Chapter 298: Soothe Saint Saint Saint Saiwen as Soon as Possible

Holy Land Mary Geoise, the Flower Between.

The moment Somaz evaporated on the spot, Imu's mixed male and female scream of agony echoed throughout the entire Flower Between.

"Ah~!!!"

"Who is it? Who exactly is it!"

These past days, Imu had been in seclusion within the Flower Between and knew nothing of Somaz leaving the Holy Land.

Until suddenly being backlashed by the signed Deep Sea Contract, Imu instantly sensed Somaz's death.

This is because for every God Knight's creation and destruction, that is, after the Deep Sea Contract signatory is killed, Imu must pay a real price.

This is precisely why the Deep Sea Contract and Abyss Contract slots are limited to only thirteen.

Imu's blue bar is not infinite.

Imu's rule logic is built upon absolute control; the Five Elders and the God Knights are essentially his puppets on strings.

For every puppet killed, Imu suffers backlash to varying degrees.

Enko heard the commotion and hurried to Imu's side: "My lord Imu, should we immediately summon the Five Elders?"

"Go quickly."

Imu really wanted to know what those five bastards were doing to let Somaz be killed.

When Imu arrived and sat on the Empty Throne, the Five Elders were all already kneeling beneath the Wang Zuo with their heads bowed.

"Somaz is dead."

Hearing this, Saint Saturn buried his head even lower, fearing Imu would discover the smile in his eyes.

Becoming the greatest manipulator outside the Five Elders, successfully removing Somaz without anyone knowing, he, Saint Saturn, would henceforth be the most powerful of the Five Elders.

Even Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, as strong as he is, probably did not realize: he was the true mastermind pushing all of this from behind the scenes.

Saint Saturn thought through every sad thing in his life before he managed to hold back his laughter.

Little Saint Pita still wants to fight for the right to speak?

Ridiculous, ridiculous.

Among the Five Elders, Shepherd Ten Pita Saint, of the same clan as Somaz, could not hide the confusion and surprise on his face.

"My lord Imu, Somaz was at the Marine Headquarters, how could... how could he suddenly..."

Pita Saint had just started fighting for the right to speak when the God Knight Somaz, who possessed immortality from his clan, died.

This is very wrong.

Saint Saturn kept his head bowed the entire time.

"Could it be the Four Emperors who did it? The Four Emperors should still be at New Marineford right now?"

With the Four Emperors' top-tier strength, each mastering Conqueror's Haki coating, it is indeed highly possible they killed Somaz.

The more Imu listened, the more confused he became; how would pirates rashly go to the Marine Headquarters?

"What exactly happened?"

"It is like this, My lord Imu."

Saint Saturn quickly recounted the recent events: "Due to concerns that New Marineford would be destroyed, we specifically requested Saint Saint Saint Saiwen to go and mediate."

Imu's scarlet eyes flickered incessantly.

"Him?"

An extremely strange thought inexplicably arose in Imu's mind; could it be that Saint Saint Saiwen learned the contract slots were insufficient and specifically killed Somaz?

Signing the Deep Sea Contract so impatiently, no matter how you look at it, is not normal.

"What happened next?"

"We have not yet received notification from Saint Saint Saint Saiwen or the Marines; I will contact Sengoku immediately."

Saint Saturn hurriedly took out a Den Den Mushi.

At the same time, Marine Headquarters, New Marineford.

Not long after the Four Emperors and the island pressing down on New Marineford departed, Sengoku suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the three Admirals accompanying him.

"How we report the death of Saint Somaz, let us coordinate our stories first."

Fortunately, the Four Emperors' Conqueror's Haki was strong enough; aside from the three Admirals, no other Marines in the center of the battlefield retained conscious awareness.

Having just aligned their testimonies with the three Admirals, Sengoku glanced around.

"Where is Saint Saint Saint Saiwen?"

"He has already returned," Akainu said indifferently.

Somaz deserved to die; Akainu agreed with this point very much in his heart, but he did not approve of Sengoku's actions.

If Somaz was guilty, the World Government itself should mete out punishment; the Fleet Admiral had no power to execute Somaz through Saint Saint Saint Saiwen's hand.

And then collude on the story afterwards.

From the Battle of Marineford to the Battle of New Marineford, Akainu's heart was deeply entangled in struggle; he found that Sengoku could no longer practice the Navy's justice.

Sengoku only knew how to maintain balance, but blindly yielding cannot bring true peace.

The Navy's justice is to eliminate all pirates, even if the sacrifice is great, to launch a war to destroy the pirates.

What made Akainu's heart struggle even more was—

He no longer knew what attitude he should hold toward Saint Saint Saiwen.

As the executioner of the Battle of Marineford, Saint Saint Saiwen destroyed the Marine Headquarters, causing nearly the entire force of fifty thousand Marines to be wiped out and hundreds of officers to sacrifice their lives.

Yet he also saved New Marineford.

Akainu had to admit: if Saint Saint Saint Saiwen had not stepped forward to stop this conflict, New Marineford might have already been completely destroyed by the Four Emperors.

By then, the Navy's sacrifices would have been even greater.

It was precisely this tangled, struggling, and contradictory psychology that made Akainu feel increasingly lost, not only regarding himself but also regarding the Navy's future.

The vibrating phone worm interrupted Akainu's thoughts.

"Warship," the phone worm roared.

"What exactly happened in New Marineford?"

"Why did Saint Soma die? What the hell are you marines even doing?"

Warship frowned: "My lord Satan."

"The marines had already reached an agreement with the Four Emperors, yet Saint Soma insisted on demanding Blackbeard from them..."

"This directly led to at least half of New Marineford being destroyed, with countless marine casualties—luckily, Saint Saint Saint Saiwen arrived to mediate."

"But Saint Soma refused the mediation,"

"and insulted Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, calling him a dog bred by the World Government."

Upon hearing this, the phone worm froze in stunned silence.

Soma was truly bold—to dare insult Saint Saint Saint Saiwen so openly.

"Then, Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, enraged, beheaded Saint Soma on the spot and left without a word."

The phone worm paused, then spoke to soothe.

"Report the marines' losses as soon as possible—the World Government will take full responsibility."

After hanging up the phone worm, Warship quickly turned to Akainu: "Borsalino, get in touch with Saint Saint Saint Saiwen immediately."

Warship didn't want this either, but Soma's actions had caused massive marine losses, and Saint Saint Saint Saiwen had personally intervened to mediate the war.

He had to acknowledge this debt, so he would cover for Saint Saint Saint Saiwen and minimize the impact of Soma's killing.

The three admirals felt the same.

On the other side, after Saint Satan put away the phone worm, he lowered his head even further—for he had sensed Im's fury.

"He deserved to die."

Im spoke these words, then rose and left.

"Quickly soothe Saint Saint Saint Saiwen."

Saint Saint Saint Saiwen's body is the finest vessel Im has encountered in eight hundred years; no mishap may occur before the Abyssal Pact is signed.

If Soma's insults caused Saint Saint Saint Saiwen to sever his own arm and break free from the Shallow Sea Pact's control...

Im would never allow such a thing to happen—a vessel missing an arm could never be perfect.

After Im departed, the Five Elders raised their heads.

Unlike Saint Pit, whose face was ashen, Saint Satan feigned a look of sorrow and turned to the other three Elders.

"Quickly devise a way to soothe Saint Saint Saint Saiwen."