Chapter 465: The Navy's Rebellion, the Straw Hat's Adventure!

"That's right!"

Sengoku's voice trembled:

"That monster appeared in Water Seven two years ago, not for the Pluton, but for the Jin Shizi, or more precisely, for the Jin Shizi's Float-Float Fruit."

"Only when the Jin Shizi dies will the Float-Float Fruit be reborn, giving him the chance to consume a second Devil Fruit."

"And this is merely the first step of his plan!"

"I even suspect that at that time, Knight Gao Wen had already obtained the Float-Float Fruit, which is why he later seized Britannia and realized his plan for immortality!"

"An immortal body, combined with the ability to lift an entire continent into the sky, ultimately forges..."

"The last foothold for humanity on this planet!"

As Sengoku's awed voice fell, the voices of the crowd instantly fell silent.

Only the waves of the sea grew faster and more urgent!

Visible to the naked eye, massive waves rose one higher than the next, like a flood that would destroy the world, ready to swallow the world whole.

And the ark of salvation is no longer in Mary Geoise, but above the dome!

Contrary to the joyful and excited expressions of the crowd, when Sengoku thought of this, his expression grew increasingly Solemn, and increasingly powerless!

Tsuru's gaze fell upon Sengoku; their eyes met, and both saw the helplessness in each other's hearts.

Some words.

They did not speak them.

The world hereafter, if it truly develops as Sengoku predicted, will likely welcome an unprecedented dictator.

Unlike the World Government, where people still dare to shout out the will to rebel, Gao Wen, having reached that stage, can almost be said to be holding up humanity's future with one hand.

Who dares to defy such an existence?!

Who could defy him?!

Sengoku opened his mouth, a thousand words in his heart, but instead turned to look at Kuzan and the others, asking:

"Britannia..."

"What kind of country is it?!"

Kuzan paused, withdrawing his gaze from the continent rising into the sky, and could not help but recall everything he had seen in Britannia, unable to restrain his exclamation:

"I can probably understand your concerns, Mr. Sengoku."

"I cannot describe everything about Britannia to you; it is too astonishing and too beyond imagination."

"All I can tell you are a few records already placed in the Navy's investigation files."

"Britannia has no nobles, nor Celestial Dragons; equality is written into its constitution."

Kizaru reined in the expression on his face and nodded:

"I confirm it."

"It is true."

Sengoku paused for a moment, remained silent for a long time, then let out a long sigh, murmuring:

"Zephyr..."

"You were right!"

The crowd nearby was stunned for a moment, their expressions complex, containing both memories of a respected person and remembrance of a comrade-in-arms.

Zephyr's physical body was destroyed, but his will continues to endure.

When Zephyr initially stormed Mary Geoise and then defected to Britannia, his actions were once criticized even within the Navy.

But with the passage of time, every judgment Zephyr made, which seemed absurd and incomprehensible, has been realized step by step.

With the crisis of the world's destruction before them, the World Government, which should have shouldered the responsibility of saving the world, abandoned everything and fled to the moon, while the pirates once highly praised by Zephyr stepped forward...

Is this not a kind of irony?!

Click!

Click!

Garp clenched his fist, the cloak on his shoulder fluttering without wind, and he grinned fiercely:

"Put those nagging matters aside for now; I've wanted to beat up Celestial Dragons for a long time!"

"Sengoku!"

"Together this time?!"

Sengoku came to his senses, turned to look at Garp, looking somewhat dazed.

Time at this moment seemed to be pulled back several decades; back then, when they were chasing legends like Roger and Whitebeard, Garp had the same expression on his face.

Looking back now...

Being young is truly wonderful!

Even after several decades, this fellow's body has aged, and his strength is no longer as powerful as before, but his heart is not old!

I...

Boom—!

Sengoku's heart suddenly thumped, a surge of hot blood rushing straight to the crown of his head, and his entire being seemed to ignite in that instant.

I am not old either!

Swish—!

Sengoku took the coat bearing the two characters for Justice from his shoulder, casually threw it into the sea, and his back straightened to a rigid line in that moment:

"Then let's go together!"

As this voice fell, the decks around them immediately echoed with the crowd's agreement!

"Together!"

"Going against my conscience, slaving away for the Celestial Dragons, living a life devoid of humanity—I've long wanted to quit this!"

Vice Admiral Doberman of Marine Headquarters spat out a mouthful of saliva, then mimicked the others by throwing his shoulder cape into the sea.

The sea waves rose and fell; the cape churned a few times before being swallowed by the surf.

"That's right! What we do is no different from pirates, yet we still deceive ourselves with excuses about the greater good. To hell with the greater good!"

"A few years ago, while escorting the Heavenly Tribute, a ragged child spat at me and said pirates only take money and kill, whereas we... we are cutting off their roots!"

Fire Mountain's eyes turned bloodshot; his normally amiable face now bore a hint of ferocity.

At the same time, more people began to vent the resentment they had bottled up for so long.

"Back then at Sabaody Archipelago, I saw those beasts abduct several girls barely ten years old, yet I still had to stand guard for them..."

"I nearly ground my back teeth to dust!"

"Celestial Dragons? Gods? Bullshit!"

"If they were truly savior gods, how could they do such things? When gods abandon us, we ought to have the right to raise our slaughtering blades!"

The cigar in Onigumo's mouth flickered; within his slightly narrowed eyes flashed a bloodthirsty light:

"So this time, shall we bathe in divine blood?!"

"Interesting!"

Amidst the crowd's increasingly agitated and uncontrollable curses, one after another, capes designed by the World Government and emblazoned with the two characters for 'Justice' were thrown into the sea.

Those who had abandoned Justice now felt an indescribable, immense sense of relief, simply because they could finally do what was truly right.

Justice?

To hell with Justice!

"Since that's the case..."

Akainu stood before the crowd, molten lava churning around his body, so intense it nearly ignited the hem of his clothes.

A stifling heat filled the air, yet it paled compared to the blood boiling within everyone's veins!

"Then let us complete what Teacher Master Zefa left unfinished, let us go to Mary Geoise and drag those swine down from their divine pedestal."

"No need."

Sengoku shook his head, his gaze falling upon Britannias high in the sky:

"With things developed to this point, the Five Elders—no, not just the Five Elders, even that monster upon the Wang Zuo can no longer sit idle."

"Britannias... will be the battlefield ahead!"

A figure landed.

The bodies of the several people present instantly stiffened; an immense, wordless terror enveloped their hearts.

All because an unprecedented malice and darkness emanated from distant Britannias, making even the sun in the sky seem to dim at that moment!

That monster from Mary Geoise had made its move!

Everyone present realized this; the high-ranking Marines understood even better just how terrifying that monster was, the one who had dominated the world from the Wang Zuo for eight hundred years, standing above even the Five Elders.

Yet not a single person present showed a trace of fear on their face.

Not even half of one!

Sengoku's expression grew solemn as he looked toward Akainu beside him:

"Sakazuki!"

"I know!"

Akainu's mouth stretched into a grin; he waved his large hand, flinging off his shoulder cape, straightened his hat, and roared:

"Now... go do what you believe is right!"

At the same time.

Off the coast of Britannias.

After Kid blasted through an oncoming giant wave with an electromagnetic cannon, the Straw Hat Pirates also saw that continent rising into the sky.

For a moment, all things fell silent.

"Britannias... is a Sky Island?!"

Brook asked in confusion.

Decades ago, he too had ventured across the seas with his companions.