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040: The Execution Day Was Brought Forward, and the World Government Decided to Intervene.
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Marineford.
Naval Headquarters.
"Da, the siege led by the Admiral also failed?!"
"Even an Admiral died in this operation..."
"Hey, hey, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, this must be a joke, right?!"
Naval Headquarters receives word that the Whitebeard Pirates have disappeared in the New World.
A grim meeting of all Marine executives was called immediately.
Sengoku is the Marine Fleet Admiral.
From the very beginning, he went straight to the point and shared the news about the current complete blockade from the outside world.
Not surprisingly.
All Marine executives present immediately changed their expressions.
After all, this time.
The impact of an Admiral's failure on the outside world is too great.
Since the establishment of the Marine government.
To act as the presence of a Marine Admiral.
Throughout the history of the Marines, every Admiral.
Regardless of character, experience, or past.
Needless to say.
The only criterion for being able to become an Admiral, the highest combat power of the Marines.
Is being powerful! Possessing combat power that is powerful enough to be 'overwhelming'!
It can be said.
The Marine Admiral is equivalent to representing every era, and the Marines choose the existence that can be called "monster of monsters" from countless monsters!
But it is the highest combat power that is so powerful.
It failed when two Marine Admirals were dispatched at the same time.
Even.
An Admiral personally dispatched and led the 'Buster Call', and there was an almost 'impossible' result of one death and one injury!
To know.
So far.
A Marine Admiral has a clear record of being killed in action.
The only time.
It was also during the great battle where the Rocks pirates were destroyed in the Valley of the Gods thirty-eight years ago.
But compared to the Rocks Pirates in the Battle of the Valley of the Gods...
The enemy this time was enough to silence all the Naval Headquarters executives currently participating in the meeting.
Even if no one wants to admit it.
The current seriousness of the situation at Naval Headquarters has completely exceeded the control and planning of Naval Headquarters!
And what is most unacceptable to Naval Headquarters.
The man who created the current situation.
Undoubtedly.
Is just a retired veteran from the West Blue who was not really taken seriously by the Marine and World governments at first!
That's all!
Even the other party from beginning to end!
All alone!
It can be said.
At this meeting.
Facing the situation that the first half of the Grand Line has been completely out of control, the senior executives of Naval Headquarters are almost helpless.
But suddenly.
A Marine ran out of the meeting room with a Den Den Mushi, speaking urgently.
"Zhan, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, the World Government is calling!"
"World government...?!"
Upon hearing the words.
All the high-level executives in the conference room looked up suddenly.
Yes.
With the situation now irreversible.
I'm afraid the only power that can solve it is...
The World Government!
"Admiral 'Kong'? Bring it here."
"Fleet Admiral Kong!!!"
Hearing this name, the senior management of the Marines in the conference room was once again collectively shocked.
Kong?
It can make Fleet Admiral Sengoku show respect in his tone and also bears the name 'Kong'.
Apart from the former Marine Fleet Admiral, who else is there but Fleet Admiral Kong, now the Fleet Admiral of the World Government's entire army?
Just before Sengoku answered the Den Den Mushi.
The first words that resonated from the Den Den Mushi ignited hope in Marine Headquarters, which was currently at a loss.
"This time, during the Summit War, the World Government will not sit idly by!"
That sentence alone was enough.
Furthermore.
Between the failures of the Marine government to encircle and suppress Bai Ye, twice.
"The Marine government does not need to intervene in this matter for the time being and will do its utmost to ensure that the 'execution' of the most nefarious criminal is successful. Dealing with the Whitebeard Pirates is sufficient."
As for Bai Ye.
The World Government has conducted discussions, made proposals, and has now reached a final decision.
That is, the World Government is ready to take action personally.
This time, it's not the CP0 special forces that only obey the private orders of the world's nobles.
Instead, the World Government that has stood for 800 years is really taking action personally!
To pass the first half of the Grand Line, the current Marine government has proven unable to cope.
The World Government has decided to let the world witness, after a long absence, the grave consequences of provoking the World Government!
"... The World Government wants to do it themselves?!"
Upon hearing these words.
The high-ranking officers in the Marine Headquarters meeting room all displayed expressions of shock.
...
With the World Government's decision to step forward, the senior officials of the Marine Government were hopeful they could rectify the situation in the first half of the Grand Line—a task that Marine power alone had failed to control.
At the same time.
There was explosive news in the first half of the Grand Line.
The execution date for "Fire Fist" Ace, Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' 2nd division, was supposed to be a week later.
However, due to Marine Headquarters' sudden announcement to the outside world to change the schedule, the execution date was now more than doubled!
In other words, there was now much less time left for the Whitebeard Pirates than before!
Suddenly.
As soon as Marine Headquarters published the news.
Numerous forces in the first half of the Grand Line, as well as everyone in every town, began to sense danger.
Obviously.
Nobody understood why Marine Headquarters seemed to be in an even worse situation yet still chose to provocatively rush the Whitebeard Pirates' response.
What exactly was Marine Headquarters playing at?
Not to mention the first half of the Grand Line as it stood today.
The Whitebeard Pirates, the Four Emperors "Hundred Beasts" Kaido, and the terrifying monsters capable of breaching two large-scale Marine sieges alone, including those with the rank of Admiral.
With the arrival of each of these formidable individuals, the place might indeed be doomed!
