Perhaps…
It's already chaos over at the World Government.
Just as Mihawk predicted, the World Government is indeed in chaos.
First Half of the Grand Line.
The Five Elders, aboard a battleship on their way to Alabasta, received newspapers delivered by seagulls. When the five old men saw the news in the newspaper, they were all struck as if by lightning, sitting stiffly and uneasily in the cabin!
It's over!
The situation has escalated!
The whole world has learned about the major event in Alabasta, and even the newspaper has disclosed all the secrets of the Golden Underground Palace, directly uncovering Imu, the King of the World, hidden in the depths of Mary Geoise!
Moreover…
The history from eight hundred years ago!
Even the Five Elders can hardly bear such a shock!
As the pinnacle of power in the World Government, the Five Elders have always strived to maintain the balance of the world, diligently assisting Imu in managing the destabilizing factors threatening the World Government…
However…
A single newspaper…
Has turned the World Government into the world's destabilizing factor!
Even just sitting in the battleship cabin, the Five Elders can imagine the chaos that will erupt across the world upon receiving the news, how the member countries of the World Government will react, despite the numerous inaccuracies in this history!
"How could such news be released…"
One old man tightly clenched the newspaper in his hands, his brows deeply furrowed, seemingly unable to relax: "Hasn't the CP Department been monitoring the World Economic News Agency all the time!"
Another old man felt his heart worsening, clutching his chest tightly, smashing the table in front of him: "The key issue isn't how the news got out, but how to quickly deal with the trouble caused by its release!"
"Blank history is one thing, as there are many inaccuracies; the problem is…"
An old man trembled as he clutched the newspaper, unable to believe the news he saw: "The existence of Imu has been completely disclosed by the newspaper…"
When they return…
How should they face the wrath of the King of the World!
Now even maintaining the balance of the world is a challenge, no need to think too deeply; they already know that the world is about to plunge into chaos!
"But…"
One old man cautiously read the newspaper in his hand, examining all the information: "There's an issue with this historical content, maybe not everyone will believe it. We've never heard of the Goddess of Rabbit's existence, nor of Laugh Tale sealing the Goddess of Rabbit, and the Blank Century wasn't simply the Great Kingdom…"
"Whether history is correct isn't important anymore…"
Another irritable old man felt his colleague was missing the point, he tapped his long sword on the sofa: "The most important thing is, the newspaper brought up Imu, and labeled the Heavenly Celestial Dragon as the world's criminals!"
The urgent matter is…
They must focus on rectification!
No matter how much they continue discussing here, it's useless!
What's done is done, whatever is said is futile. They must quickly find a way to rectify it, but just how they will rectify it has become a monumental problem!
"Quickly release a bulletin from the World Government to refute this…"
The old man clutching his heart quickly spoke, about to pick up his Radio Snail: "This issue's news is entirely false; they must promptly deny everything!"
"But…"
The elderly man with constantly furrowed brows hesitated, shaking his head.
Slander is easy…
Refuting is not easy!
Especially when this news is released under the name of the King of Alabasta, who founded the World Government eight hundred years ago, like a confession from the Twenty Kings!
The founders of the World Government have openly admitted their faults, how can the World Government remain credible? How can they secure the trust of member nations!
"Those foolish lower ranks won't believe…"
The elderly man in glasses holding a sword clearly understood the situation, his expression was somewhat somber: "We must return to Mary Geoise as quickly as possible to make amends to Imu, and then inquire how Imu intends to handle this matter. The entire world knows, resolving it won't be easy…"
Truthfully…
The Five Elders can't think of a solution!
The only way is for the World Government to first release a news bulletin to refute it!
Fortunately.
At this critical moment, a call suddenly came in. Admiral Sengoku the Buddha provided them with crucial information.
"The Golden Underground Palace isn't made of gold…"
Sengoku was flipping through the newspaper in his hand, confirming that the World Economic News Agency had already exposed the secrets of the Golden Underground Palace, before calling the Five Elders: "We've discovered a fracture beneath the Golden Underground Palace, with sand flowing out…"
Sengoku's voice appeared somewhat calm and firm, his tone was steady: "We suspect that this Golden Underground Palace left by the King of Alabasta was constructed by someone using sand, and the palace's sand was coated with gold…"
"..."
The expressions of the Five Elders abruptly changed!
What does this mean?
"This palace should have been built by a Sand-Sand Fruit ability user."
Sengoku raised his doubts while pointing the Five Elders in a direction: "What we cannot determine now is whether it was constructed by a Sand-Sand Fruit ability user from eight hundred years ago or by Crocodile, the current Sand-Sand Fruit ability user. I've already sent Ao and Kizaru to hunt down Crocodile…"