What can you do?
Masa was young, and all of them thought to put pressure on him, but when Masa glanced at them lazily, they quickly lowered their heads and became submissive.
"...."
Segoku's lips twitched, watching everyone become a coward in front of Masa, but how could he cower?
"King Masa, from now on, you are an admiral! A Marine! You should follow an order!"
Masa looked at Sengoku funnily and asked, "Whose order? You? Are you saying you are the owner of the Marines? Can I say that your words mean that you have taken over this organization as your own?"
"....." Everyone.
Those comebacks... all of them shocked, never expecting a few words from Sengoku would turn the person with the highest position in the Marines into a traitor!
Sengoku was at a loss for words, but Garp couldn't control his emotion, ready to smash Masa again, but the memory of how he was beaten made him hesitate, yet his mouth was still arrogant.
"Don't be arrogant—"
Before Garp finished his words, he was beaten by Sengoku, causing him to be thrown away outside, and destroyed half of the room before he fell into the sea. Meanwhile, Tsuru stood up in front of Sengoku and looked at Masa softly, "It's a misunderstanding, Your Majesty. Sengoku only wishes for you to be able to work together with everyone, so he hopes that you follow the rules."
At the same time, the two felt regret for bringing Garp, thinking that this guy had represented them, but then again, as Garp was the grandfather of Luffy, where did Luffy's low IQ come from?
It was clear, right?
So, it would be amazing for Garp to understand his position.
Yet, Masa wondered why Garp would lower himself so much in front of the Celestial Dragon instead of him.
"..."
Sighing, it seemed that showing his power wasn't enough. Instead, he should really become the master of this world so all of them would understand what it meant to fight him.
Still—
"That's true." Masa nodded. "For an organization to move, everyone needs to follow the rules."
"....."
Somehow, Masa was more reasonable than they had thought to be.
Yet, at the same time, they remembered his previous words.
If you are polite, then I will be polite, but if you are not?
Masa wasn't unreasonable, but it was all of them who were unreasonable.
Their position had made them expect that the others would listen and follow their words, so if one didn't follow their words, they would be annoyed and even angry.
However, with Masa's power and current position as an admiral, did he even need to care about them?
"Then, will you listen to our arrangement?"
"No."
"...." Everyone.
Tsuru took a deep breath, trying to calm herself, but she still asked, "Can I ask the reason?"
"Well, if I don't follow the rules, what will happen to me?"
"....." Everyone.
If Masa didn't follow the rules, then what would happen to him?
Nothing.
Masa would be okay, and nothing would happen.
Sengoku frowned and understood that Masa was out of his control, but—
"Don't you want to become an admiral?"
No matter what, Masa's purpose in joining the Admiral War was to become an admiral. Whether he wished it or not, he would be under Sengoku. Yes, the Five Elders might be the owners of the Marines, but even so, as he had been the Fleet Admiral for decades and more, he had control over this firm, and if he didn't try to stop Masa, then nothing could be done.
Everyone understood that, so they wondered what Masa would do.
Masa's goal was to become an admiral, so if Sengoku tried to make it difficult for Masa to become one, then...
While the members of the Marines felt better somehow as their superiority was trampled by Masa again and again, Masa's followers, who stood behind him, also felt worried, but—
"Carina, open the door."
"Okay."
All of a sudden, a door appeared in the middle of the broken meeting room, which made all of them confused.
"Zephyr, let's go."
No one expected this move from Masa Zephyr, who brought many of his strong followers, and the Marines who believed in him to follow Masa were also confused.
"Where are you going?"
Sengoku was stunned, but as he was about to raise his voice in anger, he restrained himself, thinking of the lesson that happened to Garp.
Masa was powerful.
No one doubted that.
Masa's body might not be the strongest, but the combination of his Devil Fruit and swordsmanship was so deadly that no one dared to take him lightly.
Even if somehow Sengoku brought Kuzan, Akainu, Tsuru, and Garp together, it was impossible to take down Masa, especially when many of them relied on the Devil Fruits.
As for Garp?
This guy had become like Shanks, who had lost one of his arms, which severely damaged his original strength that had diminished due to his old age.
"Going home." Masa yawned and said, "None of you want me to become an admiral, so why should I become one? Why should I make myself miserable when I can go back and live comfortably as a king in my kingdom?"
"...."
Yes, why did Masa have to work hard to get their favor when he could just go back to his kingdom and live a comfortable life as a king?
"Then, why did you even join the Admiral War?!"
Enduring the anger in his head, Sengoku asked this question softly.
"It's simple." Masa smiled and said, "So no one will mess with me, and this place is the best stage for that."
"...." Everyone.
What could they say?
Was Masa wrong?
No, Masa was correct since, after he showed his might, no one dared to mess with him. However, as they had messed up with him, they knew that he would mess them up.
Masa's method was simple, but he was so vicious that they knew that as long as they let Masa return, what would happen next was a nightmare that came from his revenge!
What was scary wasn't a pirate that had clearly shown its evil intention toward them, but a smiling, gentle face who would stab them in the back as they lost everything and were in their greatest despair.
As for the Five Elders, they would be more than happy to see Sengoku being beaten up, watching his prestige become lower and lower, so that way, the Marines could be easily controlled.
"Fleet Admiral!"
Kuzan and Akainu might be okay, but what about those Vice Admirals and below?
Dignity?
Did Sengoku really need that?
When Sengoku thought of this, he realized how childish he was, especially when he saw so many people looking at him desperately. Killing? If he showed any murderous intent, then he would be as good as gone, especially when Masa's hand was already on his blade. It made everyone tense and unable to say anything, which was why he smashed his head directly on the ground so loudly that he destroyed the table and cracked the floor.
"I am sorry! Please don't leave! I beg you to become an admiral!"
"..."
Kowtowing.
No one expected Sengoku, the one with the highest position, to kowtow, but those at the lower positions, especially under the admiral, started to bow down, including Tsuru, who looked at Sengoku, her old comrade, with a sigh before she glanced at Zephyr, hoping for their old friend to become softie.
However, did Zephyr dare to talk?
Also, did they forget how they treated him after he had lost everything?
His family, students, and everything.
Zephyr had spent all of his life in this organization, but how did they answer him?
Friendship? Comrades?
What a shitty word!
Strength!
This was the answer to every problem.
If Zephyr was strong enough, then would he have such a tragedy?
It was because he wasn't strong enough, he was like this, but because he knew he was weak, he had to hug Masa's thigh tightly and became his follower!
Watching Zephyr, all of Masa's women and followers nodded, satisfied with his reaction.
Masa stopped, looked at Sengoku, and then glanced at Akainu and Kuzan, who didn't kowtow as if showing a conflicted emotion. Naturally, they noticed his gaze, which made the two tense for a while, but Masa only glanced at them for a short moment and returned to his seat.
Yet, Akainu and Kuzan couldn't calm down inwardly, wondering what Masa's previous gaze meant.
"Don't waste my time. Let's continue our talk."
"...thank you."
This humiliation...
This was the first time that Sengoku was treated this way, but what could he do?
At this moment, he was so helpless.