Chapter 412

Moments later.

The first to arrive at the Admiral's office was Kizaru.

Then,

Captain Kapu and He arrived together.

At this point,

all the elders of the old Navy era were gathered in one room.

Only one was missing—Master Zefa, who was away leading students on their graduation trials.

"Admiral, what's happened?"

Kizaru arrived at the Admiral's office, sweat beading on his forehead—he had clearly run here in haste, assuming some major event demanded their attention.

Upon arriving and seeing Captain Kapu and He, Kizaru's suspicions only deepened.

Something major must have occurred!

Otherwise,

the Admiral would never have summoned all three of them here.

"Take a look first."

The Admiral placed a stack of documents on the desk and handed one each to Kizaru, Captain Kapu, and He.

Lowering their heads,

Captain Kapu glanced at the document in his hands, his brow twitching slightly, his expression skeptical: "A pirate with the strength of young Bai Huzi? Bai Huzi II?"

"Could it be…"

"Did that old bastard Bai Huzi actually have a son? Why have we never heard of this before?"

"This ugly fellow does bear some resemblance to Bai Huzi's face. Both are equally hideous—nothing like me!"

"But then again, when did Bai Huzi leave behind a bastard child in the Grand Line instead of taking him to the New World? Could there be more to this?"

With that, he fell silent.

Kizaru too looked puzzled.

After a moment of thought,

he said: "Bai Huzi II—I've heard whispers of him. He suddenly emerged in the first half of the Grand Line in recent years, and his strength is immense!"

"Even one of our own Vice Admirals sent to confront him might not be able to defeat him."

"His combat power, even within our Navy, ranks among the highest tier—not inferior to a regular Vice Admiral, and among Vice Admirals, he's exceptional."

Hearing Kizaru's explanation,

Captain Kapu suddenly understood.

He rarely paid attention to such trivial matters.

In his view…

Only Bai Huzi, Kaido, and others in the New World could draw his notice.

As for Bai Huzi II?

Captain Kapu never cared.

Still,

since Kizaru said so,

Captain Kapu thought,

Bai Huzi II's strength must indeed be formidable.

"Did the Admiral summon us because of this Bai Huzi II?"

He asked, looking at the Admiral.

Bai Huzi II was said to possess the strength of young Bai Huzi—truly worthy of their full attention.

This was no petty thief,

but a true top-tier pirate of the Grand Line!

Even a regular Vice Admiral might not be able to capture him.

"Yes and no."

The Admiral sighed.

"What do you mean?"

Kizaru couldn't help asking again.

He was growing more confused by the Admiral's words.

"I called you here because of Bai Huzi II—but not to have you capture him."

"I only wanted to tell you…"

"He has already been captured!"

"I will soon send someone to handle the handover, then send this Bai Huzi II to Impel Down for imprisonment."

The Admiral said with deep implication.

"Captured?"

"What?!"

Kizaru stared in shock.

How could such a powerful top-tier pirate suddenly be captured?

Who did it?

"Have Kuzan, Akainu, or Huang Yuan been out at sea recently?"

Crane volunteered the information.

"We've also been at Marineford recently."

Captain Kapu added.

"Only Zefa…"

Sengoku looked at Kong, his face full of surprise, and asked, "Marshal, could it be that this Whitebeard the Second was captured by Zefa? That would make sense."

An Admiral personally taking down Whitebeard the Second — that result they could accept without question.

"No, you're all guessing wrong."

"Whitebeard the Second being captured is indeed related to Zefa."

"But it wasn't Zefa who personally stepped in to capture him."

"Take a guess."

"Looking across our entire Marines…"

"Besides Zefa, who else would be qualified to capture a top-tier Emperor of the Sea like Whitebeard the Second?"

Kong broke into a mysterious little smile.

"Related to Zefa, but not Zefa personally?"

"Marshal…"

"The more you say, the more confused we get."

Sengoku was utterly baffled.

Even Sengoku, hailed as the Strategist, could not come up with any plausible explanation.

"Marshal, just come out and say it straight."

"Marineford hasn't had any top combat power out recently — besides Zefa, who else could deal with a top-tier Emperor of the Sea like Whitebeard the Second?"

Crane said.

"Forget it, I'll just tell you directly. Otherwise, no matter how long you guess, I'm afraid you'd never arrive at the real truth and answer."

Kong laughed ruefully.

The smile on his face faded a little, and he answered with a solemn expression: "It's Lu En! The one who captured Whitebeard the Second wasn't Zefa, but this little brat Lu En!"

The words fell.

Dead silence filled the entire hall!

Not a single sound!

Whether it was Captain Kapu, Sengoku, or Crane.

All three of them were stunned speechless.

After quite a while,

Captain Kapu couldn't help but open his mouth, breaking the eerie atmosphere: "Wh-what did you say? My grandson? That kid Lu En actually captured Whitebeard the Second?"

"This so-called Emperor of the Sea, said to possess the power of Whitebeard in his youth, was actually defeated and captured by this little brat Lu En? That's impossible, right?"

As for his own grandson's strength, Captain Kapu naturally knew it inside and out.

But he simply couldn't imagine it.

An Emperor of the Sea with a bounty of hundreds of millions of berries — actually captured by his own grandson!

All of this was simply too earth-shattering!

"When did my grandson become this terrifying?"

"It's only been a single year…"

Captain Kapu was dumbfounded.

Beside him,

Sengoku was also completely dumbfounded.

He suspected he was hallucinating.

What had he just heard?!

"Marshal, you said…"

"The one who captured Whitebeard the Second was Lu En?!"

"Are you sure?"

"That little brat Lu En is only five years old this year!"

Sengoku stared blankly at Kong, rooted to the spot like a wooden chicken.

Beside him,

Crane was also deeply shocked.

"A little brat only five years old defeated an Emperor of the Sea with a bounty of hundreds of millions of berries? Keep in mind, an Emperor of the Sea of this caliber — even our Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals might not necessarily be able to take him down."