Lulusia Kingdom, Port Town. The sky was covered with dark clouds, muffled thunder rumbled, and strong winds howled.
A little cold sweat seeped from Doberman's forehead. He raised his eyes and scanned the devastated central plaza, only then realizing with immense shock... After Sephiroth finished releasing his Conqueror's Haki at full power, on the Marine side, besides him, only Aokiji, Akainu, Zephyr, Momonga, and Yamakaji were able to remain conscious.
This wave was absolutely outrageous, like the mother of outrageous opening the door for outrageous, hitting peak outrageousness! It directly turned a 6 VS 200+ battle into a 6 VS 6... Those more than two hundred low-ranking Marine officers were not just ordinary soldiers! They were elite officers assigned to the Buster Call, all capable of fighting a hundred by themselves.
"Alright, those unimportant guys are all taken care of! Akainu, if you want to fight, then fight!" Sephiroth held his butcher knife in his right hand and netherflame in his left. Dark red lightning coiled and danced around the two blades, emitting waves of heart-shaking danger.
Although the Umbrella Corporation was not yet fully prepared for an all-out war with the World Government, it was already in an invincible position... Therefore, Sephiroth didn't need to have too many reservations and restrain his actions like before, out of concern for implicating the Umbrella Corporation. Now, Akainu actually spouted wild words, saying he wanted to kill Perona and the others... This truly made Sephiroth unable to bear it! Zephyr looked at the tense atmosphere on the scene and the unconscious people. He couldn't help but let out a light sigh:
"Sephiroth, give me some face... Stop!"
"Heh! It was clearly Akainu who first spouted wild words and threatened me... I'm just being forced to respond! Since he wants to fight, then let's completely let loose and have a big fight right here today!" Sephiroth sneered.
"You think I wouldn't dare?" Akainu replied coldly.
Hearing this, Zephyr immediately bristled and glared, exploding in anger: "Wait! Sakazuki, can you just not talk for now? Do you want to completely destroy the entire Port Town, or even the entire Lulusia Kingdom?"
He remembered very clearly the matter of Sephiroth fighting Kaido and destroying more than half of Pollock Island before. Because of this, the Marine was also strongly condemned by the Prodians Kingdom and paid an astronomical compensation fee to calm things down. Now, if he didn't speak up to stop it, the Lulusia Kingdom would probably see a repeat of that scene from back then!
"Sephiroth, you shouldn't be impulsive either! Think about your friends in the Marine. If you completely fall out with the Marine now, what will happen when you meet them in the future?"
"..."
Sephiroth fell silent, unable to help himself. He slowly withdrew the killing intent radiating from his body and dissipated the dark red lightning that had coiled around his blades. He had, it seemed, been a bit impulsive. If he completely alienated the Marines now, what would Gion, Tina, Domino, and the other women in the Marine system face? Or, rather, how would they view Sephiroth? Would they cut ties with him?
Thinking of this, Sephiroth, smelling strongly of alcohol after drinking an unknown amount with Red-Haired Shanks, sighed.
Damn it! Alcohol and women really lead me astray. From today onwards... I'll quit drinking!
"Vice Admiral Zephyr, you should understand your current status. You are not qualified to order me!" Akainu glanced sideways at Zephyr. He emphasized the words "Vice Admiral."
Clearly, he was subtly reminding Zephyr that he was an Admiral, and Zephyr, a Vice Admiral, had no right to tell him what to do on the battlefield.
Aokiji gazed at the devastated central plaza, the residential buildings in ruins, and the civilians knocked unconscious by Sephiroth's Haoshoku. He advised, his tone full of helplessness, "I think Zephyr makes a lot of sense... Sakazuki, stop! For the innocent civilians, for the unconscious Marine soldiers, we cannot let this battle continue..."
Akainu said, "..."
Damn it! You two actors, it was fine that you just stood by and watched earlier, but now you're teaming up to play me!?
Zephyr and Aokiji had both clearly stated they didn't want to continue fighting. If it were just Akainu alone, along with the other three Vice Admirals, this battle couldn't be fought at all. In the end, Akainu stewed for a while, and could only say through gritted teeth, "Hmph! Sephiroth, next time, I will definitely not let you off..."
Seeing this, Sephiroth shook his head, his fighting spirit gone. He sheathed his netherflame, a helpless expression on his face.
"Alright! This time, I'll give you some face, Zephyr... Let's go!"
He opened a spatial door and gestured for the girls to enter, preparing to leave.
"Sephiroth, those civilians..." Yamato stood outside the spatial door, hesitant to move forward. She looked at the unconscious civilians of the Lulusia Kingdom.
"Yamato, don't worry! You might be able to doubt, or even curse, the character of some Marines, because they can do anything, like indiscriminately killing innocent people. But... You can absolutely trust Zephyr. After all, Zephyr's dream is to become a comrade of justice!...Right!?" Speaking of which, Sephiroth turned his head and teased the purple-haired old man. Hearing this, Zephyr couldn't help but laugh and curse:
"Sephiroth, you little brat! To actually corner this old man like this... Don't worry! I will handle the remaining matters properly."
Sephiroth smiled, satisfied. He pulled Yamato into a spatial door, disappearing from the sight of the Marines.
He reappeared on the two-masted sailboat anchored on the distant coast. Then, he opened a massive spatial door leading to Sky Island and sailed the two-masted sailboat inside.
...... Angel Island, mountain top villa.
After Sephiroth brought Yamato and the others back to the living room, the five girls silently knelt in a row on the floor. They all lowered their heads and pulled their ears, looking like they were seriously reflecting. Sephiroth was speechless for a while.
However, he didn't immediately tell them to get up this time. Instead, he sat on the single sofa by himself, poured a cup of black tea, and slowly drank the hangover tea. Monet, Sugar, Pudding, and Black Maria, who didn't understand what was happening, didn't dare to make a sound and could only watch from the side.
After a while, Sephiroth finally let out a light sigh and said in a tone full of helplessness, "I know this matter wasn't your fault... You can all get up now!"
Hearing this, Perona and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief, exchanged glances, and blinked.
See! See! As expected, it's not a big deal. Sephiroth definitely won't be angry with us...
Sephiroth watched the five girls' eye contact. He couldn't help but cover his forehead with his hand, pretending not to see, and sighed softly, "You guys!
From now on, if you encounter any sudden incidents that might cause big trouble, please be sure to notify me immediately, okay? Consider it a favor I'm asking of you!"
"Mm! Mm! Mm! I understand. I'll keep a close eye on them, and I'll definitely notify you next time..." Yamato quickly nodded and said.
"The one I'm most worried about is you!" Sephiroth said with a helpless sigh.
"Oh right! For this period of time, don't go out to sea on adventures for now. Take a temporary rest! Wait until I find a way to settle the trouble with the Marine side before you consider going out to sea..."