"Is the wind picking up?"
Upon hearing the angry roars coming from outside the Hall of Power, the five elders reacted in exactly the same way at the same time.
They all turned to look out the window at the same time.
Upon looking, the five were shocked to realize that Mary Geoise, which had been bathed in sunshine during their video call during the headquarters' highest meeting, had suddenly become engulfed in a raging storm.
Everything seemed to have changed after Rosen, who was at Marine Headquarters, uttered the words, "The wind is rising."
Is it a coincidence?
Jaygarcia Saturn stared intently out the window, listening to the howling wind coming in from outside, and watching the sky gradually darken.
"I think so!"
Marcus Mars had a poker face.
"Although the Marine Headquarters is close to Mary Geoise, it is only relatively speaking."
"The distance between the Marine Headquarters and the Red Line is already quite far, and then there's the journey from the foot of the Red Line to the summit, finally reaching Mary Geoise."
"It's too far."
Shepherd Ju Peter shook his head.
Some Devil Fruit abilities, or sufficiently powerful Haki, can indeed affect areas in kilometers, but usually, being able to influence an area of ten kilometers or so is already quite remarkable.
Not to mention crossing the gap between the Marine Headquarters and Mary Geoise, directly affecting the weather on the Red Line.
"indeed."
Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro and Topman Warcury exchanged a glance, then nodded slightly.
They all agreed with the three elders' statement.
The main problem is that the distance between the Marine Headquarters and Mary Geoise is too great.
Therefore, they preferred to believe that the sudden wind in the holy land was merely a coincidence.
"It's thundering."
Just as the Five Elders remained steadfast in their belief that the winds blowing in the Holy Land were merely a coincidence, Rosen spoke again in the highest conference room of the Marine Headquarters.
Just like before, he only uttered three words.
This time.
It's thundering.
The five elders in the Hall of Power also heard Rosen's words immediately via video call. Just as they were about to say something, they heard a thunderous roar that shook the heavens and the sea, like the thunder god beating a drum.
Boom
A deafening thunderclap enveloped the entire Mary Geoise.
No matter where you are, you can hear the roaring sound, which never stops.
It was like a bolt of lightning striking right beside you, emitting a deafening roar.
"What?"
"The thunder didn't come from outside headquarters, but from the video call."
"Could it be from Mary Geoise?"
Zephyr stared intently at the Five Elders in the video feed.
If the previous whispers, transmitted via video call, were somewhat faint and unclear, then the roaring sound now coming through is as clear as if it were right next to your ear.
"How is that possible?"
"The Marine Headquarters is not close to Mary Geoise, and the distance from the foot of the Red Line to the top of the mountain is also not close."
Both Garp and Sakazuki, who were participating in the headquarters' highest meeting via video call, looked surprised after hearing Zephyr's words.
The thunderous roar that echoed across Mary Geoise was transmitted to headquarters via video call. Garp, who was in the East Blue, and Sakazuki, who was in the New World, were also connected to headquarters via video call and both heard the roaring thunder.
"Junior."
Borsalino glanced at Rosen sitting next to him out of the corner of his eye.
Clearly, all of this was done by his junior.
He felt he knew this man well enough, but after crushing the Hive and killing Ochoku, Rosen seemed like a stranger again.
It's not that people have become strangers, but that power has changed.
Even Borsalino, a top-tier Admiral, could hardly comprehend the extent of Rosen's power at this moment.
Before.
Conqueror's Haki is comparable to that of Gol D. Roger.
What about now?
Is it overriding?
If so, is it slightly better, or far superior?
"Ah la la la la la!"
"Is this a lie?"
"Is this something a human could actually do?"
Kuzan looked at Rosen sitting opposite him, his face filled with astonishment and shock.
"One sentence."
"It spans hundreds of miles and affects the weather in Mary Geoise."
"It's just like those gods in myths and legends whose words become law."
Victor Seiji gave Rosen a deep look, and even the sunglasses on his nose couldn't completely hide the horror in his eyes.
"It's no coincidence!"
"This man, he really can influence the climate of the Holy Land with just a word."
"Even though he's at Marine Headquarters, he can still dominate the skies over Mary Geoise."
"Is it Haki? Or a Devil Fruit ability?"
"Was it because of the battle with Ochoku's pirate crew that he became stronger?"
Compared to Zephyr, Sengoku, Borsalino, and others sitting in the conference room at Marine Headquarters, the Five Elders, far away in the Hall of Power in the Holy Land, were more shocked and stunned.
Because they observed the celestial changes in Mary Geoise in the most direct way.
As someone who experienced it firsthand, the visual impact and emotional shock I felt were far greater than those of the high-ranking Marine officers at headquarters.
"Come and take a look."
Because of his position closest to the window, the elder Topman Warcury among the Five Elders was able to see some unusual phenomena that the other Five Elders could not see when he turned his head to look out the window.
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Marcus Mars didn't care that his actions would be seen by many marines at headquarters via video call.
Or rather...
Now, with his mind in turmoil, he can no longer maintain his prestige as the supreme ruler of the world government.
What is that?
As Marcus Mars walked to the window and looked up at the sky, his pupils suddenly contracted.
He saw the sky above Mary Geoise, now covered with dark clouds, with strong winds and thunder and lightning, but none of this moved him.
What truly made Marcus Mars, one of the Five Elders, lose his composure was that through the thick sea of clouds that loomed over Mary Geoise, he saw a pair of eyes gleaming with an eerie white light.
Through those eyes, he saw ferocity, cruelty, and coldness, and at the same time felt a terrifying oppression akin to the might of the heavens.
He felt a chill run down his spine just from making eye contact with that eye from a distance.
This feeling is something that even facing the Four Emperors at their peak, no, even facing Whitebeard at his peak, could not give me.
But now.
Marcus Mars felt a chill run down his spine just from catching a glimpse of the mysterious eye looming behind the sea of clouds above Mary Geoise.
"Eyes?"
Jaygarcia Saturn also went out the window and saw the same scenery as Saint Maz.
The eye that lurked behind the gloomy sea of clouds made him break out in a cold sweat just from making eye contact.
You need to know.
Although he has lived in Mary Geoise for most of his life and rarely descends to the mortal realm, it does not mean that he is weak or lacks willpower.
on the contrary.
One of the prerequisites for becoming one of the Five Elders is to possess Conqueror's Haki and to master Armament Haki Entanglement Hardening.
In other words...
Among the Five Elders, regardless of strength, all those who become Five Elders possess Conqueror's Haki and are kings among the Celestial Dragons who can control Conqueror's Haki.
And now.
Whether it was Saint Maz or Jaygarcia Saturn, these Celestial Dragons, who had lived for countless years, were all intimidated by an eye of unknown origin.
"Is it a living thing, or something else?"
Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro rose from the sofa, walked to the window, and stared directly at the mysterious eyes atop the sea of clouds.
Kings have varying strengths and weaknesses, and the Five Elders are no exception.
As the king of the Celestial Dragons and a swordsman capable of wielding the first generation Kitetsu, his spirit and strength undoubtedly surpass those of Saturn and Mars, who are also among the Five Elders.
That's why, when he faced that stark white eye, although he felt an overwhelming pressure descending from the sky the moment he met its gaze, he didn't lose his composure. Instead, he coldly confronted that eye.
Just then, Rosen's voice rang out again.
"It's snowing."
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