"Garp!" Sengoku's face darkened, and he said with a headache, "Now is not the time to joke. Something big has happened!"
"Big deal?" Garp was stunned for a moment, and continued to munch on the rice crackers disapprovingly, "The higher-ups are urging the Shichibukai matter again? Haven't we already found 4 people? There are still three, and the Empress's side is also fast. I don't know what they're in such a hurry for."
"It's not that!" Sengoku opened his mouth and said bitterly, "A Celestial Dragon is dead! He was killed in the Holy Land!"
As soon as these words came out, the four people present changed color at the same time.
Akainu even widened his eyes and said incredulously, "Impossible! That's the Holy Land. Who did it?"
"A person named Shadow Fiend, claiming to be from the Phantom Pirates..."
"Shadow Fiend!?"
For some reason, Akainu suddenly remembered that strange black shadow from a few days ago...
"Shadow Fiend?!"
When he heard this name, Akainu immediately thought of the black shadow that appeared in Sengoku's office a few days ago.
Ignoring physical attacks, and being able to make even a top expert like Sengoku unable to detect it, this ability was very likely to be used for assassination and infiltration.
The Holy Land Mary Geoise was said to be absolutely safe. Even if the world was destroyed, the Holy Land would be the last refuge.
"A Celestial Dragon was killed? How terrifying... Even Tiger, three years ago, only climbed the Red Line with his bare hands to liberate the slaves, and didn't dare to attack the Celestial Dragons."
The person who spoke had curly black hair, wore a yellow and white striped suit, had a circle of beard on his face, and was tall and thin.
This person was one of the Three Admirals, Kizaru, whose real name was Borsalino. He had been an Admiral for less than half a year.
Hearing his words, Sengoku's face became even worse. "A Celestial Dragon was killed in the Holy Land. Now the Holy Land is in turmoil, causing the Celestial Dragons to be furious.
The Five Elders are still dealing with it. Regarding the murderer, we need the Navy to pursue him. Does anyone know this person 'Shadow Fiend'?"
Hearing this, Admiral Aokiji, who was also tall but wore a white suit vest and a dark blue shirt, yawned.
"Not clear," he said.
"Never heard of him." Kizaru also shook his head, seeming to lack interest in this matter.
Only Akainu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but the words came to his lips, but he closed his mouth again.
Sengoku took a deep breath. He knew that the Celestial Dragons were unpopular, and even among the high-ranking Navy officials, there were many who couldn't stand them.
After pondering for a moment, he asked again, "Shadow Fiend claims to be from the 'Phantom Pirates.' Does anyone know about this pirate crew?"
The answers were almost identical.
"Not clear."
"Never heard of them."
"Don't know."
The Three Admirals each said a sentence, obviously having no understanding of a pirate crew that had suddenly emerged.
Sengoku was immediately so angry that he wanted to slam the table. "Then tell me, how should this matter be handled?"
"Hahaha, Sengoku, calm down." Vice Admiral Garp laughed and said, "It's just a Celestial Dragon who was killed. Just follow the normal procedures."
Hearing the first half of the sentence, Sengoku wanted to burst out and scold him, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, he calmed down again.
He had to admit that he had become a bit impetuous because of the keywords "Holy Land," "assassination," and "Celestial Dragon."
Taking a deep breath, he thought for a while, and issued an order in a deep voice, "In that case, first issue a wanted order. Regarding the murderer Shadow Fiend, the bounty is 500 million! Aokiji, you take a warship and go to the Holy Land to investigate this matter."
After a pause, he added, "You two, go investigate the 'Phantom Pirates'! List this pirate crew as a 'Special Threat'!"
"Special Threat?" Kizaru was taken aback.
This level was a treatment that only the Four Emperors pirate crews had, representing that their movements were constantly monitored, and any information was personally reported to the Fleet Admiral.
However, they didn't even know where the Phantom Pirates were, or who the members were, so there was no way to monitor them...
...
Let's not talk about the reactions of the Navy and the World Government.
The fact that a Celestial Dragon was assassinated in the Holy Land Mary Geoise, and that the murderer was at large, was just the beginning. It was spreading to all parts of the world at a storm-like speed.
It was as if a stone had been dropped on a calm lake. No matter what, the ripples would not disappear and would continue to radiate outward until the end of the lake.
And Amazon Lily Island, because it was located in the Calm Belt, the news was very blocked, so it had not received any relevant information for the time being.
At noon, Vladimir, who had been sleeping against the tree, felt the shouts in his ear and slowly opened his eyes.
"Lord Guardian? Lord Guardian?"
Vladimir opened his eyes and saw a protector warrior of the Kuja.
"Morning." Vladimir chuckled, slowly got up, and moved his stiff limbs.
Seeing his sunny smile, the protector warrior's face turned slightly red, although she didn't know why her face turned red.
Shaking her head, she quickly said, "Lord Guardian, Empress-sama is going to lead the pirate crew out to sea and is looking for you. She's at the ferry now."
"She's going to sea?"
Vladimir was stunned, and then he reacted.
The Empress owed him 500 million Berries now, and it was estimated that she was preparing to go out to sea to plunder, or to find a Devil Fruit.
Suddenly, Vladimir remembered something and asked in his mind, "How much time is left for the forced transformation?"
"There's one last night left." The Fantasy Gene answered him.
"Very good. It's time to leave Amazon Lily Island." Vladimir grinned, "I hope the Empress is lucky and pays off the assassination fee sooner. Then I can take the money and buy a Devil Fruit directly, so I can unlock the third transformation!"
Thinking of this, Vladimir immediately said, "Let's go, lead the way."
"Yes!"
Soon, the two came to the ferry. The Kuja Pirates' ship was docked, and many crew members were carrying some necessities for sailing at sea.
Vladimir was invited to the captain's room.
The Empress was sitting upright in the tent. The pink silk tent made it impossible for him to see the situation inside.
"Where did you go last night, Guardian Deity!" The Empress's voice was like the spring water of a green mountain, dripping on the pebbles.
"You have to ask yourself. You can close the entire city when you take a bath. How majestic." Vladimir joked, "I'm not that delicate. I just found a place to sleep."
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