The roar of the steel behemoths breaking through the waves was deafening, the cloaks of justice flapped in the wind, and the entire sea trembled under the oppressive might of this terrifying fleet, even the Sea Kings fearfully diving into the deep sea.
And at the forefront of the fleet, Akainu's fist had already turned into scorching magma: "Red-Haired Shanks... This time, I will make you pay the price!"
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Inside the Marshal's office,
Sengoku stared intently at the phone screen Garp handed him, the veins on his forehead bulging and throbbing like earthworms. His fingers unconsciously tightened, leaving several cracks on the edge of the desk.
"This Red Hair..." Sengoku's voice was squeezed out from between his teeth, his temples throbbing, "He's going to punch a hole through the sky of the entire New World!"
He slammed the phone onto the desk, making the tea in his teacup splash high.
Garp, uncharacteristically, wasn't eating senbei; instead, he stood by the window with his arms crossed.
The lingering glow of the setting sun streamed through the window, casting varying shades of shadow on his resolute face: "But seriously..." He clicked his tongue, his brow furrowed into a knot, "The Gorosei's move is truly despicable. Sending CP0 to capture a young girl? Tsk tsk..."
Sengoku suddenly looked up, his eyes behind his glasses wide and round: "Garp! Watch your words!" He warned in a low voice, "If such words were to reach those above..."
"What if they reach those above?" Garp casually picked his ear, "Am I not speaking the truth?"
He suddenly leaned closer to Sengoku, lowering his voice: "You and I both know that girl named Uta poses no threat at all. The Gorosei are making such a big fuss simply because they can't save face, aren't they?"
Sengoku's expression grew complicated.
He turned to look at the world map hanging on the wall, his gaze lingering on the small island marker for Elegia: "The problem is that the Three Admirals have already departed..."
His voice held a rare weariness, "Ten Vice Admirals, Buster Call-level combat power... This time, I'm afraid..."
"Hmph!" Garp suddenly let out a cold laugh, his fists clenching with a cracking sound, "If you ask me, that kid Shanks did a splendid job!"
A sharp glint flashed in his eyes, "If it were my granddaughter being bullied like this, I'd have to turn Mary Geoise upside down!"
Sengoku turned abruptly at his words, but froze the moment his gaze met Garp's. In the eyes of this Marine hero, a long-unseen rage was burning.
The office suddenly fell into an eerie silence, with only the ticking of the wall clock remaining.
After a long while, Sengoku sighed deeply, took off his glasses, and rubbed his brow hard: "Garp... Sometimes I truly envy you." His voice was so soft it was almost inaudible, "At least you can still... speak the truth."
Outside the window, the last ray of sunset was swallowed by dark clouds.
The oppressive feeling of an impending storm enveloped the entire Marineford. The two men stood in silence, each lost in complex thoughts. They both understood that this storm, stirred up by the Gorosei, would likely change the entire world order.
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On the TikTok platform,
The topic #MarineThreeAdmiralsBesiegeUta# swept across the entire network like a hurricane, with related video views surpassing one billion within just one hour.
Countless netizens frantically refreshed the page, and tens of thousands of new comments flooded into the comment section every second,
"Are the Marines crazy?!" The most liked comment was pushed to the top of the hot comments, "Uta is just a little girl! You're not even this proactive when dealing with the Four Emperors!"
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