"What exactly is going on outside?!"
"Why is it so noisy?!"
Listening to the shouting coming from outside Pangaea Castle, the Five Elder Stars frowned one after another. Their mood for watching the live broadcast of the execution at Marine Headquarters was instantly ruined.
They quickly rose and walked to the window. Seeing a crowd of Celestial Dragons gathered below Pangaea Castle, the Five Elder Stars were momentarily stunned. These fellows usually did nothing but enjoy themselves. What was happening today that they were all swarming outside the castle?
However, they soon noticed that something was wrong with the Celestial Dragons below. Every face was filled with terror.
"Something is wrong!!"
"Something has happened!"
Even as they said this, the Five Elder Stars felt it was somewhat ridiculous. Since when could something happen in the Holy Land Mary Geoise?
But the crowd of Celestial Dragons outside Pangaea Castle didn't look like they were joking. To address this, the Five Elder Stars hurriedly sent someone to handle it.
Soon, the gates of Pangaea Castle slowly opened. The Celestial Dragons who had been huddled outside instantly brightened up, as if they had seen the hope of survival.
"Quick, quick, quick!! Get in!!"
"Step aside for this Saint!! Let me in first!!"
"Who do you think you are?! Get out of my way!"
In an instant, all the Celestial Dragons began to desperately squeeze into Pangaea Castle. There was no trace of their status as World Nobles left. Even the supposedly high-and-mighty Celestial Dragons were just like normal people when faced with a life-threatening moment—they would fear, and they would run.
The already noisy crowd descended into complete chaos. Amidst the constant pushing and shoving, a few unlucky Celestial Dragons were knocked to the ground. In an instant, hundreds of feet trampled over them. They didn't die at the hands of Aoki and his group, but were instead trampled to death under the feet of their fellow Celestial Dragons.
After all, a group of Celestial Dragons who knew nothing but eating, drinking, and playing would certainly not be light. Moreover, their physical condition was inherently poor due to their decadent lifestyle. This led to several unfortunate souls being trampled to death by the crowd the moment they fell.
But at this moment, the other Celestial Dragons couldn't care less. Their own survival was the only thing that mattered.
Soon, the Celestial Dragons from outside had all squeezed into the first-floor main hall. The large number of people made the entire hall incredibly congested. A group of CP0 members quickly appeared to maintain order and stabilize the rowdy crowd.
The CP0 members who went to assess the situation quickly returned to the Five Elder Stars' office. They reported that thugs, the same ones who had killed Saint Rosward's family, had broken into the Holy Land.
Upon hearing this, the Five Elder Stars' first reaction was disbelief. So many years had passed, and since Fisher Tiger climbed the cliff to Mary Geoise back then, no one had been able to enter so easily.
But before the Five Elder Stars could think further, flames began to rise from the residential area. The sudden eruption of a terrifying aura forced the Five Elder Stars to believe this absurd news—thugs had indeed attacked Mary Geoise again.
"Dispatch CP0 to handle it!"
"Make it quick!"
"We can't let this delay the broadcast."
"In that case, let all of CP0 move out!"
Although they believed enemies had invaded, the Five Elder Stars still didn't take it seriously. As for the news in the papers about the Shiraha Group defeating Sengoku and the others, the Five Elder Stars treated it like a joke and didn't believe it at all.
In their eyes, the content of that news was merely an excuse the Marines had concocted to cover up their own failure. Otherwise, with a terrifying lineup consisting of Sengoku, Garp, the three Admirals, and a host of Vice Admirals, who could possibly escape their pursuit, let alone send all five of the top combatants to the hospital?
Not even the Four Emperors Crews of the New World possessed that kind of strength. How could the Five Elder Stars possibly believe it?
Therefore, they only dispatched the CP0 organization. Dealing with mere invaders was not yet a situation that required the five of them to act personally.
Meanwhile, within the residential area of Mary Geoise, house after house was being destroyed. Aoki and his group entered the buildings, conducted a massive sweep for treasures, and after pocketing everything valuable, they set the empty houses ablaze. They had already burned many houses along the way.
Seeing the sudden appearance of CP0, Aoki and the others didn't hesitate. They immediately attacked the CP0 members, and a great battle erupted instantly.
Even the CP0 members hadn't expected the Shiraha Group to start fighting without saying a single word. The CP0 agents who had just found Aoki and his group were instantly overwhelmed by the sudden onslaught.
If even Sengoku and Garp were no match for Aoki and his group, how could the CP0 organization possibly stand against them?
"I thought CP0 would be stronger than this..."
"They're only at this level?"
"Is this all the strength you have?"
Watching the CP0 organization being crushed in an instant, Aoki couldn't help but frown. He found the lack of strength in the CP0 organization somewhat hard to believe. As the strongest organization protecting the Celestial Dragons, Aoki thought they should be very powerful. However, after the exchange, he almost thought he was looking at a fake version of the Pirate King world.
But on second thought, if CP0's strength really rivaled that of Sengoku and Garp, what would be the point of the Marines? Why would they allow the Four Emperors to exist among the pirates? They would have easily steamrolled across the entire sea long ago.
Having understood everything, Aoki led the group to the top of Pangaea Castle.
Sensing the presence of Aoki and the others, the faces of the Five Elder Stars changed instantly. But before they could act, a voice suddenly reached their ears.
Hearing this sudden voice, the expressions of the Five Elder Stars shifted dramatically. They looked up at the Shiraha Group appearing in the sky, stared for a moment, and then chose to leave indignantly.
Clearly, there was something more important to attend to; otherwise, the Five Elder Stars would never have allowed Aoki and the others to run wild in the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
"It's over, it's over!"
"Those monsters have arrived!"
"Where are the Five Elder Stars?!"
"Why haven't they dealt with these monsters yet?!"
Seeing Aoki and the others appearing in the sky, the Celestial Dragons who had escaped into Pangaea Castle panicked once more. They had just seen the CP0 agents leave. Now, CP0 was nowhere to be found, and the ones arriving at Pangaea Castle were the Shiraha Group. The outcome was very obvious.
Just as the Celestial Dragons were in a state of panic, inside a room deep within Pangaea Castle, the normally high-and-mighty Five Elder Stars were currently kneeling beneath a throne. All five of them were looking toward the figure seated on the throne with expressions of utmost reverence.
"Imu-sama!"
"We are going now to deal with those rats who invaded the Holy Land!"
"We won't let those rats disturb you, Imu-sama!"
As one of the Five Elder Stars finished speaking, the other four nodded repeatedly in agreement. Having spoken, the five of them respectfully waited for Imu, the supreme ruler of the World Government, to issue an order.
Imu remained expressionless, as if everything had nothing to do with them. However, Imu was quite satisfied with the attitude of the Five Elder Stars.
Imu glanced down at the five people kneeling on the ground and finally spoke slowly: "Go. Eliminate them."
"Do not disappoint me."
"The noise is truly giving me a headache."
Following Imu's slow response, the Five Elder Stars were filled with apology. After accepting the task, the five of them quickly rose and left the great hall.
On the way, the expressions of the Five Elder Stars were ashen. Seeing that CP0 had not returned while the Shiraha Group appeared above Pangaea Castle to show off their power, they knew the CP0 mission had failed.
"What a bunch of useless trash!"
"What is the point of keeping these useless people around!"
If it weren't for those fools, the five of them wouldn't have been reprimanded by Imu-sama.
With extremely foul moods, the Five Elder Stars soon reached the roof of Pangaea Castle. The moment they appeared, a terrifying Haki instantly began to surge.
"Ignorant brats!"
"Today, all of you shall remain here!"
"Die!!"
With a loud roar, the figures of the five men began to expand rapidly. A terrifying aura started to run rampant.
"So these are the Five Elder Stars?"
"I didn't expect them to be Devil Fruit users as well!"
"And from the looks of it, they aren't ordinary Fruits!"
Seeing the Five Elder Stars begin to transform, Aoki's eyes narrowed. He began to observe their changes and formed a general understanding of their strength.
In the end, they were merely a level stronger than Sengoku and Garp.
"Looking at it this way..."
"Imu probably isn't all that impressive either."
As Aoki criticized them, the Five Elder Stars completed their transformations. Five hideous and tall figures were revealed before the Shiraha Group.
"Die!!"
"Brat!!"
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