"What Hawkeye and Donquixote said was very strange. Are they questioning the Navy's power?"
Sengoku sat in the conference room, lost in a rare deep thought.
Not only did he possess immense strength, but he was also extremely skilled in strategy. During his time in the Navy, he had repeatedly manipulated pirates, and even Pirate King Roger was forced into desperate situations multiple times by his schemes.
However, no matter how much he thought, he couldn't understand the sudden change in attitude from Hawkeye and Donquixote.
Hawkeye, a lone wolf, was one thing. Losing his title as a Shichibukai and becoming an enemy of the Navy wouldn't cause him much trouble given his strength.
But Donquixote...
Did he feel that the Game Merchant could protect Dressrosa from being conquered by the Navy?
How could that be possible!
To this day, no country or force on this ocean could possibly contend with the World Government. Even Whitebeard, hailed as the strongest in the world, could be captured if the Navy was willing to pay a huge price.
The Game Merchant couldn't possibly possess power exceeding Whitebeard's, could he?
He couldn't figure it out.
At the very center of Ghost Town, at the edge of a chasm-like fissure.
An extremely Rich smell of blood emanated, with Yin mixed with fresh blood, stirring up gusts of wind, erupting from the giant heart within the fissure.
"Is this heart the Lord Monster?"
The first to arrive was a noble knight order, led by Olut Luk, who had long since become a player.
"I'm truly sorry, but even nobles must abide by the World Government's rules. Please leave quickly; the Lord Monster can only be claimed by the Navy."
Also arriving was an East Blue Branch Colonel, followed by two hundred Marines.
"Attack!"
Olut Luk's expression was sinister, and he unhesitatingly ordered the knight order to attack.
The Branch Colonel's face slightly changed as he said, "Goa Kingdom, Olut Luk, a noble of an Allied Nation of the World Government, are you insane?"
As a dignified Marine Colonel, with orders from Marine Headquarters, he was willing to speak politely to a noble instead of directly expelling them, which was already giving them enough face.
Yet, the other party dared to attack first?
The East Blue Branch Colonel and his Marines, with the exception of special cases like Morgan and Nezumi, could at their weakest capture pirate crews worth tens of millions.
A mere noble knight order truly had no fear of death!
With the existence of the World Government, the overall strength of most Allied Nations was very weak, unable to deal with even millions of pirates. If they were too strong, they would be treated as disloyal by the World Government.
After all, what was the point of an Allied Nation, already protected by the Navy and the World Government, having such strong military power for no reason?
"Dare to strike at the Navy, and be prepared to pay a heavy price. I will report this matter to Marine Headquarters."
The Branch Colonel raised his hand, signaling his Marines to retaliate.
But he quickly sensed something was wrong.
The combat power of this noble knight order was unexpectedly strong; they were actually forcing the Marines he led into a steady retreat.
When his standard Marine longsword clashed with Olut Luk's Lv.5 purple scimitar,
Snap.
The standard Marine longsword was cut in half.
The scimitar then landed on his shoulder, splitting open his entire chest from the left shoulder, causing him to enter a revived state.
"Navy? World Government?"
Olut Luk's face was full of disdain, and he sneered, "Once I get stronger equipment and skills, the entire ocean will grovel at my feet. By then, I can also purchase Celestial Dragon Bloodline, and you Marines will be dogs at my feet!"
Allied Nation?
They were merely loyal dogs with their teeth clipped, paying enormous Heavenly Gold every year, bowing and scraping to the Celestial Dragons at the World Council, not even as good as those great pirates of the New World.
Strength bred ambition.
It had already begun to make the nobles of the Allied Nations unwilling to continue serving the so-called World Nobles.
"Kill them!"
Zango, leading the Black Cat Pirates, also broke through the Navy's encirclement and arrived at the edge of the fissure.
They were pirates to begin with, and they showed no mercy when fighting the Navy.
In the blink of an eye,
The numerous Marines were continuously attacked by various forces.
This was not a silent ambush, but rather, under the broadcast of countless Den Den Mushi, it was practically a declaration to the world, severing ties with the Navy.
"Have they all gone mad?"
Marine Headquarters, in the conference room.
Sengoku looked at the slaughtered Marines and felt nothing but exasperation.
Pirates were one thing, but what kind of immense temptation would make the complacent nobles of an Allied Nation dare to raise their butchers' knives against the Navy?
"The Navy's prestige must not be violated!"
Sengoku's voice was cold as he said, "Notify Vice Admiral Tsuru and Akainu. All forces that have attacked the Navy, whether pirate or not, are to be arrested without mercy."
"Continue to dispatch Marine Headquarters forces to the East Blue!"
If such a precedent—daring to draw swords against the Navy for a petty immediate gain—could not be stopped, then he, the Fleet Admiral, might as well step down.
"Do I need to pierce the heart?"
Donquixote stood at the edge of the fissure, looking down at the giant heart below, feeling at a loss as to where to begin.
He extended his arm, and dozens of thin threads shot out from his palm,
Super String Whip!
The threads rapidly twisted and condensed together, forming a thick string pillar that lashed down at the town-sized heart below.
This was one of the stronger offensive abilities he had developed from his String-String Fruit.
Bang.
The thick whip struck the heart. The seemingly soft heart was surprisingly tough enough to bounce the whip away, making a sound similar to striking steel.
"So hard."
"My String-String Fruit was judged to be a Lv.19 blue skill. If it could be fully unsealed, would it be able to tear the heart apart?"
Donquixote's brows furrowed tightly.
The giant purple veins, tens of meters wide, were the tendons and blood vessels of this massive heart. He had just aimed at these weak points, yet he couldn't tear them open.
He pulled out a Den Den Mushi from his Arms and dialed back to Dressrosa.
"Young Master, what are your instructions?"
Torrepol, who had been waiting by the Den Den Mushi, quickly answered the call.
In his heart, he was very displeased with Donquixote's unauthorized actions and his hostile behavior towards the Navy.
Initially, he had been willing to become Donquixote's subordinate and wholeheartedly assist him in conquering Dressrosa and becoming the emperor of the underworld because he valued Donquixote's ruthless personality and kingly abilities.
But now, the other party seemed to be losing his head.
"Open the Dressrosa Kingdom's treasury, and issue a public announcement to all citizens, stating that the treasury belongs to Tenryūbito, Donquixote!"
The Berries in the kingdom's treasury were funds used to maintain the country's operations and to pay the annual Heavenly Gold to the Celestial Dragons.
Even if Donquixote was the King of Dressrosa, according to the game's judgment, he couldn't use the treasury's money for recharging.
Therefore, he issued this order.
"Doffy, do you know what you're doing? This will cause national unrest!"
Torrepol's face changed drastically after hearing Donquixote's request.
The entire kingdom's treasury,
Even with expenses in various places and a large sum needed for Heavenly Gold, the [Country of Love, Passion, and Toys], with its countless tourists and free labor dolls, had at least ten billion Berries in standing funds.
From the Young Master's words, he was going to hand it all over to that Game Merchant of unknown origin?
Foolish!
Donquixote, you are the man chosen by heaven, born with Conqueror's Haki. How could you be so easily swayed by the Game Merchant's deception?
"Is there a problem, Torrepol?"
Donquixote's slightly gloomy voice came from the Den Den Mushi.
Torrepol sighed helplessly and said, "No, I'll issue the order now."
"Donquixote, as the Young Master of the Donquixote Family, what kind of future will you lead us to?"
Since they had chosen that cruel and ruthless child, they had to trust him unconditionally.
He was like that, and so were the rest of the family.
"Diamante, have your fighting group prepare to suppress any rebellion!"
"Now, open Dressrosa's treasury and transfer all internal assets to the Young Master's private property. Any resistors will be killed!"
Well,
If we're going to be crazy, then let's be crazy to the end, Young Master!
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