Gorosei Meeting

The collision between a sword that could evaporate the sea and a hundred arms made out of light was quite explosive.

When the sword moved forward, it released so much power that it directly evaporated most of the hands, but some of the hands still managed to reach the sword.

The collision between fire and light would result in an explosion. The explosion didn't harm any of them, but Kizaru was going to face the sword straight to his chest.

Because none of those hands managed to stop that sword.

He could feel the heat and despair from the sword. He released his Armament Haki to its fullest to stop the sword.

Splash!

Despite all of his effort, his chest was carved through by Liam's sword. With no time to waste, Kizaru turned into light particles and ran.

He didn't care whether Liam would chase him or not. He didn't care whether he would feel embarrassed for running away.

Right now, he just wanted to get away.

And that's what he did.

He ran away, found Akainu in a miserable condition, with one of his arms torn apart. He didn't understand why Luffy, who seemed so casual, had such a great hatred against Akainu, but he didn't care.

He could feel the power that Luffy held in his new transformation, so he quickly grabbed Akainu before Luffy could come out of laughter.

After grabbing Akainu, he heard Luffy shouting from behind.

"Tell that Red Dog, I will take his leg next time."

He almost fell into the sea, but he quickly stabilized himself and ran off towards Marineford.

At the same time, two reserved ships full of Vice Admirals and CP agents got new information from the Gorosei.

"Come back!"

Without any question, they took the injured marines and ran away in shame and misery.

After a few hours of battle, the war between the Straw Hat Pirates and Marines had officially ended.

Two Admirals, Five CP0 Agents, One Vice Admiral Level Combatant, Ten Pacifistas, and hundreds of marines lost this war!

Kizaru flew so fast that he crashed into the office of the Fleet Admiral. When Sengoku saw that light, he knew Kizaru was returning, but he didn't expect Kizaru to return in such a condition.

With a large sword scar on his chest and several injuries over his body, he was worried that Kizaru could even fight in the upcoming war.

But when he saw Akainu's situation, he was even more shocked.

Because Akainu had lost an arm.

"Sir Fleet Admiral!"

Several Rear Admirals arrived when they heard a noise, but they also looked stunned when they saw the miserable state of these admirals.

At this moment, Kizaru spoke.

"Sengoku-san, we lost miserably."

Thud!

After saying that, he let himself pass out on the ground.

Crack!

The table in front of Sengoku broke apart, but his anger wasn't released yet. He didn't expect two of his strongest forces to suffer such a disastrous defeat.

At this moment, he looked at the Rear Admirals and shouted.

"What are you standing there for? Go and take them to the Medical Office."

His roar frightened those Rear Admirals, but they immediately lifted Kizaru and Akainu, taking them to the medical office.

After they left, the transponder snail on his broken table began to ring. He picked up the call, and a deep voice came from the snail.

"Sengoku, we have learned about what happened to the Marines. Call back every single marine you have. In the upcoming war, we will make our presence known."

Hearing that, Sengoku was stunned for a moment. He never thought the Five Elders would make their appearance in this war.

Because even if they sent Holy Knights, they wouldn't involve themselves in this war unless they were forced to.

Forced to?

......…..

Inside the Mary Geoise, the five highest-ranking individuals known to the world were sitting on the sofa.

Though one of them was still standing. He was Saint Marcus Mars.

Sitting on the sofa were Saint Topman Warcurry, Saint Ethanbaron V Nusjuro, Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, and Saint Jaygarcia Saturn.

They were collectively known as the Five Elder Stars.

"I never thought he would be the one to awaken this fruit. Sure enough! We shouldn't have let Shanks take that fruit." Saint Saturn spoke with an angry tone.

"You forgot something, Saturn. That fruit has been avoiding us for eight hundred years. That's not something any other Mythical Zoan fruit can do." Saint Nusjuro spoke.

"His presence has already brought so much chaos to the sea, especially when he established his forces in the Paradise. Now, our control over the Grandline is slipping faster than we can imagine."

"We can't let it slip any further. Everything must be under our control." Topman spoke with a serious expression.

"So, we need to kill him during this war. Not only he, but the blood of Gol D Roger must die alongside Whitebeard. Only then will we have better control over the sea."

Saint Peter spoke.

"This won't have the same effect as a live broadcast, but the news of the defeat of two Emperors should be more than enough to shake the spirit of most individuals who want to become pirates."

Saint Nusjuro replied.

"Then again, if we take down two Emperors, would it affect the other Emperors? Their alliance is something Marines can't face off against. In that situation, we might need to consult Lord Imu."

Saint Saturn asked.

Saint Peter shook his head and spoke.

"This isn't enough to disturb Lord Imu. Unless Lord Imu has some other orders for us, there is no need to disturb Lord Imu. For now, let's just follow our plan for this upcoming war."

Hearing that, Saint Topman asked.

"What about their bounties? Should we increase them? More importantly, we also need to gather Warlords for this battle."

"About warlords! We have lost contact with Kuma. Do you think Straw Hats killed him?" Saint Saturn spoke with a grim expression.

"No! They must have taken him alongside Jewelry Bonney. Their ship was spotted near the Straw Hat ship."

Saint Topman spoke while showing them some pictures that a transponder snail took.

"Is that Kuma? Do we have no clear picture of them?" Saint Saturn's expression only darkened as he tried to see through the picture.

"No, that's all we have right now. Although we don't have confirmation, we do have enough evidence to prove my point. But there is no need to worry about their situation."

"If they get involved in this war, we can kill them there. If not, we can send Marines to hunt them down. Kuma will pay for his actions."

Saint Topman shook his head and replied.

"Our presence might affect the performance of those marine soldiers." Saint Peter spoke.

Saint Saturn shook his head and said.

"We won't participate until the Straw Hats get involved in the war. If they do get involved early, then there is no need to consider those Marines. They are ants that can be crushed and replaced at any moment."

"Besides, Sengoku is smart enough to understand our action. He won't send weak marine soldiers to get involved in a situation where we enter the battlefield."

Hearing that, Saint Peter nodded his head and said.

"What about the other Emperors? What's their attitude toward this war?"

Saint Marcus spoke for a long silence.

"They won't participate, or rather, they can't. Shanks has gone to stop Kaido from interfering in this war while Big Mom is busy with her Tea Party."

"More importantly, they also want to grab the territories of the Whitebeard Pirates. So, unless they get kicked in their heads, they won't get involved in this war."

The other Elders nodded at his words and took out a picture of Luffy in his Gear Fifth form.

It was the only picture they managed to get from afar, but it fully highlighted Luffy's face while he was in his Giant Form, giving Nika stance.

Seeing this picture, their eyes turned red for a morning as if something deep inside them was affecting their emotions.

But it quickly vanished as a voice rang in their heads.

"No matter what, there mustn't be a new Joyboy. Kill him at all costs."

When this voice rang, the Five Elders were stunned, but they quickly realized that it was their Lord Imu and respectively knelt on one knee while receiving orders.

"Yes, Lord Imu!"