Holy Land Mariejois.
Pangaea Castle.
Room of Authority.
The Five Elders gathered together with gloomy expressions, and the atmosphere was tense.
Obviously, these five men, who stand at the top of the world's power, were worried about something, or perhaps two things.
"That Hakuryu secretly went to confront Kaido?"
Saint Saturn, who had a black hat and white hair, angrily threw the hot newspaper on the conference table.
Right in the center of the news.
It was a color photo that almost occupied the entire newspaper page. It showed a huge fire dragon being pulled by two flame giants, one in front and one behind.
The sky and sea were almost reflected in fiery red, and the whole picture was visually impactful.
How Morgans captured this scene is unknown. His intelligence capabilities are simply more terrifying than those of the CP department.
Of course, the main reason is that the current World Government is withdrawing some intelligence personnel from the New World, focusing on Mariejois, and... the next big event.
"Sakazuki went too?"
It's one thing to conscript the world without seeking the consent of the World Government, but now to confront a Sea Emperor without informing us... they are openly defying the World Government!
"It's impossible. If he wants to avoid our eyes, he must have super mobility..."
Saint Mars stroked his gray beard and couldn't speak anymore.
It's just that Hakuryu's abilities are too complicated. Who knows if he has the ability to fly people at high speeds.
After all, the record is there.
However, he couldn't help but ask, "Is this guy really not related to the Ancient Weapons?"
"Which Ancient Weapon you know is similar to him? Pluton? Poseidon? Or Uranus?" Saint Nusjuro retorted.
"That guy is a complete variable. We didn't take him seriously at first, but we didn't expect his growth rate to be so amazing. By the time we noticed this man, it was no longer something we could simply handle."
"..." Mars was speechless.
Indeed, Atlas first came into their sight when he arrested Crocodile as a Shichibukai.
Although they were a little unhappy at the time, due to the strong resistance of King Cobra of Alabasta, they only reprimanded him symbolically and did not impose any substantive punishment on him.
At that time, their impression of Atlas was just a talented Marine rookie.
After all, Crocodile had lost his edge after being hit by Whitebeard, and his Haki had regressed significantly.
"I think there is another thing that deserves our attention more than the Marines."
As he spoke, the bald and bearded Warcury took out a crumpled love newspaper from his coat.
"The threat of the Revolutionary Army is far greater than we imagined. You should be aware of what they did in the Goa Kingdom. That kind of thinking..."
His eyes were a little fearful, "But some time ago, those guys went to liberate Tequila Wolf..."
The so-called Tequila Wolf was the policy set when the Celestial Dragons founded the country.
"The Reverie is coming up..."
"Then who should we choose to be responsible for escorting?"
The Five Elders had a headache.
In the past, the Marines were responsible for escorting the royal family who came to participate in the Reverie.
But now, with their current relationship with the Marines, they are just about to openly quarrel with each other. It is probably something that will happen if they follow the instructions but not the announcement.
"Let the people from the CP department go!"
"But Mariejois's escort job..."
"Remove some people from that army. Besides, Mariejois is not as fragile as it appears on the surface."
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Wanokuni.
With the gathering of a group of samurai, the remnants of the Beasts Pirates were basically wiped out, and some of the die-hard remnants of Kurozumi Orochi were also swept away by Kozuki Sukiyaki's armed group.
During the whole process, Atlas and his companions had no intention of intervening.
Just having nothing to do, cooking wine with green plums.
Looking at the beautiful woman in front of them playing the piano and singing a cappella.
She had long and beautiful emerald hair, styled like an aristocratic princess. She had beautiful features and captivating eyes. She sat dignified and elegant, wearing a pink flower headdress and a brocade kimono with a peacock embroidered on it.
She winked playfully at the three of them and said in a brisk tone, "Next, let's bring you a song 'Tsukihime' for the three of you."
Atlas raised his hand to interrupt, "Let's change the song——"
No explanation was given, the order was just given naturally.
"Tsukihime" was Kozuki Oden's favorite song during his lifetime. It was just a sound of overwhelming pleasure, and Atlas had no interest in it.
The girl didn't refute; she smiled and played the strings, and the clear and melodious voice slowly echoed.
Her name is Kozuki Hiyori, the daughter of Kozuki Oden and the granddaughter of Kozuki Sukiyaki.
She had been lurking next to Kurozumi Orochi, thinking that she would have to endure such days until the so-called prophecy came true.
But she didn't expect the surprise to come so suddenly.
At this time, she was naturally responsive to the requests of these Wanokuni saviors.
——The eyebrows of several people relaxed slightly, and they felt physically and mentally at ease.
Soon.
Just one song.
A tall silhouette appeared outside the door of the room, and a low knocking sound came in, accompanied by a respectful request, "Mr. Marine, Wanokuni has finished cleaning up, and I'm here to fulfill my previous promise."
"Come in."
Atlas' eyes opened, his breathtaking expression burst out, and he said in a calm tone.
After getting the approval, Kozuki Sukiyaki and Kyoshiro, covered in blood—oh, no, he should be called Denjiro now.
After Kozuki Sukiyaki confessed his identity, Denjiro also found an opportunity to show his loyalty to Kozuki Sukiyaki.
Although he admires and follows Kozuki Oden, by extension, he is loyal to Kozuki Oden's family.
Since he can be loyal to Momonosuke, who does not have much charisma, without any scruples, he naturally does not have much resistance to the former shogun of Wano Country and the father of Kozuki Oden.
"Mr. Marine, what I promised is not here, but underground inside the castle."
Kozuki Sukiyaki said respectfully.
"Except for that thing, I need 80% of Wanokuni's seastone deposits."
Atlas said in a tone that could not be refused, "I am responsible for recruiting people to mine, transport, and buy and sell for you. You only need to earn these two bucks while lying down."
As an important strategic resource in the pirate world, seastone is undoubtedly hard currency and is even rarer than gold.
Currently, only a handful of places, including Wanokuni, contain such rich seastone resources.
"Mr. Marine, we do not intend to continue mining seastone. You should also know that the current environment of Wanokuni is deeply poisoned by the factory..."
"You don't need to worry about this, and I'm not negotiating with you!"
Atlas narrowed his eyes, and the scarlet murderous aura rippled slightly, causing gusts of wind pressure and blowing the robes of several people in the room.
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