'Is it really just not to get involved?'
Sora's calmness, instead made Tsuru and Sengoku fall into deep thought.
It seemed like, what Sora said didn't have any problem.
She was Rosse's wife, and wanting Rosse to have fewer enemies was just human nature.
If Garp could really persuade Dragon to come back, even if it was just to let Garp go cause trouble for Dragon, it could still provide considerable help in the encirclement of Whitebeard.
Even a fool could see that Dragon being together with the Pirate King's right hand Rayleigh at this time must have something to do with Whitebeard.
However, even if the World Government knew this information, they probably wouldn't care too much.
This time, the World Government had dispatched 10 top-tier combat powers, and quite a few second-tier ones as well.
Even if a few more joined, it would be like striking a stone with an egg.
If they all came, the Five Elders would actually be more than happy, it would be a good chance to deal with them all together.
But that was exactly the point of suspicion for Sengoku and Tsuru.
Since even the World Government wasn't afraid, why would Sora bring it up?
If it had been Rosse who mentioned it, they definitely would have thought there was something fishy.
But the one who brought it up was Sora, and that made them a bit unsure.
Sora wasn't a pure-blooded Celestial Dragon, she became one because of Rosse, so her way of handling things might differ from the mindset of other Celestial Dragons.
If going by the logic of a normal noble from an allied country, Sora reminding Garp and them like this, asking them to help persuade, seemed perfectly reasonable.
So... could it really just be purely wanting one less enemy?
Tsuru and Sengoku exchanged a glance, and seemed to understand each other's thoughts. Both secretly let out a sigh of relief in their hearts.
The current situation had them feeling a bit jittery.
Only, they didn't notice that Garp's eyes flickered slightly, as if he knew something, but didn't want to say more.
"Lady Sora, I will persuade Garp and Dragon about this matter. Please rest assured, you and His Highness," Sengoku replied in a deep voice, a response that was rather official.
Even though the Fleet Admiral position had been taken by Sakazuki, he never had the thought of leaving the Marine.
The first half of his life was almost entirely dedicated to the Marine, and he had risen all the way to the position of admiral.
To say he had no interest in the Fleet Admiral position, that would be impossible.
But one must have a bottom line as a person. If he had to abandon that bottom line to become Fleet Admiral, he would rather give up the position.
Just like Garp, still a Vice Admiral even now, and he was doing just fine.
Being able to retire as an admiral, Sengoku was already satisfied.
"Then I'll trouble you. Although I know His Highness isn't afraid, I still hope that there will be fewer people standing against him," Sora gently bowed, performed a noble courtesy, and then left with Gion and Otohime.
What she wanted to do had already been accomplished.
Mentioning Dragon to Garp just now was simply a reminder to Garp.
In their plan, whether or not Dragon got involved, the target was this side of the Holy Land.
If there was no direct conflict, Garp wouldn't have a reason to betray.
Even if he suddenly received the news that Dragon had stormed the Holy Land, it would be difficult for Garp to respond in time.
And what they needed to do was simple, inform Garp of this matter in advance.
Given Garp's personality, even if Dragon was still hesitating, once they connected, he might just agree to join in.
This way, they could add another top-tier combatant to the list of enemies.
And with Garp having been warned, plus Kuzan and the rest of their insiders, this operation to encircle Whitebeard would most likely end in failure.
What Rosse wanted wasn't just an attack on the Holy Land, he wanted the World Government to fail completely.
Looking at the current situation, the World Government was a bit too powerful.
With such a powerful World Government, if it wasn't weakened a few times, the other factions wouldn't be able to play at all.
Even though Rosse was part of the World Government, the World Government had too many power blocs.
They were all people in power, it wasn't like just because you're young and talented, I should immediately submit and kneel.
If the enemy won't kneel, then they must all be eliminated.
Snatching chestnuts from the fire, that was what Rosse wanted to do.
Crack! Crack!
Just as Sora and the others returned to the ship, they saw the bubble membrane of Fish-Man Island shatter, seawater flooding inward, and ice spreading into Fish-Man Island.
"With destruction like this, how many people inside can still survive?", Sora raised an eyebrow and asked Gion beside her.
Gion glanced at the magnificent scene of the ice spreading and estimated briefly, "A third of them were just killed by Fleet Admiral Kong. Of the remaining, with Kuzan's control, probably half can survive."
"But I'd rather… they all be buried in Fish-Man Island...", Otohime pursed her lips and said something heartless beside them.
Those words were hard to believe they came from her mouth.
But the truth… was exactly that.
Those who remained on Fish-Man Island after multiple screenings, the ones who were neither expelled nor rescued, those merfolk and fish-men, most of them were racial supremacists.
These people believed that fish-men and merfolk were superior to others. They thought their race was the strongest and had no intention of leaving Fish-Man Island to coexist with humans.
These people, Otohime also deeply hated.
And she knew very well, if these people survived this time, they would surely go take revenge on humans, only bringing more chaos.
Saving them would be equivalent to harming more people.
Killing them would be saving more people.
Ever since experiencing what had happened before, Otohime had come to understand this.
Blind kindness would only hurt more of the people who supported you. To protect more people, you had to make sacrifices.
"Sister Otohime, His Highness did say, this matter is up to you," Sora looked at Otohime with a smiling expression and said.
She had nothing else to do lately. Before that group attacked the Holy Land, they definitely couldn't go back.
If they went back now, there was no guarantee of safety.
A battlefield of that level, just getting hit by the aftershock could mean death.
"Once the Buster Call force leaves, I'll personally handle it," Otohime lightly nodded and said.
After going through so much, she no longer had much resistance toward handling some tumors.
Although she knew that Rosse and Sora were still scheming something big in the background, Otohime also understood that although Rosse sometimes was a bit unreliable, when it came to the big picture, he still had his own ideas.
She couldn't say with 100% certainty that the future Rosse wanted would be the best future.
But she could say with confidence, that the future Rosse wanted would definitely be better than the present.
That alone was already enough for Otohime.
At the very least, in terms of merfolk equality, Rosse was the first to give her a definite answer.
A person who was willing to accept racial equality, how bad could they really be?
Otohime looked toward the frozen Fish-Man Island, as if through the thick layers of ice, she could see Kuzan at the center.
She could understand Kuzan's actions.
If it had been the past, she would have made the same choice, because everyone's life was important.
But now, she wouldn't do that anymore.
Even if every life was important, if things continued as they were, it would only plunge more people into this cycle of pain.
If this continued, humans and fish-men, merfolk, would never be able to reconcile.
Someone had to be the villain, then why couldn't that person be her?
She had already made her resolve.
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