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Simultaneously provoking Whitebeard and Auguro—even if the World Government went mad, Sengoku would never agree to that. He would not sacrifice the Navy's elite for the sake of the World Government's prestige.
Auguro and his crew turned and left. Kizaru headed back to Marine Headquarters with a grim expression. He feared he was about to bear a heavy responsibility for this incident!
"That Auguro's ability completely counters mine! I need to ask Sengoku-san to assign someone to investigate him thoroughly!" Kizaru's mood was heavy. No one wanted to encounter a perfect counter on the battlefield in the future.
As expected, in Sengoku's office, Sengoku severely reprimanded Kizaru.
"Are you brainless! Since you clearly knew the opponent had an Admiral-level powerhouse, why didn't you immediately retreat with the two Celestial Dragons?"
"With your speed, if you had just rushed to Mariejois, the Five Elders would never have stood idly by!"
Sengoku pointed his finger at Kizaru's nose, furious.
"I think you've fallen back into your old habits, boy! You got arrogant and didn't want to exert yourself, right!"
Cold sweat ran down Kizaru's back. Sengoku was indeed the Fleet Admiral; he had hit the nail on the head. Kizaru's nature was to do as little work as possible. If this hadn't involved the Celestial Dragons, he would have likely fled immediately and wouldn't have fought Soi Fon for so long.
Sengoku said coldly, "The Five Elders have informed us that the Navy's budget will be cut by twenty percent next year! You are to go to Vegapunk's laboratory for a while and reflect seriously!"
Kizaru instantly sighed in relief. My salary wasn't docked!
That's great! As for assisting Vegapunk's experiments, it wasn't his first time. It was a perfect excuse to slack off legitimately. Perfect!
With that, Kizaru cheerfully left Sengoku's office and headed straight for the island where Vegapunk resided.
Watching Kizaru leave, Sengoku sighed helplessly.
"A time of trouble!" The Navy had decided to use Fire Fist Ace as bait to eliminate the Whitebeard Pirates. It was extremely unwise to antagonize Auguro now.
The Five Elders had sent word: the deaths of the two Celestial Dragons would be temporarily suppressed.
All Celestial Dragons would also be prohibited from leaving Mariejois until the Summit War was over.
As for Auguro's threat to abolish slavery, the Five Elders scoffed at it. A mere small nation. Just because they were lucky enough to gain a few powerhouses, they thought they could be on equal footing with the World Government? What a colossal joke!
Once the bloodline of Roger and the Whitebeard Pirates were eliminated, the World Government's prestige would reach an unprecedented height.
At that time, the World Government would gather all its power and utterly destroy the Holy Spirit Empire! A nation that dared not follow the World Government's rules had no right to exist!
Impel Down.
Garp, after repeatedly applying for permission, was finally allowed to see Ace. As the bloodline of the Pirate King Gol D. Roger, Ace was held in the deepest level of Impel Down—the Eternal Hell (Level 6).
As he got closer to his grandson, Garp's expression grew heavier. Sōsuke Aizen, who followed him, however, was curiously looking around. Due to his diligence and competence, Aizen had become Garp's adjutant, handling all his miscellaneous affairs.
He hadn't slacked off on catching pirates either, successfully capturing several pirates with bounties in the tens of millions within a month, earning him a promotion to Major.
"The auras of these people are very powerful!" Aizen pushed his glasses up, observing.
Garp, preoccupied with his mood, didn't respond. Hannyabal, who was guiding them, laughed.
"Indeed! Everyone imprisoned here is a notorious Great Pirate!"
Hannyabal pointed to one of the cells.
"For example, this one: Douglas Bullet! Known as the Demon Heir! A former crew member of the Pirate King, Roger!"
"A Buster Call was launched just to capture him! Even Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Vice Admiral Garp were mobilized!"
"Oh? That is quite astonishing!" Aizen approached the cell for a closer look, seemingly interested in this pirate who once shook the Grand Line.
Inside the cell, a muscular man with black military attire and long golden hair was resting with his eyes closed. As a supreme convict, Douglas Bullet was bound by several layers of Seastone shackles. He was given absolutely no room to move. A powerhouse of his caliber could cause utter chaos if given even a slight opening!
Sensing someone approaching, Bullet opened his eyes. He saw a slender man standing before him and couldn't help but show a look of disdain.
Buzz!
A terrifying wave of Conqueror's Haki swept out like a storm. Under Bullet's precise control, the Haki was focused solely on Aizen.
However, Bullet was surprised to find that the seemingly frail man, facing Haki that would make ninety percent of powerhouses shudder, was completely unmoved, his lips still holding that gentle, familiar smile.
After a long moment, Bullet laughed.
"You're not bad, are you?"
"Douglas Bullet! You are quite dissatisfied with this world, aren't you?" Aizen's glasses reflected a silver light as he spoke calmly.
"A lifeless world, devoid of any heroic spirit!"
Bullet frowned, instinctively looking at Garp and Hannyabal beside him. He realized that Garp seemed completely oblivious, continuing his walk deeper into the Eternal Hell. Hannyabal was even more bizarre, enthusiastically introducing famous prisoners in the Infinite Hell, talking to the air next to him!
"Don't worry, they cannot see or hear our conversation!" Aizen said naturally, as if stating a trivial fact.
"A Devil Fruit ability? That's truly terrifying! Even Garp was affected! Hahaha..." Bullet roared with laughter. Seeing Garp completely oblivious brought Bullet immense satisfaction.
After his bout of laughter, Bullet said coldly, "So, why did you seek me out? Are you planning to rescue me?"
Aizen's words were shocking.
"If you wish it, it's not impossible!"
Bullet was stunned, then laughed out loud. "Hahaha! How amusing! You want to recruit me as a subordinate? Unfortunately, I won't participate in such a childish charade!"
Since Roger's death, Bullet firmly believed that becoming the strongest alone was the most important thing! In his eyes, after Roger, no one was worthy of his servitude!
Aizen adjusted his glasses, his tone unreadable.
"Lord Soul King was correct! For a man like you, words are useless. It's better to fight him first!"
Snap! (Sound of metal breaking)
Bullet looked down and saw that the Seastone shackles around his body had been cut!
"Then, let me show you! The true power that stands in the heavens!"
Aizen's smile vanished. His cold gaze was like that of a god looking down upon an ant on the ground.