"Ah!"
Brulee pulled out the ice pick from her arm, her face full of tears.
"Brulee, are you alright?!"
Katakuri was the first to rush over and support his sister, his eyes filled with worry.
He didn't even look at Big Mama and Kaido, who were frozen solid.
"I'm fine, Brother."
Katakuri finally relaxed after receiving an affirmative answer; if he hadn't seen a brief future through Observation Haki.
It would have been truly difficult to rescue Mama!
He then stood up, took out his trident, and thrust it towards the Millennial Ice Prison!
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out, and Katakuri immediately felt his arm go numb from the recoil.
"This is troublesome!"
The hardness of this ice even surpassed refined steel!
"It seems I'll have to find a way to melt the ice, otherwise, if it takes too long, I'm afraid…"
Although he didn't have much affection for his Mama, he clearly wasn't yet capable of supporting the entire Big Mama Pirates by himself.
If they were to be invaded…
Moreover, Kaido was also frozen inside; he could notify the Three Disasters to come here and retrieve him, to see if they had any solutions.
He wasn't sure if a direct assault would cause harm to the two inside.
… … … …
After dealing with the matters in Dressrosa, Akainu volunteered to escort Doflamingo and his crew to Impel Down.
The reason was that he felt a bit embarrassed for not being able to help, so he wanted to lighten Esdeath's burden.
Esdeath readily agreed, and even handed over the matters of Dressrosa to Akainu to handle, seeing him as free labor!
Immediately after, she set off towards Marineford!
Along the way, she dropped off Hancock and Shirahoshi, and as for Issho, she simply left him with Zephyr.
Zephyr was overjoyed to inexplicably gain an Issho with similar ideals, especially since his strength was even slightly greater than his own.
Zephyr couldn't help but exclaim, "It seems Sengoku should resign; under Esdeath's leadership, the Marine is getting better and better."
And upon learning that Esdeath had defeated two Four Emperors, Zephyr nearly rolled his eyes and fainted from excitement!
The future of the Marine was bright!
… … … … … …
"What do you all think…?"
Deep within Mary Geoise, the five old men looked at the intelligence on the table, their expressions somewhat grave.
They were the ones who knew everything!
Esdeath!
Her strength was extremely formidable!
A Great Swordsman, suspected to be another Ice-Ice Fruit user, and her weapon also seemed to have eaten a Devil Fruit, severely injuring Marco the Phoenix!
A while ago, she clashed with Whitebeard, an even match!
Before that, she clashed with Red Hair, causing Golden City to disappear, once again shocking the entire world!
Following that, this time she actually directly defeated two Four Emperors; such strength was enough to make them wary.
She had joined the Marine for less than two years and had not undergone brainwashing.
"Will Joy Boy transfer?"
"Impossible, it has always been the Gum-Gum Fruit, and this Esdeath has no resemblance to Joy Boy whatsoever."
"Moreover, she is a Marine, making the possibility of her being Joy Boy even smaller."
"But she made Fish-Man Island resurface!"
The Gorosei each held their own opinions, seemingly unable to convince one another, and for a moment, the meeting devolved into chaos.
"Let's not talk about that for now!"
The bald Gorosei interrupted everyone's train of thought, instead pointing to the documents on the table and saying, "Do we agree to this?"
Looking closely at the few words on it.
"The entire Marine has decided to cultivate Esdeath as the next Fleet Admiral! Application!"
Signed – Sengoku!
He rubbed his smooth head, wondering if they should agree to this matter without a clear understanding of the situation.
This Esdeath had no clear stance; she treated nobles, commoners, and even Celestial Dragons with the same attitude.
It was impossible to discern where her justice lay.
"I still think Akainu…"
The long-haired man's words were cut off by the bald Gorosei, who interrupted, "Akainu also recommended this Esdeath!"
"Not just him!"
"Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, Tsuru, Aokiji, Kizaru—every single one of them highly approves of cultivating Esdeath as Fleet Admiral!"
"And in terms of both strength and achievements, this Esdeath is worthy of our attention, but we don't know if she will be obedient!"
The bald Gorosei's face showed impatience; what they wanted was not a strong person, but an obedient dog!
The extermination of pirates was something they did not wish to see!
And similarly, the Marine developing too well was also something they did not wish to see!
But the Marine high command had jointly submitted an application to them; wasn't this a so-called forced abdication?
They could indeed refuse, but what about the consequences that would follow?
"I think we should ask Imu-sama for an opinion!"
The Gorosei with the giant beard put forward an opinion, but it was quickly rejected by the bald Gorosei.
"No need to trouble Imu-sama!"
"Since they want Esdeath to become Fleet Admiral, then we can just make this Esdeath disappear!"
"This world does not need someone with such high popular acclaim!"
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
There was not a single dissenting voice; if this continued, would they, the Gorosei, still be able to hold their positions?
"Then what do you propose to do?"
"Hmph! It's simple: have CP0 find Red Hair; if one Four Emperor isn't enough, then add CP0."
"Secretly issue a mission to Kong, telling him to also move against Esdeath!"
"Finally, contact Kaido and Big Mama; I believe they should be quite interested in this matter!"
Each command was clearly intended to push Esdeath to her death!
"As for this application, we will agree to it for now, but we will issue an order for her to come to Mary Geoise; we will meet her first and see what kind of person she is!"
A conspiracy targeting Esdeath was about to unfold!
… … … … … …
"Welcome back, Esdeath-sama, to Marineford!"
As the warship docked at Marineford, Esdeath heard a voice that resonated throughout the entire Marineford!
Upon disembarking, Esdeath immediately saw Sengoku and Garp, who had also come to greet her.
Both of their faces were smiling.
The Marines on both sides looked at Esdeath with admiration and pride; this was the new generation's faith in the Marine.
"Esdeath-sama is so beautiful!"
"Silence!"
A Marine had just expressed his admiration when he was interrupted by a nearby Marine; he would not tolerate such words.
And couldn't this person speak properly!
Esdeath-sama was not only beautiful but also extremely powerful!
"Hahaha, welcome back, Esdeath!"
"Welcome back!"
Garp was even quicker than Sengoku, specifically hosting a welcome feast for Esdeath.
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