Borsalino's startled and exaggerated tone made Sengoku's heart pound non-stop.
"Borsalino! Keep talking." Sengoku felt like killing Borsalino.
Guess, guess, guess what the hell!
"Uh… no one expected Kevin to have hidden the power to control lightning, keeping a part of his combat strength concealed. With one slash, Zephyr-sensei was… tsk tsk tsk…"
Sengoku's face darkened further.
Kizaru, what do you mean by that schadenfreude tone?
"What exactly happened to Zephyr?"
"Nothing major, just his right arm is gone, and a small part of his right side. He was sliced into the sea with one blow and is still unconscious. The military doctors are currently trying to save him. The outcome isn't clear, but he probably won't die."
Sengoku and the high-ranking officials at Headquarters felt as if they'd been struck by lightning.
Their minds were in turmoil.
Most of those present were either Zephyr's students or his old friends.
"This?"
Sengoku was speechless for a long time.
Four against one, and one of them was actually counter-killed.
What was Zephyr doing?
And from Kizaru's tone, it seemed Akainu's situation wasn't so good either.
"Four against one, and Kevin could still do something like that? Is that real or fake?" Garp expressed his doubt.
Is that something a human can do?
Did Zephyr rush over in such a hurry just to take a slash?
Why bother?
Soon.
Some photos from the battlefield were sent back.
There were photos of Kevin standing with his knife at the end, and also photos of him being completely swallowed by the magma.
There were also tragic photos of Zephyr lying on a stretcher.
There were also photos of Akainu covered in blood.
And photos of over a dozen islands in the Sabaody Archipelago sinking.
There were also photos of No. 1 Island being completely frozen.
Everyone looked through them, one by one, growing more and more shocked.
No one had expected the battle to be so intense. Four against one, they had predicted it would be an easy battle to end.
"Sengoku, I told you, I couldn't take him down, but you didn't believe me." Garp couldn't help but bang on the table, demanding an explanation from Sengoku.
Last time.
I told you this, and you even scolded me for not putting in effort.
Look, see for yourself.
Did I lie?
"Uh… I was wrong." Facing Garp's persistence, Sengoku immediately apologized.
Garp snorted.
His gaze inadvertently fell back on the photos. The shock in Garp's heart was no less than anyone else's. In just a few months, Kevin had become so much stronger—it was unimaginable.
"So he was already this strong."
Sengoku looked at Kevin in the photos with trepidation.
He had already made a very bold guess about his combat power, but it still exceeded his imagination.
"Fortunately, he's dead. Otherwise, give him a few more years, and Whitebeard's title as the Strongest Man would have to be given to him." Sengoku was extremely relieved…
It was a good thing he died.
Otherwise, in the future, he really wouldn't know what other way there would be to take down Kevin.
"The battle is over, so immediately announce the battle results to the world and publish photos of Kevin being killed." Sengoku excitedly ordered.
The Marines, who had been ridiculed for a year,
could finally hold their heads high.
The spirited Sengoku picked up his telephone transponder snail and quickly contacted the Gorosei to deliver the good news.
The Gorosei also received the answer.
The five Gorosei had been laughing in their office for a long time.
Receiving Sengoku's call,
"Mm! This time, Sengoku, you did very well. The Marines did an excellent job and didn't disappoint us. We always believed that the Marines are the World Government's most powerful arm, and you, Sengoku, are the person we trust the most."
The Gorosei also did not stingy their praise.
Sengoku couldn't hide the smile at the corner of his mouth.
He had painstakingly planned for so long, for what? Wasn't a part of it for this very moment?
"Now that Kevin is dead, but his actions still have an impact, quickly reduce his influence." The Gorosei gravely commanded Sengoku.
They never wanted to see again
someone mimicking him, invading the Holy Land, and assassinating the Celestial Dragons.
"Understood. The news of Kevin's death will surely deter those lawless pirates."
"To thoroughly deter them, it's best if Kevin's death makes them never dare to harbor thoughts of opposing the World Government again." The Gorosei asked Sengoku.
How to maximize the benefit from Kevin's death and deter the world to the greatest extent.
"It's a pity that Kevin's body was burned by the magma. Otherwise, hanging his body in the Sabaody Archipelago would deter pirates at all times." Sengoku said with some regret.
Sengoku's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Five Elders, the Seven Warlords of the Sea candidates have almost been selected, and all that's left is to announce them to the sea, right?"
"Yes, the formation of the Seven Warlords of the Sea is of utmost importance. They are a crucial force for stabilizing the situation in the sea in the future, and there can be no mistakes." Despite many within the Marine opposing this matter, the Gorosei still suppressed all dissenting voices with an iron fist.
They only cared about how to stabilize the increasingly chaotic Great Pirate Era.
Other matters.
Were not important.
"The Seven Warlords of the Sea have the role of stabilizing the situation in the sea. This matter is of concern to the entire world, so why not… establish them right on Kevin's grave!" Sengoku proposed.
Stepping on Kevin's grave.
To establish a new organization and usher in a new era.
Sengoku admired his flash of inspiration.
To thoroughly trample Kevin into hell, never to rise again, and use his death to forge the prestige of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
To the greatest extent, deter the sea.
"Oh?"
The Gorosei' eyes lit up.
Good idea.
It demeaned Kevin and elevated the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
"Good, we agree. On the day the Seven Warlords of the Sea are established, make a big commotion. We want the attention of the entire world to be focused on it, broadcast the scene live to the entire sea, and instill in all pirates the fear that they can never be enemies with the World Government."
"Yes!"
Sengoku and the Gorosei both laughed excitedly.
"The time will be set for a hundred days from today!"
Sengoku proposed.
The location was chosen, so the date naturally had to be chosen as well.
"One hundred-day memorial?"
"Just a hundred days from now."
Hahaha!
Sengoku and the Gorosei' joyful and triumphant laughter echoed in Marine Headquarters and in Holy Land Mary Geoise.
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