Casually throwing out the term [Titanic] without considering that Ging didn't know what the [Titanic] was.
A ship that could carry two hundred thousand people… just thinking about it made its massive size obvious.
Law had crossed the Dark Waters and knew there were many giant sea monsters there.
If a conspicuous giant ship passed through those waters, it would be strange if it weren't attacked by sea monsters.
If it sank in waters within the Known World Map, there was a smaller chance of survival. But if it sank in the Dark Waters, forget ordinary people… even top-tier Nen Users had a zero survival rate.
The abrupt ringing of phones interrupted Law and Ging's conversation.
They both took out their phones almost simultaneously, looking at the incoming numbers.
"It's Cheadle," Law said.
"Beans," Ging also said who was calling.
Law nodded slightly, walking towards a corner of the room, then answered the call.
"Law, there's an emergency meeting in ten minutes. Please be on time," Cheadle's calm and steady voice came from the other end.
"Because of the Kakin Empire and Beyond?" Law asked.
"Yes," Cheadle replied.
"Understood. I'll be there in ten minutes."
The call ended.
Law put away his phone and looked at Ging, who had also just put his away.
"Meeting notification," Ging said.
"Then let's head over directly," Law said, walking towards the door.
Ging was closer to the door, so he simply stood where he was, waiting for Law.
He looked at Law and said, "You still haven't said what the Titanic is."
A cold sweat silently slid down the back of Law's head. He explained in a gaming style: "Simply put, it's a ship with the passive skill 'Guaranteed to Sink Upon Setting Sail'."
"..."
Ging was speechless.
That was indeed a very straightforward explanation.
Afterward, the two went together to the Zodiac's dedicated meeting room… the same familiar long table and chairs.
Upon arriving, the other Zodiac members were already present, including Beans.
"Ten-minute hard requirement. It's a miracle the absentee king managed to make it," Said the prickly Tiger, Kanzai, when he saw Ging and Law enter, his tone neither friendly nor hostile.
Ging, however, seemed not to hear Kanzai's words… more precisely, he completely failed to notice Kanzai's presence in the room. It was pure disregard.
He followed Law and sat in the vacant seats.
Seeing Ging ignore him, a faint vein popped on Kanzai's forehead.
Rabbit, Pyon, was sprawled on the table playing with her phone. Ging and Law sat in adjacent seats, right across from her.
Staring intently at her phone screen, she said lazily, "The embezzlement prince resigned and left, while the absentee king arrives on time for a meeting. Tsk tsk..."
Ging scratched his cheek, not responding, feeling like the whole world was targeting him.
Law also remained silent, slightly lowering his head, thinking about that ship.
Suddenly, he noticed two gazes sweeping over him. Looking up, it was Cheadle and Gel.
When his gaze met theirs, the two women very calmly averted their eyes slowly, as if nothing had happened.
Seeing this, Law lowered his gaze again.
For a moment, the meeting room fell silent.
Before waiting for Netero to arrive, everyone was doing their own thing.
Perhaps because this matter was important, Netero pushed open the meeting room door and walked in right at the appointed time, rarely not being late.
Netero swept his gaze over the eleven Zodiac members present, went to the head seat, and sat down. Skipping meaningless opening remarks, he directly said, "Just now, the V5 personally issued a special order to the Association."
Everyone, including Beans, looked at Netero.
Facing their gazes, Netero calmly said, "Apprehend Beyond Netero."
Silence filled the room.
After a moment, Ginta cautiously asked, "Chairman, is that Beyond really your son?"
Ginta's question was something Botobai and others urgently wanted confirmed.
"Correct, he's my son. Doesn't he look like me?" Netero answered this question very naturally.
'So it's true...!'
Ginta and the others all showed strange expressions.
Law and Ging, being in the know, reacted very calmly.
This calmness soon attracted others' attention.
"Law, Ging, you knew already?" Cheadle looked at the two.
Directly named, Law and Ging didn't see anything wrong with it and nodded.
The others didn't know what to say. The meeting room fell silent again.
The information was overwhelming, hard to digest in a short time, and the V5 had issued a special order so quickly.
"Beyond is currently in the Kakin Empire, right? Including Pariston," Law finally broke the silence. As soon as he spoke, he barely pulled everyone back on topic.
Netero nodded slightly.
"Pariston?" The Chicken, Cluck, frowned, clearly puzzled about Pariston being linked with Beyond.
Others like Pyon and Gel had similar reactions.
Facing their confusion, Netero asked, puzzled, "What? You didn't know?"
'Know your head!!!'
Pyon and the others looked at Netero. If not for their deep respect for Netero, they would have shouted in unison.
Seeing this, Netero could only explain, "Pariston has always been Beyond's man."
"What?"
Pyon and the others were immediately shocked.
"Wait, Chairman, you said 'always been'?" Saccho, the Horse, raised an eyebrow.
'That meant the Chairman had known Pariston was Beyond's man all along but still let him serve as Vice-Chairman?'
The others quickly realized and thought of this point.
"Yes," Netero remained calm as ever.
Except for Law and Ging, everyone else's faces darkened.
'Acting arbitrarily should have limits!'
Including Beans, they simply didn't know what to say.
But soon, they all compromised internally.
Only Netero could do something like this.
Then, Cheadle silently noticed the two gentlemen, Law and Ging, acting completely unperturbed. She said quietly, "And you two knew again?"
Law met Cheadle's and the others' gazes and calmly said, "We've known for quite a while."
As soon as his words fell, they heard Netero say, "Actually, this intelligence was told to me by Law."
This sentence successfully transferred most of the blame to Law.
"You...!" Cheadle widened her eyes.
That reaction seemed to be accusing him, as a parent, why he allowed the mischievous child to run wild!
Law shrugged, looked at Netero, and said, "If the old man wants to play, what could I do?"
"..."
Hearing this, for some reason, even though they had the moral high ground, they couldn't scold Law for being irresponsible.
Because, again, only Netero would do something like this.
Once again, except for Law and Ging, the Zodiac members and even Beans looked at Netero with complex emotions.
"These are all things of the past. Let's discuss how to apprehend Beyond at the smallest cost," Netero said seriously.
"The key point isn't Beyond but the Kakin Empire," Law said.
"Correct. That's why the commission is to apprehend, not to assassinate."