boyutpedia Chapter 96: The Trial of the Sun
Chapter 96: The Trial of the Sun
Chapter 97, Section 96: The Ten-Day Trial
Fleet Admiral Kong, known for his unyielding spirit, leaned forward, his hands firmly planted on the conference table, and said, word by word: "First, let's reiterate the nature of the Mary Geoise attack. This is not an ordinary pirate attack; it is the most vicious and thorough desecration and provocation against the World Government, the Celestial Dragons, and this world order!"
"The World Government has named this event the Night of Blasphemy and designated the ten days following it as a ten-day trial period!"
"Ten-Day Trial —"
In the conference room, a general muttered the blood-soaked word under his breath.
Today is already the second day.
Steel Bone's gaze swept across the faces of everyone present: "Our time is running out."
"Our navy has been authorized to mobilize all available resources to thoroughly investigate the Night of Profanity incident."
"All suspicious individuals and all forces that may be involved in this matter, regardless of background or identity, shall be thoroughly investigated! If necessary—"
The admiral took a deep breath and almost gritted his teeth as he uttered the following order: "—Use any extreme measures! Better to kill a hundred million innocent people than let a single potential threat escape!"
After the order was given, the conference room fell into a deathly silence.
Although it was expected, when this order, which had no bottom line, was officially uttered by the admiral, it still sent a chill down the spines of many naval officers who upheld the belief in justice.
"I object!"
The silence was shattered by a loud roar.
Garp jumped to his feet, the chair behind him sliding backward with a screeching sound as it scraped against the floor.
He pointed at his marshal, the muscles in his arms bulging with rage: "Master Kong! Better to kill a hundred million innocent people than to kill innocent people? Just say you've killed them all!"
How many civilians will die! And how many of our soldiers will die!
"This is simply taking out their anger on ordinary people!"
"When did the Navy become executioners, indiscriminate butchers?!"
"Garp! Sit down!"
Sengoku hurriedly reached out to pull him, but couldn't budge Garp from his enraged state.
"Butcher?"
The Air Marshal stared directly at Garp, his gaze complex, containing understanding but mostly resolute: "Garp, tell me, when an order that has been maintained for eight hundred years is blatantly trampled upon, what are we supposed to do? Conduct a routine investigation? Wait for the culprit to jump out on their own?!"
"But that doesn't mean we should kill innocent people indiscriminately!"
At only 29 years old, not even 30 yet, Garp was truly young and impetuous. He roared, "Is this how justice is carried out!"
"When I joined the Navy, it was you, Master, who said it to me! Our Navy exists to maintain peace on the seas and protect civilians!"
"How did things turn out like this! We're not here to serve those—"
"Lieutenant General Garp!"
The Sky Master suddenly raised his voice, interrupting Garp's impending catastrophe: "Watch your words! This is war! A war against the entire World Government!"
"In the face of war, there is no such thing as innocence or innocence, only stance! Anyone who might shelter the perpetrator or harbor resentment towards the World Government is our enemy!"
"Eliminating them is upholding the greatest justice!"
"What a load of bull! Justice!"
Garp was furious. He shoved Sengoku's hand away, shouting, "I don't accept justice bought with slaughter!"
He looked around at his colleagues, some with their heads down and others avoiding his gaze, and a huge sense of disappointment and isolation welled up inside him.
The young lieutenant general knew that here, no one would support him, and no one would dare to disobey direct orders from Mary Geoise.
Zefa's example is still vividly present.
But Garp is not like them, much less like Zeff; he has more confidence than Zeff.
Besides his own strength, although Garp got married and had children at a young age, his relatives were not in the Navy's family quarters, but were hidden in his hometown in the East Blue.
"Since you all like being dogs, then you can be them yourselves! I'm not playing along!"
After saying that, Garp kicked the chair behind him away and, to everyone's astonishment, turned and strode toward the conference room door.
"Garp! You stop right there!"
Marshal Kong shouted sternly.
Without even stopping, Karp slapped open the conference room door.
"Garp!"
Zhan Guo also stood up, his face full of anxiety.
"Bang!"
Their response was a deafening slam of the door.
Garp disappeared outside the door, leaving only the still slightly trembling door and an awkward silence in the conference room.
Marshal Kong stared at the door, his chest heaving violently. Finally, he wearily closed his eyes and slowly sat back down in his chair.
He knew Garp's temperament and what justice meant to him, but in the face of absolute power and rules, personal persistence is sometimes so pale and powerless.
"The meeting continues."
The admiral reopened his eyes, as if the conflict had never occurred: "Next, deploy the specific areas of responsibility and tasks for each fleet during the ten-day trial—"
The meeting continued in an extremely oppressive atmosphere, with the shadow of Garp slamming the door and leaving, and the bloody atmosphere of the "Ten-Day Trial" looming over everyone's minds.
In Elbaf in the New World, the atmosphere was completely different.
Oro remained in his wheelchair, being pushed by Stussy as they strolled through the village.
He listened to Stussy's low report of the chaotic information about the "Ten-Day Trial" coming from various sources, his face expressionless.
"The Navy and CP have gone mad; the islands surrounding the Red Line have been ripped apart."
Stussy's voice carried a hint of excitement. Auro gave a soft "hmm," his gaze sweeping over the giant warriors in the distance who were sharpening their weapons.
"They couldn't find any clues."
Oro said calmly, "The traces of the deep-sea torpedoes have long been erased by ocean currents, and there's no way there could be any trace on Mary Geoise."
The world government should first suspect a powerful entity capable of causing large-scale destruction in this ocean.
Given the lack of direct evidence, it would be difficult to classify a Golden Emperor who is recuperating from serious injuries in his hometown of Elbaf and whose main ability is to manipulate gold as the prime suspect.
Moreover, due to Lingling's presence, he has rarely made a move in recent years, and he is not even in the top 20 of the World Economic News's list of strongest individuals.
"Is there anything we need to do?"
Stussy asked, having already assumed the role of personal assistant, and considering how to share Oro's burdens.
"Need not."
Oro shook his head: "Let's just watch and let the World Government do what they want. The bigger the commotion they make, the more energy they'll expend."
As for Im—
The fact that Im couldn't stop his little sun proves that this guy's strength isn't direct power, but some kind of mechanism.
If this world is all about fruits, then the greatness of the Nika Fruit needs no further explanation.
If this world is all about dominance, then Joey Boy's dominance back then was unprecedented.
But he failed. This person, who possessed the pinnacle of both Devil Fruit power and Haki, a person who united the world's races, ultimately lost to Im.
Im————
Oro shook his head, stopping himself from thinking about it. One must take things one step at a time, and eat one bite at a time.
Let's focus on the present. He wants to see what crazy things the Five Elders, who have been cornered by their master, will do in the next eight days.