"It's snowing."
Just as Nusjuro was holding the first generation Kitetsu and locked in a standoff with the eye on the ceiling of the Holy Land, Rosen's voice came from the video screen behind him.
This was the third sentence he uttered, following "the wind picked up" and "the thunder roared."
The first two lines came true, changing the weather in Mary Geoise, and the third line was no exception.
This time, there was no howling of the wind, nor the roar of thunder; all sound vanished. In its place came an overwhelming, icy chill that poured down from the sky above the Red Line, instantly enveloping the entire Mary Geoise.
"Hiss, it's so cold!"
What's going on with this weather?
"It's windy sometimes, thundery sometimes, and now it's suddenly snowing."
"This shouldn't be happening! Although this is the Grand Line, it's only the first half, and this is the top of the Red Line. I've never seen the weather change so many times in less than a minute before!"
"You slaves over there, what are you standing there for? Do you want to die? Get me some clothes right now!"
...
If it's windy and thundery, it's alright.
At most, it startled the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise, but snow is a different story.
The sudden snow and ice, mixed with temperatures tens of degrees below zero, which continued to drop over time, caused most of the pampered Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise to turn pale, their hands and feet to stiffen, and their bodies to tremble.
Some even caught a cold after just one encounter.
Some were even frostbitten in an instant.
The snow and ice that suddenly descended upon the Holy Land without any warning was like a natural disaster to the Celestial Dragons.
"Although I don't know what's going on, no matter what you are, the Holy Land is not a place you can set foot in."
Nusjuro looked up at the eyes hidden behind the sea of clouds, his right hand reaching out towards the first generation Kitetsu. The moment he grasped the hilt, a sharp, demonic aura emanated from the air.
Clang
One of the Supreme Grade Swords.
Shodai Kitetsu.
Click
The moment the strongest demon sword was drawn from its sheath by the greatest swordsman among the Five Elders, the thick sea of clouds that shrouded Mary Geoise, along with the overwhelming snowstorm, was cleaved in two.
The wind and snow were like a blank sheet of paper, cut in half.
The sea of clouds looks like a cake that has been sliced open.
All the wind, snow, and freezing air were dispelled by the invincible sharpness as they approached the building where the Hall of Power was located.
Sizzle
As the thick sea of clouds split in two, the sky over Mary Geoise should have been bright and clear again, but there was no sign of it clearing up.
The only effect of Nusjuro's slash was to expose the full appearance of the owner of the white-eyed man to the Five Elders after severing the sea of clouds.
A pair of wings that blotted out the sky completely covered the sun at the top of the heavens, preventing the sun from shining on the Celestial Dragons of Mary Geoise.
Its head alone is larger than a mountain, and it looks down at the top of the Red Line continent.
Even when its body is coiled up, it is still larger than the entire Mary Geoise combined.
"The Ice Dragon?"
Saints Nusjuro, Mars, and Saturn looked at the ice dragon hovering in the sky, its wings spreading to cover the heavens, and a hint of shock appeared in their eyes.
All three of them had seen similar ice dragons.
Just recently, a live video broadcast recorded the battle between Rosen and Ochoku's pirate crew.
then.
The ice dragon that buried Ochoku was exactly the same as the ice dragon in front of them.
However, their volumes differ by more than a hundred times.
"It's too big."
Marcus Mars could no longer maintain his poker face.
Because he remembered one thing: once the ice dragon shattered, the sky would freeze, and then terrifying snow and ice would fall.
Beehive Island was frozen by the ice dragon.
Even the waters surrounding Beehive Island were frozen over.
The ice dragon soaring atop the Red Line was a hundred times larger than the one Rosen used to freeze the beehive and bury Ochoku.
That's why.
Marcus Mars had no doubt that once the ice dragon shattered, the freezing air it released would freeze the sky above the Red Clay Peak and also freeze Mary Geoise on the Red Clay Peak.
At that time.
Besides the Five Elders and the Knights of God, only some powerful Celestial Dragons survived in the Holy Land.
The number of people involved must be small.
"His Sit upon the frozen heavens, Hyōrinmaru was actually able to travel such a vast distance and directly condense such a massive ice dragon at the top of Mary Geoise?"
"And so is Observation Haki."
"Isn't the scope a bit too vast?"
Jaygarcia Saturn looked at the ice dragon in the sky with an expression of disbelief.
He hadn't expected that Rosen's Sit upon the frozen heavens, Hyōrinmaru could achieve such a feat, nor had he expected that Rosen's Observation Haki would be so powerful.
While at Marine Headquarters, one can sense the location of Mary Geoise and then precisely project the power of Sit upon the frozen heavens, Hyōrinmaru into the sky above Mary Geoise.
To ruthlessly control the weather of the holy land.
"Don't swing your sword recklessly."
"I have no doubt that your sword can sever that dragon."
"However, your Conqueror's Haki cannot kill a dragon from a distance while simultaneously suppressing all the freezing energy gathered on that dragon."
Just as Nusjuro was about to swing his sword again to completely sever the ice dragon like the previous snowstorm and sea of clouds, Topman Warcury, the strongest of the Five Elders, reached out from behind and grabbed his hand holding the hilt of the first generation Kitetsu sword.
"So, if we slay the dragon, the Holy Land will become a second Hive?"
Shepherd Ju Peter 's expression changed, and he turned to look at Rosen sitting in the headquarters conference room on the video screen:
"Rosen."
"Can I interpret this as you demonstrating against the world government?"
"Or rather, are you planning to use your sword to strike the World Government?"
He stared coldly at Rosen and questioned him in a chilling voice.
This moment.
Zephyr, Sengoku, Borsalino, Kuzan, Victor Seiji and Tsuru, as well as Garp and Sakazuki who were participating in the meeting via video call, all the high-ranking Marine officers looked at Rosen in unison.
Everything that happened today left them somewhat overwhelmed.
First, Sengoku, who was known for his obedience to government orders, directly violated the World Government's taboo. Then, Rosen crossed the distance between the Marine Headquarters and Mary Geoise and drew his sword at the Five Elders.
Frankly speaking, as marines, they were all prepared to fight any pirate, except for the World Government.
One reason is that they are from the Marine.
Secondly, they are aware of the power of the world government.
Third, their long-standing commitment to justice makes it difficult for them to turn their swords against the world government; at least for now, they are not ready to do so.
Even so, all the higher-ups were just looking at Rosen.
They remained silent, and no one intervened.
Everyone unanimously chose to wait and see.
Even Sakazuki is the same.
This is Rosen's prestige and ability to unite people within the Marine.
He subdued each of the three admirals of the Marine, making Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan, who had different personalities and followed completely different paths of justice, lower their proud heads.
As the director of the Marine Crime Investigation Bureau, he won over the dark horse Victor Seiji, who held the codename of Admiral, with his benevolence, magnanimity, and ability.
Even Fleet Admiral Sengoku was won over by Rosen's warmth, methods, shrewdness, and strength.
That's why.
Even though Rosen is currently only a rear admiral, in the eyes of the high-ranking officers at the Marine Headquarters, he has already become a recognized king.
Marine King.