"Tch," Spandam scoffed.
"So boring."
"Hey! Give it to him!"
"Let him talk."
Dr. Clover whispered to Robin beside him, "Robin, you must leave this place quickly. If you hear what I'm about to say, you'll become a criminal too."
Robin stared blankly at Dr. Clover. "Doctor..."
Under the doctor's urgent gaze, she gritted her teeth and turned to leave.
---
He handed the Den Den Mushi to Dr. Clover. A voice from one of the Five Elders transmitted through the Den Den Mushi, "You are Dr. Clover, the authority on archaeology, from Ohara."
"You have made outstanding contributions to world culture."
"It's a shame that you have embarked on a path of crime."
Dr. Clover replied, "History belongs to all humanity."
"No one has the right to stop people's curiosity to explore it."
"Stop your hypocritical act, Five Elders."
The Five Elder on the other end of the line said, "If you are allowed to decipher the Poneglyphs, ancient weapons might be awakened."
"If they are exploited by those with ill intentions, it will bring crisis to the world."
Dr. Clover's low voice continued, "No matter what history is."
"As long as it was created by humans, we should accept it all."
"If we can understand everything without fear,"
"Then no matter what happens, we will have a countermeasure."
The Five Elder on the other end said, "Your idea is too idealistic."
Dr. Clover replied, "Is it?"
"I think it's because history holds secrets you wish to keep hidden."
"More than what the historical texts record, we wish to know the reason for their existence."
"Why did our ancestors record them on indestructible stone tablets, scattered across the world for later generations?"
"It's because there was a risk of them being destroyed."
"This means there was a force in the world hostile to them."
"Assuming they were destroyed by some entity."
"Then their enemies should have existed in subsequent history."
"And coincidentally."
"The World Government was established around that time."
"So, could it be that the World Government has been erasing dark history unfavorable to its narrative?"
"By deciphering ancient texts and several Poneglyphs,"
"We have discovered a great kingdom that once existed."
"It seemed to possess immense power."
"But now it has been wiped out single-handedly."
"It's likely that at that time, facing the allied forces under the name of the World Government,"
"They already knew they would fail."
"In order for their ideas to be passed down,"
"They carved all the truth onto indestructible stone tablets, which are the Poneglyphs of today."
"The existence and ideals of that kingdom are your true threat."
"As for the nature of the threat, we have not yet discovered it."
"But."
"Its name is...."
Suddenly, the voice of a Five Elder came through the Den Den Mushi: "Kill him."
*Bang—*
A gunshot echoed.
The Five Elder's indifferent voice came, "They know too much..."
"Initiate Buster Call."
"Targeting the entirety of Ohara."
"Knowledge must be passed down, but it cannot leave this island."
"Do not let anyone go."
"Leave no one behind."
---
On the sea, the Buster Call fleet.
Suddenly, the alarms on all ten warships sounded.
"Buster Call initiated!"
"All hands to battle stations!!!!"
"Prepare for bombardment!"
*Boom boom boom boom boom—*
Dozens of cannons on each warship unleashed their fury upon the island as if ammunition were limitless.
---
On Sakazuki's warship.
Enel watched in silence, unable to help but sigh, "How cruel..."
Sakazuki said softly, "Cruel, you say..."
---
On Kuzan's warship.
A sentry, holding binoculars, exclaimed, "Vice Admiral Kuzan!"
Kuzan said impatiently, "What is it?"
The sentry swallowed and said, "Without a doubt..."
"That's!!!!"
Veins bulged on Kuzan's forehead. "What is it!"
"Speak clearly, you bastard!"
The sentry shouted, "It's... Vice Admiral Sauro, who escaped!"
Kuzan snatched the binoculars. "What!"
---
*Boom—*
A cannonball directly struck Sauro's head.
On the warship, the soldier who fired looked on in disbelief.
"Hit... it hit!!!"
"Sorry!!!"
A soldier next to him slapped him. "What are you apologizing for!"
"He's already an accomplice to the criminals!"
"Idiot!"
But like everyone else, he nervously watched Sauro.
Sauro shook his head, looked at Robin in his hands, and put her down. "Sorry, Robin, I scared you."
"Wait for me."
Then he charged towards a warship by the shore.
"This is the one, it fired directly at me."
"What if Robin got hurt?"
Sauro directly grabbed the bow of the warship.
The soldiers on board cried out in terror, "Stop!"
"No! Vice Admiral Sauro!"
Sauro ignored them. "I no longer know what true justice is."
"I only wish to protect my friends."
"Prepare to die!!!"
"There is no good end to those who stand against me!"
Then, with the monstrous strength of a giant, he lifted the massive warship.
Countless soldiers fell from it.
Sakazuki, seeing this scene on the distant shore, instantly turned his arm into magma.
"Bastard!"
"What does he think he's doing!!!"
"Magma Dog!!!"
An endlessly extending magma dog head shot out, rushing towards Sauro's head at extreme speed.
Sauro, lifting the warship, felt an overwhelming sense of danger stimulating his nerves.
"Ice Age Capsule!"
Suddenly, Kuzan's voice sounded in Sauro's ear.
A blast of cold air struck Sauro's head, and ice froze on his left cheek.
This directly shifted Sauro's head significantly to the right.
*Boom—*
The scorching Magma Dog hit, shaving off the left half of Sauro's cheek and the ice, then piercing through.
Sauro staggered, took a deep breath.
Enduring the intense pain, he forcibly threw the warship, smashing it into another warship, then ran backward.
*Crack!*
Lightning flashed.
Enel's figure instantly appeared above the warship flying backward.
He descended and stomped hard on the side of the warship as it flipped.
*BOOM!!!!*
The massive warship was directly kicked back upright and plunged into the sea.
It created a wave several meters high.
Then he returned to Sakazuki's warship.
The expressions of those on board were grim.
Even the usually good-tempered Carol's face was dark. "What is he thinking?"
"Are the lives of Marine soldiers not lives?"
"He broke two warships in half, and it wasn't just one or two who died."
"He doesn't consider the consequences at all."
"How dare he clamor about following his own justice?"
"Isn't this no different from being a pirate?"
Sakazuki's killing intent could no longer be suppressed. "Enel, go supervise Kuzan."
"Make sure he personally kills Sauro."
"And then, in front of Kuzan, electrocute Sauro's corpse until it turns to ash."
"Barrett, you lead a team to rescue people."
Enel nodded and said solemnly, "Understood."
*Crack—*
He vanished, turning into a bolt of lightning.
Barrett also responded and began organizing his men to go to sea.
Sakazuki stared expressionlessly at the coast. "Damn D..."
Stupid, and worse, with an unseen malice, utterly detestable.
While shouting about his own justice, he unscrupulously slaughtered Marine soldiers.
Unilaterally determining right and wrong in the world.
And the worst part is, we have teammates as foolish as pigs running to help him.
At this moment, Sakazuki finally understood what the owner of that blood-stained diary on Skypiea had written.
"Why does that carefree, giant smile look so detestable?"
Truly infuriating.
One after another... they are simply tumors.
"Report! Vice Admiral Sakazuki!"
"Escape vessels have been spotted leaving the island ahead!"