Ivan, What Do You Think of Fox?
After being persuaded by the three princes, Neptune was somewhat tempted, but the decision did not rest with him, but with Shirahoshi, who was at the core of the matter.
Neptune spoke calmly, deliberately softening his tone, afraid of adding any pressure to Shirahoshi: "Shirahoshi, what do you think? Are you willing to join this war where you have a slim chance of survival?"
Hundreds of years ago, Joy Boy possessed world-class combat power and wielded the three Ancient Weapons, Uranus, Poseidon, and Pluton. Even so, he was still defeated in the battle against the World Government.
Without a doubt, this is a difficult road, a road with a slim chance of survival, a road of no return.
Once you embark on this path, it's either life or death!
Neptune couldn't make the decision for Shirahoshi; he wanted to hear Shirahoshi's own thoughts.
Because of the harassment from Banta Deiken IX, Shirahoshi spent most of her time in one room and rarely came into contact with the outside world.
Despite being Poseidon with the power to destroy the world, she was more innocent than most people.
Facing the gazes of her father and three older brothers, she felt a little scared, and tears welled up in her eyes.
This immediately threw Neptune and his companions into a panic. Even the three princes, who had just been excited, lost their composure and hurriedly reassured her, "Shirahoshi, we were just joking. Joining the Shadow Garden is fine with us."
However, the seemingly fragile Shirahoshi was stronger than they had imagined. The tears in her eyes ultimately did not fall, and her firm yet gentle voice echoed in the room, "I—I want to try!"
"Huh? What did you say?!" Neptune and the others were somewhat surprised, not expecting Shirahoshi to make such a decisive decision.
"I want to try!" Shirahoshi took a deep breath, her tone gradually becoming calm. "I know this is the path chosen by my father and elder brother, and it is also the future that my mother hoped for before she passed away."
During my limited outings, I overheard the people's discussions, their complaints about human cruelty and their resentment towards the unequal status quo.
Therefore, I also want to participate in this revolution; I want to change the status quo!
Upon hearing this, Neptune and the other three were completely shocked. Even as Shirahoshi's family, they had never seen her like this before.
Poseidon, is a monster among monsters who can command Sea Kings. How could he possibly be a weakling at heart!
Don't mistake gentleness for weakness!
The New World, Dressrosa.
Royal Palace Villa.
Beside the open-air swimming pool, on a smooth marble floor, the Donquixote Family, led by Doflamingo, gathered to watch the live broadcast that had just shocked the world.
The live stream ended, but none of the Donquixote Family uttered a sound, their eyes filled with worry and fear as they looked at Doflamingo at the front.
Cadre Trebol broke the silence, asking with concern, "Doffy, are you alright?"
"Fuck, fuck, that's ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous!" Doflamingo suddenly burst into laughter. "That Fox is such an idiot! Talking about how all men are created equal, and how gods die when they are killed! Fuck, fuck, fuck, that's ridiculous!"
Diamante slammed his sword hilt on the ground with a sharp sound, his maniacal laughter mingling with Doflamingo's. "Hahaha, did this guy get his head caught in a door?"
"All men are created equal"—what a load of rubbish! The weak should be trampled underfoot; that's the truth of the world!
Pica said in a muffled voice, "What ridiculous nonsense! The rules of this world have always been set by the strong. Equality is just self-comfort for the weak!"
In my opinion, that Fox is just an idiot, uttering such foolish words!
"F-F-F-F-You're right!" Doflamingo stood up and looked down at Dressrosa below the platform. "The weak are born to submit to the strong; they don't even have the right to choose death!"
At this moment, Baby5 timidly raised her hand, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz. "Um—should we pause the slave trade for now?"
I've heard that Shadow Garden is deliberately targeting the human trafficking industry. Compared to them, we seem—we seem to be the weaker party—"
Upon hearing this, the laughter that filled the room suddenly caught in someone's throat and stopped abruptly.
Doflamingo's forehead veins bulged, and his ferocious eyes were fixed on Baby5.
Just as the other officers thought Doflamingo was about to erupt in anger, he suddenly sat back down in his beach chair: "Stop the slave trade anytime soon—"
"Huh?" The other cadres were momentarily doubtful of what they had heard.
"That's right, compared to the Shadow Garden, I am also weak!" Doflamingo thought to himself without uttering the words aloud.
He clenched his fists, filled with resentment.
Judging from the power that Shadow Garden has demonstrated so far, Fox alone, with his unique spatial abilities, could easily destroy Dressrosa and take everything from him.
He dares not gamble!
This is the tragedy of the weak; only now, he is the weak one!
The Grand Line, the first half, Marineford.
Upon returning to the Marine Headquarters, Ivan was immediately promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral, becoming the youngest Vice Admiral in the Marine Headquarters.
In the past, this would have attracted a lot of attention, but now, everyone at the Marine Headquarters is focused on the live broadcast that just ended.
After being promoted to Vice Admiral, Ivan also gained the qualification to participate in the highest-level meetings of the Marine Headquarters.
At this moment, in the emergency meeting room of the Marine Headquarters, all the admirals remained silent, the room was filled with an iron-like atmosphere, and even breathing seemed too light to make a sound.
They were waiting, waiting for Admiral Kizaru to return.
Swish!
A dazzling flash of light disappeared in an instant, and when it vanished, Kizaru's figure appeared in his seat.
As soon as he appeared, Fleet Admiral Sengoku immediately asked, "Kizaru, how is the situation?"
Kizaru's expression was slightly more serious than usual. "That was terrifying. As soon as I and the Holy Knights arrived, the Fox immediately used that strange spatial ability to escape, leaving only area 1-29 almost destroyed."
"Damn it!" Akainu roared in frustration as his fist slammed against the conference table. "Are we just supposed to let the Fox run rampant and do nothing about it?"
Everyone understood Akainu's anger.
After the Fox publicly executed three Celestial Dragons while the Navy did nothing, not only the radicals, but even those Kizaru content to remain neutral were quite annoyed.
Some of them could understand the Fox's behavior, but they would never allow it.
They have their own sense of justice and will never allow those who desecrate order to act recklessly!
After another silence, Sengoku rubbed his temples, feeling that he had aged too much in recent days. "Today's emergency meeting is to ask everyone's views on this live-streamed crime."
More importantly, what crime should we charge the Fox with, and how much reward should we offer?
Silence remained; no one present answered.
At this critical moment, Garp stopped chewing his senbei, burst into laughter, and was the first to voice his opinion. "Hahaha, if you ask me, that Fox kid did a great job. We can definitely not increase his bounty!"
"Garp!" Sengoku was truly enraged that Garp would dare to cause trouble at a time like this.
"Ahem, I was just joking—but I think we can ask Ivan, he's a newbie who's just been promoted, we should give him a chance to prove himself, right?" Garp suddenly raised an eyebrow at Ivan, shifting the blame.
Ivan: "----"
Garp's attempt to shift the blame was successful. Sengoku's eyes lit up, and he immediately turned his gaze to Ivan, asking, "Vice Admiral Ivan, what do you think of the Fox?"