Arceus's Pirate Journey

But this time is different. Whitebeard will definitely come to rescue Ace. If he doesn’t, Whitebeard Pirates lose face, and we won’t lose anything.

But pirates are greedy. As long as he comes, the others won’t miss the chance to attack his now-empty territories. This is a benefit presented right in front of them. When the Sea Emperor becomes three, they will establish a triangular relationship, stable yet wary of each other.

Killing Whitebeard will also boost the Navy’s morale, although there will be casualties, it is certainly worth it.

The headquarters’ Three Great Admirals plus the Seven Warlords of the Sea, you have enough power to face him.”

The Five Elders’ judgment is reasonable to some extent, but the problem is, they don’t know how many actors are actually in the Navy.

The factions in the Navy are much more complicated than they think. The justice in the eyes of the World Government doesn’t align with the views of some of its officers.

”Is there really no room for negotiation...”

”Sengoku, you are the Navy Admiral, but you are just the Navy Admiral, do you understand?”

”I need the full support of the Science Corps. If such a war is to be launched, the current headquarters is insufficient. You know the extent of Whitebeard’s destructive capabilities.”

Sengoku didn’t want to initiate a war at such a time, but he couldn’t interfere with the decisions made from above. As the Marshal, when orders are issued, all he can do is fully execute the task.

”Of course, you can mobilize all resources. The World Government will cooperate with you in this regard. However, Sengoku, we can turn a blind eye to Garp’s actions, but don’t let him do anything odd. You understand our intent.”

”Understood.”

Planning tactics and coordinating subordinates, many tasks have to be arranged personally by Sengoku, and he also has a bigger problem to solve.

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After leaving the Red Earth Continent, he quickly returned to Marinfanto and saw Garp already waiting in his office. The senbei on the table remained untouched, indicating Garp’s poor mood.

”How did it go?”

Facing Garp’s questioning, Sengoku merely shook his head. As old comrades for decades, Garp understood Sengoku’s meaning.

”Why! There are so many pirates on the sixth floor, and their crimes are worse than Ace’s! They can be imprisoned in Impel Down, why can’t Ace? Just because of his identity? Roger had so many crew members, why target Ace?!”

”Garp, don’t act like a child. This is about the sea’s situation and Ace’s relationship with Whitebeard. From the day he set sail as a pirate, this situation was always a possibility.”

Speechless for a moment, after a brief silence, Garp silently walked towards the door...