One Piece: The user of the Nen-Nen Fruit, who overturned the sea.

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

In the marshal's office, Sengoku looked at the intelligence sent by Chambord, his forehead veins throbbing.

Sabaody Archipelago.

It's the Sabaody Archipelago again.

Years ago, Roy caused a huge disturbance in Sabaody Archipelago, and a tsunami nearly overturned the entire island.

Now he's back again.

Moreover, this time, he also brought a group of equally lawless crew members.

What's worse is that Shanks, the Red-Haired, is also there, along with several other notorious pirates with bounties over 100 million, all crammed onto that island.

"Damn it..."

Zhan Guo rubbed his temples, feeling his migraine about to flare up again.

He picked up the Den Den Mushi and dialed the conference room intercom.

"All generals, assemble immediately in the conference room. Emergency meeting."

In the conference room, the Navy's top combat personnel arrived one after another.

Akainu was the first to enter, his face as gloomy as ever, radiating an aura that kept strangers at bay.

Aokiji followed behind, hands in his pockets, yawning lazily.

Kizaru.

Oh, Kizaru is still slacking off in the North Sea.

Garp also came—he was specially summoned by Sengoku.

This old guy was on vacation when he was called back from the East China Sea by a phone call from Sengoku, and his face turned ashen.

"The Warring States Period!"

"I'm eating senbei right now!"

"Do you know how hard it is to buy senbei from that shop?!"

"Shut up," Sengoku said coldly. "Sit down."

Garp pursed his lips, plopped down in a chair, pulled out a senbei from his pocket, and started crunching on it.

Sengoku took a deep breath and projected the information about Sabaody Archipelago onto the wall.

"The number of pirates in the Sabaody Archipelago has now exceeded the warning line."

"There are at least six or seven notorious pirates with bounties exceeding 100 million."

"Among them, two are the most troublesome—"

He pointed to two names on the intelligence report.

"Red-haired Shanks. Roy, the Emperor of Heaven."

There was a moment of silence in the conference room.

Akainu's eyes narrowed, and magma began to surge beneath his skin.

Aokiji stopped yawning, his eyes sharpening as the tragic scene at Sabaody from many years ago remained vivid in his mind.

Kapu slowed down his chewing of the rice cracker.

"Shanks is alright."

The Warring States period continued,

"Although he rejected the invitation from the Seven Warlords of the Sea, his style of doing things is not aggressive, and he will not take the initiative to cause trouble for the time being."

"But Roy—"

His voice trailed off.

"That kid just robbed a whole ship of celestial gold a few days ago."

Zefa personally led the escort, but he ended up emptying the ship's hold all by himself.

"Now he's back in Chambord, and nobody knows what he's up to."

The Warring States period took a look around.

"So, the reason I called you here is to send someone to Chambord to oversee things."

"We don't need to take the initiative to attack; we just need to keep a close eye on those pirates and make sure they don't cause any major trouble."

"Especially Roy—we absolutely must not provoke him."

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the conference room subtly changed.

Akainu suddenly stood up, knocking over the chair in the process.

"Marshal! What do you mean by that?!"

"What do you mean by 'don't provoke him'?!"

"Roy is a pirate! We're marines!"

"He's currently in Sabaody Archipelago with only about a dozen young crew members; the main force is all on Beehive Island!"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Mobilize the entire navy and capture him!"

Zhan Guo looked at him coldly: "Take him down? How? Can you beat him?"

Akainu was momentarily speechless, but quickly roared again, "No matter how strong he is, he's only one person! The three admirals of the Navy combined, plus Vice Admiral Garp, plus Chief Instructor Zephyr—"

"That's enough!"

Zhan Guo slammed his palm on the table, making the teacups jump.

"Akainu!"

"You think Roy is just an ordinary pirate?"

"You think Beehive Island is just an ordinary faction?"

"Have you forgotten the Pure Gold incident? Nine members of the Divine Knights ganged up on him, and what happened? Six died, and three were seriously injured!"

"You want to mobilize the entire navy to surround and wipe him out?"

"Okay, even if you manage to get him—then what?"

Sengoku stared at Akainu and said, word by word, "What are your plans to do with those 20,000 genetically modified soldiers on Beehive Island?"

"Barrett, Hawkeye, Red Earl, Crocodile—how do you plan to deal with those monsters?"

"That madman Kaido is an ally of Roy. Could he take this opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Marine Headquarters?"

"Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Big Mom—will they take advantage of the chaos?"

Akainu's expression grew increasingly grim.

He wanted to refute, but every question from the Warring States period was like a nail driven into his mind.

"So, you mean—"

Akainu gritted his teeth,

"Our navy is going to bow down to a pirate?"

"It's not about bowing your head."

The Warring States period said coldly,

"We should wait for the right opportunity. Taking action now would be too costly. The navy cannot afford it."

Akainu clenched his fists, and lava dripped from between his fingers, burning charred holes in the floor.

Before he could say anything more, Aokiji spoke up.

"Sakazuki, the Marshal is right."

Aokiji's voice was still lazy, but his tone had become much more serious.

"Taking action now would be counterproductive."

"When Roy returns to the New World, when the conflict between Beehive Island and the Four Emperors intensifies, and when they fight each other—that will be the time for the Navy to intervene."

Akainu stared at them, his eyes filled with rage.

"you……"

That's enough.

A voice rang out from the corner.

Karp.

The old man put down the senbei he was holding, stood up, and walked over to Akainu.

Those usually cynical eyes were unusually serious at this moment.

"Sakazuki, execute the order."

Akainu stared at Garp, his lips moved, but he ultimately said nothing.

He can argue with Sengoku, he can quarrel with Aokiji, and he can ignore Kizaru.

But Garp—

This naval hero, the man who once cornered Roger—

"snort."

Akainu snorted coldly, turned around and sat back in his chair, no longer speaking.

Sengoku breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Garp, and a hint of gratitude flashed in his eyes.

"Garp, you're going this time too."

Garp raised an eyebrow: "This old man?"

"right."

"You lead the team, Akainu and Aokiji, all of them. Add Zephyr, who's already in Sabaody Archipelago—"

He paused.

"Four generals-level combatants are stationed in Chambord."

No matter what those pirates want to do, they can't cause any trouble.

Karp was silent for a few seconds, then nodded: "Alright. It's been a long time since I've seen that kid Roy."

Sengoku's lips twitched—he sent Garp to oversee things, not to reminisce.

But he didn't say anything.

Garp may be unreliable, but he's never ambiguous when it comes to important matters.

"It's settled then."

The Warring States period looked around.

"Everyone, depart immediately. Destination—Sabaody Archipelago."

"Remember, your mission is to keep a close watch on the pirates and ensure stability. Not to launch any attacks."

"Especially you, Akainu—you are not allowed to lay a hand on me without my orders."

Akainu didn't speak, but just gave a cold "humph".

The meeting ended, and everyone left one after another.

Zhan Guo stood by the window, gazing at the distant sea, his brow furrowed.

Roy...

What exactly is that kid up to?

Sabaody Archipelago, please don't cause any more trouble.