"..."
Saint Saturn remained silent, unable to speak.
Even though they are the highest authorities of the World Government, they mostly rely on Lord Imu for certain ancient secrets. Their thinking has surpassed that of most people in the world, yet they still couldn't fathom who is behind the Konoha Pirates...
Obviously...
This matter can only be known through Lord Imu's words.
Unfortunately...
Lord Imu still did not provide them with an accurate answer, only ordered them to coerce Vegapunk into finding a way to swiftly recover the power of ancient technology, which they believed to be another reason why Lord Imu was in fear.
"Lord Imu..."
"Surely hiding something from us, not wanting us to know... Even the king would fear."
Saint Saturn took a deep breath, his white whiskers trembling somewhat, seemingly calming the fear of uttering words of disrespect: "But no matter what, we can only act according to Lord Imu's orders..."
"Whether it be the Konoha Pirates..."
"Or the person behind the Konoha Pirates..."
"And the Goddess of Rabbit who once created the world..."
"These are entities that we cannot deal with, the only thing we can do is trust Lord Imu, only Lord Imu can resolve these troublesome beings..."
Indeed.
Regardless, they can only trust Lord Imu.
No matter what Lord Imu hides from them about the Goddess of Rabbit and the person behind the Konoha Pirates, they must not inquire further because Lord Imu is their final reliance.
The remaining two Five Elders are deeply troubled, not only by some unknown matters but also by some troublesome issues continuously presented to them.
"By the way..."
"Investigations on the Impel Down case have come out..."
"It's said that the Blackbeard Pirates obtained a pass to Impel Down from Spandine, infiltrated Impel Down and caused chaos within, which led to the Revolutionary Army breaking through, causing serious losses to CP0..."
"The battle of Enies Lobby was embarrassing enough!"
"That fool Spandine actually got used!"
"Since he is already dead, let's directly accuse him of colluding with the Revolutionary Army, letting the dead father and son be responsible for the failure of this Enies Lobby battle plan!"
"That's the only way to do it..."
After all, the battle of Enies Lobby caused some embarrassment for both the navy and pirates, and the World Government also lost face badly, losing both face and dignity.
They even need to find a scapegoat...
First of all...
The Five Elders as decision-makers certainly cannot be blamed.
The navy also cannot bear the blame, the officers in the battle were all very brave, especially Akihara Kagura, who performed outstandingly, capturing the first and second division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates, and an official of the Revolutionary Army.
With that...
The blame can only be shifted onto Spandine.
The Five Elders are rather adept at this, directly ordering the World Government to issue a notice accusing CP9 Chief Spandam and CP0 Temporary Commander Spandine of betraying the World Government successively, shifting the responsibility for the failed operation onto the shoulders of this father-son duo.
"And the navy side..."
"Sengoku proposed transferring Vice Admiral Akihara Kagura to the Navy Science Team, seeking Vegapunk's help, whether the Vice Admiral's Rumble-Rumble Fruit can develop more abilities..."
"Approved."
"Vegapunk has long expressed curiosity about the Rumble-Rumble Fruit."
"Besides, we saw that young Vice Admiral during the Sky Island incident, his Natural Type Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability is sufficient to assume the position of Admiral, even demonstrating combat power comparable to an Admiral in the Enies Lobby battle..."
After all...
Akihara Kagura truly performed well.
Most importantly, Akihara Kagura is more trustworthy than others.
Firstly, this Vice Admiral was promoted within the navy, from an identity standpoint surely trustworthy, his growth was entirely accomplished within the navy.
Whether obtaining the Rumble-Rumble Fruit in Sky Island, or receiving special training from Zephyr at Navy Headquarters, Akihara Kagura's strength was accomplished under the watchful eyes of the navy's upper echelon.
Comparatively speaking...
Ryokugyu, promoted from the World Recruitment, is the opposite.
"Ryokugyu, promoted from the World Recruitment..."
"That guy is a spy planted by the Konoha Pirates..."
"Immediately issue a wanted order from the World Government for Ryokugyu, dead or alive!"
"I knew that bastard was up to something, his abilities are similar to Konoha Pirates' Captain Senju Hashirama, proving he is a spy for the Konoha Pirates!"
"That bastard must be killed..."
"How dare he occupy the position of Vice Admiral..."
This is the shame and the warning for the World Government!
These two Five Elders have completely determined one thing, that those promoted from the World Recruitment can never be as trustworthy as those promoted within the navy!
Shampodi Islands.
Inside a neat little room.
The betrayed Ryokugyu looked at the newspaper as if struck by lightning.
As someone loyal to the World Government and the Heavenly Celestial Dragon, Ryokugyu always believed he was destined to rise to the rank of Admiral, standing atop this world!
However...
Unexpectedly...
He was wrongly accused and became a traitor...
Even falling into the hands of the Konoha Pirates...
The Konoha Pirates returned to the Shampodi Islands and directly tossed him into this small room, extracting blood from him, even conducting various human experiments...