Bang—!
The Holy Land of Mary Geoise.
Jaygoria Saturn Saint watched the newspaper in front of him, and the song by Kouta projected onto the screen, along with his final words. He slammed the teacup in his hand onto the ground.
The loud noise made the CP0 kneeling on the ground in front of the coffee table tremble violently.
"What does he want?"
"What does he want?"
"What on earth… does he want to… do??"
Three consecutive shouts were enough to show how furious Jaygoria Saturn Saint was.
"Provoking us again and again, has he really become so arrogant that he doesn't take us seriously anymore?"
Clenching the scepter in front of him with both hands, Jaygoria Saturn Saint looked up at the silver-haired figure on the screen. His eyes held undisguised disgust and endless killing intent.
Then he raised his scepter and struck it down.
Thump—!
The scepter touched the ground, emitting a deafening roar like a bell.
Then, a supreme Conqueror's Haki erupted from Jaygoria Saturn Saint. The dark purple lightning reflected in his small, aged pupils made him appear exceptionally domineering for his age.
The aura stirred up a wind, which blew his beard and the curls on his head, making them flutter like countless snakes, ready to devour the enemy with bared fangs and claws.
"Enough."
Beside Jaygoria Saturn Saint, the bald elder with a long beard widened his eyes, his small pupils flicking to Jaygoria Saturn Saint.
Although his voice was soft, it instantly cut off Jaygoria Saturn Saint's anger.
"Imu-sama will handle the silver-haired one. It's not our place. Our primary mission now is…"
He paused here, picked up the newspaper in front of him, and looked at its contents before speaking sternly, "We've received news from many affiliated nations that there's an increasing trend of riots among the lower populace."
"Although the military is entirely in the hands of the nobles, once the people's rage is ignited, it's not easily extinguished."
Putting down the newspaper, the bald elder with a long beard swept his gaze across the other four people in the room before continuing, "The World Government has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of various countries. However, since they pay Celestial Gold, the World Government has the reason to 'protect' and 'maintain' 'them'."
Putting down the newspaper, the bald elder with a long beard's gaze fell upon the CP0 in front of him for the first time. "Effective immediately, all CP0 will be deployed. For any rebellious nations, do not notify them, nor worry about the consequences. Any organized and led rebellion will be dealt with."
"You have no objections, do you!"
"No."
The other three Elders and Jaygoria Saturn Saint, who had calmed down, all shook their heads.
"Go! This is the will of us, the Five Elders, and the will of the world. Anyone who dares to challenge the World Government is an enemy of the world. We have the reason and the right to execute them."
Seeing that everyone else agreed, the bald Elder with a long beard turned and looked down at the CP0 in front of him, his eyes as cold as ice.
"Now is the time to test you, CP0."
"Did you hear that?"
"We heard."
The leader of CP0, one of the individuals with the highest authority within the CP0 organization, was now a humble ant in front of these five old men.
Kotenot knelt on the ground, nodded at the five old men, then shuffled backward a few steps and stood up.
The moment he turned around, the humility on his face vanished, and his body straightened once more. The usual aura of authority returned to him at this moment.
He stared at the door, beyond which Mary Geoise lay veiled in a mist, like a mortal paradise. A bloodthirsty glint flashed in his eyes, and then he walked out of the room with steady steps.
Bang—!
The door slowly closed, and the room returned to its usual quiet.
"Can you determine when that guy will arrive?"
Jaygoria Saturn Saint glanced at the elder with a long beard and a gentlemanly demeanor who stood to the right of the sofa, like a butler.
"I don't know."
The gentlemanly elder with a long beard shook his head.
He bent down, picked up the steaming teacup on the coffee table, took a sip, and then spoke slowly.
"I've already sent someone to deliver the news of the last Poneglyph to the Silver-Haired Pirates."
"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, they should have received the message by now!"
"That's good."
Jaygoria Saturn Saint nodded, bent down, and retrieved another teacup from under the coffee table. He placed the world's finest tea leaves into it and poured hot water.
He lowered his head, watching the misty steam before him, and said in a deep voice, "I'm almost starting to lose my patience."
"Ever since that guy entered the Grand Line, he's been opposing us at every turn. We thought Imu-sama could easily deal with him, but I didn't expect the brat's strength to be so exaggerated."
Recalling the spatial rift that crossed the Red Line Continent two months ago, a deep sense of dread flickered in Jaygoria Saturn Saint's eyes.
Although they were all ancient beings who had lived for hundreds of years, since the World Government began ruling the world, no one this powerful had ever appeared.
In fact, the Four Emperors were not taken seriously by them at all.
Where there is light in this world, there is absolutely darkness.
They represented the world's light, and if they were to truly eliminate the darkness, would people still need light?
The answer was cruel.
Without darkness, how could the World Government's greatness be showcased?
Therefore, the world they desired was not a clean world, but a balance.
The Marines and the Pirates were merely two tools for their rule: one representing their light, the other the darkness that disrupted the world.
Within the vast World Government, there were many such institutions that handled light and darkness.
These will not be elaborated on here.
Their only task was to maintain their transcendent status and ensure the world moved forward according to their will.
Thus, they would not tolerate anything or anyone that disrupted the balance.
If the Marines became too powerful, they would support the Pirates. If the Pirates became too powerful, they would win over the Pirates, making them stand with the World Government.
As for the lives of the common people in various countries, what did it matter to them?
As long as they paid their Celestial Gold (protection fees) on time, they were friends of the World Government. If not…
Many nations erased from history were the best examples.
Why was Ohara destroyed?
Studying history was only part of the reason. The main reason was that history would make people of the present recall the good of the past, thereby igniting the fire in their hearts.
They absolutely would not allow extinguished lamps to be relit. This was the true reason for Ohara's destruction.
And now, with the silver-haired youth's song and words, there were signs of relighting the lamps.
This was why Jaygoria Saturn Saint had been so enraged at the beginning.