I Am... a Devil!

Boom!

With a loud bang, the roof was melted through, leaving a large hole and revealing the azure sky outside, but there was no one in sight.

Akainu was slightly taken aback; he clearly sensed the voice coming from above.

"Give up, the person isn't nearby."

Kizaru's lips curled slightly, as if he wanted to laugh but didn't.

If he could be found easily, he would have been found in Green Bit.

Sengoku's face was grim. The information provided by Kizaru had described the protagonist's ability to communicate remotely, but he had previously thought it was an exaggeration. However, the reality was far more outrageous than the information had suggested.

How did you do that?

The sound was clearly nearby, and my Observation Haki even vaguely sensed something... but I just couldn't find where the person was hiding!

Everyone present was a pillar of the navy, a master among masters, yet the conference room fell into an eerie silence.

Everyone was using Observation Haki to probe.

Why are you all silent?

The Lord's voice rang out again, this time coming from all directions. It seemed that with each word spoken, the direction would change, making it sound like a stereo surround sound.

Akainu couldn't stand such mockery and snorted coldly:

"You sneaky Nezumi! You dare invade Marine Headquarters? I'll give you credit for your audacity!"

"I'll correct two of your mistakes, Akainu."

Dimon spoke with a smile and a calm tone.

"Firstly, it wasn't an invasion of your Marine Headquarters; it has always been here."

Secondly, I am merely turning my gaze toward you at this moment.

What does that mean?

The Sengoku couldn't help but ponder the deeper meaning behind it.

Vice Admiral Tsuru calmly spoke up:

"You said you've been there the whole time? Can I interpret that as you having the ability to monitor Marineford times?"

"As expected of the chief strategist, he understands very quickly."

This is indeed useful, yet troublesome, news... Vice Admiral Tsuru mentally searched for relevant Devil Fruit.

The Paramecia Glint-Glint Fruit allows the user to observe objects within a radius of 4000 kilometers.

But the current owner of this fruit is a female member of the Donquixote Family. That woman couldn't possibly be the Lord of the Seven Deadly Sins, could she?

Moreover, the Glint-Glint Fruit's ability to peer through walls is also impractical, making it impossible for it to see inside the meeting room.

Secondly, the Paramecia Wiretap-Wiretap Fruit allows the user, upon reaching Awakening, to temporarily attach their abilities to objects, thus achieving the effect of eavesdropping.

This fruit currently appears to be unclaimed, but it can only be used for eavesdropping, not for constant monitoring.

The Paramecia Hear-Hear Fruit, similar to the Glint-Glint Fruit, allows the user to hear all sounds within a radius of approximately 100 kilometers. However, most of the time these sounds are chaotic, and a normal person simply cannot withstand the power being activated for an extended period.

One fruit after another flashed through my mind, but none of them matched the current situation.

Vice Admiral Tsuru felt a headache coming on. Could the Lord of the Seven Deadly Sins be a "god" who could cast his gaze upon anyone at will, seeing what he wanted to see and hearing what he wanted to hear?

The more she thought about it, the more silent she became.

"You overheard our discussion, yet you deliberately exposed yourself—are you demonstrating?" Sengoku remained calm and spoke with composure.

Aokiji rested his elbows on the conference table, propped his head up with his hands, and chuckled softly:

"If you protest, you win, and there's really nothing we can do about it."

Akainu's face darkened, and he glared angrily at Aokiji.

"What a coward! Nezumi doesn't even dare to show his face, deceiving a bunch of brainless fanatics who only have strength, pretending to be 'gods' on this sea."

Hehehe...

Dimon chuckled. He really hadn't realized that Akainu's little provocation tactic was so masterful. No wonder he was able to easily trick Whitebeard's subordinates into betraying him during the Paramount War.

After thinking for a moment, he simply said jokingly:

"You can also have faith in me, Sakazuki. As one of the current Marine Admiral, your strength is among the best of all Admiral throughout history."

Akainu's expression grew increasingly displeased.

Kizaru smirked, "What benefits would I get from believing in you?"

"A foolish question, Borsalino. Faith is a gift."

"No wonder it's a religious organization. You have to pay them to work. Only people like that would believe in a 'god'..." Kizaru thought to himself.

"Enough!"

Sengoku snorted and looked up at his master, whose whereabouts were unknown.

"Since you've deliberately revealed yourself, you couldn't have just been chatting with us, could you? Having this ability is extremely difficult for us to even realize unless we've seen it with our own eyes!"

It's just difficult, not that it will never be discovered.

If the Seven Deadly Sins could know their plans in advance for every operation, even a fool would realize there was a problem.

Sengoku even recalled the previous Punk Hazard incident.

The investigation into the mole is ongoing. All those involved, including those within the Navy and the World Government's Science Unit, have been investigated. As a result, some spies have indeed been caught, but none of them are related to the Seven Deadly Sins.

In retrospect, perhaps there was no mole at all, but rather the Lord's power allowed him to obtain the relevant information.

"State your purpose!"

"Mr. Sengoku, you are hailed as a 'wise general' by the outside world. With your wisdom, why don't you try to guess?"

Upon hearing this, Sengoku narrowed his eyes slightly. Many years flashed through his mind, ultimately leading to a unified whole.

"Judging from your series of actions as members of the Seven Deadly Sins, your goal is very clear: it has always been the Devil Fruit."

"So, can I assume that if we lure you with Devil Fruit, you will definitely show yourself?"

"And by revealing your plan after hearing about it, are you trying to tell us that this scheme won't work?"

Clap clap clap

Applause came from all directions.

Did I guess right?

"Half."

A soft sound rose and drifted into the ears of everyone in the conference room.

"Your judgment is correct. As long as your navy produces Devil Fruit, we will definitely show ourselves. As for why I'm taking the initiative to talk to you, it's just to tell you one thing..."

"What?"

Everyone listened intently, paying close attention to every word the Lord spoke next.

Dimon chuckled softly, his voice carrying a hint of pleasure:

"Prepare several more. The more you prepare, the more combat power I will dispatch. Whether you can capture them depends on your abilities."

Upon hearing this, Vice Admiral Tsuru was stunned. How was this any different from a declaration of war?

"Don't you care about the followers under your command?"

"Samael, Sigma, Bethany, Lycaon, Big Eye... these are all extremely valuable combat forces. Losing any one of them would be a painful blow to any faction!"

Needless to say, the two titled officers were also formidable, and even Bethany's abilities were considered significant according to their naval intelligence.

"Loss..."

The voices from all directions carried a hint of amusement, as if they were carefully considering the meaning of those two words.

It ultimately turned into a soft laugh.

"Not give a damn about."

After leaving behind its last words, the voice vanished completely and was never heard again.

Bang!

Akainu angrily smashed the conference table.

Lord, you don't care?

What an arrogant Nezumi!!

Chapter 141 I am... a demon!

"Calm down, Sakazuki."

He calmly and collectedly reprimanded the man from the Sengoku.

Compared to Akainu, the others reacted rather indifferently.

"The more Devil Fruit we prepare, the more members the Seven Deadly Sins will send to steal them... Is that what you mean? I understand correctly?"

Aokiji smoothed his thick, voluminous curly hair, closed his eyes, and smiled:

"Oh dear, the worst-case scenario is facing seven executives, or even the Lord himself coming..."

"The Lord will probably not show himself."

Vice Admiral Tsuru shook her head slightly. Based on the brief communication between the two parties, she could roughly figure out the other party's style of handling things.

The other party hadn't gotten angry even when Akainu provoked him, and his tone hadn't wavered at all, clearly showing he wasn't the type to be controlled by momentary emotions.

Such a calm person wouldn't easily reveal themselves.

"Now we should consider how many fruits we should prepare to serve as bait."

Kizaru slowly suggested, "Why don't we prepare seven? Maybe Seven Deadly Sins will come, and we can wipe them all out in one fell swoop."

After a moment of contemplation, Sengoku shook his head.

Seeing everyone discussing it so earnestly, Akainu looked puzzled and said:

"You really believe what he says? Is it really worth believing someone like him?"

"Sit down, Sakazuki."

Vice Admiral Tsuru He shook his head helplessly. What could they do if they didn't believe him? They didn't have any better means to find him at the moment.

Moreover, someone who dares to proactively expose their abilities and "declare war" face-to-face is at least 90% serious about what they say.

The remaining 10%—perhaps there's some hidden conspiracy behind it—is something we can't determine at the moment.

Akainu sat down with a disgruntled expression.

"The situation we're discussing now will be seen and heard by the other side. What's the point of discussing it further if we don't find a solution?"

"Indeed, we need to find a way to resolve the current situation."

After a moment's thought, Tsuru spoke with certainty, "It's impossible for the Lord to have comprehensive surveillance. If he could, why would he wait for our Navy to prepare the Devil Fruit? He could easily find them himself."

The Sengoku agreed with this reasoning.

His first thought was Mammon.

"In that case, let Mammon come over. With his ability to cover it up, he might be able to stop this surveillance."

He paused, then continued, "As for the issue of eavesdropping..."

Speaking of preventing eavesdropping, Sengoku couldn't help but think of an outstanding marine from the past.

Donquixote Rosinante, Paramecia Devil Fruit User with the ability to create soundproof walls that block sound transmission between the inside and outside of the walls.

It's a pity that such an outstanding soldier died at the hands of his brother.

Fortunately, the fruit later fell back into the hands of the Navy, and the current user of it is a Navy lieutenant commander.

Thinking of this, Sengoku sighed and said:

"Send the Orisbon colonel from the G-7 Branch here."