Bang! The tightly closed office door was kicked open suddenly.
Watching Akainu, who had a gloomy face, walk in, Sengoku and the others' expressions changed at once.
"Akainu, is this the attitude of an admiral? You can't even announce your presence?" Zephyr took the lead and said, "Even I, your former teacher, feel ashamed of your actions."
Ashamed? Akainu glanced at Zephyr, snorted coldly, and said, "I feel ashamed for you old guys."
"What are you hiding here researching?"
"Are you all so infatuated with just a mere kid?"
"Have you received the intelligence that the fleet belonging to Momousagi, which was docked on the Sabaody Archipelago, was attacked by Jack the Drought, one of the Three Disasters under Kaido of the Beasts, who has a bounty of 1 billion, and Hina, the lieutenant commander and second-in-command of the Marine on board, has fallen into Jack's hands and become a hostage?"
What? Sengoku and the other two's expressions changed at once. Even Garp, who never liked to interfere, had a drastic change in expression.
During this period of time, the Marine had repeatedly suffered defeats. Counting the encounter with Wald in the Forsa Sea and the battle with the Skeletal Great Demon not long ago, the Marine's strength had already suffered a heavy blow.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be so eager to win over Laxus and inject fresh blood into the Marine Headquarters as soon as possible.
However, right now, one of the three great powers under the Beast Pirates had suddenly taken action to attack the Marine fleet.
That was completely a nightmare for the Marine.
"What's wrong?" Akainu snorted coldly and said, "Don't forget that we have a secret agreement with the Four Emperors."
"The Four Emperors can't attack our Marine branches and bases at will, and our Marine admirals can't casually attack their main fleets. Otherwise, it will trigger a great war."
"Originally, Jack the Drought's attack on the Marine fleet should have violated this agreement, but Momousagi's fleet has always been responsible for monitoring the Beast Pirates, so it undoubtedly gave them an excuse to attack."
Speaking of this, a trace of coldness appeared on Akainu's face and said, "What's more, Jack the Drought's attack was on Momousagi's fleet, who is rumored to be an admiral candidate. They should have comparable strength. If she hadn't slipped out in private, Jack would probably never have succeeded."
"Right now, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, to save the person, can only send out a Marine admiral, but I still remind you that once an admiral takes action, then Kaido of the Beasts will also have an excuse to take action. I want to know if the current Marine Headquarters can withstand this kind of commotion."
The slightly lengthy voice echoed in the office and couldn't be dispelled for a long time.
In the New World, the Marine Headquarters, the Shichibukai, and the Four Emperors were in a three-legged balance of power.
In order to avoid unnecessary fighting, they had a default rule in private. The top combat power couldn't take action casually.
Otherwise, if you killed a few of my ships today, I would run to your branch to commit suicide tomorrow.
Then this sea would be completely chaotic, and it would be war every day.
However, there were also special circumstances. For example, a confrontation of equal combat power would also be regarded as a power test and evaluation of the two forces.
But each time, because of the same combat power, the damage caused was limited.
It was just a pity that this time, Momousagi had left the fleet in private, giving Jack the Drought an opportunity, and even allowing a Marine officer to fall into his hands.
If it had been when the Marine Headquarters was at its peak, Sengoku would have already sent an admiral to teach Jack a good lesson.
However, at this juncture, any decision would shake the center of gravity of the Marine.
Sending out an admiral might be able to suppress the matter temporarily, but it would undoubtedly stimulate the Beast Pirates and escalate the situation.
For a time, Sengoku's face sank, and he had a feeling of being suffocated by the weakness of his country.
"Do you need me to take a trip? I'm also a vice admiral after all!" Garp suggested after stuffing the last piece of rice cracker into his mouth.
However, it quickly attracted the contempt of Zephyr and Sengoku, and even Akainu's cheeks couldn't help but twitch.
If the dignified Marine hero could take action at will with the title of vice admiral, then tomorrow, who knows how many Marine bases would be destroyed by the Beast Pirates.
"What's wrong, Fleet Admiral Sengoku? If you continue to delay like this, I think Jack the Drought will soon leave the Sabaody Archipelago. At that time, it will probably be like looking for a needle in a haystack to save that commander." Akainu said coldly again.
"There are only two methods in front of us. First, send someone with equal combat power to repel Jack the Drought and save the person."
"Second, regardless of the consequences of starting a war, let our Marine admiral take action."
Watching Akainu, who had suddenly become aggressive, Sengoku and Zephyr's faces immediately turned ugly.
Jack the Drought, one of the three great powers under the Beast Pirates, was already a pervert in terms of his race.
Coupled with the Ancient Zoan-type and the awakening of his Devil Fruit ability, a vice admiral of the same level would find it difficult to confront him head-on.
If they fought a war of attrition, probably four or five vice admirals would be killed by him.
Once that happened, probably the Marine's face would be lost even more.
Thinking of this, Sengoku's head started to throb a bit.
"Moshi Moshi, this is Tsuru, requesting immediate contact!"
The sound of the Den Den Mushi suddenly rang out, stirring the nerves of everyone in the field.
Watching the silver Den Den Mushi, which had been activated urgently, on the desk, Sengoku raised his eyebrows and quickly dialed it.
"Tsuru, we already know what happened on the Sabaody Archipelago. We will determine as soon as possible who to send to carry out the recapture plan!"
As old colleagues, Sengoku and the others were very clear about what kind of relationship Tsuru and Momousagi had.
Right now, Momousagi had left the fleet in private, so punishment was inevitable.
However, the priority right now was to bring back Hina, who had been captured, and avoid triggering a full-scale war with the Four Emperors at the same time.
"Sengoku, you already know?"
"However, what are you talking about, a recapture plan?"
"Right now, you should immediately activate the emergency plan to deal with the Four Emperors. Jack the Drought, one of the three great powers under the Beast Pirates, after attacking the Marine Headquarters fleet, was seriously injured and defeated on the Sabaody Archipelago. He has now been temporarily controlled by us. Request immediate support!"
The urgent voice came out from inside the Den Den Mushi.
This made Zephyr and the others stunned first and then stand up suddenly, revealing a face full of disbelief.
Just a moment ago, they were still having a headache about how to deal with Jack the Drought and save Hina.
Now, Tsuru had made a phone call and told them that Jack had been defeated.
They had been worrying for nothing! The difference between before and after was a bit too big, wasn't it?
Akainu suddenly came back to his senses and hurriedly said, "Vice Admiral Tsuru, this matter is of great importance. Everyone clearly knows the relationship between Momousagi and you, but I hope that you don't act out of favoritism because of this and plan to protect Momousagi. Otherwise, it will damage the Marine's reputation."
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