"Yes…"
Not only Aizen—
even the blind Tōsen Kaname, despite being unable to see,
his eyes beneath the black cloth unable to make out any concrete images clearly…
still.
Just from listening to the surroundings—
to everyone else's evaluations, their discussions, and that tone of disgust and contempt in their words—
Tōsen could already picture it.
How ugly the scene must have looked after Sengoku attacked Monkey D. Luffy.
"Lord Aizen…"
"Now it's confirmed: the overall combat power of the pirate world is far inferior to that of our Soul Reaper world!"
"Forget everything else—just the ceiling of the strongest individuals, and the level of their strength and abilities… they're not on the same tier at all!"
Even so—
Tōsen's thoughts, his immediate reaction, were not about invasion.
A weak world didn't interest him much.
And besides—
the ranking of "king-tier titles" right now—this so-called "Background King"—was only the first one!
After this,
unless something unexpected happened,
there would surely be more titles coming, one after another, to be ranked in turn.
So,
Tōsen's plan was simply to keep watching patiently.
Who knew—maybe other people, other "strongest" figures from the pirate world, would bring surprises later!!!
—
At this moment,
what the strong in the Soul Reaper world did not know was—
on the pirate world's side,
the ridicule over Sengoku's "scratching" was even harsher!
Especially inside the Marines—every single high-ranking officer was completely stunned!
No one had imagined…
that the future plot would turn out like this!!!
"???"
"Ah… th-this… what the hell is future me even doing?!"
"That performance—straight-up undercover behavior. Is that really me?"
On the top seat,
Sengoku went dumb.
His jaw practically dropped, his brain failing to keep up as it shot right out of his head.
He was numb…
A Fleet Admiral… "scratching" on camera…
But what made him feel even more ashamed was that, before he attacked Luffy, he had said those lines in front of everyone—
"Straw Hat…"
"As the descendant of evil, I must erase you with my own hands!"
Back then,
the severe tone,
and that powerful, murderous aura,
had even made Sengoku's own mouth curl up—his confidence overflowing.
He had been sure future him wouldn't disappoint.
One strike—heavily injure Luffy and capture him—was bound to happen!
But who would've thought…
"Sigh…"
With a helpless breath,
Sengoku pressed a hand to his chest,
forcing down the humiliation so hard it felt like he might spit blood, while he stole a sideways glance at the reactions of his colleagues around him.
And what he saw only made it worse.
Monkey D. Garp, Tsuru, and the three Admirals…
their expressions were each more "spectacular" than the last.
Shock, surprise, disappointment—
and more than anything, helpless resignation.
Because Sengoku's status was right there—Fleet Admiral, former Admiral, the highest authority in the Marines—
that meant:
no matter when,
no matter where,
everything Sengoku said and did represented the Marines' overall image.
But now,
in front of the entire world… no—not just the pirate world!
Even that mysterious Soul Reaper world—
those Soul Reapers and Arrancar were also watching all of this in real time.
And this sequence of actions…
could only be described as humiliating himself all the way into another world!
It dragged the Marines' image straight into the gutter in an instant—public perception nosediving like a cliff!!!
"Ooh…"
"Then, uh… Sengoku… I guess you're not in the mood to scold Vice Admiral Garp anymore, huh?"
Someone deliberately opened his mouth, voice dripping with mockery, stirring trouble on purpose.
Even though Borsalino himself liked to slack off and "work while barely working,"
at least, from what the video showed,
future him had been fighting Marco the whole time.
Overall, he'd been putting in effort.
That was why Borsalino felt safe enough to speak up and fan the flames.
Beside him,
Sakazuki snorted angrily.
Face dark, arms crossed, eyes clearly disappointed, he said in a low voice:
"Sengoku… I'm not even trying to be harsh here, but what the hell is future you doing?!"
He was furious.
Sakazuki's emotions were extremely intense.
He clearly felt this was a massive loss of face—making "justice" look cheap.
And Kuzan—
who had been half-closing his eyes almost the entire time,
not really paying attention to the scenes at all,
just like future him—
lazy in attitude, even a bit annoyed—
but.
After what happened just now,
Kuzan's head snapped awake, his brows knitting deeply.
Clearly,
in his eyes,
Sengoku's move was over the line.
As Fleet Admiral, the outcome of those actions was a serious demerit.
It was… so bad
even Kuzan couldn't stand watching it.
(End of Chapter)
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