The Holy Land.
Mary Geoise.
The same room, the same sofa, the same coffee table, and on the coffee table, the same cups of tea.
However, the sofa today did not have the five old men on it.
And the tea on the coffee table was not steaming.
Clearly, the Five Elders were not here today, at least not at this moment.
In a hidden room not far from here.
Dappled sunlight filtered through the thick glass into the room, creating a greenish glow as if underwater, illuminating the dimness.
The Five Elders stood in the center of the room, silently gazing at a giant red stone in front of them.
That's right.
Kong Tai had guessed wrong.
The last Poneglyph, the Road Poneglyph, was not in Elbaf, nor was it hidden by Blackbeard. Instead, the World Government had brought it to the Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
Since a Pirate King had already appeared, how could the World Government allow another one to emerge!
They didn't want to snatch the Road Poneglyphs from the hands of the Four Emperors, but the one on Fish-Man Island was right under their noses. Since they had discovered it, how could they possibly ignore it.
Therefore, without anyone knowing, one Poneglyph disappeared from Fish-Man Island, and one appeared in the Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
"That guy, he won't be able to avoid coming to the Holy Land now."
Jaygorcia Saturn Saint, the Five Elder with the flat cap, a scar on his left cheek, a bushy white beard, and leaning on a cane, spoke as he looked at the red Road Poneglyph in front of him.
"That guy already has three of them now!"
"Yes!" Beside him, the Five Elder wearing a white robe and carrying a long sword pushed up his glasses and nodded. "Charlotte Linlin has one, Kaido should have one, and the third one was likely obtained from Zou."
"Although Zou doesn't welcome humans, with the silver-haired kid's strength, they wouldn't be able to stop him even if they wanted to."
The World Government wasn't incompetent. They knew who possessed a Road Poneglyph. While over ninety percent of the pirates in this world didn't know, with the World Government's intelligence network, it was easy to figure out if Charlotte Linlin and Kaido had them.
As for the one on Zou Island?
The World Government's special agencies had Mink tribe members, and even if they didn't, there had been plenty of spies over the years.
If they wanted to find them, there was no organization in this world, other than the World Government itself, that could locate these public Road Poneglyphs faster.
As for the one right here, the one from Fish-Man Island.
The Fish-Man Island Poneglyph was openly displayed in the Sea Forest, and practically all fish-men knew about it. How could the World Government not know.
They hadn't dealt with it before because even if it was placed there, no one could understand it, nor would anyone pay attention to a stone that ordinary people couldn't move.
"When that guy comes to the Holy Land, I will crush him inch by inch."
Thinking of the impending great battle, the blond, golden-bearded Five Elder's eyes flashed with a bloodthirsty glint. He licked his lips, his face filled with cruelty.
"That guy has been too arrogant lately. This single individual has caused more trouble for the World Government and for us than that Roger fellow."
The remaining Five Elders' faces also darkened as they recalled the recent insubordination of the Marines.
This was something that had never happened since the establishment of the World Government.
"That Sengoku guy is damned. Once we deal with the silver-haired bunch, I'll send that guy to military court, to the gallows."
*Thump—!*
Jaygorcia Saturn Saint gripped his cane, lifted it, and struck it down heavily.
His hollow voice, carrying his somewhat cruel and emotionless tone, echoed in the dim room like a high and mighty deity delivering a final judgment to a mortal.
"Sengoku and the Marines can wait."
The Five Elder, dressed like a gentleman in a deep blue suit, with straight white hair and a long beard, took over from Jaygorcia Saturn Saint and continued.
"We can't count on the Marines at all. Wasn't this speculated from the beginning?"
"Those guys are like stones in a latrine, hard and smelly."
"With Sengoku's intellect, it's understandable that he would adopt a wait-and-see attitude for the sake of the Marines. After all, that guy has no idea about us, or what lies behind us?"
The five old fellows were all ancient monsters who had lived for an unknown amount of time.
Having occupied their positions for so long, even a pig would have fully grown into a monstrous beast.
Though they were high and mighty, how could they have been entrusted with power by Im if they were mere pigs!
Therefore, from the very beginning, they had speculated that the Marines would not take action.
The gentlemanly Five Elder paused slightly and then said, "Compared to the Marines, I'm more concerned about the Revolutionary Army and the actions of that redhead."
"That redhead has been very active lately after meeting with the silver-haired guy in Dressrosa."
"What exactly does that guy want to do? He's not planning to attack us with the silver-haired guy, is he!"
At this point, he cast a meaningful glance at the sword-carrying Five Elder next to him.
"After all, he's just a clansman exiled from the land, not having undergone the baptism of Mary Geoise. It's not surprising he would do such a thing."
The sword-carrying Five Elder returned a calm gaze to the gentlemanly Five Elder, then turned his head to look out the window, a murderous glint flashing in his pupils behind his glasses. "If the redhead really comes to Mary Geoise, I will personally execute him."
Red Hair was a child picked up by Roger from God Valley years ago, along with Buggy.
Few people knew about this.
However, they were not among them.
In fact, Red Hair was a descendant of a Celestial Dragon from God Valley.
And this branch of Celestial Dragons belonged to the family of the Five Elder who carried a long sword and wore a white robe.
Otherwise, Red Hair wouldn't have been able to contact them.
Do you really think this is a place anyone can come to?
Do you really think they are people anyone can see?
Who are they? They are the "Five Elders," the center of world power that holds the World Government, the Marines, and Cipher Pol 0!
If it wasn't for their status, do you think it was for appearances?
You're overthinking it.
...
Although Red Hair was exiled, his original family was small, and after the battle of God Valley, the already small family became even smaller.
So, even though Red Hair grew up on Roger's ship, they weren't too bothered. And given Red Hair's strength, they would welcome him back if he wished.
But now, it seemed they had been too lenient with Red Hair.
And now he was planning to join forces with the silver-haired one, something they absolutely could not allow.
"As for the Revolutionary Army."
At this point, the sword-carrying Five Elder's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Ever since Dragon established the Revolutionary Army, he had been opposing the World Government at every turn. Although compared to the World Government, the Revolutionary Army's strength was still too weak.
However, this weak Revolutionary Army was like a flea. Although it couldn't truly shake the World Government yet, it had been very active in recent years, carrying out revolutions in many places, greatly reducing the prestige of the World Government and causing immense frustration.
"It's better if they don't come. If they do, they will go to hell along with that silver-haired guy."
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