Suddenly appearing were Jabra and a long-unseen familiar square-shaped long nose.
Before they could continue speaking, these people suddenly felt a suffocating force, forcing their bodies to tremble subconsciously.
Kaku instinctively expanded his body, fur growing all over, transforming into his Human-Beast Form of a giraffe.
On closer inspection, a faint trace of blackness could be seen creeping up his long neck.
"Captain, I have important news!" Kaku shouted.
Soon, that overwhelming suffocating feeling disappeared.
"You too..."
Jabra, after a brief shiver, looked at Kaku in surprise.
This transformation form... reached such a level?
"What news could compare to my fishing?!"
Sage angrily threw down his fishing rod, gritting his teeth, "Do you know what a once-in-a-lifetime experience is?! I am about to embark on my great career as the Fishing King; do you understand its worth?!"
"The Pirate King is a king, isn't the Fishing King a king too?!"
He unwillingly glanced at the river, took a deep breath, got up from Mazar's place, walked to the picnic blanket, and reached out for Bella to hand him the wine glass, chugging the drink down in one go, then glaring at Hawkins and Urouge.
"Efficiency? What a lousy card you drew! Wouldn't it be better if you drew the Light Sealing Sword?!"
That thing could seal the fish for three turns, it would certainly be caught.
"These are Tarot Cards, Captain," Hawkins said.
Sage rolled his eyes and sighed, "Forget it, I'll fish later."
He sat on the picnic blanket and waved them over, "Come and sit, let's have a meal together. What task did you bring? It's been a while since I've seen you, is it just you?"
Since his entry into the New World over a year ago, Lucci and the others hadn't shown up. If not for frequent intelligence, he would have thought Lucci had severed ties with them, taking Jabra along in the process.
"Just me."
Kaku breathed a sigh of relief, withdrew his Human-Beast transformation, and obediently sat on the picnic blanket, "Captain...is stronger than before."
Using his ability suddenly was not without the intention to test the gap.
As CP0, he naturally knew the gap between the Four Emperors and them was significant, but without testing, how could he know how big it was?
Only he didn't expect just a glance would scare him into transforming...
Sage picked up a sandwich and devoured it in two bites, laughing, "Oh? Came alone, no call? What, the World Government coming to attack me? No, that's not right, how could they notify me?"
He didn't think he had that much charm, apart from the three main female officers, all his subordinates were coerced or enticed.
If the World Government was coming to attack him, no one would notify him.
"More or less."
Kaku's words surprised Sage slightly.
"Captain, you've stirred up chaos in the West Sea, many countries are pressuring and how could the World Government keep face, just so happened they found an opportunity, thus they acted."
Kaku said: "In your delineated sphere of influence, some people don't want to die, coincidently one of them has a connection with the World Government and led others to prepare to ambush you."
"Moreover, your actions have also caused panic among many people in the world, nearby countries will also send people over."
"Those countries' powerhouses, qualified bounty hunters, pirates who refuse you, underworld assassins have taken your order, and the Navy will send an Admiral, united through the World Government..."
Kaku's voice sank, "Captain, you're in great danger now."
The sudden information left everyone in astonishment.
Urouge even broke into a sweat on his forehead, but still maintained a strange smile, "There are actually so many people? Does our Disaster Pirates attract such hatred..."
"That's right."
Hawkins said, "What we've done is indeed extraordinary, but this is too exaggerated..."
This practically united all the forces, regardless of scale, achieving this means their captain is indeed hated.
But thinking about it, it's normal, they're indeed different from normal pirates.
Hawkins came from a good background and could clearly understand this kind of authority Sage held of not compromising on anything, gathering everything under himself.
There are pros and cons.
The advantage is their territory is completely controllable, no risk of rebellion, all resources can be mobilized without anyone secretly working against them.
The disadvantage is, doing too much stirs up fear and hatred from the surrounding forces.
Normal Pirates wouldn't do it this way, even the domineering Big Mom relies on Homiez soldiers and many offspring for control.
The territory only has widespread influence, the actual control is only over the headquarters and surrounding islands, essentially some Magnetic Field Island within a certain sailing route and surrounding islands, the rest are just flag planted.
Sage is different; his influence doesn't yet surpass other Pirate Emperors, not even the rapidly expanding Blackbeard, but his territory is very stable.
Arriving at a place means full control.
Unlike Big Mom, rumored to have tea parties, where lacking ingredients would lead to her massacring on islands that didn't deliver ingredients timely.
If Sage wanted to throw a banquet, he could ensure all territories submit on time because it's all under his control.
The Disaster Pirates currently give no way out to any guy with nominal authority, whether they are good or bad.
Voluntarily give up the title and hand over the authority?
That's not allowed!
Death is the best way to give up!
This method certainly causes anxiety and fear among those with authority.
"Within our ranks, you, Captain, are the number one priority to watch out for."
Kaku chuckled, propping himself on the ground with one hand, his body slightly leaning back, while taking a big bite of prepared fried chicken with the other.
Compared to the tension earlier, it now seems a bit more relaxed.
"Eh? Weren't you a herbivore?" Jabra sneered.
"I'm an Ability User, not truly a deer!"
Kaku glared at him, "Don't say such silly things again."
He paused for a moment and said, "Generally, Pirates don't actively provoke those above."
"More than a year ago, the Straw Hat, who was not unknown in the Grand Line, did the biggest thing only by joining forces with the Captain to destroy Enies Lobby."
"The ones truly wanting to overthrow those above are the Revolutionary Army. Of course, now the Disaster Pirates' actions are really excessive..."
Other Pirates at most provoke; Sage's actions are beyond that, they trample on their faces.
Killing the Heavenly Celestial Dragon is shocking, but not surprising, especially in the New World.
But broadcasting it worldwide, a public execution, is enough to trample their faces.
Ignoring the events before entering the New World, entering the New World and still having the time to run to the West Sea to completely destroy a member nation.
For the World Government, the most important aspect of the Cloud Mountain Kingdom is that it's a member nation. They don't care much about its people, as it doesn't fall under the internal affairs of the World Government.
Just like the newspapers said, the Cloud Mountain Kingdom has sunk and disappeared.
Internally, the message is unanimous that Sage has destroyed another World Government member nation.
It's no longer a provocation; it's going against the World Government.
Sage, a Pirate, instead of robbing, is madly destroying member nations, what is this?
In a way, he's not much different from the Revolutionary Army; after all, destroying and replacing don't pay the Heavenly Tribute...
Moreover, with such authoritative rule, Sage's O'hara is considered a 'strong nation' in terms of countries alone.
Battling head-on is definitely not possible, but assassination and surprise attacks... are also doable.
The personnel are in place, leaders are present, the World Government is merely supporting within and pushing for alliances.
"Heh heh heh, hahaha! So damn interesting!"
Sage laughed loudly after hearing Kaku:
"First time hearing that the World Government is initiating, allowing multiple forces to unite, and Navy and Pirates can stand together, hmm... it's not unprecedented."
Byrnndi World and Rocks were both taken down by joint forces of the Navy and Pirates.
Now he's also enjoying such treatment.
"We do not acknowledge this."
Kaku said, "This has nothing to do with us. The reason the Admiral gave was to protect his former homeland, the Country of Cyan, which indeed falls within your jurisdiction. He may have acted on his own upon returning and hearing about your matters."
Sage waved his hand, "What? Afraid I'll attack Mary Geoise and destroy Pangu Palace? So unambitious? Truly a gutter rat does gutter things."
He thought a bit and suddenly looked at Kaku, saying, "Did you specifically come here just to tell me this? When did Lucci become so loyal to me?"
"Because we doubt they would win."
Kaku said, "Lucci hasn't made a statement, but Kalifa, Blueno, and I think it's better to let you know in advance than to be held accountable later for wrong information."
"Haha, you truly have confidence in me. Is this all there is?"
Sage smiled, "You came over; besides yourselves, there must be another purpose, right?"
Kaku was taken aback, then sat up straight, with a self-deprecating laugh:
"You're really perceptive. Yes, the Five Elders allowed this matter to be disclosed but not through the Radio Snail or publicly spread. This matter must be discussed alone; if it doesn't go well, no one will acknowledge it."
"Captain..."
He looked at Sage and said, "The Five Elders mean that, in any case, it ends here."
"We need to show some attitude to the member nations, but we don't like causing imbalances at sea. The winner takes all; if you lose, nothing is discussed. If you win, they will no longer take any actions against you."
The World Government is ultimately an entity that occupies half of the sea; their attributes differ from the Navy's.
It's only the Navy that opposes the Pirates.
To them, everything is negotiable, even with someone like Sage from O'hara who killed a Heavenly Celestial Dragon...
The inability to negotiate is only due to insufficient status.
At Sage's level, he is eligible.