On the rooftop, Sengoku arrived with Garp and the others before the Five Elders, bowing respectfully.
"Lord of the Five Elders."
"How come you're only coming now? Don't you know we've been waiting a long time?" The blonde-haired Elder snapped impatiently, his words dripping with irritation.
Hearing this, Garp and the others felt particularly stung. When they learned Ye Chen had attacked the Holy Land, they didn't dare delay and rushed over immediately. Yet, upon arrival, all they encountered was complaint.
Zephyr, Kizaru, and the others' eyes flickered with anger.
"The Marine Headquarters and the Holy Land are quite far apart, so it takes some time," Sengoku explained softly.
The blonde Elder opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to retort, but the large sword-wielding Elder immediately cut him off.
"The priority is to discuss how to deal with the Sovereign Pirates Crew; everything else can wait."
The blonde Elder swallowed his words and coldly crossed his arms, standing silently to one side.
"Sovereign Pirates Crew?"
The newly arrived Marines were taken aback. Weren't they supposed to be dealing with Ye Chen? When did this Sovereign Pirates Crew appear?
"This Sovereign Pirates Crew is the pirate crew led by Ye Chen, right?" Sengoku looked up at Osiris hovering high above with a complicated expression. Ye Chen had mentioned at the Sabaody Archipelago that he would tell them his faction's name in time, but Sengoku hadn't expected it would come like this.
"That's right," the sword-wielding Elder nodded.
"To have fought against Sovereign for so long and still not know the name—that's just how backward the Marine Headquarters has become," the blonde Elder sneered, full of contempt.
"Enough. Sovereign suddenly appears, and no one knows where it comes from. If they hadn't told us today, would you have known?" Garp's fierce eyes stared down the blonde Elder as he shouted sharply.
From the start, this Elder had been mocking Marine Headquarters relentlessly, and Garp's temper flared instantly. Though loyal to Marine Headquarters, he was not blindly loyal to the World Government; the Five Elders did not hold that much sway over him. Not to the point of blind obedience.
"Garp, do you realize who you're speaking to?" the blonde Elder exploded in anger.
Sengoku and the sword Elder exchanged helpless looks. At a time like this, they were still fighting among themselves.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Suddenly, applause echoed across the rooftop, drawing everyone's gaze.
On the other side of the roof, Ye Chen and his group appeared, smiling as if watching clowns.
Bang.
The long straight white-haired Elder suddenly appeared before Ye Chen, throwing a massive punch at him.
But just as the fist neared Ye Chen's face, a hand intercepted it—Ulquiorra's hand.
"How reckless," Ulquiorra said coldly and expressionlessly, then with a flick of his wrist, the white-haired Elder was thrown like a sandbag, crashing into the distant wall and leaving a human-shaped crater.
"Impressive," the white-haired Elder slowly stood up, wiping blood from his mouth with a grave expression.
He was the Elder most skilled in physical combat and the strongest among them. That punch had been his full strength. Though he hadn't used Armament Haki, it was still formidable, something few could endure. His power level was about 15,000.
But Ulquiorra caught it lightly, without seeming to exert any effort.
Where did this guy come from? the white-haired Elder thought silently.
Seeing the white-haired Elder thrown away, the sword Elder was secretly alarmed, knowing full well what kind of strength that person possessed.
"Is this how you welcome guests?" Ye Chen laughed. "This kind of welcome is a bit rude."
"We don't have guests like you here," the blonde Elder snapped angrily.
"I say I'm a guest, so I'm a guest. Got a problem with that? Being your guest is already giving you face; don't embarrass yourselves," Ye Chen replied arrogantly, dripping with contempt for the Five Elders.
"Sengoku, how about this big gift of mine?" Ye Chen turned to look at Sengoku with a smile.
"This 'gift'… is indeed big," Sengoku ground out through clenched teeth.
"Glad you like it."
"Like it? Not at all," the Elders' expressions twisted strangely as they cursed silently.
The sword Elder took a deep breath and said to Ye Chen, "Speak your purpose."
"I actually don't have much of a scheme. You just offended me by not having any eyes," Ye Chen said coldly.
"Nonsense. You attacked Celestial Gold first!" the blonde Elder shouted at Ye Chen.
"You can eat old man's rice, but you can't speak nonsense. Attacking your Holy Land didn't benefit me. Why would I go through so much trouble to confront you?" Ye Chen shrugged. "If you don't believe me, ask your intelligence agency below. I can give you some time."
By now, the Five Elders believed him, because they knew attacking the Holy Land brought Ye Chen no benefit. Facing the World Government as an enemy and endless pursuit, few would choose that path willingly.
They also had their answer: most likely, the Celestial Dragons beneath had offended Ye Chen.
The Five Elders called for a guard to summon their intelligence chief, who then detailed the intelligence they had gathered.
"Are you sure?" the blonde Elder asked.
"Sure," the intelligence chief said helplessly, knowing better than to lie now.
After the chief left, the Elders huddled together for discussion.
About ten minutes later, they seemed to have reached a decision.
The sword Elder stepped forward and said to Ye Chen, "We now know the gist of things. Indeed, it was our fault. We are willing to compensate you."
"I don't want compensation. I have only one condition." Ye Chen suddenly interrupted the Elder.
"What condition?"
"I want that family annihilated."
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