The vast council hall fell into a strange silence.
The eyes of everyone present turned in unison and locked onto Sengoku.
Their most urgent thought right now was to figure out what Sengoku, as the fleet admiral of the Marine, was planning to do in the face of Kaido of the Beasts's challenge.
However, before Sengoku could speak, Akainu took the lead and said, "Fleet Admiral Sengoku, you urgently recalled us. You're not planning to have our Marine Headquarters, which is in a weakened state, go to war with Kaido of the Beasts, one of the Four Emperors, for that arrogant fool, Laxus, are you?"
"Do you know that if a war breaks out, the already weakened Marine Headquarters will directly suffer a heavy blow? Once we reach that point, what ability will we have to maintain the peace of this sea?"
As the voice fell, the atmosphere in the huge conference room changed again at once.
Akainu's words, which seemed very arbitrary, weren't without reason.
After experiencing the defeat in the battle to besiege Wald, the current Marine Headquarters couldn't afford to suffer another defeat.
Not to mention starting a war with Kaido of the Beasts, one of the Four Emperors.
That would be like a nightmare!
"Bastard, Akainu, are you saying that you plan to stand by and watch the members of our Headquarters die without helping?" Sengoku shouted in a deep voice.
"Don't forget that Laxus was targeted by Kaido of the Beasts because he rescued the members of our Headquarters. If people outside know that our Marine Headquarters stands by and watches its own people die without helping, then it will probably chill the hearts of everyone here!"
The faces of the Marine officers present changed slightly at once.
In their eyes, Akainu was right in terms of the overall situation.
However, in terms of righteousness, Sengoku was also not wrong.
If the person being pursued by Kaido of the Beasts this time was one of them, who were present,
then no one would want to see this kind of standing by and watching someone die, right?
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, are you saying that the Marine Headquarters has to sacrifice our Marine Headquarters for an arrogant fool, who hasn't even officially become a Marine?" Akainu stood up suddenly.
The blazing magma flowed on the surface of his body, and an atmosphere of tension filled the air.
Watching the scene, which was like a palace coup, made everyone's nerves tighten.
"Alright, what's the use of you arguing here? What if that kid doesn't need your help?" Garp put his feet on the table, picked his nose, and said with a face full of indifference.
As these words fell, the tense atmosphere disappeared instantly.
Just as Garp had said, if Kai didn't need it, then there was no use for them messing around here.
"Sengoku, I also think that what Garp said is right. Let's contact Laxus about this matter first." Tsuru also expressed her opinion and said, "What's more, we're too far away from the Forsa Sea. It will take several days to get there now."
"If possible, try to have Laxus escape back to the New World. After all, there are many forces that can restrain him here."
As the chief of staff of the Marine, Tsuru's words obviously convinced many people.
Akainu's expression sank. He completely restrained the blazing magma, which was rolling on his body, sat down on the chair, and said, "Hmph, faced with Kaido of the Beasts, I think he will definitely ask for help."
"I advise you that if you can contact him, have him quickly roll back near the Marine Headquarters. This way, Kaido of the Beasts might still have some scruples."
"Akainu, shut up. No one will blame you if you don't speak." Sengoku snorted coldly and said, "If you're worried about losing the battle a month from now, I won't blame you."
You! Akainu was choked at once.
Watching the two, who almost grabbed each other's necks and were about to fight, Tsuru sighed helplessly, took out the emergency Den Den Mushi that Zephyr had left behind, and dialed it directly.
Glug glug!
The sound of the Den Den Mushi calling suddenly rang out.
It immediately made the oppressive atmosphere in the field dissipate completely.
The attention of everyone in the field locked onto the Den Den Mushi in unison.
"Moshi moshi, this is Laxus. Is there anything urgent, Instructor Zephyr?" Kai's voice suddenly rang out.
When he had left the Sabaody Archipelago, Zephyr had given Kai a Den Den Mushi for emergency contact in order to facilitate contact.
"This is Tsuru. This is the Den Den Mushi that Zephyr temporarily entrusted to me to contact you." Tsuru took the lead to speak.
She was very clear that if she handed the matter over to Sengoku to handle, Akainu would definitely think that it was unfair.
So Tsuru still planned to handle it personally.
"So it's Vice Admiral Tsuru. I think you're calling me at this juncture because of the Beast Pirates, right?" Kai touched his nose and took the lead to go straight to the point.
Tsuru was stunned first and then said with a smile, "So Laxus, you've already prepared yourself mentally and knew that the people from the Beast Pirates would come to your door."
"However, I know that you're bold and skillful and that your strength is also very good, but you must listen to what I'm going to say next calmly and then give a reply immediately so that we can properly resolve the matter."
The nerves of the people present were gradually tightened. After all, Kai's reply would affect the fate of their Marine Headquarters.
"Vice Admiral Tsuru, you can just say what you want to say. There's no need to beat around the bush." Kai said with a smile.
Hearing this, Tsuru took a deep breath and said, "Since you've already prepared yourself mentally, Laxus, I can only be direct."
"Kaido of the Beasts wants to kill you. He has personally come to the Forsa Sea. I think he'll find you soon with his ability."
"Right now, we want to know what countermeasures you have?"
As the slightly lengthy words fell, the nerves of everyone in the field were tightened to the extreme at once.
The eyes of everyone turned in unison and locked onto the Den Den Mushi.
That feeling was as if they were crossing an endless distance and desperately wanted to see the changes in Kai's expression right now.
"You're saying that Kaido of the Beasts personally came?" Kai suddenly spoke and paused before saying with a smile, "I've been waiting for him for a long time."
"Thank you, Vice Admiral Tsuru, for specifically informing me of the intelligence."
The simple reply made the huge council hall become so quiet that a pin could be heard dropping.
In their guess, when Kai, as a junior, heard the intelligence that Kaido of the Beasts was coming for his head, even if he wasn't so frightened that he knelt down and asked for help, he should have lost his composure.
However, the feeling that Kai gave them right now was as if he was talking about an extremely ordinary matter.
"La...Laxus, you...you're not afraid? That's Kaido of the Beasts." Sengoku couldn't hold back first and asked urgently.
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