celestial Dragons.

The strongest fighting force of the Celestial Dragons, possessing the authority to judge Celestial Dragons.

Naito looked somewhat melancholy.

Beating Jiaji Tokikake certainly felt good, but the price was... wouldn't I be unable to sleep tonight?

I'm starting to regret it.

"Garp, Kuzan, Borsalino, and I—the four of us will lead a patrol on our own."

Zephyr immediately began assigning personnel, "Naito and Gion, you two work together."

"Tsk, Professor Zephyr,"

Naito couldn't help but twitch his lips. "Am I being looked down upon?"

"This is not the time for your nonsense, Naito!"

Zephyr glared at him. "Didn't you see how badly Tokikake was beaten? To Tokikake look so pathetic in such a short time, that guy is definitely not someone you or Gion could handle alone!"

Naito's lips twitched slightly.

Okay.

You have to take responsibility for the trouble you caused.

"Hey, Professor Zephyr, what about me?"

Tokikake quickly interjected, "I want to team up with Gion- chan too!"

"You should go and treat your injury first, Tokikake!"

Zephyr said irritably, "This isn't an ordinary sword wound!"

Indeed, the wound was almost completely charred.

Tokikake could only look at Naito with regret, "Naito, I'm leaving Gion- chan in your care. Make sure you protect her well!"

You're quite generous.

Naito's lips twitched slightly. "She doesn't need my protection."

"That's right!"

Gion readily nodded. Was she some weak woman who couldn't even kill a chicken? She didn't need Naito's protection.

At the same time, she glared at Tokikake with annoyance, "Tokikake, mind your own business."

In both looks and character, Naito is far superior to Tokikake.

So the navy began to take action.

Naito and Gion led a squad of elite marines to search the area around Pangaea Castle.

I never expected something like this to happen.

Gion cautiously observing her surroundings with her Observation Haki, Gion spoke to Naito, "There really are people crazy enough to attack the Reverie."

"Is this insane?"

Naito calmly countered with a question.

Gion was taken aback for a moment, then the gentle Vice Admiral n't help but smile, "What else? That's the Reverie. The World Government doesn't have a supreme king, but the Reverie, composed of the kings of fifty Affiliated Nation, is the highest power that truly decides the direction of the world. Even the Five Elders are inferior to the Reverie."

"To storm the Reverie is tantamount to declaring war on the entire world. What could be more insane than that?"

Naito didn't say anything.

There's nothing to say to someone who knows absolutely nothing.

I'll let you see it for yourself sometime.

"However, Naito,"

Gion suddenly said with a hint of melancholy, "Seeing Tokikake injured, besides anger, I actually felt a little relieved. At least he won't bother me for a while. Am I being too cynical?"

Did the topic change so quickly?

They suddenly started having heart-to-heart talks?

"If I were the one being bothered,"

Naito said calmly, "He wouldn't have waited until today to get injured."

Gion paused slightly, then chuckled and said, "That's a very Naito- esque answer."

Simple, direct, brutal, and completely disregarding the opinions of others.

Naito glanced at Gion, "Concern for the other party's feelings, concern for harmony among colleagues—that's ultimately just the mindset of the weak."

Gion wasn't angry at Naito's sarcasm; she just stretched lazily.

The gentle woman gazed up at the night sky, a soft smile on her face.

"The mindset of the weak? As cold as ever, Little Naito."

While the navy patrolled, deep within the Pangaea Castle, Room of Authority.

This is the office of the Five Elders.

Five ancient monsters, whose ages were unknown, unexpectedly met in this office because of this sudden attack.

The bald, Five Elders Topman Saint Warcury, with his long, upturned mustache, frowned as he spoke, "No leads on that guy at all?"

"No,"

Another lean, bald member of the Five Elders, Izanbaron V. Saint Nusjuro, dressed in a long white robe, shook his head. "A portrait was drawn according to Tokikake's description, but no similar figure has ever appeared on the sea."

"Unknown people, unknown technology, unknown forces,"

An elderly man with a long, Whitebeard and shoulder-length white hair stood before the huge Saint Mars windows. "Could it be another troublesome fellow like Rocks who suddenly appeared back then?"

"It might be more troublesome Rocks."

An elderly man wearing a small black hat and sporting a full white beard, Lucy Saint Saturn, leaned on his cane. "Rocks only gathered a group of monsters, but this time, the attackers' technology is capable of mass production!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the other Five Elders changed slightly.

Technology, on this vast ocean, is a force that has never been encouraged.

"Get all government intelligence personnel mobilized."

Wearing a burgundy suit, tall and seemingly the youngest of the five, the blond Five Elders Shepard Saint Shepherd Ju Peter said coldly, "Whether or not he's the second Rocks, we must not allow scum who provoke the government to live peacefully!"

World Government are taking action!

Naito patrolled all night, but of course, he didn't find anything.

It's said that the Celestial Dragons' settlement area has also been through a lot of trouble, but they still haven't found anything.

Therefore, it was initially determined that the mysterious attacker had indeed left Mary Geoise.

But we can't rest yet.

As dawn breaks, another day of the Reverie will begin.

Many Affiliated Nation families are aware of last night's attack, and they are protesting, demanding that the World Government strengthen security.

The government urgently transferred another batch of naval personnel from Marineford and the G-1 branch to Mary Geoise, ordering them to patrol outside Pangaea Castle alongside the Holy Land Guard.

Meanwhile, Naito and other high-ranking naval officers remained outside the Reverie venue throughout the event to ensure its smooth operation.

Thus, Naito's plan to explore the interior of Pangaea Castle, which had been aborted the previous night, was realized in this unexpected way.

He swaggered into the throne room and immediately saw the tall, Empty Throne and the nineteen weapons of various shapes stuck around it.

With knives, swords, guns, and axes, the nineteen kings of that time had quite a few tricks up their sleeves.

These weapons certainly exude an extraordinary aura, proving that they are not ordinary weapons.

But that's about it.

It wasn't some kind of magical artifact; at least Naito couldn't see anything particularly remarkable about it.

Is this what they mean by "seeing is believing"?

I was quite looking forward to coming.

With this regret, Naito led Ain and the others to the area he was in charge of.

The Reverie venue was a spacious circular conference room with several exits, and the naval high command members were each responsible for a corresponding exit.

When Naito arrived, the meeting had just begun, and many royal members from Affiliated Nation were already waiting in the lounge outside the meeting room for their king to conclude the meeting.

Naito also saw some acquaintances.

A burly man dressed entirely in green robes, carrying a shovel on his back, came from the Drum Kingdom, Dalton.

And there was a little princess wearing a pretty dress, her beautiful sea-blue hair tied in a ponytail, happily talking to a man with curly hair.

What role did the Nefertari Family play eight hundred years ago?

Naito looked away.

Staying here was much more boring than patrolling, so after chatting with Binzian for a few minutes, Knight simply sank his consciousness into the dream world to play around.

Soon, the morning meeting ended, the conference room doors swung open, and the kings of the Affiliated Nation filed out one after another.

The blue-haired princess ran happily toward the gate, wanting to greet her father.

Unfortunately, a short, stout figure walked out of the gate, cursing and swearing.

"Damn Cobra! What business is it of yours how I govern the country, you bastard!"

King Wapol of the Drum Kingdom gritted his teeth and cursed, "How dare you rebuke me in front of so many people! Just wait, I won't let you get away with this—"