Marineford, Headquarters Academy.
Inside the principal's office, sensing the Conqueror's Haki clash erupting from the fortress.
Zefa and Morris leaped to their feet and exchanged glances:
"Not good!"
"Something's about to happen!"
They rushed out directly.
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Everyone at Headquarters looked up towards the central fortress.
The oppressive aura and killing intent emanating from there made all the soldiers uncomfortable:
"What's going on..."
"Over there..."
"They're not going to fight, are they."
"No way..."
"This..."
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On a warship faintly able to see the outline of Headquarters.
Vice Admiral Tsuru felt her heart sink upon sensing the two faint bursts of Conqueror's Haki:
"Full speed ahead."
After issuing the order to her adjutant, she quickly used Geppo to rush towards Marineford's location.
Behind her... a blue figure carrying a ferocious aura shot through the air like a meteor.
It instantly surpassed Vice Admiral Tsuru, disappearing into the sky.
Vice Admiral Tsuru's eyes narrowed, her pace quickened:
"Barrett..."
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Marineford, Marshal's Office.
Except for Borsalino, everyone stood up, their hands instinctively reaching for their weapons in the row on the left.
It was as if they would erupt if Sakazuki made a move.
Borsalino looked at everyone standing, appearing troubled. He slowly got up and gazed at the two clashing with Conqueror's Haki across the Marshal's desk:
"Um~~"
However, Enel's hand crackled with electricity, melting his golden bracelet into a short staff, pointing at Borsalino:
"Hmm?"
Borsalino helplessly raised his hands:
"Hi~ Hi~"
Sakazuki stared at Sengoku, his voice suppressed with rage:
"As the Fleet Admiral of the Navy."
"You should be considering how to eliminate all enemies with the least casualties."
"Not indulging in excessive sympathy for those enemies."
"War will always have casualties, that cannot be denied, but many of them could have avoided death, or died heroically while eliminating pirates."
"But because of the foolishness and betrayal of the highest commander, their sacrifices were meaningless."
"Do our soldiers' lives not deserve mercy?"
"When you leaked information to the Revolutionary Army, did you consider the lives of the Navy's soldiers!"
Everyone in the office was stunned, looking at Sengoku in shock.
Sengoku remained silent, but his aura faltered, suppressed by Sakazuki.
Garp, with a struggling expression, spoke:
"Saka..."
Enel's golden staff shifted, aiming at Garp:
"Don't move, old man."
Borsalino seemed to exhale a sigh of relief, lowering his raised hands...
Garp's expression also darkened as he looked at Enel.
Boom—
The lobby of the Marshal's office was directly smashed through.
Barrett, in his Oni form, revealed himself and walked out.
With the boost from the Deka Deka no Mi, he had practically reached here the moment Tsuru saw him disappear.
Seeing Enel pointing at Garp, he grinned sinisterly:
"What, want to fight?"
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"Deka... Tenfold Speed."
Under everyone's terrified gazes, Barrett's arm, imbued with Armament Haki, formed a phantom of an ogre and directly struck at Garp.
Rumble—
The Headquarters fortress shuddered.
The half of the building where the Marshal's office was located completely vanished, and Barrett and Garp, locked in combat, charged towards the back mountain.
The sounds of explosions continued to echo, and the others hadn't even reacted yet.
Suddenly, Sakazuki's arm transformed into magma, emitting thick black smoke:
"The leader of the Revolutionary Army is Dragon."
"Garp's son is also named Dragon."
"The government just finalized the strategic plan."
"And the Revolutionary Army in the Grand Line began to retreat."
"There are many more... Is this a coincidence."
"Sengoku."
At the end, his voice turned icy and terrifying.
Sengoku took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and slowly said:
"No."
Sakazuki spoke indifferently:
"Good."
The thick smoke from his arm suddenly intensified several times, and the wind exploded outwards.
His fist reached Sengoku's front almost instantly:
"Magma Dog!!!"
Dong—
A deafening bell sound rang out.
Sengoku, at some point, had transformed into his Daibutsu form.
His right fist collided with Sakazuki's.
The resulting shockwave forced everyone in the room to retreat.
Staring intently at each other, the two stomped their feet.
Two beams of light, one crimson and one golden, directly broke through the office roof and shot into the sky.
Kuzan took a step forward.
Zzzzz—
Electricity flashed on Enel's short staff, and arcs of electricity erupted from his body, slamming towards Kuzan with the staff:
"Stop looking for death."
Kuzan's arm, covered in Armament Haki, blocked the staff as he looked at Enel:
"What do you mean."
Enel's body glowed even brighter with electricity, his tone chilling:
"Exactly what it sounds like."
Their gazes turned icy, and after a moment of confrontation...
Boom—
Borsalino shook his head as he watched the two disappear. His body glowed, and he followed the hole in the roof, rushing out and vanishing.
Inside, only a few Vice Admirals remained, looking somewhat bewildered.
However, Doberman, Momonga, and others on Sakazuki's side looked at Fire Tank, Onigumo, and the others and slowly drew their weapons:
"Want to spar?"
Fire Tank and the others looked troubled:
"It's not that serious, is it..."
But seeing the actions of the others, they also placed their hands on their weapons...
"All of you, stop!!!"
With a roar, Zefa appeared, his face filled with anger:
"What are you guys doing joining in the fun!"
"All of you, go organize your men and calm the soldiers' emotions!"
"What are you waiting for! Hurry up!"
Zefa's authority and command were quite effective.
Even the more unruly members of Sakazuki's faction lowered their hands from their weapons and turned to leave.
The explosion had happened too quickly to stop.
Morris had already turned back to organize people on the way here.
After everyone had left, Zefa sensed the battles raging on three fronts, looking troubled. After a moment of thought, he decided to go stop Enel and Kuzan first.
These two were the easiest to stop, and it would be convenient to mediate...
As he turned to leave, his gaze fell upon the Den Den Mushi scattered on the floor:
"Almost forgot..."
He picked up the Den Den Mushi...
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Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
Marshal's Office of the Three Branches.
Through the glass, countless points of light converged.
Borsalino's figure appeared, walked to the sofa, poured a cup of tea, and sat down:
"Hoo—"
"What a leisurely life, Marshal~"
Fleet Admiral Sengoku chuckled:
"Why are you here so suddenly, what's up."
Borsalino appeared a bit troubled:
"Hmm, how to put it~"
"It's just~~~"
Burururu~ Burururu~
Hearing the Den Den Mushi ring, Borsalino breathed a sigh of relief:
"I guess I don't need to say it~"
Fleet Admiral Sengoku looked puzzled, glanced at the Den Den Mushi, and answered:
"Hello, Sengoku."
"Hmm?"
"It's Zefa."
"What!!!!!!"