"King Cobra and… oh, that guy named Roland, you're here too, perfect. All of you, come listen…"
Thud~
The CP7 officer's words stopped abruptly before he could finish.
Immediately after, all the CP members involuntarily fell to their knees.
Their foreheads even made intimate contact with the ground.
Black and red lightning swirled above their heads, emitting a terrifying Haki of the Supreme King pressure.
"This… this is Haki of the Supreme King!!!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru took a deep breath, her expression solemn and serious.
As the saying goes, seeing is believing. Hearing Smoker's reported account was nothing compared to witnessing it firsthand.
"This is Haki of the Supreme King, which only one in a million people can awaken? Isn't Haki of the Supreme King a mental pressure? But why is the ground damaged! Tina is utterly bewildered!"
Beauty Colonel Tina's beautiful eyes widened, shaking her head in shock.
"Indeed, elementary Haki of the Supreme King is just a spiritual suppression. However, top-tier Haki of the Supreme King awakeners can influence reality with just their aura. The most typical representative of this is Red Hair Shanks, one of the Four Emperors!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru explained.
"Furthermore, this level of control over Haki of the Supreme King is also extraordinary!"
"What!!!"
Tina's beautiful eyes widened further.
From Vice Admiral Tsuru's words, she extracted a crucial point.
That is, Roland's Haki of the Supreme King strength was enough to… rival the Four Emperors!!!
"These guys have no manners at all. How about we make them kneel for an hour, Vice Admiral Tsuru? What do you think?"
Roland asked with a smile.
"I have no objection whatsoever!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru sat back down, not in a hurry to leave.
Since she encountered it, she also wanted to see the game between Roland and the World Government.
An hour later, the invisible pressure exerted on the CP7 members dissipated.
The CP7 black suits all collapsed to the ground as if completely drained.
Their faces were filled with extreme shock, horror, and disbelief.
Only they knew what kind of mental hell the past hour had been.
Roland's control over Haki of the Supreme King was exquisite, not allowing them to faint, nor giving them a chance to stand up or even fall down.
He simply pressed them to their knees under the scorching sun for a whole hour. This method was simply terrifying.
"World Government personnel, you may now state your purpose!"
King Cobra spoke, showing no intention of hospitality.
"Bring… bring it over!"
The CP7 officer waved his hand weakly, no longer having his initial arrogance.
At this moment, he only wanted to complete his mission quickly and leave this cursed place.
A box covered with black cloth was handed to the CP7 officer.
He opened it, and inside was a large old Den Den Mushi.
Buru Buru Buru~
Kaga~
The Den Den Mushi connected.
"Too slow, CP7!"
An old, authoritative voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.
"No, Five Elders, it's all…"
"Enough, I don't want to hear your explanations. Cobra should be there now, right!"
Mars God of Finance Gorosei Saint Nasujuro coldly interrupted the CP7 officer's sophistry, his tone full of impatience.
This was only natural, after all, CP7 had reported an hour ago that they had arrived at the palace.
They had thought they would be able to talk immediately, but they had been made to wait in front of the Den Den Mushi for an hour.
Who were they?
The highest authorities in the world!
It was always others who waited for them, never the other way around.
"Is that the Five Elders?"
King Cobra took the call.
"It's me. I won't waste words with you. This concerns the World Government's reputation. Crocodile cannot be publicly executed, and the Alabasta coup cannot be made public…"
Mars God of Finance Gorosei Saint Nasujuro said domineeringly.
"Five Elders, do you know how much damage Crocodile's conspiracy has caused to our Alabasta…"
Cobra suppressed his inner anger and argued with him.
However…
No matter what Cobra said.
Mars God of Finance Gorosei Saint Nasujuro always insisted on the supremacy of the Government's reputation.
Cobra had already prepared himself for this. Although Alabasta was the largest country in the world, it was still far too inferior compared to the World Government and had no say whatsoever.
All he could do was try his best to secure compensation for his country.
After more than half an hour of haggling, the two sides reached an agreement.
Alabasta would extradite Crocodile and his group to the Marines.
In exchange, the Government would exempt Alabasta from three years of Celestial Tribute and provide 10 billion Berries in compensation.
10 billion Berries in compensation sounds like a lot, enough to buy two Four Emperors' bounties.
But averaged across Alabasta's tens of millions of people, it was only a thousand Berries per person.
The three-year exemption from Celestial Tribute was more valuable because Alabasta was a major country.
"Listen carefully, Cobra, this is our special benevolence. We hope you will remember it well!"
Mars God of Finance Gorosei Saint Nasujuro's words were extremely arrogant, as if Alabasta had received a great favor from them.
"That man named Roland should be there, right? Call him over now. We are going to bestow upon him the honor of becoming a Shichibukai!"
Saturn Gorosei Saturn's voice then sounded.
"Heh, old man, is this how you ask for favors? Who are you talking to!"
Roland scoffed.
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked.
However…
What shocked and horrified people even more was yet to come.
"Listen up, Five Elders, I have absolutely no interest in becoming a Shichibukai and being subservient, unless…"
At this point, Roland changed his tone.
"Unless what?"
Saturn Gorosei Saturn frowned.
His intuition told him that the address "Old Elder" was not a good term.
However, he still patiently refrained from immediately losing his temper.
After all, Roland was the best Shichibukai successor they could think of at the moment.
If Roland became a Shichibukai with the image of a hero who saved Alabasta, it could perfectly manage this incident.
It's just that...
The Five Elders never expected...
"Old Elder, I heard that your World Government has something called the Empty Throne, which has been vacant for eight hundred years. If you let me sit on it, I might consider it!"
Roland spoke indifferently.
When his voice fell, the world fell silent!!!
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